Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 12 No. 6 | June 2020

20 Inside Hokie Sports 300 Technology Drive Christiansburg, Virginia 24073 www.inorganicventures.com European distribution center located in Santander, Spain Two of our PhDs as well as eleven key members of our service, production, and business teams hold degrees from Virginia Tech. When you’ve got the right talent in place, there’s no limit to how far you can go. Makers of the world’s most accurate Certified Reference Materials Proud to support the Hokies’ teams. Because the Hokies are such a big part of ours. 300 Technology Drive Christiansburg, Virginia 24073 www.inorganicventures.com European distribution center located in Santander, Spain Two of our PhDs as well as eleven key members of our service, production, and business teams hold degrees from Virginia Tech. When you’ve got the right talent in place, there’s no limit to how far you can go. Makers of the world’s most accurate Certified Reference Materials Prou to su port the Hokies’ te s. Because the Hokies are such a big part of ours. 300 Technology Drive Christ ansburg, Virginia 24073 www.inorganicventures.com European distribution center located in Santander, Spain Two of our PhDs as well as eleven key members of our service, production, and business teams hold degrees from Virginia Tech. When you’ve got the right talent in place, there’s no limit to how far you can go. Makers of the wo ld’s most accurate Certified Reference Materials Proud to support the Hokies’ teams. Because the Hokies are such a big part of ours. 300 Technology Drive Christiansburg, Virginia 24073 www.inorganicventures.com Europ an distribution center located in Santander, Spain Two of our PhDs as well as eleven key embers of our service, production, and busin ss teams hold degrees from Virginia Tech. When you’ve got the right talent in place, there’s no limit to how far you can go. Mak rs of the wo ld’s most accurate Certified Reference Materials Proud to support the Hokies’ tea s. Because the Hokies are such a big part of ours. 300 Technology Drive Christ ansburg, Virginia 24073 www.inorganicventures.com European distribution center located in Santander, Spain T o of our PhDs as well as eleven key members of our service, production, and business teams hold degrees from Virginia Tech. When you’ve got the right talent in place, there’s no li it to ho far you can go. Makers of the wo ld’s most accurate Certified Reference Materials Pr ud to support th Hokies’ team . Beca s t ies ar s i rt of ours. inor ic ntures Europea stributio ce Sa w n n place, there’s no limit to how o r p t k soccer OVERALL RECORD: 10-6-3 CONFERENCE RECORD: 2-4-2 (fifth in Coastal Division) MEN’S MEN’S SOCCER ATHLETE OF THE YEAR KRISTO STRICKLER (Jr., Hilliard, Ohio) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Virginia Tech made its fourth consecutive appearance at the NCAA Men’s Soccer Champion- ship and advanced to the round of 16 for the fourth time in program history (the third time under head coach Mike Brizendine). The season ended with a tough 2-1 loss to Stanford when the Cardinal scored in the 80th minute. • James Kasak became just the seventh player in program history to be selected in the Major League Soccer Draft when Sporting Kansas City chose him with the sixth pick of the fourth round. Kasak, who started 39 games in his career and had six goals and 13 assists, became the fourth player to be selected in Brizendine’s tenure. • Kristo Strickler earned second-team All-ACC honors for the second consecutive year, while Daniel Pereira earned a spot on the ACC All-Freshman Team. • Strickler led the Hokies and finished sixth in the ACC with 11 goals in 2019. His 25 points (11 goals, three assists) ranked seventh in the ACC. • Pereira finished second on the team in assists (five) and points (15). • The Hokies lose six seniors off this past year’s squad, but Strickler, Pereira, Jacob Labovitz (five goals, two assists) and goalkeeper Mathijs Swaneveld (68 saves, three shutouts) all return, forming a strong nucleus for the 2020 squad.