The Cavalier Daily Sports staff reviews this weekend's upcoming events, including men's golf, field hockey, volleyball, rowing, swim and dive and cross country.
Virginia cross country turned in top-five performances against elite competition Friday at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Madison, Wisconsin.
“The Skinny” on weekend matchups for swimming and diving, cross country, rowing, field hockey and men's golf.
For the second time in as many years, both the men’s and women’s Virginia cross country teams took home team titles at the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational.
The Skinny on weekend action for Virginia’s field hockey, men’s soccer, volleyball, men’s golf, cross country and women’s tennis teams
The Virginia men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the season-opening UVa Duals Wednesday night at Panorama Farms in Earlysville, Virginia.
Virginia track and field competed at the Penn Relays April 23-25. Cavalier athletes measured up to an elite pool in a number of events, though they were unable to come away with any wins.
The Skinny on weekend action for Virginia’s baseball, track and field, women’s tennis, softball, men’s golf and men’s tennis teams
The two-day Virginia Challenge concluded Saturday night with Cavalier track and field athletes competing in fan favorite events.
Steady rain forced Cavalier track and field athletes into University Hall Tuesday where they continued practicing. Runners warmed up in the underground tunnels, while jumpers and throwers assembled in a vaulted space known as “The Cage,” training for the important home meet, the Virginia Challenge, only three days out.
“That 16-pound ball seems weightless when I’m spinning it around and when the wire leaves my hands,” Young said. “A good hammer throw is such a satisfying feeling. That ball goes a long way, and it’s kind of effortless.”
Virginia track and field made another stride forward Friday and Saturday in California.
Nine Cavalier track and field athletes competed at the Fred Hardy Invitational in Richmond on Friday. This Virginia unit was comprised of five freshmen, three sophomores, and one junior.
“The Skinny” on weekend matchups for track and field, baseball, men’s lacrosse, softball, women’s lacrosse, men’s golf, women’s tennis and men’s tennis
On Saturday afternoon, the Cavalier track and field program hosted its first outdoor meet of 2015 — the Virginia Cup.
It is a few minutes before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17. Coach Bryan Fetzer stands by the fence around Lannigan Field as a couple of ROTC stragglers chug around the track.
Six athletes from the men’s Cavalier track and field team competed in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the NCAA Indoor Championships over the weekend. At the end of competition, Virginia found itself in 23rd place – the top finish among ACC schools.
Sophomore Jordan Young set the tone Thursday. Young’s weight throw of 22.92 meters — 1.56 meters farther than any of his opponents’ — shattered his own school record and secured a first-place finish.
The Skinny on weekend competition for Virginia’s baseball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s basketball and track and field teams.
Eight track and field athletes represented Virginia in three separate events at the Alex Wilson Invitational on Saturday in South Bend, Indiana.
