SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS Boyce and Moore
UVa-Wise’s Deon Boyce and Javon Moore each earned second team all-conference honors at the annual Mid-South Conference banquet held prior to the start of the league tournament. Playing in only the spring semester, Boyce averaged 12.1 points and 13.9 rebounds a game en route to the honor. Boyce garnered two weekly Player of the Week awards in his first season as a Cavalier. The Jascksonville, N.C. native will return for his senior season taking on a lead role for the Cavaliers. Moore average 17.8 points per game to rank fifth in the Mid-South while finishing second in the league in steals with 2.53 per game. The sophomore scored a career-high 31 points in the contest against Rio Grande. The Falls Church, Va. native will look to top his sophomore season in the upcoming year.
Athletics
Baseball
Steven Klaiber pitched a two-hit gem to help the Cavaliers to a 2-1 win over Mid-South Conference rival Campbellsville University to earn the conference’s top weekly pitching honor. He was named Mid-South Conference Pitcher of the Week. The Roanoke, Va. freshman picked up his first collegiate win in the complete game effort while striking out four and walking just one. Klaiber ended the season with a 2.68 ERA. For two consecutive seasons UVa-Wise senior catcher, Tommy Meier has earned the first team All-Conference award. He finished the season with 21 RBIs and a .373 batting average. Meier is the only player to start all 37 games this season. The Ashburn, Va. native finished his career with 198 hits, which is the most by any catcher in school history.
Shawnee State Invitational Win
The men’s golf team finished 12 strokes up on second place University of Pikeville by posting a 597 total score in the two round tournament. Individually, the Cavaliers had two golfers finish in the top five of the invitational Clint Lowe shooting a +1, 145 and Matt Dotson +4, 148 finished third and fourth in the two day event. Tyler Robinette finished sixth posting a +6, 150 and David Harvey rounded out the top 10 with a 10th place +10, 154 performance. Caleb Roark shot a +12 and Lucas Holcomb a +13 to round out the Cavaliers golfers. The All-Tournament Team was selected from the top six golfers in the tournament. Three UVa-Wise golfers made All-Tournament Team Clint Lowe, Matt Dotson, and Tyler Robinette were all awarded the honor.
Tennis
A total of nine UVa-Wise tennis players earned the honor of being selected to the Mid-South Conference All-Academic team. Among the men’s team were Michael Baker, Chase Cupp, Zachary Holcomb, Marc Huff, and Jonathan Saado. Those selected from the women’s team were Megan Buchanan, Andi Kilgore, Junetta Nickels, and Lauren Powers. “I am very proud to have nine players who were awarded this honor,” stated head coach Danny Rowland. After a much improved season, Rowland is looking forward to the new recruits and hope to build on the momentum from this year.
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Cluesman named to All-America team
Officials at the NAIA released its 2013 All-America teams and UVaWise senior forward Chelsea Cluesman was named to the honorable mention team. Cluesman finished her senior season averaging 17.2 points and 8.6 rebounds per contest. She also recorded nine double-doubles while shooting 49.7 percent from the floor en route to her second consecutive first-team All Mid-South Conference award. Her senior season was highlighted by final tallies registered 1,410 points, 800 rebounds, and a career field goal percentage of 53 percent. With 1,410 points, Cluesman finishes ranked ninth all-time in scoring at UVa-Wise. Cluesman finished her Cavalier career a two-time NAIA Scholar Athlete and a threetime Mid-South academic team selection, an honorable mention All-America selection, a twotime first-team All Mid-South Conference honoree, a three-time Mid-South Conference Player of the Week award winner, and a 2010 p Chelsea Cluesman AAC All-Freshman team member. The Jonesville, Va. native was the first UVa-Wise women’s basketball player to receive any type of NAIA All-America honor since Sarah Helton ’07 was a third-team selection in 2006. Cluesman was also a member of the UVa-Wise women’s golf team. She plans to attend physical therapy school upon completion of her degree.
Romualdo
UVa-Wise junior first baseman Kristina Romualdo has hit her way to another impressive season. She has garnered a Mid-South player of the week, finished second in the NAIA with a 59 RBI, 26th with a batting average of .339, and 11th in individual fielding percentage. Romualdo finished with 11 homeruns, which ties her with former Cavalier Britney Lawson ’09 for the most single homeruns in school history. She is also second in school history for total RBIs in any single season. She has not only excelled on the field but in the classroom. She has respectively earned two All Mid-South awards. Romualdo received first team All Mid-South Conference team and first team All-Academic team. The Virginia Beach, Va. native will return for another season and is looking to exceed her mark in Cavalier Softball p Kristina Romualdo history.