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Stone Bridge (Ashburn, VA) jumbo athlete Ed Wang became Virginia Tech’s first commitment for the 2005 recruiting class — and VT’s earliest commitment ever — when he verbaled to the Hokies.

“Yes, he committed today,” said Stone Bridge Coach Mickey Thompson. “He’s really excited. He’s always talked about going to VT, and he knew that’s where he was going to go, which is why he just went ahead and made his decision.”

Wang, just beginning his junior season, has promised the Hokies that he will sign with them a year and a half from now, in February of 2005. Wang’s commitment is the earliest on record for a Hokie recruit.

“I told him that there would be a lot more offers to come in the future,” Thompson said, “but he and his parents were pretty emphatic that VT was the school for him.”

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