August 17, 2011
Lomnicky places second in hammer at World University Games
Treff also competes in javelin
Results

Hammer Throw | Javelin Throw

SHENZHEN, CHINA – Senior All-American Marcel Lomnicky (Nitra, Slovakia) placed second in the hammer throw today at the 26th World University Games at The Universiade Sports Center Stadium in Shenzhen, China.

Lomnicky posted a mark of 242 feet, five inches (73.90m) on his sixth and final throw of the competition to secure the silver medal. Pawel Fajdek of Poland won the event with a mark of 256-4 (78.14m).

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.

Lomnicky now turns his attention to the IAAF World Track & Field Championships, where he will join former Virginia Tech athlete and three-time NCAA Champion Queen Harrison from Aug. 27-Sept. 4 in Daegu, South Korea. At the World Championships, Lomnicky will compete in the hammer starting with the qualifying round on Aug. 27. Harrison will represent the United States and compete in the 400m hurdles, which begin on Aug. 29 with preliminary heats.

In addition, Tech's Matthias Treff, (Jr., Burgthann, Germany), competed in the qualifying round of the javelin throw, but did not qualify for the final as he finished seventh in his flight with a mark of 221-11 (67.66m).

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.

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.

World University Games Website

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