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Inside HokieSports 6/5: Game. Changer.
Game-Changing $75 Million Commitment To Virginia Tech Announced
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Good morning, Tech Fam. Game. Changer.
What all are we covering in today’s edition, Hokies? Check it out below!
🙌 Changing The Game
👟 Heading To Hayward
🥍 Fresh Faces
🦃 And much, much more!
🙌 CHANGING THE GAME
This week, Virginia Tech recently received its largest commitment ever.
The unprecedented, $75 million in support will advance the university’s ambitious athletics strategy and expand one of its most innovative academic programs.
A majority of the commitment, made anonymously by a four-generation Hokie family, was to athletics, while a sizeable portion was directed to the Honors College.
The athletic portion includes philanthropy for the Invest to Win initiative to ensure Hokie competitiveness in today’s rapidly changing collegiate athletics environment; unrestricted funds to be used at the discretion of the university’s athletic director; and additional support to be administered through the new Hokie Ventures affiliation approved by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors on Tuesday, June 2.
🔼 Welcome Home. A familiar face is coming back to Blacksburg.
On Thursday, head coach Mike Young and the Virginia Tech men’s hoops program announced the return of Hunter Cattoor to the Hokies. He will join the squad as an assistant coach for the upcoming 2026-27 season.
An athlete who was originally committed to Coach Young at Wofford, Cattoor followed his head coach to Blacksburg in 2019 where he would go on to play for five seasons and set the program record for games played with 152 while raising an ACC Championship banner and appearing in two NCAA tournaments.
🔼 Heading To Hayward. As the weekend rolls in, the Virginia Tech track & field squad prepares to head west to battle the country’s best at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
10 different Hokies will be competing at the meet:
Katie Bohlke — 5,000 meters
Kaitlyn Cook — Triple jump
George Couttie — 1,500 meters
Maddox Hamm — Pole vault
Christian Jackson — 800 meters
Jule Lindner — Steeplechase
Conner McClure — Pole vault
Mariana Pestana — Hammer throw
Nick Plant — 1,500 meters
Chiara Sistermann — Pole vault
The action gets started on Wednesday evening and wraps up with the finals in many events scheduled for Friday and Saturday.
🔼 Secure Your Seat. The countdown to basketball season has officially started!
Men’s basketball ticket memberships and women’s basketball season tickets for the 2026-27 season are ON SALE NOW!
🔼 Fresh Faces. After posting nine or more wins for the fifth straight season in 2026, the Virginia Tech lacrosse program is loading up for even more success next year.
Head Coach Kristen Skiera and the Hokies have announced the signing of two incoming transfers this summer.
Midfielder Ave Menna (Liberty) and defender Kendall Wilson (Campbell) will join Tech for the 2026-27 athletic year.
🏈 COUNTIN’ THE DAYS: 92 DAYS
Throughout the summer, we will be counting down the days
to the return of Virginia Tech Football this fall. The Hokies will host
VMI on September 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Who doesn’t love a little Luther Maddy talk?
As an unheralded recruit, “Big Lu” quickly made himself known to Hokie fans, earning seven starts as a true freshman and went on to earn All-ACC First Team accolades as a senior in 2015.
Battling injuries throughout his career, he fought his way to becoming the program’s career leader in games played with 56 and sits second all-time in career starts with 46.
In a little Flashback Friday, ”Big Lu” sat down and reflected on his time at Tech and for being a part of Coach Beamer’s final season with the Hokies.
🤔 HOKIE TRIVIA
In his career at Virginia Tech, how many sacks did Luther Maddy rack up for the Hokies?
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: 14.0
🦃 Have a great one, y’all!