All Amy Wells wanted to do throughout high school was go to Virginia Tech and be the school's mascot. That dream came true ...

As the HokieBird mascot at Virginia Tech, Augusta County native Amy Wells ... It was tradition, Wells said, that when the Hokies were winning, the HokieBird put their life literally in the hands ...

None other than the game's mascot ... the running back room, the Hokies struggled, recording four yards rushing in the first half. Without Bhayshul Tuten, Virginia Tech has just four yards ...

Day two action brought thrice the accolades home for the Hokies. The team collected three event wins ... McConico's 12.44m was a personal-best and earned her the No. 7 slot in the Tech all-time top-10 ...

Using the words "Hokies" and "HokieBird," among ... The first permanent Gobbler costumed mascot came about in 1962 per the Virginia Tech website. Wells said she knows there were other women ...

The cover of Amy Wells' new book, "Pursuit: Learning Important Life Lessons As a Mascot" about her time as Virginia Tech's Hokie Bird. She writes about experiences she had as the HokieBird ...