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BLACKSBURG, Va. – Current Virginia Tech track and field athletes Matthias Treff (Jr., Burgthann, Germany) and Marcel Lomnicky (Sr., Nitra, Slovakia) will compete in the 26th World University Games in Shenzhen, China from Aug. 12-23.

The World University Games are open to all student-athletes that have not been out of university or its equivalent for more than a year and that are between 17 and 28 years old. Any association or national federation which is recognized by the US-IUSF (and in turn, FISU) is eligible to nominate a team or individual competitor in a sport represented in the current World University Games competition.

Treff will represent Germany and compete in the javelin throw starting with the qualifying round on Wednesday, Aug. 17. The final round is on Friday, Aug. 19.

This past outdoor season, Treff set a new school and all-time ACC record in the javelin (255-6, 77.88m) as the runner-up at the NCAA Championship, earning his first career All-America honor. He also won his second career ACC javelin title (239-6, 73.01m) and was named to the ACC All-Academic Team.

Lomnicky will represent Slovakia and compete in the hammer throw starting with the qualifying round on Tuesday, Aug. 16. The final takes place on Wednesday, Aug. 17.

Lomnicky, a three-time All-American in the hammer and five-time All-American overall, placed second at the NCAA Championship (237-4, 72.35m) and won this third straight ACC hammer title this outdoor season while setting the ACC all-time record (248-10, 75.84m) in the process. He was the 2009 NCAA national champion in the hammer.

In addition, Lomnicky will join former Virginia Tech athlete and three-time NCAA Champion Queen Harrison at the IAAF World Track & Field Championships Aug. 27-Sept. 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

Lomnicky will compete in the hammer throw starting on Aug. 27, with the final occurring on Aug. 29. Harrison will represent the United States in the women’s 400-meter hurdles. That event starts with preliminary heats on Aug. 29 with the semifinal and the final taking place on Aug. 30 and Sept. 1, respectively.

World University Games website | IAAF World Track & Field Championship website

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