The Hub for Stanford OHS Student-Athletes
A student-run hub for recognizing OHS athletes, sharing their stories, and building connections across sports, cities, and time zones. Student-athlete recognition, a podcast, and a community built by the athletes themselves.
Student-Athlete of the Month
The First Student-Athlete of the Month Is Coming
The first recipient hasn't been chosen yet, but the program is live: a monthly recognition for an OHS student-athlete's accomplishment, contribution, or story, across every sport, not only the most decorated.
Nominate a Student-AthleteLatest Episodes
Upcoming Events
SOHS Athletics Club
OnlineAn open, recurring meetup for OHS athletes to talk sports and training.
DM Cooper Dong on Pronto for the link.What's Happening
A single school, spread across the world, with no hallways to meet in.
Stanford OHS students train and compete from different cities, countries, sports, and time zones. Without hallways, locker rooms, or sidelines, there's no natural place for student-athletes to meet. Stanford OHS Athletics is built to be that place.
Athletics Club
A recurring meetup open to any OHS athlete.
Student-Athlete of the Month
Regular recognition for athletes across every sport.
The Podcast
Conversations with OHS athletes and alumni.
Have a Story, a Guest Idea, or Some Time to Give?
Stanford OHS Athletics runs on student involvement. There are several ways to take part, from nominating a teammate to joining the club.
Student-Athlete Recognition
Stanford OHS Athletics recognizes student-athletes across every sport, not only the most decorated or highest-ranked. This page is where that recognition lives, alongside the athlete stories told on the podcast.
Student-Athlete of the Month
The First Feature Will Be Announced Soon
Each month, Stanford OHS Athletics recognizes a student-athlete for an accomplishment, contribution, milestone, or story worth highlighting. Nominations are open to members of the OHS community.
Nominate a Student-AthletePast Spotlights
Once Student-Athletes of the Month are published, they'll be archived here so the recognition builds into a running record rather than disappearing after a month.
No spotlights have been published yet. Check back after the first feature goes live.
Athlete Stories
Every athlete featured on the podcast has a story that goes beyond a result. Sport categories below reflect the athletes interviewed so far; a fuller directory will grow as more OHS athletes are nominated and featured.
Stanford OHS Athletics Podcast
A student-run podcast featuring student-athletes and alumni of Stanford Online High School. Each episode is a conversation about training, competition, setbacks, and what it takes to pursue a sport seriously alongside a demanding online education.
Just Released
Guests Who Have Competed at the Olympics
2x Olympian
Adrian Yung
Olympian
Olivia Giaccio
2x Olympian
Evita Griskenas
All Episodes
Hosted By
The show is run by a small group of OHS athletes from different sports and backgrounds. Full bios are on the About page.
Boshen Zhang
Founded the podcast and still guides its direction and guest lineup.
@boshen_zh on Instagram
Cooper Dong
Helps with guest outreach, the Athletics Club, and Student-Athlete of the Month nominations.
@cooperrdong on Instagram
Josephine Bae
Runs the show's Instagram and social channels on top of co-hosting.
@josephineibae on InstagramNew Episodes, Regularly
Athletes at OHS train on their own schedules, in their own cities and time zones. The podcast brings those separate experiences together in one place.
Listen on SpotifyMeet Up With Us
Ways to meet the OHS athletics community, online and in person.
Upcoming
SOHS Athletics Club
OnlineA club meetup for OHS athletes to talk sports and training. Open to anyone.
DM Cooper Dong on Pronto for the link.No additional one-time events are confirmed at the moment. New dates are posted here and on Instagram as they're scheduled.
Past
In-Person Meetup, NYC
In-PersonNew York City · The first in-person meetup for the podcast and its listeners.
Want to Help Plan the Next One?
Email sohsathleticspodcast@gmail.com or see the Get Involved page for more ways to help.
Get InvolvedA Single School, Spread Across the World
Stanford OHS students attend school from different cities, countries, sports, and time zones. Unlike a traditional high school, there are no physical hallways, locker rooms, sidelines, or games where student-athletes naturally meet one another. Stanford OHS Athletics exists to create that missing point of connection.
Stanford OHS students compete in swimming, soccer, figure skating, tennis, rowing, skiing, fencing, sailing, cycling, and more, some at a national or international level, alongside Stanford OHS's live, college-style academic schedule. That flexibility is part of why so many committed athletes enroll in the first place.
How the Community Comes Together
Athletics Club
A recurring meetup, held every other Friday, open to any OHS athlete who wants to talk sports and training with teammates balancing the same schedule.
Student-Athlete of the Month
Regular recognition for OHS student-athletes across every sport, not only the most decorated.
Events & Meetups
Occasional in-person and online meetups for athletes and listeners to meet the hosts and each other.
The Podcast
Long-form conversations with OHS student-athletes and alumni about training, competition, and what it takes to do both alongside a demanding academic load.
Student Submissions
A way for students to share their own results, updates, or stories directly, rather than waiting to be discovered.
Athlete News & Accomplishments
A place for wins, recruitments, and milestones to reach the rest of the school, not just a single team.
Ways to Meet Other OHS Athletes
OHS has no hallways or locker rooms, so meeting other athletes takes deliberate effort. These are the ways that happens.
This Works Because Students Show Up
Stanford OHS Athletics is meant to be a place people participate in, not just read. See the specific ways to get involved.
Get InvolvedWhy This Exists
Stanford OHS students train and compete from different cities, sports, and time zones. Unlike students at a traditional school, they don't share locker rooms, sidelines, or school games, so their stories don't travel the way they would elsewhere. Stanford OHS Athletics exists to give those stories a place to be heard.
Our Story
Why the podcast started
Boshen Zhang founded the podcast after noticing how many accomplished athletes attended OHS without knowing one another's stories. Admission to OHS is competitive, and most students arrive with a clear sense of purpose, often pursuing a sport at a serious level. Little of that comes through in a live class or a discussion thread.
How it expanded
What began as a small project grew as Cooper Dong and Josephine Bae joined as co-founders and hosts, each bringing a different sport, a different set of questions, and a different way of drawing out a guest's story. The show has since become the anchor of a broader student-athlete initiative.
Who runs it today
Stanford OHS Athletics is run entirely by current OHS students, led by Boshen Zhang, Cooper Dong, and Josephine Bae, alongside a growing group of student contributors handling outreach, events, and the athlete recognition program.
What it aims to provide
A place for OHS student-athletes to be recognized, to hear from one another, and to find the community that a school without hallways doesn't provide on its own, through the podcast, Student-Athlete of the Month, the Athletics Club, and regular meetups.
Founder & Hosts
The show is run by a small group of OHS athletes from different sports and backgrounds. Each host asks different questions and notices different things, which is part of why no two episodes sound quite the same.
Boshen Zhang
Boshen competed in soccer for more than a decade before turning to marathon and ultramarathon running. He started the podcast after noticing how many accomplished athletes attended OHS without knowing one another's stories, and in interviews leans into the mental side: how guests handle adversity, burnout, and the long stretches between wins.
@boshen_zh on Instagram
Cooper Dong
Cooper is a senior at OHS and a competitive swimmer ranked among the top 70 in New York in the 100 and 200 backstroke. He helps with guest outreach, the Athletics Club, and Student-Athlete of the Month nominations. On the mic, he digs into the day-to-day of training, motivation, and staying consistent when results stall.
@cooperrdong on Instagram
Josephine Bae
Josephine is a senior at OHS and a competitive figure skater in singles and Theater on Ice. Alongside co-hosting, she runs the show's Instagram and every other social channel, which is how most students actually find out about a new episode or an upcoming event. In interviews, she listens for the parts of a guest's story that go beyond results, the experiences that shaped them as athletes and as people, and brings those quieter moments to the surface.
@josephineibae on InstagramStanford Online High School
Stanford OHS is a selective online school for grades 7 through 12, run by Stanford University. Classes are live, held on a college-style schedule, and the students who enroll tend to be pursuing something significant outside the classroom alongside their coursework.
The academic work is demanding. Courses range from advanced middle-school material through college level, taught as live discussions rather than recorded lectures, which means showing up prepared to defend what you think.
Stanford OHS Athletics exists because some students are doing all of that while also training seriously in a sport. That balance is what these conversations are about.
Learn more about Stanford OHS →Ways to Take Part
Stanford OHS Athletics works because students show up for it. Here are the specific ways to get involved, from a quick nomination to joining the team behind the show.
Get in Touch
One form covers nominations, guest suggestions, results, collaboration ideas, and anything else. Pick a reason below and the right fields show up.
More Ways to Help
Pick whichever one fits best.
Suggest a Podcast Guest
Know an OHS athlete or alum with a story worth telling? Tell us who they are and what makes their story worth a conversation.
03Share a Result or Story
Recruitments, personal bests, comebacks, and other milestones can be shared the same way, so the rest of the school sees them too.
Join the Athletics Club
The club meets every other Friday at 10:00 AM PST. DM Cooper Dong on Pronto for the link.
Attend an Event
Check the Events page for upcoming meetups, online and in person.
06Collaborate With Us
Interested in helping with outreach, design, editing, or event planning? Tell us what you'd like to help with.
07Contact the Student Team
For anything else, send a message and the student team behind the show will get back to you.