Good morning, Spiders. The football season is approaching, and you can secure your seats for home games now! Click here to buy tickets.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🕷️ Cup standings
📺 Graduate spotlight
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Jumped to the Top. The University of Richmond finished second among Atlantic 10 institutions in the annual LEARFIELD Director’s Cup standings for the 2024-25 school year. The LEARFIELD Directors' Cup awards points based on how each school's teams fare in that year's NCAA Championships. Richmond earned a total of 149.3 points during the 2024-25 school year, 117th most among D-I institutions and trailing only Massachusetts (241 points, 84th place) among the 15 schools in the Atlantic 10. 🏆 Get more info about the Cup.

🔼 Grad Spotlight. Philadelphia anchor and Richmond graduate Ulysses Samuel “Ukee” Washington III has been a journalist for 40 years. He is a 1980 alum who captained the men’s basketball team as a senior. Read about his life in the newsroom, memories of Richmond and more here.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Stick With It.

The men’s basketball team will be with the Atlantic 10 Conference for ## years in the 2025-26 season.

Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

There are 61 days until kickoff! Did you know a Spider hasn’t worn the No. 61 jersey since 2023? The last person to rep No. 61 was Weston Sharpe. He was a freshman long snapper.

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Top of the Class. Our Spiders on the women’s soccer team posted a 3.75 Spring GPA — the highest of any team at Richmond! Proud of the work put in on and off the field!

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 25!

🕷️ Have a great Monday!

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