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With no Cavalier sporting events there usually isn't much to talk about this time of year, but that wasn't the case this week. The football program received yet another commitment to its 2006 recruiting class, linebacker Mark Herzlich, pushing to the total number of verbals to six. The 'Hoos also added a punter to their 2005 recruiting class when Ryan Weigand elected to transfer from Pasadena City College.

Also this week, the men's hoops program completed its coaching staff, adding an assistant coach and an operations director.

As discussed in last week's SabreMail, John Galinsky is gallivanting in Europe and will return sometime in early July. But that hasn't stopped us from providing you some excellent features while he's gone. Please review this edition of SabreMail and catch up on the 'Hoos and everything that's new on TheSabre.com this week.

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This Week In Recruiting
By Chris Horne

Football recruiting...

Virginia added two more players this week - one to the 2005 class and the other for 2006.

Pasadena City College (Pasadena, CA) punter Ryan Weigand became the 24th member of UVa's 2005 recruiting class. In search of another punter, the Cavs scoured the nation this spring until they found Weigand, a 6-1 1/2, 175-pound prospect who averaged 40.3 yards per punt last season. Weigand, who had originally committed to Tulsa but did not sign any scholarship papers, visited Virginia last week and decided to go with the Wahoos.

Here is an excerpt from the Q&A session we had with Ryan earlier this week.

TheSabre.com: What do the Virginia coaches like the most about you?

Ryan Weigand: According to Al Groh, my control. They saw tape and I guess they talked to a couple of references. I gave them my head trainer's number. He said 'Ryan's not going to kill the ball for you, but he's consistent and you can pretty much count on 40-45 yards and a 4.4 hang time each time'.

Weigand had qualified academically coming out of high school, which means he'll be able to transfer to UVa and have immediate eligibility. He only played one year for PCC, so he'll have three years of eligibility remaining.

Coach Groh and company continued their run of 2006 verbal commitments this week, when 6-4, 240-pound Conestoga (Wayne, PA) inside linebacker recruit Mark Herzlich (pronounced Hertz-lick) came aboard. Herzlich chose the 'Hoos over Boston College and also has offers from Duke, Louisville and Vanderbilt.

As a junior last season, Herzlich racked up 145 tackles including three sacks. He plays inside linebacker in Conestoga's 5-2 defense, which is similar to Virginia's 3-4. Besides his intelligence (4.5 GPA, 1320 SAT), Herzlich is intense, athletic (he also plays lacrosse) and very strong - he benched 185 pounds 29 times at the Nike camp at PSU earlier this year.

Herzlich gives the Cavs a second inside linebacker recruit in the 2006 class, with Trenton Central (Trenton, N.J.) star Almondo Sewell being the other.

A few of UVa's quarterback prospects may make their respective commitments this summer. Downingtown East (Exton, PA) signal caller Pat Devlin made trips to Miami and Michigan in recent weeks and is now deciding whether or not he needs to visit any other schools this summer. He is also deciding whether he will commit this summer or take the recruiting process into the fall. Virginia is in solid shape, with Miami and Michigan very likely being the top competition here.

Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, PA) quarterback Jeremy Ricker will almost definitely have a decision this summer, perhaps as early as next month. UVa is not in the top two or three schools.

UVa will host a 7-on-7 pass skill tournament tomorrow. One team scheduled to attend is Blue Ridge School, with 6-2, 198-pound CB/S prospect Greg Davis. Davis, who is high on the 'Hoos, was told by coach Al Groh that he is their number one safety prospect.

Mark Herzlich is one of many prospects who will attend UVa's summer camp, which begins this Sunday. Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, PA) 6-7, 310-pound offensive tackle recruit Tucker Baumbach is another excellent Pennsylvania prospect supposed to attend. Also, Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown, PA) athlete Brad Kanuch will be in Charlottesville for a visit this weekend.

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Around the Wahoo sports world...

• Rising sophomore Sean Doolittle is preparing for tryouts for the 2005 USA Baseball National Team. Team trials are set for June 27-30. Doolittle is one of 38 collegiate players that have accepted invitations to try out. If selected, Doolittle would be the second Cavalier baseball player to make the team in as many years. Ryan Zimmerman made the team last season. Doolittle was a two-way threat for Virginia (for both pitching and batting), and was named to the 2005 Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American Team.
• The UVA Wrestling team announced a 17-member nationally-ranked recruiting class this week. The class is ranked 22nd by InterMat Wrestling and includes 13 first-year members and four transfers from five different states.
• Virginia Men's Basketball Coach Dave Leitao completed his staff this week, adding Steve Seymour as Assistant Coach and Drew Diener as Director of Basketball Operations. Seymour was an assistant coach at LaSalle last season and spent the previous three seasons as an assistant under Rob Lanier at Sienna. Last season, Diener was the graduate assistant operations director for the men's basketball program at DePaul University. Prior to that, he was an assistant coach at Northridge Prep in Niles, Illinois. Seymour and Diener are joining assistant coaches Gene Cross and Bob Lanier to round out the staff.
• Virginia's Ryan Zimmerman was named All-American by Baseball America (second team) & the National College Baseball Writer's Association (third team). Zimmerman was recently drafted by Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals. Zimmerman finished his final UVA Baseball season leading the team in multiple categories. The third baseman lead the Cavaliers in batting (.393), slugging (.581), on base percentage (.469), hits (92), RBI's (59), doubles (18) and stolen bases (17).
• Virginia Track and Field announced their recruiting class for 2005-06. The class is comprised of seven men and five women that include several state champions in various events.

For more information on UVa athletics, please see their official website below.

• virginiasports.com

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Sabre Edge articles and columns from the past week

• 2005 Season: Schedule Breakdown, Greg Waters
  
  Virginia's 2005 schedule is an interesting mix of good, bad and ugly matchups.
  
  We'll break it down here by analyzing the games that should rock Scott Stadium, the biggest creampuff, the potential slip-ups, the make-or-break game and the one the 'Hoos really, really need to win.

• Singletary Ready to Lead Revamped Cavs, Jason Jordan
  
  The sun hasn't yet begun to creep up the walls of University Hall and already Sean Singletary is dripping with sweat, trying his darnedest to get through his third set of squats with 340 pounds. "That's what I'm doing while everyone else sleeps," he says.
  
  The ever-increasing screech of sneakers fills the gym as Singletary and his backcourt mate J.R. Reynolds hoist 2,000 shots daily. "I usually make around 1,999," Reynolds says. Singletary responds: "If he's making that, I've got to be making 2,000."

• ACC's Impact Players: Top 5 Juniors, Greg Waters
  
  Every team in the ACC has talented players, valuable players, important players. But which players will make the biggest impact in the conference in 2005?
  
  We've already discussed the top five "impact" players in the senior class. Let's continue with the juniors, starting with UVa linebacker Ahmad Brooks.

• Q&A With Craig Littlepage, TheSabre.com
  
  TheSabre.com's John Galinsky recently sat down with Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage to discuss various issues, including the 2004-05 year in athletics, where the department stands with its 10-year goals, the contract status of Brian O'Connor and Brian Boland, the basketball coaching search, John Paul Jones Arena fundraising, other facility projects, the possibility of adding varsity sports, financial issues facing the department and much more. Most of the questions came from Edge subscribers.

Coming up next week in Sabre Edge...

• Monday - Alvin Pearman Rookie Diary #1
• Tuesday - ACC Impact Sophomores
• Wednesday - 2005 Keys to Success
• Thursday - Ask the Experts #9: Matt Blundin
• Friday - Happy Anniversary, Hokies

Sabre Edge recruiting updates from the past week

Our resident recruiting expert, Chris Horne, provides updates for Edge subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please see the sign-up promotion below. If you're already on board as an Edge subscriber, click the links below to catch up on recruiting.

• Star Athlete Sees Offer List Rise
• Is Spikes Open?
• Q&A: UVa's Newest Addition to 2005 Class
• Devlin Returns from Key Visits
• Wright Weighs Options
• UVa Lands Commitment #6!
• Scouting Report: John-Kevin Dolce

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