Check out some shots of rapper Kendrick Lamar while he worked the stage on Saturday at Hec Ed:

Just a reminder to check out the Men’s Golf website featuring their route to the National Championship.  Starting May 17, the Dawgs compete in Norman, Oklahoma, in a regional, and can qualify for the National Championship from there, which is at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.  Sign up for updates straight from Head Coach Matt Thurmond while the team is on the road.

GO DAWGS!!!

We’d also like to congratulate one of our own student workers, Courtney Hernandez, on receiving the Educational Opportunity Program Scholarship Merit Award!

Husky Football had another member of its family honored at the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity and Friends of the Educational Opportunity Program awards ceremony, as Greg Walker was awarded the Athletic Scholar award.  Greg currently plans to attend the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

Last night the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity partnered with the Friends of the Educational Opportunity Program to present their 42nd annual awards ceremony.  They honor outstanding achievements and academic success among students, and they also announce the recipient of the Charles E. Odegaard award.  The Odegaard award is the only University and community selected award, and is regarded as the highest achievement in diversity by the University of Washington.  We’re extremely proud of our very own Gertrude Peoples, who was selected for the award.

Ever since she joined the UW program in 1969, Gertrude has been a magnanimous part of Husky Football.  Gertrude started the country’s first academic support office for collegiate athletics, and she also used to accompany the football coaching staff on home recruiting visits as the first female recruiter for athletics at a major university.  Gertrude was featured in both Ebony Magazine and Sports Illustrated during that time.  Gertrude experienced so much success as a recruiter that other schools called the NCAA to alter the rules, limiting home visits to just coaches.  Gertrude was also a mentor to such notable Husky Football athletes like Warren Moon, Mario Bailey, Spider Gaines and Greg Lewis.  So many Husky Legends have starred on the gridiron, but we’re lucky enough to have one right here in the Husky Football Offices!  Thank you Gertrude for everything you have given the University of Washington!

SportingNews came out with a list of rankings for all 124 coaches in college football.  Coach Sark came in at 30th nationally and 5th in the Pac-12.  However, we know that rankings can be misleading, and in the end, results are what count.  SportingNews expects that “Sarkisian’s reputation will flourish—because this program is on a serious rise.”

This time of the year marks one of the few periods the team has a bit of off-time, so what better way to spend it than involving themselves with community service and visiting local elementary schools?  The next couple weeks will include just that, as some of the players have already visited the Children’s Hospital in Seattle, and Blitz the Sound is right around the corner.  Blitz the Sound consists of the players going to different elementary schools to visit with kids and talk to them about things ranging from their studies and life aspirations to their ball security and football drills.  It’s an exciting time to help make a difference!

Check out the Men’s Golf website featuring their route to the National Championship.  Starting May 17, the Dawgs compete in Norman, Oklahoma, in a regional, and can qualify for the National Championship from there, which is at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.  Sign up for updates straight from Head Coach Matt Thurmond while the team is on the road.  

GO DAWGS!!!

A number of Husky players visited the Children’s Hospital in Seattle last night and both children and players had a great time hanging out with their heroes and making t-shirts. One bystander and Husky fan said that Will Shamburger “brought a huge smile to everyone he met” and that James Atoe was a huge hit with one laughing little boy. The players were thrilled to be able to paint with the kids and get away from the busy university life for an evening. If you want to learn more about Seattle Children’s Hospital or if you would like to find a way to help them out check out www.seattlechildrens.org.