Photos: Jennifer Cohen's first day as Washington's athletic director
— -- Talk about a whirlwind first day on the job.
On Wednesday, Jennifer Cohen was introduced as the University of Washington's athletic director during a news conference at the football operations complex inside Husky Stadium.
Cohen has worked at UW since 1998 in various roles, including interim AD following Scott Woodward's departure in January. She describes herself as a lifelong Huskies fan and said her new role is a "dream come true."
"We are on the verge of something really special here," Cohen said in front of a crowd of hundreds, including media members, fans, donors and athletics staffers. "We can all feel it."
As the day wound down hours later, Cohen was keeping one eye on her son's youth baseball game and one eye on her phone, tracking the Washington women's golf team in the NCAA championship match in Oregon. We're not sure how the baseball game turned out, but the Huskies beat Stanford to win the crown.
"How many ADs get to compete for a national championship on their first day on the job?" UW president Ana Mari Cauce said as she introduced Cohen.
A look back at Cohen's day (all times PT).
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