From Richmond, VA, Rick Jeffrey has always had a connection to sports, playing both baseball and basketball at Douglas Freeman High School, and then basketball collegiately at Hampden-Sydney College. He achieved his bachelor’s degree in English in 1975 and continued…
A native of LaMott, PA, Craig Littlepage began his sports journey at Cheltenham High School, outside of Philadelphia. Later he attended the University of Pennsylvania where he played as a center in basketball on three Ivy League and Philadelphia’s Big-Five…
From Charlottesville, VA, Chris Long attended St. Anne’s-Belfield School where he played baseball, basketball, lacrosse, and football. During his senior year on the gridiron, he accumulated 91 tackles, 23 for a loss, and 15 sacks, leading his team to an…
A native of Petersburg, VA, Hal Nunnally attended Petersburg High School, before moving to Randolph-Macon College for three years where he served as the basketball scorekeeper under legendary head coach Paul Webb. While illness prevented Nunnally from playing sports, it…
A native of Roanoke, VA, Paul Woody graduated from Patrick Henry High School and Virginia Commonwealth University, where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English. While attending VCU, Woody started his career in journalism as a sportswriter for The…
From Woodbridge, VA, Monica Wright Rogers, put a stamp on her legacy at an early age. While attending Forest Park High School in Prince William County, she led her team to two Class 3A girls’ basketball Virginia State Championships (2004,…
Jerry Ratcliffe has been a media fixture covering sports in Central Virginia for almost half a century and has established himself as an integral source for all things UVA athletics, as well as the Atlantic Coast Conference. In his time…
Sheila Trice-Myers out of Louisa County High School in Mineral, Virginia is one of the most decorated athletes in NCAA Track and Field history, earning 30 All-American honors, and winning 23 conference and 15 national championships. As a competitor for…
Mike Cubbage was a three-sport star at Charlottesville’s Lane High School, where he excelled on the diamond, the gridiron, and the basketball court where he was teammates with fellow Hall of Fame inductee, Frankie Allen. The Charlottesville native didn’t have…
Tom Yeager served as the only commissioner in Colonial Athletic Association history from the conference’s inception in 1985 through his retirement in 2016. Over the course of 31 years as head of the CAA, he established the conference as one…