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1. Men's Golf Athlete of the Year

Golf (M) :: Scott Vincent :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 11

Scott Vincent | Junior | Harare, Zimbabwe Scott Vincent’s name came up numerous times in discussions for the magazine’s overall athlete of the year. For sure, he had that type of year. Vincent won three times this season …

2. News & Notes

Golf (M) :: News & Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 10

Wolff and staff add two more Tech women’s basketball coach Dennis Wolff and his staff signed two prospects to letters-of-intent during the spring signing period, adding 6-foot-3 forward Regan Magarity and 6-3 forward Dominique Pow…

3. Staying on course

Golf (M) :: Men's Golf Spotlight :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 9

Tech golfer Scott Vincent has lived through some turbulent times in his native country of Zimbabwe, but that hasn’t kept him from swinging his way into the school’s record books Scott Vincent has won three times this season and is o…

4. Women's golf program adds first recruits

Golf (M) :: 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…

5. Golf Athlete of the Year

Golf (M) :: Mikey Moyers :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11

Mikey Moyers | Senior | Stanardsville, Va. The Hokies needed a big season from Mikey Moyers to continue their streak of NCAA regionals, and they got it, as Moyers closed his career strongly, recording four top-five finishes this pas…

6. Tech's top ten of the past year

Golf (M) :: 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…

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

Golf (M) :: 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…

8. Going for it

Golf (M) :: Golf Season Preview :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 8

After making the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships a year ago, the Hokies have nearly all of their roster back and high expectations for the upcoming season Mikey Moyers is the Hokies’ lone senior and will be counted on to lead this te…

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

Golf (M) :: 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…

10. News & Notes

Golf (M) :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 4

McCray to move to tight end Zack McCray, a highly touted recruit out of the 2010 football recruiting class, agreed to a position change shortly after the Hokies’ loss to Miami in Florida. The 6-foot-5, 256-pound redshirt sophomore, wi…

11. Golf Athlete of the Year

Golf (M) :: Trevor Cone :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 11

Trevor Cone | Freshman | Concord, N.C. There may not be a more competitive sport in the ACC than golf, but Tech freshman Trevor Cone showed absolutely no fear of taking on the big boys. In his first season in Blacksburg, Cone record…

12. Tech's Top 10 of the Past Year

Golf (M) :: 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…

13. Hokies advance to NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship, finish 24th overall

Golf (M) :: Golf Extra :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 11

Scott Vincent leads the way for Tech Jay Hardwick’s young Virginia Tech golf team didn’t finish as well as it wanted after making the program’s first NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship appearance in a decade. But it certa…

14. Handicapping the Spring

Golf (M) :: Golf Preview :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 8

Mikey Moyers played well over the summer and fall, and he will be counted on to be one of the Hokies’ top players this spring. The 2012 Tech golf squad features two freshmen and a sophomore in the starting lineup, but head coach…

15. TEEING OFF - Virginia Tech's golf team opens the spring portion of its season with designs on playing in an NCAA regional at its home course - the Pete Dye River Course

Golf (M) :: Golf Preview :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 8

For every collegiate golf tournament, a team is allowed to count five players’ scores to its overall total, so eight golfers should be plenty for a college program’s roster. But Virginia Tech head coach Jay Hardwick was beginning …

16. ON COURSE - Drew Weaver's performances on the eGolf Tour have him looking forward to bigger and better things

Golf (M) :: Golf Extra :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 4

Drew Weaver When Drew Weaver graduated from Virginia Tech after a decorated golf career, he fully expected to head to the Nationwide Tour, or if a few breaks went his way, the PGA Tour. He never expected to spend his summer on a tour c…

17. Clubhouse Completed

Golf (M) :: New Golf Clubhouse :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 1

Tech’s $5.5 million, 18,000 square-foot clubhouse at the Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech makes the course one of the premier destinations in the region 1. The new clubhouse offers flexible conference and meeting areas for ren…

18. Athlete of the Year - Queen Harrison

Golf (M) :: 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…

19. A DIFFERENT APPROACH - The golf team used its practice facility to prepare for the 2010 spring season because of lousy weather, and with Drew Weaver now gone, the Hokies plan on using the team approach to return to the NCAAs

Golf (M) :: Golf Preview :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 8

Marshall Bailey As the Virginia Tech golf team prepared to leave Blacksburg for its first tournament of the spring, the Hokies could only gaze at their home course, shake their heads and wonder who decided to transform it into a cross c…

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

Golf (M) :: 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: …

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

Golf (M) :: 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…

22. WEAVER PLAYS THROUGH HIS PAST

Golf (M) :: Golf Spotlight :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 11

Despite some horrifying incidents in his past, Drew Weaver became a terrific golfer and an even better ambassador for his university Drew Weaver Days following Virginia Tech’s graduation ceremony in which he proudly accepted his …

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

Golf (M) :: 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 …

24. Olympic Sports Report - Taking a look at some of Tech's other athletics teams

Golf (M) :: 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. …

25. Teeing Off

Golf (M) :: Golf Preview :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 8

A while back, after one of his team’s rounds, a reporter walked up to Tech golf coach Jay Hardwick and asked him which member of his team was his favorite player. Hardwick wasted little time in answering. “The guy who is shooting 6…

26. Tech student-athletes remain active in local communities

Golf (M) :: 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…

27. New Year's Resolutions

Golf (M) :: 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…

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

Golf (M) :: 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 …

29. De Jonge's huge year on Nationwide Tour almost complete

Golf (M) :: Golf Feature :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 4

Brendon de Jonge Brendon de Jonge came into this year with rather lofty goals. But not even he could have expected this. He won his first tournament as a professional. He found out he’s going to be a father for the first time. And…

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

Golf (M) :: 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…