Virginia Tech Athletic Director Whit Babcock has been named Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
Congrats to fellow @hokiesports @virginia_tech @VTHokiesSports Athletic Leader Mr. @WhitBabcock for his @NACDA Athletic Director of the Year Award. Well deserved! pic.twitter.com/lg6zRPukk5
— Dr.ChristopherParker (@NJCAA_Exec) June 29, 2018
HokieSports.com made the official announcement this afternoon, which you can read here.
Each year, according to the NACDA web site, the NACDA names four “Athletic Director of the Year” winners in each of seven divisions (NCAA FBS, FCS, Division I-AAA, II, III, NAIA/Other Four-Year Institutions and Junior/Community Colleges), for a total number of 28 winners.
Whit Babcock is one of four FBS winners of the award for 2017-18. Barry Alvarez (Wisconsin), Joe Castiglione (Oklahoma) and Kirby Hocutt (Texas Tech) were the other winners.
Babcock is the second Virginia Tech AD to win the award. Former Hokies AD Jim Weaver won the award in 2013-14. Weaver retired on December 31, 2013, and Babcock’s hire was announced on January 24, 2014. Weaver passed away in July 2015.
Babcock has overseen a number of coaching hires at Virginia Tech, including coaching hires in all three major sports — football (Justin Fuente), men’s basketball (Buzz Williams), and baseball (John Szefc) — as well as wrestling (Tony Robie), women’s basketball (Kenny Brooks), softball (Pete D’Amour), lacrosse (John Sung), volleyball (Jill Wilson), and swimming and diving (Sergio Lopez Miro). He has also updated and expanded Virginia Tech’s baseball stadium and launched Olympic Sports facilities projects, and has also announced a new Student-Athlete Performance Center project.
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Nice recognition for an awesome performer! Enjoy him while it lasts…..
Well deserved by Whit! 28 winners every year though? Sounds like millennials are running the selection committee.
There’s a Division I-AAA?
In awe of this awesome man.
CONGRATULATIONS ! x 25. and “Thank you! Mr. Babcock.”
no surprise to us Hokies! we’re experiencing it from the inside out; everyone else is seeing it from outside in.
be ready, Dr Sands and financial administration, to deliver a major raise to keep this dynamic, knowledgable force a Hokie.
Go Hokies!
Great job Mr. Babcock!
Way to go Whit!!
What an honor
Babcock, so hot right now. Babcock.
Let’s hope that he is not so hot that another school will lure him away.
Babcock is from Appalachia Virginia and has said this is his dream job. He has made all these amazing hires and has tremendous support. I am willing to bet he has no intention to leave and would like to see VT reap the success.
Congratulations. Well deserved!!!