Huskies pick up silver medals in San Diego

by John Berkowitz on Apr 5, 2009 6:18 PM PDT

The Washington men's varsity looking to retain the San Diego Crew Classic Copley Cup for another year were unable to hold off Cal this afternoon.

The Huskies were in lane two, lined up next to Cal in lane three and Stanford in lane one. California got out to a quick lead, holding a half a length advantage after 500 meters.

By the halfway point, the Huskies had closed the gap somewhat and Harvard was challenging for second with Stanford coming up just behind.

In the third 500, Washington made a move, closing in on Cal and holding off Harvard and Stanford. The final sprint saw very close racing by all four crews, with Washington continuing to gain on Cal and nearly edging the Golden Bears. The Huskies took silver in the Copley Cup, losing by about two seats and finishing the race in 5:52.61.

The UW women's varsity finished second to Michigan for the Jessop-Whittier Cup final. Washington got off to a good start, holding about a one seat lead after the first 500 meters, holding off Michigan and USC.

Michigan made its move in the second 500, building a one seat lead of its own, pushing Washington into third place, behind USC. In the third 500, the Wolverines extended their lead, and the Huskies jockeyed into second, taking a slight edge over USC.

Washington and Wisconsin both moved in the last 500, with the Huskies ensuring a second-place finish and Wisconsin pulling into third. Michigan pulled off about a two-seat victory in the race, with the Huskies crossing the finish in 6:45.83.

Softball team sweeps the weekend

Washington senior Ashley Charters showed why she is one of the top hitters in the country Sunday, blasting a walk-off solo home run to right-centerfield in the bottom of the seventh inning, giving the No. 3 Huskies a 3-2 win over No. 4 Arizona State at Husky Softball Stadium.

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Just like the old days, Cal and UW slugging it out in crew.

As for softball, i like the makeup of this team, but not sure if they can ride Danielle Lawries arm all the way. Of course, a few teams before have done it with only 1 pitching ace.

by prrbrr on Apr 6, 2009 8:01 AM PDT reply actions

Depends how much they end up using here all year.

by John Berkowitz on Apr 6, 2009 12:34 PM PDT reply actions

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Both crew teams appear to be in good shape even though we did not win the Copely Cup it sounds like we were right there. It is exciting to see that both softball and M/W crew should be competing for a National Title. The Golf Team also appears like it could do well.

My concerns as a Husky fan in the spring is why is our baseball so bad? I think more attention needs to be paid to this sport. OSU is winning national titles with players out of our backyard.

John – I think we need to press the Athletic Department on Baseball. We had a Cy Young winner at this school and still could not make the postseason his senior year! We obviously need a real stadium, but other changes are needed as well. We are not USC or ASU at baseball, but with the talent in this area we should be a consistent top 20 team.

by Fighting Husky on Apr 6, 2009 2:00 PM PDT reply actions