From the Athletic Director’s Desk

VOLUME 14 / ISSUE 4 / FEBRUARY 2021

Husky Nation, I hope 2021 is off to a great start for each of you. Things certainly have picked up around here as most of our student-athletes are back on campus for training and competition. It’s so great to have them here!

With the turn of the calendar came an end to our autumn quarter on campus. Our students continue to excel in the classroom, as our overall department GPA was 3.42. It truly is amazing to see how our coaches, with the support of our academic services team, have built a culture of academic excellence here at the UW. We are so proud of this tradition and recognize the commitment it takes from every student, coach and staff member.

For the first time in the history of our department, we will have 21 of our 22 programs compet- the opportunities you provide to our students and ing over the course of the next several weeks this programs with your generosity. This is such a spespring. Due to the pandemic causing an abrupt cial place and we are so grateful to do this with end to the spring sport calendars last March you alongside us each step of the way. and the Pac-12’s decision to push traditional fall We continue to miss each of you around our sports to this spring, it will be an extremely busy athletics village attending games and cheering stretch on Montlake until the end of the academic on our beloved Huskies. Those days are getting year. This is exciting as we know this allows for closer and closer and we can’t wait to be reunited our students, coaches and staff to build commu- again. We know it will be that much sweeter to be nity and gives our programs a chance to compete. back on campus, together.

We are so appreciative of each of you and Go Dawgs!