Hokie ClubAthens, Ga. — The first two days of competition at the Spec Towns Invite and Oklahoma Throws Series World Invite saw outstanding performances from men's pole vault and Yekini Bowen in the discus throw.
Bowen continued to soar up Virginia Tech's all-time leaderboard for discus at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invite. His 60.41m (184 feet 10 inches) throw moved him up from fourth to third in program history.
Conner McClure, Maddox Hamm, and Layne Studer swept the podium for pole vault at the Spec Towns Invitational, with McClure finishing first, Hamm second, and Studer third.
Both McClure and Hamm cleared the 5.53m (18 feet 1.75 inches) bar, a season-best for McClure. Studer finished with a mark of 5.23m (17 feet 1.75 inches).
The women's pole vault saw the podium as well, with Chiara Sistermann placing second with a 4.31m (14 feet 1.75 inches) mark.
Katrin Brzyszkowska improved her mark in discus at the Oklahoma Throws Series Invite. She recorded a personal best 50.76m (166 feet 6 inches), which places her fifth all-time in program history.
Nate Paris secured a personal best in the shot put during the decathlon with a 12.98m (42 feet 7 inches) throw, finishing third. He would also place first in the 100m (10.58) and long jump (7.12m (23 feet four inches)), and placed second in the 110H (11.69).
Fellow decathlete, Stuart Pirtle, finished first in the 110H with a personal best time of 14.44, and placed third in the 100m (10.97), high jump (2.00m (6 feet 6.75 inches)), and discus (37.78m (123 feet 11 inches)).
Alex Hoffman hit a personal best in the hammer throw with a 60.74m (199 feet 3 inches) toss at the Spec Towns Invite.
Freshman Joseph Rozynski hit a personal best time of 22.26 in the 200m.
Up next
The Hokies will return to the Spec Towns Invite and the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invite tomorrow.
Day 1
Spec Towns Invite
Men’s
Decathlon:
Nate Paris – 2nd (4108 pts)
100m – 1st (10.58) (956 pts)
Long Jump – 1st (7.12m (23’ 4”)) (842 pts)
Shot Put – 3rd (12.98m (42’ 7”)) (666 pts) (PB)
High Jump – 4th (1.94m (6’ 4.25)) (749 pts)
400m – 3rd (48.37) (891 pts)
Stuart Pirtle – 3rd (3901 pts)
100m – 3rd (10.97) (867 pts)
Long Jump – 7th (6.66m (21’ 10.25”)) (734 pts)
Shot Put – 5th (12.42m (40’ 9”)) (632 pts)
High Jump – 3rd (2.00m (6’ 6.75) (803 pts)
400m – 4th (48.92) (865 pts)
Oklahoma Throws Series World Invite
Women’s
Discus
Katrin Brzyszkowska – 11th (50.76m (166’ 6”)) (PB) (5th all-time for VT)
Men’s
Discus
Yekini Bowen – 3rd (60.41m (184’ 10”)) (PB) (3rd all-time for VT)
Day 2
Spec Towns Invite
Women’s
Pole Vault
Chiara Sistermann – 2nd (4.31m (14’ 1.75”))
Erin Kelleher – 4th (4.11m (13’ 5.75”)) (SB)
Kelsey Lovercheck – 8th (3.76m (12’ 4”))
200m
Zoey McFadyen – 27th (24.30)
Marvellous Asemota – 42nd (25.06)
Farah Nasir – 45th (25.11)
Jaala Thymes – 46th (25.43)
McKenzie Hadfield – 50th (26.48)
Men’s
Decathlon
Nate Paris – DNF
110H – 2nd (14.69) (887 pts)
Discus – 5th (36.55m (119’ 11”)) (595 pts)
Pole Vault – DNS
Javelin – DNS
1500m – DNS
Stuart Pirtle – DNF
110H – 1st (14.44) (918 pts) (PB)
Discus – 3rd (37.78 (123’ 11”)) (620 pts)
Pole Vault – DNS
Javelin – DNS
1500m – DNS
Hammer Throw
Lukas Baroke – 6th (64.70m (212’ 3”)
Alex Hoffman – 11th (60.74m (199’ 3”) (PB)
Pole Vault
Conner McClure – 1st (5.53m (18’ 1.75”)) (SB)
Maddox Hamm – 2nd (5.53m (18’ 1.75”))
Layne Studer – 3rd (5.23m (17’ 1.75”))
Jack Helmich – 8th (4.78m (15’ 8.25”))
200m
Calvin Meyer – 28th (21.65)
Joseph Rozynski – 37th (22.26) (PB)
Evan Taylor – 38th (22.49) (SB)
Armaan Dhillon – 39th (22.62)
Oklahoma Throws Series World Invite
Women’s
Hammer Throw
Mariana Pestana – 3rd (65.52m (214’ 11”))