BLACKSBURG, Va.—Less than a year ago, David Eisenhauer smiled confidently into a television news camera, discussing his athletic and academic aspirations for a weekly feature on high school athletes in the Baltimore area.
“I make my personal goals achievable or just out of reach of achievable,” Eisenhauer said. “That way I’m always constantly striving to better myself.”

An undated photo of Virginia Tech student David Eisenhauer, who was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Nicole Madison Lovell. Blacksburg Police Department via AP