ASHLAND, Va. – Honored for their outstanding academic achievement during the scholastic year, six Virginia Tech student-athletes have been recognized on the 2023-24 Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Academic All-State Team, as announced by the organization on Thursday.
Lindsey Butler (women’s track & field), Becca DiNunzio (women’s golf), Ryan Fishback (men’s tennis), Elizabeth Kitley (women’s basketball), Emma Ritter (softball) and Ben Watson (baseball) represented the Hokies on the merit of their pairing exceptional athletic performances with GPAs of 3.25 or higher.
Across the Commonwealth of Virginia, VaSID celebrated 216 student-athletes from 36 institutions across all NCAA levels of competition. VaSID all-state teams are voted on, chosen and presented by the state’s assembly of sports information directors.
Lindsey Butler | Gr. | Corning, N.Y. | Women’s Track & Field
Lindsey Butler – pursuing her degree in information technology – finished seventh in the 1500m (4:09.85) at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, earning her fifth career All-American First Team honor. The 2024 ACC 800m indoor champion (2:03.86) also placed seventh nationally in the same event at the 2024 NCAA indoor meet (2:02.39).
Butler set three Virginia Tech records during the 2023-24 athletic year, as highlighted by her times in the indoor 1000m (2:40.00), distance medley relay (10:52.51) and outdoor 1500m (4:07.96). Additionally, she garnered three ACC Women’s Track Performer of the Week awards.
Becca DiNunzio | Gr. | Norfolk, Va. | Women’s Golf
Becca DiNunzio – pursuing her degree in clinical neuroscience – charted eight par-or-better rounds with the Hokies en route to achieving the team’s fourth best scoring average (74.1) spanning 10 events.
DiNunzio tied for 17th at the 2024 Valspar Augusta Invitational at Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, behind her even-par 216 (74-74-68) – her 4-under 68 there marking her best round of the season.
Ryan Fishback | Sr. | Geneva, N.Y. | Men’s Tennis
Ryan Fishback graduated from Virginia Tech in May with his degree in biochemistry. The four-time ACC Academic Team honoree garnered 2024 All-ACC Third Team recognition after reaching as high as No. 56 in the ITA singles rankings.
To cap his career, Fishback was named this year’s recipient of the Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship Award – the ITA’s longest-running award honoring the life and legacy of…
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