Pole vaulters will compete unattached at Liberty Kick Off

Several Hokie pole vaulters will begin their 2009 track andfield campaigns, competing unattached at the Liberty Kick Off in Lynchburg,Va., on Thursday.

Senior Yavgeniy Olhovsky, as well as juniors Hunter Hall,Joe Davis, Michael Miller and Jared Jodon will compete on the men’s side, whilejunior Elise Birnbaum and freshmen Emma DeJarnette and Leigh Allin will vaultin the women’s competition. 

Former Hokies Brian Mondschein, Adam Bingaman and ErinMahoney will also take part in the pole vault at the Liberty Kick Off. Theevent is scheduled to begin at 6:45 p.m.

All Hokie athletes are competing unattached, meaning theywill pay their own way at the meet, will not be representing Virginia Tech andthe results do not count toward NCAA Championship competition.