Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 10 No. 1 | August 2017

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ntents
2 Hokie Club News
8 News and Notes
Online version of magazine
wins top award
9 From the Editor’s Desk
Hokies searching for answers,
as 2017 kickoff approaches
10 Behind the Mic– Jon Laaser
Radio crew balancing between
and the new
12 Student-Athlete Developme
Internship program beneficial t
Tech athletes
14 Football Spotlight –Cam Phil
No longer in the shadows of ot
Phillips ready to attack Tech re
19 Football Position Previews
A position-by-position look at t
2017 Virginia Tech football sq
34 Men’s Soccer Preview
With nine starters back, includi
leading scorer Marcelo Acuna,
Hokies expect another
postseason run
38 Volleyball Preview
New head coach Jill Wilson
ready to start new era of
Virginia Tech volleyball
40 Women’s Soccer Preview A
Hokies using last year’s NCAA
as motivation for this season
43 Cross Country Preview
Peter Seufer and Kayla Richardson
big part of Virginia Tech men’s and women’s
teams, respectively