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A New Football Priority Seating & Parking Policy

Official Release
Virginia Athletics Media Relations

The athletics department at the University of Virginia announced Friday (May 11) that a new football priority seating and parking policy will be implemented in the 2008 season. The new policy provides for a more equitable assignment of season tickets and game day reserved parking passes at the Carl Smith Center, home of David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium.

"Over the past several years, we have discussed a new seating policy internally and with the Virginia Athletics Foundation Board of Trustees," said Virginia Athletics Director Craig Littlepage. "After extensive research of similar policies at peer institutions and a review of our donor and season ticket holder databases, we have created a policy that will distribute tickets and parking as equitably as possible. Implementing the new policy in the 2008 season is ideal timing to fit into our long term strategic goals for the department."

The new policy allows donors to maintain or improve their existing seating and parking locations based on certain giving criteria tied to the Virginia Athletics Foundation's (VAF) annual giving levels and priority point system. It also offers non-donors the opportunity to become donors, improving their seating and parking options.

A copy of the new policy was mailed on May 10 to donors and season ticket holders. The 2008 Virginia Football Priority Seating and Parking Policy can also be accessed online at www.virginiaathleticsfoundation.com or Virginiasports.com.

"Seating and parking assignments at Scott Stadium have never been completely allocated based on our giving program and priority system," said VAF Executive Director Dirk Katstra. "Our current policy does not allow us to assign tickets and parking passes based on a donor's level of support. The new policy allows us to do that and to meet the growing needs of the athletics department."

The athletics department relies heavily on private support through the VAF. The VAF and its donors annually support the athletics department in the following ways:

  • Fully fund student-athlete scholarships in each of the department's 25 sports
  • Provide more than $1 million annually to support the department's Academic Affairs program for all student-athletes
  • Provide a portion of the athletics department's operational budget
  • Fund the renovation of existing facilities and construction of new ones

   Recruiting News

This Week In Recruiting
By Chris Horne

The Southern Invitational

Stay tuned later today, as The Sabre.com will have a wrap-up of UVa's 2008 and 2009 (and some 2010) potential targets that played in this past weekend's Southern Invitational.

The turn out in terms of 2008 prospects was not as strong as in recent years, but there were a number of top 2009 prospects on hand. In particular, Boo Williams, strong as always, boasts a strong 16-under squad featuring King's Fork (VA) guard Jaquon Parker and Menchville (VA) forward Marshawn Powell, among others. Parker and Powell are rising juniors.

There were some 2008 targets on hand, though. Headlining the group was 6-8 forward Ed Davis, the 5-star prospect out of Benedictine (Richmond, VA). Virginia continues to be in strong shape for Davis, who was recently moved to #2 overall in the Scout.com Spring Top 100. The list ranks the top 100 rising senior prospects in the country.

Playing alongside Davis for Boo Williams' 17-under squad is another Virginia 2008 target, 6-8, 275-pound Reggie Johnson. Johnson, who plays for Winston-Salem Prep in North Carolina, is receiving interest from a number of ACC programs. Guard Kevon Moore, a rising senior prospect who is playing AAU ball for Triple Threat, could be another UVa 2008 target. The lefty point guard is very interested in Virginia, a school he has visited on several occasions now.


Patrick Patterson

For those of you who haven't heard, 6-8, 235-pound senior Patrick Patterson narrowed his list to Duke, Florida and Kentucky. UVa is no longer in the picture for the Huntington High School (W.V.) 5-star recruit, who had the Cavs in his final six. Patterson is expected to commit and sign a letter of intent with one of his top three schools this week.


The Evaluation Period ...

Here are some of the latest notes from the May Evaluation period...

Westfield (Chantilly, VA) junior quarterback Mike Glennon added a fifth scholarship offer recently. This one is from the University of Miami (Fl). Duke, Maryland, Miami, Virginia, and Virginia Tech are Glennon's five scholarship offers. ... Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, VA) wide receiver/defensive back Todd Harrelson added an offer from Tennessee. According to sources, Tennessee should be a top player in this race. ... Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) outside linebacker/safety Cameron Johnson added a new offer recently from Illinois. Duke, Georgia, Maryland, Pitt, and Virginia had offered previously. The 6-4 junior prospect, a solid basketball prospect as well, played in this weekend's Southern Invitational. ... Dunbar (Washington, D.C.) defensive lineman Reggie Ellis is obviously one of the top targets for the Hoos. Head coach Al Groh and defensive coordinator Mike London visited Dunbar recently. In fact, they were the first coaches to come in the school. Check out the latest on Ellis in last Friday's EDGE update.

Stay tuned for more on the Evaluation period, including the latest from state of Virginia prospects Donovan Miles and Jimmy Bennett this week. Miles is a 6-1, 225-pound linebacker recruit out of Brooke Pointe and he could be close to his next scholarship offer. He already has four in the fold, including UVa and Virginia Tech. The 6-9, 290-pound Bennett, a rising senior out of West Potomac (Alexandria, VA) is one of the top offensive line prospects in the state. He has been offered by UVa as well.

For the latest on top prospects in the Virginia Beach area, check out last week's write-up of the Virginia Beach camp. Virginia coaches Bob Price and Mike London were on hand to scout some of the area's best talents, including Ocean Lakes ATH Marcus Davis and Salem RB Kevin Whaley. Whaley just landed an offer from Virginia last week.


Chris Horne, our resident recruiting expert, provides updates throughout the week for Edge subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please check out the Sabre Edge Sign Up and Information Page. If you're already on board as an Edge subscriber, click the links below to catch up on recruiting.

Sabre Edge recruiting updates from the past week ...

Top PA Recruit Still Considering Virginia Schools
One of the top rising senior recruits in the state of Pennsylvania, Christian Wilson, a 6-3, 235-pound RB/LB out of Montour High School (McKees Rocks, PA), has tallied around 30 to 40 Division 1A scholarship offers. The two 1A football programs from the state of Virginia are among the long list of offers and both remain under consideration.

UVa Commit Receives More 1A Interest
6-7, 275-pound offensive lineman Matt Mihalik, a junior at Gilmour Academy (Middlefield, OH), has received interest from other major Division 1A programs this month despite having already verbally committed to the University of Virginia. Mihalik discussed the recent interest, his commitment to UVa as well as his off-season.

More updates since the last SabreMail ...

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   News, Notes, and Fan Discussion
Shocking End, But More To Cheer About

Image: Kip TurnerThe Virginia men's lacrosse team's season ended in stunning fashion on Sunday when Delaware rocked the second-seeded Cavaliers, 14-8, in the NCAA Tournament. That quickly ended any hopes of repeating as the National Champions. Still, UVa coach Dom Starsia said that the disappointing end does not take away from the season as a whole. The Hoos finished 12-4 on the year after losing the opener to Drexel.

"I don't know want to overplay the point, but the fact that we played our way back to be a No. 2 seed going into this tournament is a testament to these kids," Starsia said. "It's the body of work that tells the story and we had a great season. We ran into a team that was as athletic or more athletic than we were and that doesn't happen that often. It breaks your heart to have it end like this, but like I said, I think we're all walking out of here with our heads up. One day does not undo all the good things that this group put together."

While the men's lacrosse season is over, however, there are still Virginia teams looking for postseason glory. The men's tennis team advanced to its fourth straight Sweet 16 by defeating Hampton and Old Dominion over the weekend. Cav coach Brian Boland told reporters after Saturday's 4-0 romp against ODU that he is "juiced up" and ready to go, adding that "I believe in this team." The fourth-seeded Cavs return to action on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the women's lacrosse team rolled past Princeton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. That win avenged last season's loss to the Tigers in the same round of play. UVa takes on North Carolina on Saturday at Klockner Stadium at 2 p.m. The winner moves on to the Final Four so a large crowd could help lift the Cavaliers.

Over on the water, the women's crew team crushed the competition at the South/Central Regional Championships this weekend. The No. 5 Hoos swept all five grand final races to earn an automatic berth into the NCAA Championships - the bracket will be announced on Tuesday at 4 p.m. The Cavaliers will enter the final competition on a roll - they became the first team in the regional's history to win every race - preliminary, semifinal, and final.

And finally, the baseball team is wrapping up the regular season this week before turning its attention to the ACC Tournament and beyond. UVa's final regular season home game is at 7 p.m. on Tuesday when Coastal Carolina comes to town.


License Plate section is up in Wahoowa!

A few weeks ago, SabreMail made a request for anyone who had license plates that reflected your status as a Hoo fan. The responses have started to trickle in and the Plates Photos are up and running the Wahoowa! section of the site. The Wahoowa! section of the Sabre is dedicated to all things associated with UVa Fan-dom. There are various fan-related areas including desktop wallpaper, Fan of the Week photos, V-Sabres Worldwide, and more. If you have suggestions for new and interesting things in the Wahoowa! section, please email us at [email protected] with the header: Wahoowa! suggestion.

We'd like to keep adding photos to the section so if your license plate shows that you're a Hoo fan, let us know so we can include you in our gallery. All you need to do is snap a picture of your license plate and email a jpeg version of the photo to [email protected] with the email header: License Plate Photo.


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Around the World of Wahoo Sports ...

  • Jones Wins Three Golds at IC4A Championships: The Virginia men's and women's track and field teams both finished second at the prestigious ECAC/IC4A Championships at Princeton. Reuben Jones was victorious in all three of his events, taking first in the 100 and 200 while also helping the Cavaliers claim the 4x100m relay crown. Yemi Ayeni, who already set the school record in the discus, continued his phenomenal season with a 58-foot throw in the shot put, becoming the first person in school history to surpass the 58-foot mark. On the women's side. Erin Crawford won the ECAC title in the 400m intermediate hurdles and helped the 4x400m team qualify for the NCAA regionals with a season-best time.
  • N.C. State Downs No. 3 Virginia Baseball, 8-6: N.C. State scored two runs in the eighth inning on a Ryan Pond single to break a 6-all deadlock en route to an 8-6 win and 2-1 series triumph over the No. 3 Virginia baseball team Sunday. The game drew 2,538 fans, bringing the weekend total to 7,599 and setting a three-game series school record at UVa.
  • UVa Golfers Finish Ninth at NCAA Regional: The Virginia women's golf team finished tied with South Carolina for ninth place at the NCAA East Regional at LSU. Only the top eight teams advance to the NCAA Championships. Virginia finished the 54-hole event at 10-over 874; that team score was 10 strokes better than any other tournament result this season. Senior All-American Leah Wigger shot 1-over 73 to finish 12th overall at 3-under 213. Her score was the best by a Cavalier during a tournament this season. Senior Rachel Smith shot 4-under 68 during the final round to jump up to 13th on the leaderboard at 214. Smith's round equaled her previous best 18-hole score during the season, the lowest by a UVa competitor this year.

To read the full stories or gather more information on Virginia athletics, check out Virginiasports.com.

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Issue No. 188 - May 6, 2005

This Week In Recruiting
By Chris Horne

Basketball recruiting ...

UVa will play host to the Southern Invitational, which begins tonight and lasts through Sunday. The Southern Invitational is just one of the many tournaments on the AAU basketball circuit, in which a number of top high school basketball players compete every year.

One team to watch this weekend is Boo Williams out of Hampton. Williams, who annually has one of the strongest AAU squads, boasts excellent talent this year as well. Potential UVa targets for the 2006 class include Bethel (Hampton, VA) 6-7 forward Duke Crews and Woodside (Newport News, VA) 6-2 combo guard Stefan Welsh. Welsh has been offered by UVa in football and is getting a look in basketball as well.

Other players to watch on Boo Williams' squad include 6-3 point guard Eric Hayes (a Maryland commit), 6-9 center/power forward Vernon Macklin (who is transferring from IC Norcom in Portsmouth to Oak Hill Academy) and Franklin County 6-8, 215-pound forward Lewis Witcher. Witcher boasts offers from Maryland and Virginia Tech.

In addition, talented rising juniors and rising sophomores will be on hand. 6-5 guard O.J. Mayo, who is one of the top overall players in the 2007 class, plans to be there.

   What's New on TheSabre.com?

Coming Soon

The Sabre has you covered when it comes to Hoo news. Here are a few of the articles to expect on the site in the coming days:

  • A bunch of Huey Virginia's Treat Huey is a key part of the Virginia men's tennis team's success this season - he might be a key figure in the revitalization of American tennis too.
  • Sabre Roundtable Some of the Sabre's contributing writers tackle five basic football questions. See Hoo the writers like after the spring practices ...
  • Top Regional Match-Ups UVa signed Southern Cal to a home-and-home series, but why isn't there a marquee regional opponent on each season's football schedule to fill in at the old Virginia Tech slot? The Sabre's Kris Wright looks at some dream regional rivalries for the Hoos.
  • Around the Horn Greg Waters continues his weekly look at the Virginia baseball team as the Cavaliers wrap up the regular season.


In Case You Missed It ...

Sabre articles since the last SabreMail

Delaware Stuns Virginia
Image: Kip TurnerFor much of the 2007 season, the Virginia men's lacrosse team has been playing with fire. On Sunday, the Cavaliers finally got burnt by one of the hottest teams in the country. Delaware, which has won six straight games and five straight on the road, shocked second-seeded UVa at Klockner Stadium, 14-8, in the NCAA Tournament's opening round.

Best Seat in the House: Dom Starsia
Image: Coach Dom StarsiaThe Virginia men's lacrosse team enters the NCAA Tournament this weekend as the No. 2 overall seed, putting the Cavaliers in good position to make a run at a repeat. First things first, though - Delaware comes to Klockner Stadium for the opening round game on Sunday. UVa coach Dom Starsia joined Jay James on The Best Seat in the House to talk about the Blue Hens, the tourney, and more.

Around the Horn: Seniors Set For Final ACC Weekend
Image: Casey LambertVirginia's seniors play their final ACC series at Davenport Field this weekend and they will have a chance to add to their Cavalier legacy. UVa's six seniors (Casey Lambert, Tim Henry, Mike Mitchell, John Scaglione, Alex Smith, Ryan Hudson) will depart having produced the most successful four-year span in Cavalier baseball history (170-60, .739 to date). They've also posted the fourth best regular season record in ACC play during that stretch. Of course, with N.C. State in town, the seniors might be focused on reversing their career trend against the Wolfpack. NCSU has won 9 of 12 games the past three seasons.

Face-offs? One, Two, Three - Shoot!
Image: Adam FassnachtRock, paper, scissors. One, two, three - shoot! Rock hammers scissors. Scissors cut paper. Paper covers rock. One, two, three - shoot! Think ahead. Mix it up. Counter every move. One, two, three - shoot! Don't think so much. Rely on a go-to move. Don't react to every move. Simple yet complicated. That's life in the men's lacrosse face-off X for guys like Adam Fassnacht. Think but don't think. Act and react. Rock, paper, scissors. One, two , three - shoot!

A Viral Obsession With A Stranger's Decision
I obsessed about a young man's college choice. He was a basketball player, and he was going to be the savior of our new coach's program. I dutifully checked Web sites - newly discovered orange and blue message boards along with other Internet whatnots - every day about the latest tidbits. What did this young man say today? What did his coach say? His neighbors? His garbage man? Anybody catch what color hat he wore today? Did it have any orange in it? Did it?! Well, young LaVell Blanchard ended up choosing Michigan and I promised myself that I wouldn't let this happen again. Oops.

TSL 2007 Post-Spring Outlook: Coastal Division
The ACC's Coastal Division looks to be a close race in 2007 with Miami, Virginia Tech, and last year's division champ Georgia Tech leading the pack in preseason predictions. In other words, the Virginia football team is looking up at a tough mountain, but at least the schedule is favorable for climbing. The Sabre's partners at TechSideline.com share a post-spring look at the ACC, finishing with the Coastal Division.

Photo Gallery: ACC Men's Lacrosse Tournament
Image: Danny GladingThe Virginia men's lacrosse team split a pair of games in the ACC Tournament, defeating Maryland before falling to Duke in the title game. Danny Glading, who had a goal and two assists in the tourney, is one of the Cavaliers featured in this photo gallery, which also has images of Kip Turner, Dom Starsia, Ben Rubeor, and more. Check out 43 images from carolinawahoo, who took photos of the weekend action.

FanWatch: OstHoo, A True Hoo
Image: Glenn Boyce, OstHooGlenn Boyce coined the username OstHoo back in 1998 during the VirginiaFootball.com days when he first joined the message board world. At the time, Boyce worked in Eastern Europe and Ost is German for East. He's kept the moniker since, leaving many Sabre-ites to ask exactly what OstHoo means. Now you know, but it could easily stand for true Hoo as well - Boyce fits the bill there too.

TSL 2007 Post-Spring Outlook: Atlantic Division
The Virginia football team enters the summer of 2007 with hopes of improving on its 5-7 record from last season, but climbing the ACC ranks won't be easy. After all, many of the league's teams return most of their starters and the race to Jacksonville is tight in both divisions. The Sabre's partners at TechSideline.com share a post-spring look at the ACC, starting with the Atlantic Division.

Best Seat in the House: Brian O'Connor
Image: Brian O'ConnorAfter a short break for exams, the Virginia baseball team returns to the field this weekend for a series against N.C. State at Davenport Field. UVa coach Brian O'Connor joined Jay James on The Best Seat in the House to talk about the Wolfpack, recruiting, the MLB Draft, and much more. Check out the audio, including some questions from callers.

Tim Henry: Right Place, Right Time
Image: Tim HenryThroughout his career, Tim Henry seems to find a way to do whatever is needed for his team to win. Whether as a starter or coming off the bench as pinch-hitter or pinch-runner, Henry has done all that the team has asked of him and more. Tuesday night with the score tied 4-4 in the bottom of the ninth against VCU, Henry was called upon to pinch hit and promptly singled up the middle to put the tying run on base. As he's done many times before, Henry scored the game-winning run on Tyler Cannon's RBI single. He just seems to be in the right place at the right time.

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