Hokie Club Joe SamaniukEvent: Pole Vault
Class: Freshman
High School: Shenendehowa
Hometown: Rexford, N.Y.
2002-03: Redshirted the indoor and outdoor seasons.
High School: Named Most Valuable Newcomer his sophomore year ... Earned three letters for coach Donald Paretta at Shenendehowa ... Named Most Versatile and Most Valuable Junior ... Winner of the 2002 Shenendehowa Track Leadership Award ... Garnered Most Valuable Senior.
Personal: Born August 26, 1984 in Albany, N.Y. ... Son of Robert Hayes and Kathy Samaniuk-Hayes ... Has four sisters and three brothers ... Enrolled in general engineering.