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June 29, 2005
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- Virginia Repeats as All-Sport Champion
NORFOLK, VA—The University of Virginia won 63 percent of
its
intercollegiate athletic contests in 2004-05 to win the 27th
annual
Virginia Sports Information Director’s Association Division I
All-Sport championship. This
is the ninth time Virginia has won the overall title, and second
consecutive year.
2004-05 VaSID University Division All-Sports Survey
Old Dominion University was second overall at .575 and Virginia
Commonwealth was third at .552. Virginia won 68 percent of its
men’s contests and 59 percent of its women’s. The University of
Richmond led all Virginia Division I schools in women’s percentage
at .654.
Virginia led the state in national top 20 team finishes. Women’s
lacrosse and women’s rowing finished second in NCAA national
championships, while men’s lacrosse reached the semi-finals.
Virginia also won the NCAA varsity four and second varsity eight
national championship in crew. The Cavaliers reached the NCAA
quarterfinals in men’s soccer, men’s tennis, placed 13th in golf,
and men’s swimming and diving. Virginia captured five conference
titles, and a regional championship.
Other National championships were won by James Madison in 1-AA
football, and men’s archery compound bow. Old Dominion’s sailor
Anna Tunnicliffe won her third straight collegiate singlehanded
national championship, while Virginia Tech’s Spyridon Jullien won
two NCAA track and field national championships. Jullien won the
NCAA 35-pound weight throw (indoor) and the hammer throw
(outdoor).
William and Mary led the state with six conference titles. The
Tribe captured titles in men’s and women’s cross country, women’s
track and field, men’s and women’s tennis, and were co-Atlantic 10
football champions, earning the league’s automatic berth to the
NCAA 1-AA playoffs. Virginia won in women’s rowing, men’s soccer,
women’s soccer, men’s swimming and diving, and men’s tennis.
Overall, Virginia Division I schools compiled a 2077-2113-43
record for a winning percentage of .496. Men’s teams were
1010-1012-23 (.499) while the women’s teams finished up at
1067-1101-20 (.492). The survey began in 1978-79 and includes
winning percentages of only those sports with NCAA sponsored
championships. Old Dominion won seven of the first eight titles,
then again in 1993-94, 1995-96 and 1998-99. Virginia won five
straight years from 1988-89 to 1992-93, then again in 1996-97 and
1997-98. George Mason won in 1986-87, and James Madison in
1981-82, 1987-88 and 1994-95. Hampton University won in 2000 and
2001, while Richmond took the title in 2002 and VCU in 2003.
The survey began in 1978-79 and includes winning percentages of
only those sports with NCAA sponsored championships. Old
Dominion won seven of the first eight titles, then again in
1993-94, 1995-96 and 1998-99. Virginia won five straight years
from 1988-89 to 1992-93, then again in 1996-97 and 1997-98.
George Mason won in 1986-87, and James Madison in 1981-82,
1987-88 and 1994-95. Hampton University won in 2000 and 2001,
while Richmond took the title in 2002 and VCU in 2003.
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For Immediate Release