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Virginia Hands Out Extensions The University of Virginia Athletics Department had a busy week of announcements last week as several current coaches received contract extensions. On Friday, head men's soccer coach George Gelnovatch's new four-year contract extension was announced. Gelnovatch's deal runs through June of 2012. Gelnovatch, a two-time ACC Coach of the Year, is in his 13th year as the Cavaliers' head coach and has compiled a 185-69-21 record. The men's soccer program has won three ACC Tournament titles and two regular season ACC Championships during his tenure. In 2007, the Cavaliers extended the nation's longest active streak and made their 27th-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. "I have always considered it to be a privilege to be a part of the University of Virginia, both as a former student-athlete and as a coach," said Gelnovatch. "To continue working as a part of the University's athletic department is an honor. I have never been more motivated than I am right now by the current group of young men that we have in the program. This group is talented and exciting, and has the potential to do great things." One day earlier, it was announced that head men's lacrosse coach Dom Starsia had agreed to an extension of his current five-year contract that will keep him at UVa through the 2012 season. In addition to winning three NCAA championships in eight seasons, UVa has reached the title game twice, the semifinals five times and the quarterfinals three times. Overall, Virginia has advanced to the final four 10 times under Starsia. He is the winningest coach in UVa and Atlantic Coast Conference history with a 184-61 (.751) record. Starsia has been named the ACC Coach of the Year a record seven times, while directing the team to five conference championships. "I am about to start my 17th year here at the University of Virginia," Starsia said. "The time has come and gone in a heartbeat. My family and I have always felt the respect and appreciation of everyone in the athletic department and it has been a mutual admiration from the first day. It did not require a contract extension or public recognition to strengthen those feelings. My life has been full of blessings and this relationship with the University and the Charlottesville community is one of which I am most grateful. Many thanks to Craig Littlepage and Jane Miller, Marc Van Arsdale, Hannon Wright and all those who have been consistently supportive of our efforts." Rounding out the contract news, head men's tennis coach Brian Boland's new five-year contract was announced Wednesday. The new contract will keep Boland at Virginia through the 2013 season. Boland, the 2008 ITA National Coach of the Year, has led the Cavalier program to a 169-41 record in his tenure. Last year, Boland led Virginia to the best season in school history. The Cavaliers finished the year 32-1 and reached the NCAA Semifinals for the second consecutive season. In February, the Cavaliers won the ITA National Team Indoor Championship, the first national team tennis title in ACC history. "I am thrilled to have the opportunity to extend my tenure as the Virginia men's tennis coach," said Boland. "The University and I share the same goals and ideals about building a top tennis program, and I am honored to coach at a school that is so committed to the success of student athletes both on and off the court. My family and I love the Charlottesville community and we are thrilled to be part of this excellent institution. Although I am pleased with the teams' success over the past seven years, I am even more excited about the future of our program. We have a talented group of new recruits coupled with a strong nucleus of returning players who will continue to make Cavalier fans proud. I want to thank Athletics Director Craig Littlepage and his staff for their professionalism and their commitment to being the best that college athletics has to offer." Note: Information compiled from Virginia Athletics Media Relations news release. Read more at Virginiasports.com
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This Week In Recruiting Tropical Storm Hanna certainly did not help Virginia men's basketball on the recruiting front. 6-8 forward Josh Hairston, one of the top prospects in the 2010 recruiting class, did not make a previously scheduled unofficial visit to Virginia. Hairston, who had been to UVa several times previously, had planned to visit Charlottesville on Saturday but did not make the trip due to the weather. Hairston lists a top five and could have a decision sometime in the near future. Up next on his schedule is an unofficial visit to Duke set for this coming weekend. He also would like to get down to Virginia Tech sometime soon. Hairston would like to reschedule his trip to Virginia, but there is a possibility he could make a college choice without heading back to Charlottesville. Today, be sure to check out the article on Courtland (Spotsylvania, VA) junior forward Josh Hairston. We'll also try to have something on another potential 2010 class recruit later in the week. According to sources, 6-3 junior point guard Will Spradling, a standout out of Shawnee Mission South High School in Kansas, will make an unofficial visit to Virginia on the weekend of Sept. 19. Kansas State, UNLV and Stanford are among the other programs pursuing Spradling, who earned first-team all-league honors last season as a sophomore.
This week on the football front ... We will check in with Philadelphia defensive end commitment Justin Renfrow. The Penn Charter star is one of three defensive end commitments for UVa in this 2009 class. Also, we hope to have more on New Jersey OL Cody Bohler and Virginia OL/DL Kory Gough. According to Liberty head coach Tommy Buzzo, Gough has picked up three new offers this month, including one SEC offer. Virginia has expressed interest in both prospects but has yet to offer either. In addition to the above articles, we hope to get in touch with Hun School (Princeton, N.J.) defensive end Anthony LaLota. LaLota is one of Virginia's top overall targets in this '09 recruiting class, but, according to this report, two Big 10 teams may have the edge currently.
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 ...
Metheny Ready for Senior Season
Brown Yet to Narrow List of Schools
Bolling Talks UVa Visit, Updates Standing More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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Blog Banter: Notes from the Upper Deck A minor injury left me slightly limping around all week. But that wasn't going to keep me away from the first game of the year. Especially a game against a top-5 team. Those words from Nils from many years ago echoed in my head: "What if we win." Well, I wasn't going to miss the possibility of watching the most impressive upset in Virginia history! No limp was going to keep me away from the game. I mean, I was sure Virginia was headed for defeat, but I was wrongly sure of that when Nils convinced me to go to that sure loss against FSU is 1995. And, with that, I convinced myself to attend in person UVa's biggest blowout loss since God-knows-when. I wasn't the only one limping around the stadium that day. Traffic: Let's get my annual the-traffic-on-29-sucks post out of the way. The traffic on 29 sucks. Specifically, there are a few lights that VDOT needs to configure to allow game day traffic to move more smoothly, rather than allow vehicles to back up for a mile because of red light patterns that make sense on any other day. Apparently, UVa (a state institution) still hasn't bothered to touch base with state officials about facilitating game day traffic. Priorities: Speaking of Nils, he texted me from his Hawaii honeymoon to let me know that he was posting up at a hotel bar at 9 a.m. to watch the game. The man lives by those "What if we win" words of wisdom. Check out the full entry! Make sure to check out the The Good Ol' Blog after each football game for notes from the past week's game.
Rob Mahini (Vandy-Hoo)
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Issue No. 274 - January 8, 2007
This Week In Recruiting
Conrath's commitment gives Virginia a total of 22 verbal commitments for the 2007 class. He will likely start out at defensive end at Virginia but could easily end up at offensive tackle. With only a few spots remaining and less than a month until Signing Day (February 7, 2007), the 2007 class is coming to an end. Stay tuned to The Sabre for the latest on the 2007 class, including the 'Countdown to Signing Day' feature which will be released each Wednesday. CTSD is a guide to everything you need to know about the 2007 class and what remains until Signing Day '07.
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