BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Virginia Tech swimming and diving teams will host five home events as part of a challenging 2015-16 schedule, head coach Ned Skinner announced on Friday.
The Hokies will be facing six opponents that finished in the top 30 of the CSCAA final regular-season rankings last season.
“We are very excited about the schedule and the upcoming season. We feel we have a strong balance of nationally elite programs and some teams and coaches that I have long admired,” Skinner said.
The H2Okies start competition in quick succession against familiar foes with a trip to University Park, Pa. to take on the Nittany Lions on Oct. 16. They face a quick turn around the next day as they head south to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Tech opens their home schedule with the first of three consecutive meets at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center on Oct. 30 as they play host to the defending Division II national champions Queens University (N.C.) and Richmond.
The next day, the Hokies welcome UMBC and Gardner-Webb. Tech closes out their homestand with a pair ofACC foes in Notre Dame and Pittsburgh in an early November matchup. Tech will then head to the Tennessee Fall Invitational to wrap up the fall season on Nov. 20-22.
“The fall invite at Tennessee will be a strong challenge for the Hokies and will feature a unique opportunity to swim long course events, which could allow us to qualify for the US Olympic Trials,” Skinner said.
The winter schedule picks up in Florida as the Hokies face Buffalo on Jan. 3 before meeting up with top-30 programs from the SEC in Kentucky and LSU.
“We have added some nice SEC flavor as we head to Kentucky which will include my alma mater, LSU. We have plenty of strong ACC competition,” Skinner said.
Virginia Tech will host ACC and in-state rival Virginia as well as Towson on Jan. 15 as part of the Senior and Parent’s Weekend that will take place on Jan. 16. The team travels to face the Bearcats of Cincinnati and Wright State the following weekend.
The Hokies finish the regular-season hosting the Virginia Tech Invitational on Feb. 6-7 before shipping off to the ACC Championships held in Greensboro, N.C. with the women’s championship taking place Feb. 17-20and the men’s held Feb. 24-27.
The NCAA Zone A Diving qualifiers will be in Annapolis, Md. with the NCAA Championships held in Atlanta, Ga. in March.
| Date | VT Rank | Opponent | Time/Result | TV | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intra-Quad | |||||
| Sat., Oct 10, 2015 | Intra-Quad | TBA | Christiansburg Aquatic Center | ||
| Fri., Oct 16, 2015 | at Penn State | 4 p.m. | University Park, PA | ||
| Sat., Oct 17, 2015 | at West Virginia | 2 p.m. | Morgantown, W.Va. | ||
| Fri., Oct 30, 2015 | Queens College with Richmond | 5 p.m. | Christiansburg Aquatic Center | ||
| Sat., Oct 31, 2015 | UMBC with Garner-Webb | Noon | Christiansburg Aquatic Center | ||
| Fri., Nov 6, 2015 | Notre Dame with Pittsburgh | 5 p.m. | Christiansburg Aquatic Center | ||
| Sat., Nov 7, 2015 | Notre Dame with Pittsburgh | 10 a.m. | Christiansburg Aquatic Center | ||
| Tennessee Fall Invitational | |||||
| Fri., Nov 20, 2015 | at Tennessee Fall Invitational | All Day | Knoxville, TN | ||
| Sat., Nov 21, 2015 | at Tennessee Fall Invitational | All Day | Knoxville, TN | ||
| Sun., Nov 22, 2015 | at Tennessee Fall Invitational | All Day | Knoxville, TN | ||
| Sun., Jan 3, 2016 | Buffalo | TBA | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | ||
| Fri., Jan 8, 2016 | at University of Kentucky with LSU | TBA | Lexington, KY | ||
| Sat., Jan 9, 2016 | at University of Kentucky with LSU | TBA | Lexington, KY | ||
| Fri., Jan 15, 2016 | Virginia with Towson University | 5 p.m. | Christiansburg Aquatic Center | ||
| Sat., Jan 16, 2016 | Senior’s and Parent’s Weekend | 11 a.m. | Christiansburg Aquatic Center | ||
| Sat., Jan 23, 2016 | at University of Cincinnati with Wright State | TBA | Cincinnati, OH | ||
| Virginia Tech Invitational | |||||
| Sat., Feb 6, 2016 | Virginia Tech Invitational | All Day | Christiansburg Aquatic Center | ||
| Sun., Feb 7, 2016 | Virginia Tech Invitational | All Day | Christiansburg Aquatic Center | ||
| ACC Championships | |||||
| Wed., Feb 17, 2016 | at ACC Championships (Women’s) | All Day | Greensboro, NC | ||
| Thu., Feb 18, 2016 | at ACC Championships (Women’s) | All Day | Greensboro NC | ||
| Fri., Feb 19, 2016 | at ACC Championships (Women’s) | All Day | Greensboro NC | ||
| Sat., Feb 20, 2016 | at ACC Championships (Women’s) | All Day | Greensboro NC | ||
| Wed., Feb 24, 2016 | at ACC Championship (Men’s) | All Day | Greensboro NC | ||
| Thu., Feb 25, 2016 | at ACC Championship (Men’s) | All Day | Greensboro NC | ||
| Fri., Feb 26, 2016 | at ACC Championship (Men’s) | All Day | Greensboro NC | ||
| Sat., Feb 27, 2016 | at ACC Championship (Men’s) | All Day | Greensboro NC | ||
| NCAA Zone A Diving Championships | |||||
| Mon., Mar 7, 2016 | at NCAA Zone A Diving Championships (US Naval Academy) | All Day | Annapolis, MD | ||
| Tue., Mar 8, 2016 | at NCAA Zone A Diving Championships (US Naval Academy) | All Day | Annapolis, MD | ||
| Wed., Mar 9, 2016 | at NCAA Zone A Diving Championships (US Naval Academy) | All Day | Annapolis, MD | ||
| NCAA Championships (Women’s) | |||||
| Thu., Mar 17, 2016 | at NCAA Championships (Women’s) | All Day | Atlanta, GA | ||
| Fri., Mar 18, 2016 | at NCAA Championships (Women’s) | All Day | Atlanta, GA | ||
| Sat., Mar 19, 2016 | at NCAA Championships (Women’s) | All Day | Atlanta, GA | ||
| NCAA Championships (Men’s) | |||||
| Thu., Mar 24, 2016 | at NCAA Championships (Men’s) | All Day | Atlanta, GA | ||
| Fri., Mar 25, 2016 | at NCAA Championships (Men’s) | All Day | Atlanta, GA | ||
| Sat., Mar 26, 2016 | at NCAA Championships (Men’s) | All Day | Atlanta, GA | ||
Swimming news courtesy of Virginia Tech Swimming & Diving.
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