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1. Volleyball Athlete of the Year

Volleyball :: Victoria Hamsher :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 11

Victoria Hamsher | Senior | Nazareth, Pennsylvania The Virginia Tech volleyball team won 22 games this past season, including 10 in the ACC, and Victoria Hamsher played a major role in that success. Hamsher earned first-team …

2. News & Notes

Volleyball :: 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…

3. Women's golf program adds first recruits

Volleyball :: Olympic Sports Recruiting :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 5

Amanda Hollandsworth was the first commitment to the Tech women’s golf program, and she has enjoyed a storied junior golf career while attending Floyd County [Va.] High School. (Photo courtesy of The Roanoke Times) Virginia Tech he…

4. Paying it forward

Volleyball :: Volleyball Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 6 Iss. 4

Tech volleyball player Sam Gostling is appreciative of the many people who have helped her become a great player and person, and she is paying them back by being a great role model for others Sam Gostling played soccer as a kid, but pic…

5. Bigger - And Better

Volleyball :: IHS Extra: New Video Scoreboards :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 2

Large, new high-definition video scoreboards in both Lane Stadium and Cassell Coliseum should enhance fans’ experiences while generating more revenue from advertising The new high-definition video scoreboard at Lane Stadium is larger …

6. From the Hokie Club

Volleyball :: Hokie Club News :: Brian Thornburg :: Vol. 6 Iss. 2

HOKIES DIG TOURNAMENT WIN Playing in front of the new video scoreboards at Cassell Coliseum, the Virginia Tech volleyball team opened the 2013 season by winning three of four matches and claiming the championship of the Hokie Invita…

7. Mixing youth and experience

Volleyball :: Volleyball Season Preview :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 6 Iss. 1

The Tech volleyball program lost talented stalwarts Cara Baarendse and Jennifer Wiker, but several returning players and some talented freshmen hope to lead the Hokies to success in 2013 Samantha Gostling is one of several veteran playe…

8. Volleyball Athlete of the Year

Volleyball :: Cara Baarendse :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11

Cara Baarendse | Senior | Mason, Ohio For the third straight year, Inside Hokie Sports has named Cara Baarendse as its volleyball athlete of the year. Her consistently good play continues to warrant her as a selection. Baarendse wa…

9. Tech's top ten of the past year

Volleyball :: 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…

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

Volleyball :: 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…

11. News & Notes

Volleyball :: 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…

12. News & Notes

Volleyball :: 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…

13. Digging Deep

Volleyball :: Volleyball Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 5 Iss. 2

Jennifer Wiker is doing everything possible to make sure her final season as a Tech volleyball player ends on a positive note It has been labeled the most-watched event ever in U.S. TV history, according to Nielson Company, a corporat…

14. Culture Shock

Volleyball :: IHS Extra :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 1

Ten Virginia Tech student-athletes traveled to a poverty-stricken part of the Dominican Republic this summer to hone their leadership skills in a different culture It was a sweltering, humid June day in one of the poorest sections of …

15. Hokie Club News

Volleyball :: From the Hokie Club :: Brian Thornburg :: Vol. 5 Iss. 1

Olympic Sports Athletic Performance Center to give Hokies a lift Tech opened a $1 million dollar training center this summer specifically for its Olympic sports. The Student-Athlete Experience Having our new facility has allowed us …

16. Volleyball Athlete of the Year

Volleyball :: Cara Baarendse :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 11

Cara Baarendse | Junior | Mason, Ohio For the second straight year, Cara Baarendse earns the nod as Inside Hokie Sports’ volleyball athlete of the year, and her accomplishments warrant it. Baarendse finished her junior season with …

17. Playing with Power

Volleyball :: Volleyball Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 4 Iss. 3

Cara Baarendse got involved with volleyball because of her older sister, and now the middle blocker is on her way to a record-setting career at Tech For anyone who has brothers or sisters in close proximity in age, the script – rega…

18. Hokies digging deep for repeat NCAA volleyball appearance

Volleyball :: :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 4 Iss. 1

Head coach Chris Riley has nearly everyone back from a team that made history with an NCAA bid and victory In head coach Chris Riley’s first year in Blacksburg, he led a Virginia Tech volleyball team that had won just 13 games in each…

19. DISHING IT OUT - Volleyball star Erin Leaser shares some thoughts on herself and the craft of setting

Volleyball :: Volleyball Spotlight :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 3 Iss. 4

Erin Leaser With a 15-8 record at the start of November, the Virginia Tech volleyball squad once again was turning in a solid season. At the helm of the team is setter Erin Leaser, a junior whom, through the month of October, ranked sec…

20. Right Place at the Right Time - Felicia Willoughby has bounced around the world over the years, but her stay in Blacksburg has resulted in a banner volleyball career

Volleyball :: Volleyball Spotlight :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 3 Iss. 2

Felicia Willoughby Think of yourself as an up-and-coming volleyball star, one who had spent eight years living in the frigid temperatures of Alaska before landing in sun-splashed California for your high school days. Knocking on your do…

21. Stepping it up - Hokies to prepare themselves for the ACC's long haul with tough non-conference slate

Volleyball :: Volleyball Preview :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 3 Iss. 1

Amy Wengrenovich will play a bigger role in her senior season as one of the Hokies’ defensive stoppers. Hot summer day after hot summer day, children of all ages filed into Cassell Coliseum for one of the many camps held by the Virgin…

22. Athlete of the Year - Queen Harrison

Volleyball :: 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…

23. SISTER ACT

Volleyball :: Volleyball Q&A :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 4

Jayme and Jill Gergen Jayme Gergen (right) is in her fifth season as Virginia Tech’s assistant volleyball coach. Jill Gergen (left) is in her senior season and is the Hokies’ starting libero. Which one knows her sister better? We as…

24. A Winning Record - Outside hitter Justine Record is thriving in her sophomore year

Volleyball :: Volleyball Spotlight :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 4

Justine Record has been the Hokies' go-to option on the attack in her sophomore year. At 5-foot-8, she’s just an inch or two taller than most defensive specialists, and just an inch or two shorter than most setters. One might say she …

25. Volleyball squad off to best start in program history

Volleyball :: 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…

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

Volleyball :: 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: …

27. Under the radar? - Tech volleyball exploded onto the scene early last year before falling back to earth, so what's in store for 2009?

Volleyball :: Volleyball Preview :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 1

Felicia Willoughby In mid-July, FOX Sports came to Blacksburg to film “getting-to-know” interviews for ACC All Access, a weekly television series that provides insight into the world of Atlantic Coast Conference sports. Among the …

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

Volleyball :: 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…

29. Tech student-athletes remain active in local communities

Volleyball :: 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…

30. New Year's Resolutions

Volleyball :: 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…

31. Young Tech grapplers off to promising start

Volleyball :: 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…

32. Fall Harvest: A look at Tech's crop of freshly signed recruits

Volleyball :: Fall Recruiting Recaps :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 5

Many people are aware of the NCAA’s early signing period in November because that is when the best high school basketball players in the country formally commit to the school of their choice by signing a national letter-of-intent. But …

33. Leaser, freshmen at the center of volleyball's resurgence

Volleyball :: Volleyball Feature :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 4

Setter Erin Leaser is just one of the seven freshmen who have aided in the Hokies’ improvement this year. Even on the day before Halloween, it still remained to be seen. Had the Virginia Tech volleyball team’s success to that poin…

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

Volleyball :: 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…

35. Volleyball and soccer ring in new year with wins

Volleyball :: 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…

36. New-look volleyball team gets head start on season with summer full of workouts

Volleyball :: Volleyball Preview :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 1

It was a sticky mid-summer afternoon and Taylor Parrish had just spent about 10 minutes in one of the back gyms of Cassell Coliseum discussing the outlook of the 2008 volleyball season. She spoke about how much she and the team had been …

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

Volleyball :: 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…