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Over a half-dozen media members filled the media workroom at the Hec Ed Pavilion Tuesday afternoon for Fall Sports Media Day. Representatives from women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country and men's and women's soccer yielded questions from local media outlets about their upcoming seasons.

The UW men's soccer team will be back out at Husky Soccer Stadium on Friday for a 4:30 p.m. scrimmage against Seattle Pacific.

Have an interest in rowing for the Huskies? The program is actively seeking out walk-on rowers. No experience is necessary. Both teams will hold an informational meeting on Sept. 29 for those who are interested.

Nick Taylor will advance to match play at the U.S. Amateur Championship after finishing in a tie for 13th place after the second round of medal play at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash.

When Chelsea Bakken was nearing her senior year as a gymnast at UW, she never imagined she would end up performing in Las Vegas. Now, along with her former Husky teammate Kelly McDonald, she is celebrating her three-year anniversary as a cast member of Le Reve.

It was a picture perfect morning for football practice Tuesday morning as the Husky football team took to the field for its 18th practice of the camp.

Former Husky All-American Nick Taylor is tied for second place after one day at the U.S. Amateur Championship, being held in University Place and DuPont, Wash.

Every Monday during the 2010-11 season, Gohuskies.com will name a Husky student-athlete of the week based on the previous week's performance.

After a strong opening performance at Seattle U last Friday in a 1-0 victory, the Huskies will head to Massachusetts this weekend to take on UMass at 1 p.m. on Friday before taking on Boston University on Sunday at 5 p.m.

The Husky football team's fall camp enters its final week today. The team goals shift from installing plays to refining the aspects of the game plan that the Huskies will take with them to Provo next week.

The U.S. Amateur Championship gets underway today, Monday, Aug. 23, at both Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Wash., and the Home Course, in Dupont, Wash.

The Washington season opener is this Friday, and GoHuskies.com plans to preview each section on the team, starting with the defense-minded liberos.

One of the more proactive student-athletes at Washington, Simon Taylor parlayed his rowing experience with the Huskies into a full-time corporate job with the Disney Interactive Media Group in Los Angeles.

Northwest native and National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Famer Dave Dangler has joined the Washington baseball staff as its pitching coach, Husky head coach Lindsay Meggs announced today.

The Husky men's soccer team hit the field for a scrimmage against Simon Fraser on Saturday night at the Husky Soccer Stadium.

The second scrimmage of the Husky football team's fall camp is in the books. The defense held sway in the early going, but all three quarterbacks who saw action also had their share of highlights.

With the season-opener fast approaching, the Husky volleyball squad hit the Hec Edmundson court for an intense scrimmage in front of a band of loyal fans.

It couldn't have been a better game or moment for Kellye Joswick to return to the field. The redshirt senior from Placentia, Calif., scored the lone goal in the 78th minute as the Huskies defeated Seattle University, 1-0, at Championship Field to open the season for both teams.

The countdown is ticking until Washington opens the season in Provo, Utah. On Friday, the Huskies made special team drills the emphasis of both the morning and evening workouts at Husky Stadium.

When the Husky cross country teams report to campus on Monday, the women's freshman class will have the distinction of being the top-ranked group in the nation says Flotrack.org.