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Washington’s football season hasturned into a four-game affair.After falling to USC last week-

end, the Huskies enter the final monthof the season sporting a 4-4 record,battling to maintain their streak ofconsecutive winning seasons and hopingto add another bowl plaque to theprogram’s storied history.

It’s too bad artist Bob McCausland’sfootball cartoon, Hairbreadth Husky, isno longer a feature in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. McCausland used to lovedrawing Hairbreadth with an array ofslings, bandages and crutches after theplayers took a beating by an opponent.

The injuries that have plagued theteam this season would have been per-fect fodder for McCausland’s pen. Thoselosses will make it necessary for manyunderclassmen to step into key rolesduring November. For the Huskies tosucceed, they need to do more than justbe content playing the part. They needto become playmakers.

With wide receiver Charles Frederickpotentially sidelined due to a sprainedshoulder, tight end Joe Toledo out with an anklesprain, running back Rich Alexis hampered by asore leg and slotback Justin Robbins nursing aknee injury, Washington’s passing game will rely

on veteran Reggie Williams and a handful offirst-time players.

A record number of 17 players have man-

WASHINGTON HUSKIES (4-4) vs.OREGON DUCKS (5-3)

Terry Johnson football profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Husky Fever Academic Salute . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Husky player mugshot roster . . . . . . . . . . .12-18Husky alphabetical roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Laura Hodgson cross country profile . . . . . . .30Husky Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Husky and Duck numerical rosters . . . . . .34-35Oregon alphabetical roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Oregon player mugshot roster . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Jerome Stevens football profile . . . . . . . . . . . .40Darla Myhre volleyball profile . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Mark Mandi cross country profile . . . . . . . . . .60

Kenny James’ 15-yard touchdown run vs. USCmarked his second score in as many weeks.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Wounded Huskies Look toRebound Against Rival Ducks

aged to catch a pass this season for theHuskies. Williams stands well ahead of that listwith 58 receptions for 776 yards and sevenscores. Frederick, thanks to his breakout per-formance at Oregon State two weeks ago, wassecond on the team with 39 catches. Alexis has15. First-year tight ends Jon Lyon and BenBandel have combined for 17 catches. There isno other player on the team with more thanseven receptions.

Take a look at Washington’s depth chart forthis week’s game and you’ll find the names of21 players who are playing for the first time thisseason. So far the Huskies have had 14 playersearn their first starts this year.

Like the Huskies, Oregon enters Saturdaynight’s game sporting a 2-2 conference recordthanks to a 35-0 victory against Stanford lastweek. The Ducks started the year 4-0 andsoared to as high as 10th in the wire servicepolls after dishing out a 31-27 loss to third-ranked Michigan in Eugene. That victory also

earned Oregon an appear-ance on the cover of SportsIllustrated.

If you are one to believein urban myths, then youcan blame the Ducks’ recentthree-game losing streak onthe fabled “Sports IllustratedJinx” that seems to followteams and individuals shortlyafter they grace the maga-zine’s cover.

In a year where theCurse of the Billy Goat andthe Curse of the Bambinokept the Chicago Cubs andBoston Red Sox from facingeach other in the WorldSeries, maybe there is some-thing to these hexes.

After shutting downMichigan’s highly-toutedrunning game and knockingChris Perry out of theHeisman race, Oregon lostto Washington State 55-16 athome, fell to Utah 17-13 onthe road and were blitzed byArizona State 59-14.

Last Saturday, Stanford proved to be the per-fect opponent to get the Ducks back on track.With starting quarterback Trent Edwards side-lined by injury, the Cardinal could not musteran effective offense. Chris Lewis completed just12 of 26 passes for 188 yards. He tossed threeinterceptions, including one that was returnedfor a score, and was sacked four times.

Oregon’s offense was led by sophomore tail-back Terrence Whitehead, who gained a career-best 172 yards on 23 carries. Whitehead had apair of touchdown runs while ending a streak of11 consecutive games that the Ducks did notproduce a 100-yard rusher.

Like the Huskies, Oregon has been forced toshuffle its lineup this year due to injuries. Widereceiver Marcus Maxwell became the 20th first-time starter this year.

Oregon has used a two-man rotation atquarterback that has proven to be effective.Kellen Clemens has started all eight games andJason Fife comes off the bench to get a healthydose of plays. Clemens has completed 95 of 167passes for 1,382 yards and eight scores. Fifehas 53 completions in 97 attempts for 743yards and five touchdowns.

The most dependable receiver for that tal-ented duo is Samie Parker. Thus far this year hehas caught 41 passes for 677 yards. Parkerranks fourth on Oregon’s all-time receiving list

with 2,350 yards. Sophomore DemetriusWilliams has posted nearly identical receivingnumbers this year. He has 35 catches for 675yards and has made it into the endzone sixtimes compared to three scores for Parker.

Despite losing freshman All-American defen-sive tackle Haloti Ngata to injury, Oregon’s rush-ing defense has proved to be one of the best inthe nation. The Ducks are currently 10th in thenation against the run, allowing only 85.3 yardsper game. Senior linebacker Kevin Mitchellleads Oregon with 62 tackles this year.

Oregon’s pass defense, which finished the2002 season ranked near the bottom in thefinal NCAA statistics, is last in the Pac-10, allow-ing 281.6 yards per game. Last season they hada tough time containing Pickett and Williams.After falling behind 14-0 in Autzen Stadium, theHusky pass-and-catch duo sliced up the Ducks.Pickett threw for 316 yards and found Williams14 times for 198 yards and three touchdowns.

Saturday’s game will be the 96th meetingbetween the Ducks and Huskies. Washingtonholds a commanding 57-33-5 advantage in theprevious meetings. The teams have split theirlast 10 games.

While a bid to the Rose Bowl is not on theline this year, the winner will rememberSaturday’s matchup as a significant step in mak-ing a strong run at the end of the year.

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With Joe Toledo injured, redshirt freshman Ben Bandel hasbeen Cody Pickett’s main target at tight end.

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Despite having not started a game this sea-son, redshirt freshman Scott White is tiedfor eighth on the team with 23 tackles.

E.T., Meet The King: Junior receiver/returner Charles Frederick turned in agame for the ages in the Huskies’ 38-17 win at then-No. 22 Oregon State.Frederick, long known by the nickname “E.T.”, set new career highs with ninereceptions for 216 yards, good for two touchdowns. One of those twoscores went for 87 yards, the second-longest receiving play in Husky his-tory. Frederick also dazzled the national TV audience with an 86-yardpunt return for a touchdown in the first quarter, sixth-longest in Huskylore. He finished with 216 receiving yards, 101 punt return yards and54 kickoff return yards, good for a grand total of 371 all-purposeyards. That number broke a 53-year old school record held by “TheKing,” Hugh McElhenny, who compiled 362 in a game vs. WashingtonState in 1950. McElhenny, considered by many the greatest offensiveplayer in school history, went on to an NFL Hall of Fame career.Frederick’s 371 yards were only eight short of the Pac-10 record of379, set by Stanford’s Glyn Milburn in 1990.

D.J. Picks Up The Pace: Junior cornerback Derrick Johnson haslong been a key part of the Husky defensive secondary, having started

22 games in his UWcareer. After havingregistered only oneinterception overthe first 21 gamesof his career, he’semerged as a toppickoff artist. Overthe last 11 regularseason games,

Johnson has compiled eight interceptions to raise his career total tonine. That’s just one interception short of making the top-10 on the UWcareer chart (four Huskies are tied for eighth with 10 career picks).Johnson has four interceptions this season — one in each of four-straight games from Sept. 27-Oct. 18. His four picks in seven games(0.57 per game) entering last week’s contest with USC was tied for firstin the Pac-10 Conference and eighth in Division I-A.

Biddle The Bullet: Senior safety Owen Biddle has emerged this sea-son as one of the top special teams players in the Pac-10 Conference.Biddle, a former walkon who earned a scholarship three seasons ago,has compiled a total of 19 tackles this year on special teams alone. Bycomparison, last season, Arizona linebacker Ray Wells was named thePac-10’s first-team all-conference special teams player (non-kickers),and Wells compiled 11 special teams tackles all season according tocurrent UW and former Arizona special teams coach Scott Pelluer.

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2003 Washington StatisticsPassing

Att Comp Int Yds TDPickett 298 170 9 2187 11Rushing TC Yds Avg TD LGAlexis 138 566 4.1 4 53James 57 211 3.7 2 26Sampson 33 111 3.4 3 14Tuiasosopo 15 52 3.5 1 13Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD LngR. Williams 58 776 13.4 7 74Frederick 39 586 15.0 3 87Alexis 15 163 10.9 0 27Lyon 9 149 16.6 0 34Bandel 8 60 7.5 1 14Tackling Tot TFL SacksCooper 60 6.5-29 3-18Newell 55 3-8 1-4Benjamin 51 1-5 0-0Galloway 51 2.5-3 0-0Carothers 41 8-34 3-14Biddle 29 0-0 0-0D. Johnson 29 0.5-1 0-0T. Johnson 23 14-68 8-55

2003 Oregon StatisticsPassing Att Comp Int Yds TDClemens 167 95 6 1382 8Fife 97 53 4 743 5Rushing TC Yds Avg TD LGWhitehead 122 513 4.2 5 44Vincent 55 161 2.9 0 23Fife 30 153 5.1 5 51Shaw 35 148 4.2 0 42Washington 21 88 4.2 1 22Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD LngParker 41 677 16.5 3 55Williams 35 675 19.3 6 86Taylor 16 158 9.9 0 20Day 11 148 13.5 1 31Whitehead 11 129 11.7 0 46Maxwell 11 116 10.4 0 28Tackling Tot TFL SacksMitchell 62 2.5-5 0-0Lewis 46 1-3 0-0Matson 36 8-30 1-8Tucker 34 2-24 2-24Siavii 29 4-14 1-11Phinisee 28 3-14 2-13

Husky 2003 Schedule/ResultsAug. 30 at Ohio State L, 28-9Sept. 6 INDIANA W, 38-13Sept. 20 IDAHO W, 45-14Sept. 27 STANFORD W, 28-17Oct. 4 at UCLA L, 46-16Oct. 11 NEVADA L, 28-17Oct. 18 at Oregon State W, 38-17Oct. 25 USC L, 43-23Nov. 1 OREGONNov. 8 ArizonaNov. 15 CaliforniaNov. 22 WASHINGTON STATE

2003 Husky Season AveragesRushing Offense: 120.0Passing Offense: 278.6Scoring Offense: 26.8Rushing Defense: 121.0Passing Defense: 237.4Scoring Defense: 25.8

Duck 2003 Schedule/ResultsAug. 30 at Mississippi St. W, 42-34Sept. 6 NEVADA W, 31-23Sept. 13 at Arizona W, 48-10Sept. 20 MICHIGAN W, 31-27Sept. 27 WASH. STATE L, 55-16Oct. 3 at Utah L, 17-13Oct. 11 at Arizona State L, 59-14Oct. 25 STANFORD W, 35-0Nov. 1 at WashingtonNov. 8 CALIFORNIANov. 15 at UCLANov. 22 OREGON STATE

2003 Duck Season AveragesRushing Offense: 151.0Passing Offense: 266.8Scoring Offense: 28.8Rushing Defense: 85.2Passing Defense: 281.6Scoring Defense: 28.1

HUSKY PROFILE / TERRY JOHNSON

by C.J. Bowles

t’s important always to fight back, no matterwhat,” says Terry Johnson, a look of intensitytaking over a face more accustomed to asmile.

“No matter what, don’t ever let anybodypunk you, because when people punk you, you loserespect with others, and you begin to lose respect foryourself.”

Johnson learned this lesson the hard way as a youthin Gary, Ind., renowned as one of America’s toughestcities. Johnson estimates that he saw more poverty,despair, and violence in his first decade than most seein an entire lifetime.

This harsh upbringingimpacted Johnson in two ways— it made his skin thickerthan cowhide, and convincedhim that he had to work hard toescape a life on the streets. Atthe end of young Terry’s third-grade year, Terry Johnson, Sr.decided that enough wasenough. The Johnson familywas moving to Minnesota.

“I’ve been in every kind of extreme,” the youngerJohnson says. “I’ve been in the poorest of the poor andthe nicest of the nice. My standards of comfortable is alittle different. All I need is a place with a bed andfood.”

While Johnson’s father led them out of Gary, it washis mother, Brenda, who kept him on the high roadduring those tough early years.

“My mom was always the angel on my shoulder, shealways was my calming influence,” he says. “I would beso mad sometimes, but being around her made it easi-er to handle everything.”

After a brief move back to Gary, the Johnsons relo-cated permanently to Chandler, Ariz., a suburb ofPhoenix. It was there, at McClintock High School,where Johnson found a means for letting go of hisanger, flying across the football field as a standout tightend and defensive lineman.

During Johnson’s senior season, he tallied 47 tack-les, three sacks, and three forced fumbles, while scor-ing four touchdowns on offense. The dominating line-man earned prep All-American honors, and was rankedthe eighth-best recruit in the state of Arizona. The

young man who hadfeared a life on thestreets began receivingletters from some of themost prestigious col-leges in America. Tomake his decision,Johnson only had to lookin the trophy case atMcClintock High, where ablack-and-white photo ofa former standout quar-terback for the schoolwas framed.

“Rick Neuheiselhad played for mysame high school,and he and SteveAxman were verygood to my fami-ly,” Johnson says.“I could digCoach Neuheisel.He was reallygood to my popsand my momthroughout thewhole process.”

Once Johnsonarrived on campus, itwasn’t long before his team-mates dubbed him “Tank.”However, the nickname, givento him by former Huskies LarryTripplett and Jeremiah Pharms,was not solely based up hisphysically intimidating 6-foot-4,285-pound frame.

“My freshman year atWashington, I was reckless incamp,” Johnson recalls. “I wasfast off the ball, but didn’t havemuch technique; I just ran overpeople and ran over things.”

Another misconception would be that Johnson wasalways focused on gridiron success.

“I started football when I was young, about the thirdgrade, but I was always feeling basketball and other

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Terry Johnson

Johnson has recorded16.5 sacks since the startof last season, includingtwo in the Huskies’ 29-26triple-overtime win atWashington State.

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Thoughout the academic year, 11 student-athletes will be selected by theUniversity of Washington Athletic Department and its coaches. All student-athletes active in league sports with a grade point average of 3.0 or greaterare eligible for consideration.

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“Whether in the classroom or in competition,

Angela has totally dedicated herself to success.

She works hard every day in practice, which has

shown in her results both on the track last spring

and during cross country season. She always

gives her best, and with a work ethic like that,

there is nowhere to go for her but up.”

— Head coach Greg Metcalf

Academic All-StarAngela WishaarClass/Sport: Sophomore/Cross CountryMajor: ClassicsGPA: 3.82Accomplishments

■ Earned first-team Academic All-Pac-10 honors in the spring of 2003

■ A 2003 Pac-10 Championships qualifier on the track in the1,500 meters

■ Ran fifth on the squad at the 2003 Geoduck Cross Country Invitational

■ Named Shoreline High School’s Female Scholar-Athlete of theYear in 2001

sports that people in my neighborhood played,”he says. “No one really played football becausethe weather was so hot, and there were neverenough programs in Gary.”

On top of basketball and football, Johnsonalso participated in two years of volleyball inhigh school, succeeding to the point that hereceived considerable recruiting interest fromsome of the West Coast’s top collegiate pro-grams. Johnson, however, feeds upon intensetraining, and only one sport would allow him toput in the kind of workouts on which he thrives.

“I can be big and play football; you can’treally be big in the other sports,” he says. “I liketo eat and I like to lift weights. I still hoop,though; I’ll go hoop any day. Throwing that ballin the basket is like therapy.”

Even though Johnson chose to focus on foot-ball, he did not forget the lessons learned frombasketball and volleyball.

“All of the different sports that I’ve playedhelp me to play football,” he says. “From bas-ketball I learned quick feet, sudden quickness,and initial explosiveness. Bringing that to foot-ball, I’m able to cut really fast. From volleyball, Ilearned to bring strength through your hips.Jumping off of two feet helps me get off the balllike no other.”

Now a senior, Johnson has utilized theseadvantages to become one of the leaders of theHusky defense. Through the team’s first sixgames in 2003, Johnson led the Pac-10 with 13tackles for loss and was second in the confer-ence with seven sacks, despite near-constantdouble-teams. Averaging more than two tacklesfor loss per game in 2003, Johnson needs justnine more in the team’s final four games toequal the most ever by a UW player in a singleseason, while his seven sacks are just one shy ofthe team’s all-time single-season top-10.

Johnson is quick to credit those who havehelped him during his time at UW.

“Really, you learn from the players. WillieHurst, Anthony Kelley, Hakim Akbar — thoseguys all helped me in different ways,” he says.

Most influential, however, has been defensiveline coach Randy Hart, whose toughness is leg-endary. While many young linemen initially fearthe intense Hart, Johnson went on the record assaying that he will miss his position coach morethan anyone else at Washington when his timehere is done.

“Even though I’m still my own man, he hasset the bar for me since I’ve been here,”Johnson says. “The bar he sets is one that says,‘You can do anything.’”

If there was ever a time when Johnson sur-passed Hart’s bar, it was during the 2002 AppleCup, a game the Huskies desperately needed towin to complete a dramatic three-game sweep oftheir Northwest foes. Johnson recorded twosacks in the game, including one that knockedout Cougars’ quarterback Jason Gesser, and

helped force overtime by stifling a lateWashington State drive.

True to his ability to integrate aspects of hisformer sports into football, Johnson hasn’t for-gotten the skills that made him a standout tightend in high school. During the 2001 HolidayBowl, Johnson showed his soft hands on a 38-yard interception return for a touchdown, a feathe matched against San Jose State in 2002.

Even as his star continues to rise, Johnsonremains friendly and likeable off the field, wherehis humorous nature has made him both a fanand team favorite.

“It’s just me being me,” he says. “I’m notafraid of what people are going to say. I’m just anormal dude who likes to see people laugh.”

Johnson’s popularity with his teammates, andhis leadership on the field, led the team to votethe senior one of three captains prior to the2003 season. While flattered by the vote of con-fidence from his teammates, Johnson only wantsto be remembered as “a person who went outthere and did his job for the good of the team.

“Fans want to see players who grow intogood people, and I think that I’ve done that,” headds. “Being at UW has changed me in a lot ofways. I appreciate that, so I hope everyone cansee that.”

Johnson certainly has changed, from a youngman with few opportunities to escape the streets,

to one for whom the opportunities seem end-less, including the possibility of a professionalcareer.

“The NFL is a land of opportunities,” he says.“It’s the opportunity to become the best that youcan possibly be at your skill, and an opportunityto take care of your family.”.

Terry Johnson seems destined to complete areal-life rags-to-riches story, but the story willnot end with the end of his playing career,whenever that may be.

“Football is a very demanding sport,” hesays. “When I’m done, I’m going to have funraising my family and my dogs. Coaching issomething that I could get into, but I wouldn’twant to get paid for it. I just want to teach some-body what I know. Hopefully, I can make them abetter person.”

As he knows from his years in Gary, however,there will always be bills to pay.

“Maybe for money, I’ll start my own pit bullfarm and sell purebred dogs at outrageousprices,” he says, laughing.

Pit bulls? Yes, in fact, Johnson has been tak-ing care of pit bulls his entire life.

“They’re my dogs, they understand how Iam,” he says. “I was raised tough and I cameout pretty good, by my standards. I raise mydogs tough, that’s my mentality.

“It’s how I am, and it’s how I always will be.”

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Johnson has scored defensive touchdowns in each of the last three seasons, including a 38-yard interception return in the 2001 Holiday Bowl.

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WHEN THE HUSKIES HAVE THE BALL

WHEN THE DUCKS HAVE THE BALL

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WASHINGTONOFFENSE

OREGONOFFENSE

OREGON DEFENSE

WASHINGTON DEFENSE

QB 3 Pickett15 Paus4 Stanback

QB 11 Clemens12 Fife

TB 24 Alexis OR8 James7 Sampson

TB 24 Whitehead22 Vincent

FB 5 Tuiasosopo16 Seery SB 4 Stanback

18 C. Williams

RT 79 Knebel77 DeLaGrange

TE 85 Day82 Kause

FB 32 Floberg OR44 Rosario

WR 6 Williams OR83 Maxwell26 Weatherspoon

WT 65 Barnes79 Brooks

DE 99 Johnson22 Eriks41 Ala

DT 59 Stevens55 Alailefaleula

DT 91 Mateaki98 Milsten

LE 53 Olshansky30 Dorsey

LT 99 Valenzuela53 Olshansky

RT 94 Siavii45 Toeaina

RE 92 Long47 Solomona

LC 4 Moore OR31 Phinisee

CB 21 D. Johnson28 Massey9 Simpson CB 5 Cunningham OR

3 Alexander6 Fountaine

ILB 39 Mitchell37 Andrews

OLB 21 Martin84 Trucks OR54 Kerney

MLB 52 Matson18 Reed OR49 MillerROV 23 Tucker

3 Spates OR5 Gibson

FS 16 Lewis28 Nelson

DE 56 Hopoi86 Lasee

ILB 35 Galloway7 White

SS 27 Benjamin43 Biddle

FS 26 Newell25 Sims, Jr.

ILB 88 Cooper 47 Bomar

OLB 34 Carothers42 Krambrink

RC 17 Woods31 Phinisee

WG 78 Dicks74 S. Daniels

C 72 Bachert50 Vanneman

SG 61 Sa’au63 Walker70 Simonson

ST 67 Newton71 Tipoti

TE 89 Bandel82 Lyon

RG 72 Snyder59 Reynoso

C 63 Weaver76 Lucas

LG 74 Steitz70 Hagemeyer

LT 68 Perkins72 Snyder

WR 21 Shackelford OR10 Frederick6 Slye

WR 1 Parker80 Taylor

WR 1 R. Williams19 Q. Daniels

(FB or SB will startdepending on formation)

Michael BraunsteinPlacekicker

Ryan Brooks Offensive Tackle

Sterling Brown Wide Receiver

Ryan CampbellInside Linebacker

Greg Carothers Outside Linebacker

Craig ChambersWide Receiver

Erik BerglundOffensive Tackle

Owen BiddleStrong Safety

Tahj BomarLinebacker

Carl BonnellQuarterback

Justin Booker Offensive Tackle

Derrick BradleyCornerback

Todd Bachert Offensive Line

Scott BallewTailback

Ben BandelTight End

Khalif Barnes Offensive Tackle

Evan Benjamin Strong Safety

Jason BennTight End

Wilson AfoaDefensive End

Brandon AlaDefensive End

Tui Alailefaleula Defensive Tackle

Roc Alexander Cornerback

Rich Alexis Tailback

Holo AongaOutside Linebacker

Jeffrey ClayPlacekicker

Matt CoombsFullback

Marquis Cooper Inside Linebacker

Dash CrutchleyTight End

Sam Cunningham Cornerback

Quintin DanielsWide Receiver

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Jens JellenßOffensive Tackle

Derrick Johnson Cornerback

Terry Johnson Defensive Tackle

Evan KnudsonPlacekicker

Tyler Krambrink Outside Linebacker

Graham Lasee Defensive End

Andy Heater Tight End

Chris HemphillFree Safety

Ben Heubschman Quarterback

Ben Hoefer Placekicker

Manase Hopoi Defensive End

Kenny JamesTailback

Garth EricksonPunter

Ty Eriks Outside Linebacker

Dan FoafoaFullback/Linebacker

Matt FountaineCornerback

Charles Frederick Wide Receiver

Tim Galloway Inside Linebacker

Stanley DanielsDefensive Tackle

Dan DicksCenter

Jake DarlingSafety

Sean DouglasPunter

Ricardo DoVallePlacekicker

Cody EllisCornerback

Robert LewisOutside Linebacker

Brandon LeyritzOffensive Guard

Joe Lobendahn Inside Linebacker

Jon LyonTight End

Chad MacklinOffensive Tackle

Mike MapuDefensive End

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Louis RankinTailback

Jordan ReffettDefensive Tackle

Justin RobbinsWide Receiver

Chris RohrbachWide Receiver

Eric Roy Strong Safety

Anthony RussoTailback

Nick Newton Offensive Guard

T.J. OrthmeyerOffensive Guard

Mark Palaita Inside Linebacker

Casey PausQuarterback

Cody Pickett Quarterback

Clayton Ramsey Wide Receiver

Mike MizuhaDefensive End

Durrell MossStrong Safety

William MurphyDefensive End

Joel NelsonDefensive Line

B.J. Newberry Free Safety

Jimmy Newell Free Safety

Chris Massey Cornerback

Donny MateakiDefensive Tackle

Mike McEvoyInside Linebacker

Robin Meadow Offensive Guard

Lukas MichenerWide Receiver

Dan MilstenDefensive End

Tusi Sa’auOffensive Guard

Shelton SampsonTailback

Adam Seery Fullback

Sonny ShackelfordWide Receiver

Jason SimonsonOffensive Guard

Clarence SimpsonCornerback

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Jerome Stevens Defensive Tackle

Felix SweetmanQuarterback

Brian TawneyOutside Linebacker

Kim TaylorCornerback

Mike ThompsonCenter

Francisco Tipoti Offensive Tackle

James Sims Jr. Free Safety

Chris Singleton Tailback

Jordan SlyeWide Receiver

Charles SmithWide Receiver

Isaiah StanbackQuarterback

Jordan StairSafety

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FUTURE HUSKY FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

2004September 4 . . . . . . .FRESNO STATESeptember 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BYESeptember 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UCLASeptember 25 . . . . . . . .at Notre DameOctober 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at StanfordOctober 9 . . . . . . . .SAN JOSE STATEOctober 16 . . . . . . . .OREGON STATEOctober 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at USCOctober 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at OregonNovember 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . .ARIZONANovember 13 . . . . . . . . .CALIFORNIANovember 20 . . . . .at Washington State

2005September 3 . . . . . . . . . . .at Air ForceSeptember 10 . . . . . . . . .CALIFORNIASeptember 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . .IDAHOSeptember 24 . . . . . . .NOTRE DAMEOctober 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at UCLAOctober 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BYEOctober 15 . . . . . . . . .at Arizona StateOctober 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .USCOctober 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at OregonNovember 5 . . . . . . .OREGON STATENovember 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .at ArizonaNovember 19 . .WASHINGTON STATE

2006September 2 . . . .SAN DIEGO STATESeptember 9 . . . . . . . . . .at OklahomaSeptember 16 . . . . . .FRESNO STATESeptember 23 . . . . . . . . . .at CaliforniaSeptember 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UCLAOctober 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OREGONOctober 14 . . . . . . .ARIZONA STATEOctober 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at USCOctober 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BYENovember 4 . . . . . . . . .at Oregon StateNovember 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .ARIZONANovember 18 . . . . .at Washington State

2007September 1 . . . . . .at San Diego StateSeptember 8 . . . . . . . . . .OKLAHOMASeptember 15 . . . . . . . .OHIO STATESeptember 22 . . . . . . . . . . .at StanfordSeptember 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BYEOctober 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ARIZONAOctober 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .at CaliforniaOctober 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OREGONOctober 27 . . . . . . .ARIZONA STATENovember 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at USCNovember 10 . . . . . . . .at Oregon StateNovember 17 . .WASHINGTON STATE

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Joe Toledo Tight End

Kyle TrewInside Linebacker

Zach TuiasosopoFullback

Casey TylerDefensive End

Brad VannemanCenter

Clay WalkerOffensive Guard

C.J. WallaceStrong Safety

Ben WarrenInside Linebacker

Scott WhiteInside Linebacker

Bobby WhithorneWide Receiver

Corey WilliamsWide Receiver

Reggie Williams Wide Receiver

Isaak WoldeitPunter

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Awell-respected coach in the Pacific Northwest for more than20 years, Keith Gilbertson was named the head football coach at Washington on July 29. The Husky job is

Gilbertson’s third stint as a head college coach. The 2003 season will be the ninth year of coaching at

Washington for Gilbertson. He is currently in his third term ofservice with the Husky program. He was a graduate assistantcoach in 1975, an assistant coach from 1989-91 and again from1999-2002.

Gilbertson becomes the 24th coach in the program’s history.At age 55, he is the oldest individual to be named Washington’shead coach. Gilbertson replaces Rick Neuheisel, who was termi-nated on June 12 after guiding the Huskies to a 33-16 recordover the past four seasons.

Gilbertson’s previous head coaching experience includes stintsat Idaho (1986-88) and California (1992-95). He has a com-bined record of 48-35 at those two schools over seven seasons.

Gilbertson has been the Huskies’ offensive coordinator the lastthree seasons. He was also a graduate assistant coach at the UWin 1976, as offensive line coach in 1998-90 and as the offensivecoordinator in the national championship season of 1991. In1999, he returned to Washington as assistanthead coach and tight ends coach before

being named offensive coordinator prior to the 2000 season.In his two terms as the UW’s offensive coordinator, Gilbertson

built a reputation for varied and potent offenses. Gilbertson wasinstrumental in developing Washington’s offense into one of themost explosive in the nation between 1989 and 1991. He was theHuskies’ offensive line coach his first two seasons and took over

as the offensive coordinator in 1991 when Washington won thenational championship. The 1991Washington team led the Pac-10 in totaloffense, rushing offense and scoringoffense, relying on a balanced attack

In 2002, that offense was the mostpotent passing attack ever seen not onlyat Washington, but in the Pac-10. Juniorquarterback Cody Pickett smashed thePac-10 record for single-season passingyardage and completions while the UWthrew for 4,501 yards as a team, break-ing the old Pac-10 record by 712 yards.

In 2001, with a sophomore Picketttaking over the signalcalling, the Huskyoffense was second in the Pac-10 inpassing, averaging 279.5 yards pergame. A year earlier, behind seniorquarterback Marques Tuiasosopo, UW’soption-oriented rushing attack led thePac-10 and was 16th nationally. TheHuskies’ ability to come from behind inthe fourth quarter helped UW to thePac-10 title and the 2001 Rose BowlChampionship.

Gilbertson began his coachingcareer as a graduate assistant at IdahoState (1971-74) and earned a degree ineducation from Western Washington,where he was a grad assistant in 1975.

After serving the 1976 season as agrad assistant at Washington for DonJames, he was the offensive coordinatorat Utah State from 1977 to 1981. In1982 he joined Dennis Erickson’s staffat Idaho for one season as the offensive

coordinator. The Vandals recorded an 8-

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Gilbertson's offense has turned quarterback Cody Pickett into one of the nation's top passers.

Keith Gilbertson’s Head Coaching CareerYear School Overall Conf. Finish

1986 Idaho 8-4 5-2 3rd Big Sky1987 Idaho 9-3 7-1 1st Big Sky1988 Idaho 11-2 7-1 1st Big Sky1992 California 4-7 2-6 9th Pac-101993 California 9-4 4-4 tie-4th Pac-101994 California 4-7 3-5 tie-5th Pac-101995 California 3-8 2-6 tie-8th Pac-10

Overall (winning %) Conf. (winning %)Idaho Totals 28-9 (.757) 19-4 (.826)California Totals 20-26 (.435) 11-21 (.344)Career Totals 48-37 (.565) 30-25 (.545)

Gilbertson has beenflexible as a coordinator,installing an optionoffense in 1999 to featurethe talents of quarterbackMarques Tuiasosopo.

3 regular-season record and advanced to thequarterfinals of the NCAA I-AA playoffs.

For three seasons, from 1983-85, hecoached in the USFL for the Los AngelesExpress. He returned to Idaho in 1985 asthe offensive coordinator and helped theVandals to a 9-2 regular-season record andanother trip to the NCAA playoffs. The fol-lowing season he took over as Idaho’s headcoach when Erickson was named headcoach at Washington State.

Gilbertson led the Vandals to an 11-2record in 1988, the best mark in school his-tory. That year Idaho advanced to the NCAADivision I-AA semifinals and he was namedthe Big Sky Conference coach of the year.His 1987 and 1988 teams both won the BigSky championships. His .757 career winningpercentage is still the highest in Idaho histo-ry.

His three Vandal teams produced a com-bined record of 28-9 and advanced to the I-AA playoffs all three seasons. When he leftIdaho his winning percentage (.757) rankedas the second best mark in the history of theBig Sky Conference. His winning percentageof .826 in conference games (19-4) was thebest in league history.

After working on James’ staff atWashington from 1989-91, Gilbertson leftthe Huskies following the team’s 1991national championship season to take overas the head coach at California. His four-yearstint as the Golden Bears’ coach was high-lighted by the 1993 team that posted a 9-4record and defeated Iowa 37-3 in the AlamoBowl. That win stands as California’s lastbowl victory. Gilbertson was also the last Calcoach to pin a loss on arch rival Stanforduntil 2002.

Following his head coaching tenure atCalifornia, Gilbertson worked as an assistantcoach for the Seattle Seahawks on Erickson’sstaff for three seasons. In 1996 he served asa defensive specialist and took over as thetight ends coach for the 1997 and 1998 sea-sons.

Gilbertson grew up in Snohomish, Wash.,where his father, Keith, Sr., has been a long-time prep coach. He attended SnohomishHigh School before going on to play footballat Central Washington in 1967, ColumbiaBasin Junior College in 1968, and Hawaiifrom 1969-70.

He later returned to earn his bachelor’sdegree in social sciences from CentralWashington in 1971. Gilbertson earned adegree in education from WesternWashington in 1974.

Gilbertson was born in Snohomish onMay 15, 1948, he attended Snohomish HighSchool. He and his wife, Barbara, were mar-ried in 1988 and have two children, Kristinand David. Gilbertson also has an adultdaughter, Ann, who resides in Los Angeles.

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PERSONAL

Birthdate: May 15, 1948Birthplace: Snohomish, Wash.Family: Wife Barbara and children Ann, Kristin and David

EDUCATION

High School: Snohomish High School, Snohomish, Wash. (1966)College: Central Washington (1971), Western Washington (1974)

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

Hawaii (1969-70)

COACHING EXPERIENCE

1971-74 Idaho State (graduate assistant)1975 Western Washington (graduate assistant)1976 Washington (graduate assistant)

1977-81 Utah State (offensive coordinator)1982 Idaho (offensive coordinator)

1983-85 LA Express, USFL (assistant coach)1985 Idaho (offensive coordinator)

1986-88 Idaho (head coach)1989-90 Washington (offensive line)

1991 Washington (offensive coordinator, offensive line)1992-95 California (head coach)1996-98 Seattle Seahawks, NFL (assistant coach)

1999 Washington (asst. head coach, offensive line, tight ends)2000-03 Washington (offensive coordinator, tight ends)

BOWL EXPERIENCE

1989 Freedom Bowl (Washington vs. Florida)1990 Rose Bowl (Washington vs. Iowa)1991 Rose Bowl (Washington vs. Michigan)1993 Alamo Bowl (California vs. Iowa)1999 Holiday Bowl (Washington vs. Kansas State)2001 Rose Bowl (Washington vs. Purdue)2001 Holiday Bowl (Washington vs. Texas)2002 Sun Bowl (Washington vs. Purdue)

HUSKY ASSISTANT COACHES

John PettasOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks CoachCal Poly SLO ‘741st season at WashingtonWas a graduate assistant at Washington in 2001…as offen-sive coordinator at Louisville in 2002, mentored quarter-back Dave Ragone, the Conference USA Offensive Player ofthe Year…spent five years as offensive coordinator atArizona State, building a passing offense that led the Pac-10in 2000…coached All-American Jake Plummer at ASU.

Tim HundleyCo-Defensive CoordinatorLinebackers CoachWestern Oregon ‘745th season at WashingtonWill add inside linebackers to his responsibilities this sea-son … three-time all-conference linebacker and an NAIAAll-American in 1973…has coached 11 NFL players duringhis career…will share defensive coordinator duties withfirst-year assistant Phil Snow … has also coached for Pac-10 rivals UCLA and Oregon State.

Phil SnowCo-Defensive CoordinatorCornerbacks CoachCal State Hayward ‘781st season at WashingtonEntering his 17th year of coaching in the Pac-10Conference…coordinated the Pac-10’s stingiest defense atUCLA in 2001…in seven seasons as defensive coordinatorat ASU, had three defenses finish the season third or higherin the Pac-10 standings…has coached numerous NFLdraftees, including two Pac-10 Defensive Players of theYear...also served as secondary coach at Cal.

Dan CozzettoOffensive Line CoachIdaho ‘791st season at WashingtonBoasts 13 years of Pac-10 coaching experience…as offensiveline coach at Oregon State in 2002, helped the Beavers leadthe Pac-10 in rushing…has coached numerous All-Americans...was offensive coordinator at ASU in the mid-90s, leading theSun Devils’ offense to a No. 4 national ranking in 1996...worked with fellow UW coaches Phil Snow, John Pettas andCornell Jackson at ASU…former pupil Mark Schlereth earnedthree Super Bowl rings in the NFL.

Randy HartAssistant Head Coach / Defensive Line CoachOhio State ‘7016th season at WashingtonHas won national championships both as a player (OhioState, 1968) and coach (Washington, 1991)…coached 1991Lombardi and Outland winner Steve Emtman…engineereddominating defense that led team to three consecutive RoseBowl appearances from 1991-93…has coached seven all-conference honorees, three Morris Trophy recipients andtwo Pac-10 Defensive Players of the Year.

Chuck HeaterRunning Backs CoachRecruiting CoordinatorMichigan ‘755th season at WashingtonHas won Rose Bowls as both a coach (Washington, 2001)and a player (Michigan, 1971)…in second season on theoffensive side of the ball after three seasons directingWashington’s cornerbacks…helped land 2001 and 2002recruiting classes rated among the best in the country.

Cornell JacksonSafeties CoachSterling ‘862nd season at WashingtonWill coach safeties this season after working with insidelinebackers in 2002…at Houston in 2001, tutoredConference USA’s co-Defensive Player of the Year…mentored tailbacks J.R. Redmond, Terry Battle and MichaelMartin in four seasons as ASU’s running backs coach…helped the Sun Devils lead the conference in rushing in1996 and 1997.

Bobby KennedyWide Receivers CoachNorthern Colorado ’892nd season at WashingtonIn first season at Washington, mentored a receiving corps thatled UW to fourth in the nation in passing … under Kennedy’stutelage, wide receiver Reggie Williams broke nearly all of UW’ssingle-season and career receiving records … was Arizona’srunning backs coach in 2001, helping Clarence Farmer leadthe Pac-10 in rushing at 111.7 yards per game … alsocoached receivers previously at Wake Forest and Wyoming.

Scott PelluerSpecial Teams Coordinator/Tight EndsCoachWashington State ‘811st season at WashingtonCoached linebackers and safeties at UW from 1996-98…spent the previous two seasons coaching special teams andlinebackers at Arizona…led a 1995 Northern Arizonadefense that ranked No. 1 in the Big Sky Conference inevery defensive category…is the brother of former Huskyquarterback Steve Pelluer.

Other Football StaffGraduate Assistant Coaches: Reggie Moore and Theron AychDirector of Football Operations: Jerry NevinStrength and Conditioning Coach: Pete KaligisHead Athletic Trainer: Kevin MessickHead Equipment Manager: Tony PiroVideo Operations Director: Bill WongProgram Coordinators: Liz Zelinski, Erin Chiarelli and Jamie KoehlerCompliance/Internal Operations Assistant: Abner ThomasSpecial Assistant: Gertrude Peoples

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2003 PAC-10 FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

Arizona StateSep. 6 NORTHERN ARIZONASep. 13 UTAH STATESep. 20 at IowaSep. 27 at Oregon State*Oct. 4 USC*Oct. 11 OREGON*Oct. 18 at North CarolinaOct. 25 at UCLA*Nov. 1 CALIFORNIA*Nov. 8 at Stanford*Nov. 15 at Washington State*Nov. 28 ARIZONA*

They do not play the Huskies this year

StanfordSep. 6 SAN JOSE STATESep. 20 at BYUSep. 27 at Washington*Oct. 11 at USC*Oct. 18 WASHINGTON STATE*Oct. 25 at Oregon*Nov. 1 UCLA*Nov. 8 ARIZONA STATE*Nov. 15 at Oregon State*Nov. 22 CALIFORNIA*Nov. 29 NOTRE DAME

They do not play Arizona this year

OregonAug. 30 at Mississippi StateSep. 6 NEVADASep. 13 at Arizona*Sep. 20 MICHIGANSep. 27 WASHINGTON STATE*Oct. 3 at UtahOct. 11 at Arizona State*Oct. 25 STANFORD*Nov. 1 at Washington*Nov. 8 CALIFORNIA*Nov. 15 at UCLA*Nov. 22 OREGON STATE*

They do not play USC this year

Oregon StateAug. 28 SACRAMENTO STATESep. 5 at FresnoSep. 13 NEW MEXICO STATESep. 20 BOISE STATESep. 27 ARIZONA STATE*Oct. 4 at California*Oct. 18 WASHINGTON*Oct. 25 at Washington State*Nov. 1 ARIZONA*Nov. 15 STANFORD*Nov. 22 at Oregon*Dec. 6 at USC*

They do not play UCLA this year

Washington StateAug. 30 IDAHO (in Seattle)Sep. 6 at Notre DameSep. 13 at ColoradoSep. 20 NEW MEXICOSep. 27 at Oregon*Oct. 4 ARIZONA*Oct. 18 at Stanford*Oct. 25 OREGON STATE*Nov. 1 at USC*Nov. 8 UCLA*Nov. 15 ARIZONA STATE*Dec. 22 at Washington*

They do not play California this year

USCAug. 30 at AuburnSep. 6 BYUSep. 13 HAWAIISep. 27 at California*Oct. 4 at Arizona State*Oct. 11 STANFORD*Oct. 18 at Notre DameOct. 25 at Washington*Nov. 1 WASHINGTON STATE*Nov. 15 at Arizona*Nov. 22 UCLA*Dec. 6 OREGON STATE*

They do not play Oregon this year

* Indicates Pac-10 game

ArizonaAug. 30 UTEPSep. 6 LSUSep. 13 OREGON*Sep. 20 at PurdueSep. 27 TCUOct. 4 at Washington State*Oct. 11 UCLA*Oct. 25 at California*Nov. 1 at Oregon State*Nov. 8 WASHINGTON*Nov. 15 USC*Nov. 28 at Arizona State*

They do not play Stanford this year

CaliforniaAug. 23 at Kansas StateAug. 30 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPISep. 6 COLORADO STATESep. 13 at UtahSep. 20 at IllinoisSep. 27 USC*Oct. 4 OREGON STATE*Oct. 18 at UCLA*Oct. 25 ARIZONA*Nov. 1 at Arizona State*Nov. 8 at Oregon*Nov. 15 WASHINGTON*Nov. 22 at Stanford*

They do not play WSU this year

UCLASep. 6 at ColoradoSep. 13 ILLINOISSep. 20 at OklahomaSep. 27 SAN DIEGO STATEOct. 4 WASHINGTON*Oct. 11 at Arizona*Oct. 18 CALIFORNIA*Oct. 25 ARIZONA STATE*Nov. 1 at Stanford*Nov. 8 at Washington State*Nov. 15 OREGON*Nov. 22 at USC*

They do not play Oregon State this year

When it comes to recognition, Washington athletic director Barbara Hedgeswould prefer that the spotlight fall on Husky student-athletes. Still, it is hard notto acknowledge her accomplishments.

During the past decade, Washington’s athletic teams have enjoyed unprecedentedsuccess. The Husky program is also recognized as a leader in gender equity, communityservice and outreach programs and Student-Athlete Support Services.

In 1999-2000 Hedges was named the NACDA/Continental Airlines Athletic Directorof the Year for the NCAA Division I West Region. She was presented the Honda Award ofMerit and the Seattle/King County Sports and Events Council named her their MVP ofthe Year Award Winner.

There is a chalkboard in Hedges’ office filled with inspirational messages, quota-tions and philosophies provided by her staff and visitors. One of her passages reads,“Hope is not a strategy.” It is very appropriate. The successes for Washington’s athleticprograms during Hedges’ tenure that have earned her so many acknowledgements havebeen forged in hard work, planning and a commitment to excellence,not just wishful thinking.

Washington is currently in the second phase of its highly-successful“Campaign for the Student-Athlete” that has helped to generate severalmajor capital improvements on the Montlake Campus. In November of2000 the newly renovated Bank of America Arena at Hec EdmundsonPavilion opened to rave reviews. In addition to providing an elite com-petition venue for Washington’s basketball, volleyball and gymnasticsteams, as well as lockerrooms, training rooms, equipment rooms andnew meeting rooms, the project also provided a home for the new $1million Husky Hall of Fame that opened in the fall of 2002.

During September of 2001 Washington opened the $29 millionDempsey Indoor multi-purpose practice facility. With over 100,000square feet of competition space, Washington’s student-athletes have the nation’s finestmulti-purpose practice setting for year-round training purposes.

In 2000, Hedges’ relationship with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks resulted in a $1 mil-lion gift towards the installation of a FieldTurf playing surface in Husky Stadium.Washington became just the second major college football program in the nation toplay on the surface that has won rave reviews from players on both the collegiate andprofessional levels, and was later installed on a practice field adjacent to the stadium.

Still to come are stadium projects for the new soccer and baseball fields and a $20million renovation of the Conibear Shellhouse, which also serves as the home for theTotal Student-Athlete program.

It seems that Hedges’ workload is never ending, but that is a reflection of her com-mitment to making the Washington program one of the best in the nation. The resultshave been proven on the field of competition.

In just her first year on the job, in 1991, the Husky football team posted a perfect12-0 season by defeating Michigan in the Rose Bowl and winning the national champi-onship.

The Husky women’s rowing team has won three NCAA team titles, while the UWsoftball team has reached the College World Series seven of the last 10 years.

Under Hedges’ direction the Husky golf, baseball and tennis programs haveemerged on the national scene. Men’s soccer, women’s rowing and softball have allbeen ranked No. 1 in the nation during the past few years.

Hedges’ efforts in gender equity have made Washington one of the national leadersin providing equal opportunities for both male and female student-athletes. InDecember of 1997, The Chronicle of Higher Education cited Washington as “the only

Division I-A institution with an undergraduate enrollment that was at least 50 percentfemale to have achieved substantial proportionality in both scholarships and participa-tion.”

Hedges is similarly committed to a high level of academic achievement amongWashington’s student-athlete population. To this end, she has instituted a number ofprogressive measures — such as the Total Student-Athlete program devoted to leader-ship training, mentor programs and career nights — that she hopes will aid the stu-dent-athletes in more easily achieving all their non-athletic goals. The University’s“UWired” program is unique in the nation, allowing student-athletes access to laptopcomputers to stay in touch with their classes while on the road.

Prior to her arrival at Washington in 1991, Hedges spent 17 years as an associateathletic director at the University of Southern California, where she was promoted toSenior Associate Director of Athletics in 1989.

Hedges’ commitment to college athletics makes her a familiar name on the nationalscene. Hedges has served as president of the Council of CollegiateWomen Athletic Administrators and the Western Collegiate AthleticAssociation and also as president of the Division I-A Women’s AthleticAdministrators. She chaired the NCAA Women’s Tennis Committee foreight years and the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s TennisCommittee in 1988. She was one of a three-member NCAA SpecialTelevision Committee to negotiate the NCAA rights for all sports exceptfootball and basketball with ESPN, ABC, CBS and international television.

In 1996-97 she was the first woman to serve as president of theNational Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and in 1998 shewas named the first woman to the Board of Directors for the NationalFootball Foundation. She is also on the Board of Directors of the DivisionI-A Athletic Directors’ Association, and has served previously with the

Blue Ribbon Task Force for College Football USA, and the NCAA Working Group tostudy basketball issues. She is currently the chair of the Pac-10 Men’s BasketballOfficiating Committee, the Pac-10 Legislative Committee, and serves on the Pac-10Athletic Directors’ Television Committee. She is a member of the NCAA Championshipsand Competition Cabinet and serves on the regional selection committee for the CollegeFootball Hall of Fame.

She has also served as tournament director for the 1995 NCAA Men’s Final Four, the1993 NCAA Men’s Basketball West Regional and the 1984 West Regional Women’sBasketball Championship. Hedges was instrumental in bringing the 1992 Division IWomen’s Final Four to Los Angeles. At USC, she was administratively responsible for the1988 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship and the 1990 Division I Men’s TennisChampionship.

Before going to USC in 1973, Hedges coached gymnastics and taught physical edu-cation at the University of Arizona. During her five years with the Wildcats, Hedgescoached her team to three conference championships and assisted in integratingwomen’s athletic programs into the University’s athletic structure. Prior to arriving atArizona, Hedges coached gymnastics and taught physical education at high schools inWyoming and Colorado.

Hedges received her bachelor’s degree in physical education from Arizona StateUniversity in 1963, where she was honored as the University’s outstanding physical edu-cation major while also being named to Who’s Who in American Colleges andUniversities. She received her master’s from the University of Arizona in 1971.

Hedges was born August 23, 1937, in Glendale, Arizona. She and her husband,John, have two grown children, Mark and Gregg.

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS BARBARA HEDGES

INTERIM UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DR. LEE L. HUNTSMAN

Dr. Lee L. Huntsman was appointed interim president ofthe UW on Nov. 4, 2002.Huntsman has served as UW provost and vice president

for academic affairs since March 1997. As the University’schief academic and budgetary officer, he has provided leader-ship in educational and curriculum development, formulationand allocation of capital and operating budgets, academic andadministrative personnel matters, allocation of space, long-range strategic planning, and management of the University’sresearch programs. The provost serves as deputy to the UWpresident and provides advice and assistance to the president,the deans and the faculty in these matters.

Huntsman, who joined the UW faculty in 1968, holds the facultyappointment of professor of bioengineering. He served as director of the

Center for Bioengineering (now Department ofBioengineering) from 1980 to 1996. He also served as associ-ate dean for scientific affairs in the School of Medicine from1993 to 1996, when he became acting provost. His laborato-ry’s research, which received continuous funding from theNational Institutes of Health, applied principles of engineeringto biology and medicine in the measurement and regulation ofthe cardiovascular system.

He received a bachelor of science degree in electricalengineering from Stanford University in 1963 and a Ph.D. inbiomedical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in1968. Huntsman is a fellow of the American Association for

the Advancement of Science and the American Institute of Medical andBiological Engineering.

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Keith Gilbertson (head coach), John Pettas (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), Tim Hundley (co-defensive coordinator/linebackers), Phil Snow (co-defensive coordinator/cornerbacks),

Dan Cozzetto (offensive line), Randy Hart (defensive line), Chuck Heater (running backs), Cornell Jackson (safeties), Bobby Kennedy (wide receivers), Scott Pelluer (tight ends/special teams

coordinator), Reggie Moore (offensive graduate assistant), Theron Aych (defensive graduate assistant).

No. Name (Letters Won) Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Birthday Yr Exp. Hometown (High School/JC)45 Wilson Afoa DE 6-3 275 3/24/85 Fr. HS Honolulu, HI (Saint Louis)41 Brandon Ala DE 6-3 225 1/23/84 Fr.* RS Waianae, HI (Kamehameha)55 Tui Alailefaleula (2) DT 6-4 315 11/5/82 Jr. 2V Anchorage, AK (Bartlett)3 Roc Alexander (3) CB 6-0 195 9/23/81 Sr. 3V Colorado Springs, CO (Wasson)

24 Rich Alexis (3) TB 6-0 220 5/6/81 Sr. 3V Coral Springs, FL (Pope John Paul II)46 Holo Aonga OLB 6-0 235 7/18/84 Fr.* HS Reno, NV (Reno)72 Todd Bachert (3) C 6-4 300 9/30/80 Sr.* 3V Mission Viejo, CA (Mission Viejo)37 Scott Ballew TB 5-11 195 7/11/83 Fr.* SQ Austin, TX (Westlake)89 Ben Bandel TE 6-7 260 9/11/83 Fr.* RS Murrieta, CA (Murrieta Vlly.)65 Khalif Barnes (2) OT 6-5 300 4/21/82 Jr.* 2V Spring Valley, CA (Mount Miguel)27 Evan Benjamin (1) SS 6-0 205 1/29/83 So.* 1V Redmond, WA (Redmond)87 Jason Benn TE 6-5 245 5/6/84 Fr.* RS Edmonds, WA (O’Dea)69 Erik Berglund OT 6-6 280 2/17/85 Fr. HS Beaverton, OR (Beaverton)43 Owen Biddle (3) SS 5-10 190 10/1/80 Sr.* 3V Bellevue, WA (Bellevue)47 Tahj Bomar ILB 6-2 215 3/17/85 Fr. HS Kent, WA (Kentwood)11 Carl Bonnell QB 6-3 200 9/20/83 Fr. HS Kent, WA (Kentwood)76 Justin Booker (1) OT 6-2 300 12/4/79 Sr.* 1V Seattle, WA (Renton)4 Derrick Bradley CB 5-9 170 6/3/84 Fr. HS Everett, WA (Kamiak)

14 Michael Braunstein PK 5-6 180 10/29/84 Fr. HS Gilbert, AZ (Gilbert)79 Ryan Brooks (2) OT 6-6 290 2/25/82 Jr.* 2V Richland, WA (Richland)86 Sterling Brown WR 6-4 195 2/11/82 Jr.* HS Woodinville, WA (Woodinville)48 Ryan Campbell ILB 5-10 205 11/4/83 Fr.* SQ Bellevue, WA (Eastside Cath.)34 Greg Carothers (3) OLB 6-2 235 7/13/81 Sr. 3V Helena, MT (Helena Capital)32 Craig Chambers WR 6-3 200 6/26/85 Fr. HS Mill Creek, WA (Jackson)16 Jeffrey Clay PK 6-0 180 2/18/81 Sr. SQ Lynnwood, WA (Lynnwood)12 Matt Coombs FB 6-0 205 1/28/85 Fr. HS Bellevue, WA (Bellevue)88 Marquis Cooper (3) ILB 6-4 215 3/11/82 Sr. 3V Gilbert, AZ (Highland)85 Dash Crutchley TE 6-6 250 10/5/83 Fr.* RS Temecula, CA (Chaparral)5 Sam Cunningham (2) CB 6-0 180 4/23/82 Jr. 2V Los Angeles, CA (Westchester)

19 Quintin Daniels WR 6-0 195 3/29/85 Fr. HS Los Angeles, CA (Loyola)74 Stanley Daniels OG 6-4 285 11/30/84 Fr.* RS San Diego, CA (Marian Cath.)30 Jake Darling S 5-10 190 7/25/84 Fr. HS Snohomish, WA (Snohomish)78 Dan Dicks (2) OG 6-6 315 7/28/81 Jr.* 2V Bellevue, WA (Bellevue)39 Ricardo DoValle PK 6-0 195 8/4/82 Jr.* SQ Richland, WA (Richland)17 Sean Douglas P 6-1 200 7/1/84 Fr. HS Bellevue, NE (Bellevue East)29 Cody Ellis CB 6-0 175 4/14/84 Fr. HS Puyallup, WA (Puyallup)22 Ty Eriks (1) FB/DE 6-2 230 5/27/82 So.* SQ Seattle, WA (O’Dea)37 Garth Erickson P 6-1 165 11/30/80 Sr. SQ Spokane, WA (Gonzaga Prep)41 Dan Foafoa FB/LB 5-11 235 8/22/84 Fr. HS Tacoma, WA (Lincoln)6 Matt Fountaine CB 5-11 180 6/26/84 Fr.* RS Oakland, CA (Bishop O’Dowd)

10 Charles Frederick (2) WR 6-0 180 2/2/82 Jr. 2V Lake Worth, FL (Pope John Paul II)35 Tim Galloway (2) ILB 6-2 235 9/4/81 Jr.* 2V Auburn, WA (Auburn)58 Juan Garcia OG 6-3 275 4/24/84 Fr. HS Yakima, WA (Eisenhower)81 Andy Heater (1) TE 6-3 260 4/9/82 So.* 1V Snohomish, WA (Snohomish)11 Chris Hemphill FS 6-6 210 1/1/86 Fr. HS Gardena, CA (Junipero Serra)14 Ben Heubschman QB 6-2 220 5/4/84 Fr. HS Vancouver, WA (Mountain View)13 Ben Hoefer PK 5-9 170 5/29/84 Fr.* SQ Woodinville, WA (Woodinville)56 Manase Hopoi (1) DE 6-4 265 9/23/83 Jr. 1V Sacramento, CA (Valley)8 Kenny James TB 5-10 215 4/14/84 Fr.* RS Dos Palos, CA (Dos Palos)

54 Jens Jellen OT 6-5 270 2/25/83 So.* SQ Seattle, WA (Nathan Hale)21 Derrick Johnson (2) CB 6-0 185 2/9/82 Sr.* 2V Riverside, CA (Notre Dame)99 Terry Johnson (2) DT 6-4 285 12/7/81 Sr. 2V Tempe, AZ (McClintock)10 Evan Knudson PK 6-0 185 5/28/83 Jr. SQ Lacey, WA (North Thurston)42 Tyler Krambrink (3) OLB 6-1 210 10/31/80 Sr.* 3V Eatonville, WA (Eatonville)86 Graham Lasee (1) DE 6-5 265 3/7/82 So.* 1V Bellingham, WA (Sehome)52 Robert Lewis OLB 6-3 205 9/18/85 Fr. HS Van Nuys, CA (Montclair Coll. Prep)51 Brandon Leyritz OG 6-3 300 10/19/82 So.* SQ Bellevue, WA (Eastside Cath.)53 Joe Lobendahn (2) ILB 5-10 225 2/15/83 Jr. 2V Honolulu, HI (Saint Louis)

No. Name (Letters Won) Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Birthday Yr Exp. Hometown (High School/JC)82 Jon Lyon TE 6-6 260 9/19/81 Jr. TR Carmel, CA (Carmel/Saddleback CC)75 Chad Macklin OT 6-7 285 7/13/85 Fr. HS Visalia, CA (Golden West)97 Mike Mapu DE 6-3 260 7/24/83 Jr. TR Pago Pago, Amer. Samoa (Faga’itua/Mesa CC)28 Chris Massey (3) CB 5-11 180 2/24/81 Sr.* 3V Moreno Valley, CA (Valley View)91 Donny Mateaki DE 6-5 260 10/6/83 Fr.* RS Honolulu, HI (Iolani)32 Mike McEvoy ILB 6-1 215 8/17/82 Jr. SQ Bellingham, WA (Sehome)68 Robin Meadow (1) OG 6-6 295 8/4/83 So.* 1V San Fran., CA (DeLaSalle)29 Lukas Michener WR 6-1 170 7/30/82 Jr. SQ Spanaway, WA (Spanaway Lake)98 Dan Milsten DE 6-5 275 4/22/83 Fr.* RS Tacoma, WA (Rogers)36 Mike Mizuha DE 6-1 230 9/6/84 Fr. HS Edmonds, WA (Edmonds-Woodway)38 Durrell Moss SS 6-1 185 12/17/84 Fr. HS Orange, CA (Orange)93 William Murphy DE 6-2 245 11/15/82 So. SQ Spokane, WA (Central Valley)87 Joel Nelson DL 6-3 240 2/18/85 Fr. HS Seattle, WA (Ballard)23 B.J. Newberry (1) FS 6-0 205 8/20/80 Jr.* 2V Sumner, WA (Sumner)26 Jimmy Newell (2) FS 6-1 190 6/17/81 Jr.* 2V Port Orchard, WA (South Kitsap)67 Nick Newton (3) OG 6-5 330 11/5/80 Sr.* 3V Buckley, WA (White River)60 T.J. Orthmeyer OG 6-0 290 11/23/81 Jr. SQ Arlington, WA (Arlington)50 Mark Palaita ILB 5-10 230 8/14/83 So.* HS Waupahu, HI (Kennedy, Seattle)15 Casey Paus (1) QB 6-5 215 3/27/83 So.* 1V New Lenox, IL (Lincoln Way)3 Cody Pickett (4) QB 6-4 225 6/30/80 Sr.* 4V Caldwell, ID (Caldwell)

88 Clayton Ramsey (1) WR 6-0 185 10/12/80 Sr.* SQ Seattle, WA (Bishop Blanchet)9 Louis Rankin TB 6-0 190 5/4/85 Fr. HS Stockton, CA (Lincoln)

95 Jordan Reffett DT 6-6 275 9/9/83 Fr. HS Moses Lake, WA (Moses Lake)80 Justin Robbins (1) WR 6-0 185 7/19/82 Jr.* 1V Olympia, WA (River Ridge)92 Chris Rohrbach WR 6-1 175 2/6/85 Fr. HS Edmonds, WA (Meadowdale)40 Eric Roy (1) SS 6-0 200 3/9/83 Jr.* 1V Silverdale, WA (Central Kitsap)12 Anthony Russo WR 5-11 175 9/10/84 Fr. HS Tacoma, WA (Lakes)61 Tusi Sa’au OG 6-2 300 12/12/82 So.* SQ Seattle, WA (Rainier Beach)7 Shelton Sampson TB 5-11 190 1/14/84 Fr.* RS Lakewood, WA (Clover Park)

16 Adam Seery (2) FB 6-2 220 11/27/80 Sr.* 2V Albuquerque, NM (El Dorado)21 Sonny Shackelford WR 6-1 180 4/13/85 Fr. HS Beverly Hills, CA (Beverly Hills)70 Jason Simonson (2) OG 6-4 315 1/7/81 Sr.* 2V Olympia, WA (Olympia)9 Clarence Simpson CB 6-1 185 3/20/85 Fr. HS Sylmar, CA (Sylmar)

25 James Sims Jr. (1) FS 6-1 200 2/14/83 So.* 1V Las Vegas, NV (Valley)42 Chris Singleton (2) TB 6-0 205 11/4/82 Jr. 2V Fontana, CA (Etiwanda)6 Jordan Slye WR 6-5 205 6/16/84 Fr.* RS Seattle, WA (Franklin)

13 Charles Smith WR 6-0 185 3/18/85 Fr. HS LaMesa, CA (Helix)18 Jordan Stair S 6-1 195 7/18/85 Fr. HS Des Moines, WA (Mt. Rainier)4 Isaiah Stanback QB/SB 6-3 200 8/16/84 Fr.* RS Seattle, WA (Garfield)

59 Jerome Stevens (3) DT 6-3 295 10/19/80 Sr. 3V Oxnard, CA (Rio Mesa)17 Felix Sweetman QB 6-2 225 10/26/83 Fr.* SQ Lakewood, WA (Lakes)45 Brian Tawney OLB 6-2 220 2/14/78 So. SQ Fall City, WA (Eastlake)31 Kim Taylor CB 6-0 185 4/20/82 Fr.* RS Long Beach, CA (Long Beach Poly)57 Mike Thompson C 6-2 270 2/9/82 Sr. SQ Englewood, CO (Cherry Creek)71 Francisco Tipoti (1) OT 6-5 325 3/4/82 Sr.* SQ Honolulu, HI (McKinley/CC of SF)83 Joe Toledo (1) TE 6-6 285 10/20/82 So.* 1V Encinitas, CA (La Costa Canyon)20 Kyle Trew ILB 6-1 215 12/19/84 Fr. HS Edmonds, WA (Edmonds-Woodway)5 Zach Tuiasosopo (2) FB 6-2 240 12/19/81 Jr.* 2V Woodinville, WA (Woodinville)

84 Casey Tyler DE 6-6 285 7/25/85 Fr. HS Edmonds, WA (Edmonds-Woodway)50 Brad Vanneman (1) C 6-3 300 6/25/82 So.* 1V Issaquah, WA (Issaquah)63 Clay Walker OG 6-4 290 5/13/84 Fr.* RS Scottsdale, AZ (Horizon)1 C.J. Wallace SS 6-0 195 4/17/85 Fr. HS Sacramento, CA (Grant Union)

49 Ben Warren ILB 6-0 215 6/19/84 Fr.* SQ Vancouver, WA (Mountain View)7 Scott White ILB 6-1 225 10/25/84 Fr.* RS Lemon Grove, CA (Mission Bay)

20 Bobby Whithorne WR 6-1 180 2/2/85 Fr. HS Santa Margarita, CA (Santa Marg. Cath.)18 Corey Williams WR 6-1 190 10/22/84 Fr. HS Las Vegas, NV (Las Vegas)1 Reggie Williams (2) WR 6-4 225 5/17/83 Jr. 2V Lakewood, WA (Lakes)

24 Isaak Woldeit P 5-11 185 1/6/82 Jr.* SQ Lynnwood, WA (Mariner)

2003 WASHINGTON FOOTBALL ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

COACHING STAFFCOACHING STAFF

Roster Key:( ) Indicates letters won* indicates redshirt season utilized SQ - Squad member, has not played in a gameRS - Redshirted previous season TR - Transferred to UW from previous playing season.1V - Indicates number of years on varsity in which player has appeared in at least one game.

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HUSKY PROFILE / LAURA HODGSON

by Jonathan Price

n 34 years, no Husky cross-country run-ner had ever earned a victory in their colle-

giate debut.Enter Laura Hodgson.

The Husky ran away from the field at the sea-son-opening Emerald City Invitational in 2002,crossing the 5000-meter course in 17 minutes,41 seconds for an 18-second victory in her first-ever collegiate race.

The question could be heard on the lips ofcross country fans throughout the Northwest —“Where did that come from?”

To answer that question, one must travel toSpokane, Wash., where Hodgson first nurturedher athletic talent. Athleticism is not lacking in theHodgson family. Both parents enjoy playing tennisin their free time, while her father, J.C., playedfootball at Division-III Bethel College in Kansas.

After playing softball and running track injunior high, a friend challenged Hodgson to runcross country in the fall for North Central HighSchool.

“She convinced me to run 500 miles the sum-mer before my freshman year,” says Hodgson,now a Husky sophomore. “The coach had a 500-mile club, where you would get jackets if youwere able to make it.”

Hodgson completed the 500 miles, andearned the jacket — and a cross country careerwas born.

Once at North Central, it didn’t take longbefore the jacket was pushed aside to make roomfor Hodgson’s numerous accolades.

“My coach told me during my sophomoreyear that I would be a state champion by the timethat I was a senior,” she says. “I wasn’t quite surewhat he was talking about, but I felt like I couldwin state.”

Hodgson took fourth at the meet in 2000 andthird in 2001, leading North Central to a sweep ofthe league, district and state titles as a senior.

“It was a lot of fun, because the girl that con-vinced me to run in junior high was actually inthe same grade as me, so we were able to sharethe state championship,” she says.

Despite injuries to her foot and calf, Hodgsonremained consistent throughout her career, earn-ing All-Greater Spokane League honors fourtimes, and adding a second-place state finish inthe 3,200 meters in 2002.

The sports arena, however, was not the only

one in which Hodgson excelled. TheUW math major earned valedictori-an honors with a 4.0 grade-pointaverage, and qualified as a soloiston the french horn for the 2002State Solo/Ensemble competition.

“At first it was sort of hardto balance everything, and Iwould become exhausted tothe point where I wasn’t run-ning well,” she recalls. “A lot ofpeople thought that I was crazy,but by the time that I was asenior I was really able to makethings work.”

Her combined excellence inathletics and academics openedmany doors for Hodgson when itcame time to choose a college. Sheoriginally targeted small-townschools, but made a visit toWashington nonetheless.

“When I came on my recruitingvisit to the University of Washington, Ijust loved the team and the visit wentreally well,” she says. “When I camehome I told my parents, ‘I want to goto UW.’”

It was still three weeks before thestart of school when Hodgson dustedthe field at the Emerald CityInvitational. Though excited by hervictory, Hodgson worried aboutupstaging her veteran teammates.

“It’s tough for a freshman towin right away,” she says. “I wor-ried that some of the upper classmen might notlike it too much. I did well, though, because I wasready to compete, and was really fit coming intothe year.”

For the Husky women, however, who havereached the NCAA Championships for six-straightseasons, Hodgson’s victory was a sign that the UWwould not suffer greatly from the loss of threeseniors at the close of the 2002-03 season.Hodgson placed 32nd at her first Pac-10 CrossCountry Championships, and earned a spot on theU.S. Junior team at the World Cross CountryChampionships with a second-place finish at theU.S. Junior Nationals in February.

Only a sophomore, Hodgson finds herself inthe odd position of veteran on a team featuringfive freshmen among its top-seven runners.

Ironically, it was one of those freshmen, BriannaMcLeod, who captured the Emerald CityInvitational title this season, duplicatingHodgson’s rare feat of a year before. Despite hernew role on the team, Hodgson’s strategy hasn’tchanged.

“I continually seek to improve, and my bestraces come when I am aggressive off the gun,”she says. “My love for the sport just keeps grow-ing. No matter what level you’re at you can alwayschallenge yourself.”

Hodgson has challenged herself this season toearn a top-20 finish at the NCAA Championshipsand garner All-America honors, and she believesshe is on track.

She’s made a junior high teammate, a highschool coach, and a whole team of Huskiesbelievers as well.

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Hodgson ran second atthe U.S. Junior NationalChampionships inFebruary, earning a tripto the World CrossCountry Championshipsin Switzerland.

Athree-year letterwinner from 1991-93, D’Marco Farrhelped Washington build one of the most dominant

defenses in college football history en route to threestraight Rose Bowls and a national championship,in 1991.

In no year was Farr more impressive than in1993, when the defensive lineman racked up19 tackles for-loss — then the fourth-highesttotal in UW history — including four in onegame, against the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Farr was recognized for his excellencewith the 1993 Morris Trophy, presentedto the Pac-10’s most dominant offensiveand defensive linemen, and was invited toplay in the 1994 East-West Shrine Game.

A free-agent signee of the Los AngelesRams in 1994, Farr soon became knownas one of the NFL’s top defensive tackles,totaling 36.5 sacks in eight seasonsbefore retiring in 2000 to be with hisfamily.

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Answers tocrossword puzzlefound on page 53

Test your Husky knowledge. Name all these members of the Husky Hall of FameAcross

1 Baseball 1928 - 30 (3)2 Basketball 1932 - 34 (3)5 1975 mile relay team member (6)7 1953 basketball team member (8)8 Swimming 1970 - 73 (7)

10 1940 men’s 8-oared crew member (12)13 1936 men’s 8-oared crew member (5)15 Football 1949- 50, 1952 (8)18 Basketball 1965-57, 1959 (4)19 Basketball 1974 - 77 (7)20 Basketball, football, track

1930 - 32 (7)22 Football 1975 - 77 (4)23 Basketball 1918 - 20 (4)24 Baseball 1920 - 22 (8)25 Baseball 1923 - 46 (6)

Down 1 1940 men’s 8-oared crew member (8)2 Baseball/tennis 1920 - 26 (7)3 Football assistant 1912 (5)

4 Basketball 1934 - 37 (4)6 Football 1938 - 40 (5)

9 1923 men’s 8-oared crew member (4)10 1936 men’s 8-oared crew member (3)11 Track 1976 - 79 (7)12 Track 1928 - 31 (7)14 1953 basketball team member (5)15 Football 1940 - 42 (8)16 Track 1925 - 27 (9)17 Football administrator 1919 - 21,

1922 - 29, 1936 - 41 (7)18 1981 women’s 8-oared crew member (6)

21 Football 1989 - 91 (6)

Crossword puzzle compiled byJo Anne Hume, Husky Fever

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HUSKIES BY THE NUMBERS

No. Name (Letters won) . . . . . . .Pos.1 C.J. Wallace . . . . . . . . . . . .SS1 Reggie Williams (2) . . . . .WR3 Cody Pickett (4) . . . . . . . . .QB3 Roc Alexander (3) . . . . . . .CB4 Derrick Bradley . . . . . . . . .CB4 Isaiah Stanback . . . . .QB/SB5 Sam Cunningham (2) . . . . .CB5 Zach Tuiasosopo (2) . . . . .FB6 Matt Fountaine . . . . . . . . .CB6 Jordan Slye . . . . . . . . . . . .WR7 Shelton Sampson . . . . . . .TB7 Scott White . . . . . . . . . . . .ILB 8 Kenny James . . . . . . . . . . .TB9 Louis Rankin . . . . . . . . . . . .TB9 Clarence Simpson . . . . . . .CB

10 Charles Frederick (2) . . . .WR10 Evan Knudson . . . . . . . . . .PK11 Carl Bonnell . . . . . . . . . . . .QB 11 Chris Hemphill . . . . . . . . . .FS12 Matt Coombs . . . . . . . . . . .FB12 Anthony Russo . . . . . . . . .WR13 Ben Hoefer . . . . . . . . . . . .PK13 Charles Smith . . . . . . . . . .WR14 Michael Braunstein . . . . .PK14 Ben Heubschman . . . . . . .QB15 Casey Paus (1) . . . . . . . . . .QB16 Jeffrey Clay . . . . . . . . . . . .PK16 Adam Seery (2) . . . . . . . . . .FB

17 Sean Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . .P17 Felix Sweetman . . . . . . . . .QB18 Jordan Stair . . . . . . . . . . . . .S18 Corey Williams . . . . . . . . .WR19 Quintin Daniels . . . . . . . . .WR20 Kyle Trew . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ILB20 Bobby Whithorne . . . . . . .WR21 Derrick Johnson (2) . . . . .CB21 Sonny Shackelford . . . . .WR22 Ty Eriks (1) . . . . . . . . . . .FB/DE23 B.J. Newberry (1) . . . . . . . .FS24 Rich Alexis (3) . . . . . . . . . .TB24 Isaak Woldeit . . . . . . . . . . . .P25 James Sims Jr. (1) . . . . . . .FS26 Jimmy Newell (2) . . . . . . . .FS27 Evan Benjamin (1) . . . . . . .SS28 Chris Massey (3) . . . . . . . .CB29 Cody Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CB29 Lukas Michener . . . . . . . .WR30 Jake Darling . . . . . . . . . . . . .S31 Kim Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CB32 Craig Chambers . . . . . . . .WR32 Mike McEvoy . . . . . . . . . .ILB34 Greg Carothers (3) . . . . .OLB35 Tim Galloway (2) . . . . . . . .ILB36 Mike Mizuha . . . . . . . . . . . .DE37 Scott Ballew . . . . . . . . . . . .TB38 Durrell Moss . . . . . . . . . . . .SS39 Ricardo DoValle . . . . . . . . .PK

40 Eric Roy (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . .SS41 Brandon Ala . . . . . . . . . . . .DE41 Dan Foafoa . . . . . . . . . .FB/LB42 Chris Singleton (2) . . . . . . .TB42 Tyler Krambrink (3) . . . . .OLB43 Owen Biddle (3) . . . . . . . . .SS45 Wilson Afoa . . . . . . . . . . . .DE45 Brian Tawney . . . . . . . . . .OLB46 Holo Aonga . . . . . . . . . . .OLB47 Tahj Bomar . . . . . . . . . . . . .ILB48 Ryan Campbell . . . . . . . . .ILB49 Ben Warren . . . . . . . . . . . .ILB50 Mark Palaita . . . . . . . . . . .ILB50 Brad Vanneman (1) . . . . . . .C51 Brandon Leyritz . . . . . . . . .OG52 Robert Lewis . . . . . . . . . .OLB53 Joe Lobendahn (2) . . . . . .ILB54 Jens Jellen . . . . . . . . . . . . .OT55 Tui Alailefaleula (2) . . . . . .DT56 Manase Hopoi (1) . . . . . . .DE57 Mike Thompson . . . . . . . . . .C58 Juan Garcia . . . . . . . . . . . .OG59 Jerome Stevens (3) . . . . . .DT60 T.J. Orthmeyer . . . . . . . . . .OG61 Tusi Sa’au . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OG63 Clay Walker . . . . . . . . . . . .OG65 Khalif Barnes (2) . . . . . . . .OT67 Nick Newton (3) . . . . . . . .OG68 Robin Meadow (1) . . . . . . .OG

69 Erik Berglund . . . . . . . . . . .OT70 Jason Simonson (2) . . . . .OG71 Francisco Tipoti (1) . . . . . .OT72 Todd Bachert (3) . . . . . . . . . .C74 Stanley Daniels . . . . . . . . .OG75 Chad Macklin . . . . . . . . . . .OT76 Justin Booker (1) . . . . . . . .OT78 Dan Dicks (2) . . . . . . . . . . .OG79 Ryan Brooks (2) . . . . . . . . .OT80 Justin Robbins . . . . . . . . .WR81 Andy Heater (1) . . . . . . . . .TE82 Jon Lyon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TE83 Joe Toledo (1) . . . . . . . . . . .TE84 Casey Tyler . . . . . . . . . . . . .DE85 Dash Crutchley . . . . . . . . . .TE86 Sterling Brown . . . . . . . . .WR86 Graham Lasee (1) . . . . . . .DE87 Joel Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . .DL87 Jason Benn . . . . . . . . . . . . .TE88 Marquis Cooper (3) . . . . .ILB88 Clayton Ramsey (1) . . . . .WR89 Ben Bandel . . . . . . . . . . . . .TE91 Donny Mateaki . . . . . . . . . .DE92 Chris Rohrbach . . . . . . . . .WR 93 William Murphy . . . . . . . . .DE95 Jordan Reffett . . . . . . . . . .DT97 Mike Mapu . . . . . . . . . . . . .DE98 Dan Milsten . . . . . . . . . . . .DE99 Terry Johnson (2) . . . . . . . .DT

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DUCKS BY THE NUMBERS

No. Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pos.1 Samie Parker . . . . . . . . . .WR2 Marques Binns . . . . . . . . .CB2 Jordan Carey . . . . . . . . . .WR3 Demetrius Spates . . . . .ROV4 Steven Moore . . . . . . . . . .CB5 Aaron Gipson . . . . . . . . . . .CB6 Demetrius Williams . . . .WR7 Stephen Clayton . . . . . . .ROV8 Keith Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . .WR9 Ryan Gilliam . . . . . . . . . . . .CB

10 Scott Vossmeyer . . . . . . .ILB11 Kellen Clemens . . . . . . . . .QB11 Charles Favroth . . . . . . . . .CB12 Jason Fife . . . . . . . . . . . . .QB13 Johnny DuRocher . . . . . . .QB14 Sam Hughes . . . . . . . . . . .CB15 Marc Walker . . . . . . . . . . .CB16 Keith Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . .FS17 Rodney Woods . . . . . . . . . .CB17 Adam Hazel . . . . . . . . . . . .QB18 Ramone Reed . . . . . . . . . .ILB19 Brady Leaf . . . . . . . . . . . . .QB20 Kenny Washington . . . . . .TB21 David Martin . . . . . . . . . .OLB22 Chris Vincent . . . . . . . . . . .TB

23 Marley Tucker . . . . . . . . .ROV24 Terrence Whitehead . . . . .TB25 Jared Siegel . . . . . . . . . . . .PK26 Kyle Weatherspoon . . . . .WR 26 Caleb Rexius . . . . . . . . . . .CB27 Ryan Shaw . . . . . . . . . . . . .TB28 J.D. Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . .FS28 Sol Rexius . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TB29 Parris Moore . . . . . . . . . .ROV29 Tony Salazar . . . . . . . . . . .WR30 Quinn Dorsey . . . . . . . . . . .DE31 Justin Phinisee . . . . . . . . . .FS32 Matt Floberg . . . . . . . . . . . .FB33 Rob Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . .ILB33 Luke Rowley . . . . . . . . . . . .FB34 A.J. Tuitele . . . . . . . . . . . .OLB34 Saladine Washington . . . .TB35 Erik Cheney . . . . . . . . . . . . .FB36 Paul Martinez . . . . . . . . . . . .P36 Andiel Brown . . . . . . . . . . .TB37 Justin Andrews . . . . . . . . .ILB39 Kevin Mitchell . . . . . . . . . .ILB40 Luke Bellotti . . . . . . . . . . . .PK41 Josh Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . .TE42 Robert Bolliger . . . . . . . . . .FB42 Brent Haberly . . . . . . . . . .ILB

43 Mike Proulx . . . . . . . . . . . .ILB44 Dante Rosario . . . . . . . . . . .FB45 Matt Toeaina . . . . . . . . . . .DT47 Chris Solomona . . . . . . . . .DE48 Ryan Loftin . . . . . . . . . . .TE/LS49 Marcus Miller . . . . . . . . . .ILB50 Ramond White . . . . . . . . .ILB51 Steve Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . .OLB52 Jerry Matson . . . . . . . . . . .ILB53 Igor Olshansky . . . . . . .DE/DT54 Reggie Kerney . . . . . . . . .OLB56 Victor Filipe . . . . . . . . . . . . .DE57 Jonathan Levine . . . . . . . .ILB59 Ian Reynoso . . . . . . . . . . . .OG60 Joey Forster . . . . . . . . . . . .OG61 Josh Tschirgi . . . . . . . . . . .OL62 Jermaine Randolph . . . . . .OT63 Dan Weaver . . . . . . . . . . . . .C64 Chris Dearmon . . . . . . . . . .OG65 Josh Atkins . . . . . . . . . . . . .OT66 Sean Cullen . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL67 John Pope . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DT68 Shawn Perkins . . . . . . . . . .OL69 Josh Thomas-Dotson . . . .DE70 Josh Hagemeyer . . . . . .OG/C72 Adam Snyder . . . . . . . . .OT/G

74 Nick Steitz . . . . . . . . . . . . .OG76 Enoka Lucas . . . . . . . . . . . . .C77 Michael DeLaGrange . . . .OT78 Nick Federico . . . . . . . . . . .LS79 Robin Knebel . . . . . . . . .C/OT80 Kellen Taylor . . . . . . . . . . .WR81 Brian Paysinger . . . . . . . .WR82 Dan Kause . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TE83 Marcus Maxwell . . . . . . .WR84 Anthony Trucks . . . . . . . .OLB85 Tim Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TE86 Eddie Whitaker . . . . . . . . . .TE87 Alex Mercier . . . . . . . . . . .WR88 Nate LiaBraaten . . . . . . . . .TE89 Garren Strong . . . . . . . . . .WR90 Dustin Holmes . . . . . . . . . .DT91 Chris Annis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P92 Devan Long . . . . . . . . . . . . .DE93 Drew Larson . . . . . . . . . . . . .P94 Junior Siavii . . . . . . . . . . . .DT95 Darius Sanders . . . . . . . . .DE96 Haloti Ngata . . . . . . . . . . . .DT97 Kaman Poole . . . . . . . . . . .DE98 Nuvraj Bassi . . . . . . . . . . . .DT99 Robby Valenzuela . . . . . . .DT

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School)

8 Allen, Keith WR 6-1 210 Jr. 2L* Torrance, Calif. (West Torrance HS)

37 Andrews, Justin LB 6-1 236 So. SQ* San Pedro, Calif. (San Pedro HS)

91 Annis, Chris P 6-0 193 Fr. RS* Tigard, Ore. (Tigard HS)

65 Atkins, Josh OT 6-6 317 Jr. SQ* Gresham, Ore. (Barlow HS)

98 Bassi, Nuvraj DT 6-6 289 So. SQ* Surrey, British Columbia (North Delta HS)

40 Bellotti, Luke PK 5-9 162 Fr. HS Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS)

2 Binns, Marques CB 5-11 163 So. 1L Los Angeles, Calif. (Dorsey HS)

42 Bolliger, Robert FB 6-1 234 Fr. HS Sherwood, Ore. (Sherwood HS)

36 Brown, Andiel TB 5-10 184 Fr. HS Portland, Ore. (Cleveland HS)

2 Carey, Jordan WR 5-11 200 Fr. HS Olympia, Wash. (Capital HS)

35 Cheney, Erik FB 6-1 221 Sr. SQ* Junction City, Ore. (Junction City HS)

7 Clayton, Stephen ROV 5-11 193 Jr. 2L* Beaverton, Ore. (Westview HS)

11 Clemens, Kellen QB 6-2 210 So. SQ* Burns, Ore. (Burns HS)

66 Cullen, Sean OL 6-2 270 Fr. HS Janesville, Wis. (Craig HS)

85 Day, Tim TE 6-4 267 So. 1L* Las Vegas, Nev. (Western HS)

64 Dearmon, Chris OG 6-2 278 Fr. RS* Central Point, Ore. (Crater HS)

77 DeLaGrange, Michael OT 6-6 340 Jr. 1L* Grants Pass, Ore. (Grants Pass HS)

38 DePalo, Ryan S 6-1 184 Fr. HS Beaverton, Ore. (Southridge HS)

30 Dorsey, Quinn DE 6-4 275 Sr.RS2L* Denver, Colo. (Manual HS)

13 DuRocher, Johnny QB 6-4 210 Fr. HS Graham, Wash. (Bethel HS)

11 Favroth, Charles CB 5-11 185 Jr. 1L* Antioch, Calif. (De La Salle HS)

78 Federico, Nick LS 5-11 240 So. SQ* Salem, Ore. (South Salem)

12 Fife, Jason QB 6-4 222 Sr. 1L* Lake Elsinore, CA (Temescal Canyon HS)

56 Filipe, Victor DE 6-3 301 Fr. HS Salt Lake City, Utah (Highland HS)

32 Floberg, Matt FB 6-3 250 Sr. 2L* Portland, Ore. (Jesuit HS)

60 Forster, Joey OG 6-5 295 Sr. 3L* Salem, Ore. (South Salem HS)

9 Gilliam, Ryan CB 5-9 161 Fr. HS Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln HS)

5 Gipson, Aaron CB 5-9 183 So. 1L Fontana, Calif. (Etiwanda HS)

42 Haberly, Brent ILB 6-0 225 Fr. RS* Cottage Grove, Ore. (Cottage Grove HS)

70 Hagemeyer, Josh OG/C 6-4 290 So. SQ* Grants Pass, Ore. (Hidden Valley HS)

33 Hamilton, Rob ILB 6-2 230 Fr. RS* Inglewood, Calif. (Westchester HS)

17 Hazel, Adam QB 6-3 194 Fr. RS* Roseburg, Ore. (Roseburg HS)

90 Holmes, Dustin DT 6-2 273 Fr. HS Dexter, Ore. (Pleasant Hill HS)

14 Hughes, Sam CB 5-10 190 Sr. 1L Chester, S.C. (Chester HS/San Jose City Coll.)

82 Kause, Dan TE 6-4 246 Fr. HS Villa Park, Calif. (Servite HS)

54 Kerney, Reggie OLB 6-2 200 Fr. RS* Portland, Ore. (Benson HS)

79 Knebel, Robin C/OT 6-6 319 Jr. 1L* Roseburg, Ore. (Roseburg HS)

93 Larson, Drew P 6-2 199 Fr. RS* Pendleton, Ore. (Pendleton HS)

19 Leaf, Brady QB 6-5 210 Fr. HS Great Falls, Mont. (C.M. Russell HS)

57 Levine, Jonathan ILB 6-3 230 Fr. RS* Greenbrae, Calif. (Redwood HS)

16 Lewis, Keith FS 6-1 200 Sr. 3L Sacramento, Calif. (Valley HS)

88 LiaBraaten, Nate TE 6-4 245 So. SQ* Bend, Ore. (Bend HS)

48 Loftin, Ryan TE/LS 6-4 248 Jr. 2L* Hughson, Calif. (Hughson HS)

92 Long, Devan DE 6-4 261 So. 1L* Anacortes, Wash. (Anacortes HS)

76 Lucas, Enoka C 6-3 296 Fr. RS* Honolulu, Hawaii (Kamehameha HS)

51 Lynn, Steve OLB 5-11 209 Fr. RS* Pleasant Hill, Calif. (College Park HS)

21 Martin, David OLB 6-0 218 Sr. 1L* Clayton, CA (De La Salle HS/Los Medanos Coll.)

36 Martinez, Paul P 6-1 203 Fr. HS Danville, Calif. (San Ramon Valley HS)

52 Matson, Jerry ILB 6-1 221 Jr. 1L* Edmonds, Wash. (Kamiak HS)

83 Maxwell, Marcus WR 6-5 194 Jr. TR Hercules, CA (Pinole Valley HS/Diablo Valley Coll.)

87 Mercier, Alex WR 6-1 187 Fr. RS* Edmonds, Wash. (Blanchet HS)

49 Miller, Marcus ILB 6-2 218 Jr. TR* Lakewood, CA (Artesia HS/Cerritos Coll.)

39 Mitchell, Kevin ILB 5-11 220 Sr. 3L* Orange, Calif. (Mater Dei HS)

29 Moore, Parris ROV 5-11 180 Fr. RS* Santa Ana, Calif. (Fountain Valley HS)

4 Moore, Steven CB 5-9 182 Sr. 2L Los Angeles, Calif. (Dorsey HS)

28 Nelson, J.D. FS 5-11 202 Fr. RS* Mountain View, CA (Mountain View HS)

96 Ngata, Haloti DT 6-5 345 So. 1L Salt Lake City, Utah (Highland HS)

53 Olshansky, Igor DE/DT 6-6 309 Jr. 2L* San Francisco, Calif. (St. Ignatius HS)

1 Parker, Samie WR 5-11 180 Sr. 3L* Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS)

81 Paysinger, Brian WR 6-2 192 Fr. HS Long Beach, Calif. (Wilson HS)

68 Perkins, Shawn OL 6-6 286 Fr. RS* Pendleton, Ore. (Pendleton HS)

31 Phinisee, Justin FS 5-11 192 So. 1L* Downey, Calif. (Downey HS)

97 Poole, Kaman DE 6-3 224 Fr. HS Gustine, Calif. (Gustine HS)

67 Pope, John DT 6-3 273 Fr. HS Inglewood, Calif. (Westchester HS)

43 Proulx, Mike ILB 6-3 216 Fr. HS Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon HS)

62 Randolph, Jermaine OT 6-5 296 Fr. RS* Fremont, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS)

18 Reed, Ramone ILB 6-2 213 Jr. 2L Berkeley, Calif. (Berkeley HS)

26 Rexius, Caleb CB 5-10 201 Fr. HS Eugene, Ore. (Churchill HS)

28 Rexius, Sol TB 5-10 201 Fr. HS Eugene, Ore. (Churchill HS)

59 Reynoso, Ian OG 6-4 289 So. SQ* Seal Beach, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS)

41 Rogers, Josh TE 6-3 258 Sr. 3L* Vacaville, Calif. (Vacaville HS)

44 Rosario, Dante FB 6-4 240 Fr. HS Dayton, Ore. (Dayton HS)

33 Rowley, Luke FB 6-1 239 Sr. SQ Temecula, CA(Temecula HS/Riverside CC)

29 Salazar, Tony WR 6-4 200 Fr. RS* Portland, Ore. (Central Catholic HS)

95 Sanders, Darius DE 6-5 267 So. SQ Los Angeles, Calif. (Lynwood HS)

27 Shaw, Ryan TB 5-11 205 Jr. SQ* Carlsbad, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS)

94 Siavii, Junior DT 6-5 330 Sr. 1L* Tafuna, Amer. Samoa (Tafuna HS/Butte Coll.)

25 Siegel, Jared PK 5-10 183 Jr. 2L Sacramento, Calif. (Jesuit HS)

72 Snyder, Adam OT/G 6-6 320 Jr. 2L* Whittier, Calif. (La Serna HS)

47 Solomona, Chris DE 6-5 284 Jr. RS* San Pedro, CA (San Pedro HS/El Camino Coll.)

3 Spates, Demetrius ROV 5-11 196 So. SQ* Oceanside, Calif. (El Camino HS)

74 Steitz, Nick OG 6-4 318 Jr. 2L* Los Banos, Calif. (Los Banos HS)

89 Strong, Garren WR 6-3 180 Fr. HS Cupertino, Calif. (Homestead HS)

80 Taylor, Kellen WR 6-1 185 Jr. RS* San Jose, CA (Oak Grove HS/City Coll. of SF)

69 Thomas-Dotson, Josh DE 6-2 220 Fr. HS Florence, Ore. (Siuslaw HS)

45 Toeaina, Matt DT 6-3 275 Fr. RS* Pago Pago, Amer. Samoa (Samoana HS)

84 Trucks, Anthony OLB 6-1 219 So. 1L Antioch, Calif. (Antioch HS)

61 Tschirgi, Josh OL 6-4 298 Fr. HS Vancouver, Wash. (Skyview HS)

23 Tucker, Marley ROV 6-0 183 Jr. 2L Lakewood, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS)

34 Tuitele, A.J. OLB 5-11 199 Fr. HS Wilmington, Calif. (Banning HS)

99 Valenzuela, Robby DT 6-2 297 Jr. 2L Modesto, Calif. (Grace M. Davis HS)

22 Vincent, Chris TB 6-1 223 Fr. RS* Philadelphia, Pa. (Neshaminy HS/LSU)

10 Vossmeyer, Scott ILB 6-4 217 Jr. 1L* La Crescenta, Calif. (Crescenta Valley HS)

15 Walker, Marc CB 5-11 175 Jr. TR Richmond, CA (Riordan HS/City Coll. of SF)

34 Washington, Saladine TB 5-8 174 Jr. TR Campbell, CA (Prospect HS/De Anza Coll.)

20 Washington, Kenny TB 6-0 197 Jr. SQ* Brea, Calif. (Brea Olinda HS)

26 Weatherspoon, Kyle WR 6-1 186 Fr. HS Long Beach, Calif. (Lynwood HS)

63 Weaver, Dan C 6-5 293 Sr. 3L Redmond, Ore. (Redmond HS)

86 Whitaker, Eddie TE 6-4 250 Jr. TR Toluca Lake, CA (Cleveland HS/L.A. Valley Coll.)

50 White, Ramond ILB 6-4 216 Fr. HS Henderson, Nev. (Green Valley HS)

24 Whitehead, Terrence TB 5-10 202 So. 1L Los Angeles, Calif. (Crenshaw HS)

6 Williams, Demetrius WR 6-2 185 So. 1L* Pittsburg, Calif. (De La Salle HS)

17 Woods, Rodney CB 5-10 185 Jr. TR Littlerock, CA (Littlerock HS/Fresno City Coll.)

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Head Coach: Mike Bellotti (9th year)Assistant Coaches: Neal Zoumboukos (assistant head coach/offensive line), Nick Aliotti (defensive coordinator), Andy Ludwig (offensive coordina-tor/quarterbacks), Robin Ross (special teams/tight ends), Gary Campbell (running backs), Dan Ferrigno (wide receivers), Steve Greatwood (defensiveline), John Neal (secondary), Don Pellum (linebackers).

COACHING STAFF

Celebrating its 127th anniversary, theUniversity of Oregon has welcomed sixgenerations of outstanding leaders since

opening in 1876. Today’s students, like thenearly 200,000 alumni before them, haveaccess to the most current knowledge inclasses, as well as laboratories and seminarsconducted by leading researchers.

Ranked 15th in the country among publicuniversities and sixth among rising public uni-versities, the university is regarded as one ofthe “best buys” in higher education for itshigh quality and affordability. Two UO gradu-ates are Nobel Prize honorees, nine havereceived Pulitzer Prizes, and 18 have beennamed Rhodes Scholars.

UO students select courses from depart-ments and programs in the College of Arts andSciences, six professional schools and col-leges and the Graduate School. More than1,500 teaching and research faculty and1,300 graduate teaching and research assis-tants serve as mentors, colleagues and friendsto the more than 20,000 undergraduate andgraduate students enrolled at UO.

A group of Lane County farmers and mer-chants donated their crops and wares to erectDeady Hall, the first UO structure, and to payprofessors’ salaries. Railroad magnate HenryVillard contributed funds to complete it. Thesecond building on campus was constructedwith public funds and named in Villard’shonor. Designated National HistoricLandmarks by the federal government, bothstill grace the campus. Today, the university’sphysical plant consists of 336 structures onand off campus and is valued at more than$312 million.

The 295-acre Eugene campus is the state’s

center of liberal arts and sciences education,as well as one of the nation’s best teachingand research institutions. Professional schoolsin architecture, business, education, journal-ism and communication, law and music com-plete the broad range of course offerings, withdegrees awarded in more than 121 majors.

University science departments are win-ning national attention in biomechanics, com-puters, genetics, lasers, neuroscience andnanotechnology.

The Lundquist College of Business hasdeveloped a major new emphasis in entrepre-neurship and sports marketing, and theCollege of Education, one of the best suchprograms in the nation, is home to a national-ly recognized Institute on Violence andDestructive Behavior.

Among the Graduate School’s many insti-tutes and research centers are the internation-ally recognized Institute of Molecular Biology,the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology on thesouthern Oregon coast and the InternationalInstitute for Sport and Human Performance.

Even as UO’s academic and research pro-grams grow, so does the university’s represen-tation of and commitment to diversity.Students of color constitute about 13 percentof the student body, and the university pro-motes increased diversity through such pro-grams as the Office of Multicultural Affairs,which provides academic and support ser-vices to minority students; the AssociatedStudents of the University of OregonMulticultural Center; and various initiatives,such as establishment of the Ethnic StudiesProgram. About 1,400 international studentsfrom nearly 80 countries represent aboutseven percent of the student body.

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

Founded in 1876, the University of Oregon isNoted for Its High Quality and Affordability

Dave FrohnmayerPresident

Bill MoosAthletic Director

Mike BellottiHead Coach

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Surrounded by forests, the 295-acre Eugene campus of the University of Oregon offers apicturesque setting in a small-town atmosphere.

Dante RosarioFullback

Junior SiaviiDefensive Tackle

Jared SiegelPlacekicker

Adam SnyderOffensive Guard/Tackle

Nick SteitzOffensive Guard

Anthony TrucksOutside Linebacker

Kevin MitchellInside Linebacker

Steven MooreCornerback

Igor OlshanskyDefensive Line

Samie ParkerWide Receiver

Justin PhiniseeFree Safety

Ian ReynosoOffensive Guard

Robin KnebelCenter/Offensive Tackle

Keith LewisFree Safety

Devan LongDefensive End

David MartinOutside Linebacker

Paul MartinezPunter

Jerry MatsonInside Linebacker

Tim DayTight End

Michael DeLaGrangeOffensive Tackle

Quinn DorseyDefensive End

Jason FifeQuarterback

Matt FlobergFullback

Dan KauseTight End

Robby ValenzuelaDefensive Tackle

Chris VincentTailback

Dan WeaverCenter

Terrence WhiteheadTailback

Demetrius WilliamsWide Receiver

Rodney WoodsCornerback

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by Jordan Roy-Byrne

erome Stevens is a meathead.Which is to say, the 6-foot-3, 295-pound

defensive lineman has a head for meat, acquiredfrom years of working in the family barbecuebusiness in Ventura, Calif.

“I’ve been working in their business since I was a littlekid,” he says. “I know the ins and outs of the restaurantbusiness. I remember barbecuing outside of grocery

stores as a little kid.”As a result of his early involve-

ment in the business, Stevenslearned at an early age the values ofselflessness and hard work.

“It taught me to take pride inmy work,” he says. “No matterwhat you do — whether it is foot-ball, school or work — you haveto work hard.”

Whether through years of hardwork, or years of barbecue, by the time Stevens arrived atRio Mesa High School in Oxnard, Calif., he cut an impos-ing figure well-suited for defense. After tallying a reported135 tackles and four sacks to earn All-CIF honors as a

senior, Stevens sought toleave California and experi-ence a different part of thecountry.

When questions aroseabout his academic eligibil-ity, many schools bailed outof the recruiting process,but the Huskies remainedcommitted to Stevens.

“Washington stuck withme through the wholeprocess,” he says. “I visitedhere and saw that there wasa real family atmospherewithin the team. I liked theguys and knew I would get

along with them.”Stevens’ desire and hard work was evident early in his

Husky career. Unlike most interior linemen, Stevens cameto college as a linebacker.

“I loved being a linebacker,” he says. “You can roamaround and make plays. There’s more freedom to theposition.”

When he showed up to spring camp in 2000 a fewsteaks heavier than his high school playing weight, thecoaching staff quickly moved Stevens to the defensive line.Stevens relished the move and thrived immediately, rapidlyrising to second on the depth chart at defensive tackle.

“I was thrown into the mix immediately,” he says. “Ifound out early that there is so much technique involvedwhen playing as a defensive lineman. I had to play offinstinct for a while, until I learned the technique.”

Going up against Washington’s offensive line — which

“Husky footballis all about thedefense. I lovehearing thecrowd go wild.It’s our job as adefense to getthe crowd in thegame.”

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Jerome Stevens

Stevens was a key run-stuffer for UW in 2002,helping the team rank11th in the nationagainst the rush.

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at an average of 314 pounds per man waslarger than all but nine NFL lines —taught Stevens quickly that this wasn’thigh school anymore.

“Playing against those guys was diffi-cult,” he says, “but they taught me what’sit like to be a real Husky. That’s some-thing I’m trying to preach to the youngguys.”

Those young players could learn muchsimply from mimicking Stevens on thefield. In 2000, the true freshmanappeared in nine games, helping theHuskies’ defensive line total 21.5 sacksduring the team’s run to the 2001 RoseBowl title. In so doing, Stevens foundhimself reminded of a lesson learnedaround the barbecue spit years before.

“The Rose Bowl was fun,” saysStevens. “Larry Tripplett and those guysreally helped me learn how hard you hadto work to be successful in college foot-ball.”

Stevens applied those lessons in 2001,starting seven games and finishing with acareer-high 20 tackles. The following year,the Huskies rush defense dominated,ranking 11th in the nation. The rankingdid not correspond to wins, however, asthe team finished with a 7-6 record and aloss to Purdue in the 2002 Sun Bowl.

“It was tough; it was a disappoint-ment,” Stevens says of the 2002 season.“This year we are fighting for each other.What it boils down to is that we have tostick together as one unit.”

Thus far, Stevens has done his part.Through seven games, the senior is onpace to shatter his season-highs for tack-les and tackles-for-loss. Still, he says heand the defense need to do more to fireup the crowd on game days.

“Husky football is all about thedefense,” Stevens says. “I love hearing thecrowd go wild. It’s our job as a defense toget the crowd in the game.”

The comment is true to Stevens’ spirit— he is eternally grateful for the supporthe has been given by fans, professors andother student-athletes, and wants only togive back to those who have helped him.

“All the people I’ve met have beengreat,” he says. “I especially owe a lot toLarry Tripplett, Curtis Williams andJeremiah Pharms. They instilled the Huskytradition in me, and taught me that if youdon’t get better, then you are not workinghard enough. I’m trying to pass that downto the younger guys. It’s up to them keepthe program and its tradition alive.”

Having made his mark in another cor-ner of the country, Stevens is ready toreturn home and apply his work ethic tothe family business.

“I want to help my family open upmore restaurants,” he says. “That is ourgoal. In addition to helping my family, Iwant to do this to create jobs for peoplewho really need work, particularlyminorities.”

If Stevens can stuff guests’ stomachslike he can stuff the run, then the familyrestaurants should warrant more than afew visits from the Husky faithful.

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Stevens and his fellow linemates racked up 21.5sacks in leading UW to the 2001 Rose Bowl.

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Stevens was coached at Rio Mesa High School in California by former Husky George Contreras.

THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the foremostinstitutions of higher education in the nation, richly combining itsresearch, instructional and public service missions.

Its internationally acclaimed faculty includes five Nobel Laureates andthe winner of the 1990 National Book Award for Fiction. Washington ispart of an elite group of research universities whose contributions toAmerican life are unique because they generate the basic knowledge uponwhich practical innovations are based.

The UW student body on the Seattle campus totals about 37,000, withan undergraduate enrollment of approximately 26,800. The UW also hascampuses in Bothell and Tacoma, designed primarily for upper division(junior and senior) undergraduates and master’s level graduate programs.Total enrollment at these campuses is about 3,600.

For more than 30 years, the university has been among the country’stop five institutions in the dollar value of federal research grants and con-tracts awarded to its faculty. In 2000, the most recent year for which thatdata has been collected, the UW ranked second. Total grant and contractactivity for 2001 exceeded $700 million. More than 80 percent of the uni-versity’s grant and contract funds come from federal agencies. Researchcontributes directly to the educational goals of graduate and professionalstudents, as well as to those of undergraduates.

Instruction and research at Washington are supported by a library sys-tem that is one of the most extensive in the nation, consisting of five majorunits and 18 branches, as well as libraries at UW Tacoma and UW Bothell,together housing more than five million volumes. In addition to offeringinstruction in more than 100 academic disciplines, the university offers aspectrum of continuing education courses that advance technical and pro-fessional skills and provide opportunities for personal growth and enrich-ment.

Washington has 17 major schools and colleges: Architecture and UrbanPlanning, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Dentistry, Education,Engineering, Forest Resources, The Graduate School, The InformationSchool, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Ocean and Fishery Sciences, Pharmacy,Public Affairs, Public Health and Community Medicine, and Social Work.

About 90 percent of the University’s undergraduate students are stateresidents, although instructional programs draw students from everyregion of the country and overseas.

Most freshmen entering Washington are in the top third of their high

school graduating classes. In 2001, the average incoming freshman boast-ed a 3.63 high school grade point average and an 1,159 SAT score.

Beyond its academic and service missions, the UW has a strong eco-nomic impact on Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

With about 20,000 employees, Washington is thesecond-largest employer in King County. Washingtonoperates the University of Washington Medical Centerand Harborview Medical Center, which annually providemore than 200,000 days of patient care and recordmore than 300,000 visits to their outpatient clinics.

Washington also plays a critical role in attractingnew business to the region. It provides these, andestablished businesses, with a steady stream of well-educated graduates and with highly skilled facultymembers who assist business and industry in a varietyof ways.

The University of Washington in Seattle is located on703 acres in the city’s northeast residential area, abeautiful setting on the shore of Lake Washington andPortage Bay. The majestic Cascade Mountains can beseen to the east and the Olympics loom to the west,while the western view includes downtown Seattle andLake Union. The combination of this spectacular settingwith buildings in both neo-Gothic and modern stylesgives the campus a distinctive aura.

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A Proud Tradition of Academic Excellence

The magnificent architecture of the Washington campus is repletewith fountains, flowers and greenery.

Cherry trees literally burst with blossoms in the spring, turning areas of the cam-pus a vivid pink.

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Stadium PoliciesStadium personnel have been instructed to enforce the policies in the

interest of the comfort and safety of our patrons. Please give them yourcooperation and report incidents to the ushering staff.Prohibited in Husky Stadium■ Alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs■ Smoking■ Video cameras■ Glass bottles, cans, thermoses (in excess of two quarts), Bota bags■ Picnic baskets, ice chests■ Horns of any kind■ Weapons of any kind■ Sales of any unauthorized merchandise■ Banners, placards, or leaflets not approved in advance by the Athletic

Department■ Other conduct prohibited by U of W regulations or by law. Violators are

subject to removal from the stadium and to applicable disciplinary action and /or legal action

Telephone Locations■ North side: 2nd level, East and West ends; 1st level, near ramps■ West end: Between tunnels 2 and 4■ South side: 1st level, adjacent to tunnels 20 and 28

Cardiac Care and First AidFirst Aid personnel are available at each First Aid station to respond to your medical

needs. First Aid station locations are signed in the concourse areas and shown on thestadium diagram below. Ushers and University Police will be available for assistance incase of emergency. We suggest that known cardiac patients check in with the First Aidstation closest to their seat location. Emergency cardiac care equipment is available. Ifthere are any anticipated special medical needs by individuals attending the game, weask that these are made known to the First Aid station closest to your seat location.

Husky Stadium First Aid Station Locations and NumbersSouth side: S1 Second level, adjacent to Tunnel 44

S2 Lower level, adjacent to Tunnel 16S3 Level 3, adjacent to Tunnel 8

West side: W1 Peripheral building opposite Tunnel 10North side: N1 Lower level, adjacent to Tunnel 17

N2 Middle level, adjacent to Tunnel 53N3 Upper level, adjacent to Tunnel 49

by Jennifer Henderson

Not sure how many high school math creditsyou need to be eligible to play Division-I golf?Were your ACT scores high enough? Is your

high school grade point average sufficient? Theseare just a few of the many questions prospectivestudent-athletes face every day. Here are some tipsto help prospects find their way to the college ath-letics field:1. Ask Your High School Counselor about theNCAA Clearinghouse.

You are at an age when the last thing you wantis more advice. Staying in touch with your highschool counselor, however, will be invaluable asyou weave your way through the initial-eligibilityprocess for athletics participation. If you intend toparticipate in Division-I or -II athletics as a fresh-man in college, you must be registered with and becertified as eligible by the NCAA Initial-EligibilityClearinghouse.2. Register With the NCAA Initial-EligibilityClearinghouse.

Your first step towards earning an athleticsscholarship is registering with the NCAAClearinghouse. Register after your junior year inhigh school by completing an online form atwww.ncaaclearinghouse.net. Also view the “Guidefor the College Bound Student-Athlete” at theClearinghouse website.

3. Know the Requirements. Division I schools, like the University of

Washington, have new initial-eligibility requirementsbeginning August 2003. Students entering college in2003 or 2004 will be required to graduate and topass either 13 (old rule) or 14 (new rule) corecourse units in high school. Each rule utilizes asliding scale. In other words, prospective student-athletes can have lower ACT/SAT scores as long astheir GPA is higher. This works both ways — thelower your GPA, the higher must be your testscore. What stays constant is that students mustearn a minimum 2.0 core-course GPA.

For the class of 2005, your eligibility will bedetermined under the new rule only – 14 corecourses. The class of 2008 will be required to pass16 core courses for Division-I eligibility.

4. Core Course Counting.The 14-core standard includes the following

core courses: English (4); Mathematics (2); SocialSciences (2); Natural or Physical Sciences (2 – atleast one lab class); additional English, Math, orNatural or Physical Science (1); additional academ-ic courses (3).

5. Keep Yourself Eligible. Track your coursework! Meet with your high

school counselor to insure that the courses youhave taken and those in which you are currentlyenrolled meet the definition of a “core course.”The Clearinghouse only verifies your initial eligibili-

ty – YOU are responsible for obtaining it.6. Don’t Sit on the SAT.

Take the SAT or ACT in your junior year of highschool and have results sent to the Clearinghouseand the institutions recruiting you.7. NCAA Certification – Follow up!

Once your Clearinghouse file is complete, theNCAA will determine whether you are eligible tocompete at NCAA schools. Do not assume you areeligible. Follow up with the Clearinghouse to obtainwritten notice of your final certification.8. Grade the College.

Research the colleges that interest you. Find outthe graduation rates of the athletics programs andthe athletes in your sport. Ask what academic sup-port services [i.e., study hall, tutoring, staff andclass load] are available and how academicprogress is tracked. This will tell you about thequality of the coach’s commitment to academics.9. Worry about an MBA, not the NBA.

Instead of focusing on which college can lead toa career in the pros, consider that less than 1% ofall high school seniors will play one year of profes-sional sports. Take a hard look at those numbersand think about what will matter in the long run – acollege education.10. Choose the School that Best Fits YOU!

Understand that choosing a college is difficult.Choose wisely to take that first step down the roadof success.

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by Jessica Farney

ho is that girl?Washington volleyball coach Jim

McLaughlin’s head flipped around to takeanother look at the tall blonde making plays all overthe court. McLaughlin had traveled to BelmontSecondary School in Victoria, B.C., to recruit anotherplayer, but it was a little-known senior, Darla Myhre,who was capuring most of his attention.

“I saw quickness, the ability to block, good pres-ence on the floor, and maturity,” McLaughlin said ofMyhre. “I realized I was there for the wrong person.I said, ‘This is the girl I want.’”

The last-minute realization was a surprise notonly for McLaughlin, but for Myhre as well.

One of five players picked by Sports Canada toreceive a full scholarship to any Canadian university,

Myhre had already givena verbal committment tothe University of BritishColumbia, based largelyupon its strong academ-ic reputation. Thethought of playing for amajor U.S. college wasfurthest from her mind.

“I wasn’t seriouslylooking at American uni-versities,” says Myhre.

“Then I talked to Jim at one of our practices and heoffered me a scholarship.”

Myhre had some knowledge of the UW’s facility,having competed in the Emerald City Classic at HecEdmundson Pavilion during her sophomore year ofhigh school.

“I remember thinking ‘Wow, this school is amaz-ing!” she says. “This is where I want to go.”

Two years later, though, and without any furthercontact with Washington, the memories had faded,and UBC was her choice. That was, until the day thatMcLaughlin showed up at practice.

Suddenly presented with options, Myhre felt pres-sure to honor her commitment and stay in her homecountry, especially after playing for the CanadianNational Team, which has little enthusiasm for losingits best players to the United States.

“It was a hard decision,” Myhre says, “but I defi-nitely made the right one. Washington has great aca-demics, it’s close to home, it’s Pac-10 — it’s every-thing I wanted.”

As it turns out, Myhre was everything McLaughlinwanted as well.

According to the coach, there are three tools the

coaching staff looks for in its potential players —athletic ability, competitiveness and character.

Athletic ability? Myhre is 6-foot-2 with outstand-ing speed, and with her arms in the air can reach upto 10 feet.

Competitiveness? In high school, Myhre ledBelmont to a second place provincial finish as ajunior. Not satisfied with second, she came back assenior to earn MVP honors and a provincial title,while captaining the Canadian Junior National Teamin the off-season.

Character? Myhre is one of the hardest workerson the team. She is quietly confident — quick toaccept responsibility for mistakes, and to deflectpraise onto her team.

McLaughlin saw these strengths and thoughtMyhre would be perfect for a Husky volleyball teamin need of an infusion of energy. He was right.

As a freshman in 2002, Myhre made an immedi-ate impact, leading the team with 1.24 blocks pergame and adding 1.50 kills per game. Despite earn-ing honorable mention to the Pac-10 All-Freshmanteam, however, Myhre was replaced in the startinglineup late in the season by Kara Bjorklund, a moreexperienced player.

“Darla has a great competitiveness about her;she’ll fight for what she wants,” McLaughlin says.“She knows how to handle adversity and is not con-tent to sit on the bench. She’s come back strong thisseason, is back in the starting lineup, and has muchmore of a drive in her. She is now one if the bestblockers in the Pac-10, and in the country.”

Myhre, as always, turns the attention away fromherself.

“I really focus on Jim’s game plan,” she says.“We want to win the Pac-10 and then the nationalchampionship. That’s the ultimate goal.”

And not an unrealistic one at that. Currentlyranked 10th in the nation with a 15-5 record, theHuskies have yet to lose to a team ranked lower than11th overall, and recently swept the archrivalWashington State Cougars in a home-and-homeseries. The team’s national championship potentialwill truly be tested on Oct. 31, when face the top-ranked USC Trojans in Los Angeles.

“USC is obviously a very good team,” Myhre says.“If we keep training the way we are, though, we canbeat them.”

No doubt the fate of the Huskies will rely heavilyon Myhre, who ranks eighth in the Pac-10 with ateam-leading 1.16 blocks per game. She also leadsthe team with a .429 hitting percentage, third-best inthe Pac-10, and is only three attacks short of beingeligible for the NCAA rankings in hitting percentage,in which she would rank fifth.

“You win with good people, and Darla is a greatkid who is very mature for her age,” McLaughlinsays. “She works extremely hard and has a rarehumbleness about her. We’ve asked her to changeher offensive mechanics and she has readily accept-ed the challenge. She just keeps getting better andbetter, and has the opportunity to be an elite player.”

Who was that girl? That was Darla Myhre, a namePac-10 opponents won’t soon forget.

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Darla Myhre

Myhre earned Pac-10 All-Freshman honorable mention in 2002 with 1.24 blocks per game.

ANoah’s ark of sorts, meant toprotect seeds of rare and endan-gered native plants in

Washington, has just been launchedat the UW Center for UrbanHorticulture.

The two-room vault, paid for bythe Seattle-based Miller CharitableTrust, has walls, floor and ceilingable to withstand fire for four hours.The Center for Urban Horticulture isone of only three places in the UnitedStates and Canada with vaults provid-ing such protection, say SarahReichard, assistant professor of forestresources, and Laura Zybas, programmanager for Rare Care, a plant con-servation effort based at the UW.

Seeds from at-risk plants are col-lected and stored in freezers so that ifa population dies, there will still beseed available to try to re-establish itin the wild at some point.

Seeds are collected in ways meantto leave the native population unaf-fected, following protocols set by thenational Center for Plant Conservationheadquartered in St. Louis, Mo.

Collecting and storing seed is justpart of the mission of UW’s RareCare. Urban Horticulture students,faculty and a network of 84 volun-teers across Washington state also

monitor sites where endangeredplants are growing and propagatecuttings and seedlings to boost popu-lations where they are found in thewild.

In the past, Urban Horticulturehas sent seeds of more than 50 ofWashington’s estimated 460 threat-ened plants to be frozen and kept invaults operated at a national facility inFort Collins, Colo., and the BerryBotanic Garden in Portland.

In addition to fire protection, thenew Miller Seed Vault has a workarea and short-term storage kept at60 degrees and low — about 20 per-cent relative — humidity, somethingnot all the other facilities offer.

At those facilities the time-con-suming process of separating, count-ing, weighing and labeling seeds oftenhas to be done in regular work areas.The UW facility offers the advantageof starting the cooling and drying ofseeds even as they are processed,Zybas says. The vault’s freezer, wherethe seeds are ultimately stored, iskept at about five degrees.

“We plan to collect and storeseeds from the most imperiled plantsfirst,” Reichard says. “Our goal is toobtain and store seeds that representall of Washington’s rare plants.”

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Laura Zybas, program manager for rare plant care and con-servation, works with seeds in the Center for UrbanHorticulture’s new Miller Seed Vault.

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Rare Plants and Seeds Protected in Special UW Vault

The University of Washington wishes to thank the following Washington car dealers for theirparticipation in the Husky Car Coach program. We appreciate your support!

Thank You!

Burien ToyotaDean & Alan Anderson

Brooks Biddle ChevroletJohn Biddle

Puyallup ChryslerPhil Bivens

Toyota of PuyallupKerry Bivens

Blume Investments, IncBill & Greg Blume

Magic ToyotaDavid Broadus

Chevrolet & Hummer of BellevueGreg Brooks

Bob Byers VolvoBob Byers

Northwest Fleet LeaseRon Carlsen & Steve Keeler

Jerry Chambers ChevroletJerry Chambers

Honda of BellevueAl Courter

Diehl FordBob Diehl

Russ Dunmire Oldsmobile/Mazda/KiaRoger Dunmire

Dwayne Lane Chrysler/JeepBrian Frauenholtz

Fugate FordGregg & Keith Fugate

Hahn MotorsDick Hahn

Haselwood Buick/Pontiac/GMCChuck & Joanne Haselwood

Bill Horrobin CarsBill Horrobin

Doug’s Lynnwood MazdaDoug Ikegami

Jet ChevroletJim & Dan Johnson

Lee Johnson Chevrolet/MazdaBrett & Tod Johnson

Kenney LeasingJerry Kenney

King Nissan/VolvoFrank King

Dwayne Lane DodgeDwayne Lane

C. Speck MotorsKaty & John Paul Moore

Acura of BellevueBarbara Nelson

Lynnwood HondaFred Nelson

Foothills Pontiac/Buick/ToyotaPam Nelson

Pignataro VolkswagenJoe Pignataro

Bellevue Oldsmobile/CadillacRagnar Pettersson

Rodland ToyotaBuzz Rodland

Ruddell Auto MallHoward Ruddell

Bowen Scarff FordMark Scarff

Phil Smart, IncPhil Smart, Sr & Jr

Titus-Will FordGraham Tash, Jr

Westlund Buick/GMC Truck/IsuzuMark Westlund

Wilson MotorsRick Wilson

Honda of KirklandAl Courter

Today Chevrolet/Oldsmobile/CadillacChuck & Joanne Haselwood

Speedway ChevroletBrett & Tod Johnson

Heartland ToyotaRick Wiler

Auburn ChevroletPhil Bivens

Walker’s Renton Subaru/MitsubishiDale Walker & James Capestany

Performance Nissan/KiaHugh Hall & Steve Lowery

Acura of LynnwoodJim Morino

Kia of KirklandDavid J. Hudgins

Auburn Subaru/VolkswagenRoger Vermazen

by Joe Dacca

ust three years ago this spring,Husky distance runner MarkMandi was preparing for his firsthigh school track meet. Mandi

wasn’t pacing himself for long dis-tances, though — he was training withthe sprinters.

“The first day of high school prac-tice I was doing sprint workouts,” theUW sophomore says. “I thought, ‘Idon’t know if this is right for me,maybe I should run distance.’”

The coach at Mariner High Schoolin Everett took Mandi’s advice, and bythe end of the year he had found histop distance runner. Mandi was soonapproached by the Mariner cross coun-try coach, who pleaded with the speedyprepster to switch from tennis, his fallseason sport of choice, to cross coun-try.

“The coach told me that if he evercaught me with a tennis racket in myhand, he would break it off,” Mandirecalls.

This time, it was Mandi who tookhis coach’s advice, but the result wasthe same. Mandi went on to earn a top-50 state finish in just his first year ofcross country competition, and hasdeveloped into a key contributor forthe promising UW men’s squad.

When walking at his high schoolgraduation, Mandi had no intent to runat Washington, given his limited experi-ence. Husky cross country coach GregMetcalf had seen enough in that oneshort year, though, to know that Mandihad more raw talent than many of theseniors being recruited by major-col-lege programs, and offered him thechance to walk on to the UW team.

After redshirting his freshman yearat the UW, Mandi realized that successin collegiate cross country required awhole new level of commitment.

“In high school, I could justimprove over the course of a season,and I was still able to make state,”Mandi explains. “When I came here,though, all the guys were running 70 to80 miles a week, and I had only runabout 150 all summer.”

It didn’t take long for Mandi tomend his ways. After his redshirt cam-paign, Mandi went home to Everett andthrew himself entirely into his training.

“After my freshman track season, I took twoweeks off,” he says. “After that I didn’t take aday off for about six months. Coach Metcalf saysthat if you want to be good, you need to be con-

sistent, and the only way I know how to do thatis to push myself and run hard every singleday.”

Mandi used his summer training to explodein his second year at Washington. The redshirt

freshman showed off the results ofhis training with a fifth-place finish atthe season-opening Emerald CityInvitational — shaving two minutesand 24 places off his finish at thesame race just a year before — andwas one of just four UW runners tocompete in every varsity race in2001.

“I worked out with a bunch ofUW guys the summer before the sea-son, and I would find myself fadingtowards the end of the race,” Mandiexplains. “On that day, though, I beatout guys that I never came close tobefore, so that was a huge boost tomy confidence.”

Mandi used that confidence totake 36th place at the Pac-10Championships and 43rd overall atthe NCAA West Regional meet.

Mandi learned much from hisfirst varsity campaign, and says heunderstands what it will take to con-tinue that success.

“It will mean being consistent,running everyday like coach asks,lifting regularly, eating right, andmaking sure that the little things aretaken care of,” Mandi says. “I listento what the upperclassmen have tosay, and I try to be a student of thesport by taking notes and figuringout the best way for me to be suc-cessful.”

The Huskies are confident thatMandi will continue to improve, andwill again be a heavy contributor thisseason. Senior captain Ben Koss, aswell, has nothing but high hopes forthe sophomore.

“Mark has improved by leaps andbounds every summer,” says Koss.“He works so hard and is so confi-dent.”

Mandi’s hard work has alreadyspilled over into the 2003 season, ashe ran fifth on the team, and 11thoverall, at September’s SundodgerInvitational. It is these strong finishesthat build Mandi’s confidence for thelong run.

“Personally, I just want to be acontributing factor to this team,”explains Mandi. “If I have the rightrace, I’m pretty sure that I’ll be ableto do that. Overall, I want to see ussucceed. The guys on this team workso hard, and when you train with

guys so much, you just hope that it comestogether.”

If they all work as hard as Mandi, successshould not be difficult to find.

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Mandi ran the ninth-fastest indoor 5,000-meter time in UWhistory with a markof 14:48.40 inFebruary.