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Minnifield and Mosley Share ACC Honor Official Release, Virginia Athletics Media Relations The ACC announced Monday junior cornerback Chase Minnifield and junior safety Corey Mosley have been named the league's Co-Defensive Backs of the Week following Virginia's upset of No. 22 Miami, 24-19, at Scott Stadium on Saturday. Both Minnifield and Mosley had two interceptions and four tackles in UVa's win. They helped the Cavaliers tie the school record with five interceptions during the game and became the first UVa duo to each snare two interceptions in the same game since 1994's contest against Virginia Tech. Percy Ellsworth and Joe Crocker both had two interceptions in a 42-23 victory against the Hokies, also marking the last time UVa intercepted an opponent five times. Minnifield's first interception came in the second quarter and set up UVa's first touchdown of the game. His second came in the third quarter when UVa led 17-0, but Miami had driven to the Cavaliers' 17-yard line. It was an acrobatic pick where he leaped above the Miami receiver and managed to get one foot down in the back of the end zone before toppling out of bounds. His efforts were commemorated on ESPN as the day's No. 3 play in Top Plays. Minnifield now has six interceptions this season, which ties for the NCAA FBS lead. Mosley's first pick also ended a Hurricane scoring threat. With Virginia up 7-0 and the Hurricanes at the UVa 15-yard line, he intercepted the ball on the eight and returned it 44 yards setting up the Cavaliers' second touchdown. His second pick came in the fourth quarter at the Miami 30, which he returned to the Canes' 5-yard line. UVa scored one play later to go up 24-0. The duo joins a list of three previous Cavaliers to earn weekly honors by the ACC. Terence Fells-Danzer was the Specialist of the Week on Oct. 25. Joe Torchia was named ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week following the USC game and Oday Aboushi was named Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week on Sept. 7. The last ACC Defensive Back of the Week to bestowed on a Cavalier was Ras-I Dowling on Oct. 12, 2009.
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This Week In Recruiting Virginia couldn't have picked a better time to play its best game of the season to date. This past weekend served as the biggest football recruiting weekend of the season in terms of the 2011 class, which was represented by four prospects making official visits. Irving (TX) defensive end Horace Arkadie, Newton (Covington, GA) linebacker D.J. Hill, Kempsville (Virginia Beach, VA) linebacker Travis Hughes and Bayside (Virginia Beach, VA) cornerback Demetrious Nicholson were in Charlottesville on official visits. As reported on the EDGE subscriber message board on Sunday, North Cobb (Kennesaw, GA) linebacker Troy Gray did not make a previously scheduled official visit. Attempts to reach the official visitors were unsuccessful, but as soon as I receive any updates, I'll be sure to post them on the EDGE board. On Sunday, in addition to the update on Gray, EDGE subscribers read comments from 2011 commits Caleb Taylor (Phoebus LB) and Anthony Harris (L.C. Bird DB). I'll have full reports on these two players and more this week in an EDGE article. In addition to Harris and Taylor, Hampton QB David Watford and Cox (Va Beach) OL Ross Burbank were among the other commits confirmed to have been in attendance. Menchville (Newport News, VA) RB/ATH Clifton Richardson was unable to attend, but he did watch the game and had some comments of his own. Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, VA) RB J.C. Coleman was one of the 2012 class standouts in attendance on Saturday. The focus this week will be following up from this past weekend's recruiting action, so stay tuned to the EDGE for reports throughout the 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 ...
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Blog Banter: Minnifield's Impressive Interception Chase Minnifield's interception in the end zone in the final minute of the third quarter was incredibly impressive. He had to outjump above the receiver, control the ball, keep his momentum from carrying backward, and get his foot down. Think about how many times you've seen receivers on any level (high school, college, or the pros) unable to make that play when they need to climb the ladder on a high throw and then get a foot inbounds. Honestly, watching live from the pressbox, I thought there was no way he got a foot down. It just looked like too difficult of a catch to make. Watching the replay? Wow. So had Minnifield ever made a catch like that as an offensive player in high school? "Nah, I mean, I don't think so," Minnifield said with a wide grin. "The toe tap I wasn't even thinking about it honestly. I was just going to catch the ball and by the grace of God, my foot was down." That pick moved Minnifield into 14th place all-time on UVa’s career INT list with 10. He has had two interceptions in a game twice this season (VMI and Miami) and he now has six picks on the year. Follow the Hoos every day on The Good Ol Blog!
Heineking Wins ACC, Women Finish Second Official Release, Virginia Athletics Media Relations Senior All-American Emil Heineking earned his second-straight ACC individual cross country title at Boston College's Franklin Park Saturday morning, while the No. 24-ranked women's squad upset No. 12 Duke and No. 17 North Carolina to earn a runner-up finish to No. 3 Florida State. The second-place finish marks the best finish for the Cavalier women since they earned runner-up honors in 1993. "It was a terrific day for our teams," head coach Jason Vigilante said. "Each week we are getting better and better, and today our women were just phenomenal. I am so proud of them. "Our men went 1-2 again and we are on the move. We are certain that our best running of the season lies ahead." Five Cavaliers earned All-ACC honors on the day. Heineking, the 2007 ACC Freshman of the Year, joins Andy Biladeau (2005-08) and Ryan Foster (2004-05, 07-08) as the only three Cavalier men to earn all-conference honors in all four years of competition, while redshirt junior Ryan Collins finished runner-up for the second year in a row to earn his third-straight All-ACC accolade. "It feels great to win again," Heineking said. "Coming into this race, I felt like this guy with the target on his back and kind of ran that way the first 5k. I think I led almost the whole race, but between 5k and 7k a group moved in front of me and I was able to move up during Bear Cage Hill and run down hard through the finish. It is very special to repeat. I don't think too many guys have done that before." Heineking became the ninth conference student-athlete to earn back-to-back titles in the 57-year history of the championships, and the first since Florida State's Andrew Lemoncello won the 2004 and 2005 titles. This also marks the fifth time in ACC history that a performer from the same school has earned the individual title at least three years in a row - as former Cavalier Ryan Foster became Virginia's first individual champion in 2008. Clemson was the last team to win a string of individual titles, as a Tiger won five-straight from 1980-84. On the women's side, a trio of Cavaliers, Strehler, Garcia and Gay, led the way with top-10 finishes and all-conference accolades. Strehler and Garcia crossed the line together, with Strehler taking eighth in 20:33.1 for her first All-ACC honor, while Garcia finished ninth in 20:33.2 for her second all-conference performance. Gay rounded out the top-10, taking 10th in 20:36.7 to earn her second-consecutive All-ACC honor. Virginia hosts the annual Cavalier Open on Friday, Nov. 5. Races are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
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Issue No. 336 - April 7, 2008 Peerman Happy To Be Back When Virginia running back Cedric Peerman was injured at Middle Tennessee State last season, it didn't look that bad. After all, football pile-ups happen all the time and to the viewer, it looked like a typical play. Even Peerman, who had 566 yards rushing in five games, assumed it wasn't that bad, noting that he walked off the field after the play. Unfortunately, for UVa and Peerman, the injury was much worse than feared. He missed the rest of the season and required offseason surgery to repair his foot, which had a partial ligament tear and a slight dislocation. Peerman said the road to recovery from a serious injury is always challenging for athletes because you're not used to being hobbled so severly. "You have your good days and your bad days whenever you're dealing with a long-term injury. How you come out of those things is how you press through the bad days I think because it's easy to go through the good days," Peerman said. "I think how you're able to come out of it positively is to go through the negative days and get through those days." Rest assured, Peerman, his teammates, coaches, and fans are delighted the good days won out in the end. The William Campbell High product is back in action this spring and he has looked very strong and explosive in limited turns at open practices.
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