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Fou rapide: ‘Crazy Fast’ UVA swimmers head to Paris
The University of Virginia women’s swim team, having monopolized the national Division I title for the past four years, will have the largest presence on the U.S. Olympic women’s team this summer. Based on the results of June’s U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis, UVA will send five...
Turks return to VMP, downing first place Charlottesville 10-4
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Following the Valley Baseball League All-Star Game over the weekend, the Harrisonburg Turks wasted no time Monday evening, defeating the Charlottesville Tom Sox 10-4. Both teams were tied 1-1 in the third inning before Luke Hatcher’s two-RBI double helped open the floodgates for the Turks’ offense. Hatcher, along with JMU’s Jake Cannizzaro, finished the evening with a multi-hit performance, each driving in four runs.
Cavalier Trio Headlines VaSID All-State Honors
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A total of six Cavaliers garnered All-State honors from Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). Malik Washington was named the state’s Offensive Player of the Year while quarterback Anthony Colandrea and Kam Robinson swept Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year honors. Washington was also voted...
BUILDING A POLO LEGACY ACROSS AMERICA - AN ARTICLE BY CLICKPOLOUSA
Ignacio “Nachi” Viana's journey from Uruguay to the United States exemplifies passion for the sport. Four years ago, he moved to study at the University of Virginia (Charlottesville, Virginia), but after the pandemic hit, he fully committed to his polo career. Starting with a 3-goal handicap and support from his older brother Felipe Viana*, Nachi built a strong foundation, acquiring horses and playing year round.
Past, Present, and Future UVA Athletes Shine at US Olympic Trials
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – UVA Athletics will be well represented later this month at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris after a dominant performance throughout both Olympic Trial competitions in Indianapolis and Eugene, Oregon. Todd Desorbo will lead USA Swim’s Women’s team in the competition and will...
UVA Head Coach Sargent wins Charlottesville City Amateur Senior Division Title
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – In a demonstration of the credentials that earned him the head coaching post of UVA Golf, Bowen Sargent won the Charlottesville City Amateur Golf Championship senior division title on Sunday. At Meadowcreek Golf Course, Sargent went into the second day of competition in...
Former Cavalier Williams Wins Women’s Pole Vault Final: Going to 1st Olympics
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW): Former UVA TFXC pole vaulter Bridget Williams won her first USTF Olympic Trials gold medal after finishing top of the field in the Women’s Vault final on Sunday in Oregon. After Friday’s qualifying round, she entered the final round at the bottom of the field thanks to three straight misses at 4.53 meters. Normally only 12 competitors are given spots in the final, but 13 went into Sunday’s final for both men and women.
Four-star guard Mallory talks final six, plans for his decision
Unfortunately for four-star guard Chance Mallory, it’s going to be a while before the Charlottesville native is able to play due to a broken ankle. But that doesn’t stop him from moving forward in his recruitment. Currently No. 74 overall in the class of 2025, Mallory released his...
Virginia Wrestling Announces 2024-25 Newcomers
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia wrestling program will welcome a group of 10 wrestlers to the squad for the 2024-25 academic year as head coach Steve Garland announced the group of newcomers to the program on Monday (July 1). The class of newcomers features five state champions and multiple...
UVA finishes fifth in final Directors’ Cup standings for 2024-25
The fourth consecutive NCAA women’s swimming and diving championship, NCAA Final Four berths in men’s lacrosse and field hockey and baseball’s College World Series appearance elevated Virginia to a fifth-place finish with 1,066.25 points in the final 2023-24 LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup competition, announced by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
Tom Sox Drop First Game of Crucial Series with Turks: Look to Rebound Tonight (Tuesday)
As the Valley League Baseball season reaches crunch time in 2024, the Charlottesville Tom Sox have begun July with a crucial two-game set against the Harrisonburg Turks. Currently, the Tom Sox lead the southern division, and entering Monday, they were three games ahead of the Turks in the standings. The...
Virginia Women’s Soccer Announces 2024 Newcomers
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia women’s soccer team will welcome seven newcomers to Grounds as part of the 2024-25 class of newcomers it was announced by head coach Steve Swanson on Tuesday (July 2). The group of newcomers includes four freshmen and three transfers. The four freshmen make...
Sado Sets School Record in 3000m Steeplechase
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Virginia senior Yasin Sado set the program record in the 3000m steeplechase Saturday night at the Penn Relays Summer Showcase #3 at Franklin Field on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pa. Despite a fifth-place finish at the US Olympic Team Trials, Yasin...
Blue Chip Gill Returns to Familiar Territory at Virginia
Blair Gill (WTN: 15.6) played her first USTA tournament when she was 7 years old at the Boar’s Head Resort in Charlottesville, Virginia. She took enrichment classes at the University of Virginia during the weekends when she was young. Although she was not thinking about college at the time,...
UVA adds 3 right-handed hurlers through transfer portal
Virginia has added three right-handed pitchers to its roster through the transfer portal for the 2025 season. The Cavaliers, coming off their third College World Series appearance in the last four years, needed to strengthen the overall pitching staff. Will Riley, a 6-foot righty, was second-team All-Southern Conference this past...
Best Virginia adds former Mountaineer Tarik Phillip to 2024 roster
Former Mountaineer Tarik Phillip has been added to the Best Virginia, WVU’s alumni TBT team, for another year the team announced on X. Phillip played for WVU for three seasons from 2014-17 and was named the Big 12 sixth man of the year his senior season. That year the guard averaged 9.5 points per game and shot 37 percent from behind the arc.
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