Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 12 No. 3 | January 2020

14 Inside Hokie Sports Queen Harrison became the first Tech female student-athlete to win a national championship when she captured the crown in the 60-meter dash at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships that March, but she saved her best for the NCAA’s outdoor meet a few months later. The Richmond, Virginia native closed her career by winning national titles in the 100- and 400-meter hurdle events, setting a school record with her time of 54.55 seconds in the 400 hurdles. The six-time All-American became the first female student-athlete in NCAA history to win those two events at the same championship meet. In December of 2010, she won the Bowerman Award as the nation’s most outstanding female athlete in track and field. On a day in which ESPN’s College GameDay made its first visit to Blacksburg for a hoops game, and then playing in a packed Cassell Coliseum and with millions watching on ESPN, the Hokies knocked off No. 1 Duke 64-60—a victory that sent fans storming the court afterward. Tech trailed by six with less than 8 minutes remaining, but a Jeff Allen 3-pointer sparked a 17-7 game-ending run. Terrell Bell’s 3 with 4:40 left tied the game at 55, and a Malcolm Delaney 3 later pushed the lead to 5, with the Hokies never trailing after that. Allen led five players in double figures with 18 points in a win that marked Tech’s third over a No. 1 team under Seth Greenberg. The 2013 season was a magical one for the Virginia Tech women’s soccer team, which won a school-record 19 matches and scored a program- best 56 goals. The season ended with the program making its first—and to date, only—College Cup appearance. A No. 1 seed in the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship, Tech beat UMBC, West Virginia, Santa Clara and Duke to advance to the College Cup, college soccer’s version of the final four. The Hokies nearly made it to the national title game, falling 3-2 to Florida State when the Seminoles scored a fluke-like goal in the 82nd minute (the ball bounced off the post and then off Tech goalkeeper Dayle Colpitts into the net). Also, Jazmine Reeves hit the post on two shots, including one with 1:05 remaining that would have tied the match. Still, the Hokies enjoyed an incredible season—not bad for a team picked to finish ninth in the ACC that season. Donovan Riley’s 63-yard interception return for a touchdown with 46 seconds remaining sealed one of the biggest wins in Virginia Tech football history, as the Hokies shocked No. 8 Ohio State 35-21 in front of more than 100,000 fans at the Horseshoe in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes never led, but tied the game at 21 early in the fourth quarter. Tech, though, responded, as Michael Brewer threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Bucky Hodges, and Tech’s defense held on. The Hokies sacked J.T. Barrett seven times and intercepted three of his passes in handing head coach Frank Beamer one of his biggest victories. Then-Virginia Tech AD JimWeaver added women’s golf as the 22nd varsity sport on May 13, 2013, and two months later, hired Carol Robertson as the head coach. The Hokies started competition in September of 2015 at the Lady Paladin Invitational held in Greenville, South Carolina, with Amanda Hollandsworth hitting the first tee shot for the Hokies, while Nicolette Donovan shot the team’s best score that day, finishing with a 1-over-par 73. Hollandsworth, Elizabeth Bose and Allison Woodward all shot 75’s that day, and Tech ultimately came in seventh. Four years later, Hollandsworth became the first student-athlete to compete at the NCAA Championships, and the team won its first tournament, sharing the title at the Princess Anne Invitational held in Virginia Beach. Needing a win to extend the program’s bowl streak, Virginia Tech scored the final 10 points of the game, and Chuck Clark’s interception with 59 seconds remaining sealed a 23-20 victory over the Cavaliers, handing legendary head coach Frank Beamer a victory in his final regular-season game. Tech trailed 20-13 in the fourth quarter, but a 32-yard touchdown pass from Michael Brewer to Isaiah Ford with 8:40 to go tied the game, and then the Hokies added a Joey Slye 41-yard field goal with 1:38 left to take the lead. Clark’s interception on the Cavaliers’ ensuing possession set off a wild celebration on the Tech sideline and clinched a final bowl bid for Beamer, who went out a winner when Tech beat Tulsa in the Independence Bowl. Joao Monteiro made program history at the 2016 NCAA Men’s Tennis Singles Championship, becoming the first Virginia Tech player to advance to the national semifinals. Ranked 14th nationally going into the event, Monteiro recorded wins in the first two rounds and then pulled off the shocker, upsetting defending national champion and No. 8-ranked Ryan Shane of Virginia 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals. There, he registered another upset, beating No. 4 Aleks Vukic of Illinois 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (3) to make it to the semifinals. Monteiro lost to UCLA’s Mackenzie McDonald, who went on to win the national title, but he established himself as one of the Hokies’ all-time greats. He became just the third Tech men’s tennis player ever to earn All-America honors. Tech women’s golf competes in first ever tournament SEP. • 20 2015 Joao Monteiro makes run to men’s tennis Final Four MAY • 29 2016 Beamer, Hokies beat UVA in head coach’s final regular- season game NOV. • 28 2015 Tech football stuns No. 8 Ohio State in Columbus SEP. • 6 2014 Hokies make women’s soccer College Cup DEC. • 6 2013 Tech beats No. 1 Duke in men’s hoops FEB. • 26 2011 Harrison reigns as queen at NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship s JUN. • 9-12 2010 TECH’S TOP MOMENTS OF THE DECADE The past decade ended Dec. 31, and for sure, there were some incredible moments in Virginia Tech Athletics over the past 10 years. The Hokies won ACC championships in various sports, and several student-athletes won NCAA titles. There were big wins and milestone moments. Below is a list of 10 top moments in Virginia Tech Athletics over the past decade. Agree? Disagree? Feel free to share your thoughts and opinions through the department’s Twitter account (@hokiesports).