BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech announced the hiring of Ben Hilgart as Associate Athletics Director for Strength and Conditioning. Hilgart will oversee all aspects of performance training for varsity sports at Virginia Tech and will work directly with head coach Justin Fuente and the football program.
In his prior 14 seasons working in the profession, Hilgart has trained a total of 32 NFL players that came from New Mexico, Arizona State, Ohio State and UTEP. In his seven years with the Sun Devils, 10 football players earned first team all-conference recognition, which includes working with consensus All-America tight end Zach Miller in 2006.