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Good morning, Tech Fam. There’s just no place better than Blacksburg in the fall!
What all are we covering in today’s edition, Hokies? Check it out below!
🏈 The Big 4-0
👟 Planting His Flag
🏀 All New Episode of Between The Arches
🦃 And much, much more!
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🔼 Planting His Flag. It’s been quite a few months for Virginia Tech track & field standout Nick Plant.
In May, he won the ACC championship in the 1500m. In June, he was an All-American.
Now, in July, Plant finished seventh in the country at the USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 3:50.91.
🔼 Between The Arches. Earlier this summer, Virginia Tech women’s hoops unveiled a brand new series, “Between The Arches.”
Each week, Evan Hughes will introduce a new face joining the program for the upcoming 2026-27 season.
This week, we’re meeting incoming transfer from Tennessee, Lauren Hurst.
🔼 Among The Elite. Last week, it was on the track. This week, it’s in the pool.
Once again, current and former Virginia Tech standouts will be competing against the best in the country as six different Hokies will be in action this week at the Toyota USA Swimming National Championships in Irvine, California.
Andy Roose, Connor Johnson, Brendan Whitfield, Eli Martin, Joseph Hong (‘25), and AJ Pouch (‘24) will all be in action this week.
🏈 COUNTIN’ DOWN: 4️⃣0️⃣ DAYS
One of the many new exciting faces wearing the Virginia Tech uniform this fall will be #4️⃣0️⃣ Javion Hilson.
The defensive line transfer from Missouri played in three games as a true freshman with the Tigers, tallying 31 snaps while recording a QB hurry and a tackle in his debut season.
Prior to his time at Mizzou, Hilson was a highly touted star at Cocoa High School in Florida, ranking in the top-75 players in the country by many recruiting sites. He helped lead his team to three straight state titles, while racking up 202 tackles, 61 TFLs and 38.5 sacks during his high school career.
🤔 HOKIE TRIVIA
During his illustrious career at Virginia Tech, how many ACC medals did Nick Plant collect with the Hokies?
Got a guess?
Scroll to the bottom and find out!
📆 THE DAYS AHEAD
*all times are ET*
Thursday, Aug. 13
⚽️ Women's Soccer vs. Old Dominion @ 6pm | Live Stats
Sunday, Aug. 16
⚽️ Women's Soccer vs. VMI @ 6pm | Live Stats
Thursday, Aug. 20
⚽️ Women's Soccer vs. Liberty @ 7pm | Live Stats
⚽️ Men's Soccer at Ohio State @ 8pm | Live Stats
Sunday, Aug. 23
⚽️ Men's Soccer vs. Howard @ 4pm | Live Stats
⚽️ Women's Soccer vs. Maryland @ 6pm | Live Stats
Saturday, Sept. 5
🏈 Football vs. VMI @ 7:30pm | ACC Network | Listen | Live Stats | Buy Tickets
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: Nine
🦃 Have a great one, Hokie Nation!
