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1. Athlete of the Year

Wrestling :: Virginia Tech's Athlete of the Year :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 11

Devin Carter | R-Junior | Christiansburg, Virginia On Dec. 6, in a match against Virginia’s Joe Spisak at the Las Vegas Invitational, Devin Carter felt pain in his hamstring and knew the injury was serious. Sure enough, he needed s…

2. Going out in style

Wrestling :: Wrestling Spotlight :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 9

Chris Penny’s career at Tech got off to a slow start, but he closed it in grand fashion, winning an ACC wrestling championship and earning All-America honors in the span of a few weeks The life of a college student can be describ…

3. Carter finishes second at NCAAs

Wrestling :: IHS Extra :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 9

Devin Carter became the first Tech wrestler to make it to a championship match at the NCAA Wrestling Championships, and behind his performance, the Hokies finished in the top 10 of the team standings for the second straight year Devin …

4. News & Notes

Wrestling :: 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. Tech wrestles ACC title away from the field - again

Wrestling :: ACC Wrestling Championships :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 8

The Hokies’ wrestling team dominated at the league meet, winning four individual titles and having four others finish in third place Chris Penny has bounced between heavyweight and 197 pounds during his career at Tech, but his unselfi…

6. Women's golf program adds first recruits

Wrestling :: 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…

7. Hokies hope to keep grip on ACC title

Wrestling :: Wrestling Preview :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 4

The Tech wrestling team won its first ACC team championship last season and finished a program-best 10th at the NCAAs, and the return of guys like Devin Carter, Chris Moon and Zach Neibert mean expectations are high again this season Z…

8. Bigger - And Better

Wrestling :: 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 …

9. Wrestling Athlete of the Year

Wrestling :: Pete Yates :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11

Pete Yates | R-Senior | Conyers, Ga. There were many candidates for the magazine’s wrestling athlete of the year, as the Tech wrestling program celebrated its best season in the school’s history. But Pete Yates’ year was a cut…

10. Tech's top ten of the past year

Wrestling :: 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…

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

Wrestling :: 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…

12. Tech wrestling makes history

Wrestling :: IHS Extra: NCAA wrestling championships :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 9

The Hokies recorded a top-10 finish for the first time, while a program-best four earned All-America honors Pete Yates finished fourth in the 165-pound weight class at the NCAA Wrestling Championships and closed his decorated career as …

13. Building on family's success

Wrestling :: Wrestling Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 5 Iss. 8

Nick Brascetta’s two older brothers wrestled in college, but already with two ACC titles, he’s on his way to establishing himself as the family champion In just two years, Nick Brascetta has become a two-time ACC champion, and he cr…

14. Tech claims first ACC wrestling title

Wrestling :: IHS Extra: ACC Wrestling Championships :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 8

The Hokies’ David Marone comes through with a win in the final match to give Tech its first team wrestling crown since 1998 David Marone’s 8-0 victory in the final match of the ACC Championships lifted the Tech wrestling squad to it…

15. Tech Wrestling Recruiting Haul Among the Top in the Nation

Wrestling :: Olympic Sports Recruiting :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 5

The Hokies’ softball and golf programs also sign highly touted recruiting classes Nov. 14 marked the beginning of the fall signing period for several NCAA sports, and several of Tech’s coaches landed high-quality recruiting class…

16. Grappling With High Expectations

Wrestling :: Wrestling Preview :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 4

A lineup that features seven wrestlers with NCAA experience has the Hokies aiming at lofty goals for this upcoming season Pete Yates, a redshirt senior at 165 pounds, finished fifth at the NCAA Championships last year and hopes to posit…

17. Culture Shock

Wrestling :: 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 …

18. Wrestling Athlete of the Year

Wrestling :: Devin Carter :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 11

Devin Carter | Sophomore | Christiansburg, Va. Devin Carter put together a season that could only be described in one word – dominant. Carter went 36-5 at 133 pounds this past season on his way to being named the ACC’s Wrestler o…

19. Tech's Top 10 of the Past Year

Wrestling :: 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…

20. Carter, Yates earn All-America nods, as Tech records highest finish at NCAA Wrestling Championships

Wrestling :: NCAA Wrestling Championships :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 9

Carter and Yates Tech wrestlers Devin Carter and Pete Yates became the second and third All-Americans under head coach Kevin Dresser, as both finished in fifth place in their respective weight classes at the NCAA Wrestling Championships…

21. Wrestling with Adversity

Wrestling :: Wrestling Spotlight :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 9

Devin Carter didn’t let his father’s mid-year health scare stop him from becoming an All-American this season, and it motivates him toward his ultimate goal of being a national champion Devin Carter has participated in a few heart…

22. Pinning Down Success

Wrestling :: Wrestling Extra :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 4 Iss. 5

Born in Germany and raised in Georgia, Pete Yates has made a name for himself as a wrestler in Blacksburg One hundred, sixty-one wins and a loss. Again, 161-1. That was the record of Pete Yates after four years of high school wrestling.…

23. Deeper wrestling lineup has Hokies grappling toward higher goals

Wrestling :: Wrestling Preview :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 4

When Kevin Dresser took over the Virginia Tech wrestling program in April of 2006, the cupboard wasn’t bare. For all intents and purposes, there wasn’t even a cupboard. Tom Brands’ messy departure for Iowa after a two-year stint…

24. THREE TAKE ACC WRESTLINGS TITLES - Jarrod Garnett, Jesse Dong and Devin Carter lead Tech to a second-place finish at the ACC Championships

Wrestling :: Wrestling Extra :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 8

Jarrod Garnett Devin Carter Jesse Dong The Virginia Tech wrestling team saw a bid for its first conference championship come up short, as the Hokies finished behind Maryland and in second place at the ACC Championships held March 5 in…

25. David vs. Goliaths - Tech wrestler David Marone is possibly the lightest heavyweight in the nation

Wrestling :: Wrestling Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 3 Iss. 8

David Marone is unlike any other Virginia Tech wrestler on this year’s squad. While his teammates minimize their intake during the season to maintain their ideal weight for competition, Marone eats as much as he wants when he wants…

26. Late bloomer - Hardly recruited out of high school, Chris Diaz has turned into one of the nation's elite wrestlers

Wrestling :: Wrestling Spotlight :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 3 Iss. 5

"I was always telling Coach Dresser since I first got here that I was going to be his first All-American and his first national champion ... It made me happy that I was able to fulfill one of my goals and actually be the first All-Americ…

27. THE TIME IS NOW - That's the theme as a stacked Virginia Tech wrestling team begins another promising season

Wrestling :: Wrestling Preview :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 3 Iss. 4

Thanks to the Virginia Tech athletics facilities boon, the Hokie football team is enjoying life in their brand new locker room facility that was built adjacent to Jamerson Athletic Center this past summer. But an added bonus to the fac…

28. Athlete of the Year - Queen Harrison

Wrestling :: 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…

29. On the mat with All-American Chris Diaz

Wrestling :: Wrestling Q&A :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 9

Photo courtesy of Mirror Image PhotographyJunior Chris Diaz became Tech's first All-American since 2006 when he placed eighth in the 141-pound bracket at last month's NCAA Championships. Virginia Tech junior Chris Diaz helped the Hokie …

30. Coach in training - Jesse Dong's career in wrestling is just getting started

Wrestling :: Wrestling Spotlight :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 8

Jesse Dong One isn’t likely to walk into Rector Field House and see director of track and field Dave Cianelli hopping over hurdles in a race against Queen Harrison. Likewise, the chances are slim that Frank Beamer is on the football …

31. Saving the best for last - Tech wrestling squad eyeing March success as 2009-10 season begins

Wrestling :: Wrestling Preview :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 4

Virginia Tech Head Coach Kevin Dresser The first phone call was to confirm hotel reservations for mid-March in Omaha, Neb., the site of the 2010 NCAA Wrestling Championships. The second phone call, albeit a not-so-good one, was from a …

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

Wrestling :: 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: …

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

Wrestling :: 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…

34. Tech wrestling puts itself on the NCAA map with eight participants at national championships

Wrestling :: NCAA Wrestling :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 9

Heavyweight David Marone and 141-pounder Chris Diaz (not pictured) each won three matches at the NCAA Championships, just missing out on All-America status. When the Virginia Tech wrestling team bowed out of the NCAA Championships a d…

35. Wrestling's wunderkind

Wrestling :: Wrestling Spotlight :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 8

Jarrod Garnett Eight pounds. No, it’s not the sequel to Will Smith’s latest movie, Seven Pounds. But it is one of the main themes in Jarrod Garnett’s real-life story, one in which a true freshman at Virginia Tech sweeps the wr…

36. 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 …

37. Tech student-athletes remain active in local communities

Wrestling :: 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…

38. 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…

39. New Year's Resolutions

Wrestling :: 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…

40. 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…

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

Wrestling :: 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 …

42. New NCAA qualifying system puts more on the line for Hokie wrestlers in '08-09

Wrestling :: Wrestling Preview :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 4

Matt EpperlyMatt Epperly was the 2008 most outstanding wrestler at the ACC Championships. It’s just a simple chart, a white sheet of paper with some numbers on it that are highlighted with a marker. But that it is taped to an office…

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

Wrestling :: 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…