Hokie Club69 - Danny McGrathPosition: Center
Class: r-Junior
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 287 lbs.
High School: Herndon
Hometown: Herndon, Va.
Enters the fall as the top man at the center position after a very good spring session ... A strong, smart player who has been working in the athletic performance program to improve his quickness ... Has already received his degree in the classroom ... Brings a good work ethic and toughness to the position ... Was one of Tech's top leaders during the spring ... Will have to step up and have a great year for the Hokies to be successful ... Earned Super Iron Hokie honors in the weight room this past spring ... 2004: Played in four games, seeing action on 72 offensive snaps and picking up four knockdowns ... Saw his first action of the year against Western Michigan ... Played 18 snaps, grading out at 91 percent with a knockdown block ... Played 39 snaps on offense against Florida A&M, grading out at 85 percent with two knockdowns ... Given the Don Williams TEAM UNITED Award, awarded for outstanding leadership, following spring practice ... Posted a 455-pound bench, a 316-pound power clean and a 351-pound push jerk in spring testing ...
2003: Took a redshirt year while working hard in the strength and conditioning program ... Worked at center during the spring ...
2002: Played in two games ... Was in for 25 offensive snaps on the season ... Saw action on 22 offensive snaps in the opener against Arkansas State ... Had a knockdown block in that game ...
2001: Entered school in January ... Registered a 420-pound bench press during spring testing ... Also turned in a 500-pound back squat ... Worked at the center position during spring practice ...
High School: A three-year letterman as an offensive guard and defensive lineman for Coach Tom Meier at Herndon High ... Led the team in snaps played his senior year ... Set a school record for pancake blocks ... Made first-team all-district and all-region ... Named to the All-Northern Virginia first-team selected by The Fairfax Journal ... An honorable-mention pick on The Washington Post All-Metro team and the state All-Group AAA squad ... Earned PrepStar All-American honors as the No. 5 offensive lineman in the Atlantic Region ... Rated the No. 20 player in Virginia by The Roanoke Times and the No. 24 player by SuperPrep ... Listed No. 17 in Virginia by ACC Area Sports Journal ... Started at offensive guard as a sophomore ... Began playing on both sides of the football his junior season ... Also lettered in wrestling and baseball ... Attended Tech's summer football camp after his junior year ...
Personal: Daniel Patrick McGrath ... Born 3/19/83 in Fairfax, VA ... Son of Tim McGrath and Rebecca Krausman ... Graduated with a degree in physical education and is enrolled in health and physical education in graduate school.
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