Thursday, December 20, 2018

Silver Hoo

#UVASquash signee Aly Hussein battled in an 11-7, 12-10, 7-11, 5-11, 11-7 five-game loss to Aly Abou Eleinen in the men’s U19 finals at the U.S. Junior Open Squash Championships in Andover, Mass. Hussein advanced to the finals on Tuesday after capturing a three-game win in six of his eight tournament matches, including a three-game victory in the semifinals (11-8, 11-5, 11-4) against Ayush Menon.
 

FBS Championship

For the third-straight year, there will be a Hoo at the College Football Playoff national championship game. Rijo Walker, a former safety on the Cavalier football team, is in his third year as part of the staff behind the game. Walker’s main task as team operations coordinator is creating the nearly 300-page participant manual that goes out to the four semifinalists. He is a double ‘Hoo after earning his master’s degree in athletic administration from the Curry School of Education and Human Development in 2016. In his third year at the College Football Playoff. His is one of three Virginia alumni who work for the CFP. You can read this Q&A from UVA Today in which Walker and his coworkers talk about their jobs and the upcoming games.