The Virginia Tech men's soccer team, although young, showed a tremendous amount of progress during the 2014 season.

Tech went 7-8-2 during the season and boasted wins over two teams that qualified for the NCAA tournament in Wake Forest and SIU-Edwardsville. The Hokies qualified for the ACC tournament and put up a valiant fight in a 1-0 loss to eventual national champion Virginia.

Newcomers Ricardo John and Som Essome led the Hokies in points with 11 apiece. John scored five goals and registered one assist, while Essome scored three goals and tallied five assists on the season. For his performance throughout the season, John was named to the All-ACC third team and earned Freshman All-ACC honors.

Tech’s 19 goals came from 10 different players showcasing more than a few attacking threats for Tech. Fourteen of the Hokies’ 19 goals came from players who played in a Tech uniform for the first time this season. In addition, Tech tallied 20 assists from nine players with 11 coming from players who put on a Hokie uniform for the first time in the fall.

The goalkeeping tandem of Ben Lockler and Ben Lundgaard also boasted impressive numbers. Together, the two posted a .786 save percentage, seven shutouts, 81 saves and a 1.24 goals-against average.

Overall, Tech saw a lot of production from a very young but talented group that is sure to grow and develop together.

The Virginia Tech men’s cross country team, led by Stuart Robertson, posted some quality finishes on the year.

At the NCAA East Regional, the men finished in sixth place out of 37 overall. Robertson led the way with a 17th place finish in the men’s 10K race with an overall time of 30:37.6.

Behind him was Patrick Joseph in 25th place with a time of 30:56.1. Next to cross the line was Darren Barlow in 30th place with a time of 31:01.4, while Andrew Gaiser and Neil Gourley closed out the Hokie scoring with 42nd and 43rd-place finishes, respectively. Gaiser ran his race in a time of 31:13.9 while Gourley concluded with a time of 31:14.5. Robinson and Joseph earned All-Region honors for finishing in the top 25 at the meet.

The Hokie men also finished in sixth at the ACC Championships. In the men’s race, Robertson barely missed out on All-ACC honors, coming in 22nd place.

The Virginia Tech women’s cross country team had a successful season, earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships.

Sarah Rapp and Paige Kvartunas earned All-ACC honors for finishing in sixth and eighth places, respectively, in the women’s 6K conference race.

Rapp and Kvartunas placed in sixth and seventh places, respectively, at the 2014 NCAA Southeast Regional, leading the Virginia Tech women’s cross country team to a fourth-place finish out of 40 teams at the event. Rapp and Kvartunas nearly crossed the finish line at the exact same time in the women’s 6K race separated only by six-tenths of a second. Rapp crossed the line 20:27.8 while Kvartunas finished with a time of 20:28.4.

Rapp and Kvartunas earned All-Region honors along with teammates Shannon Morton, who finished in 19th place finish with a time of 20:51.5, and Hilary Krein, who finished in 23rd place with a time of 20:54.8.

Competing at nationals for just the second time in school history, the Hokies used a top-100 finish from senior Paige Kvartunas to push them into the 25th spot in the field of 31 of the nation’s best teams, a total of 255 individual runners. Kvartunas crossed the line at 88th with a time of 21:08.1, just 24 seconds away from receiving All-America honors.

The Virginia Tech volleyball team finished the 2014 season with a 17-14 overall record while going 10-8 in the ACC. Tech claimed a pair of wins over ranked foes, defeating 12th-ranked Illinois and 21st-ranked Duke. In addition, the Hokies finished the season strong, winning nine of their final 10 matches.

Four seniors wrapped up standout careers, as the Hokies said goodbye to Kathryn Caine, Jordan Fish, LaTasha Samson-Akpan and Megan Beckwith. Caine ranks fifth on the Hokies’ career-record list for hitting percentage with .318 while Fish finished her career ranked fifth on the Virginia Tech assists record list with 3,520. Samson-Akpan tallied 300 blocks during her career, including holding a spot in the single-season record list. Beckwith topped the 1,500 career-dig mark this season and owns a spot on the single-season list.

Caine along with sophomore Lindsey Owens were named All-ACC First Team as well as earning VaSID All-State honors. In addition, Caine picked up her third AVCA regional honor this season. Beckwith, Caine, Owens and Fish were tabbed to the All-ACC Academic Team.

The Hokies kept the nation’s second-longest active streak alive with their 22nd straight bowl appearance, concluding the 2014 season with a 33-17 win over Cincinnati in the Military Bowl. Clinching the postseason appearance was Tech’s 11th straight victory over in-state rival Virginia, a 24-20 win the day after Thanksgiving to retain the Commonwealth Cup for the 11th consecutive season.

The Hokies began their 50th season in Lane Stadium with a big win over William & Mary and then took to the road the following week and pulled off one of the biggest wins in program history, upsetting eventual national champion and then-No. 8 Ohio State in Columbus, 34-21. A fourth-quarter touchdown grab by tight end Bucky Hodges and a late-game pick-six for Donovan Riley sealed the big win in what would be the Buckeyes’ only loss of the season.

The squad saw its ups and downs throughout the season, but again proved itself on the road as it snuck past No. 21 Duke with yet another Brewer-to-Hodges connection in the final quarter of play.

The 2014 season exposed a very bright future for the Hokies, especially on the offensive end. Twenty-six of Tech's 36 touchdowns on the season were scored by freshmen and freshmen scored 251 of 313 points, the highest percentage in the FBS. Leading the pack of newcomers was Hodges, who set numerous Tech tight end records in his debut and was named a Freshman All-American by USA Today, and Isaiah Ford, who caught 56 passes and six touchdowns.

Sophomore Kendall Fuller highlighted Tech’s plethora of postseason accolades as he was named second-team All-America. Nine players, including Fuller, also took home All-ACC honors.

The Virginia Tech women’s swimming & diving team closed out the 2014-15 season with one All-America and two honorable mention All-America finishes. The H₂Okies finished 27th in the team standings with 36 points.

Junior Weronika Paluszek earned her first All-America honor when she finished eighth in the 200 breast stroke with a time of 2:08.95. It was Paluszek’s second-straight NCAA top-10 finish. Rookie Klaudia Nazieblo garnered her first honorable mention All-America honors when she finished 14th in the 200 fly with a time of 1:55.21.

The most decorated H₂Okies in history, senior Kaylea Arnett, closed her career with an honorable mention All-America finish in the platform after winning the B-final and earning ninth place with a score of 296.25. In Arnett’s storied career, she has won three ACC bronze medals, one ACC silver, six ACC golds, six honorable-mention All-America honors, two All-America honors and one NCAA bronze medal. She has also been named the ACC most valuable diver an ACC-record four times.

In the platform diving competition, freshman Emma Villarreal finished 27th with a score of 237.05. Senior Kelli Stockton closed out her great career with a 25th-place finish after posting a score of 242.10. Stockton’s career accomplishments include five ACC top-five finishes, including a bronze medal in last year’s 3-meter, and one honorable mention All-America finish in the platform during her freshman season.

Kaylea Arnett
All-American (3-meter diving)
ACC Women’s Diver of the Year
Honorable Mention All-American (platform diving)
All-ACC Academic Team

Weronika Paluszek
All-American (200 Breaststroke)

Klaudia Nazieblo
Honorable Mention All-American (200 Butterfly)

Caroline Buscaglia
All-ACC Academic Team

Ron Piemonte
ACC Women’s Diving Coach of the Year

The Virginia Tech men’s swimming & diving team finished the 2014-15 season with a 31st-place finish at the NCAA championships.

The Hokies were led by honorable mention All-Americans Morgan Latimer (16th in 200 fly) and Robert Owen (14th in 200 back; 10 in 400 IM).

In addition to All-America honors, Latimer finished his stellar career with six ACC top-10 finishes, two ACC silver medals and six ACC relay medals. Jake Ores closed out his career with a 25th-place finish in the 1,650 free. Owen Burns also finished his career with a top-30 finish, taking 28th in the 100 free.

In the platform diving prelims, Thomas Shinholser grabbed his third top-25 finish of the championships when he earned 23rd with a score of 336.8. Kyle Butts placed right behind him at 24th with a score of 334.45. Adding a third top-30 finisher in the event, Logan Stevens scored 321.05 for 27th.

In the 400 free relay, Burns, Lucas Bureau, C.J. Fiala and Latimer placed 21st. Tech earned 11 top-30 finishes in the championships and two honorable mention All-America finishes. The NCAA championships brought a great season to a close as well as a few great careers from the seniors.

This year, Tech placed third at the ACCs after earning five individual medals and one relay medal and setting eight school records. Four members of the program were named to the 2015 All-ACC Academic Swimming & Diving Teams —Butts, Latimer, Stevens and Brandon Fiala.

Owen Burns
Honorable Mention All-American (400 Medley Relay)

Brandon Fiala
Honorable Mention All-American (400 Medley Relay)
ACC Champion (200 IM)
All-ACC Academic Team

Collin Higgins
Honorable Mention All-American (400 Medley Relay)

Morgan Latimer
Honorable Mention All-American (400 Medley Relay)
All-ACC Academic Team

Robert Owen
ACC Champion (400 IM)

Kyle Butts
All-ACC Academic Team

Logan Stevens
All-ACC Academic Team

The Virginia Tech wrestling team was once again one of the best in the country in 2014-15, storming through the regular season with 14 wins, including a perfect 5-0 mark in ACC play to capture the league’s dual meet title.

After a setback at the conference tournament in which Tech finished a disappointing third, the team rallied for a strong finish at the NCAA championships in St. Louis as eight wrestlers qualified for the Big Dance. Led by four All-Americans, the Hokies had a strong final day to finish 10th for the third year in a row.

Devin Carter won his fourth ACC title and placed third in the NCAA at 141 pounds to cap off a stellar career in which he won 121 matches. The senior finished his career as Tech’s all-time leader in winning percentage and second in career pins.

Nick Brascetta (fourth in the NCAA at 157 pounds), Zach Epperly (seventh at 174 pounds) and Ty Walz (seventh at heavyweight) all reached the podium as All-Americans.

Joey Dance, along with Carter and Brascetta all earned ACC titles and seven wrestlers were named to the all-state team. Carter was named the wrestler of the year while Epperly earned rookie of the year honors.

Head coach Kevin Dresser was named both the ACC Coach of the Year and the VaSID All-State Coach of the Year.

The Virginia Tech women’s basketball team capped off the 2014-15 season with a run into the quarterfinals of the ACC Women’s Basketball Championship.

In the opening gound of the ACC tourney, Hannah Young hit a buzzer-beater to propel the Hokies past NC State, 57-56, marking the first win over the Wolfpack in program history. In the second round, Tech defeated Pittsburgh (a 2015 NCAA tournament team) 51-45 to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since joining the league 10 years ago. In addition, Tech became the first bottom-seeded team in the ACC to win multiple games in the tournament.

Sophomore Vanessa Panousis continued her prolific play, setting the Virginia Tech single-season three-pointers-made record with 77 on the year. She also moved into fourth place on the Hokies’ career-record list for threes made and has 790 career points heading into her junior campaign.

Taijah Campbell moved into sole possession of eighth place on the career record list for blocks, having tallied 100 in three seasons. Freshman Rachel Cook had a solid start to her career, setting a freshman single-game record with 33 points against Western Carolina. In addition, Regan Magarity opened her career with 25 points at George Mason, marking the most points by a player in a rookie debut, before being sidelined by an injury five games into the season.

The Virginia Tech men’s basketball team, under the tutelage of first-year head coach Buzz Williams, showed tremendous promise with a cast of young players competing in the best conference in collegiate basketball.

The Hokies proved to be a hard-working, competitive unit right out of the gate in the 2014-15 season. The hard work that the team put into preseason workouts was evident, as the team never lacked the stamina and fire to challenge their opponents.

A strong group of freshmen came to the forefront during the season, as the Hokies boasted the youngest team in the ACC. Tech got key contributions from everyone on the roster and the Hokies came to be known for their unity and team chemistry. All five freshmen scored in double figures at least once in their first seasons at Tech.

The senior leadership was evident from the beginning, both on and off the court. Former walk-ons Will Johnston and Christian Beyer were not only tough competitors, but led the way among all student-athletes in the classroom, as well.

Though they finished with an 11-22 overall record and a 2-16 mark in conference play, the Hokies fought hard throughout the season and earned an 81-80 victory over Wake Forest in the first round of the 2015 ACC tournament.

Justin Bibbs concluded the season by being named the state Rookie of the Year in voting by VaSID.

Justin Bibbs
VaSID Rookie of the Year

Christian Beyer
All-ACC Academic Team
CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 first team

Will Johnston
All-ACC Academic Team

Devin Wilson
All-ACC Academic Team

The Virginia Tech lacrosse team faced another challenging slate, as nine of the 18 games played were against eventual NCAA tournament teams.

Tech started the season with a road win at Liberty, and returned home to face in-state foe James Madison and then-No. 12 Ohio State. Tech strung together a three-match winning streak heading into conference play at No. 5 Duke.

After a hard-fought battle against the Blue Devils, Tech took off for spring break and started the trip with a huge win at Michigan. It was a big day for senior Meg Bartley as she claimed the career draws record and scored the game-winner in overtime.

Megan Will became the second player on the Tech roster to claim an all-time career record at Tech when she broke the school’s points record in the first round of the ACC tournament against North Carolina. Will finished her career on a 22-game scoring streak that dated back to her junior season

Megan Will
All-ACC First Team
IWLCA All-South Region Team

Meg Bartley
IWLCA North-South Game

Academic and VaSID teams have not yet been announced

The Virginia Tech men’s tennis team finished the year ranked 18th in the ITA, marking the highest finish for the Hokies in program history. Tech also took its ninth consecutive trip to the NCAAs, hosting the first and second rounds in Blacksburg.

The Hokies had an outstanding spring season, tallying a record of 20-5 overall and 10-2 in the ACC, earning the No. 2-seed in the ACC tournament and giving Jim Thompson his first ACC Coach of the Year honor.

Andreas Bjerrehus and Amerigo Contini were named to the All-ACC second team after putting together impressive junior seasons. Bjerrehus represented the Hokies in the 2015 NCAA singles championship, becoming the 15th Hokie to represent Tech at the event. Bjerrehus (52nd-ITA) had a record of 17-8 with wins over No. 8, No. 27 and No. 24 to earn the ITA Atlantic Region Player to Watch award. Contini (77th-ITA) posted a record of 13-7 including 10-5 in the No. 1.

Joao Monteiro and Hunter Koontz were named to the All-ACC third team. Monteiro (115th-ITA) put up a 15-4 record in duals and Koontz (133th-ITA) went 19-2 and was named the ITA Atlantic Region Most Improved Senior Player of the Year.

As a team, the Hokies claimed one of the biggest wins in program history, knocking off then-ranked No. 2 Duke, 6-1. In addition, Tech had wins over then No. 14 North Carolina, No. 22 Penn State, No. 23 Louisville, No. 23 Notre Dame, No. 32 Florida State, No. 37 NC State and No. 62 Clemson.

Andreas Bjerrehus
All-ACC Second Team
NCAA Singles Qualifier
ITA Atlantic Region Player to Watch

Amerigo Contini
All-ACC Second Team

Hunter Koontz
All-ACC Third Team
ITA Atlantic Region Most Improved Senior Player

Joao Monteiro
All-ACC Third Team

Jim Thompson
ACC Coach of the Year

Stephen Huss
ITA Atlantic Region Assistant Coach of the Year

Academic and VaSID teams have not yet been announced

The Virginia Tech women’s tennis team made an historic run to conclude the 2015 spring season and the Hokies advanced to the second round of the NCAA championships for the second time in program history.

Tech earned its first road postseason win by defeating Long Beach State in the opening round of the championships on the Southern California campus.

Tech had sealed its postseason bid by advancing to the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament for the first time in program history, upsetting No. 8 Boston College after a first-round bye.

The Hokies spent the entire season ranked in the top 70, and finished the year with their highest regular season ranking, No. 32.

Tech began the season winning six of its first seven matches, including a win over then-No. 35 Princeton. The Hokies had a challenging start to conference play, but made a statement with a win over then-No. 16 Boston College.

Ilinca Stoica became the first Tech player to earn a bid to indoor nationals in the fall, and Francesca Fusinato earned a spot in the NCAA singles championships in the spring, becoming the second player in Tech history to earn that opportunity.

Terry Ann Zawacki-Woods
Wilson/ ITA Atlantic Region Head Coach of the Year

Ilinca Stoica
All-ACC Second Team
Atlantic Region ITA Player to Watch

Francesca Fusinato
All-ACC Second Team
ACC Player of the Week (March 31)

Academic and VaSID teams have not yet been announced

The Virginia Tech men’s golf team once again placed among the best teams in the country. A ninth-consecutive NCAA regional appearance highlighted a year which saw many team and individual accomplishments.

The Hokies won two tournaments this season and finished no lower than eighth in any event. The team recorded five top-five finishes, a remarkable feat, considering the level of competition the team saw week-in and week-out

Individually, Trevor Cone and Scott Vincent completed their collegiate careers on high notes, each winning events and ranking, not only among the best in the country, but among the best in the world.

Vincent was the ACC Golfer of the Month for February following his victory at the Puerto Rico Classic, which annually boasts one of the top fields in collegiate golf. He had eight top-10 finishes, including four top-five finishes. He leaves Tech as the school’s all-time leading scorer. He finished fourth in his final event, the NCAA Noblesville Regional. Away from the team, Vincent made the cut at the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage Classic in Hilton Head, S.C.

Cone was the ACC Golfer of the Month for April, after take the co-championship at the ACC championship. Cone also had eight top-10 finishes, including four top-five finishes, and leaves Blacksburg second on Tech’s all-time scoring list. Both Cone and Vincent were named All-ACC and All-East Region.

Off the course, the team was honored with its sixth straight Public Recognition Award, given annually for 10 teams academically in the top 10 percent of their sports.

2015 Men’s Golf Team
NCAA Public Recognition Award (sixth straight)

Scott Vincent
All-ACC
All-East Region
ACC Player of the Month, February

Trevor Cone
All-ACC
All-East Region
ACC tri-champion
ACC Player of the Month, April

All-American, Academic and VaSID teams have not yet been announced

The Virginia Tech softball team got off to a hot start, racing to a 22-3 mark to make an appearance in the national top 25 polls. Tech picked up big wins early on against James Madison, Jacksonville State, Hawaii and North Florida to set the tone for the rest of the season.

The Hokies went on to win 34 games and earn their fourth straight NCAA regional bid, another trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, for postseason play.

Kylie McGoldrick capped off a stellar four-year career with her third all-region selection and was also named to the All-ACC team. Freshman Breanna Davenport battled an ankle injury late in the season, but made her presence known early en route to an all-region selection as well. Kelsey Mericka broke a 10-year-old school record for home runs in a season, hitting 17 in her junior campaign, and the team broke the school record for home runs in a season.

The senior class of McGoldrick, Lauren Gaskill, Bailey Liddle, Michelle Prong and Logan Spaw led the program to four NCAA appearances and 150 wins.

Kylie McGoldrick
NFCA All Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team
Atlantic Coast All-Conference Second Team
ACC All-Tournament Team
VaSID All-State Second Team

Breanna Davenport
NFCA All Mid-Atlantic Region Third Team
VaSID All-State First Team

Kelsey Mericka
Skelton Award for Academic Excellence
VaSID All-State Second Team
IDA Academic District III

Maggie Tyler
VaSID All-State Second Team

Michelle Prong
IDA Academic District III

Behind a strong senior class, the Virginia Tech baseball team found its way back into postseason play as it advanced into the play-in game for the ACC Baseball Championship. Four-year senior starters Brendon Hayden, Alex Perez and Sean Keselica – who were all chosen in the 2015 MLB draft – were the catalyst to the Hokies’ success while a freshman presence on the mound secured a bright future for the pitching staff.

JHayden, Perez and Keselica, along with senior Erik Payne and redshirt-sophomore Saige Jenco (who was also a 2015 MLB draftee) all batted better than .300 for the season and were responsible for three of the five walk-off wins during the year. Hayden had two – one on a bases-loaded RBI walk against No. 1 Virginia that helped start the Hokies’ sweep of the Cavaliers, and a second on a two-run home run to finish off a sweep of Boston College on Senior Day.

Keselica was the leader of the pitching staff, as he tied for the team lead with Aaron McGarity, who each won five games, while Jon Woodcock (3-2), Kit Scheetz (3-4) and Luke Scherzer (4 saves) also continued their development in the program. However, freshman Packy Naughton, Chris Monaco, Joey Sullivan and Connor Coward all showed flashes of potential in their limited roles.

Tech was able to post a 5-6 record against nationally ranked opponents, while its 13 conference wins was the third-most ever in its 11 seasons in the ACC.

Brendon Hayden
2015 All-ACC First Team, First Base
MLB Draft (16th Round, Philadelphia Phillies)

Saige Jenco
2015 All-ACC Third Team, Outfield
MLB Draft (27th Round, Boston Red Sox)

Alex Perez
2015 Gregg Olson Award Semifinalist
2015 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award Watch List
MLB Draft (23rd Round, Minnesota Twins)

Sean Keselica
ACC Pitcher of the Week (March 13 & March 27, 2015)
2015 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award Watch List
MLB Draft (33rd Round, Pittsburgh Pirates)

Erik Payne
2015 Capital One Academic All-American, Second Team, Infield
2015 Capital One Academic All-District III First Team, Infield

Jon Woodcock
Skelton Award for Academic Excellence

The Virginia Tech men’s track & field team saw successful indoor and outdoor seasons, as the Hokies took home the ACC team title at home at the indoor meet and sent several people to nationals during the outdoor season.

At the ACC Indoor Championships, Tech’s men claimed four individual titles on the final day of championships. Patrick Joseph, Manuel Ziegler, Chris Uhle and Thomas Curtin each earned gold medals in their respective events to help power the Hokies to a team title.

Curtin went on to earn All-America honors in both the 3K and 5K while Ziegler earned the same honor in the triple jump. Curtin followed that up with an outdoor All-America honor in the 5K while Tomas Kruzliak earned the same honor in the hammer throw. Also competing at nationals were Marek Barta in the discus throw and Brad Johnson in the pole vault.

Tech also added a few ACC outdoor champions. Curtin won the 5000-meter race in Tallahassee while Tomas Kruzliak won the men’s hammer throw. Other winners at the ACC Outdoor Championship were Johnson in the pole vault and Joseph in the 800-meter race.

Thomas Curtin
Indoor First Team All-America (3000, 5000)
Outdoor First Team All-America (5000)
USTFCCCA Southeast Region Athlete of the Year
Outdoor ACC Champion (5000)
Indoor ACC Champion (3000)
Outdoor First Team All-ACC (5000)
Indoor First Team All-ACC (3000)
Indoor Second Team All-ACC (DMR)

Manuel Ziegler
Indoor First Team All-America (triple jump)
Indoor ACC Men’s Field Performer of the Year
Indoor ACC Champion (triple jump)
Indoor First Team All-ACC (triple jump)
Indoor Second Team All-ACC (long jump)

Tomas Kruzliak
Outdoor First Team All-America (hammer throw)
Indoor Second Team All-America (weight throw)
Outdoor ACC Champion (hammer throw)
Outdoor First Team All-ACC (hammer throw)
Indoor Second Team All-ACC (weight throw)

Patrick Joseph
Indoor Second Team All-America (mile)
Indoor ACC Champion (mile)
Outdoor ACC Champion (800)
Indoor First Team All-ACC (mile)
Outdoor First Team All-ACC (800)

Neil Gourley
Indoor Second Team All-America (DMR)
Indoor First Team All-ACC (mile)
Outdoor First Team All-ACC (1500)

Grant Pollock
Indoor Second Team All-America (DMR)
Indoor Second Team All-ACC (800)

Prince Owusu
Indoor Second Team All-America (DMR)

Irena Sediva earned a national championship in the women’s javelin throw at the 2015 DI NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships to pace the Hokie women to a 15th place finish overall.

Sediva heaved the javelin to a school and ACC record mark of 192-9 (58.76m) to claim the honors. Sediva was joined as a First Team All-American by Hanna Green who took bronze in the 800 at the outdoor NCAA championships and fifth in the same event at the indoor championships while Amanda Smith was a Second Team All-American in the 800 at the indoor championships.

At the ACC outdoor championships, Sediva’s throw of 192’5” (58.66m) moved her to No. 9 on the NCAA All-Time list, broke the ACC record, broke the ACC Championship record and broke the Mike Long Track Facility record. Sediva managed five legal throws in her six rounds and every single throw would have won her the ACC Championship title but it was her fifth throw that took the aforementioned records down. Green posted a time of 2:01.72 in the 800, what was then a new school record and the third-fastest time in the nation.

Irena Sediva
Outdoor NCAA Champion (javelin)
Outdoor First Team All-America (javelin)
Outdoor ACC Champion (javelin)
Outdoor First Team All-ACC (javelin)

Hanna Green
Indoor First Team All-America (800)
Outdoor First Team All-America (800)
Indoor ACC Champion (800)
Indoor First Team All-ACC (800)
Outdoor First Team All-ACC (800)

Sarah Rapp
Indoor First Team All-ACC (3000)
Indoor Second Team All-ACC (5000)
Outdoor Second Team All-ACC (10,000)

Amanda Smith
Outdoor First Team All-ACC (1500)
Indoor Second Team All-ACC (800)

Shannon Morton
Indoor Second Team All-ACC (mile)

Paige Kvartunas
Indoor Second Team All-ACC (3000)

Johnna Dominick
Indoor Second Team All-ACC (high jump)

The Virginia Tech cheerleaders, HighTechs and the HokieBird once again made a lasting impression on many Hokie fans. Whether they were performing at a game or participating in events such as Fan Day or Relay for Life, these 68 young women and men worked hard and exhibited tremendous pride and Hokie spirit.

For the cheer squad, numerous appearances, pep rallies, community service projects and countless hours of training kept the 46 student-athletes busy from early August to May. This year's squads entertained the crowds with creative stunts, pyramids and tumbling skills at a variety of sports including volleyball, wrestling and men’s and women’s soccer. Tech continues to be one of the premier NCA competitive squads in the country. The Hokies finished in 6th place at the NCA Collegiate National Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla.

The HighTechs entertained the crowd at games, pep rallies and appearances with intricate choreography and eye-catching routines of all kinds including, hip-hop, jazz, pom, country and holiday themed. Virginia Tech’s dance team has become one of the premier National Dance Association competitive squads in the country. The Hokies finished in 8th place at the NDA Collegiate National Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla.

The spirit squads’ major priority, however, is to promote Virginia Tech's intercollegiate athletics and represent the university as a whole. Its major goal is to generate spirit and crowd involvement at Virginia Tech functions and sporting events.