ACADEMICS
Six athletes from Old Dominion, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Virginia Wesleyan each made the Virginia Sports Information Directors Academic All-State Team.
A student-athlete had to carry at least a 3.25 GPA and be a sophomore or higher in standing to be eligible. Each school could nominate up to six student-athletes.
The Monarchs’ honorees were Anessa Arndt (women’s soccer), Leah Onosato (women’s golf), Jan Marpe (men’s soccer), Owen Rolph (men’s swimming), Callie Culhane (women’s lacrosse) and John Morton (football).
Representing UVA were Lexi Cuomo (women’s swimming), Ben Vander Plas (men’s basketball), Jake Gelof (baseball), Kate Douglass (women’s swimming), Connor Shellenberger (men’s lacrosse) and Owayne Owens (men’s track & field).
The Hokies’ athletes included Ryan Fishback (men’s tennis), Elizabeth Kitley (women’s basketball), Rebecca Mammel (women’s track and field), Sarah Shackelford (women’s swimming and diving), Jordan Tilley (women’s lacrosse) and Kobe Valociek (men’s golf).
Representing the Marlins were Abigail Mahoney (volleyball), Rachel Quigley (women’s soccer), Madison Hudson (softball), Caitlyn Myers (softball), Felix Bevc (men’s tennis) and Everett McCloskey (men’s soccer).
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
HU hires Jenkins
Brian Jenkins has been named Hampton University’s director of football operations.
The Cincinnati, Ohio, native spent the past two years with the Minnesota Vikings, serving as team operations assistant and personnel operations associate.
LOCAL BASEBALL
Pilots extend win streak to five
Ryan Dolley (James Madison) and Aaron Manias (Nebraska) each had two hits and an RBI to lead the Peninsula Pilots to a 5-4 victory over the Wilson Tobs on Tuesday night in Hampton.
The Pilots (11-15) have won five straight.
Henry Garcia (Howard), Trey Morgan (VMI) and Darnell Parker (Wichita State) also had two hits each for Peninsula, which scored three runs in the first inning.
The Pilots will host the Martinsville Mustangs at 7 p.m. today.
COLLEGE GYMNASTICS
Cox star among 6 W&M signees
Cox High’s Samantha Burd is one of six newcomers to the William & Mary women’s gymnastics program.
Burd was a 2022 state champion in all-around, balance beam and bars and a 2021 state champ on beam.
The other four freshmen to join the Tribe were Madeline Frazier of Monacan High in Midlothian, Melanie Faulkner of Round Rock, Texas, Olivia Mile of Mount Sinai, New York, and Summer Penziof Commack, New York.
Graduate transfer Tori Sipes of Windham, New Hampshire, is also new to the team.
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD
UVA, VT will send athletes to USATF meet
Four members of the UVA men’s track and field team will compete at the USATF Championships this week at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Competition begins Thursday.
Derek Johnson (3,000 steeplechase) and Ethan Dabbs (javelin) will compete in the senior division, while Justin Rogers (pole vault) and Tyler Zawatski (javelin) will compete in the U20 division.
Meanwhile, Virginia Tech will send four athletes and two volunteer assistant coaches to the USATF meet. Chauncey Chambers (triple) and Ben Nagel (800 meters) and volunteer assistant coaches Rachel Baxter and Bridget Williams (pole vault) will compete in the senior division. Kenna Stimmel (pole vault) and Judson Lincoln IV (400) will take part in the U20 division.
Briefly
- The University of Virginia announced the hiring of Sonia LaMonica as its fourth women’s lacrosse coach. LaMonica had been Towson’s head coach for the past 14 seasons, compiling a 139-91 record.
