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W Day 2025

W Day is Oct.10 — and we want to see your Purple Pride!

Join fellow Dawgs worldwide in a celebration of all things Husky. Tune in to UW social media on Homecoming game day for ways to engage and share your purplest pics on your own socials using #WDay. We’ll be rounding up the best of these stellar snaps right here!

Share your photos with #WDay

Meet some W Day icons of Husky spirit

A master of disguise

For the Foster School’s Barry Erickson, Captain Husky is a family affair.

Meet Captain Husky

A dog handler extraordinaire

Elena runs on the field with Dubs.

Elena Vega de Soto is a familiar face — the person responsible for running alongside Dubs at athletic events.

Get to know Elena

A fish-throwing drummer

Photo of Ryan Shapero playing drums in the marching band

Ryan Shapero has made the Husky experience his own: tossing salmon at Pike Place Market and keeping the beat on the Husky Marching Band drumline.

Ryan's story

A pair of record-breaking track stars

The Moll sisters dressed in track attire

Twin sisters and Husky teammates Hana and Amanda Moll are soaring over collegiate pole vault records.

Meet the Moll sisters

Huskies around the world show off their Purple Pride