Topic: Sports
Starsia Stats
Hall of Fame men’s lacrosse coach Dom Starsia’s impressive stats from a 24-year career run at UVA include 274 victories, the most in ACC history.
Fall 2016
Tops in Tennis
Men’s tennis wins their second consecutive NCAA championship this year and the women’s team’s Danielle Collins wins her second national title.
Fall 2016
Eat to Compete
Director of Sports Nutrition Randy Bird helps students plan healthy diets to achieve their full potential. Here’s a look at what athletes actually eat.
Fall 2016
A League of Their Own
UVA's 64 club sports teams compete against other colleges, and often bring home championship trophies. Here's a look at four top-performing club teams.
Fall 2016
2016 UVA Olympians
There’ll be 18 past and present Wahoos competing in the Rio Olympics. Here’s when to watch them go for Olympic gold.
July 19, 2016
National Title and Accolades
Track star Henry Wynne (Col class of ’17) had a record-breaking year.
Summer 2016
’Hoos got the medals
Turns out that the road to the Olympics isn’t the only hard one—where do you go from there? Eight alumni medalists offer their advice.
Summer 2016
Major League Gift
The Washington Nationals’ Ryan Zimmerman (Col class of ’06) maintains a strong connection to Virginia Baseball.
Summer 2016
So Close
The 2016 Men’s Basketball season ended with a heartbreaker, but the record will show the amazing trajectory Coach Tony Bennett’s team took.
April 19, 2016
Hello, Bronco
Bronco Mendenhall brings his team-building strategy to Cavalier football, plus some notable head coaches from the program’s past.
Spring 2016
Balancing Academics, Athletics
With their names and faces popping up all over Sports Illustrated and ESPN, it’s easy to forget that college athletes are students. Here, a few student-athletes talk about their lives on Grounds.
Spring 2016
Creating quite a racket
Squash occupies a peculiar spot in the collegiate athletic firmament—make that the athletic firmament, period. But it’s caught on at UVA, and the team is building its reputation one elite player at a time.
Spring 2016
In the Long Run
Alumni track athletes Erika Pierce, Stephanie Garcia and Robby Andrews aren't showing signs of slowing down any time soon.
Winter 2015
Second Act
After finishing his collegiate career as UVA’s all-time leading rusher, Thomas Jones (Col class of ’99) spent 12 years in the NFL before heading to Hollywood.
Winter 2015
Charlottesville Women’s Four Miler
When Cali and Blaise Gaston were both diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2015, they underwent treatment at UVA and found extraordinary support in the Charlottesville Women's Four Miler race community.
Winter 2015
Talking Virginia Hoops with Mark Titus
Former Grantland writer Mark Titus answers our questions about last year’s men’s basketball team and what might be in store for the season ahead.
Winter 2015
First Things First
From the first building on Grounds to the first known female member of the Seven Society, this is our list of some premiere moments in UVA history.
Fall 2015
Fantastic Four
The UVA Varsity Four crew brings home its fifth title, edging out Brown and Washington for the most national championships.
Fall 2015
A Mile in Their Shoes
Former Virginia football player Chris Long spends two days removed from the glamour of professional football to learn about homelessness.
Fall 2015
World Class
Former UVA women's soccer players Morgan Brian and Becky Sauerbrunn reunite with former coach Steve Swanson and bring home the World Cup.
Fall 2015
Virginia Wins College World Series
The Cinderella-story Cavaliers defeated Vanderbilt in three games to take home the program’s first national title.
Fall 2015
Coach Brian Boland Has Built a Juggernaut
Since becoming the head coach of men's tennis in 2002, Brian Boland has built a dynasty, netting two national championships in three years.
Fall 2015
Grounds as Playground
What look like ordinary walkways, walls and rails to most passersby around Grounds are actually playgrounds to Parkour enthusiasts.
Summer 2015
A Tale of Two “Rudys”
For the Virginia baseball team and its two newest members, the spring 2015 semester has held some major surprises.
Summer 2015