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Virginia Wins Third Consecutive ACC Crown UVa Athletics Media Relations, Official Release The Virginia women's swimming team won its third consecutive and eighth overall Atlantic Coast Conference title and freshman Lauren Perdue was tabbed the meet's most valuable swimmer of the championships Saturday at Koury Natatorium in Chapel Hill, N.C. It was the first time in school history Virginia has won three consecutive conference championships. Seniors Mei Christensen, Jenna Harris, Colleen Law, Katherine McDonnell, Jen Narum and Leslie Swinley make up the most successful class in UVa history. "Winning never gets old," Virginia head coach Mark Bernardino said. "I am just thrilled for these kids; what a tremendous effort they have put in since last March. We beat some very talented teams at this meet. It's a special win for this group. The credit belongs to the seniors - their dedication and ability to keep this team together allows us to have the kind of chemistry to make special things happen." The Cavaliers finished with 877.5 points en route to winning 14 of 18 swimming events, including all five relays, to finish ahead of second place North Carolina (642.5) and third place Florida State (545). It was the third straight year Virginia has tallied at least 800 points in the victory. "This one means the most," Christensen said. "We broke the curse of only winning two - winning three in a row just sets us up for more success in the future. This being my senior year, I am glad this is something I will be able to look back on with pride." Perdue won the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free and was a member of four of Virginia's five winning relay teams. It was the second year in a row a Cavalier has earned the honor; Christensen received the award as a junior in 2009. "It is so well-deserved," Bernardino said of Perdue's award. "She is such a catalyst to our success. To win seven events, swim the kind of times and perform the way she did as a first year, she made great things happen." Perdue also became the fifth person in school history to win all three of her individual events and the first since Mirjana Bosevska won the 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM in 2002. Perdue is just the second Cavalier to do it in her freshman year. Cara Lane claimed the 500 free, 1650 free and 200 fly as a freshman in 2000 and later went on to win two National Championships. "It is so much fun to be a part of this team," Perdue. "We have come a long way and we are going to keep rising to the top. I am so thrilled to be part of this; we made history tonight and that is a great feeling. I am happy to be part of this team. That is all I can ask for." Read the full news release here.
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This Week In Recruiting Men's basketball recruits enjoyed big games last week UVa men's basketball recruits K.T. Harrell, Joe Harris, James Johnson, Akil Mitchell and Will Regan were in action last week and will be in playoff action this week. 4-star guard K.T. Harrell scored 24 points and added five rebounds, two assists and two steals as Brewbaker Tech (Montgomery, AL) defeated Andalusia in the Class 4A South Regional Championship. Brewbaker moves on to the 4A state semifinals for the first time in its 10-year history. The semifinal match-up against Columbia takes place on Wednesday. Here is an article on Brewbaker's win. 6-5 guard/forward Joe Harris and the Lake Chelan (WA) Goats captured the Caribou Trail League District title with a win over Lake Roosevelt last Saturday. Harris, who scored 35 points in Lake Chelan's semifinal victory over Cashmere, will now lead the Goats into a District 6 Regional 1A playoff match-up against Freeman. The game takes place this Saturday. Lake Chelan is 21-1 on the season. 6-9 James Johnson guided Elsinore (Wildomar, CA) to an easy second round victory over Magnolia on Saturday night, scoring 23 points in the 92-67 win. Johnson left the game mid-way into the third quarter, when the game was no longer in doubt. This article includes a great pic of Johnson slamming one home. The Tigers will now face Santa Margarita on Tuesday night in the CIF Division III-AA Southern Section Quarterfinals. 6-8 forward Will Regan scored 24 points as Nichols School (Buffalo, N.Y.) defeated Cardinal O'Hara 70-44 in the Manhattan Cup Quarterfinals. Nichols will face Timon on Tuesday night in semifinal action. For more on Regan, check out this piece by the Buffalo News. Charlotte Christian was in action on Saturday. 6-7 forward Akil Mitchell pumped in 21 points in an 80-46 win over Charlotte Latin. Charlotte Christian is now 27-3 on the season and ranked No. 1 in The Charlotte Observer's "Sweet 16." Christian takes to the court again this Thursday in the NCISAA playoffs. Football recruiting Star wide receiver Quinta Funderburk has broken out in a big way recruiting-wise, reeling in seven official offers including SEC powers Alabama and Florida. Virginia is one of the more recent offers for the 6-2, 200-pound junior, who talks more about his recruitment in an EDGE article that will be posted this week. We'll also have more on Oscar Smith junior linebacker Raysean Richardson, who attended Virginia's junior day on Jan. 16.
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 FB Recruiting Notes
2011 Class Needs: Defense More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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Issue No. 319 - Nov. 26, 2007 Virginia Honors Barber, Long by Retiring Jerseys
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Barber completed his career in 1996 as UVa's all-time leading rusher with 3,389 yards. He was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year and the ACC Offensive Player of the Year in 1996 after leading the conference in rushing, all-purpose yards and punt returns. Long has been a mainstay of the Cavaliers' defensive line throughout his career. One of the most dominant defensive ends in school history, he is fifth in the country in sacks this season and third among defensive linemen in tackling. A two-time team captain, he ranks eighth in school history in sacks. Jersey retirement is a new level of recognition at Virginia to honor players who have significantly impacted the program and Long and Barber are the first football players to be honored in this way. Individuals recognized in this way will have their jerseys retired, but their number will remain active. Last November the UVa athletics department retired the jersey of basketball player Curtis Staples during the halftime ceremonies of the opening of John Paul Jones Arena. Six Virginia players have had their uniform numbers retired and those numbers will not be worn again. Those numbers honor the most decorated players in the program's history, including Jim Dombrowski (73), Bill Dudley (35), Gene Edmonds (97), Shawn Moore (12), Joe Palumbo (48) and Frank Quayle (24).
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