Stanford women’s coach Greg Meehan captured his first NCAA team championship this season, defeating second-place California by 160.5 points. The Cardinal led wire-to-wire, and the victory was never really in doubt. But that didn’t mean Meehan and his team were not emotional and reflective when it was over.
After the meet, Meehan explained what his team learned after finishing second to Georgia in 2016 despite the disqualification of an initially-victorious 200 free relay. He also explained how the national championship was a natural culmination of a five-year process with a lot of credit due to associate head coach Tracy Slusser and senior Lia Neal.
Meehan credited Neal as being a huge catalyst in the rise of the Stanford program when she committed to the school immediately after her first Olympics, and he also gushed about those who had been a part of the program in years, many of whom returned to watch the championship unfold in Indy.
Watch the full interview with Meehan below.