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Virginia sophomore Luke Anderson finished sixth in the finals of the 50-yard freestyle at the NCAA swimming championships in Athens, Ga. to earn first-team All-America honors. Fellow sophomore Ian Prichard finished ninth in the 500 free to earn honorable mention All-America honors

The Virginia teams in the 400 medley and 200 free relays also earned honorable mention All-America accolades with ninth and 11th-place finishes, respectively.

After the first day of competition, the Cavaliers are in 10th place with 52 points.

Two men's basketball players to leave Clemson

Clemson guards Tony Stockman and Dwon Clifton have asked to be released from their scholarships and intend to transfer to other schools in order to be closer to home.

Stockman, a sophomore from Medina, Ohio, led ACC sophomores in scoring this season with 12.2 points per game, second best on the Tigers. He led Clemson with 80 three-pointers and ranked second on the team with 64 assists.

Clifton, a sophomore from High Point, N.C., played in all 61 games in his two years at Clemson, starting 24. This season, he started seven games and played in all 30 games for the Tigers, averaging 3.2 points and 1.8 rebounds per game.

- Compiled by Chip Knighton

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