2019-20 was another exciting year for UW Athletics, even if spring sports were cut short due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Here are the Daily’s sports staff’s picks for best athletes, performances, and moments during the 2019-20 season.  

In a press release sent May 26, the Pac-12 announced it will allow voluntary, in-person athletic workouts to begin June 15 for all sports. 

The Washington beach volleyball team picked up a win over Utah, but ended up losing three others on the weekend in its first conference games of the season at the Pac-12 South Invitational.

A few pairs were pushed into tight sets early, but the Washington beach volleyball team finished its weekend in Arizona with a 5-0 sweep over Colorado-Mesa.

The Washington beach volleyball team breezed through its first matchup of the year, needing barely an hour to clinch the three necessary points in a 5-0 sweep over Stephen F. Austin in Tucson, Arizona.

The Washington beach volleyball season came to an end in the second day of the Pac- 12 Tournament as the Huskies lost to No. 12 Cal 3-1. It was the third time that the Golden Bears (20-8) beat the Huskies (9-16) this season in three matches.

In the past, the majority of the UW beach volleyball team have also been players on the indoor team. But this year, the team is different. With six players who solely compete in the beach season, the beach volleyball team is branching away from its indoor counterpart.

To round out its Hawaii trip, the Washington beach volleyball team played a final game against host No. 6 Hawai’i, falling 5-0 to the SandBows (24-7).

After a mixed first day in Hawai’i, the Washington beach volleyball team had the chance to play both No. 14 Loyola Marymount and San Jose State again. The Huskies (8-13) first fell to the Lions (22-9) in a 5-0 sweep before beating the Spartans (11-12) 4-1 with four of the games going to three sets.