Search Results
(45 Results)
1. Women's Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Year
Swimming & Diving :: Kaylea Arnett :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 11
Kaylea Arnett | Junior | Spring Hill, Texas Naming an athlete of the year for women’s swimming and diving may have been the easiest of chores. Of course, a young woman who earns three All-America honors tends to make things ea…
2. Men's Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Year
Swimming & Diving :: Ryan Hawkins :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 11
Ryan Hawkins | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina As he prepares to dive into the next phase of his life, Ryan Hawkins can derive plenty of satisfaction in looking at the Virginia Tech record books, seeing his name plastered e…
3. Tech swimming and diving teams close season in style
Swimming & Diving :: IHS Extra :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 9
The men’s team finished in the top 20 for the third straight season at the NCAA Championship, while the women’s team recorded a top-25 finish for the third straight year T.J. Shinholser (left) and Ryan Hawkins claimed All-America ho…
4. News & Notes
Swimming & Diving :: News & Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 9
Swimmers collect hardware from ACC The Virginia Tech swimming and diving teams had a great season, and the league’s head coaches certainly took notice. Tech swimming coach Ned Skinner and diving coach Ron Piemonte received the ACC …
5. Taking the plunge
Swimming & Diving :: Diving Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 6 Iss. 8
Kaylea Arnett is the most decorated diver in school history, but this self-proclaimed free spirit has a wide array of outside interests – and she isn’t afraid to pursue any of them Just a junior, Virginia Tech’s Kaylea Arnett …
6. Tech men win fight to the finish
Swimming & Diving :: IHS Extra :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 8
Getting solid performances up and down its lineup, the Tech men’s swimming and diving team held on over NC State to claim its first ACC championship and the program’s first since 2000 Tech’s swimmers, divers and coaches jumped int…
7. Designing a storybook career
Swimming & Diving :: Diving Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 6 Iss. 5
…
8. Taking the Next Step
Swimming & Diving :: Swimming & Diving Season Preview :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 6 Iss. 3
The Tech men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams finished second at the ACC Championships a year ago and have their sights set on bigger goals for the 2013-14 season Emmett Dignan’s ability in the breaststroke helped the men…
9. Women' Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Year
Swimming & Diving :: Heather Savage :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11
Heather Savage | Senior | Canandaigua, N.Y. Of all the selections for individual athletes of the year, the choice for women’s swimming and diving may have been the easiest. After all, Heather Savage enjoyed yet another sensationa…
10. Men's Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Year
Swimming & Diving :: Ryan Hawkins :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11
Ryan Hawkins | Junior | Charlotte, N.C. Ryan Hawkins and Logan Shinholser headlined a strong Tech diving program this past season, but Hawkins got the nod as Inside Hokie Sports’ men’s swimming and diving athlete of the year bec…
11. Tech's top ten of the past year
Swimming & Diving :: 2012-13 Edition :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11
Here are the top 10 moments of the 2012-13 academic year as compiled by the magazine staff, with help from several in the athletics communications office: 1. Ziegler, Kruzliak claim national titles Alexander Ziegler and Tomas Kruzli…
12. The 2012-13 athletics year ranks as one of the best ever for Tech
Swimming & Diving :: From the Editor's Desk :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11
The NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships marked the end of the 2012-13 sports year for Virginia Tech athletics, and it rounded out arguably the greatest athletics year in the history of the university. That may seem like…
13. Tech men' and women's swimming and diving teams record top-25 finishes at the NCAA Championships
Swimming & Diving :: IHS Extra: NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 9
Ryan Hawkins scored points in all three diving events for the Hokies at the NCAA Championships. Ryan Hawkins earned two All-America honors and led the Virginia Tech men’s swimming and diving team to a top-20 finish at the NCAA Men’s…
14. Hokies again make splash at ACC Championships
Swimming & Diving :: IHS Extra: ACC Swimming & Diving Championships :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 8
The Tech men’s swimming and diving team finished second for the second straight year, while thewomen’s team was second as well – its best performance ever at the league’s meet The Virginia Tech swimming and diving programs con…
15. Taking the plunge
Swimming & Diving :: Swimming Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 5 Iss. 6
After spending two years at Indiana, where she didn’t finding diving a lot of fun, Logan Kline made a life-altering decision to transfer to Virginia Tech, where a top-notch facility and a terrific coach have helped her earn two All-Ame…
16. Roundabout Path to Gold
Swimming & Diving :: Swimming Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 5 Iss. 5
Tech swimmer Heather Savage grew up in New York, went to Clemson and nearly transferred to Maryland before coming to Blacksburg and winning a gold medal as a Hokie It was a remarkable year for Heather Savage. Her junior season came …
17. Talent pool deep for Tech Swimming and Diving programs
Swimming & Diving :: Swimming and Diving Preview :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 5 Iss. 3
Both the men’s and women’s teams return a lot of key contributors off squads that finished 18th at the NCAA meet last spring Zach McGinnis, Greg Mahon, Logan Shinholser, Ryan Hawkins, Sabrina Benson, Kaylea Arnett, Kelli Stockton, H…
18. Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Year
Swimming & Diving :: Logan Shinholser and Heather Savage :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 11
Logan Shinholser | Junior | Burtonsville, Md. Logan Shinholser got consideration for Inside Hokie Sports’ athlete of the year and deservedly so following a campaign that was as good as any diver in the country. Shinholser, last …
19. Five receive All-America nods at NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
Swimming & Diving :: NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 9
Logan Shinholser earned All-America honors in all three diving events at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships Logan Shinholser’s collegiate season ended without a national title, but the junior from Burtonsville, Md., won just a…
20. Tech men's swimming and diving team finishes program-best second at ACC's; women claim fourth
Swimming & Diving :: ACC Swimming & Diving Championships :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 8
The Virginia Tech swimming and diving teams certainly felt at home at the ACC Championships, using the home pool advantage at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center to finish near the top of the league’s marquee event. Led by a strong pe…
21. Making a Splash
Swimming & Diving :: Swimming & Diving Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 4 Iss. 8
Tech’s Logan Shinholser hardly creates a ripple when he dives, but he’s making a big splash with his accomplishments in Tech’s swimming and diving program The 2012 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships, held at the Christiansbur…
22. Relay team out of the blocks
Swimming & Diving :: Swimming & Diving Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 4 Iss. 6
The Tech 400 medley relay men’s team anchors the men’s ACC hopes and talks about the keys to their success The success of any relay team is determined by its synergy – the ability of the individuals on the team to be more producti…
23. Hokie Club News
Swimming & Diving :: Hokie Club :: Brian Thornburg :: Vol. 4 Iss. 6
H2Okie Freestyler Laura Simon, a 2011 Skelton Award for Academic Excellence honoree, and the rest of the Virginia Tech swimming and diving program will welcome the ACC to the Christiansburg Aquatic Center next month for the conferen…
24. Back together again
Swimming & Diving :: Swimming Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 4 Iss. 5
Swimming the backstroke is a tradition in the Higgins family, and siblings Collin, Caroline and Charlie are enjoying that and each other at Virginia Tech Sally Higgins thought she was done. Her youngest son, Collin, had just graduated f…
25. The H2okies excited about 2011-12 season, as Tech gears up to bring ACC Championships to the CAC
Swimming & Diving :: Swimming & Diving Preview :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 4 Iss. 3
It’s just the gift that keeps on giving. The Christiansburg Aquatic Center (CAC) – home of the Virginia Tech men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams – opened last year to huge fan fair, but what has happened since has…
26. Five Tech divers qualify for U.S. Olympic Trials
Swimming & Diving :: Swimming and Diving Spotlight :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 2
From top left: Kelli Stockon, Kaylea Arnett, Logan Kline Bottom, from left: Ryan Hawkins, Logan Shinholser Five Virginia Tech divers have qualified for the Olympic Trials held next June in Seattle with the hope of making the U.S. Olymp…
27. TALKIN' DIVING WITH LOGAN SHINHOLSER
Swimming & Diving :: Diving Extra :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 9
Logan Shinholser became Tech’s first All-American diver after finishing eighth in the platform event at the NCAA Championships in Minneapolis, Minn., on March 26. The sophomore from Burtonsville, Md., won the platform and 1-meter tit…
28. Through the pain - Sarah Milton has overcome serious obstacles along the way to becoming one of Virginia Tech's most successful divers
Swimming & Diving :: Swimming and Diving Spotlight :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 3 Iss. 5
@font-face {"Calibri"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;"Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } It was an early morning in May of 2009. Sarah Milton remem…
29. H2Okies add top recruit with Christiansburg Aquatic Center
Swimming & Diving :: Swimming and Diving Preview :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 3 Iss. 3
@font-face { }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } New swimming and diving facility to aid Tech's chances in upcoming season Usually whe…
30. Athlete of the Year - Queen Harrison
Swimming & Diving :: Sport-by-sport Athletes of the year :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 11
QUEEN HARRISON - Overall Athlete of the Year Senior, Hurdler, Women's Track and Field, Richmond, Virginia Queen Harrison For all her crowning glory during her first three years at Virginia Tech – from school records to ACC champio…
31. Hung(a)ry for more - A move to America, and specifically Virginia Tech, has renewed Erika Hajnal's passion for swimming and turned her into one of the ACC's best
Swimming & Diving :: Swimming Spotlight :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 8
Erika Hajnal Not even two years into her swimming career at Virginia Tech, sophomore Erika Hajnal is well on her way to becoming one of the all-time Hokie greats. After an honorable mention All-America performance as a freshman and a ha…
32. Degree of Difficulty - Mikey McDonald
Swimming & Diving :: Diving Spotlight :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 5
Mikey McDonald will finish his career as the best diver in Tech history, but it may have never happened without a coincidental convergence with a coach from his past. The first thing you notice about Mikey McDonald when he walks into …
33. FRESH WATER - With new swimsuit regulations and a pool of young contributors, the H2Okies approach the upcoming season with optimism
Swimming & Diving :: Swimming and Diving Preview :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 3
Erika Hajnal was an honorable mention All-American as a freshman in the 1,650 freestyle, and returns to headline the Tech women's team this season. Those who have paid any attention at all to the sports world over the past few years a…
34. Six to be inducted into the Tech Sports Hall of Fame
Swimming & Diving :: 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: …
35. Marcel Lomnicky is Virginia Tech's Athlete of the Year
Swimming & Diving :: Athlete of the Year :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 11
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR - Marcel Lomnicky (men's track and field) Nitra, Slovakia Freshman - Thrower Marcel Lomnicky has recorded a career’s worth of accomplishments in less than six months. The freshman from Slovakia enrolle…
36. With H2Okies at NCAA Championships, one era begins as another ends
Swimming & Diving :: NCAA Swimming :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 9
The last two weekends of March marked the end of the swimming and diving season for Virginia Tech, with the women competing March 19-21 and the men hitting the pool March 26-28, both on the campus of Texas A&M in College Station, Tex…
37. Men's swimming and diving places fifth at ACC Championships
Swimming & Diving :: 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…
38. Touching the wall
Swimming & Diving :: Swimming Spotlight :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 8
Sara Smith Have you ever been stricken with mononucleosis? If so, think back to that dreadful time and how terrible you felt. If not, imagine the worst case of strep throat that you can dream of. Imagine your throat and neck gla…
39. Tech men run and vault their way to second at ACC indoor meet; injuries prevent three-peat for women's squad
Swimming & Diving :: Track & Field :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 8
Adam Witt aided Tech’s cause by easily winning the 800-meter run. Walking out of Rector Field House following the 2009 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships, Dave Cianelli could have felt disappointment over the performance of Te…
40. Tech student-athletes remain active in local communities
Swimming & Diving :: Student Life :: :: Vol. 1 Iss. 7
This past fall, members of the men’s basketball team read to children at local elementary schools. Practice, class, rehabilitating injuries, film review, training room, study hall and tutoring sessions – it’s all in a day’s wo…
41. New Year's Resolutions
Swimming & Diving :: New Years Resolution :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 6
My New Year’s Resolution is … To have my best year ever academically and baseball-wise. Also, to win the ACC Championship. - Rhett Ballard, Baseball To learn how to dance. - Martha Blakely, Women’s Tennis To become an a…
42. Tech men, Fanning have huge day at ACC Cross Country Championships
Swimming & Diving :: 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 …
43. H2Okies look to capitalize on swimming's popularity with successful '08-09 campaign
Swimming & Diving :: Swimming & Diving Preview :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 3
Mikey McDonald Not too long ago, the 2008 Olympics were fresh in Americans’ minds and the sport of swimming was arguably more popular than ever, mostly thanks to Michael Phelps’ history-making performances and many of the other gr…
44. POOLING THEIR RESOURCES - Tech and Christiansburg partner up to build an aquatics center that helps both sides and should move the Hokies' already strong swimming and diving program up the national rankings
Swimming & Diving :: Swimming & Diving Feature :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 2
Ned Skinner remembers the first time he walked into venerable War Memorial Gymnasium on the Virginia Tech campus and took a glimpse at the swimming and diving facility. A 34-year-old head coach at the time, he quickly surmised that thi…
45. Tech AD provides answers on a wide array of topics
Swimming & Diving :: Jim Weaver Q&A :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 1
Virginia Tech is entering its fifth season in the ACC and there is a lot of going on within the athletics program. We sat down with Jim Weaver, director of athletics, as part of our annual Q&A to get his thoughts on a wide range of topic…
hokieshop.com | hokietickets.com | hokieTV.com | Inside Hokie Sports
Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | hokipoki@vt.edu © 2008, hokiesports.com
