Virginia Tech offered Joel Caleb a little over halfway through his sophomore year, so certainly the Hokies have been in hot pursuit of Clover Hill’s star for some time.  Persistence paid off today, when the 6’3″, 205-pound athlete signed a letter of intent with Frank Beamer’s program.

“After a long process, weighing the pros and cons of each school, today I’m announcing my decision to attend Virginia Tech,” Caleb said, donning a maroon Virginia Tech hat in front of a group of family, friends, coaches, faculty and fellow athletes assembled at the Midlothian (VA) high school.

The interest Virginia Tech’s staff showed from the start made a big impression.  In the end, it proved to be an important factor in helping the Hokies land one of the state’s top 2012 class recruits.

“Just the fact that they wanted me, and they always showed that they wanted me,” Caleb said when asked what sparked his initial interest in Tech.  He said he had strong interest in the Hokies throughout.  “They were the school that recruited me the hardest.

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