Olympic Sports Roundup: Scott Wins NCAA Title in the Triple Jump

UVA’s Jordan Scott took first in the Men’s Triple Jump in the NCAA Division I indoor athletics championships, Saturday in Birmingham. (Photo by Vasha Hunt)

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Junior Jordan Scott won the NCAA title in the triple jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships on Saturday at the Birmingham CrossPlex, recording the first NCAA indoor field championship for the Virginia men’s track and field team in school history.

Scott (Portmore, Jamaica) is also the first Cavalier to win an NCAA indoor title since Henry Wynne’s 1500m victory in 2016 and is the first ACC male competitor to win the indoor national title in the triple jump.

The Cavaliers tied for 20th in the team standings. The finish marks the third time in the last four years that the Cavaliers have finished in the top 20 at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

“I do not have the words to describe my feeling for Jordan Scott,” director of track and field Bryan Fetzer said. “He embodies our team principles, especially being grateful. His best is yet to come.

“Birmingham has been such a special place, truly living up to its name ‘the Magic City.’ Henry (Wynne) won last time and now Jordan.”

Scott, who on Friday was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s Southeast Region Indoor Field Athlete of the Year, led the triple jump through all six rounds of competition, recording his best jump in the third round. His jump of 16.89m (55’5”) set a Birmingham CrossPlex record. He was the only competitor to reach 55 feet in the event, clearing the mark twice in the series.

With Scott’s win the Cavaliers have won a combined five NCAA indoor and outdoor titles since 2016.

Junior Brenton Foster earned second-team All-America honors in the high jump. He cleared 2.20m (7’2.5”) with his second attempt to finish 11th in the event. Foster is UVA’s first indoor All-American in the high jump.

“We have an amazing staff,” Fetzer said. “Every year, one of the event groups steps up and serves as our backbone, like what (Pete) Watson and (Martin) Maric have done before. I’m very blessed to have the staff we have here. Mario (Wilson) has done a great job with his group and they have been amazing all indoor season. I can’t wait to see what is next during the outdoor season.”

Also on Saturday, Virginia pole vaulter Bridget Guy finished fifth at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Guy cleared a height of 4.41m (14’5.5″) in the pole vault to finish fifth at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Her performance set a school record, as she topped the UVA standard in the event for the fourth time this season. Guy cleared the height on her first attempt at the mark.

“Bridget is such a competitor,” Fetzer said. “She continually excels on the big stage. What a great way for her to end her UVA indoor career, with another school record and All-America honors.”

Guy (Greensburg, Pa.) earned first-team All-America honors with the finish. She is the first female Cavalier to be named an All-American since Iona Lake (2016) and the first indoor pole vault honoree in program history.

Competing as the lone competitor for the Cavalier women, Guy recorded four points in the team competition for 48th place.

“We have an amazing staff,” Fetzer said. “Every year, one of the event groups steps up and serves as our backbone, like what (Pete) Watson and (Martin) Maric have done before. I’m very blessed to have the staff we have here. Mario (Wilson) has done a great job with his group and they have been amazing all indoor season. I can’t wait to see what is next during the outdoor season.”

The Cavaliers will return to action March 16, competing at the William and Mary Triangular in Williamsburg.

No. 4 Virginia Tops South Florida, 4-3

The No. 4 Virginia men’s tennis team returned to action with a 4-3 victory over South Florida on Sunday in Tampa.

USF won the doubles point, but the Cavaliers (10-2) picked up singles victories on courts two through five to down the Bulls, 4-3. Junior Aswin Lizen clinched the victory with a win at five singles.

USF (7-5) opened the match with 6-4 and 6-3 victories at one and two doubles to take a 1-0 lead.

Senior Henrik Wiersholm tied the match, 1-1, with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Pierre Luquet on singles court three. Freshman Brandon Nakashima gave UVA a 2-1 lead with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Chase Ferguson on court two. USF tied the match 2-2 with a win on court one, but sophomore Gianni Ross edged the Cavaliers back into the lead, 3-2, with a 7-6 (5), 6-3 victory on court four over Jakub Wojcik. USF’s Sergio Gomez Montesa rebounded from a first-set loss to win his final two sets on court six to tie the match at three.

On court five, Lizen had won his first set, 6-4, over Ivan Yatsuk, but Yatsuk turned the tables and took the second set by that same score. In the third set, Yatsuk jumped out to a 3-1 lead, but Lizen won five-straight games to win the set, 6-3, and secure the victory for the Cavaliers.

The match was the first action for the Cavaliers since their final match of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship on Feb. 17.

The Cavaliers close out their trip to Florida by facing UCF (7-5) on Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the UCF Collegiate Tennis Center at the USTA National Campus in Orlando. Live streaming video and live stats will be available through links posted on VirginiaSports.com.

No. 25 Virginia Drops Hard-Fought Match To No. 1 North Carolina

It was a tight match belied by the final score, but the No. 25 Virginia women’s tennis team dropped a 5-2 contest to top-ranked North Carolina on Friday afternoon at the Boar’s Head Sports Club.

It was an afternoon highlighted by three tight doubles matches, a dogfight at the top of the lineup that included an extended second-set tiebreak from senior Meghan Kelley, and singles wins from freshmen Sofia Munera and Amber O’Dell. O’Dell’s win came over the No. 20 singles player in the nation, Cameron Morra, in straight sets.

North Carolina’s lineup featured players in the top 20 nationally at the four top singles positions.

“I’m really proud of the way we competed against a very good Carolina team,” said Virginia head coach Sara O’Leary. “There’s a reason they are the number one team in the country. They are well-coached and compete really well. We were able to match their intensity today right from the start.

“We dropped a close doubles point, but I thought our doubles play today was as good as it’s been all season. Our focus was simply and solely on competing for every point and getting better. I felt like, for the most part, we accomplished that today. To see our two first years embrace this message and the moment was really encouraging, and I’m proud of the way they met the challenge. This is a great match to build off of as we prepare for a good Michigan team.”

North Carolina (18-1, 6-0 ACC) took the doubles point with victories on courts one and two by scores of 7-5 and 6-4, respectively, before closing out doubles with a 7-6 (6) win on court three.

The Cavaliers (10-4, 4-3) then moved into the lead in singles play, picking up back-to-back wins from Munera and O’Dell. Munera finished first, tying the overall match score at a point each with her 6-3, 6-1 victory over the Tar Heels’ Chloe Oullet-Pizer at six singles.

O’Dell followed it up with her straight-set victory over Morra, the No. 20 singles player nationally in the latest Oracle/ITA Women’s Singles Rankings. She defeated the North Carolina player 6-1, 6-3, on court four to give Virginia the 2-1 lead in the overall score.

North Carolina evened things up with a win on court three from No. 14 Sara Daavettila over Chloe Gullickson before reclaiming the lead with a win on court five from Jessie Aney over Hunter Bleser.

The nation’s fifth-ranked singles player, Makenna Jones, clinched the match for the Tar Heels with her win on court two over Vivian Glozman.

The match ended on the same tenacious note with which it started as Kelley, the No. 33 singles player nationally, battled through an intense second-set tiebreak with sixth-ranked Alexa Graham at the top of the lineup. Graham claimed the victory with a 6-2, 7-6 (11) win over Kelley to close out the match for the final 5-2 margin of victory.

Virginia will return to action on Wednesday when the Cavaliers travel to face No. 22 Michigan in a 2 p.m. match.

UVA Sweeps Pitt with Pair of Walk-Off Wins

Virginia used a pair of walk-off victories Sunday to sweep Pittsburgh in the first Atlantic Coast Conference series of the season. The Cavaliers captured game one 7-6 and followed with a dramatic seventh-inning comeback to earn a 5-4 victory in the finale.

The sweep marks the first time since 2012 that Virginia has opened ACC play 3-0.

GAME 1: Virginia 7, Pitt 6

Virginia (11-9, 3-0 ACC) clinched the series with a come-from-behind, walk-off win in the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader. Clare Zureich worked 3 2/3 innings in relief and scattered three hits to earn the win. The southpaw struck out one and did not issue a walk in improving to 2-0 on the season.

The final frame saw Pitt (3-18, 0-3) put a runner at third with one out, but Zureich worked out of the jam with a pop-up and ground ball to short. Like Pitt, Virginia put a runner at third with one out as Molly Keshin pinch-ran and swiped second before advancing to third on a throwing error. She was cut down, however, on a ground ball back to the pitcher.

With two outs, freshman Tori Gilbert flared a single to right field and the Panther defenders lost the ball in their feet, allowing Ashlee Davis to race around from first for the dramatic victory. Lacy Smith launched a 3-0 pitch into the flags lining the outfield wall to give Virginia a 1-0 lead in the first inning.

Pitt took the lead in the top of the second on Levesque’s two-out double that scored three runs. Kate Covington pulled Virginia within one run with a solo shot in the bottom of the second. Arizona Ritchie tied the game in the third with the third solo home run by a Cavalier on the day.

Katlyn Pavlick put the Panthers back in front with a solo homer in the top of the fourth and Pitt tacked on two more to build a 6-3 lead. Smith pulled Virginia back within a run with a 2-out single to right, scoring a pair of runs. Virginia leveled once again on a Hayley Busby solo home run in the sixth.

Both Busby and Covington finished the game 3 for 4 at the plate with a home run. Smith matched her career high with her eighth home run of the season and added three RBI in a 2-for-3 performance. Olivia Gott also went 2 for 3 in the game. Gilbert finished 2 for 4 to record her first multi-hit game as a Cavalier.

GAME 2: Virginia 5, Pitt 4

Virginia overcame a Pitt triple play and scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to complete the sweep. Allyson Frei worked two innings in relief to earn the victory in the circle for the Cavaliers.

Trailing 4-2 entering the final frame, Virginia used back-to-back home runs to tie the game in just 13 pitches. Erika Osherow and Covington provided the game-tying homers, both going deep to left field. A walk and an error on a sacrifice bunt put two Hoos aboard with no outs.

The game ended as Busby laid down a bunt single and the throw to first bounced away, allowing pinch-runner Emma McBride to score from second.

Gabrielle Fredericks put Pitt on the board first with a solo home run in the top of the second. Katlyn Pavlick added another solo homer in the second to push Pitt’s lead to 2-0.

Smith and Gott each produced two-out, RBI-singles to bring Virginia back even at 2-2 after three innings of play. Pitt loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the sixth and scored a pair of runs on a throwing error and single to take a 4-2 lead. Virginia scored three times in the seventh to earn its second walk-off of the day, led by homers from Osherow and Covington.

Aly Rayle made the start and tossed 4 2/3 solid innings. She allowed two solo home runs while striking out a pair. Eight Cavaliers had a hit in the game, led by a 2-for-3 performance from Osherow. Smith notched her team-leading 23rd RBI of the season.

For the first time since 2012, Virginia captured its Atlantic Coast Conference opener by defeating Pittsburgh 7-4 on Saturday. Freshmen shined in the victory, with Rayle earning the win in the circle while Donna Friedman and Ritchie both produced two-RBI hits in a five-run fifth inning.

Virginia hits the road to take on Charlotte Tuesday before facing Furman on Wednesday. The Cavaliers return to ACC play next weekend at Georgia Tech.

Kraus Lifts No. 12 UVA Past Brown in Overtime

UVA men’s lacrosseUVA attackman Michael Kraus scored his fifth goal of the game with 1:02 left in the first overtime to lift No. 12 Virginia past Brown, 14-13, on Sunday afternoon at Klöckner Stadium.

Virginia (4-2, 1-0 ACC) won the overtime faceoff and with 1:02 left in the extra fame Kraus scored from 10 yards out on a clear look from Mikey Herring. It was Kraus’ fifth goal of the game and capped a 6-1 UVA run to end the game. It was the second week in a row UVA used a 6-1 run to end a game and win in overtime, winning at then-No. 14 Syracuse last time out (15-14).

The game was the third consecutive contest for the Cavaliers that went to overtime. It marks the first time in program history that UVA has played three consecutive overtime games and won each of them. It was the third time in program history UVA has played three consecutive overtime games. In the 1980 NCAA Tournament won two (Cornell & UNC) and lost in double-overtime in the NCAA final against Johns Hopkins. During the 2017 regular season UVA one won (Cornell), followed by two losses (Notre Dame & Johns Hopkins).

The Bears (2-2) went up 12-8 with 14:42 left in the game after Carson Song capped a 7-2 Brown run. Dox Aitken responded with a goal on a Matt Moore helper with 11:11 left in the game, jumpstarting a 6-1 UVA sprint to close the day.

After Ian Laviano scored on a Herring assist with 8:03 left, Brown scored its last goal of the game in transition from George Pike. The Pike goal gave the Bears a three-goal lead, 13-10, with 6:52 left to play. The Pike goal came after Laviano was stuffed on the crease by Brown goalie Phil Goss.

Laviano responded on another Herring helper at 5:51, cutting UVA’s deficit back to two goals, 13-11. Petey LaSalla won the faceoff again for UVA and Kraus found Matt Moore with 5:05 left, cutting the deficit to one goal, 13-12.

After an unnecessary roughness call on Brown’s Matt McShea on the ensuing faceoff, Kraus tied the game with an extra-man goal at 3:21 via a Ryan Conrad helper. UVA won the following faceoff but could not find nylon to close regulation. Brown had the ball for the final two minutes of regulation but managed only two shots, one saved by UVA goalie Alex Rode. LaSalla won the overtime faceoff, setting up Kraus’ heroics, but not without some drama first.

It appeared Brown stopped UVA on two different occasions in overtime, but failed two clears to give the ball back to UVA. None were more important for UVA then when Jared Conners stripped Brown’s Riley Stewart to set up the game’s final sequence. In a game that saw 45 combined turnovers, Brown made 11 of theirs in the fourth quarter and overtime.

Kraus extends his streak of games with at least one point to 38, which ranked No. 4 in the nation entering the weekend among active streaks.

With two goals, Aitken moved into a tie with Greg Traynor (1992-95) for No. 6 all-time at UVA among midfielder career goals with 82. Aitken now has 107 career points, which is tied for No. 6 all-time by a UVA midfielder with Jay Jalbert (1997-00) and Andy Kraus (1987-89, ’91).

With the win, head coach Lars Tiffany joins Duke’s John Danowski as the only two active coaches to be a coach at three different DI schools and boast career wins over each of the three schools they have been a head coach for. Tiffany has now beaten Brown, Stony Brook and Virginia as a NCAA DI head coach.

“We saw this against Princeton down two, we were down four against Syracuse,” said Tiffany. “It feeds on itself, and then they really start believing it. It’s not just words. I think a lot of teams say we never doubted ourselves, this team really doesn’t doubt.

“The key is for us to build a lead here, and go into a third or foruth quarter with a strong lead, and I don’t know if we have done that yet. And play better lacrosse early. The confidence that these men have wearing these Virginia jerseys is as high as I’ve ever seen when they are down as much as we’ve been down. I’m really fortunate to have a group of men that may play better down. We just have to make sure we can play better up.”

Virginia returns to ACC play on Sat., March 16 when No. 10 Notre Dame comes to Klöckner Stadium. Faceoff is set for 3 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.

No. 6 Virginia Falls Short in Final Seconds at No. 3 North Carolina

uva women’s lacrosseIt came down to a last-second shot to tie the game as No. 6 Virginia fell short, 13-12, at No. 3 North Carolina on Saturday afternoon at the UNC Lacrosse & Soccer Stadium.

Senior Avery Shoemaker got off a shot in the final seconds of the game, but it was saved by UNC’s goalie Taylor Moreno as the Tar Heels took the win.

Shoemaker finished with four goals and had an assist. Senior Maggie Jackson had three goals and an assist, while junior Sammy Mueller had three goals. Sophomore Ashlyn McGovern and freshman Lillie Kloak each added one goal.

The Cavaliers (6-2, 0-2 ACC) had a 16-11 advantage in draw controls, with Mueller leading the way with eight. UVA also led in free position goals (2-1). North Carolina (5-1, 1-0) led in shots (32-30), ground balls (12-9) and had 11 turnovers to 14 for the Cavaliers. UVA had seven saves and UNC had eight.

Virginia was on the board first with a goal by Shoemaker. UNC responded with back-to-back goals before Shoemaker notched her second to tie the game 2-2 at the 17:35 mark. UNC went on a 3-0 run, with all three goals by Taylor McDaniels, to lead 5-2. Jackson and Mueller scored to cut it to one. The teams traded goals before the Tar Heels took a 7-5 edge into the half. UNC scored two straight to begin the second half. UVA used a 4-1 run to cut it to 10-9. UNC answered once again to lead by two with 18:41 to play.

UVA scored back-to-back goals by Mueller and Jackson to tie the game 11-11. Shoemaker hit her fourth of the afternoon to put UVA in the lead 12-11 with 10:14 to go. UNC tied it up again with a goal at 6:55, then recaptured the lead with 5:35 to play. With 38 seconds to go, senior Sophie Alecce caused a turnover and senior Allison Shields picked up the ground ball. The Cavaliers were able to get the ball across the field and Shoemaker had the last-second shot attempt, but UNC came up with the save.

“It was a really competitive game and a fun game to be a part of,” said coach Julie Myers. “Obviously, it is disappointing to come up just a bit short. I’m proud of the effort and proud of my fourth-year leaders. They really contributed and had huge games. We found ourselves in a hole a couple of times and they just kept fighting back. They were resilient and composed, it just was not quite enough today. I think we have plenty of opportunity to get better throughout the course of the season and I am looking forward to doing that.”

It was the second straight hat trick for Shoemaker. Mueller has had back-to-back games with at least eight draw controls. Junior goalkeeper Charlie Campbell had seven saves, two caused turnovers and two ground balls.

Virginia picked up a 20-9 win over George Mason on Wednesday at Klöckner Stadium. Shoemaker matched a career-high with six goals. Sophomore Taylor Regan had her first career hat trick and Kloak added a hat trick. Mueller dished out a career-high five assists.

Virginia is back home on Wednesday to host Loyola at 7 p.m. at Klöckner Stadium. The game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.

Mueller Claims ACC Championship At 125 Pounds

uva wrestlingJunior Jack Mueller became the most recent Virginia wrestler to claim an ACC Championship, winning the title at 125 pounds to lead Virginia in competition on Saturday at the ACC Championships.

It marks Mueller’s first ACC Championship as he claimed the title at 125 pounds with a 10-2 major decision over second-seeded Sean Fausz of NC State. He is the first ACC Champion for Virginia since George DiCamillo won the title at 133 pounds in the 2016 season. Mueller went undefeated on the day, posting a 13-3 major decision over fourth-seeded Joe Heilmann of North Carolina in the semifinals before posting his championship-round victory.

Redshirt sophomore Jay Aiello finished as runner-up at 197 pounds to give the Cavaliers a pair of podium finishes for the day.

By virtue of advancing to the finals, both Aiello and Mueller also earned All-ACC honors.

Four Virginia wrestlers earned bids to the NCAA Championships, with redshirt freshman Cam Coy and redshirt senior Will Schany earning automatic bids at 165 and 184 pounds, respectively. They joined Aiello and Mueller in securing automatic bids. It will be the first NCAA Championship appearance for both Aiello and Coy, while Schany will be making his second straight appearance. Mueller is a three-time NCAA qualifier.

“Jack (Mueller) was the story of the day for us,” said Virginia head coach Steve Garland. “He’s such a competitor. We need more of that right now. Jay (Aiello) didn’t have a great finals, but he will learn from this and I know he can do damage at the NCAA Championships in a couple of weeks. He’s such a great kid. He will listen and make adjustments. We have four through to the NCAAs, but we hope to get a couple more at large bids. Now our focus is Pittsburgh.

“Obviously, I’m going to be hard on these guys as a whole after this tournament, but what we saw was a lot of young guys get a little shell-shocked out of the gates. They’re having to cultivate the ever-important skill of learning how to win, biting down and finding ways to finish matches. That’s how you become a winner, by finding ways to win and not make the mistake that costs you. We’ve got guys who are still learning how to do that and we saw some make adjustments after that first round. But, learning that skill will be critical to us turning the corner.”

After receiving a first-round bye, Aiello split his matches on the day.  He started competition with a 7-5 decision over Duke’s Alec Schenk in the semifinals before finishing as runner-up with his loss by a 13-6 decision to NC State’s Malik McDonald in the finals.

Coy earned his automatic berth to the ACC Championship by finishing in the top four at 165 pounds. After receiving a first-round bye, Coy dropped his semifinal match by decision to third-seeded Daniel Bullard of NC State, but responded with a victory over fifth-seeded Sawyer Davidson of North Carolina in the consolation semifinals. The win over Davidson put him in the third-place match and assured him of one of the ACC’s automatic bids for his weight class. He then dropped a major decision to fourth-seeded Zach Finesilver of Duke in the third-place match.

Schany became the fourth Virginia wrestler to lock up an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships when he finished fifth at 184 pounds. The deepest weight class of the league, the sixth-seeded Schany battled third-seeded, and fourth-ranked nationally, Nick Reenan of NC State in his opening round. He dropped that match to Reenan by decision before being pinned by fourth-seeded and 15th-ranked Chip Ness of North Carolina. Schany was dominant in his final bout, building an early lead on the way to a 10-5 decision over Duke’s Kaden Russell to lock up his NCAA bid.

The NCAA Championships will be held at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. The event runs March 21-23. Virginia will await the announcement of at-large bids on Tuesday to see if any other Cavalier wrestlers will be named to the field. Brackets and seeding announcements will be made at 6 p.m. ET on Wednesday.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS

1. NC State – 93.5

2. Virginia Tech – 86.0

3. North Carolina – 47.5

4. Pittsburgh – 41.0

5. Duke – 39.0

6. VIRGINIA – 27.5

Virginia Advances 14 Swimmers to NCAA Women’s Championships

Virginia men's and women's divingFourteen members of the No. 5 Virginia women’s swimming and diving team qualified for the 2019 NCAA Championships (March 20-23) at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas, the NCAA announced on Wednesday. The program qualified in all five relays for the 11th consecutive year.

Virginia will be represented by seniors Eryn Eddy and Vivian Tafuto, redshirt junior Megan Moroney, junior Morgan Hill, sophomores Caroline Gmelich, Paige Madden, Marcella Maguire, Abby Richter, Emma Seiberlich and Kyla Valls, and freshmen Kaki Christensen, Julia Menkhaus, Jessica Nava and Alexis Wenger.

Virginia qualified the second-largest swimming roster, behind Stanford who will send 18 swimmers to the women’s national meet. The 14 swimmers is the most the program has qualified (not including alternates) since the team advanced 16 in 2010.

The Cavaliers finished ninth at last year’s NCAA Championships, recording the program’s fifth consecutive year with a top-15 finish. Virginia concluded the meet with 10 individual All-American honorees and four All-American relay teams.

Hill leads the team, making her third consecutive NCAA appearance. The seven-time All-American enters the meet after capturing two 2019 ACC titles at the conference championships.

Eddy and Tafuto will make their fourth appearance, advancing to the national meet all four years of their career.

Moroney qualified for her third trip to the NCAA Championships. She earned a combined eight All-American honors in 2016 and 2018.

Madden, Seiberlich, Richter and Valls will compete in their second NCAA Championships, while Gmelich, Maguire, Christensen, Menkhaus, Nava and Wenger are making their first appearance.

The Virginia women’s diving team will compete at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships (March 11-13) at the Lejeune Hall in Annapolis, Md., as members of the team look to qualify for the national championships.

The Women’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships will begin March 20 at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas.

Virginia Individual Qualifiers

Kaki Christensen- 200 Breaststroke

Eryn Eddy- 200 Freestyle

Caroline Gmelich- 100 Backstroke

Morgan Hill- 50 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly, 100 Freestyle

Paige Madden- 500 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke

Marcella Maguire- 100 Backstroke

Julia Menkhaus- 200 Butterfly

Megan Moroney- 200 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke, 200 Backstroke

Jessica Nava- 100 Butterfly, 200 Butterfly

Abby Richter- 200 Individual Medley

Emma Seiberlich- 200 Backstroke

Vivian Tafuto- 200 Breaststroke

Kyla Valls- 100 Freestyle

Alexis Wenger- 100 Breaststroke

Redding Leads UVA to 10th-Place Finish

UVA women’s golfThe No. 14 Virginia women’s golf finished the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in 10th place with a final score of 36-over 888. UVA shot 14-over 298 during Sunday’s final round. No. 19 Florida State took the team title at 2-under 850. A total of 12 of the tournament’s 17 teams are ranked in the top-25 of the current Golfstat poll.

Senior Anna Redding led UVA with a 16th-place finish. She shot 2-over 73 during the final round for a three-day total of 5-over 218. Sophomore Beth Lillie was 27th at 7-over 220. She finished play with a 74 during the final round.

Senior Morgan Gonzales was 41st at 224 and senior Katharine Patrick was 51st at 226. Gonzales shot 76 on Sunday while Patrick posted a final-round score of 75.

Freshman Riley Smyth, playing in her second tournament, shot 78 on Sunday and finished 83rd at 238. Junior Julia Ford, who competed as an individual, was 58th at 229. She finished with a closing score of 76.

Florida State’s Frida Kinhult took medalist honors at 9-under 204.

UVA wraps up its spring break week at the Tar Heel Classic that is being played at Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic. Play begins Friday.