Virginia to start season at home
By Aaron Bernstein | September 9, 2010[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_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_34730" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The men's 4x800m relay team won the elite Championship of America event at the Penn Relays last weekend with a combined 7:15:38 time.
The premier event of the outdoor track and field season has arrived. This is a meet that hosts high school phenoms, professional athletes and everyone in between.
[caption id="attachment_34598" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore Sintayehu Taye earned his first ACC title win this weekend, finishing first in the 1500m, barely edging Virginia Tech's Michael Hammond and his Cavalier teammate, senior Alex Bowman.
The Virginia track and field teams competed in the ACC Outdoor Championships this weekend in Clemson, S.C.
The Cavaliers will enjoy the comforts of home this weekend as they host the Lou Onesty Invitational at Lannigan Field.
[caption id="attachment_33937" align="alignleft" width="205" caption="Virginia's second outdoor meet of the season will provide several athletes who did not compete during indoors with much-needed experience.
[caption id="attachment_33720" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Robby Andrews edged out Oregon's Andrew Wheating, a four-time All-American and a participant in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, to win the national 800-meter indoor title.