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

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The men’s and women’s swimming teams each notched their fourth straight ACC championships this spring, and Matt McLean (Col ’11) went on to win the NCAA championship in the 500-meter…

Claire Crippen makes her own mark while honoring her brother

As a high school student in Pennsylvania, Claire Crippen (Col ’11) wasn’t particularly motivated to become a part of her older brother Fran’s heritage at U.Va. He’d had an intimidating…

Mei Christensen savors team's success while setting personal records galore

Christensen is an ACC record-setting explosion and she snagged All-American honors in the 100 backstroke, 200 back and 400 medley relay.

Sports Shorts

Sylven Landesberg (Col ’12), a first-year guard on the men’s basketball team, was named 2009 ACC Rookie of the Year. He joins Ralph Sampson (1980), Bryant Stith (1989) and Chris…

Notice some names missing from spring sports rosters? Here's a look at who’s moving into their spots.

Olympic GoldRower Lindsay Shoop and soccer player Angela Hucles have something in common, in addition to being former student-athletes at U.Va.Each brought home gold medals from the Olympics in Beijing…

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From Chris Long to Sharneé Zoll, Cavaliers made their marks in the drafts held this spring by pro leagues.Long, a defensive end, and Brandon Albert, an offensive guard, went in…

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