Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 13 No. 3 | January 2021

inside.hokiesports.com 27 MANAGERS, VIDEOGRAPHERS & TRAINERS— BOARD REPRESENTATIVE Nolan Nichols has been selected as the representative of managers, videographers, and trainers with the Virginia Tech Monogram Club. Nichols studied multimedia journalism, graduating with his undergraduate degree in 2014 and from graduate school in 2016. During his time at Tech, he joined HokieVision as a student intern during his freshman year and eventually became a graduate assistant within the department. In his final year of graduate school, Nichols accepted a full-time position within HokieVision, where he was on the staff for 3.5 years managing the live productions on ACC Network Extra, the student internship programs, and editing videos featuring student-athletes. Today, Nichols lives in Washington, D.C., and is a video producer for the U.S. Travel Association, the leading voice of the travel industry. In addition, he continues to serve as the control room director for the Lane Stadium videoboard during home football games, and he also runs “A Million Dreams,” which is an initiative centered around doing workshops to equip and inspire students and organizations to discover and go after their dreams and goals. Nichols is looking forward to connectingwithmanagers, videographers, and trainers to add their voice to the Monogram Club and stay connected to the institution that has done so much for everyone! One can reach Nichols at nolan5@vt.edu . BASEBALL NEWS Andrew Wells (Class of 2006) came to Blacksburg in 2002 as a highly touted recruit after an outstanding prep career at St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes school in Alexandria, Virginia. The talented left-hander had an interesting career for the Hokies, playing in two different conferences, undergoing a major elbow surgery, and being a part of the baseball program for six seasons! So what is Andrew Wells up to now? We caught up with him last month to find out, and here is a Q&A: Q: You were a successful high school player being drafted in the 33rd round by the Montreal Expos and a sought-after recruit for Virginia Tech. What was the process like for you leading up to the draft, and what ultimately made you choose to come to school and be a Hokie? AW: “It was an incredible process, one that I thoroughly enjoyed and will always remember. The excitement of the draft as a high school prospect was exciting, but at the same time, I knew I was looking at a later round, and it would really take something special to forego college, as the education component was so important to me and my family. Tech was the ultimate destination after a great collegiate recruiting process—I would say the interesting piece there is Tech was the very last school I heard from, but my very first visit of my five officials. A Thursday night in Lane Stadium and a great meal at The Farmhouse was enough that my parents and I never even took another scheduled visit.” Q: You tied for the team lead in games started as a freshman. Did that surprise you? What was the biggest transition for you coming out of high school into a college program? AW: “It surprised me from the standpoint that I came in confident and wanted to be a contributor in year 1, but also understood the competitive nature of collegiate ball and the tremendous jump from the high school Andrew Wells, Virginia Tech Baseball Class of 2006