Tobey Named U19 Team Finalist

Virginia Athletics Media Relations Official Release

Following four training sessions involving 26 of America's top 19-and-under players, USA Basketball announced Sunday that Virginia sophomore forward/center Mike Tobey is one of 16 finalists for the U19 World Championship Team. The roster will be pared down to 12 before the squad departs on June 19 for three days of training at the Washington Wizards practice facility in Washington, D.C. The 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship will be held June 27-July 7 in Prague, Czech Republic. The finalists were selected by the USA Basketball Men's Developmental National Team Committee.

Tobey tallied 6.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game during his freshman season at Virginia in 2012-13. Joining Tobey as USA U19 finalists are Ryan Arcidiacono (Villanova), Damyean Dotson (Oregon), Michael Frazier (Florida), Marcus Georges-Hunt (Georgia Tech), Aaron Gordon (Archbishop Mitty H.S.), Jerami Grant (Syracuse), Montrezl Harrell (Louisville), Jahlil Okafor (Whitney Young H.S.), Elfrid Payton (Louisiana at Lafayette), James Robinson (Pittsburgh), Marcus Smart (Oklahoma State), Jarnell Stokes (Tennessee), Rasheed Sulaimon (Duke), Nigel Williams-Goss (Findlay Prep) and Justise Winslow (St. Johns H.S.).

"We had 26 really, really good players and all of the guys made the selection very, very difficult," said USA U19 and University of Florida head coach Billy Donovan. "I think the things that stand out about this team is just the athleticism; the speed and quickness; the ability to defend and put pressure on people; and offensive rebound."

Virginia head coach Tony Bennett is serving as an assistant coach under Donovan with the 2013 USA U19 World Championship Team. Bennett has guided the Cavaliers to a 76-53 record (.589 winning percentage) in four seasons. The Cavaliers have reached postseason play in each of the past two seasons, including the 2012 NCAA Tournament second round.

For the full news release, click here. Make sure to check out this recent Jeff White article on the Virginia men's basketball team too.

This Week In Recruiting With Chris Horne

This week will be filled with recruiting scoop and updates, including ...

Visitor News

The UVa football program hosted its annual 7-on-7 Tournament/Big Man Camp this past Saturday. While he was not participating in either event, 6'7", 275-pound offensive tackle Marcus Applefield of Weeki Wachee High School (FL) was on Grounds for an unofficial visit. Applefield visited seven schools last week with Virginia being the final stop. I'll have reaction from the standout rising senior this week.

On the basketball recruiting front, one of UVa's top low post targets in the class of 2014, Payton Dastrup, was expected to tour the Grounds on Sunday. I plan to have a full report on the Mesa (AZ) center's experience at UVa and the latest on his recruiting process.

NBPA Top 100 Camp Recap

TheSabre.com was on hand for last week's NBPA Top 100 Camp, which included UVa commitment B.J. Stith and targets such as Dastrup and power forward Angel Delgado. This week I'll have a full recap that will include comments from these players and more, as well as my observations on these and other players.

Camp News

So far in June, the football program has hosted a one-day camp and the aforementioned 7-on-7 Tourney/Big Man Camp. Another one-day event will take place this Saturday. I will have news and notes and follow-up from the first two camps, and we plan to cover Saturday's event as well. As always, if there is any breaking news in terms of a commitment, stay tuned to TheSabre.com for the latest.

Rankings

The initial release of my in-state top 40 (Preseason edition) will come in late June, or the first week in July at the latest. My annual top 40 is a ranking of the state's top high school senior prospects. The first list comes out during the summer and will be followed by a Postseason ranking in December.

UVa-bound safety Quin Blanding will be in the top three. Blanding is one of three in-state class of 2014 recruits with a consensus 5-star ranking, joining Woodbridge (VA) defensive end Da'Shawn Hand and Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, VA) defensive lineman Andrew Brown.

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 ...

Stroman Scores Two Major Offers
When asked to describe his starting quarterback, rising senior Greg Stroman, Stonewall Jackson (Manassas, VA) head coach Mike Dougherty offered the following: "As a person, you cannot find a nicer kid. He is well-mannered and he comes from a great family. He is the type of kid I'd let babysit my kids. And he's a heck of a player." A humble personality, Stroman is "all business" on a football field according to his coach.

More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...

• UVa To Host Florida Offensive Tackle
• Jeremiah Clarke Updates Recruitment

Sabre Day With The Flying Squirrels

TheSabre.com salutes Jarrett Parker through Sabre Day With The Flying Squirrels! Former UVa baseball star Jarrett Parker plays for the Richmond Flying Squirrels so the site thought it would be a great idea to pull together Virginia fans for a trip to The Diamond. Sabre Day With The Flying Squirrels has been set for Sunday afternoon, July 21 against Bowie (former Hoo Tyler Wilson plays for Bowie!). The game is scheduled to begin at 2:05 p.m. and pre-game festivities for Sabre attendees start at 12:30 p.m. The details:

• Admission is $22 per ticket
• This includes The Pre-Game Tailgate Party at The Diamond:
• Hour and a Half All-You-Can-Eat Pre-Game Buffet with hamburgers, hot dogs, pulled pork, mac & cheese, cole slaw, garden salad, cookies, and Coca-Cola products
• Public Address announcement during the game to recognize the group
• A visit from Jarrett Parker
• Exclusive kids games
• Chance to win Sabre EDGE subscriptions and UVa baseball gear from UVA Bookstores!
• Silver Level Reserved Seating

If you're interested in joining the site for Sabre Day With The Flying Squirrels, please contact Camp Peery at [email protected] or (804)-359-3866, ext. 339. You can also download this order form and email/mail it in to buy your spot. You can also check out the Flying Squirrels all summer long - click here for ticket options.

Brian Makes US Women's National Team Debut

Virginia Athletics Media Relations Official Release

Virginia rising junior midfielder Morgan Brian made her debut for the United States Women's National Team in a 4-1 victory over South Korea on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium. She became the seventh Virginia player to earn a cap with the full national team when she entered the game as a substitute in the 77th minute.

Brian is only the second Cavalier to make an appearance for the national team while still an active player for Virginia. In 1991, Amanda Cromwell earned her first cap before the start of her senior season.

"It was a great feeling to play my first game with the national team," said Brian. "It was everything I expected and more. It was a dream come true tonight in Boston."

Former Virginia defender Becky Sauerbrunn (Class of 2007) also played in Saturday's game, playing the full 90 minutes as she made her 43rd appearance for the United States.

The United States Women's National Team will return to action on Thursday, June 20, with another friendly against South Korea. That match will be played at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. and will kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network.

For more on Virginia women's soccer, check out Jeff White's recent article on the Hoos and their trip to England.

Stadium Information Page

With fans selecting seats for the upcoming football season, remember that TheSabre.com has a Scott Stadium information page. The page includes links to a 3D seating diagram, photos of the expansion project, a timeline of the stadium's evolution through the years, directions, and more!

Around the World of Wahoo Sports ...

• Virginia Volleyball Announces 2013 Schedule: Virginia volleyball coach Dennis Hohenshelt announced the Cavaliers’ 2013 schedule, which features 16 home matches, including two tournaments at Memorial Gymnasium. The 2013 slate will see Virginia face eight NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago, including Florida State, North Carolina and Western Kentucky, which all reached the second round. The schedule includes matchups against three conference champions, including Colorado State (Mountain West), Florida State (ACC) and Western Kentucky (Sun Belt). The Cavaliers will open the season by hosting a tournament Aug. 30-31, with James Madison, Marshall, and Montana at Mem Gym.
• Virginia Cross Country Announces 2013 Schedule: The Virginia cross country teams announced their 2013 schedules. The Cavaliers will host three meets at Panorama Farms, including the NCAA Southeast Regional for the first time. The men's and women's programs will host a pair of meets to start the season. The teams debut on Aug. 30 with the UVa Duals. They return to Panorama Farms on Sept. 28 to host the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational.
• Three Cavaliers Earn CRCA All-America Honors: Three members of the Virginia rowing team have been named to the 2013 College Rowing Coaches Association Pocock All-America teams, the CRCA announced. Senior Kristine O'Brien was named to the first team for the third consecutive season, while graduate student Sarah Cowburn and senior Susanne Grainger were recognized on the second team.
• Altomare Consensus Pick for VaSID Player of the Year: The 2013 Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) All-State women's golf squad was released Thursday and Virginia senior Brittany Altomare earned every vote for state Player of the Year. Altomare was joined on the all-state team by UVa sophomore Briana Mao.
• McCarthy Named to VaSID Men's Golf Team: Virginia sophomore golfer Denny McCarthy has been named to the Virginia Sports Information Directors' (VaSID) All-State Men's Golf team. McCarthy earned All-ACC and All-East Regional honors during the 2012-13 season and qualified for the NCAA Championships where he placed 22nd.
• Mitchell, Bowdren Earn VaSID All-State Honors: Virginia softball senior pitcher Melanie Mitchell and junior third baseman Marcy Bowdren have been named to the Virginia Sports Information Directors' All-State University Division First Team. It is Mitchell's third all-state honor and Bowdren's first.
• Virginia Honored with U.S. Olympic Achievement Award at NACDA Convention: The University of Virginia Athletics Department was presented with the U.S. Olympic Achievement Award on Friday. UVa was one of 39 institutions honored by the United States Olympic Committee, its National Governing Bodies and NACDA for having a current student-athlete who was part of a medal-winning performance or a coach who was an official member of the U.S. Olympic or Paralympic delegation and led his or her athlete or team to a medal. Virginia earned the award based on senior swimmer Lauren Perdue's performance at the 2012 London Olympics. Perdue earned a gold medal as part of the U.S. women’s 4x200-meter freestyle relay. In addition to Perdue, former Cavaliers Matt McLean (Class of 2011, men's swimming) and Becky Sauerbrunn (Class of 2007, women's soccer) also earned gold in London.

To read the full stories or gather more information on Virginia athletics, check out Virginiasports.com.

Men's Tennis National Championship Gear

The 2013 UVa men's tennis team completed a magical season with a dramatic 4-3 victory over UCLA to clinch their first ever NCAA National Championship. Commemorate their acheivement with The Perfect Season T-Shirt! The front has an arched Virginia above a tennis ball enclosed with 2013 above Tennis. The back imprint features The Perfect Season above 30-0, the team's record this season. The 2013 Virginia Tennis National Champions T-Shirt is also available with a full-chest and full back design. The front features a V-Sabre tennis ball and crossed rackets graphic in-between 2013 NCAA Men's National Champions on the top and Virginia Tennis on the bottom. The back has the V-Sabre above Game. Set. Match! and the final scores from all the matches played by the team in the NCAA Tournament.

Issue No. 489 - March 28, 2011

5 Million Gift For New Track And Field Facility
UVa Athletics Media Relations Official Release

Amy Mitchell Griffin, a 1998 University of Virginia graduate and former volleyball player for the Cavaliers, has pledged $5 million for the construction of a new track and field facility at UVa. The Virginia Athletics Department announced the gift on Monday (March 28). The commitment by Griffin allows the athletics department to move forward with the design and construction of a new track and field facility. The Virginia Athletics Foundation (VAF), the fund raising organization for the athletics department, has launched a campaign to raise the remaining amount needed to finance the approximately $14 million project.

Griffin's gift is the largest commitment ever made for an Olympic sport capital project at the University of Virginia. She is a current member of the VAF Board of Trustees and previously donated $1 million in 2006 to support the volleyball program and also funded UVa's new sand volleyball courts.

"The University deserves a top notch track and field facility. I feel we owe it to current and future student-athletes," Griffin said. "I look at it as an important athletic department facility, but more importantly an upgrade for the entire University. I really do hope there are many people in the University of Virginia community, especially former athletes - track and non-track - who see this as a key piece in future athletic success and one that they want to support.

"The new space will allow the track team to compete for championships and will help with recruiting and training for a large number of athletic teams at the University. It is my hope that this project will raise the game for Virginia Athletics in so many ways."

Read SabreMail No. 489 here.

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:

• Chris Horne's Top 40: Who are the top 40 in-state football recruits? Find out soon.
• Schedule Analysis: Sabre Editor Kris Wright weighs in on the 2013 football schedule.

In Case You Missed It

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Crossover Scheduling Frustrates Fans
The ACC announced the league's 12-year schedule for rotating division crossover opponents last week. It's safe to say that fans from schools around the league didn't jump for joy when reading the news. Conference expansion along with this crossover opponent model has destroyed regular meetings with teams in the other division and, simply put, fans don't like it.

Silverstein, Hoos Finish Run
Scott Silverstein took the mound at Davenport Field for the last time Sunday night. The stadium clock read 8:55 when he handed the ball to his skipper for the last time in orange and blue. It didn't end the way he would have wanted and yet, I doubt he'd change a thing.

Mississippi State Eliminates UVa
If Virginia has learned anything in its last two Super Regionals in Charlottesville, it is that you need a lot of offensive firepower to top teams wearing shades of red. In 2011, Oklahoma ousted UVa from the NCAA Tournament with 10-7 and 11-0 victories. This time around, Mississippi State's bats bounced the Cavaliers to the tune of 11-6 on Saturday and 6-5 in the two-day series finale.

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