Player Bio: Derek DeVries - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
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High School Sports: Soccer, Basketball.
Honors and Awards: High honor roll ... Earned three letters in basketball in high school, serving as the team captain as a senior ... Named to the 2007 Pac-10 Men's Rowing All-Academic First team ... Earned a silver medal in the senior men's pair and a bronze in the elite men's pair at the 2006 U.S. Rowing National Championship Regatta in Indianapolis, Ind.
Major at Washington: Economics.
Husky Rowing Experience: 2007 (Junior) - Rowed three seat in the second varsity eight that won gold medals at the Pac-10 Championships and the IRA Championships. 2006 (Sophomore) - Helped the Huskies capture the Cascade Cup for the second varsity at the Windermere Cup ... Won silver at the Pac-10 Championships with the second varsity ... Finished the season with a fourth-place showing at the IRA regatta in the second varsity eight. 2005 (Freshman) - Rowed with UW's top frosh crew ... Rowed in the junior varsity race at the Windermere Cup, finishing just behind the Cornell JV entry ... Collected a silver medal in the freshmen eight at the Pac-10 Championships ... Bronze medalist at the IRA national championships, rowing in the No. 2 seat of the freshman eight.
Personal: Son of Brenda and Daryl DeVries ... father is an orchardist and mother is a piano teacher ... has two younger brothers, Brandon (18) and Tim (15) ... Named to the UW Dean's List for Winter Quarter 2005.
