Virginia Tech added seven more names to its Sports Hall of Fame on Monday, unveiling the 2026 class and setting the stage for a weekend of recognition this fall.
The group includes Jerry Cheynet, Chris Martin, Kylie McGoldrick, Yavgeniy Olhovsky, Martina Schultze, Logan Thomas and Murielle Tiernan. They will be inducted on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Inn at Virginia Tech, and will also be honored at halftime of the Hokies’ football game against Pitt in Lane Stadium on Friday, Oct. 2.
With this class, the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame, founded in 1982, will grow to 247 members.
Cheynet’s footprint at Virginia Tech stretches across more than five decades. He worked in a range of roles, served as head coach of four programs and first took over men’s soccer and wrestling in 1974.
He later added men’s golf, coaching that program for three years starting in 1980, and for the 1980-83 stretch he was running all three at once. He also coached women’s soccer in 2002.
His men’s soccer run lasted from 1974-2001 and included the 1997 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year award after a 14-5-1 season, a regular-season title and the program’s first national ranking. He also guided the Hokies to Metro Conference championships in 1984, 1985, 1989 and 1990.
In wrestling, he was the 1993 CAA Wrestling Coach of the Year after helping Tech win a league title, and he remains the school’s winningest coach in both wrestling and men’s soccer. After coaching, he moved into facilities from 2003-25.
Martin’s wrestling resume lands him in the same Hall of Fame class after a career that left him as the program’s all-time leader in wins and winning percentage when he graduated. He wrestled from 1996-2001, finished fourth at the 2000 NCAA Tournament at 165 pounds and became only the third Hokie to earn All-American honors. His career ended at 126-25.
He still sits tied for third in overall wins at 126 and tied for seventh in dual meet victories with 58. His .824 winning percentage ranks sixth in Tech history, and his 25 pins are also sixth.
McGoldrick made her mark in softball from 2012-15, earning three All-ACC selections and helping Virginia Tech reach three NCAA Tournament teams. She was a four-year starter at second base and played in 230 games.
At the plate, she hit .318 with 44 doubles, four triples, 30 home runs, 213 hits, 139 runs and 128 RBI. She remains among the program’s top 10 in walks with 97, doubles with 44, runs scored with 139, on-base percentage at .428 and assists with 400.
Olhovsky became one of the most decorated men’s track & field athletes in Hokies history from 2007-10, earning seven All-American honors. He was twice a national runner-up in the pole vault, placing second at the 2008 outdoor NCAA meet and the 2009 indoor meet.
At graduation, he owned Virginia Tech’s indoor pole vault record at 18 feet, 2.5 inches, and that mark still stands fourth in school history. He also won two ACC titles in 2009, one indoors and one outdoors, and added another outdoor conference crown in 2010.
Schultze built a championship-heavy run in women’s track & field, winning five ACC pole vault titles from 2012-14. Her conference haul came with outdoor victories in 2012, 2013 and 2014, plus indoor titles in 2013 and 2014.
A six-time All-American, Schultze finished third in the outdoor pole vault at the 2014 NCAA Championships in her final season.
Thomas leaves Virginia Tech as the program’s all-time leader in total offense with 10,362 yards. He also owns school records for consecutive starts by a quarterback at 40, career passing touchdowns with 53, career passing yards with 9,003 and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 24.
That list includes the 2011 game-winner against Miami. Thomas started at quarterback from 2011-13 and helped lead the Hokies to an 11-3 record and a Sugar Bowl berth in 2011. He finished his Virginia Tech career 693-for-1,248 passing for 9,003 yards and 53 touchdowns, while adding 1,359 rushing yards and 24 scores on 495 carries.
An all-conference pick, Thomas was selected in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals. He later moved to tight end and appeared in 94 games in the NFL, catching 219 passes for 2,002 yards and 16 touchdowns.
Tiernan’s Virginia Tech career took off immediately in 2013, when the true freshman scored 11 goals and helped the Hokies reach the College Cup. She went on to lead the team in goals every year and earned three straight All-ACC First Team selections from 2014-16.
She was an All-American in 2015 and finished her career as the school’s all-time leader in points with 112, goals with 49, game-winning goals with 23 and multi-goal games with nine. She also ranks fifth in games started with 83 and ninth in assists with 14.
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