\"Stacey Vidt is a perfect fit for our coaching staff,\" said Cianelli. \"She believes in our program and the direction we are heading. Stacey\'s work ethic and can-do attitude represents what Virginia Tech is all about. As a product of our program, she represents what we are all about.\"
Vidt was a distance runner for Tech\'s cross country and track & field teams from 1999 untill 2003. A four-time cross country team MVP, Vidt ended her senior season in 2002 as an NCAA all-southeast region runner for her 19th place finish in the race and an NCAA cross country national championship qualifier.
In track, Vidt was a 2001 NCAA provisional qualifier in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and distance medley relay. She also qualified for the 2003 NCAA regionals in the 5,000 meters. She currently holds three of the five records she set, the indoor and outdoor distance medley relay and the indoor 4x800m relay.
Besides being Tech\'s cross country MVP for all four years, Vidt was named Blacksburg Sports Club Outstanding Senior in 2003.
Vidt was a human nutrition, foods and exercise graduate in the spring of 2003.
A native of Allison Park, Pa., Vidt attended Hampton High School. She was a two-time letterwinner and MVP in cross country and a four-time letterwinner and MVP for track.