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Swimming & Diving: Gretchen Walsh qualifies for U.S. Olympic squad
Virginia rising senior Gretchen Walsh earned a spot on the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming team after winning the 100 Fly on Sunday night at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
McCarthy, Kohles finish in top 60 at U.S. Open
Two former UVA golfers, Denny McCarthy and Ben Kohles, finished in the top 56 of the U.S. Open field at Pinehurst on Sunday.
Unopportunistic Virginia ousted from CWS by FSU
Brian O’Connor said his Virginia lineup simply wasn’t opportunistic enough in Sunday’s 7-3 loss to Florida State, which eliminated the Cavaliers from the College World Series.
Woolfolk’s journey filled with doubts, tears, celebrations
The road to glory for Jay Woolfolk this season was filled with landmines, but the junior right-hander fought through adversity leaning on his coaches, teammates, family and his faith to reach the pitcher’s mound in Omaha.
Swimming & Diving: Walsh sets new world record at U.S. Olympic Trials
Virginia rising senior Gretchen Walsh became the first competitor to set a world record at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials since 2008 to highlight the opening day of the competition.
A month after report, Gertrude officially to miss next season
As reported exactly one month ago on “The Jerry & Jerry Show,” Virginia’s Elijah Gertrude will miss this coming basketball season due to a severe knee injury suffered in a scooter accident.
Virginia falls to Carolina, 3-2, in CWS walk-off thriller
The way both Virginia and North Carolina provided late-inning drama in postseason play in order to advance to the College World Series, it figured Friday’s opening game between the ACC rivals would come down to the wire.
O’Connor on pitching to Honeycutt: ‘It was the right matchup’
UNC’s center fielder, hitting .314 on the season with 65 RBI coming into the game, is considered a top-20, first-round draft pick by The Sporting News in the upcoming Major League Draft.
O’Connor inks contract extension through 2031 campaign
“I’m excited every single day I come to Disharoon Park and look forward to the opportunity to sustain this championship college baseball program.”
Bennett’s contract extended through 2029-30 season
“We will continue to build one of the best basketball programs on and off the court without compromising the values of our university.”
O’Connor stresses to team, ‘We’re going to Omaha to win’
Virginia coach Brian O’Connor, who is taking his seventh team to the mecca of college baseball, addressed that very topic with his club on Tuesday.
UVA trio McCarthy, Kohles, James paired at U.S. Open
It will be a Wahoo reunion of sorts at Pinehurst No. 2’s 10th tee on Thursday afternoon when three UVA golfers will be paired in the opening round of the 124th U.S. Open.
Relentless Virginia rolls past K-State and into Omaha for seventh time
Kansas State felt the full fury of Virginia’s best baseball of the season, the pitching coming around at just the right time to blend with the nation’s most explosive offense.
Track & Field: Appleton’s fourth-place finish highlights final day of NCAA Championships
Virginia finished competition at the NCAA Outdoor Championships Saturday in Eugene, as Margot Appleton came away with a fourth-place finish and First Team All-American honors in the 5000-meter run.
Blanco, Godbout star as Virginia opens Super Regional with 7-4 win over K-State
Trailing 3-0, the Cavaliers blasted through in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings to take control of the game.
Track & Field: UVA men finish 8th as Cohen wins 800m title at NCAA Championships
Shane Cohen won the NCAA 800m title to help the Cavaliers post their third-highest finish at the meet in program history with an eighth-place finish.
Blanco, Woolfolk get starting nods for Super Regional
Brian O’Connor will rely heavily on his pitchers against the visiting Wildcats, starting with tonight’s opening game (7 p.m., ESPNU) in the best-of-three series.
Virginia opens new football operations center
When Tony Elliott was named Virginia’s head coach for the 2022 season, he pointed to the need for a new facility, just as his predecessor Bronco Mendenhall had done six years before.
Virginia women sign Top 60 sharpshooter Kitchen from Charlotte
Virginia women’s basketball coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton could be described as a master chef when it comes to cooking up a recipe for how to build a program.
Hawkins, Schaub to join Cavaliers’ radio broadcast team this fall
Former Cavalier standouts Ahmad Hawkins and Matt Schaub will join play-by-play announcer John Freeman to form the broadcast team for UVA football games on the Virginia Sports Radio Network.
