UW National ChampionshipsWith the UW softball team winning the 2009 national championship last night, the question has come up about Washington's officially recognized NCAA championships. Here is a quick list:
2009 Softball 2008 Women's Cross Country 2005 Women's Volleyball 2001 Women's Rowing 1998 Women's Rowing 1997 Women's Rowing Other National Championships
1991 Football (coaches' poll and others) 1960 Football (Helms) 2007 Men's Rowing (IRA ... Intercollegiate Rowing Association) 1997 Men's Rowing (IRA) 1984 Men's Rowing (Cincinnati National Championships ... from 1983-94, this was the national title regatta) 1970 Men's Rowing (IRA) 1950 Men's Rowing (IRA) 1948 Men's Rowing (IRA) 1941 Men's Rowing (IRA) 1940 Men's Rowing (IRA) 1937 Men's Rowing (IRA) 1936 Men's Rowing (IRA) 1926 Men's Rowing (IRA) 1923 Men's Rowing (IRA) (women's rowing didn't become an NCAA sport until 1997 ... the NCRC regatta was the recognized national regatta before 1997) 1988 Women's Rowing (NCRC ... National Collegiate Rowing Championships) 1987 Women's Rowing (NCRC) 1985 Women's Rowing (NCRC) 1984 Women's Rowing (NCRC) 1983 Women's Rowing (NCRC) 1982 Women's Rowing (NCRC) 1981 Women's Rowing (NCRC)
Also, the UW is on track to have an excellent finish, perhaps the best-ever, in the annual Director's Cup standings. Here is a year-by-year look at the UW's finish in the Director's Cup.
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Wow, I did not realize how successful the Huskies are in the various sports! Makes me proud of my alma mater! Now, on to the Rose Bowl Sark!
UW needs create a "Husky National Championships" page and put a prominent link to that page on the athletic department homepage.