RODEO
18-year-old rules in Coliseum bull riding
Elijah Jennings, 18, was the only rider to conquer two bulls on the weekend to win PBR Hampton on Saturday night at Hampton Coliseum, climbing to No. 2 on the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour.
Jennings, from Marietta, South Carolina, won the Velocity Tour event in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in late January by riding two more bulls. That victory put him at No. 7 in the tour standings.
In Hampton, Jennings rode Poseidon for a weekend-high 87.1 points Friday and followed with 78.5 points on Hardy in Round 2 Saturday. He was shut out in the championship round, but his two scores were good enough for the win.
With 400 total points, he moved to No. 2 in the 2026 standings, 54 points behind Nick Tetz.
Joao Goncalves’ 86.10 points on Socks in a Box on Saturday – the best for the day – was good for second place in the event and 78 standings points.
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD
HU’s Charles sets 2 Penn meet records
Hampton’s Brianna Charles, a senior from Guyana, set a pair of women’s meet records in winning two events at the indoor Penn Classic in Philadelphia: 7.40 seconds in the 60-meter dash and 23.83 in the 200. She, Arriah Gilmer, Morgan Pruitt and Nyla Felton ran a season-best 3:41.45 for second place in the 4×400 relay.
The Hampton men’s Jayden Poteat ran a personal-best 21.25 to win the 200 meters, and Justin Anderson ran a personal-record 1:03.70 in the 500 to take second.
Three Norfolk State men tied for sixth in the high jump by clearing 1.90 meters: Cancelor Watson, Chazden Wilson and Xavier McGreal.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Bobcats split, move record to 3-1
Bryant & Stratton (3-1) split a doubleheader Saturday in Florence, South Carolina, against Harford Community College, losing 10-0 in five innings before winning 13-4 in seven.
The Bobcats opened their season Jan. 23 with a 13-2, 12-6 sweep of Virginia Peninsula Community College.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
UVA improves to 4-1 by pounding Coastal
Virginia (4-1) earned a 10-2 victory over host Coastal Carolina (1-3) to close play at the Kickin’ Chicken Classic in Conway, South Carolina.
Courtney Layne (2-0) picked up a relief win, striking out seven and walking two in 4 1/3 scoreless innings. Alex Call hit her second home run of the season,
Macee Eaton drove in three runs to complete an 8-for-17 (.470) weekend, and Jade Hylton drove in two runs for UVA.
The Cavaliers’ top victory of the weekend was a 4-2 decision Saturday over No. 9 Arkansas. Eaton homered and Layne pitched a complete game.
COLLEGE MEN’S LACROSSE
No. 14 UVA wins opener at alternate site
No. 14 Virginia’s starting attack of Truitt Sunderland, McCabe Millon and Ryan Colsey combined for 14 goals as the Cavaliers won their season opener 19-14 Sunday afternoon over Colgate.
Sunderland had six goals and two assists, Millon had four goals and five assists, and Colsey had four goals and an assist.
The contest was the first lacrosse game held at the George Welsh Indoor Football Practice Facility, which does not accommodate spectators. The game was moved from Klockner Stadium because of weather and field conditions.
UVA goalie Jake Marek, a transfer from Air Force, earned the win after stopping nine shots by the Raiders and only allowing two goals in the fourth quarter.