Jullien earns fourth All-American honor with his win
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Spyridon Jullien, a thrower on the Virginia Tech
men\'s track & field team, won the schools first national championship
today at the 2005 NCAA indoor championships held at Arkansas. He is
also the first NCAA champion for the Hokie track & field program.
Jullien, the USTCA Indoor Southeast Region Men\'s Athlete of the Year,
capped off an amazing indoor season today by winning the men\'s 35 lb.
weight throw NCAA title with his throw of 76\'0.75\" (23.18m), which
was close to four feet farther than his competitors, at his third
NCAA indoor championships. With his win, Jullien earned 10 points for
the men\'s team and his fourth All-American honor.
\"Spyridon did a great job coming into the competition as the favorite
and working hard to win,\" stated fourth-year Hokie Head Coach Dave
Cianelli. \"Spyridon and Greg Jack, Tech\'s associate head men\'s track
& field coach, deserve the credit for today\'s accomplishment.
Spyridon has set personal, school, conference and facility records in
the weight throw all season long along under the expert direction and
guidance of Coach Jack.\"
Jullien (Jr., Athens, Greece) is a four-time All-American, four-time
BIG EAST champion, 2005 Atlantic Coast Conference weight throw
champion and meet record holder, school record holder in two events
and weight throw record holder at Virginia Tech, Clemson and North
Carolina\'s track & field facilities.
Cianelli concluded, \"This is an awesome achievement for our school\'s
program, Spyridon and Coach Greg Jack. Our program looks forward to
producing more track & field NCAA champions in the future.\"
Cory Martin (Auburn) finished in second place with his mark of
72\'8.50\" (22.16m). Garland Porter (Tennessee) threw 72\'5.75\" (22.09m)
for a third place showing. Candon Powell (Arkansas State) took fourth
place with 72\'3.75\" (22.04m) and Karim Chester (Northern Arizona) was
fifth with 69\'11\" (21.31m).
Jullien earns fourth All-American honor with his win
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Spyridon Jullien, a thrower on the Virginia Tech
men\'s track & field team, won the schools first national championship
today at the 2005 NCAA indoor championships held at Arkansas. He is
also the first NCAA champion for the Hokie track & field program.
Jullien, the USTCA Indoor Southeast Region Men\'s Athlete of the Year,
capped off an amazing indoor season today by winning the men\'s 35 lb.
weight throw NCAA title with his throw of 76\'0.75\" (23.18m), which
was close to four feet farther than his competitors, at his third
NCAA indoor championships. With his win, Jullien earned 10 points for
the men\'s team and his fourth All-American honor.
\"Spyridon did a great job coming into the competition as the favorite
and working hard to win,\" stated fourth-year Hokie Head Coach Dave
Cianelli. \"Spyridon and Greg Jack, Tech\'s associate head men\'s track
& field coach, deserve the credit for today\'s accomplishment.
Spyridon has set personal, school, conference and facility records in
the weight throw all season long along under the expert direction and
guidance of Coach Jack.\"
Jullien (Jr., Athens, Greece) is a four-time All-American, four-time
BIG EAST champion, 2005 Atlantic Coast Conference weight throw
champion and meet record holder, school record holder in two events
and weight throw record holder at Virginia Tech, Clemson and North
Carolina\'s track & field facilities.