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Blacksburg High sets new Hall of Fame class

Mountain Media, LLC by Mountain Media, LLC
October 5, 2023
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Geremy Alvarez-Patel. Photos courtesy of BHS.
Samuel Wheeler

Inductees include:

Stuart Dowling – Class of 2001

85-1-1 team record while a member of BHS Soccer Team

1998, 1999, 2000 State, Region, and District Champions, 2001 State runner-up, Region, and District Champions

2001 Timesland (Roanoke Times) POY, AA State POY, Region POY, District POY as well as 1st Team Timesland, All-State, Region, and District

2001 VHSL All-Star Game MVP

2001 Scholar All-America by NSCAA

2000 AA Co-State POY, Region POY, District POY as well as 1st team All-State, Region, and District

1999 1st Team All-District, Honorable Mention All-Region

2000 Honorable Mention All-District in Basketball

Played one season at Division I Lehigh University

Stuart lives in Belmont, N.C. with his wife Whitney and their three children, Hampton (6), Watson (6), and Evan (4).

Travis Eschenmann – Girls Soccer Coach 2008-2022

Coach Eschenmann served as the Girls Soccer Varsity Head Coach from 2008-2022, winning three state titles in 2014, 2015, and 2016.   

Career varsity record is 248-40-11 (85%) through his 14 varsity seasons and reached the VHSL Final Four in 11 of those seasons (did not compete in 2020 due to COVID).

Coach Eschenmann and his teams set numerous VHSL records for girls soccer including:

Most Consecutive Wins: 45 over three seasons (2014 -2016)

Most Consecutive Unbeaten Games: 78 over four seasons (2014 – 2017)

Most Shutouts in a Season: 20

Lowest Goals Against average in a season: .09

Currently stands as the 2nd highest winning coach in all of VHSL Girls Soccer.

River Ridge District Coach of the Year (2010, 2011, 2012, and co-COY in 2013, 2018)

Conference 32 Coach of the Year (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)

Region IV Coach of the Year (2011 and 2012)

Region 3A West Coach of the Year (2014, 2015, 2016)

Region 3D Coach of the Year (2022)

All Timesland Coach of the Year (2010, 2011 and 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016).

Selected to coach in the 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 VSCHA All-Star games

In addition to his high school career, Coach Eschenmann has actively served as a volunteer across the local soccer community in multiple capacities including:

Served as a Head Coach for the NRU U9 and U10 Boys Academy

Served as a New River United coach for various age groups such as the 2004 Boys, U-18 and U-13 Girls teams

Served as a member of the New River United Board of Directors for 8 years

Served as certified referee for the VHSL, USSF and PIAA

Served as a member of the women’s soccer committee of the VHSCA Legislative Council, Executive Committee for the VSCA and a former VHSCA 3A All State Classification Chair for Girls Soccer

Coach Eschenmann stepped down from the Blacksburg High School Girls Soccer program in 2022 as the second highest winning coach of all time in VHSL Girls Soccer Coach. He and his wife, Megan Eschenmann, are enjoying watching their three sons, Wyatt, Ethan and Carter on the soccer field.

Geremy Alvarez Patel- Class of 1991

Four-year varsity letterman girls basketball

Two-year varsity letterman girls track

1988, 1989, 1990 All District, All Region, All State honors

1990 led the girls basketball team to the State Championship game

1991 All District, All Region, All State player of the year

1991 All- Timesland Female Athlete of the Year

1991 selected to the 10-member AAU team for the state of Virginia

1991 won the 1600 in the All-American Relays

1991 won the state championship for the 1600 and the 1600 m relay

Helped lead the track team to the State Championship

1989, 1990, 1991 received the academic excellence award

1991 received a Blacksburg sports club, Outstanding Senior award for Basketball and Track

Average 20 points and 17.1 rebounds per game

1991 led the Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star team to victory

Earned a full D1 scholarship for basketball to Boston University

Geremy currently lives in Northern Virginia with husband Kash and their seven children and teaches elementary school.

Joey Phillips – Class of 2008

11 BHS varsity letters (3x Football, 4x Wrestling, 4x Baseball)

Team Captain (Football 2007, Wrestling 2007 & 2008, Baseball 2008)

Two time All District (Football)

Two time All District second baseman (Baseball)

1st Team All Region and 1st Team All State second baseman (2008)

1st Team All-Timesland second baseman (2008)

1st All-Time BHS in career hits, RBIs, and doubles; 2nd All-Time career runs scored

Two Time District Champion – 189 (wrestling)

2008 Regional Champion & 3rd Place State – 189 LBs (wrestling)

10 Time winner of individual tournaments – 171 LBs & 189 LBs (wrestling)

Two-time regional tournament medalist

2nd team All-Timesland – 189 LBs (wrestling)

125 career wins (wrestling)

Five-year member Virginia Tech Football (2008/09- Fall 2012/13)

Two-year starter at Fullback & 2x ACC champion; Virginia Tech football

Team Captain & Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year (2012)

Five-time bowl game participant

All ACC Academic Team (2011, 2012)

Semi Finalist: 2012 NFF William Campbell Trophy

Excalibur Strength and Conditioning Award Winner

Lawrence White award winner (2012)

Four-time Athletic Directors Honor Roll

BS with Honors (2012); MA with Honors (2013)

Phillips lives in Raleigh, N.C. with his wife Lauren DeCarlo and daughter Luisa Grace and is a director of technology in the recruiting industry.

Samuel Wheeler – Class of 2003
Three-year letterman in football while playing running back, wide receiver, linebacker, tight end and also punted

Senior year rushed over 300 yards, caught 14 passes for 293 yards and four touchdowns

Targeted three times with two touchdowns in a game his senior year

Recorded 103 tackles senior year

All-District Honors all three years playing BHS Football

Ranked 30th player in State by TSL

Ranked 33rd player in State by Roanoke Times

Ranked 69th All Mid-Atlantic Team by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report

All-Atlantic Region selection for defensive linemen by PrepStar.com

Ranked 24th Prep School Player in the nation by Rivals.com

Played linebacker, fullback and tight end for Hargrave Military Academy Prep School in 2004

Four-year letterman in Basketball and Earned All-District, Region and State Honors.

Averaged 16.8 points and 8.7 rebounds a game

Recorded 31 rebounds in a game Senior year against Patrick Henry.

Member of 2002 VHSL Basketball State Championship Runner-Up Team

Member of Coach Beamer’s eight consecutive 10-win seasons (2005-2009)

Member of Coach Beamer’s 23 consecutive bowl game appearances (2005-2009)

2008 John Mackey Watch list for college football’s best Tight Ends.

Member of team that won 3 regular season ACC championships at Virginia Tech

Earned Bachelor of Science in Apparel, Housing and Resource Management at Virginia

Tech (2010) & Master of Business from University of Phoenix (2015)

Wheeler lives in Fredericksburg, with wife Mollie Wheeler, two sons, four-year-old Maclaren and two-year-old Beauden and manages data centers across the U.S. and in Canada.

The group will be honored Friday, Oct. 13 at the Blacksburg vs. Pulaski football game at Bill Brown Stadium.

 

Blacksburg High School

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