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Crozet’s Thomas Heilman feeling prepared heading into Olympics
CROZET, Va. (WVIR) - Seventeen-year-old Thomas Heilman says he feels prepared for the Olympics. The Crozet native has been in the pool six days a week for the past year at Charlottesville’s Piedmont YMCA getting ready for this moment. “It’s been a lot of fun, but obviously it takes...
“I was speechless,” Staunton boy becomes soap box derby world champion
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Caleb Gilbert is only 12 years old, but he’s already become the newest All-American Soap Box Derby World Champion, and the first winner to represent Harrisonburg in the competition. “I just jumped up in the air and people picked me up,” Caleb said, “It was...
Despite best efforts, LMST falls to Charlottesville
The Lake Monticello Swim Team (LMST) was set to host the City of Charlottesville Swordfish, for the final meet of the regular summer swim season, on Wednesday, July 17, but a slow moving thunderstorm would send families home before the meet even began. On Thursday, July 18th, the teams reconvened at the Lake Monticello pool. This time, the meet was pushed back to a 7 p.m. start due to pool availability. In an effort to maximize the number of events that could be fit in before a firm 10pm end time, the teams scrambled to combine heats, reorganize events, and eliminate the swimming of the individual freestyle events.
Virginia Announces Impressive Men’s Recruiting Class
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia track and field program announced its men’s signing class for the 2024-25 season on Thursday (July 25). The men’s class features a total of 16 athletes, including five transfers and one student-athlete from New Zealand. “Coming off an outstanding win at the...
Virginia Football Announces Dates for Meet the Team & Paint the Town Orange
UVA football announced the dates for the Meet the Team and Paint the Town Orange events as well as the promotional schedule for every home game for the 2024 Virginia football season.
Evaluating the state of the Virginia women’s swim and dive program
As we approach the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, an evaluation of the Virginia Cavaliers women’s swim and dive team is not only timely, but impressive. Virginia athletes make up 25% of the USA women’s Olympic Swim Team. And frankly, it isn’t surprising. The program has dominated ACC and National competition for years and earns stellar marks from Streaking the Lawn across four categories.
Muskett, Colandrea battle for Virginia's QB1 position
CHARLOTTE, NC. (WDBJ) - Closing in on the start of the season, a familiar storyline from last year remains at the forefront. A quarterback battle for the starting position, still taking place between Northern Virginia native and transfer Tony Muskett, and now true sophomore Anthony Colandrea. Muskett’s appearance at ACC...
Swimming Gets Started at Paris 2024
100 Fly – 4. Gretchen Walsh, 56.75.
Notebook: Virginia football prepares to kick off fall camp, the shake up on the offensive line
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-- Virginia football is one step closer to kicking off its 2024 campaign. The Cavaliers will open up fall camp next Wednesday with Tony Elliott and his staff hoping to move forward from last season - a season that saw the 'Hoos close to turning a corner but never able to take the final step losing four games by three points or less.
Five Finds on Friday: Todd DeSorbo
Much has changed since Todd DeSorbo appeared in Five Finds on Friday in 2021. In just three years, the UVa Swimming & Diving Coach has quadrupled his national championships from one to four. He has been named Head Coach of the USA Olympic Women’s Swimming team. One of his swimmers has set a world record. And, he has had a beer created in his honor.
Virginia Football Odds: 2024 Total Wins Over/Under – Vegas Odds as of July 27
This content was writter in partnership with DataSkrive. DataSkrive leverages a combination of human expertise, machine learning, and pre-built content libraries to assemble and personalize sports content. With an over/under of 4.5 wins, the Virginia Cavaliers are not expected to be a strong contender this year. Virginia Win Total Odds.
Elliott on Tyree: ‘Fastest I’ve ever been around’
There’s a reason that Virginia’s newest offensive threat, Chris Tyree, is nicknamed “The Jet.”. The former 5-star recruit out of Chester’s Thomas Dale High School couldn’t go with “The Rocket” during his four years as a standout at Notre Dame. That moniker was already taken by Rocket Ismail. Tyree, who has returned to his home state to finish his college football career, is f-a-s-s-s-t.
Noah Taylor: Star Pass Rusher & UVA Alum Thriving in Elks Defence
Edmonton Elks have added Noah Taylor, a former University of Virginia star, to their defense, joining former teammates Darrius Bratton and Elliott Brown. Taylor, a 6-foot-5 pass rusher, has already made an impact with a sack and four tackles in his debut CFL game against the Ottawa RedBlacks. Noah Taylor...
ACC Kickoff: One-on-one with Virginia QB Tony Muskett
Tony Muskett previews the season ahead of fall camp kicking off. CHARLOTTE- Virginia football is just over a month away from kicking off the 2024 season and one week away from kicking off fall camp. UVA quarterback Tony Muskett traveled to Charlotte as a representative of the program. Muskett and...
UVa Class of 2025 Commit Profiles: S Davin Chandler
Now with the 2025 recruiting cycle in its quietest period, CavsCorner will be taking a look over the next several weeks at UVa's 2025 recruiting class piece by piece, offering some insights on each player's respective recruitment and what they could potentially bring to the Cavaliers once they enroll on campus next year.
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