After high school, many successful young swimmers sometimes yearn for a chance to excel at a water sport that's more than just racing down pool lanes against other individuals -- maybe a sport that has a pair of nets, a ball and demands plenty of teamwork.
If anyone knows hard work, it's Virginia wrestler Will Durkee. As one of only four seniors on this year's team, Durkee is tailor-made for a leadership role, as it has been through grit and hard work that he has achieved success in collegiate wrestling.
With any team that enjoys a successful regular season record coupled with several postseason victories, falling just short in the end leaves players and fans alike with a bittersweet taste.
Both the Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams continued their undefeated seasons Saturday, rolling past Pittsburgh 129-106 and 126-106 respectively. Junior Fran Crippen took home three individual event titles, winning the 500-yard freestyle, the 1,000-yard freestyle and the 200-yard individual medley.
RICHMOND, Va. -- You could see it in his eyes. Sean Singletary was ready to make something happen. The Cavaliers were struggling against Auburn Friday night, falling behind by six points at the break and trailing for the early part of the second half.
While the successful Cavaliers' season came to a screeching halt Saturday night at the hands of the Duke Blue Devils, one positive thing was abundantly clear.
Knowing full-well the difficulties any team faces in defeating a conference opponent three times in the same year, No.
The Cavaliers finished 1-1 in this weekend's Roger and Mildred L. White Invitational at Northwestern, losing to No.
RICHMOND, Va. -- Elton Brown couldn't believe his eyes. Trip after trip down the court, his blocking-out on defense came with no reward on the boards.
It's no wonder the Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams remain undefeated. It's also no wonder that they have finished in the top 25 at the NCAA championships for 15 of the last 22 years.
The Virginia wrestling team will get a taste of national championship level competition when it heads to the Las Vegas Invitational this weekend. The Cavaliers will send 10 wrestlers, one from each weight class, to Sin City for the meet.
Senior Brandi Teamer and Junior Tiffany Sardin return home this weekend as the Virginia women's basketball team heads to Chicago to play in the Mildred & Roger L.
Virginia's acceptance of a bid to the MPC bowl in Boise, Idaho Wednesday spoiled the plans of the Champs Sports Bowl officials, according to the Orlando Sentinel. After resisting initial urges to bypass the ACC and select a school from another conference, Champs Sports Bowl organizers are apparently planning to invite Georgia Tech for their Dec.
University of Virginia coach Dom Starsia announced the signing of 10 athletes to national letters of intent to play lacrosse in Charlottesville next season. The recruiting class is composed of two attackmen, two midfielders, three defenders, one goalie, and two players who can play attack or midfield. Offensive weapon Danny Glading from Bethesda, Md.
The Virginia men's soccer team will step onto the grass of Klöckner Stadium tomorrow at 7 p.m. for something they haven't seen in four years -- the NCAA quarterfinals. The last time the Cavaliers made it this far in the NCAA tournament, they fell to Creighton 3-0.
For several weeks this fall, it looked as if the Virginia football team might meet Auburn in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.
It's hard to imagine a more intimidating situation for a freshman than being expected to replace one of the most dominant players on the Virginia women's basketball team.
The No. 18 Virginia Cavaliers (8-3, 5-3 ACC) officially learned the identity of their bowl opponent yesterday afternoon, and it will be Fresno State, which sports an identical 8-3 record.
There is nothing wrong with being a hard-working individual. A hard-working individual is often too busy making sure that their objectives are achieved to get caught up in the emotion of a situation. Many players exhibit this exceptional quality, yet not all of them do it in the same manner as former Virginia star linebacker Jamie Sharper.
As the Virginia starting lineup was announced against Arizona, I turned to my buddy Jon and said, "I've never seen this energy from them.
