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Virginia Tech's sports teams are called the "Hokies". The word "Hokie" originated in the "Old Hokie" spirit yell created in 1896 by O. M. Stull for a contest to select a new spirit yell when the college's name was changed from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC) to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) and the original spirit yell, which ...
174 lb. Mekhi Kevin Lewis (born April 29, 1999) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. In freestyle, he was the 2018 Junior World Champion and the US National runner-up in 2019. As a folkstyle wrestler, Lewis is an NCAA Division I champion and ACC champion out of Virginia Tech and three-time NJSIAA champion as a high schooler.
The Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1982 to honor and preserve the memory of athletes, coaches, administrators and staff members who have made outstanding contributions to athletics at Virginia Tech. A total of 211 individuals have been inducted to the Tech Hall of Fame during special annual ceremonies held each fall.
Julian Ashby Burruss (1898) – first president of Normal and Industrial School for Women (now James Madison University); eighth president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. William M. Clemons (1995 B.S.) – professor of biochemistry at California Institute of Technology. Bill Dally (1979, BS) – computer scientist and ...
Raised in Davison, Michigan, Brent Metcalf is the son of Tom and Lynn Metcalf. His mother was an all-state gymnast and state champion in track and field.He was high school teammates with 3x All American and 1x National Champion Paul Donahoe and 3x All American and 1x National Champion Jon Reader, all coached under Roy Hall. [2]
Tenants. Virginia Tech Hokies. (Men 's & Women's Basketball, Volleyball, & Wrestling) Cassell Coliseum is a 10,052-seat [4] multi-purpose arena in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States, that opened in 1962. It is home to the Virginia Tech Hokies men's and women's basketball teams, wrestling team, and volleyball team.
The product of Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia, was a Southern Conference wrestling champion all four of his collegiate seasons and led Virginia Tech team in scoring three of his four years. He was team captain his senior year. He was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1988 as the first wrestler so honored.
Vanderbilt staved off a Virginia Tech comeback to start the season with an upset win. The Commodores came out on top in the first overtime of the college football season to defeat the Hokies 34-27