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thing because it is easier to get funding to get a master's. I emailed Florida, and Coach Morgan said there was no money left." But it wasn't long before Fouhy heard from Morgan again, who let her know he was making the move to Virginia to coach cross country and distance running and that the Cavaliers had a spot available to her. Fouhy comes from an athletic family. Her brother Tom was already familiar with the region, competing as a soccer player at James Madison University. Her father was one of New Zealand's top rugby players in his youth, playing for the famous All Blacks junior program, and her mother excelled in the popular British sport netball and basketball. Vicky originally followed in her mom's footsteps, making England's Under‑19 netball in Birmingham — believed her time competing for the Cavaliers was over and returned to England. But the coaching and administration staff worked diligently over the summer on an appeal to the NCAA for a second year of eligibility as a grad student. Fouhy didn't know until late August she'd be able to return to Virginia and compete while earning yet another degree. "I was really excited," she said. "I was waiting for quite a long time, and the NCAA had the application, but we had to wait for a long time and it was a hard situation because we couldn't plan on coming back. Now that I've spent a year here I understand the system. It was a big rush to find a program." Her coaches at UVa couldn't have been more excited to have one of their top runners back. "That's a game-changer for all our programs [cross country, and indoor "That's a game-changer for all our pro- and outdoor track]," Morgan told grams [cross country, and indoor and VirginiaSports.com. "She's a great outdoor track]. She's a great kid. Great kid. Great story. It's a huge bonus. I done." story. It's a huge bonus. I thought she thought she was it has been a whirlEven though was done." wind process getting back to UVa, UVa coach Todd Morgan on Fouy she's already off to a good start, scoring to help Virginia win a home cross squad and dabbling in basketball at the Univercountry meet Aug. 30. The coaches think she'll sity of Birmingham, but it soon became clear add depth to a cross country team that could she was an exceptional talent on the track. challenge for an ACC title, and she will almost After what she considered a rough fall in certainly be expected to challenge for All-ACC cross country, she soon entered her comfort and All-America honors as a middle distance zone at UVa. During the indoor season, she berunner both indoors and outdoors in track. came a second-team All-American in the mile, "I finished my track season quite late because finishing 12th at the NCAA Championships. I raced in England last summer, but I was dying Outdoors, she finished second in the 1,500 meto come back here and get into hard training ters at the ACC Championships and registered for cross country," Fouhy said. "I just want to a 4:14.96 1,500 at the Virginia Challenge, the do my best for the team. We have better depth second-best time in school history. than last year, and I just want to contribute and But after the NCAA Outdoor Championships that should give me a good base for the track last year, Fouhy — who competed for two years season." ◆