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| Jake Locker excited fans with a few great moments in 2009, eh? |
As we near the end of 2009, it's time to take a look back at some of the great Washington Husky sports moments of the year. So, we are asking Husky fans to submit their favorite memories of the year.
So, put your thinking cap on and let us know what events you believe made you the most proud to be a Husky!
Was it the softball and crew national championships the Huskies brought home last spring? How about the big football victory over USC? What about Nick Taylor being named the top amateur golfer in the world?
Fill in the form below and we'll post every (appropriate) answer over the next couple of weeks.
Go Dawgs!
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| Lakewood, WA: Jake coming back for his senior year. |
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| Dwayne: Softball winning national championship |
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| Centralia: The dominate win over the Cal Bears |
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| David S. (Granite Bay, CA): While the national championships are excellent, I don't think there's any doubt that Jake Locker's decision to return for his senior year is the best moment. His decision demonstrates his commitment to the school and to his education. He would have certainly been a multi-millionaire in 2010 but he decided to return to school to lead the team and to finish his degree (presumably). That takes a lot of character especially after seeing what happened to Sam Bradford of Oklahoma when he returned for his senior year... |
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| Whitney, Huntington Beach, CA: making a special trip up to husky stadium with my dad from southern california to watch the huskies beat USC! it was definitely one of the best days of my life!
Great memory!
GO DAWGS! |
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| Thomas, Seattle: M favorite part of the year was daniel teo'nesheim's sack record for a husky career.
GO DAWGS |
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| Erickson (Newcastle): Jake Locker Annoucing he will return next season! |
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| Bremerton: Basketball team winning the Pac-10 championship outright!!
GO DAWGS! |
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| Adam (Seattle): Upsetting USC! |
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| rick snohomish: Cutting down the net after winning PAC men's BB championship |
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| Kyle Seattle: Hoops winning pac ten championship |
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| Chris (Honolulu): Watching USC fans being absolutely stunned as Eric Folk sailed the last kick through the uprights. |
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| Mike: Going nuts after the "immaculate interception." First game i've been to at Husky Stadium, picked the right one i guess. Can't wait to watch Jake tear it up next year too!! GO DAWGS!!! |
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| Sam (LA): PAC-10 championship for Men's basketball and the promise of a much better future for Husky football ! *and Jake Locker coming back* |
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| Ridgefield WA: Spending the day with my 10 year old son at the USC game and watching the game winning season changing field goal to win. Go DAWGS!!!! |
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| James, Olympia: Rushing the field at the USC game and the immaculate interception |
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| Vipin: Here are my top 5:
- Huskies basketball team clinching the Pac-10 title
- Huskies football team beating USC
- Huskies shutting out WSU in the Apple Cup 30-0
- Huskies ending an up and down season on a high note by blowing out California
- Jake Locker announces his return |
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| Eric (Westport, WA): Best moment of 09' has to be Jake Locker returning for his senior year. Best sports moment though I think has to be beating USC on the football field this year. GO DAWGS! |
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| mr stone/ marysville: the view from my seat in section 44 (top level 40 yard line ) as the fans rushed field after defeating USC |
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| Alex, Seattle: The upset win over USC! |
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| Alex, Seattle: Rushing the field after the USC win |
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| Phoenix, AZ: coming off a 0-12 season and upsetting 3rd ranked USC |
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| Stuart (Seattle): Beating the Cougs at home to clinch our first-ever outright championship in men's hoops -- and the cutting down of the nets that followed |
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| Jonathan, Plymouth MA: THE KICK HEARD AROUND THE WORLD!!!! |
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| Huskyfanatic: Chris Polk being the first husky freshman to run for a thousand yards. |
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| Weber - Olympia: Softball winning their first ever national title! |
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| Bryan (Seattle): Being in Husky Stadium on a perfect Western Washington day and watching the Dawgs upset the USC Trojans! |
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| Otilka: Beating USC and Jake coming back!!! |
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| Robert(auburn): Jake Locker deciding to stay 1 more year, and the dominating performance of the football team(on both sides of the ball) the last 2 games of the season! |
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| Brian, Seattle.: The crazy finish to the Arizona football game! Mason Foster's off-the-foot-interception for a TD and the resulting Husky Stadium going WILD!!!! |
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| Justin, Spokane: Partying in the "Zone" after the Dawgs upset number 3 USC!!!!! Go Dawgs!!! |
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| Dave, Sammamish: The win over USC was PRICELESS! |
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| Gary, Redmond: Our very own Heather Tarr leading the ladies to the Softball Championship |
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| Jeff (Seattle): This one's easy: watching the Dawgs win the college softball World Series. Seeing Danielle Lawrie fan the last two Gators with runners on second and third to preserve the championship - priceless! |
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| Kara, Seattle: The Men's Crew Team varsity eight walking though Cal in the last 250 meters of the IRA finals to complete the sweep of the Men's 8+ at the 2009 IRA's. Go Dawgs!!! |
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| Ryan (Everett): Jake coming back, upset of USC and the dirtiest pick ever by Mason Foster!!! |
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| Mark (Camas): Washington 16 USC 13. Enough Said |
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| Craig, Bothell: Being at the Hec-Ed with my 2 sons and watching U-Dub beat the Cougs to clinch the Pac-10 championship and cutting down the nets. Rushing the field after the upset of USC, what a feeling! The Womens Softball team winning the NCAA championship against SEC power Florida. Of Course the biggest news Montlake Jake coming back can't wait for next year.
GO DAWGS!!!! |
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| Brenden, Bothell: The opening touchdown catch by James Johnson to take a 7-0 lead over LSU. A moment I will never forget and sign of things to come. |
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| rick,astoria: when the huskies beat sc and wsu and cal games and lockers announcement to come back next year |
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| jeffrey vancouver: jake coming back and knocking off usc in the dawg house |
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| Greg (Bellevue): The entire 2009 Husky Football season under the new coaching staff. Husky football became fun (again). Didn't make it to a bowl, but we've improved leaps and bounds, and now Jake is coming back!! Go DAWGS!!! |
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| Alec (Tacoma): Winning the Apple Cup. |
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| Remington Olympia: The young and talented Husky cross country bringing home the Championship. Where back in like five different sports who else can say that? Also the speachs given by the Dawg Father part two coach Sark. |
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| Spooner (Seattle): You guys are all wrong. We have the best amateur in THE WORLD at his own sport! Nick Taylor is the number 1 ranked amateur in the world of golf. He was TOP 10 at the US OPEN or 2 ROUNDS!!! HELLO! TAKE NOTICE!! |
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| Paul, Vancouver: Man, Great year for the Dawgs.For me,Being at the game with my Son and watching the Dawgs take down the perenial USC jugger knot was the best. Just stood in the stands,giggling to myself next to my son, watching the team hug each other and the fans storming the field.One moment I'll remember the rest of my life. |
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| John (Spokane): NO DOUBT the delirium and unbridled joy after beating USC! I will never forget watching the students storm the field to celebrate arm-in-arm with the entire team! It was incredible! |
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| Tom (Lake Forest, CA): Danielle's last pitch in the WCWS
Folk's FG to win the USC game
Jake's decision to come back |
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| Andy Seattle: Sitting at Dutches bar and finding out who our new head coach was. Everyone was WHO IS THIS GUY!! Now looking back we made a great pick. |
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| Renton: The Dawgs blanking the Cougs at home and the look on Pete Carrols face when Folk kicked the game winning field goal to dethrone the Trojans. |
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| Kevin Drugge (Puyallup, WA): No doubt the upset over power house USC!!! RUSHING THE FIELD WAS INSANE!!!! GO DAWGS!!! MUSH MUSH SKIES MUSH MUSH |
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| Alex (Bothell): Jake returning for one more year! |
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| Olympia: Pac 10 Mens BBall title with a close second being the UW win over USC |
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| Brian (Kikrland): Softball winning it all-couldn't have happened to a better bunch of girls and coaches. |
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| Mike in Auburn: Hiring a Football Coach who will lead the Huskies back to the top of the Pac 10, and Jake Locker coming back to lead the Dawgs to a Rose Bowl Game. |
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| Bob (Arlington): The "pick" by Mason Foster gets the Ortege Jenkins Monkey off the back of UW (and Lambo) |
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| Jeff (St. Helens, OR): It has to be the "Kick Six" by Mason Foster. I was jumping around the house like a mad man!! |
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| Jessica Long Beach, CA: 2009 SOFTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! go dawgs!! |
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| Tom (Lake Forest, CA): I forgot an obvious one: Winning the PAC-10 title in basketball for the first time since Bob Houbregs played! |
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| Brian Morgan: Taking my 7 year old son to his first ever Husky Football game vs. USC. He was covering his ears on the final drive for the win. He thought the Stadium was going to erupt it was so loud!!! |
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| Matt, Snoqualmie: The Men's Golf team dominating the Pac-10 Championships by 18 shots |
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| Baah (the creek): glenn gettin in the zone |
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| Thomas Riley, Seattle: Im back again but now with Donald Butler's Senior Bowl Selection and Jake's return. GO DAWGS!!! |
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| Tyler(Eatonville): Upsetting the Trojans. I was at the game and it was amazing. And secondly Bradford was a junior not a senior |
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| Joe (Federal Way): 2009 softball champs! With football beating USC and Apple Cup victory 1b and 1c |
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| Neil (Olympia): National championship for women's softball |
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| Sammamish WA: Softball National Championship.
Hiring of new Husky Baseball Coach Lindsay Meggs.
Jake Locker returning for one more year. |
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| Al, Seattle: the husky mens crew team and their amazing IRA SWEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Kasie, Bothell: The win against Arizona and WSU! |
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| seattle: mens crew winning their third team national championship in a row!! |
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| Megan: Husky softball bringing home the national championship. |
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| Ken, Indio CA: Fastpitch beating Gators of SEC to win 1st national championship. Dawgs beating USC & being in CA! |
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| Karen (Northridge, CA): Softball sweeping #1 Florida...
Softball receiving their championship rings at the USC football game...
Jake Locker & co. upsetting USC! |
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| Perry (Seattle): Softball and crew winning national championships, since titles are so hard to win |
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| Lauren (Pasadena,CA): Hiring Coach Sarkisian, beating USC, Locker coming back another year? Husky football is back! |
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| Kiel (London, UK): The Washington Men's Rowing Team winning the Varsity 8, JV 8, Frosh 8 and Varsity 4 at the IRA National Championships! 5 boats entered, 4 golds, 1 silver...absolutely amazing! |
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| Tim: without a doubt betting USC and watching all the people flooding onto the field. Go DAWGS |
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| Bryan: So many! MBB wins Pac10 for 1st time in 50 years, Dawgs beat USC, WCC wins National Title. But gotta go with Softball winning it all. 2 games on National TV with commentators giving Florida all the love and we swept them! |
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| Issaquah: The Men's crew team winning the IRA Championships! Even though we watched it on the internet, we still screamed with excitment when the Varsity 8, Varsity 4, JV 8 and Frosh 8 won their respective races. Amazing accomplishment! |
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| Zac - Seattle: Men's Crew turning on the gas the last 500m of the national championship to edge Cal -completing the sweep of every 8-oared event. Amazing! |
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| Jonathan-Seattle: Rushing the field against USC and Nick Holt on the sidelines! |
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| Bill, Huntington Beach, CA: Flying up to UDub from SoCal to go to the usc game. Sharing the victory with my Dawgfan daughter Whitney. An AWESOME moment I will never forget!!! So sweet was the victory, the usc "fans" had nothing to say on the flight home. |
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| Bill, Huntington Beach, CA: Flying up to UDub from SoCal for the usc game. Sharing the VICTORY with my Dawg Fan daughter Whitney. So sweet was the flight home as the usc "fans" had nothing to say!!! So proud of the team! What a rush on energy onto the field. |
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| Wenatchee: Softball team winning their 1st national championship |
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| Brady (Sammamish, WA): Being a rower and possible future Husky, learning that men's crew swept the IRA Championship. Amazing feat! GO DAWGS! |
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| Shoreline: I bark for sark |
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| joe (seattle): rushing the field at husky stadium and being in the 'fan jump' after the 16-13 win over usc! |
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| Herb (Burien): USC, USC |
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| Evan, Olympia: The Fall of Troy. The Dawgs are back. |
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| Evan, Olympia: And the Cal game. Best game we played all season! We would've "dropped 50" on WSU if we played like that! |
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| Zach (Kennewick): Pac-10 hoops title, the hiring of Coach Sark, Jake back for another year, and signing Gaddy! |
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| Ally (seattle): Beating SC and rushing the field!! never a better husky moment in my five seasons being a husky fan |
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| Yakima: Women's softball winning the program's first National Championship after being forced to travel for three straight weeks! |
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| Jennifer Seattle: Kendra running like crazy and the xcountry womens team being animals |
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| Josh (Bellevue: My favorite moments were all of the wins by the Huskies this season and Chris Polk reaching 1,000 yards on the year as a freshmen! |
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| yelm: folks game winner in the upset of USC. Go Dawgs! |
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| Jack P: Beating USC, that's UW football |
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| Michaela (Auburn): womens softball winning the ncaa championship!!! what an exciting tournament to watch. GO HUSKIES! |
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| Stephanie, Redmond: The softball team winning their first national championship! best team ever! go dawgs! |
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| Will, Seattle: Watching the Husky Crew fight through the last 500 meters to win the IRA grand final. That was the most exciting race I had ever seen.
GO HUSKIES! |
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| Darci (Seattle): It's a tie between the Softball National Championship, and the Football win over USC!! Honorable Mention goes to the Men's Bball team winning the Pac-10 Championship, the Football win over Arizona, and of course -- Jake's coming back! |
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| UW FAN(Seattle): Women's tennis beating #7 Pac 10 champ USC to advance to the Sweet 16. |
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| Ryan Great falls: seeing them beat usc the shutout against the cougers and watching Foster take that pick back to win against arizona |
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| Waukesha, WI: KILLING THOSE KITTENS FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STATE. GO DAWGS!!! |
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| Steve (Mountlake Terrace): Lots of great moments, but you can't beat a National Championship! Danielle Lawrie stole my heart!!! |
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| Steve V. (Los Angeles): Watching the SC game with Trojan fans and their reaction! |
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| Jerry (Auburn): The woman's softball teams victory over UMass. |
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| Cory (Tacoma): Nick Taylor finishing as top amateur at Bethpage in the US Open. Proud moment for UW Golf. He is sure to have some great moments in 2010 too. |
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| DW (Lancaster): Pulling the opponent's homerun back from over the fence during the UMass game was the pivotal moment in Husky Softball winning its first ever National Championship. Incredible! |
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| DW (Lancaster): Danielle Lawrie's commitment of "I will not quit" to her team during the marathon 15-inning win over UMass was the most inspiring moment in Husky softball winning its first ever National Championship. |
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| DW (Lancaster): Amanda Fleischman pulling the opponent's homerun back from over the fence during the UMass game was the pivotal moment in Husky Softball winning its first ever National Championship. Incredible! |
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| James (Gig Harbor): The 30-0 throttling of WSU in the Apple Cup! |
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| Jeffrey vancouver: jake coming back also beating usc. also having brockmen leave as a pac 10 champion |
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| Riley (Mukilteo): Huskies clownstomping California 42-10 |
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| Stephen, Tacoma: I'd say the best part is the football season as a whole...no we didn't make a bowl game but from 0-12 to 5-7 is very impressive and we currently have the 19th best recruiting class in the nation...things are looking bright for the future of husky football, not to mention the 30-0 drumming of those other other guys in the Apple Cup....Bow Down To Washington!!!! GO DAWGS!!!! |
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| Tracey(Puyallup): Beating USC and then running on the field with my dad.Priceless. |
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| Joyce Seattle: Denise Dy winning Regionals after beating two players from Stanford at their house! |
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| Tim- Lancaster: Husky Softball #1 |
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| Raz (Seattle): Softball Championship.
Taking my girlfriend to the Stanford volleyball victory.
Apple Cup beatdown. |
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| Evan (Seattle): The Bark Heard Round the World -- 16-13 win over USC! |
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| Xavier (Normandy Park, Seattle): Definetly the mens bball pac 10 championship, The UPSET of USC, and the womens National Championship for softball! |
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| Kevin (Wapato): 16-13 defeat of USC! |
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| Andrew (Seattle): Going from 0-12 to 5-7. At that rate, we'll be National Champions in no time. |
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| Chane`l(Boise): `09 NATIONAL CHAMPS!!!!! Nikki Williams hitting a grand slam during the Georgia game, UMASS game!!! plus the Florida game to end it!! o my =) whatta season! then on top of that Ashley Charters making the US team!!! |
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| Sam (Boston): Mens National Championship starting with the 4 taking gold, the freshman flying to gold and the JV outpacing the competition in each phase of their race for another gold. and finally..the varsity, having lost PAC10, having the guts to hold steady in the first 1000 meters as CAL and Stanford moved to a length ahead and then pulling off the most amazing second 1000 meters that crushed the Stanford and CAL boats to complete the golden sweep of the championship. |
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| Eric (Chapin, SC): Softball national championship.. |
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| Kip (West Des Moines, IA): For this Dawg alum, it was more than one - yes, the softball and crew champs, but ESPECIALLY the win over USC - and maybe even more so the shutout in the Apple Cup! |
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| Shel (Tacoma): The Husky VB Team winning the USAV nationals tournament over college all-stars (during the off season), them being ranked in the top five in polls for most of the season, an them sweeping Stanford in Hec Ed for a sweet victory! |
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| Cheyne (Marysville, WA): GO HUSKIES! everyone knows that the huskies are way better than the cougars at every sport including football. |
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| james of monroe: many rushing yrds. on the foot ball team. |
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| Joe (Vancouver, WA): USC WIN! That was the actual turning point of the season! After attending games since 1971, I have seen the good, the bad, and oh yes, the REALLY ugly. The atmosphere at the stadium is BACK! GO DAWGS! |
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| Teresa (Seattle): Softball winning the National Championship and Danielle Lawrie coming back for her senior season! |
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| Natalie (Orange County, CA): the defeat of Cal and USC. Just priceless. |
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| Doug - Richland, WA: Husky football win over SC Trojans Go Dawgs! |
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| Drew (Seattle): When UW hoops beat wsu to clinch the huskies first outright PAC-10 title since bob houbregs was on the team and when we upset #3 USC after going winless the year before an jake staying for one more year |
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| Tyler (Bozeman, MT): The win against USC was one of the best moments in Husky football history. |
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| Brock #10 Tacoma: The Huskies awesome win over USC. Next year its Oregons turn |
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| Jack Indian Wells, CA: Got to give the softball team top honors. What a sensational playoff they had and all away from the home field !!! |
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| Tommy K. (Everett, WA): I am 13 and me and my friend decided it would be fun to buy football season tickets, my most memorable moments were when we be at USC and I (along with many others) stormed the field, that key interception off the foot against Arizona, and shutting out the Cougs 30-0 |
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| Hank, seattle: Beating USC |
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| CJ (Steilacoom): Softball winning the national championship and getting their rings the same day the Football team beats USC - That's the perfect DAWG DAY! |
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| john seattle: The mens crew team dominance on the national level year after year after year |
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| carlos flores ,los angeles: huskies upsets usc in the second round of the ncaa.. in womens tennis!!! |
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| sarah, redmond: SOFTBALL RULES! |
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| JB, Seattle: Jake sticking to the DAWGS his senior year!! |
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| Piotr (Chicago): great performance of swimmers at Pac-10 meet and NCAA's |
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| Stephen (Redmond): gotta be the crew, the most dominating athletic team we have. undeniable tradition and work ethic. way to go DAWGS!!! |
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| clare seattle: i think beating 3rd ranked usc 16 to 13 go dawgs |
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| Abbotsford BC: I dont single any moments out. They were all the best Go Dawgs! |
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| Don (Redmond): National Championship in Softball |
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| Matt (Seattle): Husky softball winning that elusive national championship at long last! |
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| Pete (Forest Grove, OR): 16-13 |
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| Caleb (Wichita): The Huskies beating USC!!! |
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| Neal (Maple Valley): Top 5: Huskies beating USC on national talevision, MBB winning Pac 10 outright, Apple Cup Shutout, "Immaculate Interception", Jake Locker announcing his return for his senior year. |
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| seattle: mens crew sweeping the eights races to win at IRAS! HUSKIES! |
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