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Virginia Tech Hokies

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Virginia Tech Hokies
University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA	Division I-A
Athletics director	Jim Weaver
Location	Blacksburg, VA
Varsity Teams	17 varsity teams
Stadium	Lane Stadium, Worsham Field
Arena	Cassell Coliseum
Mascot	Hokie Bird
Nickname	Hokies
Colors	Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange
Homepage	Hokiesports.com We will continue to invent the future through our blood and tears and through all our sadness ... We are the Hokies ... -- Nikki Giovanni, University Distinguished Professor, poet, activist

The Virginia Tech Hokies are the athletic teams that represent Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, more commonly known as Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech sponsors 18 sports and competes at the NCAA Division I level. (Football is IA.) Virginia Tech's men's sports are baseball, basketball, cross country, American football, golf, football, swimming, tennis, track and field, and wrestling. Virginia Tech's women's sports are women's basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and track and field.

The word "Hokies" and expressions like "We Are the Hokies" became known all around the country after the Virginia Tech massacre.