The Washington women’s rowing team earned a long list of honors today as the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) announced its first set of postseason awards.

The No. 1-ranked Washington men’s varsity eight are National Champions for the 22nd time in school history, and it took all the Huskies had to earn it. Over the final stretch of the race, the Huskies managed to catch the Golden Bears and surge to a two-seat victory.

The No. 1-ranked Washington men’s rowing team will row for the national championship Sunday at the 2026 IRA Championship Regatta at Lake Natoma, as all three UW eights advanced to grand finals on Saturday.

The Washington women’s varsity four will row in the grand final at the 2026 NCAA Rowing Championships Sunday at Lake Lanier Olympic Park, while the Huskies’ first and second eights will each compete in petite finals.

The No. 1-ranked Washington men’s rowing team won all three of its eights heats and also advanced to the grand final in the varsity four Friday, on the first day of action at the IRA National Championship Regatta at Lake Natoma.

A total of 30 members of the Washington men’s rowing team earned All-Academic Team honors from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, the MPSF announced today.

The No. 1-ranked Washington men’s rowing team will compete for the program’s 22nd national championship, and defend its 2024 and 2025 titles, this weekend, May 29-31, at the 123rd Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championship Regatta, at Lake Natoma, in Gold River, Calif.

The No. 4-ranked Washington’s women’s rowing team will compete at the 2026 NCAA Championships this Friday through Sunday, May 29-31, at Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville, Ga.

Washington’s No. 1 men’s rowing team was well represented in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation’s postseason honors. Sam Ford was named MPSF Men’s Rowing Athlete of the Year,