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 the United States.
The Cavaliers earned various accomplishments and accolades, the greatest of which came from sophomore thrower Claudio Romero, who won an NCAA Championship in the discus throw event.
The 90,000 square foot facility is set to be completed by spring of 2024 and will represent a significant upgrade from the McCue Center — the football program’s current facility that is severely outdated and has been in use since 1991.
These graduating athletes have combined to win five national championships in four years — a historic achievement — and many of the programs that didn’t win national championships shook off years of failure and made deep runs into the postseason.
This was the first title for Coach Andres Pedroso at the helm of the program.
Although Florida State jumped out to a 5-0 lead, Virginia would whittle it down to just two in the seventh inning before ultimately running out of outs and failing to complete the rally.
The Cavaliers were helped by an eight-point effort by sophomore attacker Connor Shellenberger and five goals by junior attacker Payton Cormier to pick up a convincing win against the Bears.
The Cavaliers have now won all of their NCAA Championship matches by the same score of 4-0 and will play No. 2 Florida in the quarterfinal.
The future of the program was on full display in Chapel Hill N.C., with freshman midfielder Rachel Clark and freshman attacker Kate Miller combining for nine points and propelling the Cavaliers to the second round.
The selection to the NCAA Tournament comes on the heels of a massive 18-14 ACC quarterfinal victory against No. 5 Syracuse, a team to which they lost to 17-11 at home during the regular season.
The Cavaliers enter this postseason in search of their third consecutive NCAA Championship while the Bears look to continue their impressive season after becoming the Ivy League regular-season champions.
The Cavaliers were led by Sambach and Cleary who both finished tied for fifth place with a 2-over 215 in the tournament.
In order to have hopes of hearing their name called for the NCAA Tournament, the Cavaliers first have to get past third-seeded Florida State on Thursday.
The Cavaliers have now rattled off 19 wins in a row and will host No. 10 South Carolina next in a Super Regional.
Experience is going to have to carry the Cavaliers through this tournament if they hope to make a run.
After evening the series in Saturday's match, the offensive firepower of the Cardinals was simply too much for the Cavaliers to overcome.
Virginia broke multiple school records in Philadelphia after a successful showing for both track and field.
Being 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.
Entering his junior season, Beekman is willing to once again excel as a silent assassin alongside Clark, but Bennett must decide if it is time to encourage the Milwaukee native to be a little louder — the Cavaliers’ season and Beekman’s NBA future might depend on it.
Cavalier athletes set multiple records for themselves, the school, and the relays in a successful meet for the program.
