1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,110 2 00:00:03,110 --> 00:00:04,670 My name is Truman Brody-Boyd. 3 00:00:04,670 --> 00:00:07,200 I'm a fourth year here at the University of Virginia. 4 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:09,230 I am incredibly busy. 5 00:00:09,230 --> 00:00:11,420 I am currently writing my thesis. 6 00:00:11,420 --> 00:00:13,700 I am a member of the club handball team. 7 00:00:13,700 --> 00:00:16,430 I'm the chair of the Hillel Jewish Leadership Council. 8 00:00:16,430 --> 00:00:19,460 I served as an orientation leader the past two summers. 9 00:00:19,460 --> 00:00:22,250 But probably the thing I love the most is something 10 00:00:22,250 --> 00:00:26,420 that I haven't been able to tell anyone about yet. 11 00:00:26,420 --> 00:00:29,960 For the past three years I've been Cav Man, the university's 12 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:31,360 mascot. 13 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:33,160 And I'm one of many performers who 14 00:00:33,160 --> 00:00:36,070 gets to jump inside the suit and connect with the university 15 00:00:36,070 --> 00:00:36,700 community. 16 00:00:36,700 --> 00:00:40,480 When you exit the tunnel at JPJ and you see the sold out arena 17 00:00:40,480 --> 00:00:42,010 cheering for you, it makes you feel 18 00:00:42,010 --> 00:00:43,720 like you can climb a mountain and conquer 19 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:46,450 the world all at the same time. 20 00:00:46,450 --> 00:00:48,820 When we get in that suit we truly are Cav Man. 21 00:00:48,820 --> 00:00:52,490 He's everything you would want in a superhero. 22 00:00:52,490 --> 00:00:56,422 He's proud, he's strong, it's undeniable that he's the best. 23 00:00:56,422 --> 00:00:58,630 There's nothing like being able to bring a little joy 24 00:00:58,630 --> 00:01:00,922 to someone's world, whether that's at a basketball game 25 00:01:00,922 --> 00:01:01,840 or around grounds. 26 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:05,200 Seeing someone's face light up, and smile, 27 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,360 and laugh, and be entertained by your antics 28 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:08,867 is what it's all about. 29 00:01:08,867 --> 00:01:11,200 I was incredibly lucky to be able to be the Cav Man that 30 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:12,520 traveled to the final four. 31 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,540 I knew it'd be my last moments in the Cav Man suit, 32 00:01:15,540 --> 00:01:18,780 and I knew it was my last moments with UVA Athletics. 33 00:01:18,780 --> 00:01:21,660 When that final buzzer sounded people were crying, laughing, 34 00:01:21,660 --> 00:01:22,910 hugging each other. 35 00:01:22,910 --> 00:01:24,082 Just such a perfect ending. 36 00:01:24,082 --> 00:01:26,040 The past three years I've been able to do this, 37 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:27,748 and then to end the national championship 38 00:01:27,748 --> 00:01:28,980 was incredibly special. 39 00:01:28,980 --> 00:01:32,200 [MUSIC PLAYING] 40 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:34,910 I'm definitely going to miss being Cav Man. 41 00:01:34,910 --> 00:01:36,910 It's been one of the most incredible experiences 42 00:01:36,910 --> 00:01:38,680 of my life. 43 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:40,630 But I'm always going to have those memories. 44 00:01:40,630 --> 00:01:42,990 And every time when I come back to JPJ, 45 00:01:42,990 --> 00:01:44,590 I see Cav Man on that court, I know 46 00:01:44,590 --> 00:01:46,007 someone else is going to be having 47 00:01:46,007 --> 00:01:47,310 those same special experiences. 48 00:01:47,310 --> 00:01:49,018 And I can't wait to share that with them. 49 00:01:49,018 --> 00:01:52,290 [MUSIC PLAYING] 50 00:01:52,290 --> 00:02:04,980