Contract extensions announced for four Virginia Tech head coaches

BLACKSBURG — Virginia Tech director of athletics Whit Babcock announced Tuesday the contracts of four head coaches have been extended.
 
Chugger Adair (women’s soccer), Mike Brizendine (men’s soccer), Sergio Lopez Miro (swimming and diving) and Tony Robie (wrestling) have all agreed to terms that will keep them in Blacksburg through the dates indicated below.
 

“I firmly believe the best days in Blacksburg are ahead and these head coaches are a part of our optimism,” Babcock expressed. “Each of them has built successful programs, while being committed to providing a first-class experience for our student-athletes. We’re proud to call them Hokies and look forward to the continued success of their programs under their respective leadership.”
 
Adair was named Virginia Tech’s fourth-ever head coach for women’s soccer in 2010, and he hasn’t looked back since. With an overall record of 148-75-24, Adair already sits atop the Hokies’ all-time wins list in program history. Of the 12 years leading Tech women’s soccer, Adair has made the NCAA Tournament an impressive nine times. Headlining that stretch was the Hokies’ first-ever College Cup appearance in 2013. Tech has achieved an overall NCAA Tournament record of 11-9-1 with Adair at the helm, having made four Sweet 16 appearances in 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2018. In 2021, Emily Gray became the highest all-time National Women’s Soccer League draft pick from Tech. Gray was chosen third overall by the North Carolina Courage. She joined former Tech legends Jazmine Reeves (2014) and Mandy McGlynn (2020) as the only three NWSL draft selections in program history (all developed by Adair). Tech has also had its only three All-Americans under Adair’s tutelage – Reeves (First Team, 2013), Murielle Tiernan (Third Team, 2015) and McGlynn (Second Team, 2019) – and three of its four Academic All-Americans – Katie Yensen (Third Team, 2014), McGlynn (First Team, 2019) and Gray (Third Team, 2021). In 2019, Adair became only the 10th women’s soccer head coach to reach 100 wins within the ACC.
 
Brizendine has led arguably the most promising era of Virginia Tech men’s soccer as head coach of the program since 2009. From 2016-2021, Brizendine set program records in NCAA Tournament appearances (six) and wins (nine), all while progressing past at least the first round each year – a feat accomplished by only two other teams (Indiana and Wake Forest) in that span. In 2016, the Hokies marched to the…