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This Week In Recruiting
By Chris Horne

Stay tuned for a series of updates from this past weekend, which included the successful "Future Wahoo Day" on Saturday. EDGE subscribers can now read updates on most of the recruits that visited Charlottesville over the weekend by clicking on the EDGE message board. I'll have more updates on each of these prospects and more throughout the week.

The weekend went very well for Al Groh and company, who reeled in two commitments on Saturday and added another Sunday. As expected, Don Bosco Prep (Wykoff, N.J.) linebacker Ryan Cobb pledged to the Cavaliers on Saturday. The 6-1, 220-pound rising senior made no secret of his affection for UVa two weeks ago and followed through with a commitment. Cobb, a versatile and athletic prospect, projects as an inside linebacker.

Hopes were high that Good Counsel (Wheaton, MD) wide receiver E.J. Scott would commit as well. The 5-11, 175-pound prospect did just that, pledging to Al Groh on Saturday afternoon. A terrific athlete, Scott runs the 40 in less than 4.5 seconds, the 20-yard shuttle in less than 4.3 seconds and posts a 35-inch vertical leap. A big-time playmaker, he averaged close to 30 yards per catch last season as a junior.

UVa stayed in the WCAC conference for Sunday's recruit, scoring a commitment from 5-11, 192-pound defensive back Kyrrel Latimer. DeMatha head coach Bill McGregor has said that Latimer reminds him of current UVa standout and former Stag Rodney McLeod and believes the Hoos may have found a big-time sleeper. Latimer plays receiver, safety and punt and kick returner for the Stags; he initially is being pursued by the Cavs as a safety.

Virginia now has five commitments in the 2010 class. The second commit came the previous weekend, when 6-3, 230-pound quarterback Tyler Brosius committed to the Hoos following an unofficial visit. EDGE subscribers can check out last week's update on Brosius and we hope to reach Tyler for more comments this week.

In addition to the commitments, the weekend overall was very positive for the Virginia staff.

On the basketball front, head coach Tony Bennett will hold his first UVa Elite Camp today and tomorrow. We'll be sure to follow up with some of the participants this week and into the weekend, including talented New Trier (IL) shooting guard Alex Rossi. But the basketball recruiting action doesn't stop there. Stay tuned for a "Quick Take" feature with Virginia head coach Tony Bennett, who goes in-depth on recruiting, as well as more on the NBAPA Top 100 Camp, which comes to Charlottesville this week. TheSabre.com will have coverage of the NBAPA Top 100 Camp beginning Thursday, so stay tuned to the EDGE for updates on 2010 (and maybe 2011) recruits.

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 ...

UVa Coaches Make the Difference for Scott
Good Counsel (Wheaton, MD) rising senior E.J. Scott, one of three players to commit to Virginia this past weekend, has always thought highly of UVa. "Virginia has always been on top for me," said the 5-11, 175-pound wide receiver prospect. "They offered me real early. A lot of schools came later. I liked Virginia before I received any offers. I've always felt like it would be a good fit. They play in the ACC and I like that. I've just always felt like it fit. I visited other schools and Virginia was still the best fit."

DeMatha Standout Headed to Virginia
Virginia has scored its third commitment on the weekend and the fourth in a week's time. Today, 5-11, 192-pound DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD) defensive back Kyrrel Latimer pledged to the Hoos over an offer from New Mexico and interest from Maryland and Pitt, among others.

Don Bosco's Cobb Pledges to UVa
Click here to view the recruiting card of Ryan CobbThe University of Virginia has come away with at least one commitment from today's "Future Wahoo Day." As expected, 6-1, 220-pound linebacker prospect Ryan Cobb pledged today to head coach Al Groh and company. The Don Bosco Prep (Wykoff, N.J.) standout becomes the third recruit to commit to Virginia's 2010 class.

More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...

• Cavs Score Top WR Commit
• UVa's Big Junior Day is Here
• DeMatha's Johnson Hoping for Offer
• Don Bosco OL/DL Eyeing Summer Camps
• LB Coley Looking for UVa Offer on Saturday
• UVa Recruiting Notes
• More on Tyler Brosius' Commitment to UVa
• Report: Tuscola QB Accepts UVa Offer

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Message from President Casteen

From The Office Of The President

Dear fellow members of our University community:

For several months, the Rector and Visitors and I have discussed how best to manage my retirement from the position of President. The issues are complex, both because I have served longer than most presidents do and because the Board will eventually need also to find successors for several of our senior administrators and managers who have worked with me, some since as early as the late 1960s.

As a result of these discussions, and with full support for the Board as it prepares for and conducts the search for my successor, Betsy and I have decided, and I have informed the Rector and Vice Rector, that I will stand down at the end of July 2010, somewhat more than a year from now. I am now 65. When the time comes for me to go, I will be 66, and I will have served as president here for fully 20 years, and previously at Connecticut for five years -- a quarter century, all told.

These 19, soon to be 20, years feel today like a very short time. My work and friendships with the University's faculty and staff, students (and their parents), alumni, and other supporters are as energizing today as when I took on these duties in August of 1990. These years have been magical times for me -- years of supporting and admiring excellence in faculty work, of rediscovering the University's original mission as we have come to understand it for our time, and perhaps also for the next generation, of hard and exciting work full of satisfactions that have come of observing the maturation and then the adult successes of well over 100,000 new Wahoos, young and old.

It has been our privilege as a family to live in and watch our children grow and reach adulthood in what I have come to see as the grandest and happiest of American homes in the most exciting and inspirational of all American villages -- this one conceived as America's center for learning. Relationships with women and men who believe in and sustain our students and their University have been at the center of my and our lives. And the greatest of all these privileges has been planning and building what I believe is one of the world's great universities, a university that was in its beginning and is now one of our Republic's cornerstones.

I came here as a student in 1961 filled with awe that this majestic place would accept and teach me. Despite adult occupations that showed me other places and other forms of the opportunities that learning opens up, my thoughts and aspirations always returned to the Rotunda, the Lawn, the Library, to the sounds of students singing and laughing and chattering while walking along the Corner, across the Grounds toward libraries and dorms and up and down Rugby Road, of crowds at football and basketball (and suddenly now baseball!) games, to the calming murmurs that one hears in the reading rooms and lounges where faculty members and students carry out the work of learning -- a special pleasure that belongs to persons who lead their lives within the University.

To come here as president, to work these 20 years in good times and bad, to be surrounded by family and friends and many generous colleagues, to have a part in making our University the global force that it now is, to share this work and place with Betsy and our children -- these have been the substance and privileges of my life here. Ending this chapter of our lives is not an easy thing, and yet a time to step aside to make way for others comes for all of us, and to me. I am profoundly grateful for these years.

I look forward to this next year of work with the University's women and men, and to exchanging greetings with all who come to the alumni, parent, and other events that have been such agreeable parts of my life since 1990. Thank you for your many kindnesses during the last two decades, for your generosity to the University and to my family and me, and for your commitment to the well-being of the young women and men who come here to "drink the cup of knowledge and fraternize with us."

With you, I look forward to applauding and greeting the University's eighth president when she or he is selected, and then I shall look forward also to returning to the life and work of a faculty member.

John Casteen

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Around the World of Wahoo Sports ...

• O'Connor Named NCBWA National Coach of the Year: After leading his team to the program's first appearance at the NCAA College World Series, Virginia head coach Brian O'Connor was named the National Coach of the Year by the National College Baseball Writers Association.
• Six Cavaliers Finish With All-America Honors at NCAAs: All six Cavaliers that advanced to the finals of their respective events at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships earned All-America honors, including four on the final day of competition at McDonnell Field on the University of Arkansas' campus. Seniors Yemi Ayeni, Billie-Jo Grant and Caitlin Kelly and freshman Morgane Gay each earned the distinction Saturday, joining juniors Meghan Briggs and Stephanie Garcia among the nation's elite. Virginia's women set a new program-best for the amount of Cavaliers honored in a single season, as the previous record was four in 1983. Grant became the program's first-ever four-time All-American in a single event, while Gay is Virginia's first-ever female outdoor freshman All-American.
• IM/Rec Sports Director Mark Fletcher Dies Unexpectedly: Mark E. Fletcher, who built one of the nation's top intramural and recreational sports programs at the University of Virginia, died Monday morning (June 8) after returning from his morning run. He was 57. "Mark made a difference in life at the University during his time with us," said Leonard W. Sandridge, U.Va.'s executive vice president and chief operating officer. "He was an extraordinary University citizen and a friend of all of us - he was simply the best. Mark was known for his steady leadership, uncompromising integrity and a keen sense of duty to this institution."
• Vigilante and Lane Named Regional Coaches of the Year: Jason Vigilante, Virginia's Director of Track and Field and Cross Country, has been named the Men's Southeast Region Head Coach of the Year, while Carrie Lane has been honored as the Women's Southeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year, as announced by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
• Puzo Joins Virginia Field Hockey Staff: Virginia head field hockey coach Michele Madison announced the hiring of Iñako Puzo as the associate head coach for the Cavaliers. "I couldn't be more excited to have Iñako on our staff," Madison said. "This is a major addition to our program. He is a proven winner with a wealth of hockey knowledge. Iñako is a first-class person and is well respected by coaches and players around the world. He is enthusiastic and passionate and will complement what we're trying to accomplish here."
• Mike Timms, Danny Glading Named Scholar All-Americans: Virginia men's lacrosse players Mike Timms and Danny Glading have been named Scholar All-Americans by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA).
• Sixteen Cavaliers Named to All-ACC Swimming & Diving Academic Teams: The Virginia men's and women's swimming and diving teams placed 16 student-athletes on the 2009 All-ACC Academic Team. Eight Cavalier women were named to the 42-member team, including Mei Christensen, Ellie Freeman, Jenny Lewis, Jenna Harris, Kristen Moores, Jen Narum, Lauren Smart and Kristen Wallace. Christensen was tabbed the ACC Swimmer of the Year and was a two-time league individual champion in the 100 and 200 backstroke events. Eight of the Virginia men were named to the 40-member squad, including David Karasek, Ryan Hurley, Briggy Imbriglia, Pat Mellors, Lee Robertson, Taylor Smith and Ian Vogt.
• Virginia Women's Soccer Announces 2009 Schedule: The Virginia women's soccer team announced its 2009 schedule, which includes 10 home games at Klöckner Stadium. This season, the Cavaliers play nine of their 18 games against teams that participated in last season's NCAA Tournament. Three of those opponents reached at least the quarterfinals, including reigning national champion North Carolina.
• Former Cavalier Yancey Set for U.S. Open Debut: Former UVa golfer and VSGA Junior Amateur champion Cameron Yancey qualified for the 2009 U.S. Open Championship on Monday afternoon in 36-hole sectional qualifying at NCR Country Club in Dayton, Ohio.This year's U.S. Open is slated for Bethpage State Park's Black Course in Farmingdale, N.Y. from June 18-21.

For more Hoo news or to read full releases, check out Virginiasports.com.

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Issue No. 88 - May 22, 2003

This Week In Recruiting
By Chris Horne

UVa ended the week with a bang, getting a verbal commitment from 5-10, 195 pound William Campbell running back Cedric Peerman. Peerman becomes the second verbal commitment of the 2004 class, joining St. Anne's Belfield defensive tackle Chris Long. Both prospects are ranked in the top 10 overall in the state of Virginia, giving the Cavaliers a great start in in-state recruiting.

As a junior, Peerman rushed for 2,048 yards. He scored 50 total touchdowns. Peerman has the breakaway speed needed for Division I running backs and also possesses great hands, which are necessary to be a running back in Al Groh's system.

Check Out SabreMail #88.

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 soon:

• JHoo's Summer Reading JHoo's Summer Reading Series continues this week.
• Baseball Keeps Rolling: The Sabre has a reporter and photographer on hand in Oxford for UVa's CWS games. Stay tuned for coverage!
• Jed Williams: Jed Williams is working on his next column about the Hoos.

In Case You Missed It ...

Sabre articles since the last SabreMail

Analyzing What Went Wrong With CSF Up Next
One doesn't need to look far to figure out why the Cavaliers lost Saturday night to favorite LSU. Virginia coach Brian O'Connor said it succinctly and best, "It comes down to what we do. We didn't make the pitches when we needed to make them and we didn't get quite enough clutch hits."

UVa Drops CWS Opener To LSU
OMAHA - Maybe the performance of the Virginia pitching staff Saturday night can be attributed to nerves of a young group debuting at the College World Series. Or maybe after posting an absurd 1.13 ERA previously in the postseason, the Hoos' hurlers were due to get knocked around. Whatever the case may have been, when the Cavalier pitchers gave the Tigers an opportunity, they answered the challenge en route to a 9-5 win.

Missed Chances Cost Cavaliers
While Virginia's first ever game in the College World Series had some highlight moments - solo home runs, strikeouts, a brief lead - the short-term memories likely will be of the 'what might have been' variety. After all, the Cavaliers couldn't consistently come through with runners on base as LSU pulled out the 9-5 victory on Saturday night.

Q&A - Andrew Carraway, Robert Poutier
Last summer, Virginia baseball co-captains Andrew Carraway and Robert Poutier both elected to stay at UVa for one more year. This summer, their decision has proven to be a wise one. Carraway, a fourth year, and Poutier, a fifth year, are leading this year's team to Virginia's first ever appearance in the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. Each of the right-handed pitchers contributed valuable innings in the Super Regional series against Ole Miss this past weekend. The victories give the team 48 wins, the new UVa single-season record.

JHoo's Summer Reading '09: Receivers
I am finally changing the line-up, folks. Every year during this "Summer Reading" series, it has been quarterbacks first, running backs second. This year, it was quarterbacks first but this time, the wide receivers are up next. Why? With the ball likely to be in the air quite a bit more for the Hoos next year, it just seems right to focus in on the receivers.

Best Seat In The House: O'Connor, Littlepage
The Virginia baseball team takes flight for Omaha this afternoon, but coach Brian O'Connor caught up with fans and The Best Seat in the House before leaving Charlottesville for the College World Series. The show also caught up with UVa Athletics Director Craig Littlepage. Check out the FREE audio interviews! As always, The Sabre archives select Best Seat interviews for Cavalier fans - other recent updates include Debbie Ryan and Wendy Palmer as well as Jon Copper, Voice of the Cavaliers Dave Koehn, and more!

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