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VT Go Hokies! Virginia TeButler vs Virginia Tech

11/23/07 5:30 pm at Sullivan Arena - Anchorage, Alaska

Butler 84

Kansas Beats Va Tech in Orange Bowl

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
01	Betko,Julian	f	3-4	2-3	0-1	2-1	3	3	8	2	1	0	1	37
32	Streicher,Drew	f	2-3	0-0	0-0	2-1	3	5	4	0	0	0	0	17
34	Campbell,Pete	f	9-15	7-13	1-2	1-4	5	2	26	0	4	1	0	41
04	Graves,A.J.	g	5-17	4-13	3-4	0-2	2	2	17	6	1	0	2	43
10	Green,Mike	g	8-15	1-2	6-7	0-4	4	1	23	5	1	1	1	44
02	Vanzant,Shawn	-	0-2	0-1	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	18
03	Hahn,Zach	-	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7
21	Veasley,Willie	-	1-1	0-0	2-2	1-1	2	0	4	1	0	0	1	8
54	Howard,Matt	-	0-2	0-0	2-2	0-0	0	5	2	0	2	0	0	10
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	4-4	8	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	28-60	14-33	14-18	11-20	31	19	84	15	10	2	6	225
			46.7%	42.4%	77.8%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		12-26	6-15	0-2
			46.2%	40.0%	0.0%
	2nd Half:		12-29	6-15	8-8
			41.4%	40.0%	100 %
	Overtime:		4-5	2-3	6-8
			80.0%	66.7%	75.0%

Virginia Tech 78

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
00	Jeff Allen	f	10-18	0-0	1-2	4-5	9	3	21	1	2	1	2	39
13	Deron Washington	f	5-11	1-1	3-5	1-4	5	5	14	2	3	1	0	40
21	Lewis Witcher	f	1-2	0-0	0-1	3-2	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	17
40	A.D. Vassallo	f	7-16	3-6	2-2	1-1	2	3	19	4	3	0	2	42
10	Hank Thorns	g	3-4	2-2	0-0	0-3	3	2	8	3	2	0	0	30
01	Terrell Bell	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3
23	Malcolm Delaney	-	4-8	0-3	0-0	1-3	4	3	8	3	1	1	0	25
33	J.T. Thompson	-	2-2	0-0	2-2	1-3	4	2	6	0	1	1	0	23
34	Cheick Diakite	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	1-1	2	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	32-61	6-12	8-12	12-23	35	20	78	13	13	5	4	225
			52.5%	50.0%	66.7%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		12-24	1-5	3-6
			50.0%	20.0%	50.0%
	2nd Half:		17-28	3-3	3-4
			60.7%	100 %	75.0%
	Overtime:		3-9	2-4	2-2
			33.3%	50.0%	100 %

Score by Periods	1st	2nd	OT	Total
Butler	30	38	16	84	Record: (5-0)
Virginia Tech	28	40	10	78	Record: (2-1)

Officials: Lonnie Dixon, Terry Christman, Aaron Hamilton
Technical fouls: Butler-None. Virginia Tech-None.
Attendance: 8469
Men's Game 7 - Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout (1st semifinal)
Carrs/Safeway Player of the Game: P.Campbell (BU)
Butler ranked No. 22 AP/No. 23 Coaches

A lot has happened since Hartman last pounded the leather for the Tar Heels in 1957. Hartman, one of the college game's most successful and respected coaches, is entering his 28^th season at Virginia Tech and his 47^th season overall. His 1,424 career wins tie him for third among active Division I baseball coaches in victories and tie him for fourth all-time. Hartman's overall coaching record is 1,424-783-8, while his current record at Tech is 941-558-8.

Hartman earned the highest recognition a collegiate coach can receive when he was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame during the ABCA 2004 annual convention in San Antonio, Texas.

Hartman's most recent honor came just a little over a year after his induction into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in November 2002, and it was magnified by the fact that he is already a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame. Hartman was inducted into the NAIA Hall in 1989 for his achievements at High Point College (now University), where he coached for 19 years before coming to Tech in 1979. When you add his 1996 entry into the Salem- Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame and his selection for the Gaston (N.C.) County Hall of Fame in 1979, Hartman is now a member of five halls of fame.

Hartman and the Hokies have enjoyed some of their greatest success in recent years. In 2002, Tech shared the regular-season BIG EAST Conference championship with Notre Dame. In 2001, the Hokies posted four wins against Notre Dame and finished second in the BIG EAST Tournament. Tech won the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament in 2000, 1999 and 1997, earning a berth in an NCAA Regional each year. During the Hokies' 1997 NCAA appearance, Hartman's Tech baseball squad upset 10^thranked Southern California in the opening game of the South II Regional. After directing the Hokies to a share of the 1995 Metro Conference regular-season championship, Hartman was voted the league's coach of the year. And in 1994, Hartman guided the Hokies to a Metro Tournament title and an NCAA bid.

One of the veteran coach's crowning achievements came in 1992 when he became just the ninth baseball coach in Division I history to win 1,000 games. The milestone victory came when Tech defeated Liberty University , 11-4, on April 27, and was sweetened by the fact it occurred during the Hokies' 100^th year of baseball.

Hartman's formula for success has been built on more than wins. It has been built on his extensive knowledge of the game and his aggressive coaching style. It's been built on his personable, open-door approach as a "players' coach." It's been built on the respect and admiration he's earned as one of college baseball's top goodwill ambassadors.

A wide-range of organizations have recognized Hartman's many contributions to baseball. The Home Plate Club of the Washington (D.C.) metropolitan area has presented him a prestigious Lifetime Achievement in Baseball Award. He has also received the Willie Duke Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Raleigh (N.C.) Hot Stove League. In 1986, the state college sports information directors voted Hartman the Virginia Division I Baseball Coach of the Year, an honor he garnered again in 1992, 1993 and 1997. In 1989 and again in 1995, Hartman was named the Metro Conference Baseball Coach of the Year.

In 1984, Hartman was named to the coaching staff of the United States All-Star team that competed in the World Amateur Championships in Cuba. During the summer of 1985, he was in charge of the offense for the USA baseball team that toured Korea, Japan, the United States and played in the Intercontinental Cup in Canada.

During his tenure at Virginia Tech, Hartman has had five players compete for the United States in international competition and 12 players earn All-America honors. In the fall of 1991, Tech pitcher Brad Clontz competed in the inaugural USA Baseball Trials for Olympic candidates. Over Tech's 17-year association with the Metro Conference, 46 different Tech players earned All-Metro Conference honors under Hartman. In 1996, the Hokies' first season in the Atlantic 10 Conference, Tech outfielder Kevin Barker was the league's player of the year. Following the 1998 season, outfielder Matt Griswold earned the same honor and freshman pitcher Pat Pinkman was the league's rookie of the year. In 1999, Tech freshman pitcher Jason Bush was the A-10 rookie of the year. Tech players were named the MVP of the Atlantic 10 Championships in 1999 and 2000. Following the 2003 season, Tech senior second baseman Marc Tugwell was named the BIG EAST Co-Player of the Year and pitcher Matt Dalton became the first pure relief pitcher in league history to be named first-team All-BIG EAST.

During his coaching career, Hartman has had four players drafted in the first round (three of whom were not drafted out of high school) and a total of 80 players sign with the pros, including 56 at Tech. One of his Tech players, pitcher Brad DuVall, was a first-round pick in 1987 and '88.

As a player, Hartman made his mark at the University of North Carolina through determination and hard work. He graduated from UNC in 1957 with a B.A. in physical education and earned a master's degree in education from Carolina a year later. In 1958, Hartman landed a job as tennis coach and assistant basketball coach at High Point College. He also helped out in baseball, where, in the middle of the 1959 season, the head coach resigned.

When Hartman assumed the head coaching duties, High Point had won just eight games in the previous three seasons. By his sixth year, the Panthers won the Carolinas Conference championship, the first baseball title ever for the school.

Before he left High Point to move to Tech in 1979, Hartman directed his teams to 10 conference titles, five district championships and twice led a team to the NAIA National Tournament. His High Point clubs posted nine consecutive seasons of 30 wins or more, and six of his players earned All-America recognition.

Hartman was named the Carolinas Conference Coach of the Year five times, District 26 Coach of the Year six times and the NAIA Area VII Coach of the Year in 1976.

In his first four seasons at Tech, Hartman directed the Hokies to three state championships before the competition was discontinued. His 1981 squad won a schoolrecord 48 games, only to be outdone by his 1982 and 1985 teams, which each registered 50 victories.

Three of Hartman's Tech teams have finished the season ranked in the national polls. The 1981 team was ranked 20^th by Baseball America and 29^th by Collegiate Baseball. The Hokies' 1982 team finished ninth in the Baseball America poll, while the 1985 squad was rated 24^th by the same publication. Hartman's Tech teams have won 30 or more games in 21 of his 27 seasons at the school and 40 or more games on six occasions. Fifteen of Tech's last 25 teams have hit .300 or better.

Tech has finished second nationally in home runs on three occasions during Hartman's tenure - 1982, 1986 and 1988. The Hokies have finished among the top 12 teams in homers eight times under Hartman and have finished nationally ranked in scoring six times and slugging percentage four times. Hartman's 1981 Tech team ranked fourth nationally in batting and third in both home runs and scoring. In 1995, the Hokies finished the season ranked 12^th in home runs, 15^th in fielding percentage and 22^nd in double plays.

Hartman is married to the former Ellen Eaves of High Point. He is an avid golfer, hunter and fisherman, and was a collegiate basketball official for more than 20 years before retiring in 1987. Virginia Tech baseball coach Chuck Hartman, who played his collegiate baseball in the Atlantic Coast Conference, is back in his old stomping grounds. Over 45 years later, the former University of North Carolina second baseman returned to the ACC last year, guiding Tech through its first season as a league member.

Hartman was named the Carolinas Conference Coach of the Year five times, District 26 Coach of the Year six times and the NAIA Area VII Coach of the Year in 1976.

The Automated ScoreBook

#6 Virginia Tech vs #3 NC (Apr 26, 2007 at Chapel Hill, N.C.)

Virginia Tech (5-12) vs. SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 Tot

NC (14-3) -------------------------------

Date: Apr 26, 2007 Attendance: 357 Virginia Tech....... 4 3 - 7

Weather: humid, cloudy, 80 degrees NC.................. 10 8 - 18

Virginia Tech SCORING: GOALS: Kady McBrearty 2; Lindsay Pieper 2; Jenna Reich 1;

Jackie Gray 1; Briana Warner 1.

ASSISTS: Kady McBrearty 1; Jenna Reich 1.

NC SCORING: GOALS: Kristen Taylor 5; Kelly Taylor 2; Christina Juras 2; Chrissy

Rude 1; Megan Bosica 1; Chelsea Parks 1; Meg Freshwater 1; Melissa McCarthy 1;

Erica LaGrow 1; Jenn Russell 1; Katie Brooks 1; Lindsay Higgins 1.

ASSISTS: Kelly Taylor 2; Jess Allen 1; Megan Bosica 1; Christina Juras 1;

Chelsea Parks 1; Kelly Renzi 1; Chrissy Rude 1; Kristen Taylor 1.

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 Tot

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Virginia Tech....... 10 18 - 28

NC.................. 24 11 - 35

GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 Tot

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Virginia Tech....... 12 8 - 20

NC.................. 6 9 - 15

DRAW CONTROLS BY PRD 1 2 Tot

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Virginia Tech....... 5 4 - 9

NC.................. 10 8 - 18

CLEARS BY PERIOD 1 2 Total

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Virginia Tech....... 0-0 0-0 - 0-0

NC.................. 0-0 0-0 - 0-0

FREE-POSITION SHOTS 1 2 Total

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Virginia Tech....... 1-1 0-6 - 1-7

NC.................. 2-3 1-1 - 3-4

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 Tot

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Virginia Tech....... 11 2 - 13

NC.................. 4 5 - 9

FOULS BY PERIOD 1 2 Tot

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Virginia Tech....... 9 4 - 13

NC.................. 16 13 - 29

TURNOVERS BY PRD 1 2 Tot

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Virginia Tech....... 9 5 - 14

NC.................. 8 10 - 18

Officials: Patricia Dillon; Patricia Daley; Fran Trumbo; Laura Hebert. Scorer: Matt Bowers.

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Official signature

Lacrosse Box Score (Final)

The Automated ScoreBook

#6 Virginia Tech vs #3 NC (Apr 26, 2007 at Chapel Hill, N.C.)

Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB DC FPS T/O CT SC-INT-BLK-DCH Fouls

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GK 2 Kristen Hordy....... - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - -

4 Erica LaGrow........ 1 - 1 2 2 - - - - - - - - - 3

7 Jenn Cook........... - - - 1 1 2 3 - - - - - - - -

9 Christina Juras..... 2 1 3 3 3 1 1 - 2 1 - - - - 2

10 Katie Brooks........ 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - 3

13 Amber Falcone....... - - - 1 1 1 1 - - 1 - - - - 1

17 Jamie Hanssen....... - - - - - 1 3 - - - - - - - 2

23 Melissa McCarthy.... 1 - 1 2 2 1 - - 1 1 - - - - -

26 Kristen Taylor...... 5 1 6 7 7 - - 1-1 1 - - - - - 3

28 Jess Allen.......... - 1 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - -

33 Chrissy Rude........ 1 1 2 4 4 - - - 1 - - - - - -

37 Megan Bosica........ 1 1 2 2 2 1 - - 1 - - - - - 1

---------- Substitutes ----------

1 Britta Williams..... - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 3

5 Morgan Russell...... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3

6 Kelly Renzi......... - 1 1 1 1 1 2 - - - - - - - -

8 Julia Ryan.......... - - - 1 1 - - 0-1 1 1 - - - - 2

11 Kelly Taylor........ 2 2 4 3 2 1 2 1-1 - 1 - - - - 1

12 Julie Scherer....... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1

14 Meg Freshwater...... 1 - 1 2 1 2 - - 1 - - - - - 2

15 Meghan Clarke....... - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - -

16 Chelsea Parks....... 1 1 2 1 1 - 1 1-1 3 - - - - - 1

22 Jocelyn Brault...... - - - - - - 2 - 1 - - - - - 1

24 Caitlin Young....... - - - - - 1 1 - 1 1 - - - - -

34 Lindsay Higgins..... 1 - 1 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - - -

39 Kristen Carr........ - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - -

40 Jenn Russell........ 1 - 1 2 1 - 1 - 1 - - - - - -

Totals.............. 18 9 27 35 31 15 18 3-4 18 6 0 0 0 0 29

GOALTENDER SUMMARY

NC Minutes GA W/L 1 2 Saves

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2 Kristen Hordy....... 60:00 7 W 4 5 9

Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers

CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge

Lacrosse Box Score (Final)

The Automated ScoreBook

#6 Virginia Tech vs #3 NC (Apr 26, 2007 at Chapel Hill, N.C.)

Virginia Tech

Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB DC FPS T/O CT SC-INT-BLK-DCH Fouls

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GK 00 Kari Morrison....... - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - -

4 Jenna Reich......... 1 1 2 3 1 1 - 1-2 - - - - - - -

5 Rachel Culp......... - - - 4 2 4 2 0-1 3 2 - - - - -

7 Bryana Keenan....... - - - - - 2 1 - - - - - - - 3

8 Faith Richards...... - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - -

10 Kady McBrearty...... 2 1 3 5 3 - - 0-1 1 - - - - - 1

14 Kristen Burtch...... - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 1

15 Jackie Gray......... 1 - 1 4 3 - 1 0-1 1 - - - - - 1

16 Casey Warner........ - - - 1 - 3 - 0-1 1 1 - - - - -

24 Jessica Galindo..... - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 2

26 Britt Faulkner...... - - - 2 1 - 1 - 1 - - - - - 2

31 Lindsay Pieper...... 2 - 2 6 3 4 2 0-1 3 2 - - - - 2

---------- Substitutes ----------

3 Christen Fratter.... - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - -

9 Rose Patterson...... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

11 Briana Warner....... 1 - 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - -

13 Katie Russo......... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

18 Alex Mengel......... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

21 Kate Schilling...... - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - -

22 Sam Titus........... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

23 Terri Coover........ - - - 1 1 - - - 2 1 - - - - -

25 Ashley German....... - - - - - 2 - - - 1 - - - - 1

34 Kenzie Costello..... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

99 Megan Waters........ - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - -

Totals.............. 7 2 9 28 16 20 9 1-7 14 7 0 0 0 0 13

GOALTENDER SUMMARY

Virginia Tech Minutes GA W/L 1 2 Saves

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00 Kari Morrison....... 52:30 17 L 11 2 13

99 Megan Waters........ 7:30 1 0 0 0

Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers

CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge

Lacrosse Box Score (Final)

The Automated ScoreBook

#6 Virginia Tech vs #3 NC (Apr 26, 2007 at Chapel Hill, N.C.)

SCORING SUMMARY:

Prd Time Team Goal Scorer Assists H-V

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1. 1st 27:52 NC Kristen Taylor................... Christina Juras......................... 1-0

2. 26:06 NC Christina Juras.................. Chrissy Rude............................ 2-0

3. 14:41 VT Jenna Reich...................... Free position shot...................... 2-1

4. 13:57 NC Erica LaGrow..................... Jess Allen.............................. 3-1

5. 11:49 VT Kady McBrearty................... Unassisted.............................. 3-2

6. 11:24 NC Chelsea Parks.................... Free position shot...................... 4-2

7. 10:48 NC Kelly Taylor..................... Chelsea Parks........................... 5-2

8. 8:55 NC Jenn Russell..................... Kelly Taylor............................ 6-2

9. 6:41 NC Christina Juras.................. Unassisted.............................. 7-2

10. 6:04 NC Kristen Taylor................... Free position shot...................... 8-2

11. 4:21 NC Kristen Taylor................... Unassisted.............................. 9-2

12. 3:23 VT Lindsay Pieper................... Unassisted.............................. 9-3

13. 2:17 NC Megan Bosica..................... Kristen Taylor.......................... 10-3

14. 1:54 VT Jackie Gray...................... Kady McBrearty.......................... 10-4

15. 2nd 29:31 VT Kady McBrearty................... Unassisted.............................. 10-5

16. 28:52 NC Kelly Taylor..................... Free position shot...................... 11-5

17. 27:24 NC Kristen Taylor................... Megan Bosica............................ 12-5

18. 22:47 NC Melissa McCarthy................. Unassisted.............................. 13-5

19. 22:26 NC Kristen Taylor................... Kelly Taylor............................ 14-5

20. 22:04 NC Meg Freshwater................... Unassisted.............................. 15-5

21. 17:22 VT Lindsay Pieper................... Unassisted.............................. 15-6

22. 11:16 NC Chrissy Rude..................... Unassisted.............................. 16-6

23. 7:43 NC Lindsay Higgins.................. Kelly Renzi............................. 17-6

24. 5:54 VT Briana Warner.................... Jenna Reich............................. 17-7

25. 3:55 NC Katie Brooks..................... Unassisted.............................. 18-7

PENALTY SUMMARY:

Prd Time Team ##-Player Min Offense

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1st 25:15 VT 7 -Bryana Keenan N/A YELLOW CARD.............................

2nd 20:24 VT 25-Ashley German N/A YELLOW CARD.............................

06:43 NC 1 -Britta Williams N/A YELLOW CARD.............................

Cadets firing Skipper Virginia Tech mourns CLEMSON, S.C. - VT ribbon V Virginia map

We Remember

Ross Abdallah Alameddine
Christopher James Bishop
Brian Roy Bluhm
Ryan Christopher Clark
Austin Michelle Cloyd
Jocelyne Couture-Nowak
Kevin P. Granata
Matthew Gregory Gwaltney
Caitlin Millar Hammaren
Jeremy Michael Herbstritt
Rachael Elizabeth Hill
Emily Jane Hilscher
Jarrett Lee Lane
Matthew Joseph La Porte

Matthew Joseph La Porte scored three non-offensive touchdowns in the first half to jump out to an early lead, and eventually ran away to a 41-23 ACC football win over the Clemson Tigers on Saturday night in what was perhaps Tech's finest display of BeamerBall in quite some time.

Free safety D.J. Parker scored on an interception return, wide receiver Eddie Royal took back a punt return, and Macho Harris did the same with a kickoff return as No. 14/15 Tech improved to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the ACC. The 22^nd-ranked Tigers fell to 4-2 overall and 2-2 in conference

Cassell Coliseum has played host to the Virginia State Championships, as well as the Eastern Wrestling League Championships in February of 2001. On Dec. 8, 2001, a crowd of nearly 1,700 filled into Cassell Coliseum to witness the Hokies take on No. 1 and defending national champion Minnesota. In 2004, 1,310 fans pured into Cassell Coliseum to witness the Hokies shut out the University of Virginia, 38-0.

Information taken from the 2005 Virginia Tech Wrestling Media Guide.

ming to Tech's home matches this year will also notice a new competition mat, with a 42-foot circle (the largest space allowed per NCAA rules) with a new design and logos.

S IS Virginia Tech mourns We Remember VT ribbon T Cardinal ECH

Its song is at first loud and clear, resembling the finest sounds produced by the flageolet, and gradually descends into more marked and continued cadences, until it dies away in the air around. During the love-season the song is emitted with increased emphasis by this proud musician, who, as if aware of his powers, swells his throat, spreads his rosy tail, droops his wings, and leans alternately to the right and left, as if on the eve of expiring with delight at the delicious sounds of his own voice. Again and again are those melodies repeated, the bird resting only at intervals to breathe. They may be heard from long before the sun gilds the eastern horizon, to the period when the blazing orb pours down its noonday floods of heat and light, driving the birds to the coverts, to seek repose for awhile. Nature again invigorated, the musician recommences his song, when, as if he had never strained his throat before, he makes the whole neighbourhood resound, nor ceases until the shades of evening close around him. Day after day the song of the Red-bird beguiles the weariness of his mate as she assiduously warms her eggs; and at times she also assists with the modesty of her gentler sex. Few individuals of our own race refuse their homage of admiration to the sweet songster. How pleasing is it, when, by a clouded sky, the woods are rendered so dark, that were it not for an occasional glimpse of clearer light falling between the trees, you might imagine night at hand, while you are yet fir distant from your home--how pleasing to have your ear suddenly saluted by the well known notes of this favourite bird, assuring you of peace around, and of the full hour that still remains for you to pursue your walk in security! How often have I enjoyed this pleasure, and how often, in due humbleness of hope, do I trust that I may enjoy it again!

we remember

ACC Preseason Team

Tyler Hansbrough, Jr., North Carolina

Sean Singletary, Sr., Virginia

Tyrese Rice, Jr., Boston College

Brandon Costner, So., NC State

Ty Lawson, So., North Carolina

ACC Preseason Player of the Year

Tyler Hansbrough, Jr., North Carolina (60)GREENSBORO, N.C. - Virginia Tech was selected to finish 10^th in the regular season in voting by the media at the league's 46^th annual Operation Basketball at the Grandover Resort & Conference Center in Greensboro, N.C., on Sunday afternoon.

The Hokies received 162 points in the vote. North Carolina was the unanimous choice to capture the 2007-08 ACC regular season basketball title. The Tar Heels received all 64 first place votes and received 768 points en route to being selected as the pre-season favorite.

Duke was selected second, with 653 points, followed by NC State (641), Clemson (514) and Virginia (492). Maryland was sixth at 447 points, followed by Georgia Tech (389), Boston College (332) and Florida State (284). The Hokies were selected 10^th with 162 points and Wake Forest (157) was 11^th and Miami (153) was selected 12^th.

Last season's preseason Player of the Year Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina received 60 of the 64 votes to repeat the honor. He is joined on the first team by Virginia's Sean Singletary, Tyrese Rice of Boston College, Brandon Costner of NC State and Ty Lawson of North Carolina.

Kyle Singler of Duke was the preseason Rookie of the Year selection.

Sean Singletary, Sr., Virginia (4)

ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year

Kyle Singler, Duke (36)

J.J. Hickson, NC State (15)

Nolan Smith, Duke (5)

5 others with 8 votes

Antonio Freeman Tyrod Taylor, Football, Fr., Hampton, Va.In his first action since spraining his ankle against Duke on Oct. 13, Taylor was sensational in leading Tech to a 40-21 win over Florida State. He passed for 204 yards and two scores on 10-of-15 passing and rushing for another 92 - including 38 yards on a third-and-31 - and another touchdown as the Hokies beat the Seminoles for the first time since 1975.

DATE	ATHLETE	SPORT
Nov. 12	Tyrod Taylor	Football
Nov. 3	Ashley Kinser	Women's Soccer
Oct. 29	Tasmin Fanning	Cross Country
Oct. 22	Albert Larregola	Men's Tennis
Oct. 15	Drew Weaver	Golf
Oct. 8	Robert Edmans	Men's Soccer
Oct. 1	Tasmin Fanning	Cross Country
Sept. 24	Sebastien Jacques	Men's Tennis
Sept. 17	Vince Hall	Football
Sept. 10	Ashley Owens	Women's Soccer
Sept. 3	Amanda Cloyd	Volleyball

Virginia Tech Athlete of the Week

List of Honor

Athletes are retired after winning the award three times.

Athletes of the Week for 2006-2007

Athletes of the Week for 2005-2006

Athletes of the Week for 2004-2005

Athletes of the Week for 2003-2004

Athletes of the Week for 2002-2003

Athletes of the Week for 2001-2002

Athletes of the Week for 2000-2001

Athletes of the Week for 1999-2000

The Virginia Tech Athlete of the Week is nominated by the Athletics Communications Staff and is voted on by employees of the Athletic Department.

Individuals winning an event at conference championships are automatically given the award for Athlete of the Week.

eams winning their conference postseason titles are automatically given the award for Team of the Week.Frank Beamer is entering his 21^st year as the head football coach at Virginia Tech, and with a solid foundation in place, he continues to take the Hokies to higher levels.

After being named the Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year in each of Tech's first two seasons in the league, Beamer quietly took on one of his biggest challenges in 2006 and helped turn it into another success story.

The Tech head man and his staff started the season with a young team that had an offensive line depleted by graduation, a new quarterback, new tight ends and a lack of proven depth on both sides of the ball. He helped mold that young group into a cohesive unit which finished the regular season with six-straight wins, a Chick-fil-A Bowl berth and 10 victories. Tech is now one of just three Division I-A teams that have posted 10 or more wins in each of the last three seasons.

There's no doubt, Virginia Tech couldn't have asked for anyone better than Frank Beamer to guide its football program into the Atlantic Coast Conference. In 2005, he led the Hokies to an 11-2 record, the ACC Coastal Division title, a spot in the inaugural league championship game and a bowl game. In 2004, Beamer guided another young Tech team - picked to finish sixth in the ACC - to a league title and a BCS Bowl. That team also won the league's 2004 Fall Sportsmanship Award for football, yet another tribute to the program Beamer and his staff have built.

When Beamer accepted the job as head football coach at his alma mater in 1987, his goal was for the Virginia Tech football program to reach a consistent level of excellence. The Hokies have come a long way since that day, and along the way, Beamer has become one of the most respected and successful coaches on the college football scene.

Beamer, who was the consensus national coach of the year in 1999, is ranked third among active Division I-A coaches in victories with 198 over 26 seasons as a head coach. His Tech teams have posted a 142-42 record over the past 14 seasons and appeared in bowl games each year during that span, a feat equaled by just three other schools. Prior to winning the 2004 ACC championship, he guided the Hokies to three BIG EAST Conference championships and in 1999 helped direct Tech to the national championship game. Beamer's Hokies have earned the highest national rankings in the program's history, spending 78 weeks in the Top 10 of The Associated Press poll over the past eight seasons. During one stretch that ended in 2003, Tech was ranked in 84 consecutive AP polls.

Winning has been just part of Frank Beamer's success story. He and his staff have earned a reputation for getting the most out of their players.

In 2000, Beamer and his staff directed Tech to an 11-1 record after opening the season with eight new starters on defense and an all-new lineup in the kicking game. During the 2001 season, the Hokies posted an 8-4 record and appeared in the Top 20 every week despite having to fill four offensive line spots, the quarterback job vacated by sensational underclassman Michael Vick and the tailback spot left open when All-America running back Lee Suggs was lost for the season with an injury. In 2002, the Hokies were 10-4 despite attacking one of their toughest schedules ever with a young team that featured all-new starters at the defensive tackle, inside linebacker and rover positions, as well as major questions at quarterback and wide receiver.

A spot in the Nokia Sugar Bowl to play No. 1 Florida State for the national championship focused widespread attention on Virginia Tech and its football program following the 1999 season. And although the Hokies fell short in their bid for the national title, they proved that they belong among the top teams in the college ranks.

For his part in the Hokies' magical 1999 season, Beamer earned eight national coach of the year awards. He was named the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year, the GTE Coach of the Year, the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, the Paul 'Bear' Bryant Coach of the Year, The Associated Press Coach of the Year, the Walter Camp Football Foundation/Street & Smith's Coach of the Year, the Maxwell Football Club Coach of the Year and the Woody Hayes Coach of the Year. He also was named the BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year for the third time.

There have been plenty of other accolades for the Hokies' coach. Prior to the 2005 season, a Seattle Times Poll of more than 40 coaches voted Frank Beamer as the current I-A head coach for whom they had the most respect. Beamer was also selected the fifth-best strategist among current I-A coaches. In a survey of Division I-A football coaches conducted by Bloomberg News in the fall of 2000, Beamer was named the best coach a school could hire to run its football program. When BIG EAST Conference football celebrated its first 10 years of existence in 2000, Beamer was voted the Coach of the Decade by the league's media.

In January 2001, the Pigskin Club of Washington, D.C., honored Beamer as the NCAA Coach of the Year. In May of that year, an on-line newspaper named him the best coach currently in the college football ranks because of his ability to place Tech among the nation's elite year in and year out.

Following consecutive 10-2 seasons in 1995 and 1996, Beamer was voted BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year by the league coaches. He was one of five finalists in the voting for the 1995 National Coach of the Year. In 1996, The Sporting News queried writers from around the country and asked them to rate the coaches in various conferences. In the BIG EAST, those writers rated Frank Beamer the best coach on game day, the best in game preparation, the best as a motivator, the best as a teacher, the best in big games and the best overall.

In 1999, The Sporting News ranked the nation's top coaches in terms of their ability to get the most out of their players. Beamer was picked No. 9 in Division I-A. Four of Tech's last six years in the league, TSN rated the Tech coach tops among BIG EAST head coaches. The publication also ranked the Hokies' football coaching staff as the best in the conference four times during that span. Street & Smith's College Football 2002 rated Beamer as the top recruiter in the BIG EAST. In 2004, SI.com selected him coach of the year in the Division I-A ranks.

The rise of the Tech football program has made Beamer a man in demand. It has opened doors to places he may never have dreamed of as a youngster growing up in Southwest Virginia.

In September 2000, Beamer was invited to the White House where he joined a select group that stood in the Rose Garden behind then-President Bill Clinton as he made remarks on the Conservation and Reinvestment Act. Beamer was one of the keynote speakers at the American Football Coaches Association Convention in 2000, and in April, 2001, he joined former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Lady Margaret Thatcher, as one of the featured speakers at SUCCESS 2001, one of the nation's most popular business seminars.

In April 2004, Beamer was presented a Humanitarian Award by the National Conference for Community and Justice for his contributions to fostering justice, equity and community in the Roanoke Valley. An avid NASCAR fan, Beamer has been the official starter for races at Bristol Motor Speedway and Richmond International Raceway.

Beamer's success has also made him a much sought-after coach. In recent years, he has been pursued by numerous other schools and has drawn interest from professional football teams. But in the end, his loyalty has remained with the Hokies.

Beamer has always put Virginia Tech first - ever since he starred as a defensive back for the Hokies in his undergraduate days in the late 1960s, and surely throughout his 20 years as head coach of the Hokies. He has given the Tech program a sense of stability enjoyed by just a handful of other Division I-A schools. With the retirement of Air Force's Fisher DeBerry, only two other active Division I-A head coaches - Joe Paterno (41 yrs., Penn State) and Bobby Bowden (31 yrs., Florida State) - have been at their current school longer than Beamer.

In 1990, Beamer received a new contract and a substantial pay raise. He refused the raise, however, until such time that all classified and faculty employees of the university could have the same opportunity for pay raises. Most state salaries had been frozen at the time. He was offered a pay increase again last year, but did not sign until his assistant coaches were taken care of first.

Another indication of Beamer's love for the university came on the night he was inducted into The Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. He called it the biggest honor of his entire career. With the induction, he became the first active coach at the university to be honored in that fashion.

Beamer's overall record at Tech now stands at 156-82-2. He became Tech's winningest football coach during the 1997 campaign. Counting six years as head coach at Murray State prior to joining the Hokies, Beamer's overall 26-year record is 198-105-4.

The 60-year-old Beamer, the first alumnus to guide the Hokies since the 1940s, took over the Tech reins from Bill Dooley in January 1987. He began work a few days after the Hokies had beaten North Carolina State in the Peach Bowl. It took a while for him to get the Hokies moving in the right direction because the football program was hit with NCAA sanctions at the time.

But everything came together in the 1990s. The Techmen finished 9-3 in 1993 after beating Indiana, 45-20, in a wild Independence Bowl game. Tech followed up with an 8-4 season in 1994, losing to Tennessee, 45-23, in the Gator Bowl.

The Tech teams in 1995 and 1996 were among the best in school history. The 1995 team swept the BIG EAST Conference championship outright and the 1996 club tied for the title with Syracuse and Miami.

The 1995 team was 9-2 during the regular season and then came up with a stirring 28-10 victory over Texas in the Sugar Bowl. The 1996 team went 10-1 during the regular season and lost to powerful Nebraska, 41-21, in the Orange Bowl after giving the Cornhuskers a fierce battle for three quarters.

The Hokies fell to 7-5 in 1997 and were beaten badly by North Carolina in the Gator Bowl, 42-3. But they came right back with a 9-3 mark in 1998 that included an impressive 38-7 victory over Alabama in the inaugural Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tenn.

The two winningest seasons in school history followed in 1999 and 2000 with the Hokies posting back-to-back 11-1 records. Tech registered its first-ever 11-0 regular-season record in '99 before losing its national championship battle with FSU.

In 2000, the Hokies' only blemish was a loss at Miami in the ninth game of the season. Both seasons, Tech climbed as high as No. 2 in The Associated Press poll, finishing No. 2 in '99 and No. 6 in 2000. The Hokies climbed as high as No. 5 in the 2001 AP poll and finished 18^th. In 2002, Tech was ranked as high as No. 3 in the AP poll after posting consecutive wins over nationally ranked LSU (14^th), Marshall (16^th) and Texas A&M (19^th). The Hokies' youthful team finished the season 18^th.

During the 2003 season, the Hokies ended No. 2 Miami's 39-game regular-season winning streak with a 31-7 victory. The Canes were the highest-ranked opponent Tech had ever beaten on the gridiron. The Hokies climbed as high as No. 3 in the polls before falling victim to inconsistent play during the final month of the season. Still, Tech earned eight wins for the 10^th time in 11 seasons.

The 2004 season saw the Hokies bounce back to win their last eight games of the regular season, including victories against three nationally ranked teams - No. 6 West Virginia, No. 16 Virginia and No. 9 Miami.

Beamer's early Tech teams also registered many exciting victories. One of the most impressive came in 1990 when the Hokies capped the year with a 38-13 victory over arch-rival Virginia before a crowd of 54,157, which at the time was the largest ever to see a college football game in the commonwealth of Virginia. During the 1989 season, Tech knocked off ninth-ranked West Virginia and star quarterback Major Harris, 12-10, in Morgantown.

During his undergraduate days at Tech, Beamer started three years as a cornerback and played on the Hokies' 1966 and 1968 Liberty Bowl teams. He received a B.S. in distributive education from Tech in 1969 and a master's in guidance from Radford in 1972. Then came the start of the Beamer coaching career.

He began as an assistant at Radford High School from 1969 through 1971. Then, after one season as a graduate assistant at the University of Maryland, he went to The Citadel where he worked five seasons under Bobby Ross and one year under Art Baker. His last two years at The Citadel, Beamer was the defensive coordinator.

In 1979, Beamer went to Murray State as the defensive coordinator under Mike Gottfried. He was named head coach at Murray State in 1981 and went on to compile a six-year record of 42 wins, 23 losses and two ties.

The Tech coach was born in Mt. Airy, N.C., and grew up in Hillsville, Va. At Hillsville High, he earned 11 varsity letters as a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and baseball.

Beamer is married to the former Cheryl Oakley of Richmond, Va. They have two children, Shane, a former member of his dad's football team at Tech and now an assistant at the University of South Carolina; and daughter Casey, a 2003 graduate of Virginia Tech.

BLACKSBURG, Va. - The Virginia Tech baseball coaching staff announced on Tuesday the official signing of five players to National Letters of Intent for the 2008-09 school year.

"We are happy with our second recruiting class here at Virginia Tech," second-year head coach Pete Hughes said. "We believe that these players will compliment the outstanding class we signed last fall."

Joining the Hokies as early signees of Hughes' second recruiting class include pitcher Luke Erickson of St. Christopher's School in Richmond, Va., outfielder/pitcher Clark Labitan of Mira Mesa High School in San Diego, Calif., pitcher/infielder Mathew Price of The Walker School in Marietta, Ga., utility player Andrew Rash of Westside High School in Anderson, S.C., and shortstop/pitcher Ronnie Shaban of Cosby High School in Moseley, Va.

"Our goal with this class was to add to the depth of our pitching staff and continue to build a more explosive offense," Hughes continued. "We believe we have done that with the signing of frontline starters Matt Price and Luke Erickson. Also, two-way players like Ronnie Shaban and Clark Labitan address both areas of need. Lastly, utility player Andrew Rash offers the Hokies a versatile defender who has a chance to be very good offensively."

Erickson is a 6-foot-2, 190-pound left-handed pitcher who will spend his senior season at St. Christopher's after lettering for three years for Coach Justin Houston at Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa, Fla., where he helped the team to a 19-9 record last season. He's also played first base and outfield during his career, in addition to playing on the basketball team at Berkeley.

Labitan is a right-handed pitcher/center fielder for Coach Gene Watkins at Mira Mesa, where he helped the team to the San Diego CIF semifinals last season. He was named to the Division 1 All-Eastern League first team after batting .395 in 33 games while accumulating a 1.26 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 27.2 innings pitched on the mound.

Price has earned the Top Gun Award for most outstanding pitcher for the past two seasons at Walker, and went 7-3 as a junior with a Cobb County-best earned run average of 0.85. The 6-2 right-hander struck out 64 batters in 52 innings pitched in 2007, and was the team's starting shortstop when not on the mound. In club ball this past summer, he was chosen as one of the top 20 players in Georgia to represent the state at the Sunbelt Classic in Norman, Okla., where Team Georgia won the tournament.

Rash is a right-handed utility player who has earned all-region, all-area and all-state honors for Coach Barry New at Westside. He was named the No. 1-ranked catcher in 4A by Diamond Prospects, and throughout his career, has batted .487 with 14 home runs, 12 triples, 48 doubles and 94 runs batted in.

Shaban is a two-way player for Coach Tim Lowery at Cosby, playing both shortstop and pitcher for the past three years. Last season as a junior, the right-handed pitcher/left-handed batter went 11-1 with a 1.73 ERA on the mound in leading his team to the Dominion District Tournament championship. He also hit .514 with six home runs and 30 RBIs to earn first-team all-region, metro and district, and second-team all-state. His combined statistics for his two summer league teams in 2007 included a .470 average, eight home runs and 40 RBIs.

"For the second straight year, I believe the profile of our signees has proven two things," Hughes finished. "First of all, the Virginia Tech product is not only easy to sell in state, but all over the country. And secondly, there is no one in the country that works harder at the recruiting process than this staff."