IN THIS ISSUE
MAY 2018
From The Athletic Director’s Desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Dubs on Dubs: The Mutt, The Myth, The Legend . . . . . . 4 10 Questions With Softball's Gabbie Plain . . . . . . . . . . 13 Husky Squads Are Putting the “Student” in “Student-Athlete”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Spring Football Report: Five Talented QBs Bode Well for 2018 and Beyond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The Shot ... Indelible Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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GOHUSKIES VOLUME 11 / ISSUE 6 / MAY 2018
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FROM THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S DESK
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y position as the Athletic Director provides me with many opportunities to travel to other schools to watch our teams compete. I always enjoy seeing our student-athletes and coaches on the road, witnessing first-hand how they represent the University of Washington with pride and distinction. I also have the chance to observe other facilities and venues, game-day operations and opposing fans, and – if I can be frank – in almost all instances, they do not hold a candle to what we have here at the University of Washington. Our setting here on the shores of Lake Washington is so unique and so breathtaking that it enhances the experience of all who come to compete and spectate at our events. Moreover, it is you, our passionate and loyal Husky fans, who set us well apart from other institutions. Your whole-hearted support for our teams is unparalleled in the Pac-12 Conference and creates an atmosphere here at UW that other schools can only attempt to emulate. Recently, here at home, our softball and baseball stadiums have been incredibly exciting places to watch spring ball. Our outdoor tennis venue, with its new scoreboard, has been a gathering place to cheer on the Dawgs. Fans have also lined the cut to watch our rowing teams scrimmage Oregon State and Stanford, and we have an amazing track facility, with its signature, purple surface. The fan environment here is outstanding and the
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passion you all bring to cheering on our teams is electric! Our student-athletes devote long hours to their academics and their athletics, and your enthusiastic reception of their accomplishments inspires them to strive higher. T here are plenty of opportunities to get out to UW this spring and cheer on the Dawgs. I hope to see you soon! GO HUSKIES!
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What’s it like to be the Huskies’ new live mascot?
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still remember the first time I saw them. It was a gray March afternoon, and my handlers took me to Husky Stadium for the very first time. I couldn’t believe it! They had told me and my three sisters all about it — how more than 70,000 fans pack in on football gamedays, how the gentle breeze blows in off the lake on a crisp fall afternoon, and, most significantly for us, how a lucky dog gets to lead the team onto the field before each game, with every one of those 70,000 fans roaring as loud as they can. It sounded amazing, but to actually see it … I couldn’t even imagine what it would be like to see those seats filled all the way up to the roofline. It’s enough to give a dog chills. We were there that day to meet my new family. I had been raised the past two months, along with my sisters, by my breeders in Snohomish, who had been carefully chosen by the UW athletic department to breed the next in a long line of Husky live mascots. The previous fall, the owners of the cur-
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rent Dubs had noticed that he was slowing down a bit, and seemed more tired than usual after events — which go far beyond Husky football gamedays, to include campus events, birthday parties and more, for a total of more than 100 events per year! — and suggested that, at 12 years old, it might be time to start thinking about retirement. He’s worked hard and been a great “Dawg,” as I hear Husky fans spell it … he deserves some time off. In the press release announcing his retirement, he stated that he was "excited to spend more time with my family, frolicking in the fields of my own backyard.” I can’t lie — that sounds like a pretty great life. That’s when UW officials began working with Anne-Lise Nilsen, a former student handler of Dubs who had earned her degree in animal behavior, to find the next Dubs. You see, not just any old Malamute can be Dubs. You have to have the right look — typically, a mix of gray and black fur, harkening back to
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previous mascots like King Redoubt and Spirit — and, most importantly, the right temperament. You need to be friendly, obedient, active, outgoing, and can’t be spooked by loud noises or bright lights. Dubs is a rock star in Husky athletics — it takes a rock star of a dog to play the role. After my sisters and I were born on Jan. 4, UW officials visited several times to try and determine which of us best matched the qualities above. Two of my sisters were nearly all grey, so they were ruled out for not having “the look.” That left me and my sister, Eleanor. When the people in the purple shirts would show up, I knew it was time to strut my best stuff, so I would proudly prance around, let them pet me as much as they wanted, and follow all the commands I was given. I’d literally been preparing my entire life for this job, and I wasn’t going to throw away my shot. It didn’t take them long to see the fire in my eyes and know that I was the best dog for the job. “There were certain qualities we were looking for — the physical appearance, of course, the coloring and the fur — along with friendliness, and how comfortable he was around lots of people or lots of noise,” Bowsher says. "We can't have a Dubs that hides every time the siren goes off, for example. We were able to rule out a few right away based on color, so then it really came down to Dubs and Eleanor, and Dubs was just more outwardly friendly. He seemed like a great fit.” Now came the exciting part — choosing the family with which I would spend the rest of my life, the one that would feed me, clean me, help train me and fill me up with love — and, most importantly, make sure that I was available for the hundreds of events I’d have to attend in the coming years. It’s not easy having a celebrity in your household, so not just any family would do. More than 90 families responded to an open call at GoHuskies. com, from which nine were selected for phone interviews. That pool was then whittled down to four who received in-home visits from the department’s Dubs committee, including Bowsher, Nilsen and Rachael Doyle, UW's Director of Marketing. They wanted to see exactly where I’d be living, and get a sense for which family would be the best fit for my — and, sure, their — needs. All along, there was one family that stood PAGE 6
out. Husky officials told me that I can't share their names just yet, but the family included two parents and two kids, an older son, 11, and a younger daughter, 9. “We interviewed several families, but we definitely had a sense from the beginning that they might be a great fit,” Bowsher says. "They were alumni, they were season-ticket holders, they had owned a malamute before, they had a huge yard, and were very excited and realistic about the responsibility of owning Dubs. They were really a perfect fit.” And, on that gray March day at Husky Stadium, it was finally my chance to meet them.
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hey told me later that the kids didn’t know. “We wanted to surprise the kids at Husky Stadium, so when Anne-Lise called the family to tell them the news, she asked the mom to go into another room,” Bowsher recalls. “It’s good that she did, because she screamed with excitement when she told her.” Nilsen asked the parents to keep it a secret, and to bring the kids to Husky Stadium the next week under the pretense that they had to do one last interview. Instead, they'd be meeting me. As I walked down the tunnel to head out onto the field, I imagined what it would be like to have the entire Husky football team behind me, hearing the marching band’s music echoing off the walls and the crowd’s cheers building to a roar as the siren goes off and I sprint onto the field for the first time. Only 13 dogs have ever had the privilege of leading the Huskies out onto the field — that’s an even more exclusive club than starting quarterbacks, or head coaches. You might even say that it’s the most prestigious job on the team. I sat on the field for a minute and closed my eyes, playing the moment over and over again in my mind — it’s going to be magical. And then, suddenly, I saw them. I heard a rustle around me and opened my eyes, and there they were, all four of them. I wanted to run to them, but knew that I needed to show better control if I was going to be Dubs, so I just wagged my tail instead to show them
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how excited I was to see them, and walked calmly over towards them. The boy got to me first. He and his sister were happy, petting me and smiling a lot. They didn’t have much to say, but that’s OK, neither did I — we were all too happy and excited (and, in their case, surprised) to come up with a lot of words. But we didn’t need any — I knew right away that they were the perfect family for me, and of course they fell in love with me the moment they saw me. I seem to have that effect on people. We stayed a little while to shoot a video for UW’s social media outlets, and to take pictures of me showing off my skills. The more I ran around the field, the more I began to realize that this wasn’t just a dream — I really am the new Dubs, and these amazing people really are my family. I was halfway across the end zone, looking out past the scoreboard to the lake and mountains beyond when it hit me — I just might be the luckiest dog in the world. A short while later, on National Puppy Day, Bowsher and his team sent out a press release officially announcing me as the new Dubs. They included a few facts about me that were fun — like that I love digging and chewing on sticks, and that I already know how to sit — and some I might have preferred to keep private, like that my older sisters constantly pick on me, and that I can’t go anywhere without
“I’d literally been preparing my entire life for this job, and I wasn’t going to throw away my shot. It didn’t take them long to see the fire in my eyes and know that I was the best dog for the job.”
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my stuffed ducky. And, most significantly, they included several photos and a video of me valiantly charging onto the Husky Stadium turf. That’s when things really got out of control. In addition to the local newspapers and TV stations, the story was picked up by national blogs and media outlets, including Deadspin. My favorite was The Seattle Times headline, which parodied my favorite Twitter account, @WeRateDogs, saying “10/10, would cheer with.” I find that rating appropriate. "We had actually planned to make the announcement a week later, but then someone pointed out that it was National Puppy Day and said, 'Should we just do it now?'" Bowsher recalls. "So, we went ahead and rolled it out. The Dubs retirement announcement in the fall had gotten pretty wide coverage, so we had an idea that the story would catch on, but we weren't expecting it to take off at the level that it did." Within 48 hours, more than 55,000 peo-
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ple had already viewed my video on YouTube. When I heard that, I brushed my shoulders off, but I think my handlers just thought I was trying to scratch my ears. People just don’t get it sometimes. In the weeks since, the furor has died down a little bit, but we have still heard from many fans who are eager to see me in action. I’m still in training now, but I will probably start filling in for Dubs at some of his smaller events as the year goes on. He is going to finish out the 2018 football season while I learn the ropes — they’re calling me Dubs II for now, but that will change after the original Dubs lays down the leash — and then I will follow in his gigantic paw prints starting in 2019. By then, I should be even more awesome and dashingly handsome than I am now. Think you can handle it? Dubs is a four-month old Alaskan Malamute living in Sammamish. This is his first contribution to GoHuskies Magazine.
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10 QUESTIONS WITH... SOFTBALL’S GABBIE PLAIN
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n April, freshman Gabbie Plain became just the seventh Husky — and the second-ever freshman — to throw a perfect game, retiring all 15 batters she faced in a 12-0, five-inning (run rule) win over Utah at Husky Softball Stadium. For Husky fans who have been reading a lot about junior pitcher Taran Alvelo, it was easy to wonder, Who the heck is Gabbie Plain? We sat down with her to find out.
What are your favorite things to do in the summer in Seattle? “Watch movies and go on adventures with my friends.”
What do you think it means to be a game-changer or have a game-changing moment?
If you were meeting someone for the fist time, list five things about yourself they wouldn’t know about you.
“Being a game-changer is being a part of a team, being one with the heartbeat and spirit, flowing through everyone, and stepping up in situations when your team needs you most.”
“I am from Sydney, Australia; I love Disney movies; my favorite dessert is my mum’s Caramel Slice; I have met the American version of me, who is my best friend, Noelle; and I have been to four of the seven continents.”
Who or what is your biggest inspiration? “Probably my dad, he has always been there through my softball career, coaching me, and helping me to strive for the next level.”
Who were your favorite softball players growing up? “Stacey Partes and Harri Peters. They’re both elite athletes who have worked extremely hard to accomplish all that they have.”
What has your experience at UW been like thus far? “It has been incredible so far. I’ve made so many new friends, not only in my own team but across almost all sports. My most challenging thing has been moving across the world away from all of my friends and family.”
What is something important any coach has taught you away from competition? “Keep moving forward, as you never know where you’re going to end.”
Why did you choose to come to UW? “There are no experiences like this that I could have possibly pursued in Australia, so I chose UW to develop my skills, get an 'A'-grade education, as well as experience something that I could have never dreamed of without softball.”
Can you talk about some of the experiences that have been opened up to you through your sport and how they have changed your life? “It’s allowed me to travel to so many different countries, as well as come to school in the States.”
What do you dream/imagine for yourself? “I dream of making the Australian team and playing in the Olympics, and getting a job in psychology, hopefully clinical.”
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t’s not just the “W”s that matter to University of Washington athletes. “A”s and “B”s count just as much. In fact, the way the numbers have been adding up this year, they’re counting more than ever to all those adorned in a purple-and-gold uniform, whether it’s football pads, a gymnastics leotard, or a trackand-field singlet. And, with graduation on the horizon, the 2017-18 academic year is shaping up to be one the most successful in Husky Athletics history. After setting one Athletic Department academic success record in the fall when 20 of the school’s 22 programs posted team grade-point averages of 3.0 or higher, the Huskies did themselves one better this winter when 21 of the 22 exceeded the 3.0 threshold, with seven teams at 3.3 or higher. Kim Durand, the UW’s Senior Associate Athletic Director for Student Development, was beyond delighted with both of those totals. “We’re always exceptionally excited in the fall, because we have 240 people doing college for the first time and adjusting to it, so that’s always great,” she said. “But, winter has tended to be our lowest quarter,” Durand continued. “People are getting into the grind, the weather impacts people … Every year since I’ve been here, winter has been the lowest of our three quarters. That wasn’t the case this year.” As one of the nation’s leading academic and research institutions, it’s no surprise that classroom expectations are high on both sides of Montlake Boulevard. Through the years, the Husky athletic teams typically have done their part to meet those expectations. “It has always been a commitment, and consistently, we’ve been at 17 or 18 teams (at 3.0 or better),” Durand said. “We thought we were pretty excited with 20, but now 21 – not only was that the all-time winter record, we beat the overall record.” Leading the way during the winter was a team that was smack in the middle of its season — the women’s gymnastics squad posted a cumulative 3.50 GPA. While doing so, that particular group of Huskies, under the guidance of second-year coach Elise Ray-Statz,
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achieved a No. 8 national ranking — its highest-ever to conclude regular-season competition — and qualified for the NCAA nationals for the second year in a row. Along the way, the Gym Dawgs tied a school record with four scores in the 197-point range. “I am continually proud and impressed at the academic standard our young women hold themselves to,” Ray-Statz said. “They come to UW to graduate with a degree from an incredible academic institution, first and foremost. They give as much attention and dedication to their studies as they do to their gymnastics. It’s truly incredible, and a testament to their character, that they succeed so highly in both.” Added Durand: “Our coaches do a heck of a job recruiting studentathletes who will fit with the culture and level of commitment in both arenas.”
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n some cases, coaches have come in to various UW programs and ratcheted up the priority on academics. Particularly, Durand cited football coach Chris Petersen, who just completed his fourth season, and baseball coach Lindsay Meggs, now in his ninth year in the dugout. During the winter, the football team achieved a 3.03 GPA; baseball was at 3.17. “Before Coach Petersen, we had never been above a 3.0. And now, every quarter, we are,” Durand said. “Before Coach Meggs, baseball was consistently the lowest in the department by quite an amount. This time, they’re consistently above 3.0.” Meggs said it’s simply realizing that baseball is important – but it’s not everything. “Our 35-man roster is full of student-athletes who recognize what a privilege it is to be a student at the University of Washington,” Meggs said. “We have good students from great families who are smart enough to realize that there is life after baseball. “And with the help of Kim (Durand), Robyn (Hefner, the academic advisor to UW’s baseball, women’s tennis and men’s track programs), and their crew in Student-Athlete Academic Services, our kids are determined to leave their mark in the classroom,” Meggs added. Some two-thirds (366) of Washington’s 500-plus student-athletes earned a 3.0 or better during the winter quarter. Of those, five were perfect 4.0s: baseball player Adam Davenport, women’s rower Ava Trogus, women’s soccer player Anissa Dadkhah, men’s track athlete Chase Equall, and women’s track athlete Ginger Markow. A total of 135 made the Dean’s List.
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“Here at Washington, we are extremely fortunate to have a group of coaches who emphasize the need for our student-athletes to compete in the classroom as well as in their chosen sport,” said Athletic Director Jennifer Cohen. “The formula of coaches who care about academic support, plus the incredible work of Kim and her talented staff, has resulted in some really impressive academic achievements, and we will continue to push forward toward further excellence in those areas.” Cohen echoed Meggs’ thoughts about student-athletes looking beyond their playing days. “Our mission is to develop talented citizens, not just athletes, and Kim and her team are instrumental in helping our student-athletes meet their full potential as
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It Takes A Village To Get An ‘A’
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hile the student-athletes receive the acclaim for their accomplishments, others are vitally helpful behind the scenes. At the top of that list is Cohen, whom Durand says “makes it a priority and recognizes it every chance she gets.” Donors play a key role, as well. “We have lots of them who have given generous gifts who are thinking long-term,” Durand said. “They want to make sure we stay on the forefront and not just react to new needs or new levels of need.
“We’re able to think creatively and create new programs and think holistically about the whole athlete.” But, whether in the competitive arena or in the classroom, it’s ultimately not the coaches, advisors, or administrators who make success happen — it’s the student-athletes themselves. And the Huskies are making it happen in record numbers. “It’s just a combination of a lot of things,” Durand said. “It’s them working hard and being attracted to come to a place like Washington. They want to compete for championships athletically and also compete in the classroom in one of the best schools in the country.” A school where the “A”s and “B”s are every bit as important as the “W”s.
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With a record-setting senior quarterback, and a quartet of backups including some of the most exciting prep QBs in the country, Washington may have the nation’s most talented quarterback room
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he intrigue surrounding the 2018 iteration of the Washington football team’s spring-football journey could be summed up in a photo. The image, captured during the Huskies’ fifth practice of the spring, was taken inside Dempsey Indoor. It featured five quarterbacks in gold jerseys practicing their footwork. Each quarterback was in sync with the other as they finished their drops. Looking downfield, no faces were visible. But, if you follow Washington football, it’s clear that Georgia transfer Jacob Eason is on one end. Senior starter Jake Browning is one in from the right. Talented freshmen and early enrollees Jacob Sirmon and Colson Yankoff are also pictured, along with redshirt freshman Jake Haener. In this line of signal callers, Washington’s resurgence, its present hopes and future aspirations, are well represented. The arrival of Eason, a local product from Lake Stevens High School, sent a shockwave of excitement through the fan base. One of the nation’s top prospects coming out of high school, Eason started 12 games for Georgia as a freshman. And, after a Week 1 injury last season led to Jake Fromm stepping in and leading the Bulldogs to the national championship game, Eason suddenly found himself on his way home for a fresh start, a new car in Washington’s high-octane garage. Limited to practices in 2018 due to NCAA transfer rules, Eason gets to step out of the spotlight — for now. After going from high-profile recruit to star freshman to well-known backup, Washington provides a chance for the quarterback to get back to basics. “I think it’s awesome for him to be able to be here and just digest everything and not have to have the pressure of having to get it right, right now, today, which has kind of been his whole life up to this moment,” Washington coach Chris Petersen told the media. “Now, he can catch his breath a little bit and learn how we operate.” Sirmon and Yankoff also join the program with high-profile pedigrees. Sirmon, a Bothell High School product, was the state’s top recruit in the 2018 class, and another of the nation’s top quarterback prospects, while Yankoff comes in as a top-10 recruit at his position. It is an embarrassment of riches for the Huskies at quarterback, and that doesn’t even include Haener, who, with a year of experience, spent the spring as the program’s backup.
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ut, while the names of the newcomers cause excitement about what could be in the future, the guy currently tasked with the job of QB1 is in the middle of a pretty good run with the program. Browning had his own impressive resume coming out of high school, setting national passing touchdown records (91 his senior season and 229 in his career), not to mention throwing for more than 16,000 yards in three seasons on his way to Montlake. And, since his arrival on campus, all Browning has done his win, starting all but one game since he enrolled early in 2015. The
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wins — Washington is 29-11 since Browning arrived — represent a tangible manifestation of a work ethic that would impress Tom Brady. Browning is a film-room junkie, setting a standard that embodies the Huskies under Petersen. The quarterback has etched his name among the list of all-time Washington greats and there is still a final chapter yet to be written. The pinnacle so far was a 2016 campaign that landed the Huskies in the playoff and a semifinal matchup with Alabama, a season that saw Browning play his way into the Heisman conversation for much of the year, providing moments that solidified the passer as
a program legend. Few will forget Browning’s six-touchdown passing performance (he also rushed for two scores) at Oregon, a 70-21 win that snapped the Ducks’ 12-game winning streak over the Huskies. And now, here he is, one of five quarterbacks dropping back in a spring football drill. Browning has never been a brash, flashy player. He is the consummate professional, someone who has conducted himself with a maturity that belied his age throughout his career
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o, while other big names join the program’s quarterback room, Browning keeps working. In many ways, this is the perfect situation for Washington. Not only do the Huskies have a senior quarterback poised to make his final year his best, they also have a leader who continues to set a standard for the athletes around him. He will make Eason, Sirmon, Yankoff and Haener better, but not necessarily because he will make a point to tutor his understudies. Simply by going about his work the way he has the past three seasons, Browning will ensure his teammates improve. The senior has said he will be there to help the other quarterbacks when needed,
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but his focus is fixed on making sure his senior season hits a standard that matches his expectations. Adding to this year’s intrigue is the addition of a familiar face in offensive coordinator Bush Hamdan, who was an assistant with the Huskies before spending last season with the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL. With the familiarity between coach and quarterback, the transition should be a smooth one, as synchronized as Washington’s five quarterbacks dropping back to pass in that spring football photo. But, while it may be tantalizing to think about a future with Eason, Sirmon or Yankoff under center, while it may be exciting to dream about future Pac-12 titles and
while national championships may be tempting to envision, there is still a 2018 season on the horizon. There is a season opener against Auburn in Atlanta’s new football cathedral and everything that follows. So, as Washington wraps another installment of spring football, take a minute to appreciate the senior pictured one in from the right in that image from the Huskies’ fifth practice. Browning helped propel the program back to prominence. He set a standard. And he still has one season left. For those whose fall calendars are filled with Washington football, that is something to celebrate. With Browning leading the way, the Huskies’ quarterback room is in good hands now, while also being stocked for the future.
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Members of the women’s rowing team set out from the Conibear Shellhouse to practice. The women’s rowing team is looking to defend their 2017 NCAA national championship this season.
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