Quotes, stats, fun facts and more from the world of Husky sports
Read on for news briefs both on and off the field.
The UW Husky football team ended the 2025 season with a 9-4 record, beating Boise State at their 44th bowl game appearance on Dec. 13. Photo by Mark Stone.
Mia Hamant. Photo courtesy UW Athletics.
QUOTABLE
“It’s been a hard, hard week, but it just shows how much this team loves each other, how much they care about each other and how much we love Mia.”
– Nicole Van Dyke, UW women’s soccer coach, after winning the Big Ten Tournament Championship. Days after teammate Mia Hamant died from a rare form of kidney cancer, the Huskies won in a penalty kick shootout thanks in part to two saves from goalkeeper Tanner Ijams.
Sick’s Stadium in 1967. Photo courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives, #63964, Series 5210-01.
PILOT PROGRAM
When Graves Field, then home to Husky baseball, was renovated in 1973, the Huskies played their home games at Sick’s Stadium in South Seattle. We miss you, Sick’s Stadium.
Garth Thomas. Photo courtesy UW Athletics.
CHOW DOWN TO WASHINGTON
From the Seattle Times obituary of former Husky football player Garth Thomas, ’88, a member of the team that won the 1985 Orange Bowl: “In high school, he once ate 38 full slices of pizza in a single evening at Pizza Haven.” He died Sept. 10 at the age of 61.
Krista Vansant, whose jersey (#16) is one of only eight retired UW numbers. Photo by Ron Wurzer.
TOP DAWGS
Only eight Husky athletes have had their numbers retired: Bob Houbregs, Brandon Roy, Detlef Schrempf, Isaiah Thomas and Christian Welp from men’s basketball; Courtney Thompson and Krista Vansant from women’s volleyball; and Kelsey Plum from women’s basketball.
Hana (left) and Amanda Moll after winning NCAA national titles in March. Photo courtesy UW Athletics.
BY THE NUMBERS
4.65: Meters jumped by twin sisters Hana and Amanda Moll at the World Pole Vault Championships in September. The identical scores placed the UW juniors in a tie for sixth.
70: Points scored by the football team in a September victory over UC Davis. The UW scored so many times that Husky Stadium ran out of celebratory fireworks.
Humpy (right) meets Dubs at a UW Men’s basketball game.
CAMEO
This fall, an unlikely salmon became a hero. During the 15th inning of the MLB ALDS championship game, for the first time in the Seattle Mariners’ two-season “Salmon Run” history, Humpy won the race. And then, the Mariners won the ALDS championship. (No need to discuss what happened next.) In a season of firsts, Humpy also made his first-ever appearance at the UW men’s basketball game against University of Southern California on Dec. 3. He made fast friends with Dubs II and (unsurprisingly) lost a footrace to Harry the Husky.