Blog set up for those wanting to read about Tech student-athletes in Vietnam

As reported several weeks ago, 11Virginia Tech student-athletes are or will be participating thissummer in Coach for College, a global initiative to promote higher educationfounded by former Duke tennis player Parker Goyer. The Tech contingent is among62 ACC student-athletes who have headed or will be heading to Vietnam to teachchildren basketball, soccer, volleyball and tennis. More importantly, thecurriculum also includes health, physics, morality and English.

Those participating for Tech includeChristina Patten (lacrosse), Julie Wolfinger (lacrosse), Ryan Rotanz(lacrosse), Colleen Thom (women’s cross country), Jessica Trapeni (women’scross country), Drew Dillon (women’s cross country), Aunye Boone (women’strack), Devin Cornwall (men’s track), Keith Ricks (men’s track), Morgan Allen(women’s swimming) and Kaleigh Gomes (women’s swimming).

Hokiesports.com has set up a blogthat will be updated periodically by the student-athletes to report on theirexperiences. The first update was this afternoon and can be found here.