Cavs sweep competition
By Ian Rappaport | October 18, 2011[caption id="attachment_46948" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Sophomore Chris Foley secured a third-place finish at Panorama Farms.
[caption id="attachment_46948" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Sophomore Chris Foley secured a third-place finish at Panorama Farms.
[caption id="attachment_46395" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior Morgane Gay recorded the best finish of any Cavalier at the Paul Short Invitational with a 10th-place showing in the women's six-kilometer event.
The last time the Virginia women's cross country team competed, it earned a perfect score of 15 by sweeping the first seven finishes at the Lou Onesty Open. Today, the Cavaliers will return to action for the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University.
[caption id="attachment_38716" align="alignleft" width="161" caption="Redshirt junior Ryan Collins finished in 32nd place at the NCAA Championships yesterday, becoming just the sixth Cavalier ever to receive All-American honors.
[caption id="attachment_38604" align="alignleft" width="208" caption="Redshirt junior Ryan Collins finished seventh at the NCAA Southeast Regional after finishing runner-up to senior Emil Heineking at the ACC Championships.
The No. 12 Virginia women's cross country team left nothing to chance in its quest for a trip to the NCAA Championships as it claimed the Southeast Region Championship Saturday morning, earning an automatic bid to next week's national race.
The Virginia men's and women's cross country teams will travel to Louisville, Ky. this weekend to compete in the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, which could be their last race of the season.
The Virginia men's and women's cross country teams will compete at home for the last time this season today as they host the Cavalier Open at Panorama Farms.
[caption id="attachment_37775" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior All-American Emil Heineking won his second consecutive conference title, becoming just the ninth individual to accomplish this feat during the event's 57-year history.
The Virginia men's and women's cross country teams will kick off their postseasons this weekend at the ACC Championships in Chestnut Hill, Mass. The No.
[caption id="attachment_37120" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior Emil Heineking won his second consecutive individual title at Panorama Farms Friday.
The Virginia men's and women's cross country teams will return home this weekend to host the Panorama Farms Invitational.
[caption id="attachment_36791" align="alignleft" width="264" caption="Fifth-year senior Stephanie Garcia won the Lou Onesty Open at Panorama Farms to open her last year, earning ACC Performer of the Week honors.
[caption id="attachment_36680" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior All-American Emil Heineking, center, made his season debut this past weekend at the Brooks-Paul Short Run Invitational after sitting out for nine months because of injury.
[caption id="attachment_36433" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Senior Steve Finley is competing in cross country for the first time since 2008.
[caption id="attachment_35692" align="alignleft" width="181" caption="Fifth-year senior Stephanie Garcia placed first in the team's opening meet and was named Co-ACC Performer of the Week.
[caption id="attachment_35502" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Virginia cross country team will open its season at the Lou Onesty Open tomorrow.
[caption id="attachment_35188" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Senior Emil Heineking went through last year's season undefeated leading up to Regionals.
Proven veterans? Check. Stacked recruiting class? Check. An established coach with a documented history of success?
[caption id="attachment_32279" align="alignleft" width="212" caption="Junior Catherine White led all Virginia runners with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA championships.