McMillan Top 25 Finalist
Virginia Tech’s Cori McMillan was named a USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist on Wednesday afternoon.
The nation’s home run leader has been explosive at the plate all season. She leads the country with 25 home runs and 0.53 home runs per game. McMillan also leads the team and the ACC with her 1.035 slug percentage.
Currently batting .441 on the year, McMillan leads the Hokies in hits (63), home runs (25), RBIs (54), slugging percentage (1.035) and on base percentage (.551). Her 25 home runs are a new single-season program record as she broke her own single-season record of 21 home runs last season.
The senior, who currently bats leadoff, has hit nine of her 25 home runs in the first at-bat of the game. No stranger to the big moments either, McMillan hit the walk-off home run in Tech’s 6-5 win over No. 16 Stanford.
The Hokies have had a Top 25 finalist for the second straight year as Emma Ritter was a finalist in 2024.
Football Ticket Packages
Virginia Tech Athletics unveiled Tuesday all of the ways in which fans can attend Tech football games in Lane Stadium in 2025, ranging from season tickets to single-game ticket offerings.
With flexibility and value in mind, the slate of offerings has something for everyone, with a common goal of ensuring that Lane Stadium is packed this fall for all seven home games and a multitude of ways for fans to attend.
Current Hokie Scholarship Fund donors as of March 1, 2025, will have access to an exclusive presale on Tuesday, May 13. Football digital subscribers will have early access on Wednesday, May 14, before tickets go on sale to the general public on Thursday, May 15. Download the HokieSports mobile app and make a profile to become a digital subscriber to gain advanced entry into purchasing tickets.
The packages below cater to various preferences, including 540 Zone season tickets, Fan 4-Packs, single-game tickets and group tickets.
Volleyball signee
Radford Volleyball Head Coach Savanna Hammond has announced the exciting signing of Olivia Ryno for the upcoming 2025 season.
Ryno is a 6-2 right side hitter from Jacksonville, Fla. In her high school career, she totaled 700 kills, 172 blocks, 276 digs, and 54 aces, and racked up 325 kills during her senior season. She won 85 matches including four district titles, three regional titles, and three Final Four’s. She was also a varsity beach volleyball student-athlete winning three district titles, one Final Four and the 2023 USAV Junior National Championship Runner Up. Ryno played club ball with the Jacksonville Juniors Volleyball Association and was ranked the third best right-side hitter in Florida. She was ranked the #14 overall player in Florida by PrepDig, was named to the Florida Times Union All-First Coast, News4Jax All-North Florida, AVCA Phenom Watch List and Prepvolleyball. com Class of 2025 Watchlist in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Mental health awareness
Virginia Tech Athletics’ Sport Psychology department, in partnership with the Virginia Tech Hokie Club, is excited to relaunch its annual Mental Health Awareness Month fundraising initiative. The campaign begins Thursday and will run through the entire month of May.
This fundraising effort aims to provide additional financial support for Counseling and Athletic Mental Performance (CAMP), helping to enhance mental health services available to all Virginia Tech student-athletes.
“We’ve made great progress in promoting better mental health for our student-athletes, thanks to the incredible generosity of Hokie Nation,” said Dr. Gary Bennett, Senior Associate Athletic Director and head of CAMP. “These funds are vital in helping us continue to provide the best possible care for over 600 student-athletes in Blacksburg.”
Supporters can contribute to this mission by donating to the Sport Psychology department. Gifts will directly benefit CAMP’s ongoing mental health initiatives. In addition to one-on-one support, CAMP also organizes annual suicide prevention workshops and delivers team-based mental health programming throughout the year.
