Virginia graduate Katie Tracy was named the NCAA Division I female recipient of the Woody-Hayes national scholar-athlete award yesterday. The award is given to six athletes, one male and one female, from each of the three college divisions in recognition of academic, athletic and community service accomplishments.
Tracy played both women's soccer and women's basketball from 1997 to 2000. She captained both teams as a senior. Tracy scored 18 goals and 13 assists for 49 points in her college soccer career. She earned a place on the Soccer Buzz second team all-freshman in 1997 and closed out her career with second team all-ACC honors in 2000. Tracy notched 101 points in 80 games for the women's basketball team.
Cavaliers pinned
The Virginia wrestling team lost a tough away match to VMI, 20-12, on Tuesday. The Keydets notched their first win over the Cavaliers since Dec. 4, 1996 after VMI freshman Mark DiSalvo gave VMI a 10-6 lead with a major decision over Steve Keleher in the 141-pound weight class.
The Cavaliers (1-4) split the first four matches with VMI (5-3) before DiSalvo's decision gave the Keydets the lead for good.
D.C. United's Wood announces retirement
Former Virginia soccer star A.J. Wood decided to retire from Major League Soccer yesterday. Wood scored 14 goals and nine assists in 74 appearances for the D.C. United in the past four seasons.
Wood was one of four Cavaliers to win four national Championships in four years. The 1994 national player of the year guided Virginia to titles from 1991-1994. He holds the all-time NCAA tournament scoring record with 13 goals and 29 points.
-Compiled by Chris Yeung
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