UW Athletics

September 1, 1998

Shooting star

After six straight losing seasons, men's basketball coach Bob Bender turned a foundering UW program into an NCAA contender.


December 1, 1997

Student who soared

As a teen-ager, Brian Sternberg flew higher than any human being on his own power. Now, for nearly three and a half decades, he has been in a wheelchair and in excruciating pain.


Athletics campaign

Early in the next century, the UW could see a renovated Hec Edmundson Pavilion, three new athletic facilities, a remodeled crew house and more scholarships for student-athletes.


September 1, 1997

Women’s and men’s teams capture crew championships

In a stunning sweep, both the UW men's and women's crews won national collegiate championships.


December 1, 1996

Longtime ‘Voice of the Huskies’ Reeves dies at 89

G. Spencer "Spence" Reeves was the University of Washington public address sports announcer known as the "Voice of the Huskies" for nearly two decades.


September 1, 1996

Fair play

The UW's status as a leader in women's sports is the result of its commitment to gender equity.


June 1, 1996

Endowed scholarships help Husky athletes

Husky athletes have given their fans a lot to cheer about over the years. A recent gift from Wayne and Anne Gittinger gives student athletes something to celebrate.


September 1, 1994

Football penalties

Retreating from a possible yearlong television ban, the NCAA infractions committee imposed additional penalties on the UW football program.


September 1, 1993

Sanctions loom

The Pac-10 is expected to rule on 31 alleged NCAA rule violations made by players or boosters associated with the UW football program.


The sporting life

Fitness is more than jogging, aerobics or lifting weights, say UW sports medicine experts. Here's how to reach a balance and avoid injuries.


June 1, 1993

Football alumni give back

Ten former UW football players, including five from the 1991 national championship team, announced the UW Professional Athlete Academic Scholarship Team.


Bender in, Nance out

Athletics Director Barbara Hedges hired Illinois State Head Coach Bob Bender to replace Lynn Nance as the chief of the UW men's basketball program.


September 1, 1991

Hedges at the helm

The UW has a winner as its new athletic director­, hiring Barbara Hedges as only the second woman to head a top collegiate sports program.


March 1, 1991

Mike Lude out

Milo R. "Mike" Lude, athletic director at the University of Washington for 14 years, retired Jan. 15 from that position.


‘Torchy’ Torrance, 1899-1990

Roscoe "Torchy" Torrance was one of the UW's most prominent sports boosters and confidant of generations of Husky coaches and ath­letes.


September 1, 1990

100 years of UW football

The story of University of Washington football, beyond the memorable games, the wondrous plays, even the unfathomable foibles, is also a constant catalog of surprises.