Hokie ClubAfter two weeks of competition, both Virginia Tech track andfield squads remained ranked in the latest USTFCCCA NCAA Division I NationalRankings. The Tech men stay at No. 13, while the Hokie women sit at No. 18 inthe country. In the preseason poll, both squads were ranked 13th inthe nation.
Five Hokies currently own NCAA marks on the men’s side.Senior Yavgeniy Olhovsky (pole vault), junior Hunter Hall (pole vault),sophomore Marcel Lomnicky (weight throw), sophomore Keith Ricks (60m dash) andfreshman David Wilson (triple jump) all established NCAA provisional marks atthe Hokie Invitational last weekend.
On the women’s side, seniors Queen Harrison and KristiCastlin finished one-two in the 60-meter hurdles with NCAA automatic-qualifyingtimes at the Hokie Invite. Harrison provisionally qualified in the 400-meters,and freshman Ogechi Nwaneri earned a provisional mark in the 60-meter dash aswell at the meet.
The Hokies hit the road this weekend for the Penn StateNational in University Park, Pa., on Friday and Saturday. Results will beavailable on hokiesports.com.