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1. Volleyball squad off to best start in program history

Soccer (W) :: Olympic Sports Beat :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 2

Felicia Willoughby was named the MVP of the Virginia Tech Tournament on September 5. A total of six games is a small blip on a 31-game radar screen, but when you win all six of those games, it’s a pretty big deal, especially when it…

2. Track and field squads highlight 'championship month' for Hokies

Golf (M) :: Olympic Sports Beat :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 10

April was unofficially ‘championship month’ in the Atlantic Coast Conference, with league titles up for grabs in the sports of men’s and women’s track and field, men’s and women’ tennis, golf and lacrosse. Here’s a look at …

3. Olympic Sports Report - Taking a look at some of Tech's other athletics teams

Track & Field :: Olympic Sports Beat :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 9

BASEBALL Steve Domecus ended the month of March on a 19-game hitting streak. The Tech baseball team concluded the month of March by playing a pair of games at completely different ends of the spectrum. A March 29 loss at N.C. …

4. Men's swimming and diving places fifth at ACC Championships

Tennis (W) :: Olympic Sports Beat :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 8

SWIMMING AND DIVING We already touched on the women’s team’s success in the piece about Sara Smith, but the H2Okie men fared pretty well at the ACC Championships, taking fifth place in the meet that ended on February 28. Tech b…

5. Wrestlers capitalize on early fortune by drawing record crowd

Wrestling :: Olympic Sports Beat :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 7

Jarrod Garnett is one of the many young Hokies who have helped the wrestling team to its first national ranking in program history. With the Virginia Tech wrestling team having the best season in its history, why shouldn’t it shoot …

6. Tech wrestlers fare well over break

Wrestling :: Olympic Sports Beat :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 6

Tech’s wrestling team got in a lot of work over the holidays, participating in the Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C., and the Lone Star Duals in Dallas. Tech won three matches at the Lone Star Duals, knocking off Cal Poly 34-9, bea…

7. Young Tech grapplers off to promising start

Wrestling :: Olympic Sports Beat :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 5

Sophomore Chris Diaz is just one of many young Hokies performing well in the wrestling season’s early going. There isn’t a whole lot going on in the Olympic sports realm around the holiday season, but one Tech team that has been p…

8. Tech men, Fanning have huge day at ACC Cross Country Championships

Cross Country :: Olympic Sports Beat :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 4

Devin Cornwall placed third individually at the ACC Championships.The Virginia Tech men’s cross country team made a little bit of history on Nov. 1st, and women’s team member Tasmin Fanning was awfully close to doing the same. All …

9. Volleyball the cream of Tech's crop in early going with 14-2 start

Soccer (W) :: Olympic Sports Beat :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 3

One could make the argument that the biggest surprise of Virginia Tech’s fall season thus far has been the play of the volleyball team, which, as of Oct. 5th, found itself atop the ACC standings as the only unbeaten team at 5-0. With a…

10. Volleyball and soccer ring in new year with wins

Cross Country :: Olympic Sports Beat :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 2

Well, it’s here folks. Another season is upon us. And not just another football season – the entire athletics calendar is back in full swing. We’re talking the men’s soccer team’s challenge to produce an encore to last year’s…