Virginia Tech reaches $100K deal with ex-soccer participant who sued above ‘BLM’ benching


We are a group of present-day and previous gamers of the Virginia Tech Women’s Soccer Software. But we are so significantly additional than that. We are lecturers, doctors, nurses, experienced athletes, moms, engineers, lawyers, corporate leaders, researchers and substantially much more. And we firmly stand with our Coach, Charles ‘Chugger’ Adair, towards what we believe are baseless allegations built against him. We have used innumerable hours schooling, traveling and taking part in below his leadership and are devastated and appalled to see his character and integrity seriously impugned.

As present-day and former players, we understand women’s collegiate soccer is demanding the two bodily and mentally, as well as exceptionally aggressive. In this regard, we all believe that that his conduct, both previous and current, has consistently been of the maximum skilled caliber. We believe that that Mentor Adair has and will carry on to the very best of his potential place the workforce in conditions to contend at the optimum level.

Finally, we have an understanding of that a lawsuit may well be settled for a host of different factors, none of which may well be connected to guilt or innocence. We firmly believe that these allegations are almost nothing much more than a distorted illustration of the information.

Right now, we join collectively to affirm that Mentor Adair’s management has built each individual of us greater gamers, teammates, and individuals. We stand by Mentor Adair and Virginia Tech, and what we believe that is the fact. And we seem forward to the vibrant long term of the Virginia Tech Women’s Soccer Application underneath his assistance.

Signed by: Alia Abu El Hawa ’19, Alia Skinner, Alice Hamel ’20, Allie George, Amanda Hulme ’12, Anne Silverstein ’13, Ashley Brascetta ’14, Ashley Leonetti ’09, Ashley Muhar ’16, Ashley Rand ’09, Ava Veith, Averi Visage, Bella Pontieri , Blair Nelson ’04, Blayne Fink ’17, Bridget Patch ’20, Brittany Michels ’12, Candace Cephers ’17, Caroline Cipolla ’20, Courtney Anderson, Delia Besler ’16, Ella Ciardullo, Ella Valante, Emily Gray ’21, Emma Pelowski, Emma Stanley, Emma Steigerwald ’22, Emmalee McCarter ’22, Erin Moore Williams ’08, Gabby Johnson, Gina Om Guckian ’08, Heather Donohue ’08, Heather Timothy ’19, Jaylyn Thompson ’20, Jazmine Bell ’14, Jen Boyles ’18, Jennifer Harvey ’11, Jessica Parker ’04, Jodie Anthony ’15, Jordan Hemmen ’20, Julia Goldsworthy ’13, Kallie Peurifoy ’17, Kari Johnston ’18, Katie Deneault ’12, Katie DeTuro ’14, Katie Kooiman ’12, Katie Yensen ’15, Kelly Conheeney ’13, Kelly Lynch ’11, Kelsey Irwin ’19, Kelsey Mitchell ’13, Kendall DiMillio, Kendall Feighan, Kylie Hambelton ’10, Laila Grey ’18, Lauren Gogal, Lauren Hargrove, Mandy Haught ’19, Marie Johnston ’17, Maysen Nelson, Megan Strawther ’10, Mikayla Mance ’19, Molly Feighan ’21, Murielle Tiernan ’17, Natalie Mitchell, Nicole Kozlova ’21, Rachel Sippel ’08, Ruby Darling, Sarah Allston Phillips ’22, Shannon Gresh ’15, Sophie Maltese, Stephanie Boyd ’10, Taylor Price, Tori Powell, Victoria Moser, Zoe Foxhall ’19