Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 9 No. 5 | May 2017

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Jimmy Robertson Dave Knachel
Editor Photographer
John Sours Contributors
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May 2017
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2 Hokie Club News
8 News and Notes
Four Hokies selected in
9 From the Editor’s Desk
Hokies have a lot of tale
of depth is major concer
10 Behind the Mic
Slye event proof of what
really is
12 Compliance
14 Academic Spotlight –
Sansitha Nandakumar
Women’s tennis stando
career in sports manage
15 Academic Spotlight –
Baseball star hopes to
produce documentaries
16 IHS Extra–Skelton Aw
Bose, Gallo claim top ho
by Tech athletics
18 Spring Football Positio
A review of each positio
evaluations of spring pra
34 Baseball Spotlight – Ja
After a pit stop at East
at home here at Tech
38 Softball Spotlight –Ay
Crazy road ends with Ri
enjoying best season
42 Track and Field Spotli
Transfer aiming for national title for Tech
men’s track and field program