My name is Truman Brody-Boyd.
I'm a fourth year here at the University of Virginia.
I am incredibly busy.
I am currently writing my thesis.
I am a member of the club handball team.
I'm the chair of the Hillel Jewish Leadership Council.
I served as an orientation leader the past two summers.
But probably the thing I love the most is something
that I haven't been able to tell anyone about yet.
For the past three years I've been Cav Man, the university's
mascot.
And I'm one of many performers who
gets to jump inside the suit and connect with the university
community.
When you exit the tunnel at JPJ and you see the sold out arena
cheering for you, it makes you feel
like you can climb a mountain and conquer
the world all at the same time.
When we get in that suit we truly are Cav Man.
He's everything you would want in a superhero.
He's proud, he's strong, it's undeniable that he's the best.
There's nothing like being able to bring a little joy
to someone's world, whether that's at a basketball game
or around grounds.
Seeing someone's face light up, and smile,
and laugh, and be entertained by your antics
is what it's all about.
I was incredibly lucky to be able to be the Cav Man that
traveled to the final four.
I knew it'd be my last moments in the Cav Man suit,
and I knew it was my last moments with UVA Athletics.
When that final buzzer sounded people were crying, laughing,
hugging each other.
Just such a perfect ending.
The past three years I've been able to do this,
and then to end the national championship
was incredibly special.
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I'm definitely going to miss being Cav Man.
It's been one of the most incredible experiences
of my life.
But I'm always going to have those memories.
And every time when I come back to JPJ,
I see Cav Man on that court, I know
someone else is going to be having
those same special experiences.
And I can't wait to share that with them.
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