Marshall Bailey Season 2008-09

ClassSophomore
HometownFincastle, Va.

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“A letterman last year as a freshman, Marshall won our Rookie of the Year award. He competed in every event for us in the fall and has been one of our most consistent players. As he matures and continues to improve, Marshall definitely has the potential to win at the collegiate level.”

- Coach Jay Hardwick

Enters Spring 2009 fourth in career scoring at Virginia Tech … Competed in all four events in Fall 2008 … Finished second in scoring twice … Best finish was 22nd at the Wolverine Intercollegiate … Team’s Rookie of the Year and Strength & Conditioning award winner for the 2007-08 season … Competed in every event last season … Finished 26th at the Palmetto Intercollegiate … Led the team in just his second collegiate event, finishing seventh at the Duke Golf Classic … Finished 20th in the season-finale victory at the Landfall Collegiate Invitational … Opened his Virginia Tech career with a 23rd place finish for the Hokies at the VCU Shootout … Fourth on the team in scoring average during Fall 2007 … Led the team in ‘Crunch Time’ scoring, with a final round average of 71.50 … Second on the team in the fall with six rounds of par-or-better, including a 69 in the first round at Duke … 2008 Roanoke Valley Hall of Fame Champion … Finished third in the 2008 Valentine Invitational … Qualified for the 2007 U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club in San Francisco … 2006 Virginia State Junior champion … Selected as a member of the Virginia/West Virginia Junior team in 2005 and 2007 and the Virginia/Carolinas Junior team in 2006 … Finished third in the 2006 Southern Junior Championship … Four-year letterman at James River High School … 2006 VHSL Group A state champion … Won the district championship as a freshman, the regional championship as a sophomore, and placed third in the state championship as a junior … Was named to the 2005 and 2006 All-Timesland Team and was the Roanoke Times Player of the Year for 2006 … All-state selection as a junior and senior … Four-time recipient of the VHSL Academic Excellence Award … Attends Virginia Tech on the Emick Family Scholarship … Majoring in business.