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The Virginia Tech women’s track and field squad remained in the top five in the latest USTFCCCA National Team Rankings, staying put at fifth in the country, while the men’s team slipped to 20^th in the nation. 

Last weekend, the Hokies competed at the Liberty Twilight and the Jessie Owens Classic in Lynchburg, Va., and Columbus, Ohio, respectively. Junior Kelly Phillips won the pole vault at the Liberty Twilight with a season-best vault of 13-01.50, a team-high this season, and freshman David Wilson captured the men’s triple jump with a leap of 49-09.00. 

At the Jessie Owens Classic, the Hokies won three distance events. Sophomore Michael Hammond set a facility record en route to a first-place finish in the men’s 1,500-meters, and sophomore Will Mulherin won the men’s 5,000-meter run. Hammond clocked a 3:43.65, while Mulherin ran a 14:12.33. Freshman Sammy Dow notched a victory in the women’s mile with a time of 4:58.40 at the meet.

The Hokies will take this weekend off before traveling to Atlanta, Ga., for the Georgia Tech Invitational on May 14-15, and to Chapel Hill, N.C., for the North Carolina Elite Meet on May 16. Results will be available on hokiesports.com. 

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