The Virginia men’s lacrosse program officially unveiled its 2024 signing class on Friday, the No. 1-ranked class in the country per Inside Lacrosse. This cycle’s batch of 10 incoming freshmen includes a nation-leading five five-star recruits and seven players ranked in the top 40 overall prospects.

“Our coaching staff could not be more excited with the first-years joining us in Charlottesville,” said UVA head coach Lars Tiffany. “The recruiting efforts of our current staff and Sean Kirwan have allowed us to reload our roster despite significant losses due to graduation. Look for this crew of first-years to compete for critical roles with our program right away.”

See the full Virginia men’s lacrosse 2024 signing class below:

Ryan Duenkel
Position: attack/midfield
Hometown: Great Falls, Virginia
High School: St. John’s College High School
Inside Lacrosse: five-star, No. 3 overall, No. 1 attackman

Kyle Colsey
Position: attack/midfield
Hometown: Ridgefield, Connecticut
High School: Ridgefield High School
Inside Lacrosse: five-star, No. 9 overall, No. 4 attackman

Hudson Hausmann
Position: midfield
Hometown: Greenwich, Connecticut
High School: Brunswick School
Inside Lacrosse: five-star, No. 12 overall, No. 4 midfielder

Luke Hublitz
Position: defense
Hometown: Fairfield, Connecticut
High School: Brunswick School
Inside Lacrosse: five-star, No. 15 overall, No. 3 defenseman

Sean Browne
Position: attack/midfield
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
High School: Episcopal School of Dallas
Inside Lacrosse: five-star, No. 24 overall, No. 9 attackman

Tommy Snyder
Position: defense
Hometown: Bay Shore, New York
High School: St. Anthony’s High School
Inside Lacrosse: four-star, No. 34 overall, No. 6 defenseman

JP Lagunowich
Position: midfield
Hometown: Chatham, New Jersey
High School: Chatham High School
Inside Lacrosse: four-star, No. 39 overall, No. 13 midfielder

Luke Jamin
Position: defense
Hometown: Rumson, New Jersey
High School: The Taft School
Inside Lacrosse: four-star

Troy Capstraw
Position: goalie
Hometown: Daphne, Alabama
High School: Daphne High School
Inside Lacrosse: four-star

Christian Grosso
Position: faceoff/midfield
Hometown: Wellesley, Massachusetts
High School: Noble & Greenough School
Inside Lacrosse: three-star

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The Rev. Virginia Rickeman will lead the service at Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point this Sunday, July 14. Jim Swist will serve as organist. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome!

Virginia “Ginger” Rickeman grew up in Massachusetts spending summers in Boothbay Harbor. After graduating from Masconomet Regional High School, she obtained a B.S. in biology from Northeastern University and a master’s degree in horticulture from the University of Minnesota.

Rev. Rickeman earned her Master of Divinity from United Theological Seminary in Minnesota. Ordained in the United Church of Christ, she served for 11 years as an associate minister at Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis. Ginger then accepted a call to West Parish Congregational Church in Bethel, Maine, ministering there for nine years before retiring.

A happy, year-round resident of Boothbay Harbor, she shares a home with her best friend, Vicki. Rev. Rickeman loves visits with her sons and their families: Matthew, Becca and sons Jones, Greg and Kevin in
Westminster, Maryland; Thomas, Andrea and their children Eleanor and Henry in Tustin, California. Favorite activities include giving tours at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, ringing in her church bell choir, knitting, gardening, and reading mystery novels.

Two former Virginia tennis stars are among the 16 players remaining in the ladies’ singles draw at The Championships Wimbledon 2024. Danielle Collins and Emma Navarro both advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time in their respective careers.

Collins, who won two NCAA singles titles at Virginia in 2014 and 2016, will face No. 31 seed Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic in the fourth round on Monday (time TBD), while Navarro, the 2021 NCAA Singles Champion, will face the No. 2-seeded American Coco Gauff on Sunday at 12pm ET (ABC).

Collins, the No. 11 seed in the tournament, defeated Clara Tauson 6-3, 7-6 in the first round and Dalma Galfi 6-3, 6-4 in the second round. In the third round on Saturday, Collins fell behind the No. 20 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia 0-4 in the first set, but then the match went into a weather delay. When play resumed, Collins went on a tear, winning the next nine games to claim the first set and seize control of the match. Haddad Maia won three of the next four games to put some pressure back on Collins, but she then polished off the match for the 6-4, 6-4 win. The victory sends Collins to the round of 16 at Wimbledon for the first time in her career (sixth Wimbledon appearance) and marks her fifth trip to the fourth round or further at a Grand Slam in her career.

Navarro, meanwhile, beat Qiang Wang 6-0, 6-2 in the first round and then breezed past Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-1 in a second round match that lasted just 58 minutes. Diana Shnaider took the first set off of Navarro in the third round on Friday, but Navarro rallied to post a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory to send her to the fourth round in just her second-career appearance at Wimbledon. It’s already been a remarkable year for the 23-year-old Navarro, who is the No. 19 seed at Wimbledon but the No. 17-ranked women’s singles player in the world after winning her first WTA title at the Hobart International in January and also posting a quarterfinal appearance at the French Open. Now, Navarro will look to take down world No. 2 Coco Gauff, who got the better of Navarro when they met earlier this year in the semifinals of the 2024 Auckland Open.

Last month, both Emma Navarro and Danielle Collins were named to the 2024 United States Olympic Tennis Team competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics starting on July 27th at Roland Garros.