Virginia Tech Athletics, a non-profit entity based in the United States, founded in 1896 and employing approximately 410 individuals, focuses on sports tickets, merchandise, and sponsorship. The organization oversees the athletic teams representing Virginia Tech in intercollegiate athletics, with the teams, known as the Virginia Tech Hokies, participating in the NCAA's Division I Atlantic Coast Conference across 22 varsity sports. These include men's sports such as football, basketball, baseball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and wrestling, as well as women's sports including basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, golf, and volleyball.