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This Week In Recruiting
By Chris Horne

At the beginning of each month, TheSabre.com will release another edition of "Countdown to Signing Day," an in-depth, overall look at Virginia football's recruiting class. A new "Countdown" will be released later this week, so stay tuned for the latest on Al Groh's 2010 football recruiting class.

In the meantime, today you can check out the latest on 6'3", 220-pound outside linebacker target Jeremiah Attaochu. The Archbishop Carroll (Washington, D.C.) standout rising senior includes Virginia in the top group of schools he's considering. He attended Virginia's "Future Wahoo Day" and enjoyed the experience.

Illinois, Kansas State, Maryland, Minnesota, Syracuse and Virginia are among the programs that have officially offered Attaochu, a standout defensive end in high school. With his athletic ability, though, he projects as a linebacker by many schools on the next level. UVa likes him as an outside linebacker.

Currently, Virginia only has one outside linebacker commit in the 2010 class. That is 6'1", 250-pound Chris Brathwaite, who earned an offer from Al Groh after excelling at camp in June.

Another Cavaliers outside linebacker target, Kareem Martin, is fresh off a visit to Virginia Tech and plans to reveal a final five this week. The 6'6", 230-pound rising senior, one of the top defensive prospects out of North Carolina, hopes to commit somewhere by the end of the month.

The Roanoke Rapids star has received double-digits offers. He has visited Virginia twice this year and enjoyed both experiences, so there is a solid chance Virginia makes the initial cut. Clemson, Duke and Virginia Tech are other programs the big-time athlete has seemed particularly fond of, but we'll find out for sure this week.

Basketball recruiting-wise, the Joe Harris watch continues. Harris, a 6'6", 200-pound guard out of Lake Chelan (WA), may be closing in on a decision, so stay tuned this week to see if he does commit. UVa, Washington State, and perhaps Washington are the primary contenders here.

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 ...

Profile: UVa QB Commit Tyler Brosius
Head coach Donnie Kiefer arrived at Tuscola High School (Waynesville, N.C.) in 2007. One year later, he guided the varsity football squad to an 11-2 record and a conference championship. The team was led that season by University of Virginia quarterback recruit Tyler Brosius, a rising senior prospect who has developed nicely throughout his high school career.

Andrew Tallman a Top Target for the Hoos
Boston College High (Boston, MA) rising senior Andrew Tallman, one of the fast rising prospects this spring, will be the third of three Tallman brothers to move on to play college football. The eldest brother played at Bucknell. Alan, who is a teacher and assistant football coach at BC High, played for New Hampshire. The latter, who Andrew currently resides with, has given his younger brother advice on the recruiting trail.

UVa's First 2011 Commit an Athletic, Speedy WR
Recruiting in the 2010 football recruiting class continues, but it's never too early to get a head start on the next class. The University of Virginia football program did just that earlier this week, securing a verbal commitment from 6-2, 180-pound rising junior wide receiver Adrian Gamble.

More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...

• UVa Still in the Hunt with Attaochu
• Martin Makes Final Visit, Eyes Decision
• Farmer Boasts Nine Major 1A Offers
• Big-Time WR Target Considers Options
• Khamrone Kolb Knows Three Official Visits

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Inglot Repeats

UVa Athletics Media Relations Official Release

Virginia men's tennis player Dominic Inglot (London, England) was named the ACC Men's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive year as the conference announced the 2009 ACC All-Academic Team on Monday.

Inglot, a three-time member of the Dean's List at Virginia, was a 2009 ITA Singles and Doubles All-American and ended the year ranked No. 15 nationally in singles. Inglot and Michael Shabaz (Fairfax, Va.) teamed to win the 2009 NCAA Doubles Championship, the first for an ACC team. An All-ACC selection, Inglot was also the MVP of the ACC Tournament.

Joining Inglot on the ACC All-Academic Men's Tennis Team are Houston Barrick (Brentwood, Tenn.) and Sanam Singh (Chandigarh, India). Singh, a 2009 ITA Singles All-American earned ACC All-Academic honors for the second consecutive year, while Barrick, a 2009 All-ACC selection, was honored on the academic team for the first time.

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Around the World of Wahoo Sports ...

• Monica Wright Named To Preseason "Wade Watch" List: Virginia senior guard Monica Wright has been named a member of the 2009-10 preseason "Wade Watch" list for the State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced. Of the 25-member list, Wright is one of seven players to be a repeat selection, as she was selected as a finalist for the award last season.
• Two Cavaliers Represented On National Teams This Summer: Virginia sophomore forward Brian Ownby and freshman forward Will Bates competed with the United States Under-20 and Under-18 Men's National Teams, respectively, this summer. Ownby was on the U-20 squad that played two international games as part of the Copa Ciudad de Rosario in Argentina, while Bates is part of the U-18 team that is competing in the prestigious Northern Ireland Milk Cup.
• Dowling Named to ACC Preseason Football Team: Virginia junior cornerback Ras-I Dowling has been named to the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Football Team. The team was voted on by media attending the ACC's annual Kickoff event in Greensboro.
• Meet the Team Set for Aug. 16: The Virginia football team will hold its popular "Meet the Team Day" this year on Sunday, Aug. 16. Cavalier fans will have the chance to interact with the players on Virginia's 2009 squad, head coach Al Groh and the other members of the UVa coaching staff. Meet the Team Day takes place at the Carl Smith Center, home of David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium. Players will be available for photos and autographs from 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Gates to the stadium open at 2 p.m.
• Virginia Rowers Successful At U-23 World Championships: Seven members of the 2009 Virginia rowing team, including head coach Kevin Sauer, competed at the Under 23 World Rowing Championships in Racice, Czech Republic, from July 23-26. With six student-athletes competing at the Under-23 World Championships, Virginia had the most women participate from any collegiate program.
• Von Borsig and Woodall Named to ACC All-Academic Team: Virginia men's golfers Bruce Woodall and Conrad Von Borsig have been named to the 2009 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team. Von Borsig was also named to the team in 2007.
• Neuhauser and Simpson Named to ACC All-Academic Team: Virginia women's golfers Kristen Simpson and Whitney Neuhauser have been named to the 2009 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team. It marks the third straight year Neuhauser has received the honor. She is one of seven players who earned both All-Academic and All-Conference honors this season.
• Keveren Earns Silver Medal at Pan American Junior Championships: Rising sophomore Sean Keveren finished runner-up in the 5000m at the 2009 Pan American Junior Championships. Keveren, who redshirted his first season for the Cavaliers, clocked in with a personal-best time of 14:14.46 to finish behind Canada's Mohammed Ahmed.

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

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Issue No. 286 - April 2, 2007

Hall As Holder Creates Options

Vic Hall

Virginia fans watched Vic Hall make a difference on special teams last season as a gunner on the punt coverage team. Hall, along with fellow defensive back Mike Brown, lined up on the edges and their speed upgraded that unit. The duo often sprinted downfield and disrupted the punt return game by arriving so soon - the punt returner didn't even have a chance to juke and run in many cases.

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:

• Hoo Preview: The Sabre's annual Hoo Preview is up and running.
• Hoo Preview - QBs: The Sabre takes a look at the QB position this week.

In Case You Missed It ...

Sabre articles since the last SabreMail

JHoo's Summer Reading '09: Safeties
Finally, we get to the end of summer and thus the end of the line for summer reading. So in honor of this being the concluding column, let me get right to the conclusion: I am pretty excited about the prospects for UVa at the safety position going into 2009. Are there questions? Sure ... but for all the questions, there is something about the talents at the position - and the attitudes - that really make me think things might click in a big way this year.

So Far, So Good For Bennett
It's been almost four months since Tony Bennett took the reins at Virginia. While Bennett has not coached nor won a single game in that time, he has methodically put together a strong first quarter for his first year on the job. In fact, I'm not sure Bennett could have crafted a better offseason than what he's done to date.

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