This Week in VMI Athletics - Aug. 18

Edition two of This Week in VMI Athletics is being published a day early, due to a busy day of soccer preparation tomorrow.

That's right, it's almost that time of year. As we discussed last week, the initial women's game is set for Friday evening at Washington & Lee, with the first men's game scheduled to be at Patchin (as part of a men's/women's doubleheader) Sept. 1. Both teams are, for the most part, practicing at nearby Jordan's Point Park here in Lexington, which is well within walking distance of Patchin Field. Pictures from today's men's soccer practice should be available on keydets.com tomorrow, and the team photo day is scheduled for tomorrow at 2 p.m.

The women's soccer preseason poll was released this past Thursday, with the Keydets picked seventh. Audrey Falconi was the runner-up in the preseason POTY voting...Read more about that here: http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9800&ATCLID=204774609

A photo gallery of women's soccer preseason practice has been posted here: http://www.vmikeydets.com/PhotoAlbum.dbml?&PALBID=343348&DB_OEM_ID=9800&FLASH=YES

Also, wrestling announced its freshman class, with nine incoming rats bound for Lexington. The release can be found here: http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9800&ATCLID=204773211

Today's temperatures are well into the 90's, making it the roughest day for football practice thus far. According to football contact Wade Branner, there have been no significant injuries incurred thus far, and all players who are injured are progressing well in their respective rehabilitations. In other football related tidbits, the current plan (subject to change) is to feature two player interviews per day on 'Roo-Tube over the course of the next several days.

Finally, Cal Murray '83, former VMI punter and color commentator for the VMI Sports Network, is acting as a volunteer assistant, working with this year's punting roster.