Hokie ClubCarrie Lynne Hampton is in her fourth season working in player engagement for the Hokies. She spent three years as director of player engagement and was named senior director of player engagement in 2025. Hampton leads the development and implementation of Tech's player development program for football. A familiar face for Hokies' student-athletes, she served as assistant director of football operations at Virginia Tech in 2021. In that role, she communicated with the entire squad on a regular basis and assisted in coordinating a myriad of logistical tasks for the team, both at home and on the road.
Prior to joining Tech's football staff, Hampton spent four years as a member of Virginia Tech's Student-Athlete Support Services (SAASS) staff. She worked as an assistant director in that department, providing academic, personal and career support for members of the football team and Tech's spirit squads.
The Wytheville, Virginia native began her tenure with SAASS as an athletic academic advising intern in 2018. Hampton began working with football student-athletes on their academic progress in 2019 and also met with prospective athletes and their families during recruiting events. She later became a tutor coordinator for SAASS, where she hired, trained and supervised over 100 tutors in the program.
Hampton graduated from Tech with a degree in human development in 2017 and added a master's degree in counseling and human development from Radford University in 2019. She is a member of the National Association for Academic Advisors of Athletics.
Prior to joining Tech's football staff, Hampton spent four years as a member of Virginia Tech's Student-Athlete Support Services (SAASS) staff. She worked as an assistant director in that department, providing academic, personal and career support for members of the football team and Tech's spirit squads.
The Wytheville, Virginia native began her tenure with SAASS as an athletic academic advising intern in 2018. Hampton began working with football student-athletes on their academic progress in 2019 and also met with prospective athletes and their families during recruiting events. She later became a tutor coordinator for SAASS, where she hired, trained and supervised over 100 tutors in the program.
Hampton graduated from Tech with a degree in human development in 2017 and added a master's degree in counseling and human development from Radford University in 2019. She is a member of the National Association for Academic Advisors of Athletics.