Pac-12 Conference

// 89 2014-15 PAC-12 YEAR IN REVIEW (Capsule Reviews of 2014-15 Pac-12 Highlights in the MPSF) MEN'S GYMNASTICS STANFORD !nished second with a 440.450 at the NCAA Championships, marking its ninth top-three !nish in the past 10 seasons. Stanford sophomore Akash Modi won individual titles in the parallel bars (15.450) and all-around (90.450). Modi was named MPSF Gymnast of the Year for the second-straight season, leading the nation with six National Gymnast of the Week awards and four MPSF Gymnast of the Week honors. The sophomore won 22 individual events against NCAA teams, including three conference titles in the all-around, the parallel bars and the "oor. He also set an NCAA record on parallel bars with a 16.150. CALIFORNIA !nished !fth overall at the NCAA Championships for its highest !nish since 2012. MEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD Behind a 1-2-3 !nish in the 3,000 meters, OREGON won its second-straight NCAA indoor title on the heels of winning its second MPSF crown, the team's !rst league title since 2008. Eric Jenkins, Edward Cheserek and Will Geoghegan became the fourth set of male teammates in the history of the NCAA Indoor meet to sweep the top three spots in the 3,000, as 70 of the team's 74 points came from the middle distance events. Jenkins became an NCAA champion in the 3,000 meter and 5,000 meter, while Cheserek won the mile. The Ducks also claimed the distance medley relay title. At the MPSF Championships, UO's 95 points was enough to stay ahead of USC's 88.5 points. ARIZONA STATE's Bryan McBride took down one of the oldest MPSF records, leaping to a winning 7-5 and breaking standard set in 1996. The Trojan's Conor McCullough also set an MPSF record in the weight throw (77-5.25), taking down a mark set in 1999. Jenkins was named USTFCCCA National Track Athlete of the Year. WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD USC repeated as MPSF Indoor Track & Field Champions in just the program's second year of MPSF competition. The Trojans compiled a two- day total of 111 points, ahead of second-place OREGON (89) and third-place ARIZONA STATE (69.33). Highlighting USC on day two was the 4x400-meter relay team that !nished in an all-time meet record 3:33.58. UCLA's Ida Storm delivered a MPSF record weight throw of 73-6, nearly three feet further than the previous 2009 standard. Additionally, Oregon's Jenna Prandini sprinted to a time of 7.19 in the 60-meter. The !ve-time defending NCAA Champion Ducks !nished second overall. STANFORD placed eighth and USC was tied for 12th. Prandini was the individual champion in the long jump. WOMEN'S LACROSSE STANFORD and USC earned berths to the NCAA Tournament, where the Trojans won their !rst-ever NCAA tournament game in the !rst round. The Trojans faced James Madison for the !rst time in program history and upset the 19th-ranked Dukes for USC's 14th win on the season, a program record. USC was ousted in the second round after a loss to Duke, while Stanford lost its opening-round game against No. 10 Florida. The Cardinal !nished the season ranked 16th nationally, after winning the MPSF Tournament with a perfect 9-0 record in Conference play and a win over USC in the championship !nal. COLORADO and OREGON also earned bids to the MPSF Tournament, where the Buffs won their open- ing game against San Diego State but fell to Stanford in the second round and the Ducks fell in their !rst game against Denver. Trojan attacker Michaela Michael was named MPSF Player of the Year, and head coach Lindsay Munday earned Coach of the Year. MEN'S VOLLEYBALL For just the ninth time in 46 years of the NCAA men's volleyball championship, the Pac-12 did not have a team advance to the national semi!nals... UCLA outside hitter J.T. Hatch was named MPSF Freshman of the Year. Earning !rst team All-MPSF honors was USC's Micah Christienson, while USC's Robert Feathers, Stanford's Conrad Kaminski and Hatch were named second team All-MPSF. Christienson was a !rst-team AVCA Division I-II All-America honoree, while Kaminski was a third-team honoree. MEN'S WATER POLO It was one-two-three !nish at NCAA Championships as UCLA brought home its ninth national title, USC !nished second, and STANFORD !nished third. The Bruins won their !rst title since 2004 with a thriling, 9-8 decision over six-time defending champion USC on the heels of four goals from Danny McClintick, who earned NCAA Tournament MVP honors. The Trojans reached their 10th-straight NCAA Championship game after !nishing fourth in the MPSF Tournament and yielding the 2015 MPSF Player of the Year in senior driver Kostas Genidounias. Stanford, which bested UC San Diego in the third-place game, also won the MPSF Tournament, winning the program's !fth league championship and !rst since 2004. The Cardinal won 26 games this year, its highest since 1994 when it won 27. CALIFORNIA !nished !fth in the MPSF Tournament and Golden Bear freshman Luca Cupido was named MPSF Newcomer of the Year. WOMEN'S WATER POLO STANFORD captured its !fth NCAA title and fourth in !ve years with a 7-6 victory over top-seeded UCLA. All top-four !nishers hailed from Pac- 12 institutions, as UCLA !nished second, USC !nished third and California !nished fourth. The Cardinal became the !rst host school to win a national championship while defending its title at Avery Aquatic Center. The NCAA title was also the 106th won by a Stanford team and extended the school's national-best streak of years with at least one NCAA championship to 39, dating back to 1976-77. USC's Monica Vavic broke the 15-year-old MPSF record for career goals scored in USC's NCAA quarter!nal match, posting 291 in her tenure with the Trojans. Stanford junior Maggie Steffens was named MPSF Player of the Year, while Cardinal freshman Jordan Raney was voted Newcomer of the Year. UCLA head coach Brandon Brooks was voted Coach of the Year afer guiding the Bruins to a conference-high 10th MPSF Championship with a 9-8 victory over California. MOUNTAIN PACIFIC SPORTS FEDERATION

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