Virginia Director of Athletics Craig Littlepage announced yesterday that Jane Miller has been promoted to senior associate director of athletics for programs at the University. After her promotion, Miller will hold expanded responsibilities in sport program support while working with the men's and women's basketball programs.
Miller, who was the associate director of athletics for programs and senior woman administrator at the University since 1995, has worked in the Virginia athletic department as a coach and administrator since 1983.
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She coached the field hockey team from 1983-1991, compiling a 100-65-7 record. Miller also is the winningest coach in Virginia women's lacrosse history. She has a 144-44 record, six NCAA Final Four appearances and two national championships (1991 and 1993) as Virginia's coach from 1983-1995. Miller was named the Division I national coach of the year in 1991.
Miller began administrative work as an assistant athletic director and senior woman administrator in 1992. She resigned her position as the lacrosse coach to work full-time in the athletic department's administration in 1995.
In addition to her duties in the Virginia athletics department, Miller was appointed by University President John Casteen III to serve as a member of the Women's Leadership Council. She serves on the University's advisory committee on alcohol and substance abuse, the NCAA sport liaison committee and the ACC women's basketball committee. Miller also is the chair of the ACC women's lacrosse committee.
McMullen named third-team All-American
Football News named Virginia junior wide receiver Billy McMullen a third-team All-American on Wednesday.
McMullen is Virginia's leading receiver and has shattered Herman Moore's school record 26 receptions in a season with 80 catches. He also broke John Ford's record for career receptions Nov. 10 and has caught 138 balls so far at Virginia. He needs nine more receptions to break Torry Holt's ACC record of 88 catches in a season set in 1998.
McMullen leads the ACC in receptions, receptions per game (7.3), receiving yards (1,019), receiving yards per game (92.6) and touchdowns (12). He also has a conference-high four 100-yard receiving games.
He tied a 41-year-old record with 11 receptions against Maryland on Oct. 6 and repeated that performance against North Carolina on Oct. 13.
-Compiled by Chris Yeung
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