2004-05 Husky Sports Recap
June 29, 2005
Director's Cup: Huskies finish 14th in Directors' Cup Standings
Baseball
W-L Record: 33-22
Conference Finish: 12-12 (T-6th)
National Finish: Did not make NCAA Tournament
Final Rankings: Unranked
All-Pac-10: Tim Lincecum (1st team), Brent Lillibridge (1st team), Zach Clem (HM), Josh Conover (HM), David Dowling (HM), Matt Hague (HM), Taylor Johnson (HM), Brandon McKerney (HM)
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: David Dowling (2nd team), Mike Rundle (HM)
Notes: Five Huskies were drafted in the 2005 MLB draft...Brent Lillibridge earns all-conference honors for third-consecutive season.
Men's Basketball
W-L Record: 29-6
Conference Finish: 14-4 (2nd)
National Finish: Lost in 3rd round (Sweet 16) of NCAA Tournament
Final Rankings: 8
All-Americans: Nate Robinson (Guard) - 3rd Team AP All-American
All-Pac-10: Nate Robinson (1st team), Brandon Roy (HM), Will Conroy (HM), Tre Simmons (1st team), Joel Smith (HM All-Freshman Team), Lorenzo Romar (Pac-10 Coach of the Year)
Academic All-Americans: None
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: None
Notes: Washington earned its first No.1 seed in the NCAA Tournament in its history...Won the Pac-10 Tournament for the first time...Will Conroy broke the team record for assists in a season (219) and a career (515).
Women's Basketball
W-L Record: 14-16
Conference Finish: 9-9 (7th)
National Finish: unranked
Final Rankings: unranked
All-Americans: None
All-Pac-10: Jill Bell (HM), Cameo Hicks (HM), Dominique Banks (HM All-Freshman)
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: Kayla Burt (HM), Nicole Castro (HM), Cameo Hicks (HM), Maggie O'Hara (HM), Kristen O'Neill (HM), Erica Schelly (HM), Breanne Watson (HM)
Notes: Kayla Burt was honored with the V Foundation Comeback Award...Washington became one of only four teams to defeat Arizona in Tucson in the last three seasons...Huskies were one of just seven Division I teams without a senior on their roster.
Men's Crew
W-L Record: N/A
Conference Finish: 2nd
National Finish: Two National titles (Junior Varsity 8, Varsity 4)
Final Rankings: Varsity 8: 4th
All-Conference: Giuseppe Lanzone (All-Pac-10), Brett Newlin (All-Pac-10), Dusan Nikolic (All-Pac-10)
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: Ante Kursurin (1st team), Kyle Larson (1st team), Brett Newlin (1st), Jacob Pettit (1st), Collin Phillips (1st), Martin Rogulja (1st), Matthew Kopicky (2nd), Dustin Kraus (2nd), Cooper Lange (2nd), Mary Katherine Langlais (2nd), Kiel Peterson (2nd), Tyler Smith (2nd), Adam Van Winkle (2nd)
Notes: Junior Varsity 8 and Open Four win National titles...A record setting 13 members earned first-or-second-team Pac-10 All-Academic honors...Senior Kyle Larson was a three-time All-Academic member...Scott Gault, Brett Newlin and Larson invited to U.S. Rowing National Team camp.
Women's Crew
W-L Record: N/A
Conference Finish: 2nd
National Finish: 9th
Final Rankings: 9th
All-Americans: Janelle Dubbins (1st Team CRCA All-Region), Allison DePalma (2nd-team CRCA All-Region)
All-Conference: Janelle Dubbins (All-Pac-10)
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: Janelle Dubbins (1st), Gemma Edward-Aron (1st), Megan Kalmoe (1st), Eva Anderson (2nd), Katie Gardner (2nd), Olivia Morrow (2nd), Katie Peyer (2nd), Katie Anderson (HM), Ashiha Grigsby (HM), Liz Simenstad (HM),
Notes: UW one of only four schools to place among top-10 at every National Championship since the NCAA began sponsoring women's rowing in 1997.
Men's Cross Country
W-L Record: N/A
Conference Finish: 4th
National Finish: 7th at NCAA West Regionals
All-West Regional: Travis Boyd
All-Conference: Mark Mandi (1st team)
Arthur Ashe Scholar Award: Brandon Bailey, Mark Mandi
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: Travis Boyd (1st team), Andy Fader (2nd team), Jon Hickey (2nd team), Mark Mandi (2nd team), Preston Brashers (HM), Kevin Peters (HM), Mike Sayenko (HM)
Notes: Freshman Jeremy Mineau earns U.S. Junior National Team berth...Mark Mandi won the Sundodger Invitational, the first win by a Husky men's runner at the meet since 1993.
Women's Cross Country
W-L Record: N/A
Conference Finish: Third
National Finish: 23rd at NCAAs
All-Americans: None
All-West Region: Lindsey Egerdahl, Dallon Williams, Angela Wishaar
All-Conference: Dallon Williams (1st team)
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: Laura Hodgson (1st team), Angela Wishaar (1st team), Camille Connelly (2nd team), Marie Foushee (HM), Jamie Gibbs (HM), Laura Halverson (HM), Kira Harrison (HM), Brianna McLeod (HM), Karen Schwager (HM)
Notes: Placed 23rd at the NCAA Championships in 2004, the team's 10th top-25 finish in the past 14 years...Eighth consecutive trip to NCAA Championships.
Football
W-L Record: 1-10
Conference Finish: 10th
National Finish: Unranked
Final Rankings: Unranked
All-Americans: None
All-Conference: Manase Hopoi (2nd team), Joe Lobendahn (HM), Derrick Johnson (HM)
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: Casey Paus (1st team), Ty Eriks (1st team), Cody Ellis (1st team), Jimmy Newell (1st team), Quintin Daniels (2nd team), Tahj Bomar (HM), Michael Braunstein (HM), Chris Hemphill (HM), Evan Knudson (HM), Robert Lewis (HM), Kyle Trew (HM), Bobby Whithorne (HM)
Notes: Huskies will return 19 starters in 2005...Manase Hopoi had 22 tackles for loss to lead the Pac-10 and was fifth in sacks with nine...Punter Sean Douglas averaged 42.6 yards per punt, second-best in school history.
Women's Golf
W-L Record: N/A
Conference Finish: 6th at Pac-10 Tourney
National Finish: 14th at NCAA's
Final Rankings: 10th Golfweek/Sagarin (May 9)
All-Americans: Paige Mackenzie (HM)
All-Conference: Paige Mackenzie (1st team), Sung Ea Lee (HM), Amber Prange (HM), Kim Shin (HM)
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: Paige Mackenzie (1st team), Ashley Bickerton, (2nd team)
Notes: Huskies remained in the top-10 all season long for the first time in school history. Paige Mackenzie became the first UW golfer to post a top-10 finish (10th) at the NCAAs. Mackenzie qualified for the U.S. Women's Open
Men's Golf
< b="">W-L Record: N/A
Conference Finish: 1st at Pac-10 Tourney
National Finish: 3rd at NCAA Tournament
Final Rankings: 7th (Golfstat), 20th (Golfweek)
All-Americans: James Lepp (NCAA Champion)
All-Conference: James Lepp (1st team), Erik Olson (1st team), Alex Prugh (2nd team), Zach Bixler (HM)
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: James Lepp (1st team), Travis Andrews (2nd team), Alex Prugh (HM)
Notes: James Lepp won first NCAA individual title in golf team history...Lepp named the winner of the Arnold Palmer Award as the collegiate national champion ... team 3rd at NCAA Championships...Eric Olson took medalist honors at Pac-10 Championships...team won first Pac-10 Championship since 1988...Matt Thurmond named Pac-10 Coach of the Year.
Gymnastics
W-L Record: 16-13
Conference Finish: 5th at Pac-10 championships
National Finish: Ranked 15th
Final Rankings: 15th
Arthur Ashe Scholar Award: Tacia LaBatte
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: Molly Seaman (1st team), Tacia LaBatte (2nd team), Kimberly Lewis (2nd team), Kelly McDonald (HM), Nicole Waiss (HM)
Notes: Finished third at NCAA West Regionals, narrowly missing an NCAA Championship berth...Carly Dockendorf ends her career with 48 career event titles, the fifth most in school history.
Women's Soccer
W-L Record: 17-5-1
Conference Finish: 5-3-1 (3rd)
National Finish: Lost in NCAA Elite Eight
Final Rankings: 10th
All-Americans: Tina Frimpong (2nd Team NSCAA)
All-West-Region: Tina Frimpong (1st team NSCAA and Soccer Buzz), Nikki Gamble (3rd team NSCAA and Soccer Buzz)
All-Conference: Tina Frimpong (1st team, Player of the Year), Nikki Gamble (2nd team), Kim Taylor (HM), Kelley Schweighart (HM)
Academic All-Americans: Tina Frimpong (1st team All-West, 2nd team NSCAA), Kim Taylor (1st team All-West), Nikki Gamble (HM All-West), Kelli Smith (HM All-West), Clare Rustad (HM All-West)
Arthur Ashe Scholar Award: Tina Frimpong
Pac-10 Medal winner: Tina Frimpong
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: Cassie Giles (1st team), Clare Rustad (1st team), Nikki Gamble (2nd team), Tina Frimpong (HM), Kelli Smith (HM), Kim Taylor (HM)
Notes: Advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight, the furthest the Huskies have ever went in the NCAA Tournament...Tina Frimpong repeats as Pac-10 Player of the Year...Frimpong ends career as all-time Husky goal and point scorer...Assistant Coach Amy Griffin earns NSCAA West Regional Assistant Coach of the Year.
Men's Soccer
W-L Record: 11-7-2
Conference Finish: 4-3-1 (T2nd)
National Finish: Lost in first round of NCAA Tournament
Final Rankings: 15 (NCSAA), 20 (Soccer Times)
All-Americans: C.J. Klaas (Semifinalists for MAC Hermann Trophy, 1st team NSCAA/adidas All-American)
All-Region: C.J. Klaas (1st team NSCAA All-Far West Region), Ty Harden (3rd team NSCAA All-Far West Region)
All-Conference: C.J. Klaas (1st team, Co-player of the Year), Ely Allen (Pac-10 Freshman of the Year), Dean Wurzberger (Co-Pac-10 Coach of the Year), Chris Eylander (1st team), Kevin Forrest(1st team), Mike Chabala (2nd team), Ty Harden (2nd team), Ely Allen (HM), Casey Armstrong (HM), Will Flanagan (HM), Jeff Hoover (HM)
Pac-10 Medal winner: C.J. Klaas
Academic All-American: Chris Eylander (3rd team ESPN Academic All-American, 2nd team NSCAA Scholar Athlete)
CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII: Joe Birklid, Chris Eylander, Kevin Forrest
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: Joe Birklid (1st team), Chris Eylander (1st team), Kevin Forrest (1st team), Casey Armstrong (2nd team), Ty Harden (2nd team), Jeff Hoover (HM)
Notes: Made ninth postseason appearance in the last 10 years ... Coach Dean Wurzberger was co-Pac-10 Coach of the Year ... C.J. Klaas was named a Hermann Semifinalist for the second year in a row...The Hermann Award is presented by the NCSAA and only 15 players in the country are named as semifinalists... Klaas became the first two-time NSCAA first-team All-American in program history...Klaas also the first player in conference history to be a four-time All-Pac-10 selection...Klaas was drafted by the San Jose Earthquakes in the Major League Soccer Draft.
Softball
W-L Record: 35-22
Conference Finish: 10-11 (sixth place)
National Finish: Super Regionals (Lost 2-of-3 series vs. No. 1 Michigan)
Final Rankings: 14th (USA TODAY/NFCA.org); 17th (ESPN.com)
All-Americans: Kristen Rivera (1st team Louisville Slugger/NFCA)
All-Pacific Region: Kristen Rivera (1st team), Sarah Hyatt (2nd team), Dominique Lastrapes (2nd team)
NCAA All-Regional Team: Dominique Lastrapes, Ashley Boek-MVP, Aimee Minor, Sarah Hyatt
All-Conference: Kristen Rivera (1st team, Co-Pac-10 Player of the Year), Kathy Fiske (2nd team), Ashley Charters (2nd team), Lauren Greer (HM), Aimee Minor (HM), Sarah Hyatt (HM), Dominique Lastrapes (HM)
USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year: Kristen Rivera top-10 finalist
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: Ashley Boek (2nd team), Jacki Hansen (2nd team), Dominiques Lastrapes (HM)
Notes: Kristen Rivera was the first Husky ever to earn Pac-10 Player of the Year honors twice. Rivera was a finalist for the Honda Award for the national player of the year. She is a three-time top three finalist for the award. Aimee Minor was invited to USA Softball National Team selection camp. Rivera set the all-time school record with 79 career home runs.
Men's Swimming
W-L Record: 12-1
Conference Finish: Sixth
National Finish: Bruno Barbic (18th in 100 free, 22nd in 50 Free)
Final Rankings: NR
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: Jim Wolfe (1st team), Lorant David (2nd team), Diogo Bezerra (2nd team), Craig Gillis (2nd team), Kevin Quinn (2nd team)
Notes:.Bruno Barbic competed for his native club team in Croatia at the 2005 Golden Bear, the 20th Annual International Swimming meet in Zagreb and also at the World Championships in Indianapolis.
Women's Swimming
W-L Record: 10-5
Conference Finish: 8th
National Finish: Caitlyn Short (31st in 100 breaststroke), Jessica Buchanan (45th in 100 breast), Desiree Johnson (35th in 100 backstroke)
Final Rankings: 21st
Arthur Ashe Scholar Award: Anissa Hilyard and Lily Liu
Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars: Anissa Hilyard, Liya Liu
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: Anissa Hilyard (HM), Lia Liu (HM), Brittany Epperson (HM)
Notes: Four school records broken and 22 swimmer entered the Husky Top-10 lists...Three Huskies represent team at NCAA Championships.
Women's Tennis
W-L Record: 15-9
Conference Finish: 3-4 (5th)
National Finish: NCAA Second Round
Final Rankings: 25th
All-Americans: none
All-Conference: Dea Sumantri (2nd team), Dinka Hadzic (HM)
Academic All-Americans: None
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: Dea Sumantri (1st team), Dinka Hadzic (2nd team), Saskia Nauenberg (2nd team), Stephanie Svanfeldt (HM)
Notes: Dea Sumantri was named the ITA Northwest Region Senior Player of the Year...Sumantri finished her career ranked second all-time in singles (103) and doubles (86) wins and a two-time All-American...Sumantri was ranked as high as fifth in the nation in singles...team participated in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.
Men's Tennis
W-L Record: 20-5
Conference Finish: 6-1 (T-1st)
National Finish: Lost to Virginia in Round of 16
Final Rankings: 14th
All-Americans: Alex Vlaski
All-Conference: Alex Vlaski (1st team), Christoph Palmanshofer (2nd team), Alex Slovic (2nd team), Matt Anger (Coach of the Year)
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: Daniel Chu (1st team), Alex Vlaski (1st team), Peter Scharler (2nd team), Alex Slovic (2nd team), Chris Floyd (HM)
2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American At-Large Team: Alex Vlaski (3rd Team)
2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII Men's At-Large Team: Alex Vlaski (1st team)
ITA/John Van Nostrand Memorial Award: Alex Vlaski
Pac-10 Coach of the Year: Matt Anger
ITA West Region Coach of the Year: Matt Anger
Notes: The Huskies won a share of their first-ever Pac-10 title since the North and South divisions merged in 1998...UW made its fourth trip to the NCAA Sweet 16 in five years...Alex Vlaski ended his career as UW's first three-time All-American...Vlaski set the UW all-time record for singles wins (111)...Vlaski was the Pac-10 singles runner-up, while Alex Slovic and Daniel Chu were Pac-10 doubles runner-up.
Men's Track and Field (Indoor)
Conference Finish: Eighth
National Finish: 28th at NCAAs
All-Americans:
Norris Frederick (Long Jump, 6th place), Austin Abbott, Andy Fader, Ryan Brown, Sean Williams (Distance Medley Relay, 5th place)
MPSF All-Academic Team: Andy Fader, Brad Liber, Phil McCary, Kevin Peters, Sam Roberts, Mike Sayenko, J.R. Wolfork
Notes: Men and women combined for school record 10 All-Americans. Norris Frederick first UW Long Jump All-American since 1964, and became the first Husky ever to long jump 25 feet and high jump seven feet ... one of two freshmen to get All-American honors, the first UW men's frosh to do so since Ja'Warren Hooker in 1998 ... Shane Charles school record in 800m run (1:49.59) ... Abbott freshman record in mile (4:02.25)
Men's Track and Field (Outdoor)
Conference Finish: Fifth
National Finish: Did not place
USTCA Final Rankings: 10th
Track Wire Final Rankings: unranked
All-Americans: Ryan Brown (800-meters, 10th place)
Arthur Ashe Scholar Award: Brandon Bailey, Mark Mandi
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: Brandon Bailey (1st), Martin Bingisser (1st), Kevin Peters (1st), Andy Fader (2nd), Will Conwell (HM), Mark Mandi (HM), Phil McCary (HM), Mike Sayenko (HM)
Notes: Ryan Brown won the Pac-10 and West Regional 800-meter championships ... Two men's relays at NCAA Championship for first time in school history ... Sent nine men to NCAA Championships, part of a school-record 16 NCAA competitors ... Set school record in 4x400-meter relay (3:03.85) ... Shane Charles set Grenadan national record in 400m hurdles (50.46).
Women's Track and Field (Indoor)
Conference Finish: Third
National Finish: 16th at NCAAs
All-Americans: Amanda Miller (800 meters, 9th place), Lindsey Egerdahl (mile, 8th place), Ashley Lodree (60-meter hurdles, 10th place), Kate Soma (pole vault, 2nd place), Ashley Wildhaber (pole vault, 5th place)
Academic All-Americans: None
MPSF All-Academic Team (No 1st or 2nd team breakdown): Sidney Brown, Camille Connelly, Lindsey Egerdahl, Kira Harrison, Lara Nelson, Kate Soma, Brynne Steward, Lindsay Todd, Grace Vela, Angela Wishaar.
Notes: Kate Soma took second in the pole vault at the NCAA Indoor Championships ... Men and women combined for school record 10 All-Americans ... Lindsey Egerdahl is Huskies first-ever women's mile All-American ... qualified an NCAA-record four women's pole vaulters for the NCAA Championships ... school records in 60-meter hurdles (Ashley Lodree, 8.15), 800m (Miller, 2:06.76), pole vault (Soma, 14-3 ½), and pentathlon (Grace Vela, 3,915).
Women's Track and Field (Outdoor)
Conference Finish: Eighth
National Finish: Tie-15th
USTCA Final Rankings: 19th
Track Wire Final Rankings: unranked
All-Americans: Kate Soma (pole vault, NCAA Champion), Carly Dockendorf (pole vault, 6th place), Ashley Lodree (100-meter hurdles, 5th place), Amy Lia (1,500-meters, 12th place)
Academic All-Americans: Kate Soma (1st team 2005 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VIII)
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: Camille Connelly (1st), Angela Wishaar (1st), Kate Soma (2nd), Sidney Brown (HM), Lindsey Egerdahl (HM), Laura Halverson (HM), Brianna McLeod (HM), Lara Nelson (HM), Brynne Steward (HM), Grace Vela (HM), Tiffany Zahn (HM).
Notes: Kate Soma won NCAA pole vault title ... Fifth woman in school history to be a NCAA Champion ... Women's 15th-place finish at NCAA Championship highest since 1988 ... Four women's pole vaulters in NCAA field tied an NCAA record set by UW in March ... Seven UW women at the NCAA Championships were part of a record 16 UW NCAA competitors ... Ashley Lodree won UW's first-ever All-America honor in the 100m hurdles ... School record for Lodree in the 100m hurdles (13.17) ... Lodree named Pac-10 Track Athlete of the Week (4/25) ... Carly Dockendorf moved to sixth in Canadian history in the pole vault (13-9 ¼).
Volleyball
W-L Record: 28-3
Conference Finish: 16-2 (1st Place)
National Finish: NCAA Tournament Semifinals
Final Rankings: 3rd
All-Americans: Courtney Thompson (1st team), Christal Morrison (2nd team), Candace Lee (HM)
All-Conference: Brie Hagerty (1st team), Candace Lee (1st team), Courtney Thompson (1st team), Christal Morrison (1st team, 1st team All-Freshman), Darla Myhre (HM)
Academic All-American: Candace Lee (1st team), Courtney Thompson (3rd team)
Academic All-District: Sanja Tomasevic (1st team), Candace Lee (1st team), Courtney Thompson (1st team)
Arthur Ashe Scholar Award: Candace Lee
Pac-10 All-Academic Team: Candace Lee (1st team), Courtney Thompson (2nd team), Sanja Tomasevic (2nd team), Kaitlin Leck (HM), Danka Danicic (HM)
Notes: Team made first NCAA Final Four in school history...first ever Pac-10 Championship...UW had school record 22-match win streak...ranked No. 1 for a seven-week stretch and never fell below seventh....Jim McLaughlin Pac-10, National Coach of the Year and Pacific Region
