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2017 VHSL GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 50 V I R G I N I A H I G H S C H O O L L E A G U E Class of 2016 During his 24 years at Pulaski County, Joel Hicks won 210 games, six region 5tles, 13 region finals, 15 district championships, three state runner‐up finishes and the 1992 Division 6 state 5tle. His Pulaski County teams posted a .750 winning percent‐ age (214‐69); won 10‐or‐more games 10 5mes and reached the playoffs in 18 of 24 seasons. In addi5on, he had three perfect regular seasons. Prior to coming to Pulaski County; Hicks won an addi5onal 91 games at two different schools in West Virginia (1964‐ 75). During his 37 years as head coach, he had only one losing season, which he had in his first year of coaching in 1964. He also spent three seasons (1976‐78) as the offensive coordinator at West Virginia University. His coaching honors included: three 5mes selected state coach of the year; four 5mes named Northwest Region coach of the year; and seven 5mes Roanoke Valley District coach of the year. Joel Hicks Coach ‐ Football Pulaski County HS A three‐sport standout at Honaker High School (1997‐ 2001), Heath Miller earned 11 varsity le6ers and le& as one of the most accomplished high school athletes in the state of Virginia. His honors included first‐team all‐state, all‐region and all‐district selec5on at quar‐ terback as a junior and senior; state offensive player of the year as senior; region offensive player of the year as junior and senior; and all‐district player of the year as a junior and senior. In basket‐ ball, he was a first‐team all‐dis‐ trict selec5on three 5mes, and twice earned first‐team all‐re‐ gion honors. Miller earned first‐ team all‐state honors in baseball three 5mes and was the Group A Co‐Player of the Year as a senior. A three‐year starter at quarter‐ back, Miller finished his career with 1,701 yards rushing and 22 touchdowns; passed for 4,410 yards and 54 TDs, and tallied 166 tackles and 11 intercep5ons as a defensive back. As a three‐year starter on the basketball teams, Miller scored 912 points and 742 rebounds. A four‐year starter on the baseball team as a first‐base‐ man and shortstop, he had a ca‐ reer ba7ng average of over .500. An All‐American 5ght end at the University of Virginia, Miller ended his career as the ACC's all‐ 5me leader among 5ght ends in recep5ons, touchdowns and re‐ ceiving yards. He was a two‐5me first‐team All‐ACC choice and won the John Mackey Award as the na5on's top college 5ght end. A first‐round dra& choice by the Pi6sburgh Steelers in 2005, Miller played 11 seasons with the Steelers earning two Pro Bowl selec5ons and helped the Steelers to two Super Bowl 5tles. Heath Miller Athlete ‐ Football, Basketball, Baseball Honaker HS Munro Rateau finished his 35‐ year career at Fluvanna County High School in 2016 with 525 ca‐ reer wins; two state champi‐ onships; eight appearances in the state tournament; six Final Four appearances; and two state runner‐up finishes. From 1988 to 1992, his teams played in four state 5tle games, including back‐ to‐back championships in 1989 and 1990. In addi5on, his teams won 11 district championships and six regional 5tles. His coaching honors also in‐ cluded state coach of the year and numerous district and region coach of the year awards. He also served as president of the VHSCA and con5nues to serve on the VHSCA execu5ve commi6ee and its legisla5ve commi6ee. In his 40 years at Fluvanna County, Rateau was the boys as‐ sistant basketball coach; assis‐ tant football coach, assistant baseball coach; assistant girls basketball coach; head golf coach; head track coach; and as‐ sistant so&ball coach. Munro Rateau, Jr. Coach ‐ Boys Basketball Fluvanna County HS A state and na5onal record holder during her high school basketball career, Meg Tuner fin‐ ished her outstanding career at George Wythe‐Wytheville High School with five state records for most points in a season (787); most points in a career (2,202); most rebounds in a career (1,134); best scoring average in a season (32.7); and most free throws in a career (542), which is s5ll a record. She also estab‐ lished five na5onal records in‐ cluding most free a6empted in a career (742); most free at‐ tempted per game in a season (9.67); most free throws made in a career (542); most free throws made in a season (191) and most free throws made per game, per season (7.96). Turner became the first girl in Virginia history to surpass the 2,000 point mark as she became the state's most prolific scorer. During her four‐year career, she scored more than 40 points seven 5mes, more than 30 points 33 5mes, and more than 20 points 59 5mes, while also scoring in double figures in 49 straight games. She scored dou‐ ble figures in 79 of her 90 career games for the Maroons. As a senior she averaged 32.7 points per game and 14.4 rebounds per game. She also was a four‐year le6erwinner on the track team se7ng a school record in the 100‐meter hurdles and was a member of the school's record se7ng 800 and 1600‐meter relay teams. Her honors included selec5on to the Na5onal High School Athle5c Coaches Associa5on All‐America team; VHSL Region IV and New River District MVP; Roanoke Times and World News, South‐ west Virginia, and Daily Tele‐ graph Player of the Year. She a6ended. She was two‐year starter at Vanderbilt University. Meg Turner Athlete ‐ Girls Basketball George Wythe‐Wytheville HS

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