Hokie ClubClass: Junior
High School: Ort Technnickum Givataim
Hometown: Petah-tivka, Israel
2008 Outdoor: Registered a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships, matching former Hokie Brian Mondschein for the highest finish at the national meet by a Tech pole vaulter … Tied for second in the pole vault at the East Regional meet, clearing 17-05, to earn a trip to the NCAA Championships … Placed second at the ACC Championships with a height of 16-08.75 … Cleared 17-05 to win the pole vault at the Duke Invitational.
2008 Indoor: Garnered his first All-America honor with a fifth-place effort at the NCAA Championships, clearing 17-08.50 … Finished runner-up at the ACC Championships’ pole vault with a vault of 17-04.50 … Won the pole vault at the Penn State National Invite with a clearance of 17-04.50 … Vaulted 17-07.75 at the Virginia Tech Last Chance meet for fourth place.
2007 Outdoor: Did not compete.
2007 Indoor: Redshirted … Jumped 5.00m (16’4.75”) as an unattached competitor for an eighth-place finish in the pole vault at the VT Challenge.
High School: Finished 11th at the 2002 world junior championships ... Attended Ort Technikum Givataim and vaulted under coach Pavel Kogan ... Improved his vault by one meter during high school ... Cleared a personal best 5.30m (17’4.75”) during his senior season ... Also competed in the long jump ... Had a personal best long jump effort of 7.09m (23’3.25”).
Personal: Born December 22, 1983 in Nikolaev, Ukraine ... Son of Alexander and Margarita Olhovsky ... Economics and science double major.
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