Good Morning, Hoos! Virginia track and field’s prestigious distance carnival at the Virginia Challenge has a new name!

What else do we have brewing this morning?

🏀 Orange is the new orange
⚽️ Draft eligible
​⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Seeing Orange! Virginia men’s basketball has unveiled a new uniform combo — you’re going to want to take a look!

🔼 Draft Eligible. Major League Soccer announced yesterday that Virginia freshman forward Nick Simmonds has signed a Generation adidas contract and is now eligible for the 2026 MLS SuperDraft, which is set for today at 2 p.m.!

⚽️ READ MORE: Simmonds Signs GA Contract Ahead of 2026 MLS SuperDraft

🔼 Soccer Smarts! Virginia women’s soccer’s Lia Godfrey has been named to the 2025 Academic All-America Second Team!

⚽️ READ MORE: Lia Godfrey Earns CSC Academic All-America Honors

🔼 Invite Accepted! Virginia running back J’Mari Taylor is headed to the Senior Bowl!

🏈 READ MORE: Taylor Accepts Invite to 2026 Senior Bowl

🔼 Desert Dub! Virginia men’s tennis’ Rafael Jódar beat the No. 1 seed at the 2025 Next Gen ATP Finals in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday!

🎧 TUNE IN: INSIDE VIRGINIA ATHLETICS

Former UVA basketball player and current Indiana Pacers assistant coach Jenny Boucek joins Virginia Director of Athletics Carla Williams and John Freeman for the fifth episode!

Today’s Trivia Question: How many goals did Nick Simmonds score this past season for Virginia men’s soccer?

⏪ ICYMI

We like our Brew hot ‘n’ fresh, but we’re not opposed to you reheating your cup. Here’s some news you may have missed recently…

Umberto Pelá Earns CSC All-America Honors. Virginia senior midfielder Umberto Pelà has been named a to the 2025 Academic All-America Men’s Soccer Third Team, as selected by the College Sports Communicators (CSC).

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Thursday, December 18 — Friday, December 19
No scheduled events

Saturday, December 20
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Winthrop @ noon | ACCNX
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Maryland @ 6 p.m. | ESPN

Sunday, December 21
🤼 Wrestling vs. Hofstra @ 10 a.m. (Lewisburg, Pa.)
🤼 Wrestling at Bucknell @ noon
🤼 Wrestling vs. Morgan State @ 2 p.m. (Lewisburg, Pa.)

Trivia Answer: 10!

⚔️ Have a great Thursday, y’all!