Dowell, a graduate of Princess Anne High, is competing in his second consecutive Olympics after an eighth-place finish in 2021 in Tokyo. Dowell won the world championship in 2018 and won a bronze medal at the 2018 Pan American Games.

On Tuesday, Dowell, 24, finished with scores of 88.40 and 89.74 on his two runs to place fourth in qualifying.

Kieran Reilly of Great Britain was first with a 91.21 average, followed by American rider Marcus Christopher (89.48), Australia’s Logan Martin (89.39) and Dowell (89.97). Twelve riders participated in qualifying, and the top nine finishers qualified for the Olympic finals at 8:44 a.m. Wednesday at Place de La Concorde.

The two-run average is used in the qualifying rounds, but only the riders’ best of two 60-second runs counts in the finals.

In the women’s freestyle BMX qualifying, five-time world champion Hannah Roberts of the United States finished first, while reigning gold medalist Charlotte Worthington of Britain failed to advance to the finals.

Roberts, who finished second to Worthington in the discipline’s debut at the Tokyo Games, had the best single score of 91.80 points and the best two-run average of 91.45, sending her into Wednesday’s finals as the No. 1 seed. She was joined by American teammate Perris Benegas, who had the unenviable first qualifying position, but wound up fourth.

Roberts landed a 360 tuck no-hander bar spin to open her ride, and a stretched-out superman tailwhip later, which had American BMX coach Ryan Nyquist cheering by the end. Roberts followed with a strong second run highlighted by a stylish 360 tailwhip.

Reilly was the only rider in the men’s competition to do the difficult front flip, the reigning world champion landing it in each of his rides. That allowed him to easily secure the coveted No. 1 seed for the Olympic finals.

ODU sailor, partner drop to 12th: Former Old Dominion standout Stephanie Roble paired with United States teammate Maggie Shea to place 17th on Tuesday in the women’s skiff sailing competition.

They are ranked 12th overall heading into the fourth day of competition Wednesday.

The top 10 teams after Wednesday’s races will compete in the medal race.

Collins reaches quarters: Former University of Virginia standout Danielle Collins advanced to the quarterfinals of the women’s singles tennis tournament Tuesday with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Camila Osorio of Colombia.

Collins, the No. 8 seed, has a tough task ahead, though. She will face top seed Iga Swiatek of Poland in a quarterfinal at 9 a.m. Wednesday (Peacock). Swiatek, who has won four French Open titles on the same courts, defeated No. 52 Wang Xiyu of China 6-2, 6-4.

Another former UVA star, No. 11 Emma Navarro, lost to No. 6 Qinwen Zheng of China 6-7, 7-6, 6-1 on Tuesday.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

757 in the Olympics

Also Tuesday

-Stephanie Roble (Old Dominion) and United States teammate Maggie Shea finished 17th Tuesday as the women’s skiff sailing event continued. Roble and Shea are 12th overall.

Wednesday

-Leah Crouse (Virginia Beach) and the US field hockey team play Australia at 7:15 a.m. in a Pool B game.

-Justin Dowell (Virginia Beach) competes in the freestyle BMX finals at 8:44 a.m.

-Stephanie Roble (Old Dominion) continues competition with teammate Maggie Shea in the women’s skiff sailing event.

Leah Crouse

Sport: Field hockey

757 connection: Crouse starred at Cox High in Virginia Beach before spending four seasons at Duke and a graduate year at Maryland. At Cox, she was a three-time All-Tidewater selection and helped the Falcons win two Virginia High School League state championships, scoring the game-winning goal as a senior.

On the international stage: Crouse, a defender, has been a member of the U.S. National Team since 2021. She helped Team USA earn silver medals at the 2023 Pan American Games and in the Olympic qualifier earlier this year.

When Crouse competes: The U.S. team opens the field hockey competition with a 1:45 p.m. game Saturday against Argentina in Pool B.

Justin Dowell

Sport: BMX Freestyle

757 connection: Dowell is a graduate of Princess Anne High in Virginia Beach.

On the international stage: He is competing in his second consecutive Olympics after an eighth-place finish in 2020 in Tokyo. Dowell won the world championship in 2018 and won a bronze medal at the 2018 Pan American Games. His signature move: The “Twix,” mixing a tailwhip and a bar at the same time.

When Dowell competes: BMX Freestyle qualifying begins Tuesday, followed by the finals on Wednesday.

Grant Holloway

Sport: Track and field, 110-meter hurdles

757 connection: Holloway won 20 state championships in track and field as a star at Grassfield High in Chesapeake. He also was an All-Tidewater football player and had 50 scholarship offers to play in college, but chose track. At Florida, he was a nine-time All-American and won 15 national titles.

On the international stage: Holloway holds the world record in the 60-meter hurdles and has the world’s second fastest time in the 110 hurdles. He’s won five world championship titles and was the silver medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

When Holloway competes: The first round of the 110 hurdles is Aug. 4, followed by the semifinals Aug. 7 and the finals Aug. 8 at 3:45 p.m.

Stephanie Roble

Sport: Sailing, women’s skiff

757 connection: Roble was a three-time All-American at Old Dominion and helped the ODU women’s and co-ed sailing teams to third-place finishes at the national championships in 2010.

On the international stage: The Wisconsin native is making her second Olympic appearance in a 49erFX boat after an 11th-place finish in the 2020 Tokyo Games with U.S. teammate Maggie Shea of Illinois. Roble and Shea won their first World Cup medal together at the 2019 Hempel World Cup Series Genoa and have climbed to No. 5 in the world rankings.

When Roble competes: The women’s skiff sailing competition begins Sunday, and the medal race is Aug. 1 at 9:43 a.m.

Quincy Wilson

Sport: Track and field, 4×400 relays

757 connection: Wilson was born in Chesapeake and attended Great Bridge Middle School. As he began to excel in track, he and his family relocated to Potomac, Maryland, and he now attends Bullis High and competes for its nationally known track program.

In international competition: He has made an astounding ascent in recent months, breaking the U.S. under-18 400-meter record at the U.S. Olympic Trials. He ran a record 44.66 seconds in the prelims and broke that in 44.59 seconds in the semifinals. Wilson, 16, is in a pool of six men’s runners eligible for the men’s 4×400 relay team and mixed 4×400 relay team.

When Wilson competes: The first round of the mixed 4×400 relay is Aug. 2, followed by the finals on Aug. 3 at 2:55 p.m. The first round of the men’s 4×400 relay is Aug. 9, followed by the finals on Aug. 10 at 3:12 p.m.

Edose Ibadin

Sport: Track and field, 800 meters, for Nigeria

757 connection: Ibadin ran track and cross country at Hampton University, graduating in 2015 and then competing for Towson as a grad student. He was a second-team All-American in the 800 and 4×400 relay during the 2015 outdoor track season.

In international competition: Ibadin, 31, makes his Olympic debut and is Nigeria’s only 800-meter runner in this year’s Games. He set the country’s national record with a time of 1 minute, 44.65 seconds in 2023. He won bronze at the All-African Games in 2019.

When Ibadin competes: The first round of the men’s 800 is Aug. 7, followed by the semifinals Aug. 9 and finals Aug. 10 at 1:25 p.m.

Chidi Okezie

Sport: Track and field, 400 meters and 4×400 relays, for Nigeria

757 connection: A 2015 Hampton University graduate, Okezie was an All-American sprinter for the Pirates and was an All-MEAC honoree in both indoor and outdoor track in the 200- and 400-meter dash and the 4×400 relay.

In international competition: Okezie, 30, set a personal-best of 44.97 seconds to win the 400 in the Edmonton Athletics Invitational to qualify again for the Games. He was set to compete in the 2020 Games in Tokyo, but he was among 10 Nigerian athletes who were disqualified for not meeting minimum doping test requirements.

When Okezie competes: The first round of the mixed 4×400 relay is Aug. 2, followed by the finals on Aug. 3 at 2:55 p.m. The first round of the men’s 4×400 relay is Aug. 9, followed by the finals on Aug. 10 at 3:12 p.m. The first round of the men’s 400 is Aug. 4, followed by the finals Aug. 6 at 1:35 p.m.

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LaShawn Merritt was the underdog, but he didn’t look like it after less than a minute in the 400-meter dash at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

In a mere 43.75 seconds, Merritt, a 22-year-old Portsmouth native, defeated defending Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner by nearly a second and became the second South Hampton Roads native to claim an Olympic gold medal in an individual event, following boxer Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker in 1984.

“I had a game plan going into the finals,” Merritt, a Wilson High grad, told The Pilot’s Larry Rubama by telephone the morning after the race. “And I knew if I stuck to it that it would be a great race.”

Wariner and fellow American David Neville took the early lead, but Merritt used his long and powerful strides to catch them and pull away in the final 100 meters.

“I knew I had the race once I came off the turn,” Merritt said. “When I had 50 meters left, that’s when I normally see (Wariner), but when I peeked over I didn’t see anybody. From there, I just tried to stay relaxed and cross the finish line first.

“After crossing the finish line, I was thinking, ‘I won, I won.’ But then I started walking and I thought, ‘I just won the Olympics.’ It’s an incredible feeling. It was kind of overwhelming for a minute.”

Merritt had signed a four-year, $2 million endorsement contract with Nike after leaving East Carolina. But an Olympic gold medal “will definitely open up doors,” Merritt said.

Postscript

Merritt won a second gold medal in Beijing with the 4×400 relay team and in 2016 at the Rio de Janeiro Games won bronze in the 400 and gold in the 4×400. His career was interrupted by a 21-month suspension for using a banned substance — a steroid that was legally sold over the counter as a dietary supplement. Merritt retired from competition in 2017 as one of the most decorated athletes at the World Championships (11 medals, including eight gold). He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame earlier this year.

This year’s 757 Olympians

UNITED STATES

• Leah Crouse, field hockey (Virginia Beach)
• Justin Dowell, cycling/BMX (Virginia Beach)
• Grant Holloway, track and field (Chesapeake)
• Quincy Wilson, track and field (Chesapeake)

NIGERIA

• Edose Ibadin, track and field (Hampton University)
• Chidi Okezie, track and field (Hampton University)

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Great Bridge High has produced standout athletes in a variety of sports, including a handful of first-round draft picks in baseball.

But one of its greatest athletes made a splash in swimming.

Thompson Mann was the first swimmer to break the 1-minute mark in the 100-meter backstroke. He set a world record of 60 seconds flat at the 1964 Olympic trials. Then, at the Tokyo Olympics later that year, he was the lead on the 400-meter medley relay with a 59.6-second leg. Mann, Bill Craig (breaststroke), Fred Schmidt (butterfly) and Steve Clark (freestyle) finished in 3 minutes, 58.4 seconds to win the gold medal.

“I don’t know which was better, when he was born and put in my arms or when he won the gold medal,” Thompson’s mother, Ethelyn Mann, told Virginian-Pilot reporter Russell Borges in a postrace telephone interview.

Mann grew up in Hickory and was a 1960 graduate of Great Bridge High. But Great Bridge had no swimming team back then, and Mann’s basketball career ended after junior varsity because of “a back malady,” according to a Pilot story. But Mann went to the University of North Carolina on a swimming scholarship, won 10 Atlantic Coast Conference titles and was a seven-time All-American from 1961-64.

Following his gold-medal swim in the Olympics, Mann won U.S. Indoor and Outdoor national titles in both the 100- and 200-yard backstroke in 1965, clocking a world’s-best time and American record (52.5 seconds) in the 100.

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Postscript

Mann, inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1988, attended the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond and became a doctor, following in his father’s footsteps. Mann died in 2014 at age 76. Mann Drive, off Cedar Road in Great Bridge, is named after him.

This year’s 757 Olympians

Leah Crouse, field hockey (Virginia Beach)

Justin Dowell, cycling/BMX (Virginia Beach)

Grant Holloway, track and field (Chesapeake)

Stephanie Roble, sailing (Old Dominion)

Quincy Wilson, track and field (Chesapeake)

Edose Ibadin, track and field for Nigeria (Hampton University)

Chidi Okezie, track and field for Nigeria (Hampton University)

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Gabby Douglas flipped, vaulted and smiled her way to stardom in London in 2012, becoming the first Black gymnast to win an all-around gold medal at the Olympics.

A few days earlier, Douglas and her “Fierce Five” gymnastics teammates won the United States its first Olympic team title since 1996. Douglas was the first American gymnast to win individual all-around gold and team gold at the same Olympics.

She was 16.

Douglas, born in Newport News, later moved to Virginia Beach and there spent her formative years at Excalibur Gymnastics. She left the gym — and Hampton Roads — to train in Iowa.

“Douglas’ departure from the gym, when she switched to coach Liang Chow, and a few critical comments about her Hampton Roads coaches, led to public accusations of unpaid expenses and created some ill will between her family and the Virginia Beach gym,” The Pilot’s Chris Carlson wrote during the Games in 2012. “Much of that was buried, at least for the moment, under Douglas’ gold-medal performance.”

Coaches, former teammates and parents gathered at Excalibur to watch Douglas win gold.

Douglas turned in a bravura performance for the all-around gold. Her scores on vault (15.966) and balance beam (15.500) won those events, and she performed an “electric floor routine, flashing a dazzling smile and lots of pizzazz,” the Associated Press wrote.

“I wanted to seize the moment,” Douglas told reporters afterward.

Postscript

Douglas returned to the Olympics in 2016 and was part of the gold-medal-winning U.S. team. She was the subject of a 2014 Lifetime film — “The Gabby Douglas Story” — and also had her own reality TV series, “The Douglas Family Gold.” Douglas, 28, came out of retirement this year in a comeback bid and hoped to make the Paris Games. But she withdrew from the USA Gymnastics Championships, citing an ankle injury.

This year’s 757 Olympians

Leah Crouse, field hockey (Virginia Beach)

Justin Dowell, cycling/BMX (Virginia Beach)

Grant Holloway, track and field (Chesapeake)

Stephanie Roble, sailing (Old Dominion)

Quincy Wilson, track and field (Chesapeake)

Chidi Okezie, track and field for Nigeria (Hampton University)

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Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker promised his mother and his old neighborhood he’d return to Norfolk with an Olympic gold medal.

After five dominating boxing matches in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, the 5-foot-6 wunderkind, 20, delivered and took his first major step toward stardom.

Whitaker, after winning a silver medal in the previous Games, jabbed, bobbed and danced his way through five three-round bouts. He won the first first four fights by 5-0 decision, then in the gold medal match punished Luis Ortiz, of Puerto Rico, through the first two rounds. Ortiz’s cornerman had seen enough, and waved a white towel to end the fight with three seconds left in the second round.

“Although punching power won him the gold-medal bout, it was Whitaker’s fancy footwork that dazzled ringside observers,” The Pilot’s Bob Molinaro wrote from Los Angeles. “With each fight, Whitaker had the international press searching for adjectives to describe his colorful choreography.

“Back home, everybody thinks I’m John Travolta,” Whitaker told reporters.

Whitaker was thinking of his old Young Park neighbors during his quest for gold, and he had delivered on a promise to his mother, Novella — who was in LA to watch — and the many family members and neighbors back home.

“I didn’t just win it for me,” Whitaker said afterward. “I won it for the people of Norfolk.”

When Whitaker’s win became official, Cumberland Street celebrated.

“Almost every screen door opened, and neighbors waved, smiles and shouted,” The Pilot’s Sharon Novotne reported. “Car horns honked, Whitaker’s brothers and sisters barged out of the family home to hug neighbors on the lawn.”

Postscript

Whitaker went on to become a four-time world champion, and Ring Magazine named him its 1989 Boxer of the Year. He retired in 2001, spent six years working as a trainer and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006. Whitaker, 55, died in 2019 when he was hit by a vehicle crossing a street in Virginia Beach.

This year’s 757 Olympians

United States

Leah Crouse, field hockey (Virginia Beach)

Justin Dowell, cycling/BMX (Virginia Beach)

Grant Holloway, track and field (Chesapeake)

Quincy Wilson, track and field (Chesapeake)

Nigeria

Edose Ibadin, track and field for Nigeria (Hampton University)

Chidi Okezie, track and field (Hampton University)

State champs!

Twenty-four teams from Hampton Roads won VHSL state championships in 2023-24, but that was a marked decline. In 2022-23, the area won a whopping 35 team titles.

Among the milestones this time around:

• Princess Anne took home a girls basketball state championship for the 10th time in 11 seasons, and coach Darnell Dozier added his 14th overall VHSL trophy to the case.
• Woodside went back-to-back in boys basketball and gave coach Stefan Welsh a rare distinction: Welsh is the only basketball player from Hampton Roads to win back-to-back titles in high school and then win two straight as a coach. Welsh starred for the Wolverines.
• Phoebus has plenty of state championship moments in football during the past two decades, but one scintillating play (more on that later) might be the most memorable among the storied program’s 10 state championships over the past 22 years.
• Kellam outlasted First Colonial in the first matchup between Beach District schools in a girls soccer state championship game.

Power shift

A field hockey team from South Hampton Roads had brought home a VHSL state championship trophy every year from 2014-22, but that streak ended when First Colonial fell 1-0 to Independence in the Class 5 championship game. Tabb kept the 757 from being shut out completely in the VHSL by winning its fourth straight field hockey crown, and Norfolk Academy took the VISAA Division I championship.

Play of the Year: The Phoebus Fling

Phoebus’ game-winning 86-yard touchdown won pass per NFHS Network feed. Phantoms won 21-14 over Salem in Class 3 state championship game. pic.twitter.com/kmz6buYQVW

— 757Teamz (@757teamz) December 9, 2023

Phoebus’ chances of a third consecutive football state title looked bleak when senior starting quarterback Adonis Stowers was injured in a Class 4 Region A semifinal win over rival Hampton. Instead, freshman Maurikus “Rik” Banks emerged as a star of the future, and present, by guiding the Phantoms to three consecutive victories. He capped his run by throwing an 86-yard touchdown pass to senior Keyontae Gray with one second left in the Class 4 state championship game, giving the 15-0 Phantoms a 21-14 win over the Salem Spartans and a third consecutive state title.

Wrestling domination in Class 5

Not only did Cox win the Class 5 wrestling state championship, but Hampton Roads grapplers earned 12 of 14 individual titles. The winners: Cox’s Seth Pringle (106 pounds), Caleb Rafal (126) and Rudy Wagner (190); Great Bridge’s Myrin Nixon (138), Beau Lewis (144) and Caleb Neal (157); First Colonial’s Thomas Stofka (150), Leonard Ashley (165) and Schey Huff (215); Tallwood’s Josiah Irizarry (113); Kellam’s Brodie Altman (132); and Deep Creek’s Samuel Diggs (175). Diggs celebrated the Hornets’ first wrestling title in more than 30 years.

‘Racism, hate speech, and harassment’

Those haunting words came from Kempsville High principal Melissa George in a note to parents in announcing that the Chiefs’ baseball season was halted after an investigation.

“After our lengthy investigation after we received allegations of racism on the baseball team earlier in April, we have found that racism, hate speech, and harassment have been an ongoing issue for multiple years,” George wrote.

The Kempsville baseball season was canceled after the team went 5-11 in its first 16 games.

“We should be so far from this, but we’re not,” said Green Run coach Myron Campbell. “We’re still how it was before Jackie (Robinson), man. It’s 2024 and still feels like it’s 1944.”

NIL comes to the VHSL

The 2023-24 school year was the first in which the VHSL permitted athletes to profit from their Name, Image and Likeness.

The VHSL’s adoption in May 2023 of NIL legislation followed a similar ruling by the NCAA for college athletes and added Virginia to a growing list of states that allow high school athletes to profit from NIL deals.

NIL deals for high school athletes are rare, but Indian River High sprinter Brianna Selby became the first track athlete in Virginia to ink one when she signed with New Balance.

“When I first started running, they sent me a new pair of shoes,” said Selby, who signed to run track for Southern California. “But I’m very proud. I didn’t know how far I could go with this. This came really fast.”

Anything but lax

Kellam’s boys lacrosse team won 16 consecutive games late in the season on its way to becoming the first from Hampton Roads to advance to a VHSL state championship game.

Kellam topped Patrick Henry of Roanoke 9-4 in the Class 5 semifinals with two goals and three assists from Evan Djunaedi and three goals each from Colt Goodwin and Jacob Leonard. The Knights fell to perennial power Riverside in the title game.

Lacrosse moved from a club sport to VHSL-sanctioned varsity sport before the 2022-23 school year.

Phoebus football team scores 104 points

The Phantoms’ 104-0 win over Jamestown in the Class 4 Region A football playoffs garnered national attention, while generating numerous questions about blame for the debacle. Why was a No. 1 vs. No. 8 seed game played in a region with only nine teams in the first place? Why didn’t Jamestown coaches and administrators listen to those team parents who reportedly felt the Eagles should forfeit rather than play? Why wasn’t the game ended when it was 84-0 at halftime? Why did Phoebus throw a long pass on the final play to surpass 100 points?

In memoriam

Lefty Driesell, who guided Newport News High to an unbeaten season and Group 1-A boys basketball title in 1958 — then became a Hall of Fame coach in college with Maryland and three other schools — died in March.

Willard Hunt, Tabb’s longest-serving athletic director, died in May. He was the coach of the Tigers’ 1977 wrestling state champs and the offensive coordinator on three Tabb football state champions.

Churchland two-sport athlete Aveyon Jordan was shot and killed in March. He was second-team all-state, all-region and All-Eastern District in basketball. He also played wide receiver and defensive back in football.

Norm Snead, a former Warwick High quarterback who played 16 seasons at that position in the NFL and made four Pro Bowls, died in January.

Parker Topping, an inspiration for braving more than 150 chemotherapy treatments while serving as an assistant basketball coach at Poquoson and Grafton, died in March.

— Staff writers Marty O’Brien, Larry Rubama, Michael Sauls and Sonny Dearth contributed to this story.

Jami Frankenberry is the sports editor of The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press. Reach him at jami.frankenberry@pilotonline.com

Anderson, a University of Virginia catcher, was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the second round (61st overall).

In four seasons with UVA, Anderson finished among the top 10 in program history in doubles (third with 58), home runs (tied for seventh with 28) and total bases (10th with 373).

During his senior season, Anderson was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection at utility, starting at catcher, first base and designated hitter. He started all 63 games and batted .331 with 67 runs, 20 doubles, eight home runs and 40 RBIs.

Anderson also set the UVA single-season record for doubles with 26 as a sophomore.

MLB.com valued Anderson’s pick at $1.42 million.

Anderson’s path to the major leagues could lead him close to home — the Norfolk Tides are the Orioles’ Triple-A affiliate.

Anderson was the second UVA player to be selected Sunday by Baltimore, which picked shortstop Griff O’Ferrall 32nd overall.

O’Ferrall, of Richmond, started every game at shortstop during his three seasons and is second in UVA history in runs (196), fourth in career hits (270) and ninth with a .344 career batting average. As a senior, he won the Brooks Wallace Award as the country’s best shortstop and won a Rawlings Gold Glove Award.

O’Ferrall was a Prospect Promotion Incentive pick after the first round. MLB.com valued O’Ferrall’s pick at $2.84 million.

Griffin Burkholder, an outfielder out of Freedom High in Woodbridge, was taken 63rd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies.

Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana was taken by the Cleveland Guardians with the No. 1 pick, and three players from Wake Forest were selected in the top 10.

A former cricket, rugby and soccer player who came to the United States to play baseball for Oregon State, the 21-year-old Bazzana hit .407 with 28 homers and 66 RBIs this season. He became the first Australian and first second baseman taken No. 1.

Wake Forest right-handed pitcher Chase Burns went second to Cincinnati, while Demon Deacons first baseman Nick Kurtz was the fourth pick for Oakland and Wake third baseman/outfielder Seaver King 10th for Washington.

Area picks go early on second day

Monday’s drafting began with the third round, but the fourth round was particularly notable for area fans.

The Miami Marlins took James Madison star outfielder Fenwick Trimble, a Cox High graduate, with the 122nd pick. Virginia Tech infielder Carson DeMartini, from Ocean Lakes High, went to the Philadelphia Phillies with the 130th selection.

Also in that round, UVA outfielder Casey Saucke went to the Chicago White Sox with pick 107, and the Tampa Bay Rays selected William & Mary pitcher Nate Knowles with the 124th pick.

The first Old Dominion player chosen was pitcher John Holobetz, whom the Milwaukee Brewers grabbed in the fifth round with the 156th pick.

The Tribe added two more picks late in Monday’s action, with the Arizona Diamondbacks selecting left-hander Travis Garnett with pick 254, in the eighth round, and the New York Yankees choosing W&M outfielder Joe Delossantos in the 10th round with the 301st choice.

Choices with state ties

Player Promotion Incentive round

32. Baltimore, Griff O’Ferrall, SS, UVA (St. Christopher’s).

Second round

61. Baltimore, Ethan Anderson, C, UVA (Cox High).

Fourth round

107. Chicago White Sox, Casey Saucke, OF, UVA.

122. Miami, Fenwick Trimble, OF, James Madison (Cox HS).

124. Tampa Bay, Nate Knowles, RHP, William & Mary.

130. Philadelphia, Carson DeMartini, SS, Virginia Tech (Ocean Lakes HS).

Fifth round

156. Milwaukee, John Holobetz, RHP, Old Dominion.

163. Houston, Cole Hertzler, RHP, Liberty.

Sixth round

180. Colorado, Konner Eaton, LHP, George Mason.

195. Texas, Garrett Horn, LHP, Liberty.

Seventh round

211. N.Y. Yankees, Wyatt Parliament, RHP, Virginia Tech.

Eighth round

243. Seattle, Will Riley, RHP, VMI.

247. Toronto, Eddie Micheletti Jr., OF, Virginia Tech.

254. Arizona, Travis Garnett, LHP, William & Mary.

10th round

301. N.Y. Yankees, Joe Delossantos, OF, William & Mary.

11th round

343. Houston, Jason Schiavone, C, James Madison.

12th round

371. Atlanta, Cayman Goode, RHP, Douglas Freeman HS.

13th round

389. Cincinnati, Anthony Stephan, OF, UVA.

393. Seattle, Brandon Eike, 3B, VCU (Powhatan HS).

14th round

425. Milwaukee, James Nunnallee, C, Lightridge HS.

15th round

449. Cincinnati, Jordan Little, RHP, Virginia Tech.

16th round

474. Pittsburgh, Brian Curley, RHP, VCU (Trinity Episcopal).

482. Chicago Cubs, Christian Gordon, LHP, VCU (Liberty Christian Academy and Liberty University).

18th round

531. St. Louis, Christian Martin, SS, Virginia Tech (Amherst County HS).

547. Toronto, Holden Wilkerson, RHP, VMI (Cave Spring HS).

552. Philadelphia, Kevin Warunek, LHP, Longwood (Patriot HS).

19th round

564. Pittsburgh, Joe Vogatsky, RHP, James Madison (Kettle Run HS).

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

Baltimore sent cash to the Milwaukee Brewers for Selby, who has logged 27 innings in the major leagues over the past two seasons with Pittsburgh and Kansas City. He has compiled an 8.67 ERA with 30 strikeouts in the majors and spent most of this season in Triple-A, compiling a 5.32 ERA in 20 appearances.

The Royals designated Selby for assignment after acquiring him in an April trade.

Selby is a 16th-round draft pick in 2018 out of Randolph-Macon College. At Western Branch, he was part of a state championship team in 2014.

Also on Thursday, the Orioles selected the contract of reliever Burch Smith and sent Dillon Tate to Norfolk. Smith pitched two scoreless innings for the Tides this season.

Tate has been part of a struggling Baltimore bullpen and will join Norfolk for the second time this season. He had a 4.59 ERA with the Orioles this season.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed in a release from the Admirals on Tuesday.

Carr, 39, led Norfolk to its first playoff berth in 10 years after the club’s winningest regular season since 2011-12. The Admirals had their first winning record since moving from the AHL to the ECHL in 2015-16 and won a first-round playoff series against Trois-Rivieres.

“The opportunity in continuing to help build a world-class team in a prominent pro hockey city was a no-brainer for me,” Carr said in a release. “Working side-by-side with our first-class ownership and affiliates to develop our players and bringing a winner to this city inspires me daily.”

Carr, a Wisconsin native, took over as Admirals head coach eight games into the 2022-23 season after a 1-7 start. The Admirals compiled an ECHL-low 47 points that season, finishing with 21 victories and finishing last in the North Division.

But in the 2023-24 season — Norfolk’s second as an affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose — the Admirals finished with 41 wins and 89 points and were second in the division.

“Our commitment to Hampton Roads remains unwavering as we focus on delivering top-tier entertainment with a competitive spirit,” Admirals owner and CEO Patrick Cavanagh said. “This multi-year agreement with Coach Carr underscores our dedication to creating unforgettable experiences while striving towards our championship-caliber goals.”

Carr began his coaching career in 2012 and was the SPHL Coach of the Year with the Knoxville Ice Bears in 2022. Carr was named an Admirals assistant coach in August 2022.

“I want to thank my wife and family for always supporting me on this hockey journey,” Carr said. “I’d also like to thank the Cavanaghs for the belief in bringing me here and extending for years to come. Most of all, I’d like to thank all the people that I get the pleasure to work with, which is the hockey operations and front-office staff, our historic fanbase, and most of all, the players that put in an incredible amount of effort into the Norfolk Admirals sweater.”