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1. News & Notes

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 11

Babcock tabs Reed-Francois as executive AD As part of a restructuring within the athletics department, Tech AD Whit Babcock named Desiree Reed-Francois as an executive associate athletics director. Reed-Francois oversees all of the ex…

2. News & Notes

Soccer (W) :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 7

Beamer names Searels new offensive line coach Tech football coach Frank Beamer named Stacy Searels as the team’s new offensive line coach shortly after previous offensive line coach Jeff Grimes departed for the same position a…

3. News & Notes

Soccer (M) :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 6

Tech adds Purdue to football schedule Virginia Tech and Purdue have agreed to play a home-and-home football series that begins in 2015. The Hokies will travel to West Lafayette, Ind., for a Sept. 19, 2015 game against the Boilerm…

4. News & Notes

Cross Country :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 5

Longtime Tech supporter passes away Sonny Merryman, Jr., a longtime supporter of Virginia Tech athletics and the person for whom the Merryman Center on Tech’s campus is named, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the age 89. Merr…

5. News & Notes

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 4

Curtin finishes second at ACC Championships Thomas Curtin, a junior from Leesburg, Va., finished in second place at the ACC Cross Country Championships held Nov. 1 at Beeson Park in Kernersville, N.C. Behind Curtin, the Hokies – wh…

6. News & Notes

Basketball (M) :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 3

Davis named an ACC Legend Andre Davis, a former Tech receiver in the late 1990s and early 2000s, was selected to be a member of the 2013 Class of Legends by the Atlantic Coast Conference. The legends will be honored Dec. 6, the night be…

7. News & Notes

Football :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 2

Tech Hall of Famer passes away Jack Prater, a former Tech football player, assistant coach and director of the Hokie Club, passed away on Aug. 27 in Christiansburg at the age of 82 after a long bout with dementia and Alzheimer’s. …

8. News & Notes

Basketball (M) :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 1

Six slated for induction into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame Major League pitcher Joe Saunders and PGA Tour golfer Johnson Wagner headline a six-member class selected for induction into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame. T…

9. News & Notes

Golf (W) :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11

Tech adds women’s golf On May 14, Tech AD Jim Weaver announced that the athletics department will begin a women’s golf program, which makes it the 22nd intercollegiate sports program at Tech. The squad will begin competition in…

10. News & Notes

Football :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 10

Two Tech players selected in NFL Draft Tech football players Corey Fuller and Vinston Painter were selected in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft held April 25-27 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Fuller, a receiver from …

11. News & Notes

Basketball (M) :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 9

Tech to use online system for 2013 football seat changes and parking choices For the first time, Virginia Tech football season ticket holders will be required to make changes to their seat locations and to pick their parking locations e…

12. News & Notes

Cross Country :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 8

13. News & Notes

Football :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 7

Custis, Houseright named ACC Legends Former Tech men’s basketball player Ace Custis and women’s basketball standout Michelle Houseright were named part of the 2013 ACC Legends class, as announced by ACC commissioner John Swofford. E…

14. News & Notes

Baseball :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 6

Former World Series champions headline “Baseball Night in Blacksburg” Former Tech baseball standouts and former Major League Baseball World Series champions Franklin Stubbs and Brad Clontz will be the guests of honor for the V…

15. News & Notes

Cross Country :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 5

Three Hokies earn All-ACC recognition James Gayle, Jack Tyler and Antone Exum all earned All-ACC honors after the regular season in voting conducted by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association, a group of media members who cove…

16. Hokies leave the field behind

Cross Country :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 4

Thanks in large part to Will Mulherin’s first-place finish, the Virginia Tech men’s cross country team won its first ACC championship and its first conference title since 1997 To gain an appreciation for just how much Will Mulhe…

17. News & Notes

Golf (M) :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 4

McCray to move to tight end Zack McCray, a highly touted recruit out of the 2010 football recruiting class, agreed to a position change shortly after the Hokies’ loss to Miami in Florida. The 6-foot-5, 256-pound redshirt sophomore, wi…

18. October News and Notes

Football :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 3

Tech football leads nation in graduates The Virginia Tech football program continues to get things done off the field, as the program leads all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools with 15 players who have graduated already. O…

19. New and Notes

Football :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 1

Five to be inducted into Tech Sports Hall of Fame Former Tech receiver André Davis and former women’s basketball great Amy Wetzel Doolan are two of five individuals to be inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame. T…

20. News & Notes

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 11

Johnson announces staff New Tech men’s basketball coach James Johnson has put together his coaching staff, naming three assistants, including two with local ties. Johnson hired Kurt Kanaskie, Mark Byington and Ramon Williams as assi…

21. News & Notes

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 10

More than 120 student-athletes recognized at All-Sports Banquet The Virginia Tech athletics department recognized more than 120 student-athletes and student support personnel for their work not just in the playing venue, but also in the…

22. News and Notes

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 9

Records fall in latest strength and conditioning testing Mike Gentry, Tech’s associate AD for athletic performance, and his staff conducted strength and conditioning testing for the football team before spring break, and six Hok…

23. News & Notes

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 8

Three wrestlers win ACC titles Led by a big upset at 165 pounds, three Virginia Tech wrestlers took home individual titles from the ACC Wrestling Championships held March 3 at Carmichael Auditorium in Chapel Hill, N.C. Pete Yates, a…

24. News and Notes

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 7

ACC announces new football and basketball scheduling formats On Feb. 3, the ACC unveiled new future scheduling formats for football and men’s and women’s basketball, announcing that league schools will play nine conference games in…

25. News & Notes

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 6

Several Hokies undergo surgery With the season now over, several members of the Virginia Tech football underwent surgery to repair various injuries, including tailback Tony Gregory, receiver D.J. Coles, and offensive linemen Micha…

26. News and Notes

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 5

Wilson named ACC Player of the Year Tech tailback David Wilson became the second player in as many years to be named the ACC’s Player of the Year, according to the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association, a group of media members who…

27. New and Notes

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 4

Hokies again strong in latest release of GSR The NCAA released the graduation success rates (GSR) for student-athletes on Oct. 25, and Virginia Tech checked in at 91 percent – its best number since the NCAA started using this metric …

28. News and Notes

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 3

Tech loses another for season The injuries keep mounting for the Virginia Tech football team, as defensive tackle Antoine Hopkins tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in the Hokies’ 23-3 loss to Clemson on Oct. 1 and …

29. New and Notes

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 2

Six to be inducted into VT Sports Hall of Fame The 2011 class to be inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame possesses a Southwest Virginia flavor as three of the six inductees hail from that region of the Commonwealth. The…

30. News & Notes

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 1

Drager applying for Rhodes Scholarship Tech tight end Chris Drager confirmed at Tech’s Football Media Day that he was submitting his application for the Rhodes Scholarship. The prestigious scholarship allows students to take postgradu…

31. Tech excels in latest NCAA APR

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 11

Virginia Tech’s athletics teams put together an impressive performance in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) program, according to the recent data released by the NCAA. The APR is a scorecard that tracks classroom performance o…

32. Drager and Simon receive Skelton Awards

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 10

Chris Drager and Laura Simon received the Skelton Award for Academic Excellence in Athletics – the highest designation handed out by the Tech athletics department – at the annual Athletics Director’s Honors Breakfast held April 2 …

33. Gayle the top performer in strength and conditioning testing

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 9

2011 Spring Testing Strength & Conditioning Bench Press (lbs.) 1. Vinston Painter (465) 2. Nick Acree (430) 3. James Gayle (420) 4. Tyler Barfield (420) 5. Courtney Prince (410) Front Squat (lbs.) 1. Derrick Hopkins (485) …

34. GameDay commentator speaks highly of Tech showing

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 8

As all of Hokie Nation knows by now, Cassell Coliseum served as the setting for ESPN College GameDay on Feb. 26 before the Hokies’ game with No. 1 Duke that evening. Nearly 3,200 students and fans showed up for GameDay, which made its …

35. Former Tech offensive lineman meets China's president

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 7

Ed Wang, a former Virginia Tech offensive tackle who now plays for the Buffalo Bills, attended a State Department luncheon in honor of Hu Jintao, the president of China, on Jan. 19 in the Ben Franklin Room at the State Department main …

36. Hospital visit a huge success

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 6

A six-person Tech contingent visited the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital to meet with ailing children as part of an official Orange Bowl function. Orange Bowl officials raved about the six-person Tech contingent that visited the J…

37. Taylor named ACC player of the year

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 5

p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;"Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor was named the ACC player of the year, according to the Atlantic Coas…

38. Hokies strong in latest NCAA release of GSR

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 4

The NCAA released the graduation success rates (GSR) for student-athletes on Oct. 27 and Virginia Tech checked in at 89 percent – its best number since the NCAA started this metric as a way of calculating graduation rates. The number i…

39. Hosley earns national recognition for game against N.C. State

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 3

Tech cornerback Jayron Hosley played the best game of his young career in the Hokies’ come-from-behind 41-30 victory over N.C. State. The sophomore from Delray Beach, Fla., intercepted three passes, including one in the waning moments …

40. Nike puts Hokies in black

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 2

Tyrod Taylor sporting the Nike Black Uniforms For the first time in more than 100 years, the Virginia Tech Hokies wore black when they suited up in the Nike Pro Combat System of Dress for the Boise State game at FedExField on Labor Day …

41. Eight position records fall in summer testing

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 1

Eight position records fell and eight football players earned Super Iron Hokie status, the top level in the strength and conditioning program, as the staff conducted testing of Tech’s football players in late July. In all, 42 players r…

42. Roanoke artist and Tech grad drawing another Tech print

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 11

"Game Day" Eric Fitzpatrick enjoyed drawing his Virginia Tech “Game Day” print so much that he decided to draw another one. So now “Game Night” is in the works. Fitzpatrick, a 1975 graduate of Tech and a Roanoke artist, became…

43. Blakely and Stewart receive Skelton Awards

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 10

Women’s tennis player Martha Blakely and men’s swimmer Trey Stewart each received the Skelton Award for Academic Excellence in Athletics – the top honor handed out by the Tech athletics department. Candidates must have participate…

44. Delaney declares for NBA Draft

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 9

Delaney declares for NBA Draft Just days after the Hokies’ season ended, Tech guard Malcolm Delaney announced his declaration for the 2010 NBA Draft. The junior from Baltimore will not hire an agent and will be eligible to return to t…

45. Tech honors former player Allen Calloway

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 8

Before the men’s basketball team took the court against then-No. 23 Wake Forest on Feb. 16, the Tech men’s basketball program and the uncle of Allen Calloway presented a check in the amount of $7,021 to the American Cancer Society …

46. Beamer and former Hokies to speak at Breakfast of Champions

Football :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 7

Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer and some former players will be speaking at the Breakfast of Champions on April 24 at 9 a.m. – the morning before the spring game. This event, held in the South End Zone West Club Room, is an annua…

47. Grimm, Williams named All-Americans

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 6

Here are the top five in each of the categories tested in the strength and conditioning program: BENCH PRESS Josh Call (430) Dwight Tucker (410) Jim Brown (410) Telvion Clark (390) Andrew Miller (390) F…

48. Nine earn All-ACC honors

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 5

Matt Waldron and Brent Bowden Nine Virginia Tech football players received All-ACC recognition in voting conducted by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association, the media group for the ACC that selects the all-conference teams. The gr…

49. Hokies All-Access an easy way for additional Tech coverage

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 4

Click here to visit Hokies All-Access A year ago, many Tech fans enjoyed the offerings of ACC Select, a broadband network service that allowed fans to catch ACC events over the Internet. This year, though, that service started prov…

50. Robinson's race to aid others

Track & Field :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 3

Wayne Robinson helped the Hokies on the court and continues to help the school off it. Age may have robbed him of his quickness, but almost 30 years after graduating from Virginia Tech as one of the best basketball players in school h…

51. Six to be inducted into the Tech Sports Hall of Fame

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 2

Six to be inducted into the Tech Sports Hall of Fame A former head coach and former student-athletes from five different sports make up the 2009 class selected for the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame. The six inductees include: …

52. News & Notes

Football :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 1

Tech to meet Boise State at FedEx Field Virginia Tech’s 2010 football schedule incurred some changes recently, as the Hokies took advantage of another opportunity to play at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Tech will be playing Bois…

53. Hall of Famer passes away

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 11

Howie Wright Howard Irving Wright, better known among Hokie Nation as “Howie,” passed away on June 5 at the age of 77 in Houston. Wright was a three-sport standout at Tech in the early 1950s. He served as the co-captain of th…

54. Athletics department holds All-Sports Banquet

General Release :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 10

The Virginia Tech athletics department held its annual All-Sports Banquet on May 4 at the Squires Student Center and recognized student-athletes who excelled both on and off the field this past academic year. The department recognized…

55. Three Tech student-athletes receive postgraduate scholarships from ACC

Football :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 9

Three Tech student-athletes receive postgraduate scholarships from ACC Three Virginia Tech student-athletes were one of 42 ACC student-athletes to be named recipients of postgraduate scholarships, as announced by the league in early Mar…

56. 2009 football schedule filled with exciting match-ups

Football :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 8

In mid-February, the ACC finally released the football schedules for each team for the upcoming season, and the Hokies’ slate features attractive non-conference match-ups against Alabama and Nebraska and two Thursday night appearances …

57. Dixon living the life

Football :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 7

Dixon living the life Carlos DixonFormer Tech basketball player Carlos Dixon spent last season playing in Korea. This season, though, he decided to take his talents to South America. Dixon is averaging 12.3 points per game for Quilme…

58. Palmer to headline baseball team's fundraiser

Softball :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 6

Tech baseball’s second annual ‘Baseball Night in Blacksburg’ will take place on Feb. 7 and the featured speaker will be Hall of Fame pitcher and Baltimore Orioles legend Jim Palmer. The event, sponsored by Bull and Bones Brewhaus …

59. Harris named first-team All-ACC; seven others honored

Football :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 5

Orion Martin has gone from walk-on to scholarship player to starter in his four-plus years at Tech. He can add All-ACC player to that list. Martin, a defensive end from Martinsville, Va., was one of eight Hokies to receive All-ACC reco…

60. Hokies picked to finish sixth in ACC preseason poll

Football :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 4

The Virginia Tech men’s basketball team was picked to finish sixth in the ACC in voting by 40 media members at the league’s annual basketball media day held Oct. 26th in Atlanta. All 40 of those media members picked North Carolina to…

61. Tincher honored, getting ready to head to Japan

Softball :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 3

At some point, the awards and accolades may stop rolling in for Angela Tincher. Maybe. The latest one came courtesy of the Tech athletics department. On the same day in which the softball pitcher and her family stood at midfield before…

62. Five selected to Tech Sports Hall of Fame

Track & Field :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 2

Members of the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame selection committee announced that five more former Tech standouts were selected for induction to the Hall of Fame. Those five will be inducted officially at a dinner on the Tech campus on…

63. Taylor, Younger lead way in testing

Football :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 1

As expected, defensive tackle Demetrius Taylor and fullback Kenny Younger paced the football team’s testing in the strength and conditioning program in late July, with Younger earning Excalibur Award honors – the top honor in the str…