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Eyes on the Olympics

U.Va. athletes play vital role in Team USA’s path to No. 1

Out of the Park

U.Va. athletes step up and stand out in memorable spring sports season

April 23: The U.Va. Polo Club’s men’s team beats Cornell 28-14 to claim the U.S. Polo Association Intercollegiate National Championship at Cornell. The women’s team

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Gold and Silver

Ryan Zimmerman (Col ’06), former U.Va. third baseman, received two major awards for his outstanding play last season with the Washington Nationals. On Nov. 11, he snagged

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ACC honors Bakhtiar

Former U.Va. gridiron great Jim Bakhtiar (Col ’58, Med ’63) is now officially an ACC legend.

Bakhtiar was the ACC’s career rushing

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Greats Acknowledged

Lacrosse great Tom Duquette (Col ’75) and football coach George Welsh have been tapped for induction to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. Duquette was a

Fountain of Youth

Field hockey squad has richness of rookies

This year, a bumper crop of talented young players—eight in all, including two from the Netherlands—makes the odds good for a threepeat.

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Eyes on the Olympics
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