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Shocking news pulsated through the sporting world earlier this summer when USC and UCLA announced that the schools were in deep talks to join the Big Ten conference beginning in 2024. The next day, the current members of the Big Ten voted to accept the institutions as members, bringing the conference’s total to 16 teams that now stretch from New Jersey to Los Angeles.
Various Virginia sports teams have had an eventful summer so far. The ACC announced a major conference scheduling update for football, and track and field and women’s soccer athletes are making a name for themselves on the global stage. Additionally, several Cavalier teams saw success in the transfer and recruiting realm, and Virginia capped off another strong overall year in athletics with an 11th-place finish in the Director’s Cup.
After helping Virginia women’s swimming and diving to its second consecutive national championship, three Cavalier swimmers returned to action to compete at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest to represent Team USA, which was led by Virginia Coach Todd DeSorbo.
The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams sent several student athletes to Eugene, Ore. to compete in the NCAA Track and Field Championships from Wednesday through Saturday. The Cavaliers earned various accolades, the greatest of which came from junior thrower Claudio Romero, who won an NCAA Championship in the discus throw event.
The No. 7 Virginia men’s tennis team (28-5, 12-0 ACC) took down No. 8 Kentucky (26-8, 10-2 SEC) to cap off a stellar tournament run this Sunday, earning its fifth overall national championship — all of which were earned in the past decade. The Cavaliers also defeated No. 2 Florida (26-3, 12-0 SEC) and No. 6 Tennessee (26-8, 8-4 SEC) prior to defeating the Wildcats in the championship match.
For the first time in three years, the University will host normal Final Exercises this weekend. Among those leaving will be about a quarter of the school’s 750 student athletes. The athletes in the Class of 2022 have given their all to the University’s athletics programs and given some of the best results in school history as a result. The last four years have seen an unprecedented level of success for the Cavaliers.
Virginia softball lost 5-3 to Florida State in their first round game of the ACC Tournament on Thursday. The Cavaliers (27-24, 13-11 ACC) were the sixth seed of the tournament while the Seminoles (50-5, 19-5 ACC) were seeded third.
Virginia men’s lacrosse travels to Providence, R.I. Saturday to take on No. 8 Brown in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship. The Cavaliers (11-3, 5-1 ACC) enter this postseason in search of their third consecutive NCAA Championship while the Bears (10-5, 4-2 Ivy League) look to continue their impressive season after becoming the Ivy League regular-season champions.
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The Virginia men’s tennis team will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships this weekend. The men’s team drew the seventh seed in the tournament and will share hosting duties with the fifth-seeded women’s team in their respective championships.
Low-key and generally not prone to confrontation, Virginia men’s basketball sophomore guard Reece Beekman will not stand for any slander on the series finale of his favorite show, Game of Thrones.
Earlier this month, news broke across college football media that Arch Manning — the top quarterback prospect in the 2023 class — was visiting Virginia. As the nephew of National Football League legends Peyton and Eli Manning, and the son of Cooper Manning, it’s fair to say that Manning is the biggest-name prospect to ever visit Virginia Football.
Saturday at the Carrier Dome, Virginia competed against a reeling Syracuse team who came into the game losing four straight games. The Cavaliers (10-3, 5-1 ACC) defeated the struggling Orange (4-9, 1-4 ACC), winning 21-15. Virginia won its 19th ACC regular season championship with its last one coming in 2019, when the team eventually went on to win the National Championship.
In the midst of the spring season, there are plenty of reasons for optimism about various women’s sports. With the recent commitment of top recruit Samantha Brunelle to the Virginia women’s basketball team along with a brand new Coach, the Cavaliers are expected to make strides on the court in the coming season. Additionally, the dominance of the Virginia women’s swim and dive team with national and conference wins along with Olympic success has been noteworthy. Moreover, the softball team has also shown a turn-of-pace with a recent string of wins and improved player performance all around.
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Last year, I wrote in an early-season column predicting that the Virginia women’s soccer team would win the 2021 national championship. However, Coach Steve Swanson’s squad prematurely fell to BYU by a single goal in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. This year, I am doubling down on my claim from last year. Despite several key departures, what remains is reason to be optimistic for what lies ahead, and if the remaining Cavaliers can smoothly step into bigger roles, Virginia can win the program’s elusive first national championship.
Freshman Amanda Sambach and graduate student Beth Lillie competed in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur in Augusta, Ga. concluding Saturday before the pair helped No. 8 Virginia in a 5-1 victory over No. 27 Georgia Sunday.
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When Diana Ordoñez was selected sixth overall by the NC Courage in the 2022 NWSL Draft, she was sure to have her family by her side. The former star Virginia forward and Prosper, Texas native explained that her family was instrumental in introducing her to the sport and getting her to her current position as the 19th Cavalier taken in the National Women’s Soccer League Draft’s 10-year history.
The Virginia men’s swimming and diving team placed tenth overall at the 2022 NCAA Championships at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Ga. The Cavaliers scored 154.5 total points, breaking numerous Virginia records in their final meet of the season.