Virginia track and field enjoys a historic weekend at the Virginia Challenge
By Ben Istvan | April 26, 2022Cavalier athletes set multiple records for themselves, the school, and the relays in a successful meet for the program.
Cavalier athletes set multiple records for themselves, the school, and the relays in a successful meet for the program.
After a hard-fought series against Virginia Tech, the Cavaliers came back with a fire to win all three games against the Panthers.
In one of their biggest tests of the season, the Cavaliers had to come from behind in order to defeat the Tar Heels and capture the program’s 14th ACC Championship.
Virginia won its 19th ACC championship with its last one coming in 2019, when the team eventually went on to win the National Championship.
An anonymous former Virginia student-athlete made the largest monetary contribution to the program in history at $40 million.
The No. 6 Virginia men’s tennis team earned the regular-season title and the top seed in the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Tennis Championship after defeating Virginia Tech Wednesday and Boston College Sunday.
The Cavaliers will head into the conference tournament with momentum on their side following a pair of wins in their final regular season match-ups
Playing their third straight weekend series against a ranked opponent, the Cavaliers had a chance to win in extra innings before the Hokies hit a walk-off single to clinch the series and a point in the Commonwealth Clash.
Sambach finished at 1-under 215 and tied for third, her best finish on the season.
Only two players got on the scoresheet for the Cavaliers — freshman midfielder Rachel Clark had four goals on her day and senior attack Ashley McGovern had three.
Despite the conference loss, the Cavaliers are still positioned well to capture the regular-season ACC crown but will need to find more consistency in order to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.
In the midst of the spring season, there are plenty of reasons for optimism about various women’s sports.
The NFL Combine is an opportunity for prospects to show their athleticism and skill set that may not show up on tape — Virginia’s graduate student tight end Jelani Woods did just that.
Coming off a seventh place finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship, the Cavaliers shot a 15-under-837 to beat No. 20 Tennessee by a single stroke.
This year, I am doubling down on my claim from last year. The Cavaliers can win the program’s first elusive national championship.
The Cavaliers struggled offensively for the final two games of a series after a close loss to open play Saturday.
Before their first match on Friday, the Cavaliers celebrated senior day by honoring seniors Amber O'Dell and Sophia Munera.
The Cavaliers went on a five-goal run in the first half to propel themselves over the Tar Heels with junior attackman Peyton Cormier leading the offense with four goals and one assist.
With just two games remaining in the regular season, Virginia is incredibly close to locking down their second straight season of undefeated play in the ACC.
The Cavaliers excelled both on the track and in the throwing and jumping areas, setting numerous personal bests and achieving a program record in the process.