Virginia Cavaliers

Virginia Cavaliers

Commonwealth Challenge

Comcast sponsors a challenge between Virginia and Virginia Tech in all games against one another each academic year. The school that does the best in sporting events between the two wins the Commonwealth Challenge. Virginia won the Challenge for the 2005-2006 year, 14.5 to 7.5, with series sweeps in men's basketball and baseball. Virginia Tech fell to the Cavaliers again in the 2006-2007 Challenge. Virginia won 14 to 8.

Leadership

The current athletic director is Craig Littlepage, a former head coach at the University of Pennsylvania and Rutgers University, who has held a variety of titles at the University of Virginia.

External links

* [http://virginiasports.com/ Virginia Cavaliers] official website
* [http://thesabre.com thesabre.com] unofficial fan site
* [http://virginiasports.collegesports.com/commonwealthchallenge/va-commonwealthchallenge.html Commonwealth Challenge] website
*http://www.hoosandhokies.com Devoted to the Virginia-Virginia Tech football rivalry

References


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