Since 2008, leadership of the UW鈥檚 athletics program has been provided by Scott Woodward, with numerous achievements and improvements in the academic and on-field performance of our student-athletes taking place during his tenure. We鈥檙e now preparing for a transition, as Scott has accepted the athletic director position at Texas A&M University. He will continue his position with the UW until the end of this month.
Intercollegiate Athletics has marked numerous accomplishments under Scott鈥檚 watch, including significant increases in student-athletes鈥� average GPA across our 22 teams; national championships in softball, women鈥檚 cross country and men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 crew; and construction of the new Husky Stadium, among many others. Scott鈥檚 leadership will be missed, and we wish him well at Texas A&M.
I will select an interim athletic director in the coming days and a search committee will be established.