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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Senior Yavgeniy Olhovsky highlighted the first day of the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., on Friday for the Virginia Tech track and field squads, recording an All-American performance in the men’s pole vault.

In his final indoor national meet, Olhovsky tied for fourth with a clearance of 17-06.50 to tally the fifth career All-America honor of his career. The Petah-Tikya, Israel, native ranks second in school history in men’s track and field with the five career All-America accolades, behind only Spyridon Jullien, who garnered seven in the throws events in his time at Tech. Juniors Hunter Hall and Jared Jodon also competed in the pole vault on Friday night for the Hokies. Hall, the 2010 ACC champion in the event, placed 13^th with a height of 16-10.75, while Jodon failed to make a height.

Senior Igor Misljenovic just missed earning All-America honors in the men’s shot put. The Zagreb, Croatia, native, competing in his first national indoor meet, sat in eighth in the event heading into the finals, but Blake Eaton of Penn State tossed a 60-06 in his second-to-last throw to edge Misljenovic for eighth place. Misljenovic finished in ninth with a toss of 60-01.25.

In sprints action, seniors Queen Harrison and Kristi Castlin easily qualified to the finals in the women’s 60-meter hurdles on Saturday. Harrison ran under eight seconds for the fifth consecutive race, crossing the line in 7.98 to register the top time in the prelims. Castlin timed in at 8.09, the fourth-fastest time coming out of the prelims. The finals in the race are set for 7:45 p.m. tomorrow.

On the men’s side, sophomore Keith Ricks capped his stellar indoor campaign with a solid effort in the men’s 60-meter dash. The Suffolk, Va., native, who set the school record in the race at the Hokie Invitational on Jan. 22, ran a 6.75 in the prelims for the 15^th-best time. He did not advance to the finals.

The NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships continue on Saturday. The first Hokies scheduled to compete are freshman Alexander Ziegler and sophomore Marcel Lomnicky at 3 p.m. EST. Results will be available on hokiesports.com.

Men’s Results

Shot Put – 1, Ryan Whiting, Arizona State, 70-07.25, 2, Kemal Mesic, Florida, 63-02.25, 3, Joe Kovacs, Penn State, 62-11.25, 4, Steve Marcelle, Georgia Tech, 62-04, 5, Mason Finley, Kansas, 61-06.25, 6, Aaron Studt, Minnesota, 61-05.50, 7, Jason Lewis, Arizona State, 61-02, 8, Blake Eaton, Penn State, 60-06, 9, Igor Misljenovic, Virginia Tech, 60-01.25

Pole Vault - 1, Scott Roth, Washington, 18-04.50, 2, Jason Colwick, Rice, 18-00.50, 3, Jeffrey Coover, Indiana, 17-10.50, t4, Yavgeniy Olhovsky, Virginia Tech, 17-06.50, t4, Michael Uhle, Akron, 17-06.50, 6, Jack Whitt, Oral Roberts, 17-06.50, t7, Brandon Estrada, USC, 17-06.50, t7, Chris Roy, Louisiana-Lafayette, 17-06.50

Women’s Results

60-Meter Hurdles – 1, Queen Harrison, Virginia Tech, 7.98, 2, Ti’erra Brown, Miami, 8.00, 3, Natasha Ruddock, Texas A&M, 8.07, 4, Kristi Castlin, Virginia Tech, 8.09, 5, Vanneish Ivy, North Carolina, 8.14, 6, Gabby Mayo, Texas A&M, 8.15, t7, Chelsea Carrier, West Virginia, 8.22, t7, Christina Manning, Ohio State, 8.22

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