Student-Athletes

Building champions begins and ends with you

 

Your support fueled a stellar year

 

18 of 22

Eighteen of 22 teams scored a 3.0 GPA or above — a new school record. The Ackerley Academic Center and all its services are funded by your gifts.

 

Best on the water

In Coach Yasmin Farooq’s first year, Women’s Rowing won the national championship and Yaz earned the title of National Coach of the Year.

 

#4 in the nation

Husky Football earned a coveted berth in the national football playoffs after a 12-2 finish and Pac-12 championship.

 

Best in the gym

In Elise Ray’s first year as head coach, she was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year. Gymnastics made it to the NCAA Nationals for the first time in nearly 20 years and finished the season ranked eighth in the nation.

 

Elite 8 and Sweet 16

Volleyball soared to a spot in the Elite Eight and Women’s Basketball made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA national tournaments.

 

Best in a decade

Men’s Track earned its first Pac-12 title in the throwing events in more than a decade as Carson Fuller won the javelin.

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Driven by dreams

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Your impact

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