The Collegian
Saturday, January 03, 2026

Sports


Baseball

Richmond hires Tracy Woodson as new baseball coach

University of Richmond are expected to announce the hiring of new head baseball coach Tracy Woodson, according to multiple sources. Woodson, who is originally from Richmond, has been the head baseball coach at Valparisio since the 2007 season. Woodson will replace Mark McQueen, who resigned on June 20th.


Sports

Barry's field hockey goal nominated for ESPYS Best Play award

Rising junior field hockey player Rebecca Barry has been nominated for ESPYS Best Play of the Year for her goal scored against Temple this past season. Barry bounced the ball up about four times off her stick before hitting it up over the Owls goalie and striking the ball mid-air into the back of the goal at Crenshaw Field. "It is definitely the most exciting goal I have scored primarily because of all that has happened since," Barry wrote in an email from her hometown of Limerick, Ireland. "I consider myself extremely lucky to be supported by a squad of fantastic, hard-working girls on the Spider hockey team [...] Something like this doesn't just happen without the support and commitment of all of these people." Barry's goal, seeded 15th in the 16-play field is up against a 55-foot buzzer-beating shot during a New York high school basketball state final.


Baseball

Baseball team celebrates win, shaves heads for cancer research

After salvaging the series by winning the last of three games against St. Joseph's University, the University of Richmond baseball players and coaches gathered near home plate to have their heads shaved in support of children's cancer research. Feelings of consternation showed on the faces of some of the players who were more emotionally attached to their hair, but the team was happy to support the cause, junior second baseman Adam Forrer said. "We've been pushing to get donations," Forrer said.


Football

Junior transfer ineligible to play football this fall

Transfer junior quarterback Michael Rocco will not be eligible to play for the Spiders in the 2013 season, after leaving the University of Virginia this past semester. After starting all 11 games for Virginia in 2011 and eight games in 2012, Rocco decided to change schools, looking for a fresh start to his football career, he said.


Basketball

Former student-athlete can finally promote his clothing line

Senior Jonathan Benjamin can finally publicize his clothing line with his own name after more than a year of marketing and product development. Benjamin, a former University of Richmond varsity basketball player, developed his own clothing line, Official Visit Activewear, or OVAW, in Professor Adam Marquardt's principles of marketing class during the summer of 2011. What began as a simple class project grew into a thriving business after months of hard work, Marquardt said.


Sports

Women's lacrosse team lost Friday to Duquesne Dukes

After four road games in a row, the University of Richmond women's lacrosse team lost its third conference game against the Duquesne Dukes, 11-8, Friday in Robins Stadium. Many Spiders and Dukes fans came out to watch the teams compete in the 70-degree weather. The Spiders (4-10, 1-3) started the game by scoring two goals in the first five minutes, but the Dukes then responded with three goals.


Track & Field

No reported injured Spiders from marathon explosions

A number of people with University of Richmond track and cross country connections were present either as runners or spectators during Monday's Boston Marathon, where two explosions near the finish line killed at least three and injured hundreds more. The exact number of people with Spider connections is not yet known, but no word of injuries has been reported as of yet, according to Jon Molz, assistant coach for the men's track and cross country programs.


Sports

Equestrian team president places sixth in IHSA Zone Finals

Caroline Elia, a senior and the outgoing president of the University of Richmond equestrian team, placed sixth at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Zone Finals on Saturday, April 6, in Laurinburg, N.C. Elia, who placed second and third in her open fences and open flat classes in regionals on March 30, was the only rider from the Richmond equestrian team to advance to zones.