June 30,
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Virginia Wins Third Straight VaSID
All-Sports Title
NORFOLK, VA— The University of Virginia won .693 percent
of its intercollegiate athletic contests in 2009-10 to
win the 32nd annual Virginia Sports Information
Director’s Association Division I All-Sport
championship. This is the Cavaliers 12th
overall title, third straight and fifth in the last
seven years.
2009-10 VaSID University Division All-Sports Survey
Virginia Commonwealth was second overall at .608
followed by Liberty at .595. Virginia won .757 percent
of its men’s contests followed by Virginia Tech at
.659. On the women’s side VCU won .636 percent of it’s
contests, followed by Virginia at .627.
The Cavaliers won three team national championships and
three individual national titles along with a school
record seven Atlantic Coast Conference Championships.
Virginia won NCAA national titles in Women’s Rowing,
and Men’s Soccer along with its third straight ITA
National Team Indoor championship in Men’s Tennis. The
men’s doubles team of Drew Courtney and Michael Shabaz
captured the NCAA title as did Robby Andrews in the 800
meters at the NCAA Indoor Track championships and the
Women’s Rowing Varsity Four. Field Hockey, Men’s
Lacrosse and Men’s Tennis reached the NCAA semifinals.
Hampton University’s Francena McCorory won the NCAA
Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field championship in the
400 meters. Virginia Tech’s Queen Harrison became the
first female in NCAA history to win both the 100- and
400 meter hurdle national titles. She also won the
60-meter hurdles at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
VCU’s men’s basketball squad won the CBI Post Season
Championship, and William and Mary reached the
semi-finals of the NCAA Football Championship
Subdivision. Virginia Tech won its Chick-Fil-A Bowl
football game.
Liberty led the state with eight conference
championships followed by Virginia with seven. Liberty
won Big South crowns in Men’s and Women’s Cross Country,
Football, Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Indoor
Track and Field, Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and
Field titles. Virginia won ACC titles in Men’s Lacrosse,
Women’s Rowing, Men’s Soccer, Men’s and Women’s Swimming
and Diving, Men’s Tennis and Wrestling.
Overall, Virginia Division I schools compiled a
2419-2086-55 record for a winning percentage of .537.
Men’s teams were 1173-897-29 for a .566 percentage while
the women’s teams were at .512 with a 1246-1189-26
mark. There were 17 sports that won over 50 percent of
their events led by Men’s Swimming (.638), Football
(.610), Men’s Tennis (.588), Wrestling (.583), Baseball
(.575), Men’s Basketball (.557), and Field Hockey
(.549).
The All-Sport Championship began in 1978-79 and includes
winning percentages of only those sports with NCAA
sponsored championships. Virginia and Old Dominion are
tied with 12 titles each, followed by James Madison
with three, Hampton with two, and one crown each for
George Mason, Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth. The
overall champion receives an award from the Virginia
Sports Hall of Fame.
VaSID was formed in 1983, and is comprised of sports information
professionals from NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and
independent institutions from the state of Virginia. The purpose
of the organization is to promote college athletics at all
four-year institutions. For more information, please visit the
VaSID website
http://www.ferrum.edu/athletics/vasid/.
