Spring is winding down, but the wins keep piling up.
Rapid Fire
-Congratulations to all of the football players drafted and signed as undrafted free agents. Maurice Canady went to the Baltimore Ravens in the 6th round, keeping Virginia's 33-year draft streak alive. Canaan Severin signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers (YAAASSS!!), David Dean with the Cincinnati Bengals, and Ross Burbank with the Oakland Raiders as undrafted free agents.
UVA has had 89 players drafted over the last 33 @NFL Drafts, @theACCfootball's 2nd-longest streak. Welcome Maurice! pic.twitter.com/Nyv8irOqcK
— Virginia Football (@UVa_Football) April 30, 2016
-Virginia track and field star Henry Wynne was named the USTFCCCA D1 Male National Athlete of the Week. Well done, Henry!
#UVATFCC's Henry Wynne (@HWynning) named @USTFCCCA DI Male National Athlete of the Week! https://t.co/B4FblCfWrv pic.twitter.com/larx67fpXf
— Virginia T&F/CC (@UVA_Track) April 26, 2016
-These are just awesome:
#UVA defensive lineman Andrew Brown plays chess alongside 12-year-old Nick Farmer, against an instructor. pic.twitter.com/YUORqqykEm
— Mike Barber (@RTD_MikeBarber) April 27, 2016
Normal Friday Shenanigans #CalebKicksCancer @MJohns5 @blairagibson pic.twitter.com/58qapZSRAA
— Lee Gibson (@GibsonLc) April 30, 2016
-Incoming first year basketball player Kyle Guy was named the IndyStar Mr. Basketball presented by the Indiana Pacers. Yet another accolade for the Tony Bennett commit.
The LC Athletics Department is proud of our 2016 Indiana Mr Basketball Winner Kyle Guy. pic.twitter.com/26LXa1lb6q
— LCHSAthletics (@LCHSAthletics) April 29, 2016
-Men's Lacrosse long stick midfielder Michael Howard was named to the All-ACC team for his outstanding defensive play this season, and three members of the Women's Lacrosse team made the All-ACC second team.
-A couple former Virginia Baseball stars had solid weeks:
Congrats to @BWaddell20 on your promotion to double-A! https://t.co/YLZhMGwKOf
— Virginia Baseball (@UVABaseball) May 2, 2016
BREAKING: No. 18 Giants prospect Jarrett Parker has cracked his third HR of the day. Box: https://t.co/eZIhONOKwd pic.twitter.com/H9D8yazgaN
— MiLB.com (@MiLB) May 1, 2016
-No.14 Women's Golf will head to California as the four seed in the Stanford Regional for the NCAA tournament. Play starts May 5, and the top six teams from each of the four regionals will advance to the NCAA finals in Oregon May 20-25.
Which teams advance to NCAAs? Check out predictions for regionals: https://t.co/cYdG1PYURT
— Beth Ann Nichols (@GolfweekNichols) May 2, 2016
Good news, all four experts from Golf Week think the Hoos advance. Good luck, ladies!
-No.4 Women's Rowing won four races against No.8 Texas this week, taking the Varsity Four, Second Varsity Four, Varsity Eight, and Second Varsity Eight races. Next up, the Hoos look for their seventh consecutive ACC title. Competition starts May 13.
HOO-mongous Win
To the chagrin of the field, Brian O'Connor's team is doing it again. After struggling early, the Hoos have now won straight series over North Carolina, Miami, and Pittsburgh. The Hoos are now 30-17 (14-10 ACC) on the season after a series sweep of the Panthers plus a mid-week win over in-state foe Old Dominion.
In the rankings, Virginia has jumped as well.
#UVABase jumps 8 spots all the way to No. 13 in new @d1baseball rankings https://t.co/OZkcCPurcI
— Damon Dillman (@DamonDillman) May 2, 2016
Here come the #Hoos: #UVABase jumps 6 spots to No. 16 in new @BaseballAmerica rankings. https://t.co/Vk6lzz4sc1
— Damon Dillman (@DamonDillman) May 2, 2016
Next up, the Hoos play at Liberty followed by 10 days off before hosting Georgia Tech.