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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 25 ACC team championships and more than 150 All-America honors. The run began when the Hokies’ football program won the ACC championship in its inaugural year in the league. In the 13 seasons since 2004, Tech has played in the ACC football championship game on seven occasions—the most of any league member—and claimed four ACC titles. The Hokies have made 25 consecutive bowl appearances, the longest active streak recognized by the NCAA. The men’s and women’s track and field programs stand as arguably the school’s top Olympic sports, having combined for 12 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 16 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. V I R G I N I A T E C H A T H L E T I C S S U C C E S S The Hokies’ wrestlers have finished in the top 11 at the NCAA Championships on six straight occasions (2012-17), culminating in a program-best fourth-place finish in 2016. That finish also 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), men’s golf (2007), men’s cross country (2012) and men’s swimming and diving (2014). The golf program made nine consecutive NCAA appearances as a team from 2007-2015, while the softball team has made the NCAA regionals 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. @VT_MBBall @vthokiembb VTMBBALL 40