VIRGINIA TECH Golf Guide | 2018 Edition

5 QUICK FACTS Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Location: Blacksburg, Va. Founded: 1872 Enrollment: 32,304 University Motto: Ut Prosim President: Dr. Timothy D. Sands Athletics Director: Whit Babcock Nickname: Hokies Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference Colors: Chicago maroon and burnt orange Head Golf Coach: Jay Hardwick (35th season) Associate Head Golf Coach: Brian Sharp (15th season) Golf Office Phone: (540) 231-6435 Golf Mailing Address: Virginia Tech Golf Course 1085 Duck Pond Drive Blacksburg, VA 24061 Athletics Communications Contact: Bill Dyer - (540) 231-8852 Website: www.hokiesports.com/mgolf AT A GLANCE • Main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia • Comprised of nine colleges and the Graduate School • 110 bachelor’s degree programs • 170 master’s and doctoral degree programs • 34,440 students on and off the main campus • Main campus includes 213 buildings, 2,600 acres, and an airport WHAT IS A HOKIE? The answer leads all the way back to 1896 when Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College changed its name to Virginia Polytechnic Institute. With the change came the necessity for writing a new cheer and a contest for such a purpose was held by the student body. Senior O.M. Stull won first prize for his “Hokie” yell, which is still used today. Later, when asked if “Hokie” had any special meaning, Stull explained the word was solely the product of his imagination and was used only as an attention- getter for his yell. It soon became a nickname for all Tech teams and for those people loyal to Tech athletics. THIS IS • Ranks 44th in university research expenditures in the United States • Adjacent Corporate Research Center • The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine graduated its first class in spring 2014 • The Virginia Tech Research Center–Arlington opened in 2011