Throughout the fall, the focus for the Huskies has been to build speed and make technical improvements. Both crew programs demonstrated their gains in those areas in winning the Head of the Lake Regatta on Sunday.

The fall distance season is nearing its finish, but the Huskies still have one race remaining - the Head of the Lake. Both the men's and women's crew programs will compete on the 3.1 mile course beginning Sunday morning at 8 a.m.

Luke McGee has had a tremendous run of success coaching & developing freshmen rowers at Washington. This week, USRowing tapped the UW assistant to help identify and train athletes for the U-23 program.

Last June, the Husky men's crew program captured the 14th National Championship in school history. That achievement and more will be honored by the UW on Friday, Oct. 28, at Conibear Shellhouse. The reception begins at 6 p.m.

The Washington men's crew team had a strong showing at the Head of the Charles Regatta on Sunday, finishing third overall and second among college programs in the 3.2-mile race.

Washington is looking to defend its title at the Head of the Charles in Boston, where they nearly set a course record last season. Racing begins Sunday at 11:45 a.m. (PST).

There are few collegiate regattas like the Head of the Charles. Once again this fall, the Huskies are in Boston and ready for the opportunity to test their speed against some of the nation's best crews.

Ambrose Puttmann has a decorated career as a Washington oarsmen. But now the senior from Cincinnati is making a few changes in his rowing style to help the Huskies stabilize power in the varsity boat.

The Huskies are coming off their 14th National Championship in program history. But coach Michael Callahan and Co. will have their work cut out for them developing the young talent in Conibear Shellhouse.

The Huskies schedule is out for the 2011-12 season. Highlights include a trip to the Bay Area for the Cal Dual and the 26th annual Windermere Cup on May 5.

Walk-on rowers have long been instrumental in the success of the Washington crew program. The team is once again looking for potential walk-ons who are willing to continue the tradition.

Ty Otto had originally planned to attend grad school or look for a full-time job. A change of plans led to him rowing at the Pan-Am Games next month in Guadelajara, Mexico.

Over the weekend, the Washington crew program lost one of its student-athletes following the tragic passing of Peter Allen ('13). A memorial service will be held Saturday at Bethany Baptist Church in Puyallup.

The Washington crew program prides itself for not only a high level of success on the collegiate level, but for how it prepares rowers for the next level of competition. This summer was a perfect example of that.

Five Huskies earned medals in their respective finals at the 2011 Rowing World Championships on Thursday. Rob Gibson, Will Crothers and Conlin McCabe won bronze for Canada, while Adrienne Martelli and Megan Kalmoe captured silver for USA.