Gouveia Excited About Commitment

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Upon learning the news that Virginia Tech had extended a scholarship offer, Stone Bridge (Ashburn, VA) rising senior Jeron Gouveia couldn’t believe it. When he told his family, they couldn’t believe it. But the news was true and Gouveia is part of Virginia Tech’s 2008 recruiting class.

“I didn’t want to get my hopes up. But when Coach [Mickey] Thompson told me about it, I couldn’t believe it,” Gouveia said. “He was smiling and he said it was true. That was pretty exciting.”

A lifelong fan of Virginia Tech, Gouveia didn’t delay before accepting the scholarship offer. He had also been offered by Stanford, but his favorite was clear.

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