Just as the arrival of Mendenhall added a great deal of excitement to the 2016 Virginia football season, so too does the naming of Benkert as a starter.
There were numerous hallmarks of Virginia football under coach Mike London, both positive and negative.
No. 4 Virginia (2-0-0) opened up the season with a bang this weekend, as the Cavaliers collected two comfortable victories.
The start of classes Tuesday signals an end to fall camp and two-a-days for the Virginia football team, and a transition to morning practice outside the McCue Center.
As a D.C. native, rooting for a losing team is something I’m used to. Since I really started following Washington sports in middle school, the Redskins have lost five out of their last seven seasons; the Wizards have only had two seasons with winning percentages above .500; and the Nationals and Capitals both consistently fail to perform during the post-season despite stellar regular season play year after year.
In sending 18 representatives to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Virginia athletic department had much to be proud of prior to the games’ Opening Ceremony.
High expectations breed high pressure, but there was something calming in coach Steve Swanson’s voice as he looked forward on the coming season.
The Virginia men’s basketball team gained three things during their early-August tour of Spain: valuable playing time, new experiences and wins.
With seven NCAA Titles synonymous to the program and 34 consecutive NCCA Tournament appearances on their resume, the program has unsurprisingly launched many professional careers of the players and coaches that have graced the Cavalier orange and blue.
When all eyes were on Beijing, China during the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Virginia Cavaliers sent nine representatives to compete and coach on the grandest athletic stage of them all. Eight years later, the Cavaliers have now doubled that number.
I’d spent much of the 2016 Virginia baseball season in the Davenport Field press box, up, up and away from the crowd and heat, as a largely impartial writer enjoying America’s pastime for what it was.
Sometimes lost in the mystique of the basketball team’s recent success is just how good, how consistent and how dominant the Virginia men’s tennis team has been in recent years.
After Blake Miller’s resignation as the Virginia softball head coach this past season, the search for a Cavalier successor began. That search was completed with the hiring of former McNeese State head coach Joanna Hardin in early June.
Posting a time of 4.00.65, Smith set a personal record and finished roughly two seconds behind 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist Kaite Ledecky, With the top two in every event moving on to represent Team USA in Rio, Smith’s second-place finish will send her to the first Olympics of her career.
Coming into the NCAA Tournament as the nation’s top-ranked team and the presumptive favorite to win the national championship, the Virginia men’s tennis team was brimming with confidence.
Blake Miller has resigned as head coach of the Virginia softball team, athletics director Craig Littlepage announced Thursday.
Virginia men’s lacrosse coach Dom Starsia will not return to coach the Cavaliers next season, Inside Lacrosse reported. Athletic director Craig Littlepage will not renew Starsia’s contract, which expires Jan. 2017.
The Cavalier Daily sports section looks back at eight graduating athletes who have left a lasting impact on their team and the University athletic community.
The former Brigham Young coach has a clear vision for the program. From day-one, his vision was explicit.
There is only one word that can properly describe the No. 5 Virginia rowing team — dynastic. With the ACC championship regatta being established in 2000, the team had won 15 of 16 championships heading into this season.
