Editing University of Washington (section)

==Athletics==
{{Main|Washington Huskies}}
UW students, sports teams, and alumni are called [[Washington Huskies]]. The [[husky]] was selected as the school mascot by the student committee in 1922, which replaced the "Sun Dodger", an abstract reference to the [[Seattle, Washington#Climate|local weather]].

The university participates in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]'s [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|Division I FBS]]. It is a member of the [[Big Ten Conference]], after having been in the [[Pac-12 Conference]] for decades prior until the [[2021–2024 NCAA conference realignment|2024 conference realignment]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://bigten.org/news/2023/8/4/general-big-ten.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804223113/https://bigten.org/news/2023/8/4/general-big-ten.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 4, 2023 |title=University of Oregon and University of Washington to Join Big Ten Conference in 2024 |publisher=Big Ten Conference |date=August 4, 2023 |access-date=August 4, 2023 }}</ref> The [[Washington Huskies football|football team]] is traditionally competitive, having won the 1960 and 1991 national title and appeared in the [[College Football Playoff]] in 2016 and 2023, to go along with seven [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] victories and single wins in the [[Orange Bowl]] and [[Sugar Bowl]]. From 1907 to 1917, Washington football teams were unbeaten in 64 consecutive games, an [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] record.<ref name="NCAA">{{cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/fbs.pdf |title=2014 NCAA Football Record Book |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] |page=117 |access-date=October 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070611/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/FBS.pdf |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Tailgate party|Tailgating]] by boat has been a Husky Stadium tradition since 1920 when the stadium was first built on the shores of [[Lake Washington]]. The [[Apple Cup]] game is an annual game against cross-state rival [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State University]] that was first contested in 1900 with UW leading the all-time series, 75 wins to 33 losses and 6 ties. This game was last won by the University of Washington, and the Apple Cup trophy currently resides in Seattle. [[College Football Hall of Fame]] member [[Don James (American football)|Don James]] is a former head coach.
[[File:Hec Ed.JPG|thumb|The [[Hec Edmundson Pavilion]] hosts basketball and volleyball events]]

The men's [[Washington Huskies men's basketball|basketball]] team has been moderately successful, though recently the team has enjoyed a resurgence under coach [[Lorenzo Romar]]. With Romar as head coach, the team has been to six [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA tournaments]] (2003–2004, 2004–2005, 2005–2006, 2008–2009, 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 seasons), 2 consecutive top 16 (sweet sixteen) appearances, and secured a No. 1 seed in 2005. On December 23, 2005, the men's basketball team won their 800th victory in Hec Edmundson Pavilion, the most wins for any NCAA team in its current arena.

[[College rowing (United States)|Rowing]] is a longstanding tradition at the University of Washington dating back to 1901. The Washington men's crew gained international prominence by winning the [[gold medal]] at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] in Berlin, defeating the German and Italian crews much to the dismay of [[Adolf Hitler]] who was in attendance.<ref>{{cite news |last=Raley |first=Dan |title=Events of the century |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Events-of-the-century-3835569.php |access-date=October 8, 2012 |newspaper=Seattle Post Intelligencer |date=December 21, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103161427/http://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Events-of-the-century-3835569.php |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1958, the men's crew deepened their legend with a shocking win over [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]] Trud's world champion rowers at the Moscow Cup, resulting in the first American sporting victory on Soviet soil,<ref>{{cite news |last=Johns |first=Greg |title=Huskies crew earns return trip to Moscow |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Huskies-crew-earns-return-trip-to-Moscow-1247561.php |access-date=July 7, 2012 |newspaper=Seattle PI |date=August 23, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103170939/http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Huskies-crew-earns-return-trip-to-Moscow-1247561.php |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Thiel |first=Art |title=UW crew gets front seat to history |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/UW-crew-gets-front-seat-to-history-1248665.php#page-2 |access-date=July 7, 2012 |newspaper=Seattle PI |date=September 4, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103163953/http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/UW-crew-gets-front-seat-to-history-1248665.php#page-2 |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> and certainly the first time a Russian crowd gave any American team a standing ovation during the [[Cold War]].<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/washington/water_world/ Water World] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050925103138/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/washington/water_world/ |date=September 25, 2005 }}, ''Sports Illustrated'', November 17, 2003.</ref> The men's crew have won 46 national titles<ref name="Raley-2003">{{cite news |last=Raley |first=Dan |title=Crew: UW's most successful, stable athletic enterprise |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Crew-UW-s-most-successful-stable-athletic-1113687.php |access-date=July 7, 2012 |newspaper=Seattle PI |date=April 30, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103170129/http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Crew-UW-s-most-successful-stable-athletic-1113687.php |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> (15 [[Intercollegiate Rowing Association]], 1 [[National Collegiate Rowing Championship]]), 15 Olympic gold medals, two silver and five bronze. The women have 10 national titles and two Olympic gold medals. In 1997, the women's team won the NCAA championship.<ref name="Raley-2003" /> The Husky men are the 2015 national champions.

Recent national champions include the [[Washington Huskies softball|softball]] team ([[2009 Women's College World Series|2009]]), the men's rowing team (2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2007), NCAA Division I women's [[Cross country running|cross country]] team (2008), and the women's volleyball team ([[2005 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|2005]]). Individually, Scott Roth was the 2011 NCAA men's Outdoor [[Pole Vault]] and 2011 & 2010 NCAA men's Indoor Pole Vault champion. [[James Lepp]] was the 2005 NCAA men's golf champion. Ryan Brown (men's 800 meters) and Amy Lia (women's 1500 meters) won individual titles at the 2006 NCAA Track and Field Championships. [[Brad Walker (athlete)|Brad Walker]] was the 2005 NCAA men's Outdoor and Indoor Pole Vault champion.

The university has an extensive series of sports facilities, including but not limited to the [[Husky Stadium]] (football, track and field), the [[Hec Edmundson Pavilion|Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion]] (basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics), [[Husky Ballpark]] (baseball), Husky Softball Stadium, The [[William Quillian (athlete)|Bill Quillian Tennis Stadium]], The [[Nordstrom]] Tennis Center, Dempsey Indoor (Indoor track and field, football) and the [[Conibear Shellhouse]] (rowing). The golf team plays at the Washington National Golf Club and until recently, the swimming team called the [[Weyerhaeuser]] Aquatic Center and the Husky pool home. The university discontinued its men's and women's swim teams on May 1, 2009, due to budget cuts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/sports/2009157966_budgetcuts02.html |title=Huskies &#124; UW cuts swimming teams &#124; Seattle Times Newspaper |last=Condotta |first=Bob |date=May 2, 2009 |publisher=Seattletimes.com |access-date=January 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105161833/http://seattletimes.com/html/sports/2009157966_budgetcuts02.html |archive-date=November 5, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Husky Stadium===
[[File:Husky Stadium - March 19, 2016.jpg|thumb|The rebuilt [[Husky Stadium]], in 2016]]
{{Main|Husky Stadium}}
The rebuilt Husky Stadium is the first and primary source of income for the completely remodeled athletic district. The major remodel consisted of a new grand concourse, [[University of Washington station|underground light-rail station]] which opened on March 19, 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/university-link-light-rail-service-starts-march-19/ |title=University Link light-rail service starts March 19 |date=January 26, 2016 |website=The Seattle Times |access-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713045342/http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/university-link-light-rail-service-starts-march-19/ |archive-date=July 13, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> an enclosed west end design, replacement of bleachers with individual seating, removal of track and Huskytron, as well as the installation of a new press box section, private box seating, football offices, permanent seating in the east end zone that does not block the view of Lake Washington. The project also included new and improved amenities, concession stands, and bathrooms throughout. The cost for renovating the stadium was around $280 million and was designed for a slightly lower [[seating capacity]] than its previous design, now at 70,138 seats.

===Mascot===
{{Main|Harry the Husky}}
[[File:Harry the Husky, UW.jpg|thumb|upright|The costumed mascot, Harry the Husky, at a basketball game]]
[[File:Ticket Washington vs Stanford 1930 side1.jpg|right|thumb|1930 football ticket stub depicting the UW Husky mascot]]
The University of Washington's costumed mascot is [[Harry the Husky]]. "Harry the Husky" performs at sporting and special events, and a live [[Alaskan Malamute]], currently named Dubs II,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-huskies/10-10-would-cheer-with-uw-introduces-new-live-mascot-dubs-ii-and-he-is-adorable/ |title=10/10, would cheer with: UW introduces new live mascot, Dubs II, and he is adorable |newspaper=The Seattle Times |date=March 23, 2018 |last=Webeck |first=Evan |access-date=November 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101155321/https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-huskies/10-10-would-cheer-with-uw-introduces-new-live-mascot-dubs-ii-and-he-is-adorable/ |archive-date=November 1, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> has traditionally led the UW [[American football|football]] team onto the field at the start of games. The school colors of purple and gold were adopted in 1892 by student vote. The choice was inspired by the first [[stanza]] of [[Lord Byron]]'s ''[[The Destruction of Sennacherib]]'':<ref name="CBS Interactive">{{cite web |title=School Colors: Purple and Gold |url=http://www.gohuskies.com/trads/020398aab.html |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=July 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210005902/http://www.gohuskies.com/trads/020398aab.html |archive-date=December 10, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/research/uw-chronology/ |title=University Chronology |publisher=University of Washington |access-date=July 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103131814/http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/research/uw-chronology/ |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><poem>
     The [[Assyria]]n came down like the wolf on the fold,
     And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold;
     And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea,
     When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep [[Sea of Galilee|Galilee]].
</poem>
Additionally, the university has also hosted a long line of Alaskan Malamutes as mascots.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Washington Huskies |url=https://gohuskies.com/sports/2013/4/18/208229209.aspx |access-date=February 18, 2021 |website=Washington Huskies |language=en |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514123538/https://gohuskies.com/sports/2013/4/18/208229209.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>