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History was made once again as Hokies Wrestling went three for three on medals by the end of action on Sunday, Aug. 23 at the 2026 U20 World Championships.
Aaron Seidel and Bo Bassett were crowned world champions as Ryan Burton garnered bronze for the Hokies to help Team USA lock up the team title – the third team championship in a row for the red, white, and blue. The trio scored 65 out of Team USA’s 205 which would have placed the Hokies seventh in the world among the final team standings.
Sophomore sensation Aaron Seidel was in vintage form all weekend with three tech falls, a fall, and one controlling decision to take the 61-kilogram crown. In his signature fashion living up to his “Savage” moniker, Seidel was a point scoring machine in his international debut – outscoring the opposition 54-8 to the tune of two tech falls, two falls, and one decision. He defeated three continental championship medalists including Iran’s world champion and returning finalist [verify name spelling] as his opening draw.
Pulliam moves up to race
Longtime Late Model racer, Lee Pulliam, will drive full time in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series for Peterson Racing Group starting in 2027. He’ll pilot the #87 Chevrolet.
In addition, Pulliam will compete at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Martinsville Speedway later this year.
Pulliam is a four-time NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Division I national champion and is the owner of late model racing team Lee Pulliam Performance.
He raced his first season at South Boston Speedway and won Rookie of the Year in the Limited Sportsman class. He then moved up to the late model class in 2011 and claimed 16 wins at [verify city name].
Blacksburg golf wins match
Blacksburg High School shot a two over par 290 score for a River Ridge District win this past week at Auburn Hills Golf Club.
Blacksburg won the match by three shots and now leads the district scorecard by 21 strokes. Leading the way for the Bruins was Isabella Gong who shot a 3 under par 69. Also contributing to the team score were Seth Alba (72), Jack Skinner (73) and Gavin Horn and Rylan McGinnis, who both carded 76s.
Hokie Ventures
The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors has approved Ted Hanson ’91 to serve as its representative to the 10-member board of directors for Hokie Ventures, marking another significant step forward in the development of the university-affiliated nonprofit organization established to strengthen the long-term growth and competitiveness of Virginia Tech Athletics.
The board brings together an accomplished group of business executives, entrepreneurs and university leaders whose collective experience will help advance Hokie Ventures’ mission of creating new revenue opportunities, pursuing strategic investments, strengthening donor relations and building a modern enterprise positioned to support VT Athletics in the rapidly evolving landscape of college sports.
Brad Hobbs ’90 will serve as chair of the board, while Hanson will serve as vice chair. The two Virginia Tech alumni were announced in June as the initial directors charged with leading the formation of the Hokie Ventures board.
Joining Hobbs and Hanson on the board are David Calhoun, Brian Callaghan, Lynne Doughtie, John Lawson, Horacio Valeiras, Virginia Tech president Tim Sands, Virginia Tech vice president and director of athletics Brian White, and Virginia Tech senior vice president for advancement Tom Wamsley.
Hokie Ventures was established earlier this year to create greater flexibility and strategic agility as college athletics continues to undergo significant transformation driven by revenue sharing, name, image and likeness opportunities, media rights evolution, commercial growth and changing governance models.
