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The Cavaliers open the 2026 season missing two of the program's most dominant players, Ben James and Paul Chang, whose absence leaves a clear gap at the top of the roster. Filling in their places are three first-years — Jager Pain, Huge Le Goff and Mingbo Jiang — who all made their collegiate debuts in the same opening tournament.
Fresh off an NCAA Championship and a Saturday night ring ceremony celebrating it, Virginia men’s tennis used its first tournament of the fall at Boar’s Head Sports Club to ease back into competition, experiment with doubles pairings and introduce new faces to college tennis. Yet the adjustments did little to slow the Cavaliers as first-year Luca Preda and third-year Stiles Brockett both went undefeated in singles across a dominant three-day showing.
Coach Tony Elliott and countless Virginia players and staff spoke to the competitive standard the team held itself to last season. During the offseason, Elliott also spoke to the challenge of all the new transfer additions, as Virginia underwent both a roster overhaul and a culture rebuild.
Virginia Men’s and Women’s Cross Country hit the ground running. Literally.
Following a 21st-place finish in the nation at the conclusion of the NCAA Tournament just a few months ago, Virginia women’s golf is back on the course for a five-tournament slate this fall.
When Emiliano Mercenari arrived on Grounds a mere two months ago, he brought three very different identities with him — student, athlete and established entrepreneur.
The narrative is getting stale by now. Virginia’s men’s soccer team keeps blistering through the regular season, keeps earning a high seed in the NCAA Tournament — a first-round bye in four straight years. But then the train screeches to a halt on the rails.
As Virginia’s programs sought postseason success elsewhere and students left Grounds for the summer, the practice facilities largely closed their doors.
There is a particular kind of quiet that exists in Charlottesville in July — the Corner is not as busy and the Lawn has more grass than people. Virginia Athletics apparently did not get the memo.
2025 was a historic year for the Virginia football program. The 11-win campaign included numerous late victories, a top-10 upset over Florida State, a victory in the Commonwealth Cup, an ACC Championship Game appearance and a Gator Bowl victory over Missouri. Not much can top that.
For many generations of University students and Charlottesville residents, the rustic booths of The Virginian hold centuries worth of cherished memories. Whether it be locals gathering for conversations over spinach dip, nervous orientees enjoying their first dinner on the Corner or University students dancing on the booths far past midnight, The Virginian has been a witness to a changing Charlottesville — and a constant for the people passing through.
Three years into Coach Ole Keusgen’s tenure, Virginia field hockey may finally have what it needs to break through.
Virginia women’s soccer has always maintained a certain pedigree. Expectations are high for anyone that steps into Klöckner Stadium — since the team’s founding in 1985, Virginia has missed the NCAA Tournament just four times. In the ever-competitive ACC, meeting those expectations this season presents a new challenge for Coach Steve Swanson’s Virginia.
Former associate head coach Trevor Dunbar will take the reins of Virginia’s track and field and cross country programs, as announced Friday by Director of Athletics Carla Willliams. A national search will commence to find the next permanent head coach.
Coach Kevin Cassese is excited. Virginia lacrosse players are excited. But should the fans be?
As the 2026 MLB season approaches the All-Star break several former Cavaliers have made waves, both on the field and from the bench. Although the names below are not an exhaustive list of the exploits of Cavaliers in Major League Baseball, the players mentioned have distinguished themselves over the course of the season.
Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Virginia’s overtime victory against Florida State was Sept. 27. The game occurred Sept. 26. The article has been updated to reflect this change.
Correction: A minor detail was removed from the article because it was placed out of context. The article has been updated to accurately contextualize the information provided to The Cavalier Daily.
The Board of Visitors met to discuss the status of and funding for Virginia Athletics June 6, which is one of the focus areas for the Board that Rector Carlos Brown specified in a March meeting. The June 6 meeting was the first time the Board held a designated meeting to discuss athletic competitiveness following Brown's appointment in February.
Monday, Chris Feifs was named the associate head coach and defensive coordinator for Virginia men’s lacrosse. The arrival of Feifs marks the first choice at the assistant coach level under Coach Kevin Cassese’s leadership of the Cavaliers.