Cavalier Corner

hoo's hot lier student-athletes, past, present and future who are making news around the world of sports. Recognizing the "Who's Hoo" in UVa athletics — Cava- Lauren Perdue ◆ Women's Swimming The rising fourth-year from Greenville, N.C., finished fourth in the 200-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic Trials, punching her ticket to the London Olympics as a relay member. Perdue, who missed the NCAA Championships in March due to back surgery, swam a 1:57.75 and will represent her country on the 4x200 relay team. champion after three seasons in Charlottesville. She will be the fifth female Cavalier to swim in the Olympics and 10th overall. (2011 graduate Matt McLean will also represent the U.S. at the London games.) Perdue is a 12-time All-American and 17-time ACC wild card entry into the men's singles tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The 2008 graduate will represent his home nation of India as one of 64 players in the event, held July 30-Aug. 5 in Wimbledon at the All England Tennis Club. Fifty-six players were selected based on their rankings, while Somdev Devvarman ◆ Men's Tennis The two-time NCAA singles champion received a lier selected in the event since Sean Singletary in 2008. The native of Chesapeake, Va., averaged 18.0 points Mike Scott ◆ Men's Basketball The 2012 All-ACC first-team honoree was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round (43rd overall) of the 2012 NBA Draft. Scott — who earned third-team All-America honors from Sporting News, Basketball Times and NetScouts Basketball as a redshirt fourth-year — became the first Cava- and 8.3 rebounds per game in the 2011-12 season. He ranked first in the ACC for field goal percentage (.563), second in scoring, fifth in rebounding and seventh in free throw percentage (.808). Scott was named ACC Player of the Week four times, which is a school record, and he finished his career ranked third in program his- tory in rebounds (944) and double-doubles (34), and 16th in points scored (1,538). Paige Selenski and Michelle Vittese ◆ Field Hockey The rising redshirt fourth-year standouts took the 2011-12 academic year off from school, in order to try to qualify for the London Olympics as a part of the U.S. National Team. On June 8, the duo found out their mission was ac- complished and both were named to the 16-member squad. Devvarman, who has been sidelined with an injury since November, received one of eight wild cards. He reached a career-high world ranking of No. 62 last year, is currently ranked No. 259, and is expected to make a return to the courts in July. the U.S. Player of the Year by USA Field Hockey this spring, and Selenski, a three-time All- American who ranks third in program history for career points (171) and goals (73), are the first two Cavaliers to ever play field hockey in the Olym- pics. Vittese and Selenski have been on the U.S. national team since 2010 CAVALIER CORNER ◆ AUGUST 2012 ◆ 15 Vittese, a two-time All-American who was named

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