Hokie Club Jalyn Ballein has served as the director of on-campus recruiting since 2022. She previously served as Wake Forest Football's assistant to head coach Dave Clawson and on-campus recruiting coordinator. She was appointed to that post in 2021 and was part of a Demon Deacons program that won the ACC Atlantic Division title, registered a victory in the 2021 Gator Bowl and finished the season with an 11-3 record.
With Wake Forest, she played a key role in helping assemble the 2022 recruiting class that was the highest-rated group of Clawson’s tenure in Winston-Salem. She coordinated official and unofficial visits, in addition to organizing campus tours and meetings with key athletics and university staff. Prior to her time at Wake Forest, Ballein served as the director of on-campus recruiting at Georgia Southern. While in Statesboro, Ballein was part of a squad that finished the 2020 season at 8-5 and won the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. She was also part of a staff that recruited a top 100 class for the Eagles in the 2021 cycle.
Ballein joins her parents as members of the Virginia Tech Athletics staff. Her father, John, currently works as executive associate director of athletics and served on Frank Beamer’s football staff for 29 years. Her mother, Stephanie, serves as chief of staff for the Tech men’s basketball program. The Georgia Southern graduate majored in public relations and is pursuing her master’s degree in sports management with an emphasis in business.
With Wake Forest, she played a key role in helping assemble the 2022 recruiting class that was the highest-rated group of Clawson’s tenure in Winston-Salem. She coordinated official and unofficial visits, in addition to organizing campus tours and meetings with key athletics and university staff. Prior to her time at Wake Forest, Ballein served as the director of on-campus recruiting at Georgia Southern. While in Statesboro, Ballein was part of a squad that finished the 2020 season at 8-5 and won the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. She was also part of a staff that recruited a top 100 class for the Eagles in the 2021 cycle.
Ballein joins her parents as members of the Virginia Tech Athletics staff. Her father, John, currently works as executive associate director of athletics and served on Frank Beamer’s football staff for 29 years. Her mother, Stephanie, serves as chief of staff for the Tech men’s basketball program. The Georgia Southern graduate majored in public relations and is pursuing her master’s degree in sports management with an emphasis in business.