For many competitive athletes, the trophy is the focus and the ultimate indicator of success. For athletes like Melissa Calkins, cultivating relationships with her teammates proved as rewarding as collecting wins. With an impressive and varied career spanning the 1996-’99 seasons, she started out as a freshman on the UW men’s team. It was only…
Come out and cheer on the Huskies on the Montlake Cut this year. Here’s a guide to help you plan your race day. Don’t forget to wear purple and cheer loudly! See race schedule here. RACE VIEWING Anywhere along the Montlake Cut provides excellent viewing of the races, but here are three areas that are…
Be hungry. Be humble. Be fast. Those were the words I heard as a freshman in 1979 as the class of ‘82 sat together on the floor of the south boat bay as our alums prepared us for the racing season. I will never forget it. Almost 40 years later those words still define who…
The Washington Rowing program celebrated twice on Saturday, Feb. 25, with the launching of a new Empacher Men’s 8—dubbed the “Grand Challenger” after the iconic Henley victories in 1977—and the christening of a new state-of-the-art coach’s launch, “The Spirit of ’66.” On hand were members of the 1977 Henley Visitor’s Cup and Grand Challenge Champions,…
“Rowing taught me hard work for a greater purpose, for a sum that’s bigger than the parts,” says Eric Cohen, ‘82. Eric is the recipient of the 2016 Cohn Award for outstanding service and support to UW Athletics by a former letter-winner. The Cohen family bleeds purple and gold. Eric’s parents met on a blind…
By Michael Callahan and Yaz Farooq The 2016 Championship Season represented a major shift in the status quo. Across the board at the NCAA Championship Regatta and the IRA Regatta, the finals exemplified that major change was evident at a level deeper than results. On the men’s side, the 2016 IRA had the most diverse…
What do you do with your time away from the boathouse? Yaz Farooq: There hasn’t been a lot so far as you might imagine. I’m honestly trying to do my best to stay fit. There is an awesome cardio deck above the weight room. Our team lifts in two back to back groups, so I…
Dear Friends, Momentum accompanies change and is often unpredictable. Frequently time reveals momentum’s bias. For Washington Rowing, change was an apt descriptor of last year, but the momentum that has followed is clearly forward. As the school year began, conversations focused on how the women would respond to their new coach and how the men…
By Michael Callahan On Sept. 15, the team reported to the Conibear Shellhouse two weeks earlier than in years past. It was this season’s first act of commitment to a championship culture and a time to redefine what it means to row for Washington. On day one we defined some key values of the team. …
By Yaz Farooq “A single arrow is easily broken, a quiver of ten is not. – Japanese Proverb We began the year with the aim of building the strongest and most complete team possible from top to bottom. We determined that we would need to take a deep look at who we are and what…