Women's track and field ranked fifth in latest poll

The Virginia Tech women’s track and field squad vaulted intothe top five, while the Tech men also moved up in the latest USTFCCCA nationalrankings released on Tuesday. The women’s team ranks fifth in the nation, whilethe men’s squad jumped a spot to 17th.

The Hokies competed at the Penn Relays and the VertklasseMeet last weekend. Senior Queen Harrison set a school and meet record en routeto a Penn Relays championship in the women’s 100-meter hurdles. The Richmond,Va., native clocked a 12.61 in the race. Sophomore Will Mulherin captured theOlympic Development mile run title at the meet in 4:00.93.

At the Vertklasse meet, junior Kelly Phillips placed firstin the women’s pole vault, while junior Eddie Judge took the top spot in themen’s 1,500-meter run. Phillips cleared 12-05.50, and Judge ran a 3:49.14.

The Hokies will next compete in the Liberty Twilight onThursday in Lynchburg, Va., and the Jessie Owens Classic on Friday and Saturdayin Columbus, Ohio. Results will be available on hokiesports.com.