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Alumni in Sports Baseball Club Sports Cross Country Field Hockey Football Golf Lacrosse Men's Basketball Men's Soccer Men's Tennis Swimming & Diving Track & Field Volleyball Women's Basketball Women's Rowing Women's Soccer Women's Softball Women's TennisQ&A: “Obstacle Fit” Author Pete Williams (Col ‘91)
Read an excerpt of Obstacle Fit.
U.Va. Mag: Were you always physically active, even as a kid?
PW: I played organized baseball and basketball,
Let’s Get Physical
Alumnus and fitness expert will get you in peak form through obstacle course workouts
The following is an excerpt from the new book Obstacle Fit: Your Complete Training Program to Run Fast, Conquer Challenges, and Discover Your Inner Spartan, Mudder, or Warrior by
Top 5 Lists
Want to know the top 5 hidden gems around Grounds? The all-time leading sports scorers? Top foods at the dining hall?
Influential Alumni in Sports
1. Val Ackerman (Col ’81) A three-time captain and two-time Academic All-American basketball player at U.Va., Ackerman was the president of the WNBA from 1996-2005. She became
Leading Scorers, Women’s Sports
Basketball; Monica Wright (2006-10) 2,540 points. Wright broke the scoring record held by Dawn Staley (1989-92), who will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this year. Field
Leading Scorers, Men’s Sports
Basketball; Bryant Stith (1989-92) 2,516 points. Stith broke the record held by Jeff Lamp (1978-81), who scored roughly 200 fewer 2,317 points during his career. Football; Connor Hughes (2002-05) 332 points. While
Unstoppable
Endurance racer Monique Merrill finally finds peace
Monique Merrill (Col '91), one of the world's top female outdoor endurance athletes, finally finds peace.
On the Rise
Women's soccer wins ACC Championship
Women's soccer beats Florida State and Maryland to win the ACC Championship.
Against the Odds
The unlikely baseball career of Sean Doolittle
Sean Doolittle's long, strange baseball journey
Q&A With Lauren Perdue
Gold medalist talks about Olympic experience
A Q&A with Lauren Perdue, U.Va. swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.
Father Figure
Bryant Stith builds powerhouse program in his hometown
U.Va.basketball's all-time scorer Bryant Stith builds a powerhouse program in his hometown.
The Great Indoors
Bouldering wall challenges students
Looming above an old grease pit inside a former gas station stands one of the newest additions to U.Va.'s Outdoor Recreation Center: an indoor bouldering wall.
Blood Bond
How an unlikely pair came to share the same commitment
Dr. Mary Laughlin and football coach Mike London try to improve the survival rate for those afflicted with cancer and blood disorders.
HIGHLIGHTS
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Rethinking the Way We Learn
Professor Daniel Willingham knows why students don't like school— it's all in how the brain works.
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Blue Books
The agony and ecstasy of final exams (including excerpts from real blue book exams).
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Money
Logan Sachon (Col '05) writes openly and honestly about finances, a subject once considered taboo, on the website The Billfold.
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Against the Odds
Sean Doolittle's long, strange baseball journey
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The Quality of Souls
Alumna Audrey Davidow Lapidus writes about how a rare genetic syndrome has shaped her son's life as well as her own.
- Changes to the Honor System 2013
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Top 5 Lists
Want to know the top 5 hidden gems around Grounds? The all-time leading sports scorers? Top foods at the dining hall?
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War Stories
Generations of alumni reflect on military life over the past century, sharing stories of world wars and major American operations in Asia and the Middle East.
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Make It Stick
Physics professor Lou Bloomfield sets out to fix a wobbly table and discovers a substance that might do much more.
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Unearthing Slavery at the University of Virginia
Recent discoveries on Grounds raise questions about the history of slavery.
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The School of Athens
One of Raphael's most famous frescoes has enjoyed its own renaissance at the University.
