Good morning, Tech Fam. The calendar may read June, but we can’t wait to be back in Lane Stadium with y’all!

What all are we covering in today’s edition, Hokies? Check it out below!

🎽 The Oregon Trail
🏈 Schedule Shifting
🏀 Signed, Sealed, Delivered
🦃 And much, much more!

🔼 The Oregon Trail. No, we’re not referring to the old school video game, we’re talking to about the Virginia Tech track & field squad heading to NCAA Championships.

The Hokies blistered the track and runway at NCAA Regionals this past week in Lexington, Ky. to the tune of 10 national qualifiers.

Katie Bohlke (5000m), Kaitlyn Cook (triple jump), George Couttie (1500m), Maddox Hamm (pole vault), Christian Jackson (800m), Jule Lindner (steeplechase), Conner McClure (pole vault), Mariana Pestana (hammer), Nick Plant (1500m) and Chiara Sistermann (pole vault) all punched their tickets to Eugene.

🎽 The Final Recap

🔼 Battlin’ The Best. What a showing for the Virginia Tech wrestling squad at this weekend’s U23 National Tournament in Geneva, Ohio.

Jimmy Mullen highlighted the weekend’s performance, finishing as the runner up at the 125kg with a 6-2 record, including five falls and one technical decision.

Noah Nininger (70kg) went 8-1 on the weekend, good for a third-place finish, while Drew Gorman (65kg) went 6-2 to grab a fourth-place finish.

🔼 Schedule Shifting. Virginia Tech announced adjustments to its future football series with former ACC foe, Maryland last week.

The two schools have mutually agreed to cancel the Sept. 18, 2027, game in Blacksburg and the Sept. 16, 2028, contest in College Park.

Virginia Tech will keep the September 19, 2026, road contest at Maryland in College Park and the September 15, 2029, home matchup in Blacksburg.

🏈 More On The Schedule Adjustments

🔼 Signed, Sealed, Delivered. Coach Young and the Virginia Tech men’s basketball team announced another addition to the 2026-27 roster with the signing of 6-foot-2 guard Ethan Copeland.

Copeland spent last season at Stetson where he averaged 15.0 points per game. Prior to making the jump to DI, Copeland played at Salt Lake Community College.

This past season, the Sunnyside, Washington native started all 33 of the Hatters’ contests and played 32 minutes per game. A prolific shooter, he made 109 3’s and shot better than 42% from beyond the arc.

🏀 More On The Newest Hokie

🦃 THE FUTURE IS NOW

Virginia Tech has formed the search committee tasked with recruiting the next vice president and director of athletics.

Reporting to the president, the vice president and director of athletics works closely with university leadership to set and communicate a bold, forward-looking vision for Virginia Tech Athletics that positions the program for sustained relevance, competitiveness, and financial growth. This person will serve as the primary liaison to the university president, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, and senior administration to ensure athletics strategy is tightly integrated with the broader university mission.

🎥 A MUST WATCH

Let ESPN sports broadcaster Marty Smith paint the scene.
See it through his eyes and get a glimpse of what makes maroon and orange so special.

🤔 HOKIE TRIVIA

With his HR in the season finale against top-ranked UCLA, freshman Ethan Ball reached 17 long balls on the year.

Where does that rank during the ACC era for a Hokie freshman?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom and find out!

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

*all times are ET*

Wednesday, June 10
👟 Track & Field at NCAA Championship (Eugene, Ore.)

Thursday, June 11
👟 Track & Field at NCAA Championship (Eugene, Ore.)

Friday, June 12
👟 Track & Field at NCAA Championship (Eugene, Ore.)

Saturday, June 13
👟 Track & Field at NCAA Championship (Eugene, Ore.)

Sunday, June 14
👟 Track & Field at NCAA Championship (Eugene, Ore.)

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: #1 all-time by a freshman (since the 2005 season)

🦃 Have a great one, y’all!