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Good morning, Tech Fam. Nothing better than a post-victory dance party in the locker room!
What all are we covering in today’s edition, Hokies? Check it out below!
🏈 What Can Brown Do For You?
⛳️ V For Victory
🏐 Defending Home Turf
✍️ And much, much more!
🦃 INVEST TO WIN
Through the Invest to Win campaign, Virginia Tech is committed to building an athletics department that consistently competes on the national stage. That requires a financial model capable of supporting championship-level expectations. Virginia Tech is not waiting to see where the future of college athletics goes; we are investing in where we believe Virginia Tech Athletics belongs.
🔼 What Can Brown Do For You? Less than two minutes into the game, Ethan Grunkemeyer connected with Que’Sean Brown for a 60-yd TD to help set the tone for Virginia Tech Football, who used a potent offensive attack to roll to a 34-24 victory over Georgia Tech on Homecoming Saturday at Lane Stadium.
The Hokies finished with 409 yards of total offense, including 250 passing yards and 159 rushing yards.
Grunkemeyer completed 15 of 22 passes for 250 yards and three touchdowns, while Brown hauled in six catches for 182 yards and a touchdown. Brown also totaled 251 all-purpose yards. Jeffrey Overton, Jr. led Virginia Tech with 85 rushing yards and added three receptions for 29 yards and a touchdown.
🔼 V For Victory. Behind Valentine Delon's third collegiate victory of her career, the Virginia Tech women's golf team placed second at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational.
The Paris, France, native fired a 10-under 203 (67-70-66) to edge Duke's Rianne Malixi by two shots for the individual title. Delon led the tournament with 17 birdies, including seven in her final round.
Ten of her 11 rounds this fall have been in red figures, with eight of those in the 60s. Delon becomes the first Hokie in program history to record at least three individual titles in a career.
🔼 Home Turf Defended. In dominant fashion, the Virginia Tech volleyball team defended its home turf, sweeping Virginia, 3-0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-21) in the second part of the Smithfield Commonwealth Clash.
It was the Hokies’ first victory over the Cavaliers since 2021.
Frances Torres led Virginia Tech with 13 kills, hitting .423, and added four digs, three block assists and a service ace, while Camilla Brandalise dished out 27 assists and added seven digs and two service aces.
🔼 Finishing Strong. The Virginia Tech cross country teams closed out the regular season in style at the Panorama Farms Invitational, with both the men’s and women’s squads earning their fourth consecutive team victories.
The women’s team competed in the 6K with the Hokies taking five of the top six spots in the race, led by Brenda Jeptoo, who who clocked a collegiate-best 20:27.0 to finish second overall.
George Couttie led the men’s team, earning his second consecutive individual victory with a time of 23:43.9 in the 8K. Sam Idiens finished second for the Hokies in 24:31.2.
🦃 LEADING THE WAY
The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors today appointed Richard Linton as the university’s 17th president. Linton will succeed Tim Sands, who will continue to serve as president until Linton assumes office at the beginning of the 2027 spring semester.
Linton, an alumnus who received his bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, and Ph.D. from Virginia Tech, currently serves as president of Kansas State University.
🤔 HOKIE TRIVIA
Ethan Grunkemeyer added to his hot start to his first season with the Hokies with three more passing TDs and a rushing score.
How many TDs has Grunkemeyer accounted for through the first seven games of the year?
Got a guess?
Scroll to the bottom and find out!
📆 THE DAYS AHEAD
*all times are ET*
Monday, Oct. 19
🏀 Women's Basketball at Maryland (Exh.) @ 6pm | BTN +
⛳️ Men's Golf at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (Jonesborough, Tenn.)
🎾 Women's Tennis at ITA Regional Championships (Lynchburg, Va.)
Tuesday, Oct. 20
⛳️ Men's Golf at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (Jonesborough, Tenn.)
🎾 Women's Tennis at ITA Regional Championships (Lynchburg, Va.)
Wednesday, Oct. 21
⚽️ Men's Soccer vs. Winthrop @ 6pm | ACC Network Extra | Live Stats
⛳️ Men's Golf at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (Jonesborough, Tenn.)
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: 20 (15 passing, 5 rushing)
🦃 Have a great one, Hokie Nation!
