Saturday, December 17, 2011

'Around Campus' college notebook

STEVEN CODY

PRINCETON

Sport: Football

Local connection: Senior from Clover Hill/Governor's Academy

Notable: Cody, a 6-foot-1 linebacker, earned second-team all-Ivy League distinction by logging 61 tackles (third among Tigers' defenders) and a fumble recovery. He overcame significant adversity to do so. Cody suffered a broken leg in the first game of Princeton's 2010 season.

CHRIS SMITH

YALE

Sport: Football

Local connection: Junior from Clover Hill

Notable: Smith was named to the all-Ivy League second team as a wide receiver and kick returner despite being limited by injuries to only six games. As a receiver, he caught 28 passes for 602 yards and six TDs (both team highs). He returned 20 kickoffs for an average of 24 yards per runback.

ANDREW GARAFOLO

MARY WASHINGTON

Sport: Swimming

Local connection: Junior from James River/Poseidon

Notable: Garafolo contributed a pair of individual victories to Mary Washington's split of a tri-meet against Hood and York. He won the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:21.68) and the 200 individual medley (2:05.02). He finished second in the 200 free (1:50.20) in the Eagles' win over Randolph-Macon.

BRANDON CARR

WEST VIRGINIA

Sport: Swimming

Local connection: Senior from Atlee/NOVA

Notable: Carr helped the Mountaineers sweep a tri-meet against Big East opponents Villanova and Cincinnati. He swam with West Virginia's victorious entry in the 200-yard medley relay (1:35.44) and had second-place finishes in the 100 backstroke (51.77) and the 100 butterfly (51.25).

MATTHEW BROCK

VMI

Sport: Wrestling

Local connection: Senior from Douglas Freeman

Notable: Brock won four of five matches and placed third in the 174-pound class at the Keystone Classic. He earned his place on the podium with a 5-0 triumph over Penn's Ian Korb in the third-place match. Brock collected three wins at last month's Hokie Open.

RACHEL NAURATH

VIRGINIA

Sport: Swimming

Local connection: Sophomore from Collegiate/NOVA

Notable: Naurath harvested four individual wins in the Cavs' sweep of a tri-meet against Indiana and Penn State. She won the 200-, 500- and 1,000-yard freestyle races. She also won the 200 butterfly (1:59.91). In addition, she swam with two first-place U.Va. relay teams.

Compiled by Vic Dorr Jr.

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Source: http://www2.timesdispatch.com/sports/2011/dec/15/tdsport03-around-campus-college-notebook-ar-1544954/

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