Not only is she graduating, but she is doing so in less than 4 years! As a student athlete, that is remarkable and speaks volumes about her dedication and hard work.

Meredith is receiving her degree in Accounting and Information Systems, and will be entering the Masters Program.

Meredith has played in 76 career games for the Hokies and led the team in hitting in 2020 with a .409 batting average. Although injuries slowed her down last season, she started Game 3 in the Super Regional and smacked a single off of Olympian Rachel Garcia in the first inning. She was absolutely blasting the ball in Fall Ball and is primed for a really good season in 2022.

She was featured (she got an entire page!) in a recent edition of the Accounting Department Newsletter. This was their story:

"Meredith Slaw is a senior in ACIS who is entering the Masters of accounting and information systems program upon graduation. In addition to being a stellar student she is also an infielder for the Virginia Tech Softball Team.

"Meredith grew up in a small town called Warsaw, Virginia. She loved growing up in a small town, where her graduating class was only 82 students. As a result, coming to Virginia Tech was an extreme change, but a change that she has handled with much success. Meredith is also very family oriented and is excited that her younger sister also aspires to be a collegiate student athlete.

Meredith started her journey to play college softball when she was in middle school. She joined an elite team in high school and committed to VT as a sophomore. Her best memory of softball thus far was her opportunity to play against UCLA in the 2021 Super Regionals where she was able to play against an Olympian.

Meredith‘s role as a student athlete took a hit in 2020 as the softball season was canceled halfway through due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. She took this adversity and found a way to adapt as the softball team was given a fifth year due to the pandemic which coincided with her desire to attend Virginia Tech for an additional year to pursue her graduate degree.

Meredith goal is to one day become a partner for an auditing firm. She has had a great opportunity to start her future with Kearney and Company. Here she began as an extern which turned into a multiple internship opportunities during financial statement auditing. She feels that Kearney and Company is the perfect fit for a small town girl like herself and she’s excited for her next internship opportunity this summer.

CONGRATULATIONS, MEREDITH!!!!!!

Photo credit to Jayme Bailey


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