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(07/30/20 12:20am)
After months of discussion and planning, the ACC Board of Directors announced official plans for all fall sports today. Among other details, the ACC stated that all seven ACC-sponsored fall sports will begin competition the week of Sept. 7.
(07/10/20 6:52pm)
Two Virginia football players have tested positive for COVID-19 after the team returned to Grounds for voluntary workouts earlier this week, Virginia Athletics announced today. All testing was complete before student-athletes began workouts today.
(07/10/20 2:41am)
The ACC is delaying all competition for fall Olympic sports until at least Sept. 1 due to the ongoing pandemic, the league announced Thursday. The delay applies to several sports, including soccer and field hockey, but not football.
(07/08/20 2:59am)
It’s no secret that sports play a major role in the lives of Virginia student-athletes leading up to and during their time on Grounds. However, given that fewer than two percent of all NCAA athletes go on to compete professionally, the vast majority of Virginia’s more than 750 student-athletes must shift their focus to careers outside of sports once they’ve graduated — or shortly thereafter. While student-athletes share a background in athletics, their future lives may go in a number of different directions.
(06/18/20 4:16am)
Virginia Athletics has had several legendary head coaches throughout its history. From former football Coach George Welsh to former women’s basketball Coach Debbie Ryan, Virginia fans have seen some terrific leadership over the years. However, the Cavaliers’ current coaching staff — spread across 27 varsity sports — represents arguably the greatest collection of head coaches that all happened to be at Virginia at the same time.
(06/10/20 12:44am)
Virginia Athletics supports over 750 student-athletes across 27 varsity sports. Many of these athletes aspire to play their sport throughout their time in college and compete all four years at the Division-I level. While Virginia fans have seen numerous student-athletes with long, prosperous careers, some have had their careers cut short earlier than expected.
(05/29/20 4:42am)
Freshman women’s tennis player Natasha Subhash was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s National Rookie of the Year this week. Subhash is just the second Virginia player to ever win the award and the first since 2013 when Julia Elbaba earned the distinction.
(06/05/20 10:17pm)
About a month ago, Virginia Athletics unveiled a brand new visual identity system including updated marks and typography.
(05/20/20 5:45am)
Virginia Athletics is one of the top college sports programs in the country. In total, Virginia sports teams have won 27 NCAA team championships and 138 ACC titles. The Cavaliers have been particularly successful in the last decade, winning 61 national and conference titles since 2009. The Cavaliers’ recent excellence leads to an interesting question — among Virginia’s 12 team sports, which has been the most successful over the last 10 years?
(05/14/20 6:09am)
From picking up the sport of basketball in his hometown of Conakry, Guinea to developing into an NBA prospect at Virginia, former forward Mamadi Diakite’s unconventional journey has been a memorable one. Now, after five years on Grounds, Diakite is ready to move on from Charlottesville and chase his dreams of playing professional basketball.
(05/07/20 5:15pm)
Two former Virginia men’s lacrosse players — attackman Michael Kraus and midfielder Justin Schwenk — were both selected by teams in the 2020 Major League Lacrosse draft Monday night.
(05/02/20 4:38am)
Virginia Athletics announced Friday that a number of employees have voluntarily taken salary reductions for the remainder of the calendar year. These employees include Athletics Director Carla Williams, all 20 head coaches and 51 assistant coaches and additional staff.
(04/25/20 6:50pm)
Former Virginia cornerback Bryce Hall was selected by the New York Jets Saturday in the 2020 NFL Draft with the 158th overall pick in the fifth round.
(04/20/20 4:10pm)
Class of 2002 alumna Katie Kishore certainly hasn’t taken a straightforward path since graduating from the University nearly two decades ago. Once an athlete and educator, Kishore has now turned her attention to opening a unique local coffee shop, Kindness Cafe + Play, with a very special purpose.
(04/10/20 7:33pm)
On April 8, 2019, Virginia made history by winning its first-ever men’s basketball national championship. The victory was a program-defining moment for the Virginia community and elicited intense reactions, emotions and memories. Even over a year later, those feelings are still as fresh as ever in the minds of Virginia fans.
(04/09/20 7:38pm)
Since 2000, the Women’s Ice Hockey Club at the University has provided students a tight-knit community where they can make friends, pursue their passion and find a home on Grounds. Despite facing several obstacles, the team’s members continue to persevere and find ways to play a sport that brings them all together.
(03/31/20 6:42pm)
The NCAA Division I Council announced Monday that all Division I programs will be allowed to provide spring-sport student athletes an additional season of competition at the collegiate level. The Council also declined to provide the same relief — an extra year of eligibility — to winter-sport student athletes.
(03/23/20 4:56am)
This week, Virginia men’s basketball should have started defending its national championship. Instead, the Cavaliers lost the chance to compete in March Madness after the NCAA Tournament was canceled in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States. The NCAA’s decision leaves Virginia fans with one of the biggest ‘what-ifs’ in program history — could the Cavaliers have defied the odds and won the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year?
(03/18/20 12:34am)
The ACC announced today that all activities related to athletics were cancelled through the end of the 2019-20 academic year to reduce the further spread of COVID-19. The decision had unanimous approval from the league’s member institutions.
(03/19/20 7:02am)
The world of college sports was stunned March 12. In a span of just four hours, conferences across the country canceled tournaments, the University suspended athletics activities and the NCAA canceled all championship events for winter and spring sports. Facing a public health crisis, collegiate athletic organizations were forced to act quickly to prevent the spread of the infectious disease COVID-19, yet in the wake of these tough decisions, seasons and careers are over and lives have been changed. The entire Virginia Athletics community continues to grapple with the consequences of last week’s events.