Hokie Club75 - Kory RobertsonPosition: Defensive Tackle
Class: r-Freshman
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 318 lbs.
High School: Magna Vista
Hometown: Martinsville, Va.
A talented freshman who finds himself with a lot of ground to make up ... Missed some opportunities to work on his technique on the practice field due to a shoulder injury in mid October ... Lost time in the strength and conditioning program after undergoing off-season surgery on his left shoulder ... When he gets caught up in both areas, he will give the Hokies one of their most athletic defensive tackles in some time ... Is big and quick ... Showed enough flashes of his potential to turn the coaches' heads ... Finished the spring healthy ... Needs to condition hard over the summer and be at his best for preseason practice ... Will have a chance to compete for the final spot in the playing rotation at tackle ... 2003: Spent a redshirt year at defensive tackle ... Was slowed much of the fall by a shoulder injury ... Had a 500-pound back squat during spring max testing ... Was in on two tackles during the 2004 Maroon-White game, including one behind the line of scrimmage ...
High School: A first-team selection to the Group AA Coaches all-state team at the defensive tackle position and a second-team selection as an offensive lineman ... Was also a 2002 AA first-team all-state selection by The Associated Press as a defensive lineman ... Named a 2002 honorable mention all-region selection by PrepStar as a defensive lineman ... Recorded 75 tackles, 11 sacks and two fumble recoveries during his senior season for Coach Joe Beckelheimer at Magna Vista ... Played several positions along both the offensive and defensive lines during his career ... Named first-team all-district on both offense and defense as a senior ... Won the 2002 Lee Cook Lineman of the Year Award ... Registered 62 tackles and seven sacks as a junior ... Had four tackles behind the line in an upset win over Martinsville in the 2001 Region IV semifinals ... Ranked the No. 16 player in Virginia by The Roanoke Times ... Ranked the No. 11 player in Virginia by SuperPrep ... No. 50 on Tom Lemming's All-Mid Atlantic team ... Also lettered in basketball and track ...
Personal: Kory Waurez Robertson ... Born 12/12/84 in Atlanta, GA ... Son of John Robertson and Sharon Pittman ... Has lived with his grandparents, John and Mary Robertson, since the age of 5 ... Enrolled in university studies.
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