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Meet the 6 Hampton Roads Olympic athletes competing in the 2024 Paris Games
The long-awaited 2024 Summer Olympics are set to kick off in Paris on Friday, July 26. These six outstanding Hampton Roads athletes will be competing on the global stage. Sophia Luwis (William & Mary) Sport: Rowing. Sophia Luwis’s journey to the 2024 Paris Olympics began in Williamsburg when she joined...
Swim advisory for Buckroe Beach in Hampton lifted
The swim advisory issued for Buckroe South and Buckroe Middle beaches in Hampton were lifted within about six hours of being issued on Thursday. The advisory affected areas at the end of South Resort Road by the James T. Wilson Fishing Pier and the Buckroe Beach Park and pavilion. Samples collected on July 23, 2024, by the Hampton Health District showed that bacteria levels in the water ...
Photos: Lionsbridge FC loses in Eastern and Southern Conference Finals
Lionsbridge FC fell to the the Seacoast United Phantoms 6-3 during the Eastern & Southern Conference Finals of the USL League Two Playoffs at Christopher Newport University’s TowneBank Stadium in Newport News on Friday, July 26, 2024. ©2024 The Virginian-Pilot. Visit pilotonline.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
At CAA media day, Boykin says Hampton football team looking to reach ‘full potential’ this season
The Coastal Athletic Association held its second football media day via Zoom on Thursday. Head coach Trent Boykin, running back Elijah Burris and linebacker Xavier Marshall represented Hampton University alongside their peers from the CAA. It’s been almost three months since Boykin took over as the interim head coach for the Pirates after Robert Prunty and the university parted ways in late ...
Six W&M Football Standouts Earn Preseason All-CAA Honors
RICHMOND, Va. — Six William & Mary football standouts garnered preseason all-conference honors during the CAA's annual media day event on Wednesday. Representing W&M on the first team were offensive lineman Charles Grant, running back Bronson Yoder and fullback/halfback Trey McDonald, while running back Malachi Imoh, offensive lineman Ryan McKenna and safety Marcus Barnes earned honorable mention distinction.
Valerio Palamara Earns 2023-24 ISCA All-Academic Team Honors
Men/Women's Sailing 7.24.24 HAMPTON, Va. (July 24, 2024) … Hampton's Valerio Palamara was selected to the 2023-24 ISCA All-Academic Team Wednesday afternoon. The Reggio Calabria, Italy native, adds another achievement to his successful career under Coach Alessandro Ambrosi. Palamara had made the All-Academic Team previously during the 2022-23 campaign. This year, an impressive 290 student-athletes have been named to the team which was 13 more than a year ago. The ICSA All-Academic Sailing Team recognizes juniors and seniors who have participated as competitors or alternates in seven regattas (2023-2024) and have a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher on a...
CNU Sailors Ellie McFall, Laura Smith & Gail Schneider Make 2024 ICSA All-Academic Team
Three Christopher Newport University sailors were named to the 2023-24 Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) All-Academic Team, with Ellie McFall, Laura Smith, and Gail Schneider receiving the honor alongside 290 collegiate sailors nationwide. CNU had representation in the prestigious ICSA All-Academic Team for the sixth time in the last eight years.
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