Robby Keough of Whitefield Academy has signed his letter of intent with the University of Virginia

Nov 14, 2014

Robby Keough of Whitefield Academy has signed his letter of intent with the University of Virginia

Ga.MileSplit sat down and asked Robby a couple of quick questions regarding his future plans as a Cavalier.

What drew you to UVA?

- First, it's a fantastic school and, as a hopeful business major, their business school is top-tier. Also, they have a small distance squad (15 or 16 guys) so I feel like this would be a more cohesive unit than a huge team. The coach also takes his time getting to know you, and he wants you to be successful in life, not just running. We have a farm house thirty minutes away from UVA's campus too that I could go to whenever I needed a mini-vacation.

Are any of your friends/teammates also going to UVA?

- I know one of the other recruits that I met on my official visit.

Will you be running both Track & XC for UVA?

- I will run indoor and outdoor track, and, as my mileage bumps up, I hope to be able to run cross by my second or third year.

Have you met the Head Coach? Who is he/she?

- The head track coach is Bryan Fetzer and the distance coach is Pete Watson.

Any closing comments or thoughts?

- I just want to thank everyone who invested their time into me and believed that I could be successful . This includes God, my parents, my coach, and all my friends who subliminally encouraged me by making jokes about how I got second place at state so many times. I eventually shut them up with a couple state championships, though.

All the Best to Robby at UVA!