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Issued: Feb 9, 2010 - 5:55 AM
Bo Gentry
  • Position
  • Class
  • Weight
  • High School/Other
  • Hometown
  • Center
  • r-Freshman
  • 239 lbs.
  • Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg, Va.

An extremely hard worker with a good football mind … Is working to increase his size and strength … Spent his first year at center … His summer preparation and progress during the preseason will go a long way in determining his role for the upcoming season.

2008: Joined the team when school started … Worked on the scout team as a center and redshirted … Improved his bench press and back squat during the off-season program … Continued to work at center during spring practice.

High School: Was voted the best offensive lineman on the team his junior and senior seasons for Coach Dave Crist at Blacksburg High … Saw action at center, offensive guard and defensive tackle during three seasons as a letterman … Was named second-team all-district as a center and honorable mention at defensive tackle as a senior … Finished fourth in the district wrestling tournament in the 215-pound class his junior year.

Personal: Roy Christopher Gentry … Born 6/17/90 in Blacksburg, VA … Son of Mike Gentry and Louise Matthews Morris … His father, Mike, is Tech’s Assistant Director of Athletics for Athletic Performance … Enrolled in university studies.