Spyridon Jullien (Jr., Athens, Greece) won the qualifying round of the hammer throw with his best throw of the series 233\' (71.02m) out of the 26 thrower-field. Jullien. the ACC and NCAA east region hammer throw champion, and the other top-12 finishers advanced to the finials on Friday at 2 p.m. (pacific standard time). Jullien\'s 11 competitors in the finals are (in order of finish in the qualifying round) 2. Nick Owens (North Carolina), 3. Mattias Jons (Boise State), 4. Garland Porter (Tennessee), 5. John Paul Smolenski (Purdue), 6. Geoff Fong (Sac State), 7. Adam Trainor (Colorado State), 8. Jake Dunkleberger (Miami-Ohio), 9. Zack Schaefer (Wyoming), 10. Brian Richotte (Radford), 11. Cory Martin (Auburn) and 12. Adam Midles (Southern California). To give you an idea of his competition, Jullien threw 15 feet farther than second-place finisher and ACC foe Nick Owens and 29 feet farther than 12th place finisher Adam Midles in the qualifying round.
Jacobus Smit (Jr., Pretoria, South Africa) finished 11th in the qualifying round of the javelin throw with his best throw of the series 209\'10\" (63.97m) out of the 24 competitor-field. Smit, the ACC javelin throw champion, and the other top-12 finishers advanced to the finials on Friday at 5 p.m. (pacific standard time). Smit\'s 11 competitors in the finals are (in order of finish in the qualifying round) 1. Sean Furey (Dartmouth), 2. Trevor Snyder (Georgia), 3. Dane Brubaker (Montana), 4. Jarrad Matthews (Texas A&M), 5. Gabriel Wallin (Boise State), 6. Paul Teinert (California), 7. Eric Brown (Arkansas), 8. Chris Carter (SE Louisiana), 9. Anthony Bonura (Pittsburgh), 10. Bobby Smith (Monmouth) and 12. Cody Fillinich (Northwestern State).
Brian Mondschein (Jr., Hummelstown, Pa.) tied with 12 competitors for first-place in the qualifying round of the pole vault event by clearing 16\'10\'75\" (5.15m). Mondschein, the ACC and NCAA east region pole vault champion, and the other top-13 finishers advanced to the finials on Friday at 6:30 p.m. (pacific standard time). Mondschein\'s 12 competitors in the finals are (in order of finish in the qualifying round) 1. Ray Scotten (Nebraska), 1. Trent Powell (Brigham Young), 1. Jarno Kivioja (Northern Iowa), 1. Robison Pratt (Brigham Young), 1. P.J. Brown (Arkansas), 1. John Russell (Akron), 1. Mark Johnson (Coastal Carolina), 1. Russell Weaver (Fresno State), 1. Mike Palmer (Michigan State), 1. Brad Smith (Georgia), 1. Seth Harris (Texas Tech) and 1. Tyson Byers (Washington State). Mondschein and the 12 other vaulters jumped 16\'10\'75\" (5.15m) to tie and advance to the finals.
Sven Hahn (Jr., Stuttgart, Germany) placed 10th in the qualifying round of the shot put with his best throw of the series 59\'6.25\" (18.14m) out of the 27 thrower-field. Hahn, an All-ACC selection in the shot put, and the other top-12 finishers advanced to the finials on Friday at 8:15 p.m. (pacific standard time). Hahn\'s 11 competitors in the finals are (in order of finish in the qualifying round) 1. Edis Elkasevic (Auburn), 2. Sheldon Battle (Kansas), 3. Jeff Chakouian (Kentucky), 4. Sean Shields (Arizona), 5. Dorian Scott (Florida State), 6. Kevin Bookout (Oklahoma), 7. Milan Jotanovic (Manhattan), 8. Russell Winger (Idaho), 9. Conrad Woolsey (Missouri), 11. Cory Martin (Auburn) and 12. David Nichols (Sac State).
Also completing in the shot put was Ryan Norwood (Sr., Cheyenne, Wyo.). Norwood ended his Hokie career by finishing 26th in the qualifying round with a mark of 55\'8.50\" (16.98m). Norwood\'s highlight of his career would be throwing the shot at the NCAA Indoor Championships this year. He placed 11th and reached All-America honors in the event.
Smit and Mondschein are the only ACC athletes in finals of their event. Jullien and Hahn are one of two ACC athletes in their respective event\'s finals.
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