Hall Call Podcast Virginia Sports Hall of Fame

The North American Sand Soccer Championships will be coming to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront June 7-9. In addition to being the world’s premier single-weekend sand soccer tournament, NASSC will also be celebrating its 30th anniversary as it welcomes over 11,000 competitors to tournament which will take place over 25 city blocks on the beach. On this episode of #HallCall we discussed this landmark event with NASSC Executive Director, Lauren Bland, and Director of Ops, Matt Whalen.

Regent University based in Virginia Beach, began operations in 1977, and in 2016 the University's athletics department began competition with men's and women's track & field teams. Since that time, Regent Athletics has added basketball, soccer, volleyball, and cross country to its program and has competed in the National Christian College Athletics Association (NCCAA). This September, the Royals programs look to take another step forward as it begins the exploratory process for membership in NCAA Division-III. On this addition of #HallCall we discuss the future of Regent Athletics with Director of Athletics, Michael Allen.

#HallCall Interview Series & Podcast, featuring 2024 Inductee, Chris Long.

HOF Executive Director Will Driscoll was joined by Virginia Football Legend, 11-year NFL veteran, and 2018 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Chris Long. In addition to those accomplishments, Chris was also the 2007 ACC Defensive Player of Year, Consensus All-American, Ted Hendricks Award recipient, and Dudley Award winner. Its easy to see why he will soon add Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Inductee to his resume!

The 2024 Induction is now just days away, and the next episode of the #HallCall Interview Series & Podcast, will feature 2024 Inductee, LaShawn Merritt. One of the most decorated track & field athletes from the Commonwealth, Merritt won 23 medals in international competitions in the 400m sprint (19 gold), including 4 Olympic medals, 3 Gold. Merritt joined #HallCall to talk about his journey from high school prodigy, to Olympic Champion, to Virginia Sports Hall of Fame inductee.

As we kick off Induction month, we'll catch up with another 2024 Inductee, Monica Wright Rogers. The 2x VHSL State Champion, and 2006 Gatorade Virginia Player of the Year, would go on to become the all-time leading scorer in UVA Basketball history (men's or women's) with 2,540 points. A 3x WNBA Champion with the Minnesota Lynx and Seattle Storm, Wright Rogers is currently the Assistant General Manager for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. Join us on April 2 for the next episode of #HallCall

With less than a month to go to the 2024 Induction, we continue to highlight our incoming inductees with our next #HallCall episode featuring 2024 inductee, Paul Woody. Woody is a Virginia native and Virginia Commonwealth University alum, and over 40 years became the written voice for sports in the Richmond region. The longtime sportswriter and columnist for the Richmond News Leader and Richmond Times-Dispatch, Woody spent 40 years covering all levels of sports for the newspapers, winning countless state and national awards for his efforts.