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Spring Game Honorees UVa Athletics Media Relations Official News Release During Saturday's annual Orange & Blue Spring Football Game, Virginia head coach Mike London announced the recipients of the team's spring football awards. Sophomore defensive tackle David Dean and junior tight end Zachary Swanson were named the Rock Weir Award winners as the most improved players during spring drills. Dean appeared in 11 of Virginia's 12 games in 2012. Participating in 83 plays on the season, Dean collected his first career sack against Wake Forest. Dean made three tackles in his freshman campaign. Swanson appeared in all 12 games and made four starts, all as fullback. Swanson moved back to tight end this spring after making eight catches for 88 yards and one touchdown in 2012 from the fullback position. Swanson caught a one-yard touchdown from Phillip Sims for his first collegiate touchdown at Georgia Tech. Swanson enters his junior year with 25 career appearances. Sophomore cornerback Maurice Canady and sophomore defensive end Eli Harold were the recipients of the Z Society Dudley Award presented to the first-year player for his excellence in the classroom, on the field and in the community. The award is named after the late "Bullet" Bill Dudley, who exemplified those traits and was a two-time All-American at Virginia. The Cavalier Academic Achievement Award was shared by junior long snapper Blake Blaze and senior strong safety Rijo Walker. The award is presented to the UVa student-athletes who represent Uncompromised Excellence in their academic pursuits. Senior defensive tackle Brent Urban and sophomore quarterback David Watford shared the team's Iron Cavalier award for his performance and dedication in the weight room. London also announced that long snapper Matt Fortin will be awarded a full scholarship for Fall 2013. |
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This Week In Recruiting With Chris Horne Some of Virginia's top overall targets in the class of 2014 were in attendance this past Saturday for the Spring Game. All three current commitments - 5-star safety Quin Blanding, 4-star offensive lineman Steven Moss, and defensive tackle Chris Nelson - were also on Grounds. In terms of the targets, the visitor list was headlined by 5-star Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, VA) defensive lineman Andrew Brown, 4-star Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, VA) defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi, and T.C. Williams (Alexandria, VA) defensive tackle Jeremiah Clarke. Check out the latest on Clarke in Monday's "Sabre Scoop" already on the site and linked below. I plan to have more on Brown and Nnadi later this week. Also this week, I hope to have more with Nelson, who has taken visits to other schools but remains committed to the Cavaliers. We'll see if this weekend's visit caused the 6'3", 280-pound standout to firm up his commitment or if he will continue to visit other programs. In addition to UVa, Nelson has been offered by Central Florida, Kentucky, Louisville, Purdue, and South Florida. Also from the Spring Game, stay tuned for reports on Virginia's 2013 class in the coming days and weeks. Most of the class was in Scott Stadium this past Saturday, so we'll get their thoughts on the experience, the new coaches, and being just months away from officially being part of the team. In other football recruiting news, Virginia is awaiting a decision from Memphis (TN) placekicker Gary Wunderlich, who plans to commit sometime in April. The two finalists are UVa and Texas A&M. Check out more from the talented prospect in the aforementioned "Sabre Scoop." On the basketball recruiting front, I hope to catch up with point guard recruit London Perrantes this week for a "Q&A" feature.
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. More recent Sabre recruiting updates ...
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Spring Football Photo Galleries TheSabre.com attended open spring practices in March. Here are links to two FREE photo galleries for Cavalier fans. Stay tuned to the site for more spring coverage!
Baseball Wins Two Games At Wake UVa Athletics Media Relations Official News Releases Down to its final strike with two outs in the ninth inning, the No. 4 Virginia baseball team rallied for a 7-6 victory over Wake Forest Saturday afternoon at Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park. Mike Papi(So., Tunkhannock, Pa.) hit a two-out grand slam off Wake Forest closer Connor Kaden to give UVa a 7-6 lead, capping a five-run, ninth-inning comeback. The Cavaliers' three through five hitters, Joe McCarthy, Brandon Downes, and Papi, had six of Virginia's nine hits as each picked up a pair of hits. Until the ninth inning, UVa had been frustrated offensively with seven hits and eight men left on base. UVa reliever Whit Mayberry worked two scoreless innings to claim the win and improve to 3-0. Kyle Crockett struck out the side in the ninth to earn his fifth save. On Sunday, UVa got a two-out, two-run home run from Reed Gragnani in the eighth inning to break a tie game and lift the Cavaliers to an 8-6 win over Wake Forest. The blast was the first home run in 130 career games for Gragnani. UVa had baserunners in every inning and finished with 11 hits. Five Cavaliers picked up two hits each, highlighted by Gragnani and Downes, who had a pair of doubles and drove in two. Branden Cogswell reached base safely in five of his six plate appearances. Austin Young earned the win with three scoreless innings of relief as he improved to 4-0. Crockett recorded the last five outs to pick up his fourth save in as many games and his sixth of the season. Virginia (29-3, 11-3 ACC) goes for the sweep at 7 p.m. Monday in a game that will be televised nationally by ESPNU and also is available via the WatchESPN app.
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Issue No. 321 - Dec. 10, 2007 Long Piles Up Honors Virginia senior defensive end Chris Long had a busy week last week as a wave of postseason recognition was sent his way. Long earned All-American recognition from The Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News, CBSSports.com, and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Those honors followed an All-American nod from the American Football Coaches Association. Long also received two more individual trophies to go with his ACC Defensive Player of the Year Award. He won the 2007 Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award, making him the third Cavalier player to win a national individual football award. In 1941 Bill Dudley was named the Maxwell Award winner as the Collegiate Player of the Year. In 2004 Heath Miller was voted the Mackey Award as the nation's top tight end. Long also captured the 2007 Dudley Award as the state's top collegiate player. Long was a unanimous selection, marking just the third time in the history of event that has occurred. The Dudley Award is named after former University of Virginia standout "Bullet" Bill Dudley and has been presented annually since 1990 to the player of the year at a state school. Long joins Virginia's Shawn Moore (1990) and Virginia Tech's Lee Suggs (2000) as the only previous unanimous selections. Matt Blundin, Mike Frederick, Tiki Barber, Anthony Poindexter, and Billy McMullen are the other Cavalier players who have won the Dudley Award. "I'd like to start by saying all of the candidates are deserving of this award," Long said in a news release. "As a representative of the University and the state of Virginia, I am proud to accept this prestigious award. It is truly an honor and I couldn't have done any of this without my family, teammates and coaches. I am humbled to accept this award. I would like to thank the voters and congratulate the other players for their outstanding performances this year." UVa's standout defender also learned that he finished 10th in the Heisman Trophy voting. Read SabreMail No. 321 here. |
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