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V I R G I N I A T E C H
A T H L E T I C S U C C E S S
On July 1, 2004, Virginia Tech officially
became a member of the prestigious
Atlantic Coast Conference – a move that
set the stage for a run of unprecedented
athletics success in Blacksburg that
includes 22 ACC team championships and
more than 150 All-America honors.
The run began when the Hokies’ football
program won the ACC championship
in its first year in the league. In the 12
seasons since 2004, Tech has played in
the ACC football championship game on
six occasions – the most of any league
member – and claimed four ACC titles. The
Hokies have made 24 consecutive bowl
appearances, the longest active streak
recognized by the NCAA.
The football program, however, isn’t the
only one succeeding at Virginia Tech.
The men’s and women’s track and field
programs stand as arguably the school’s
top Olympic sports, having combined for 10
ACC team titles since the school joined the
league. Spyridon Jullien won four national
championships and Queen Harrison won
three during their careers in Blacksburg.
Overall, Tech track athletes have combined
to win 15 national titles – the school’s only
individual national crowns.
Tech’s wrestling program has won four of
the school’s ACC titles and continues to
earn national acclaim. The Hokies’ wrestlers
have finished in the top 11 at the NCAA
Championships on five straight occasions
(2012-16), culminating in a program-best
fourth-place finish in 2016. That finish
marked the best ever performance at an
NCAA Wrestling Championships by an
ACC school.
Other programs at Tech to win ACC titles
include softball (2007, 2008), golf (2007)
and men’s swimming (2014). The golf
program made nine consecutive NCAA
appearances as a team from 2007-2015,
while the softball team has made the
NCAAs eight times – all while members of
the ACC.
With the exception of lacrosse and
women’s golf, all of the school’s 22
sports have qualified for NCAA
postseason competition since
the school joined the ACC.
Tech just added women’s golf
as a varsity sport in 2013, and
the program began competition
in 2015.
Along with wrestling and men’s
and women’s track and field, the two
programs that have come closest to
winning a national championship at Tech
include the men’s and women’s soccer
programs. Tech’s men’s team advanced to
the College Cup in 2007, where it lost in
a semifinal game, while the women’s team
made it to the College Cup in 2013, also
losing in a semifinal.
Things are only getting better. In 2015-16,
eight teams qualified for NCAA postseason
play and three others sent individuals.
With future facility enhancements planned
and continued investments into the
development and care of student-athletes,
the athletics department’s goal of winning a
national title is no longer a question of if, but
one of when.
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