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1. Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year

Track & Field :: Martina Schultze :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 11

Martina Schultze | Junior | Uhingen, Germany Very few Tech student-athletes have dominated in their craft the way in which Martina Schultze has dominated in the pole vault the past three years. And this year may have been her be…

2. Men's Track & Field Athlete of the Year

Track & Field :: Grant Pollock :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 11

Grant Pollock | Junior | Richmond, Virginia Distance runner Grant Pollock quietly enjoyed a banner season for the Tech men’s cross country and track and field teams, claiming two gold medals during the academic year in two sep…

3. Schultze finishes third at NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Track & Field :: IHS Extra :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 11

Martina Schultze became an All-American for the sixth time in her career after a bronze medal performance in the pole vault at the NCAA outdoor meet. Martina Schultze’s amazing season ended in style, as she finished in third place in …

4. Six Hokies crowned champions at ACC outdoor track and field championships

Track & Field :: IHS Extra :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 10

The Virginia Tech track and field teams saw six individuals win ACC championships at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships held April 17-19 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Behind three individual champions, the Tech men’s team finishe…

5. Up, up and away

Track & Field :: Track & Field Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 6 Iss. 10

Martina Schultze didn’t try pole vaulting until she was 15 or 16 years old, but five ACC titles and five All-America nods later, the native of Germany has vaulted her way to the top of the list among Tech’s all-time greatest female a…

6. Hokies track down All-America honors

Track & Field :: IHS Extra :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 9

All seven Tech athletes who qualified for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships became All-Americans after their performances Torben Laidig has only been on Tech’s campus a few months, but the Germany native claimed sixth plac…

7. Athleticism runs in the Smith family

Track & Field :: Track & Field Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 6 Iss. 9

Several members of Amanda Smith’s family have enjoyed success in college athletics, and the Tech runner has followed suit, having won an ACC title and earned All-America honors this season There is that famous quotation by B…

8. Tech men and women take fifth at ACC indoor track meet

Track & Field :: ACC Track & Field Championships :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 8

Two men and two women capture individual titles in their respective events Grant Pollock, a junior from Richmond, Va., won his first ACC indoor title by claiming gold in the one-mile race at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships.…

9. News & Notes

Track & Field :: News & Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 8

Hokies land transfer QB Michael Brewer, a quarterback from Lake Travis, Texas, will be transferring to Virginia Tech after spending the previous three years at Texas Tech. He plans to graduate from Texas Tech in May and then t…

10. Despite losing top-end talent, Hokies feel they are on track

Track & Field :: Track & Field Season Preview :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 6 Iss. 6

Dave Cianelli, Tech’s director of track and field and cross country, thinks the men’s track and field team could make another run at an ACC title this season and that back-to-back good recruiting classes have the women’s team much …

11. Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year

Track & Field :: Martina Schultze :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11

Martina Schultze | Sophomore | Uhingen, Germany In many ways, choosing Martina Schultze as the women’s track and field athlete of the year was the easiest task among all of the honorees by this magazine. After all, Schultze domina…

12. Co-Athletes of the Year

Track & Field :: Virginia Tech Athlete's of the Year :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11

One player won a national championship in his final collegiate event. The other accomplished a Tech first, leading the nation in scoring and being named the ACC’s player of the year. Given their unbelievable accomplishments over the c…

13. Tech's top ten of the past year

Track & Field :: 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…

14. Kruzliak wins national championship

Track & Field :: IHS Extra :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11

Behind Tomas Kruzliak’s win in the hammer throw, the Tech men’s track and field team finished in 19th place at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Tomas Kruzliak’s national title in the hammer throw marked Tech’s 14 i…

15. The 2012-13 athletics year ranks as one of the best ever for Tech

Track & Field :: 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…

16. Smirniotopoulos and Dobbs receive prestigious Skelton Award

Track & Field :: IHS Extra: Skelton Awards :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 10

Men’s soccer player Nick Smirniotopoulos and women’s track and field and cross country runner Courtney Dobbs received the Skelton Award for Academic Excellence in Athletics – the highest designation handed out by the Tech athleti…

17. Finding the right note

Track & Field :: Track & Field Spotlight :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 10

Britani Myers came to Tech expecting to pursue ACC championships as a middle distance runner, but she’s giving up her sport and moving to Nashville to pursue a career in music Track athletes tend to do everything fast. It’s simpl…

18. Tech men's track & field team just misses another ACC title

Track & Field :: IHS Extra: ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 10

The men’s team finishes second at the league’s outdoor meet, while the women come in seventh The Virginia Tech men’s track and field team came up just short of winning its fourth straight ACC title, finishing second at the ACC O…

19. Versatility is his specialty

Track & Field :: Track & Field Spotlight :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 9

All-American Jeff Artis-Gray’s ability to be successful in many events has played a large part in helping the Tech men’s track and field program become one of the nation’s best Jeff Artis-Gray can - and has - done it all since arr…

20. On Track

Track & Field :: Track & Field Spotlight :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 8

Under the management of Dave Cianelli, the Tech track and field and cross country programs have thrown, run, jumped and vaulted their ways onto the national scene There are numerous piles of papers sitting on Dave Cianelli’s wooden…

21. Tech goes the distance at ACC indoor meet

Track & Field :: IHS Extra: ACC track & field championships :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 8

Paced by strong performances from the distance runners and the usual steady play of the throwers, the Tech men’s track and field team won the ACC Indoor Championships – and now holds the men’s crown in all three league track and fi…

22. News & Notes

Track & Field :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 8

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…

23. From the Hokie Club

Track & Field :: Hokie Club News :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 8

EMBRACING THE CHALLENGE The Virginia Tech women’s lacrosse squad was fired up for its game against No. 3 North Carolina, and the Hokies gave the Tar Heels everything they wanted before falling 18-11 in Blacksburg. The Hokies are sti…

24. Gearing up for the triple crown

Track & Field :: Track & Field Preview :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 5 Iss. 6

The Tech men’s track team won the ACC outdoor championship last spring and won the cross country titlein the fall, and now is heading into the 2013 track season looking for its third straight conference crown More than 20 years ago,…

25. Women's Track Athlete of the Year

Track & Field :: Yvonne Amegashie :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 11

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26. Co-Athletes of the Year

Track & Field :: Virginia Tech Athletes of the Year :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 11

Marcel Lomnicky | Senior | Nitra, Slovakia The Virginia Tech track and field program has an established tradition in the throwing events, and Marcel Lomnicky and Alexander Ziegler simply continued it this past season. Lomnicky, a se…

27. Tech's Top 10 of the Past Year

Track & Field :: 2011-2012 Edition :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 11

Here are the top 10 moments of the 2011-12 school year as compiled by the magazine staff, with help from several in the athletics communications office: 1. Thomas rallies Tech past Miami In a football game that featured 73 points a…

28. Tech men's track and field team finishes fifth at NCAA Championships

Track & Field :: Track & Field Extra :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 11

The Virginia Tech men’s track and field team is a top-10 program. The numbers simply don’t lie. Bolstered by a national championship in the hammer throw by Alexander Ziegler, the Hokies finished in fifth place at the NCAA Outdoor …

29. Throwing away all reservations

Track & Field :: Men's Track Spotlight :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 11

Alexander Ziegler wasn’t sure what he wanted to do with his life after finishing high school in Germany, but eventually decided to come to Virginia Tech and the results have been golden Unlike a lot of the bigger cities in Germany, …

30. Hokie Club

Track & Field :: Hokie Club News :: Brian Thornburg :: Vol. 4 Iss. 11

Setting the bar high Ronnie Black owns the school record in the high jump and finished ninth at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships held in early June in Des Moines, Iowa. The student-athlete experience “In all ou…

31. Tech men's track and field team claim first ACC outdoor crown; women finish tied for fourth

Track & Field :: ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 10

Last year, the Virginia Tech men’s track and field team ended Florida State’s dominance of the league’s indoor meet, capturing the title at the ACC Indoor Championships held in Blacksburg. This year, the members of that team dec…

32. Lomnicky claims second national title of career at NCAA indoor meet

Track & Field :: NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 9

Hasheem Halim, Alexander Ziegler, and Marcel Lomnicky were all All-Americans It may come as a surprise to many people, but Virginia Tech’s Marcel Lomnicky really doesn’t like the weight throw event. In fact, he rarely practiced for …

33. Running into history

Track & Field :: Track & Field Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 4 Iss. 9

Keith Ricks recently became the fastest track athlete ever at Tech and has his sights set on higher goals – while hoping to end a friendly family debate in the process For the past 90 years, whoever has held the world record in the …

34. Tech men's track and field squad just misses on another ACC crown

Track & Field :: ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 8

The Virginia Tech men’s track and field team came up just a little short of defending its ACC crown, as Florida State edged out the Hokies at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships held at the Reggie Lewis Track Center in Bosto…

35. Architect Major Builds Strong Track Career

Track & Field :: Track & Field Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 4 Iss. 8

Hasheem Halim came to Tech because of the architecture program, but he also walked on to the track and field team and has constructed himself into an All-American Tech fans certainly know a lot about the exploits of the Hokies’ 2011…

36. Tech men's track and field team with high expectations, while the women's team will feature a lot of youthful faces

Track & Field :: Track & Field Preview :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 4 Iss. 6

Like a pendulum swinging back and forth in a grandfather clock, Virginia Tech’s men’s and women’s track and field teams have been alternating successes since the programs joined the ACC. Four years ago, the women defended both of …

37. Two Hokies - one current, one former - compete at World Championships

Track & Field :: Track Spotlight :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 2

Track and field standout Marcel Lomnicky and former Olympian Queen Harrison both competed at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships held Aug. 27-Sept. 4 in Daegu, South Korea. Lomnicky, a 2009 national champion in the hammer throw…

38. Virginia Tech Athletics Department Athletes of the Year

Track & Field :: Athletes of the Year :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 11

Dorotea Habazin Senior • Throws Zagreb, Croatia After coming up just short in her attempt to win a national championship last year, Dorotea Habazin made sure to take advantage of her final opportunity. Habazin concluded her incre…

39. Ziegler and Habazin claim national titles at NCAA Championships

Track & Field :: NCAA Championships :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 11

Alexander Ziegler and Dorotea Habazin became the fourth and fifth student-athletes at Virginia Tech to win national championships after both won their individual hammer throw events at the NCAA Championships held in Des Moines, Iowa, on …

40. Hammer Time - Marcel Lomnicky started his athletics career as a figure skater, but he has become one of the nation's best in the hammer throw

Track & Field :: Track Spotlight :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 11

These days, many parents are the most delusional creatures on earth. They gaze at their children with fondness, refusing to see the flaws, or denying that those flaws will morph into something worse. But Viera Lomnicka certainly isn’t…

41. Tech men's track and field team claims second at ACC meet

Track & Field :: ACC Championship :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 10

Marcel Lomnicky continued his dominance in the hammer throw, claiming his third ACC title in the event with a record toss of 248 feet, 10 inches. The Virginia Tech men’s track and field team claimed the ACC’s indoor crown back in Fe…

42. Men's track and field team claims 15th at NCAA indoor track and field meet

Track & Field :: Track & Field Extra :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 9

Yavgeniy Olhovsky and Alexander Ziegler earned All-America honors in their respective events. Olhovsky became a seven-time All-American in the pole vault, and Ziegler earned his second All-America honor in the weight throw. The Virginia…

43. EYEING MORE MEDALS - He's an ACC champion and an All-American, but Tech runner Michael Hammond is setting his sights on a national championship

Track & Field :: Track Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 3 Iss. 9

In the history of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the league’s mile event at the indoor championships had been raced 49 times before a Virginia Tech runner crossed the finish line first. In the last three, a Hokie has captured the cro…

44. TECH MEN TAKE ACC TRACK AND FIELD CROWN - The Hokies' depth shows as they end Florida State's dominance

Track & Field :: Track & Field Extra :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 8

Alexander Ziegler (middle, with the maroon jacket), Marcel Lomnicky (right) and Denis Mahmic (left) celebrated with throws coach Greg Jack after the Hokies took the top three spots in the weight throw event at the ACC Indoor Championship…

45. VAULTING TO THE TOP - Thanks to a great relationship with her father (and coach), Kelly Phillips has become one of the best pole vaulters in school history

Track & Field :: Track & Field Spotlight :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 8

Pole vaulting coach Bob Phillips and his daughter, current pole vaulter Kelly. Bob Phillips desperately wanted his only child to become a pole vaulter as soon as his wife, Katherine, gave birth to a healthy girl. And if more evidence i…

46. Track and field teams in good shape to continue recent successes

Track & Field :: Track & Field Preview :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 3 Iss. 6

Alexander Ziegler finished third at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships in the weight throw and will be a contender again this season. The last time the Virginia Tech men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams competed together,…

47. Athlete of the Year - Queen Harrison

Track & Field :: 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…

48. Harrison hurdles her way into history

Track & Field :: NCAA Track & Field Recap :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 11

Queen Harrison Queen Harrison reserved a portion of July for a cruise with her family as part of a family reunion. She’s certainly earned a vacation. Harrison made history in her final track and field meet as a Virginia Tech student…

49. A long throw from home - A roundtable discussion with the foreign throwers of the Virginia Tech men's track and field program

Track & Field :: Track & Field Spotlight :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 10

Pictured from left to right: Alexander Ziegler, Denis Mahmic, Marcel Lomnicky, Igor Misljenovic, Matej Muza, Matthias Treff The Virginia Tech track and field program has gained much notoriety thanks to the successes of women’s hurdler…

50. OVERPOWERING THE COMPETITION - An Olympian, an All-American and a national champion, Queen Harrison has hurdled all obstacles to establish a reign of track and field dominance

Track & Field :: Track & Field Spotlight :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 9

Queen Harrison Lawrence Johnson sits in the head coach’s chair these days as the overseer of Clemson’s track and field program, but he never forgets the career stops that got him to this point, including a four-year stint in Blacksb…

51. THIRD IS THE SPOT FOR TECH - Both the Tech men and women finish in third at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships

Track & Field :: Track & Field Championship :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 8

Hunter Hall captured his first ACC championship when he won the pole vault title by vaulting a career-best 17 feet, 8.5 inches. As the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships neared a conclusion, one could practically see Dave Cianelli…

52. Men's track and field begins season with most balanced team in years - Women's squad has talent to surprise at the national level

Track & Field :: Track & Field Preview :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 6

Defending hammer throw national champion Marcel Lomnicky will lead a group of men’s throwers that ranks among the best in the nation. Two short years ago, the Virginia Tech women’s track and field team was beginning the 2008 seaso…

53. 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…

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

Track & Field :: 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: …

55. Marcel Lomnicky is Virginia Tech's Athlete of the Year

Track & Field :: 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…

56. Track and field caps Tech's athletics year with seven All-America performances

Track & Field :: Track and Field Recap :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 11

Yavgeniy Olhovsky collected All-America honors in the pole vault for the fourth time in his career at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, aiding in the men’s team’s 16th-place finish. Because the track and field season lasts so long, …

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

Track & Field :: 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 …

58. 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. …

59. Taking it in Stride - A Family-Friendly Affair

Track & Field :: Track & Field Spotlight :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 9

Natalie Sherbak Rebecca Motley remembers the evenings vividly. Usually spent from a day of working and facing a lengthy list of chores at home that simply demand a mother’s full attention, she remembers hopping in her cold car nonethe…

60. Tech men run and vault their way to second at ACC indoor meet; injuries prevent three-peat for women's squad

Track & Field :: 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…

61. Tech student-athletes remain active in local communities

Track & Field :: 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…

62. New Year's Resolutions

Track & Field :: 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…

63. On your marks... get set... go!

Track & Field :: Track and Field Preview :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 6

Dave Cianelli begins his eighth year at the helm of the track and field program at Virginia Tech, having acheived unprecedented success since arriving in 2001. With a new track season underway, the men’s team aims to become more bal…

64. Young Tech grapplers off to promising start

Track & Field :: 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…

65. Five more inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame

Track & Field :: Hall of Fame :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 5

Dr. James Robertson Dr. James I. Robertson is a well-respected history professor, an authority on the Civil War, and in all, a rather shrewd gentleman. He also displays a keen fondness for telling jokes during his public speaking enga…

66. Catching up with Tech's Olympic Queen

Track & Field :: Queen Harrison Q&A :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 2

By now, the odds are you’ve read or heard Queen Harrison’s story over the past couple of months. You probably know about how she pulled out of the NCAA Championships with a hamstring injury before improbably placing second in the 400…

67. 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…

68. Tech AD provides answers on a wide array of topics

Track & Field :: 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…