Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 10 No. 2 | October 2017

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12 Inside Hokie Sports
On Sept. 20, 2017, more than 90 winter
and spring sport student-athletes and support
area students (managers and trainers) were
recognized at the annual Letter Jacket Legacy
Ceremony held at Lane Stadium. The Virginia
Tech Department of Athletics sponsored the
event in conjunction with the Virginia Tech
Monogram Club. For those unfamiliar with
the Virginia Tech Monogram Club, it is a
membership organization that seeks to honor,
connect and recognize former and current
letterwinners and their commitment to Virginia
Tech Athletics.
Since 2015, the Virginia Tech Athletics
Department has presented letter jackets to
first-time Monogram winners from the winter,
Tech athletics
recognizes
first-time
letterwinners
at Letter Jacket
Ceremony
by Reyna Gilbert-Lowry, senior associate AD
for student-athlete development spring and fall sports at the department’s bi-
annual Letter Jacket Ceremony. This new
tradition has allowed first-year letterwinners
to see firsthand the value that the department
places on their commitment to athletics and
also enhances their experience as member of
the Virginia Tech Athletics community.
During the ceremony, letterwinners
were presented with their letter jackets and
acknowledged by their head coaches, with
numerous members of the department
administration in attendance. Former men’s
basketball standout and Monogram Club
member Bimbo Coles also provided a keynote
address for the evening.
After a record-setting career as a Hokie and
lengthy career in the NBA, Coles revealed that
some of his greatest sports moments were
spent wearing maroon and orange.
“When I was in college, I was so focused on
what I had to do with basketball,” Coles said.
He encouraged the group to take their blinders
off and enjoy the journey.
As for what it means to become a member
of the Monogram Club, Coles responded, “The
stitching is made up of your blood, sweat and
tears.”
In February, the department once again
will sponsor the recognition ceremony for
first-time letterwinners from fall sports, as
well as cheerleaders, HighTechs and student
workers in the department’s HokieVision
office. This is just one of the many ways that
the Virginia Tech Department of Athletics is
committed to providing a first-class student-
athlete experience.
The following received letter jackets
Athletic Trainers
Will Ellson
Elizabeth Snyder
Josie Hyman
Marley Trone
Seyi Olusina
Rachel Harlow
Nikki Turner
Eric Behrmann
Claudia Altman
Margaret Wells
Jill Wise
Baseball
Dylan Hall
Keegan McGinnis
JD Mundy
Jake Rosen
Graham Seitz
Andrew Webb
Marcus White
Connor Yoder
Lacrosse
Sydney Gagnon
Mary Clare McCarthy
Abby Wilson
Kendall Welch
Payton Beach
Taylor Caskey
Kara Reichert
Hannah Kurisky
Isabel Obregon
Marissa Davey
Men’s Basketball
Khadim Sy
Ty Outlaw
Men’s Golf
Sarit Suwannarut
Mark Lawrence Jr.
Men’s Swimming
and Diving
Hassler Carroll
Chris Outlaw
Men’s Tennis
Henrik Korsgaard
Alex Ribeiro
Feliksas Sakalauskas
Abraham Asaba
Men’s Track and Field
Brandon Thomas
Matthew Baker
Kevin Cianfarini
Greg Chiles
Michael Davenport
Matthew Reinhart
Fitsum Seyoum
Softball
Taylor Barnes
Taylor Clark
Carrie Eberle
Hannah Jones
Alyssa Clarke (manager)
Jordan Nichols (manager)
Women’s Basketball
Kaela Kinder
Kendyl Brooks
Diandra DaRosa
Women’s Golf
Jessica Spicer
Women’s Swimming
and Diving
Jenna Beattie
Baillee Cameron
Miranda Eberle
Reka Gyorgy
Chloe Hicks
Grace Kowal
Eleanor Matheson
Leah Rogers
Margarita Ryan
M.J. Ulrich
Women’s Tennis
Fallon Delp
Luisa Uscocovich
Natalie Novotna
Shene Disbergen
McKenzie Collins
Nancy Ghanem
Women’s Track
and Field
Laurie Barton
Arlicia Bush
Eszter Bajnok
Emma Thor
Kajsa Wennberg
Former Tech great Bimbo Coles
(left) recently delivered the keynote
address at a ceremony honoring
more than 90 first-time letterwinners.