Hokie Club53 - Nick LeesonPosition: Deep Snapper
Class: r-Sophomore
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 245 lbs.
High School: Abingdon
Hometown: Abingdon, Va.
Handled most of Tech's PAT and field goal snaps last season and will be the frontrunner for those duties again this fall ... Coaches want him to add some weight ... A smart player who is both tough and physical ... Spends some practice time with the inside linebackers ... Has worked up to the Super Iron Hokie level in the strength and conditioning program ... Joined the team as a walk-on in January 2002 ... Served as a reserve snapper but did not see action and was redshirted ... A steady performer whose dad played for the Hokies in the early 1980s ...2003: Played in nine games ... Handled 47 total snaps on PATs and field goals with zero bad snaps ... Earned Super Iron Hokie honors in the strength and conditioning program during the off-season ... Posted a 360-pound bench press and 530-pound back squat during spring testing ...
2002: Practiced at the backer position during the fall and served as a reserve deep snapper ... Did not see action and was redshirted ... Had a 340-pound bench press and a 475 back squat during spring testing ... Was in on three tackles during one spring scrimmage ...
2001: Entered school for the second semester ... Had a 420-pound back squat during spring athletic performance testing ... Practiced at linebacker and as a deep snapper during spring practice ... Contributed a tackle during the annual Maroon-White game ...
High School: Played linebacker and handled the deep snapping duties for Coach Scott Allen at Abingdon High ... Was a four-year letterman and two-year team captain ... Also lettered in basketball and baseball ... Was a high jumper in track ...
Personal: Nicholas Brooke Leeson ... Born 10/29/82 in Clarksburg, WV ... Son of Billy and Cathy Leeson ... His dad was an offensive lineman at Tech (1982-84) ... Enrolled in human nutrition, foods and exercise.
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