During the summer of 2021 the Virginia Tech Hokies hired Kristin Skiera to be the head coach of the VT women’s lacrosse team. Skiera knows something about building a college sports team. Prior to her arrival in Blacksburg, she oversaw the Army Black Knights’ women’s lacrosse team transition from a club sport to a varsity program. She guided the team to four consecutive winning seasons before accepting the head coaching position at Virginia Tech. As a player, Kristin was a two-time All-American with the Duke Blue Devils’ lacrosse team and boasts further coaching experience at Navy, Duke, and UC Davis.