All Fall Sports in First Place for First Time in VUU History

RICHMOND, Virginia  --  For the first time in the history of the athletics program, all of Virginia Union University's fall sports are in first place or tied for first place in the CIAA
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VUU's football team, which is 4-1 overall and guided by first-year coach Mark James, is 2-0 in the Northern Division of the CIAA.  The Panthers are tied with Virginia State University, which also has a 2-0 Northern Division record.



Virginia Union's women's volleyball team, with first-year coach Shaquana Veney-Battle at the helm,  is in a three-way tie for first place with Chowan University and Elizabeth City State University.  All three teams have a 3-1 Divisional record.

The VUU men's cross-country team is currently the top team in the CIAA.  The men's team, coached by Wilbert D. Johnson, has been the top CIAA team in every meet this season.
Virginia Union University set a school-record with 697 offensive yards and scored the most points for a Panther football team since 1921 as VUU demolished Lincoln (Pa.) University on Homecoming 78-13 on Saturday, October 11, in Hovey Field in Richmond, Va.

Virginia Union University won their fourth consecutive cross-country meet by placing first in the Panther Classic, held on Friday, October 10, in Bryan Park in Richmond, Va.

The Panthers took the men's crown with a team score of 16.  Virginia State University was a distant second with 49 points while Division I Hampton University was third with a team score of 60.  Chowan University was fourth with a score of 114 points and Potomac State College of West Virginia and Washington Adventist University did not field enough runners to register a score.

The women's cross-country team placed third at the 2014 Panther Classic with 50 team points.  Hampton University won the event with 25 points while Virginia State University placed second with 46 points.

VUU's Esha Atkins had 15 assists, but the University of Virginia College at Wise defeated the Lady Panthers 25-5, 25-18, 25-19 on Tuesday, October 14, in Barco-Stevens Hall in Richmond, Va.  The loss dropped Virginia Union to 8-11 and 7-4 in the CIAA.

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