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Vol. 7 No. 8, March 2015 • $4 The Official Publication of Virginia Tech Athletics WHAT’S INSIDE: Marshawn Williams is optimistic about being ready for the 2015 football season opener ACC CHAMPIONS Chris Uhle and the Virginia Tech men’s track and field team vaulted past the competition and won the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championship – the program’s third indoor title and second in the past three years inside.hokiesports.com 1 contents March 2015 • Vol. 7, No. 8 Hokie Club News | 4 inside.hokiesports.com Don't have a News & Notes | 8 LIFE FEELS GOOD WITH Tech tailback named All-ACC in track subscription? Jimmy Robertson From the Editor’s Desk | 11 Editor Tech football uses testing to benefit Marc Mullen Lone Survivor Foundation A TEAM THAT SWINGS Editorial Assistant Kroger Roth Report | 12 Subscribe today! 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Printed by Worth Higgins & Associates of Richmond, Virginia to remove brain cyst Blacksburg, VA 24061 Union Bank & Trust 1-800-990-4828 UFM15011_VT_HokieMagAd_0315.indd 1 2/26/15 3:31 PM THE STUDENT-ATHLETE EXPERIENCE “I’m extremely appreciative of the scholarship opportunity that I have had as a Hokie student- athlete. Having a scholarship has given me the PODIUM FINISHES FOR BOTH TECH opportunity to leave college debt free, which is a huge benefit heading into a competitive and evolving work force. Thank you so much to all the kind people SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAMS who have helped in raising and donating money for student-athlete scholarships. You have given us a truly incredible gift.” Both the Virginia Tech men’s and women’s swimming and diving C.J. Fiala teams finished in third place at the 2015 ACC Swimming and Diving Senior | Centreville, Virginia Championships held on separate weeks in Atlanta in late February. C.J. Fiala (in the photo) and the men’s team won six medals, set “I am so thankful for every person who helps make six school records and had 13 top-five finishes overall in coming our athletics scholarships possible. It takes the in behind champion NC State and second-place Louisville. Kaylea passion of many people at all levels of Hokie Nation Arnett won three medals for the women’s team, including two gold to make this happen. The Hokie Club and our amazing supporters have positively impacted my life in medals which enabled her to win the ACC Most Valuable Diver countless ways, and I will always be grateful for this.” Award for the fourth straight year. Both squads had several competitors qualify for NCAA Morgan Latimer competition, which was to be held later in March. Senior | Richmond, Virginia Supporting Tech Athletics Since 1949 Supporting Tech Athletics Since 1949 The following is the remaining list of donors who upgraded their memberships in 2014. UPGRADED MEMBERS Curtis & Karen Mabry Christiansburg, VA Zachary C. Plasters Alexandria, VA Ken & Diane Strobl Midlothian, VA H. William Mann Southern Shores, NC R. Gregory Porter, III Lynchburg, VA Gretchen Strub Fairfax, VA COST OF ATTENDANCE John A. Mann, III Carrollton, VA Todd & Marquetta Porth Blacksburg, VA Richard L. Swanson Front Royal, VA RACHEL CAMP Women’s Christine C. Markowski Roanoke, VA Anthony M. Purcell Christiansburg, VA Dr. William S. Swecker, Jr. Blacksburg, VA Basketball Irvin & Rosemary Marshall Fishersville, VA Dare Query Norfolk, VA Dr. Kevin S. Swenson Emporia, VA Sandra P. Martin Abingdon, VA Robert Morgan Quicke Warsaw, VA Melvin Sword Abingdon, VA WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW Jack McDonald Catawba, VA Charles A. Read, II Tallahassee, FL Dr. Kendall T. Cummings Gaithersburg, MD Jill McGrath Henrico, VA Bobby G. Reece Grundy, VA David B. Tankard Exmore, VA Matthew J. McGroarty Glen Allen, VA Dr. Jim Reynolds Roanoke, VA Lloyd B. Taylor, Jr. Christiansburg, VA On Jan. 18 at the NCAA Convention held in Washington, D.C., five conferences – the ACC, Rieman McNamara, Jr. Richmond, VA Keith & Jan Reynolds Richmond, VA Sue & Gene Teel Christiansburg, VA Tony Menefee Atlanta, GA Reginald M. Roberts Vienna, VA Johnny & Kimberly Teglas Appalachia, VA Big 12, Big Ten, SEC and Pac-12 – passed a package of legislation that centered on Chris & Heather Miller New Oxford, PA C. Morgan Rogers Richmond, VA Jonathan C. Teglas Blacksburg, VA Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Mirabito Binghamton, NY John M. Rokisky Roanoke, VA Anne and Lynne Jones Blacksburg, VA student-athlete benefits, concussion safety protocol, and scholarship protection. James L. Mitchell Radford, VA Philip D. Rosenberg Glen Allen, VA Brian E. Thompson Weddington, NC Talmadge Mitchell Summerfield, NC Peter & Patricia Roughton Manakin Sabot, VA Jeff & Dodie Thompson Troutville, VA We, as an athletics department, set forth our answer to these changes in our Wayne & Lynn Monk Oak Hill, VA Karl VanSant Roulston Woodstock, VA Virgil & Brenda Thompson Roanoke, VA Edward L. Moore Cary, NC Thomas J. Ryder Roanoke, VA James E. Torgersen Radford, VA Pylons of Promise (www.hokiesports.com/pylons/). However, much has been Joe & Rita Morgan Brentwood, TN Shawn L. Saladiner Christiansburg, VA E. Carter Turner Salem, VA written about the “cost of attendance,” an impactful piece of this new legislation Jack Morrow Irvine, CA Cary S. Salyer Vinton, VA Frank and Ruthie Turner Brodnax, VA J. Michael Muldowney Richmond, VA Mehul P. Sanghani Vienna, VA Carl G. Verboncoeur Potomac, MD that closes the “gap” between a traditional athletics scholarship and the David & Debbie Mumford Newport News, VA Molly School de Lima-Campos Oakton, VA Keith L. Verspoor Mansfield, OH maximum amount of a scholarship allowed by an institution. Marty & Andrea Muscatello Blacksburg, VA Brian Todd Schools Virginia Beach, VA Gary A. Vineyard Hurricane, WV A. Ross Myers Perkiomenville, PA Dennis & Mary Scott North Canton, OH William J. Vinson, Jr. Charlottesville, VA Matthew T. Myers Silver Spring, MD Erik A. Seppala Ashburn, VA Elton J. Wade III Mechanicsville, VA Below is a list of questions and answers Paul Montgomery Mylum Radford, VA Jacob B. Sergent Mc Lean, VA Doug & Raelene Wagoner Ashburn, VA to educate those unfamiliar with this term: James L. Neal Mechanicsville, VA Mark J. Shapiro Glen Allen, VA Rex & Cynthia Waters Burlington, NC Donald R. Neff, II Ashburn, VA Mark W. Sharer Oak Hill, VA John P. Watkins, Jr. Franklinton, NC Marvin K. Nester Lakeland, FL William D.