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1. Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year

Cross Country :: Sarah Rapp :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 11

Sarah Rapp | Junior | Raleigh, North Carolina Sarah Rapp came within 10 seconds of being just the fourth Tech women’s All-American in the sport of cross country and the first since 2008. Yet that shouldn’t diminish what turn…

2. Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Year

Cross Country :: Thomas Curtin :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 11

Thomas Curtin | Junior | Leesburg, Virginia Thomas Curtin got off to a bit of a slow start to the cross country season. In fact, he missed four of the first five races of the season heading into the ACC Cross Country Championshi…

3. News & Notes

Cross Country :: 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…

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. Making a run for It

Cross Country :: Cross Country Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 6 Iss. 4

Sarah Rapp struggled last year when the ACC Cross Country Championships were held on the Hokies’ home course, but after a 13th-place finish this year, she is almost back on pace for a return to the podium – a place she visited often …

6. News & Notes

Cross Country :: 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…

7. Twins stick together

Cross Country :: Cross Country Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 6 Iss. 3

Leoule Degfae spent a year at Tennessee, but transferred to Blacksburg four years ago to be with his twin brother, Tihut, and now the two hope to be double trouble to opponents of Tech’s track and field and cross country teams in their…

8. Tech men's cross country team ready for another run at ACC title

Cross Country :: Cross Country Season Preview :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 6 Iss. 1

Redshirt years should prove beneficial for 2013 women’s squad The 2012 men’s cross country team won the program’s first ACC championship, and the Hokies have several veterans returning to make a run at the 2013 crown. The t…

9. Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year

Cross Country :: Sarah Rapp :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11

Sarah Rapp | Sophomore | Raleigh, N.C. Sarah Rapp continued her steady improvement as a cross country runner this season, finishing in the top 10 on two occasions and earning all-region honors after a solid performance at the regio…

10. Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year

Cross Country :: Sarah Rapp :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11

11. Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Year

Cross Country :: Will Mulherin :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11

Will Mulherin | Senior | Yorktown, Va. Will Mulherin was named the Inside Hokie Sports’ men’s cross country athlete of the year a year ago, and this season, he enjoyed arguably the best season ever by a Tech men’s cross countr…

12. Tech's top ten of the past year

Cross Country :: 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…

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

Cross Country :: 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…

14. Smirniotopoulos and Dobbs receive prestigious Skelton Award

Cross Country :: 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…

15. News & Notes

Cross Country :: 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…

16. Tech men's cross country team wraps up great season with appearance at NCAA's

Cross Country :: NCAA Cross Country Championships :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 5

The Virginia Tech men’s cross country team made it to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1987, and the Hokies finished in 22nd place at the event held at E.P. ‘Tom’ Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Ky., on Nov.…

17. 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…

18. 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…

19. Breaking from the pack

Cross Country :: :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 5 Iss. 1

The Virginia Tech men’s cross country team returns its entire squad, and the Hokies hope to sprint to an ACC championship Jason Cusack A pair of All-Atlantic Coast Conference and All-South Regional performers in redshirt seniors Will…

20. Baseball Athlete of the Year

Cross Country :: Clark Labitan :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 11

Clark Labitan | Junior | San Diego, Calif. Rebounding from an injury that sidelined him for almost two full seasons, Clark Labitan was Virginia Tech’s most reliable reliever out of the bullpen – a quality asset for the Hokies i…

21. Cross Country Athletes of the Year

Cross Country :: Will Mulherin and Madalyn Nuckols :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 11

Will Mulherin | r-Junior | Yorktown, Va. After taking a redshirt season last year, Will Mulherin returned to the cross country team and turned in the most impressive season for a Hokie male in more than two decades. Mulherin did not …

22. Mulherin, Hammond pace Tech in fourth-place finish at ACCs

Cross Country :: Cross Country Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 4 Iss. 4

At the 2011 ACC Cross Country Championships in late October, the Virginia Tech men placed tied for fourth with Duke, their second-highest finish since joining the ACC in 2004. Only the 2008 squad recorded a better finish, coming in third…

23. Cross country squads optimistic about opportunities in 2011

Cross Country :: :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 4 Iss. 1

The Virginia Tech women’s cross country team has been there just once – five years ago – while the men’s team hasn’t advanced to the NCAA Cross Country Championships in more than two decades. Yet those are achievable goals fo…

24. Q&A: A look at the upcoming cross country season with head coach Ben Thomas

Cross Country :: Cross Country Preview :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 3 Iss. 1

Junior Will Mulherin has had an award-winning career on the track and is hoping to add a cross country title to his resume this season. The Virginia Tech men’s and women’s cross country teams don’t open their seasons until Sept. 3…

25. Athlete of the Year - Queen Harrison

Cross Country :: 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…

26. Mulherin and Cornwall post all-conference efforts at ACC championships

Cross Country :: Cross Country Recap :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 4

Sophomore Will Mulherin placed seventh at the ACC Championships to lead the Hokies and to earn the first all-conference honor of his cross country career. It wasn’t quite the finish he was hoping for, but sometimes, that’s the roll …

27. Volleyball squad off to best start in program history

Cross Country :: 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…

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

Cross Country :: 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: …

29. Your Attention, Please - With the women's cross country team set for a rebuilding year, the men's team aims to make headlines

Cross Country :: Cross Country Preview :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 1

Senior Devin Cornwall is expected to lead the pack again in 2009.It’s not often that a team can make program history and go largely unnoticed for it, but that’s what happened to the Virginia Tech men’s cross country team last seaso…

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

Cross Country :: 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…

31. Tech student-athletes remain active in local communities

Cross Country :: 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…

32. New Year's Resolutions

Cross Country :: 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…

33. One of the best: Tasmin Fanning's impressive month places her among elite company

Cross Country :: Cross Country :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 5

Tasmin Fanning is one of the greatest athletes in Virginia Tech history. If that sounds like a bold statement, then you’re probably not sure who she is. And even if you are, then you’re not giving the Tech runner her due cre…

34. Tech men, Fanning have huge day at ACC Cross Country Championships

Cross Country :: 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 …

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

Cross Country :: 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…

36. Volleyball and soccer ring in new year with wins

Cross Country :: 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…

37. Making a Difference for Muscular Dystrophy

Cross Country :: Cross Country Feature :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 2

Brother’s condition has helped shape Tech runner as a person and an athlete Liam Cornwall (left) with brother Devin (right) Liam Cornwall’s wheelchair isn’t just a simple wheelchair. Nope, it’s the Cadillac of wheelchairs,…

38. Well-traveled LaPenna leads the way as cross country teams prepare for a return to the trails

Cross Country :: Cross Country Preview :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 1

Go ahead and look up Estes Park, Colo., on Google Maps. Don’t be alarmed when a large, green blob appears on your screen, though. That’s not an error – that’s the Rocky Mountain National Park. Now click on the ‘satellite…

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

Cross Country :: 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…