UT News: December 19, 2019

UT News: December 19, 2019

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It’s a busy time right now for UT sports between football and basketball. On top of that, there’s plenty going on around other sports as well.

Freshman diver Kara Holt qualified for a second event at the NCAA Zone Championships on Day Three of the Auburn Diving Invitational. Her scores placed her eighth overall at the competition. The men also competed, with junior Keegan Richardson and freshman Nick McCann diving their way to the finals for the 3-meter springboard event.

In soccer news, Thróttur FC in Iceland has a new player after signing former Volunteer MA Vignola. She wrapped up her senior year earning First Team All-SEC honors after scoring nine goals and racking up five assists.

Lawrence Johnson will be inducted as a member of the 2020 class into the Virginia Hall of Fame. The former Volunteer put together a pole vaulting career that saw him medal as high as silver in the Olympics. The induction will take place at Zeiders American Dream Theater in Virginia Beach at the end of April.

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