


Run, Jump, Splash, Run
Steeplechase athlete chases big dreams

Letters to the Editor

Top Stories of 2008

Sports Shorts

Master of the Madhouse
Dan Bonner calls the action at college hoops’ premier event

Short Game Gold
Birdwood facility a gem for golfers

Surprise of a Lifetime
Val Ackerman (Col ’81) honored for achievements in basketball

1983: The ’Hoo
The history of a short-lived UVA mascot, the 'Hoo.

From PKs to FGs
Soccer skills help Cavalier placekicker
Yannick Reyering (Col ’09) grew up in Germany kicking a round ball into a net. When he came to UVA, he had the same focus—and he put the ball into the net 39 times in a three-year career that included multiple All-ACC honors.

Pitched Battle

Tall Order
Teams look to front court for balance, leadership
With Sean Singletary and Sharneé Zoll providing leadership and fireworks for UVA’s basketball teams, last season could easily have been characterized as the Year of the Guards. Both players have gone on to the ranks of professional basketball, so now the Cavaliers will look to the front court for more points and power this season.

Tough Season, Tougher Guy
Ryan Zimmerman does the work it takes to keep playing
Fans don’t see the long hours of practice that go into being a Major League Baseball star, but attitude and discipline proved crucial for Zimmerman (Col ’06) in facing adversity with the Washington Nationals this season.

Verbatim

Troubling Signs
Protests lead to repeal of policy
A short-lived ban on signs at Scott Stadium this fall raised the hackles of fans—particularly among students—and drew darts from pundits across the nation.

Sports Shorts
Dawn Staley becomes head women's basketball coach at the University of South Carolina, Angela Hucles qualifies for the Summer Olympics, and other stories.

Making Sport of Water
The hush of sailing, the rush of skiing bring students to two UVA clubs
Such is the appeal of water sports—dancing on the thin line between two elements, riding on surface tension, moving faster on water than legs can travel on land.

Basketball Beats Ballet
Ryan honored for wins, inspiring confidence
The world of ballet might be a better place if Debbie Ryan (Grad ’77) had made a different choice as a child, but the world of basketball would be poorer.

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.

A Tackle to Remember
Dombrowski earns spot in College Football Hall of Fame
Dombrowski also became pretty good at football. He played a central role in UVA’s success in the 1980s, including Virginia’s first bowl game, a 27-24 victory over Purdue in the 1984 Peach Bowl.

No Country for Slow Players
International soccer requires "faster, dirtier" approach to game
Becky Sauerbrunn (Col ’08) will remember her first international soccer match for all the right reasons—and one she’d just as soon forget.

The Big Picture
A new video board will be installed in Scott Stadium in time for the 2009 football season.

Behind the Scenes
A look within the University’s operations
At an institution as large as UVA, it’s easy to forget that it consists of many individually moving parts. We profile a few of the 13,500 employees who keep the University humming every day.

An Olympic First
Steeplechase runner has chance at historic event in Beijing
Cromer (Col ’02, Grad ’03) was an All-American at UVA, and visions of standing on the winners’ podium at the Olympics bring a smile to her face.

Twenty-five Love
Tennis team has undefeated season
Few things in sports rank up there with an undefeated season. Except, maybe, having hometown fans set an attendance record in the process.