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Lavender, others shine against elite competition

Virginia track and field concluded a weekend of stiff competition at the “Doc” Hale Virginia Tech Elite Meet, competing among a field including two ranked men’s teams and three top-10 women’s teams. The meet featured several strong performances from Cavalier athletes, including a record-breaking effort in the 200-meter dash by junior Jordan Lavender.


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Cross Country teams qualify for NCAAs

The men’s and 11th-ranked women’s cross country teams both qualified for the NCAA Championships with strong performances at Panorama Farms. The women captured first place, beating No. 19 William & Mary while the men finished second with 96 points behind No. 17 Eastern Kentucky.


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Weekend Previews: November 15-17

Extensive previews for Virginia’s games in women’s soccer, field hockey, and men’s and women’s basketball this weekend ran in Thursday’s edition of The Cavalier Daily and remain available online.


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Cross country teams earn top-four finishes

The Virginia men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the ACC Championships in Kernersville, N.C Friday, with the No. 10 women claiming second place and the men finishing fourth.


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Weekend Previews: November 1-3

Football What: Virginia (2-6, 0-4 ACC) vs. No. 8 Clemson (7-1, 5-1 ACC) Where: Scott Stadium When: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. The Skinny: All of Clemson’s offense runs through one man — senior quarterback Tajh Boyd.


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Cross country teams look for new leadership

Roster turnover is inevitable in collegiate sports. Athletes have but four brief years to compete before moving on to larger and greater things. The Virginia men’s and women’s cross country teams are dealing with this harsh reality as they begin the 2013 season without several key contributors from past seasons.


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Cavaliers compete at ACC track championships

The Virginia men’s and women’s track teams competed this weekend in Raleigh, North Carolina at the ACC Championships. The action concluded Saturday with the Cavalier women in a tie for fourth place with 76 points and the men in sixth place with 63 points.


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Track and field hosts Virginia Invitational

After completing a quick tune up last Saturday at the Virginia Cup, the Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams will host seven teams for the Virginia Invitational this Saturday at Lannigan Field. The Cavaliers will be facing some elite competition in Charlotte, Georgetown, Loyola, Maryland Eastern Shore, Norfolk State and Robert Morris.


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Editor's Note: This episode was recorded on Feb. 17, so some celebratory events mentioned in the podcast have already passed.

Hashim O. Davis, the assistant dean of the OAAA and director of the Luther Porter Jackson Black Cultural Center, discusses the relevance and importance of  “Celebrating Resilience,” OAAA’s theme for this year’s Black History Month celebration.