Roth Report
Virginia Tech golfer Drew Weaver shot five-over-par 75 in the opening round of the AT&T National, hosted by Tiger Woods, on Thursday afternoon at the 7,255-yard, par 70 Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md.
Weaver, a rising senior from
His group will tee off in the second round on Friday morning at 9:02 a.m. from the first tee. This is Weaver’s third professional and second PGA Tour event of the season. He also competed in the Masters and the Memorial Tournament.
Former Hokie Johnson Wagner shot an opening round even-par 70 and is tied for 35th. Steve Marino shot a five-under-par 65 and leads Jeff Overton, Frank Lickliter II, Rod Pampling and Bob Estes by one stroke.
Harrison (Richmond, Va.) and Green (Vernon Hills, Ill.) placed 10th and 11th, respectively, and will run in the semifinal’s field of 16 on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. PST.
Harrison had a time of 57.16 seconds to take third in the first heat, while Green turned in a time of 58.12 seconds to take place third in heat four. Should either of them advance, the final will be on Sunday at 4:02 p.m. PST.
Former Hokie and current Tech volunteer coach Brian Mondschein competed in the men’s pole vault but did not reach the finals, recording a max height of 5.40 meters (17’ 8.5”) to tie for 14th.
Results are available at this address: http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-TF/schedule.asp
Virginia Tech golfer Garland Green lost a 22-hole marathon match in the quarterfinals at the 95th Virginia State Golf Association's Amateur Championship at the 6,831 yards, par-71 Kingsmill Resort & Spa’s River Course on Friday morning.
The
rising sophomore from Tazewell lost to Lanto Griffin of
Virginia Tech golfer Garland Green won two matches on Thursday and has advanced to the quarterfinals at the 95th Virginia State Golf Association's Amateur Championship at the 6,831 yards, par-71 Kingsmill Resort & Spa’s River Course.
Green defeated Adam Webb of
Ridgeway, 2 & 1 in the first round and came back out in the afternoon’s
second round and defeated Garrison Fowler of
Green finished tied for fourth in the match play segment Monday and Tuesday. He was the first day leader with a five-under-par 66 and shot a 73 on Wednesday for a two-day total of 139.
Virginia Tech golfer Garland Green finished stroke play tied for fourth place at the 95th Virginia State Golf Association's Amateur Championship at the 6,831 yards, par-71 Kingsmill Resort & Spa’s River Course on Wednesday.
Green was the first day leader with a five-under-par 66 and shot a 73 on Wednesday for a two-day total of 139. Daniel Hurley of Leesburg led at the end of stroke play at 135.
Green, a rising sophomore
from
Teammate Aaron Eckstein, a rising sophomore from
Greenberg will provide analysis on the draft on the Fox Gametime Live program along with hosts Andrew Siciliano and Krystal Fernandez. The program will air on Fox Sports Radio affiliates from 7-10 p.m. EDT.
Karlin, a 30-year veteran at Tech, also devotes his time to the Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad. He received this special award from AEMA due to his actions on April 16, 2007, when he was one of the first responders during the campus tragedy. He ran triage and helped those who were wounded into ambulances.
When the award was announced at the convention, Karlin received a long, standing ovation from hundreds of his colleagues who were in attendance.
We also stand and applaud Karlin and the many others who helped save lives that day.
Van der Vaart, from Almelo, the Netherlands, fell to Tommy Fleetwood of the United Kingdom, 3 & 1 on Wednesday afternoon. He completed his eligibility in May, as he finished tied for ninth at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship in West Lafayette, Indiana.
The field of 288 competitors played two rounds of stroke play. Following completion of the second round, the top 64 players advanced to match play, which will culminate in a 36-hole final on Saturday.
Former teammate Jurrian van der Vaart advanced into the match play rounds with a two-day total of 147, tying for 15th place. Van der Vaart completed his eligibility in May, as he finished tied for ninth at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Van der Vaart, from Almelo, the Netherlands, will play his first round match at 1:35 p.m. local time Wednesday afternoon against Tommy Fleetwood of the United Kingdom.
The field of 288 competitors played two rounds of stroke play. Following completion of the second round, the top 64 players advanced to match play, which will culminate in a 36-hole final on Saturday.
In an update from an earlier report, upon further research, van der Vaart’s ninth place finish at the 2008 NCAA Championship was the third-best individual performance by a Tech golfer in the NCAAs. The top two finishes by Virginia Tech golfers in the NCAA Championship each were recorded by Tim Collins. Collins finished tied for fifth at the 1967 Championship at Shawnee-on-the-Delaware in suburban Philadelphia. Two years earlier, in the 1965 event in Knoxville, Tenn., Collins tied for seventh overall.
On Monday, June 9, the rising sophomore from Tazewll, Va., was the medalist at the Virginia State Golf Association’s sectional qualifying for both the State Amateur and State Open. The two state championships will be contested later this summer. He shot a seven-under-par 68-65=133 at Fincastle Country Club and won the event by 10 shots.
This past weekend, Green won the Graysburg Hills Amateur at Graysburg Hills Golf Club in Blountville, Tenn. Garland shot five-under-par 68-71=139 for a one-shot victory. This weekend, he will be in defense of his 2007 title in the Allegheny Amateur at Blacksburg Country Club.
Former teammate Jurrian van der Vaart played the Ailsa Course at Turnberry on Monday. He is tied for 23rd place following an opening round 71. Van der Vaart completed his eligibility in May, as he finished tied for ninth at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship in West Lafayette, Indiana.
The field of 288 competitors will play the second and final round of stroke play on Tuesday. Following completion of the second round, the top 64 scores and ties will advance to match play, culminating in a 36-hole final on Saturday.
Kublina's Latvian National Team qualifed with a 82-26 victory over Angola to earn the Olympic berth as she contributed 11 points and eight rebounds in the victory.
The 6-4 Kublina played for the Hokies from 2000-04 and is the third leading scorer in the history of the program (1,647). She also tops the career blocked shots list (256) and ranks second in career rebounds (845). Kublina was named the 2002 BIG EAST Conference Most Improved Player and was a CoSIDA District III Academic All-American in 2004.
Virginia Tech’s Sean Glennon was announced as one of 26 of the nation’s top senior college quarterbacks who have made the first cut to be considered for the 2008 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. The award is presented by Transamerica Insurance and Investment Group, a leading provider of innovative business and personal financial services.
The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is presented annually to the nation’s top senior collegiate quarterback, by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, Inc. This prestigious award bears the name of who many refer to as the finest quarterback to ever play the game of football. Established in 1987, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award has previously honored 20 outstanding young men.
The award takes into consideration his impressive collegiate career to this point, as well as his off-the-field values of good character, citizenship, scholastic achievement, and strong leadership qualities.
The 2008 winner will be presented with the award on Dec. 5 at the Tremont Grand Meeting & Banquet Facility, in downtown Baltimore, Md.
The junior from Kent, Ohio was one of 83 players selected from an original pool of 220 who have been asked to return August 1-3 at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County for the next round of tryouts. The first round was held over Memorial Day weekend during the US Lacrosse Women’s Division National Tournament at St. Paul’s School.
Culp has 65 goals and 14 assists during her first three seasons to total 79 points, and has won 56 draw controls and scooped up 55 ground balls. Culp was second on the team and tied for the 10th-most for a single season in the school record books with 34 goals and ranked third on the squad with four assists last season. She dished out a career season-high seven assists in 2007.
Players are trying out for a spot on the U.S. women’s elite and developmental teams. From those two teams, the final roster for the U.S. women’s national team that will compete in the 2009 World Cup will picked. The 2009 International Federation of Women’s Lacrosse Association’s World Cup takes place in Prague, Czech Republic, June 18-27, 2009.
Albert Larregola, a senior who recently completed his collegiate career at Tech, was seeded second and won three, straight-set matches in the event to advance to the finals. Larregola, No. 44 nationally and sixth in the Mideast Region in the final rankings, lost 6-3, 1-6, 7-5, in the finals to Trent Huey, a member of the University of Virginia team and ranked No. 33 in the nation and fourth in the region.
Two other Hokies participated in the event as Ignaci Roca, another senior who recently completed his career, advanced to the quarterfinals while Eduardo Pinto, who will be a junior next fall, lost in the Round of 16. In doubles, Larregola/Roca, seeded second, dropped the championship match, 7-6 (2), 6-4, to Virginia's top-seeded duo of Ted Angelinous/Huey,
