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Paige Madden, Alex Walsh punch tickets to Tokyo Olympics
UVA swimmers Paige Madden and Alex Walsh became U.S. Olympians on Wednesday night at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Spaanstra named ACC Women’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete Of The Year
Junior forward Alexa Spaanstra has been named the ACC Women’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year and leads a group of seven players named to the Women’s Soccer All-ACC Academic Team.
Virginia advances four to finals on Day 3 at U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials
Virginia had four swimmers advance to finals in their respective events on Tuesday night at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials.
Robinson, Ezechiels named NFHCA All-Americans
Virginia field hockey senior Rachel Robinson (Mount Joy, Pa.) and junior Amber Ezechiels (Niew Vennep, Netherlands) were named to 2020 Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-America teams.
The debut of the Good Health Podcast: Strength, running, sports medicine and more!
“The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” debuts a new regular podcast – the Good Health Podcast. Episode 1 features conservations with Atlantic Coast Athletic Club founder Phil Wendel, Dr. David Diduch, an orthopedic surgeon in sports medicine at UVA Health, and Mark Lorenzoni, the founder of Ragged Mountain Running & Walking Shop.
UVA Baseball back on the road to Omaha
“The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” breaks down UVA’s improbable run to another College World Series berth.
Isaiah Wilkins joins Tony Bennett’s staff as graduate assistant
One of the more popular Virginia basketball players during the Tony Bennett era, Isaiah Wilkins has been named a graduate assistant for the Cavaliers.
Virginia has seven named to All-ACC Women’s Lacrosse Academic Team
Seven Virginia women’s lacrosse players were selected to the All-ACC Academic team, the league announced on Tuesday.
Paige Madden finishes second in 400 free at U.S. Olympic Trials
UVA senior Paige Madden swam her way to a second-place finish in the 400-meter freestyle on Day 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials on Monday night.
Kyle “Bad News” Teel’s grand salami lifts Virginia to College World Series
Way back in early April, when Virginia’s baseball team was a golf ball lost in the weeds, Brian O’Connor was looking for answers.
Grand slam lifts Virginia past Dallas Baptist and into College World Series
On the brink of elimination for the sixth time in postseason, Virginia beat the odds once again on Monday when freshman Kyle Teel smashed a seventh-inning grand slam to lift the Cavaliers to a series-clinching, 5-2 win over Dallas Baptist, punching their ticket to the College World Series.
Kershner named ACC Rowing Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Virginia’s Sophia Kershner was named ACC Rowing Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the conference announced Monday. In addition, Kershner was joined on the All-ACC Academic Rowing Team by 13 other UVA rowers.
Five Cavaliers named to the All-ACC Field Hockey Academic Team
Five members of the Virginia field hockey team were named to the All-ACC Field Hockey Academic Team in honors announced Monday by the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Four from UVA men’s tennis earn ITA regional honors
Virginia men’s tennis players Carl Söderlund (Stockholm, Sweden) and Jeffrey von der Schulenburg (Zurich, Switzerland) have been named the Atlantic Region Senior and Rookie of the Year, respectively.
Navarro, Johanson, Suarez-Malaguti earn ITA regional honors
Virginia women’s tennis freshman Emma Navarro (Charleston, S.C.) and senior Rosie Johanson (Vancouver, Canada) have been named the Atlantic Region Rookie of the Year and Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award recipients.
Emma Weyant qualifies for U.S. Olympic Swimming Team
Incoming Virginia swimmer Emma Weyant won the 400-meter individual medley at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Sunday night to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
Derek Johnson qualifies for U.S. Olympic Trials in steeplechase
Virginia sophomore Derek Johnson met the qualifying standard in the 3000-meter steeplechase to compete at the upcoming 2021 U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials during the TrackTown Qualifier meet Sunday night in Eugene, Ore.
NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers reach out to Dawn Staley about head coaching job
Virginia basketball legend, now South Carolina women’s basketball coach, Dawn Staley, is expected to be contacted as a potential candidate to take over head coaching duties for the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers.
Bloody McGarry delivers performance of his life in propelling Cavaliers into championship game
While Griff McGarry was putting on a masterful performance in Virginia’s win over Dallas Baptist in Game 2 of the NCAA Super Regional in Columbia, S.C., on Sunday, perhaps a lighter moment helped the senior right-hander smooth his way through his only bump in the road.
Virginia’s late offensive explosion lifts Cavaliers into series-deciding Game 3 vs. Dallas Baptist
In a classic pitching duel between Virginia’s Griff McGarry and Dallas Baptist’s Rhett Kouba, it appeared the outcome would be determined by which pitcher could outlast the other.
