Penn Relays stand as challenge, honor for Cavalier runners
By Jason Wise | April 25, 2002Virginia will compete in the prestigious Penn Relays, a three day meet that begins today at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa.
Virginia will compete in the prestigious Penn Relays, a three day meet that begins today at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa.
The Virginia Cavaliers did something last night they have not done all season - win a night game at home.
Before last Friday's game against Maryland, the Virginia women's lacrosse team had not suffered a loss since March 17.
Two weekends ago, on April 14, the Virginia softball team (43-17) lost in Charlottesville to conference rival North Carolina and witnessed the untimely end to their 30-game home winning streak.
Regular season champion Virginia pulled off a clean sweep of the ACC men's lacrosse awards, announced yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon, the Virginia baseball team remembered why they play. The Cavaliers' 14-5 victory over George Mason showcased the team's potential to relax and to play with confidence.
Last weekend, the Virginia club croquet team traveled to Philadelphia to compete in the National Collegiate Croquet Championships.
The creation of the spring game is not intended to be a "game" in the respect of a competitive entity with any real stakes riding on the outcome.
A little over three years ago, I took my first on-location assignment for this newspaper as a sports writer.
Senior golfer Steve Marino is on a hot streak. He finished first individually at the Wofford Invitational on April 12 and 13 with a nine under par performance, leading the Cavaliers to a top place finish in the Invitational.
Maryland sophomore Chris Wilcox announced yesterday he will enter the NBA draft, leaving the Terps just after helping them to a national title last month. Wilcox was Maryland's third-leading scorer, averaging 12 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.5 blacks last season.
A number of provisional and automatic NCAA qualifiers, personal records and all-ACC titles were attained by the Virginia men's and women's track teams culminating in a sixth place finish for both teams at the ACC Track and Field Meet, which the Cavaliers hosted this past weekend at Lanigan Field. In the ACC, which is one of the most competitive conferences with many nationally ranked athletes, Virginia coach Randy Bungard said this sixth place finish out of ninewas one to be quite proud of. "Sixth place looks bad, but when you look at the performances we had, it really isn't," Bungard said.
Three Cavaliers selected in NFL Draft The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Virginia tight end Chris Luzar in the fourth round of the NFL draft with the 118th pick overall.
DURHAM, N.C - Duke senior midfielder Terrence Keaney picked the right time to score his first two goals of the game.
DURHAM, N.C. - Going into the ACC tournament this weekend, the Virginia women's lacrosse team had not lost since March 17.
As spring football practice ended Saturday with the annual intra-squad spring game, Virginia cornerback Art Thomas let the fans know that he is quickly developing into a defensive playmaker.
It is ACC tournament time, and the Virginia women's lacrosse team is gearing up for a championship run.
ACC Commissioner John D. Swofford announced Tuesday that six baseball players from Georgia Tech and Maryland will serve suspensions for actions during the game between the two teams in College Park, Md., Sunday. The game, the last in a three-game series, was halted by the umpires in the bottom of the seventh inning after a bench-clearing altercation at home plate.
The No. 1 Virginia Cavaliers (8-1, 3-0 ACC) and the No. 7 North Carolina Tar Heels (7-3, 1-2) are set to battle in the semi-finals of the ACC tournament tonight at 6 at host Duke University's Koskinen Stadium.
The Virginia crew team will travel to Clemson, S.C. to compete in the ACC championships on Lake Hartwell tomorrow.