Tech men finish in 13th place; Kristen Callan earns All-American honors
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Virginia Tech men\'s track & field team
finished in a program best 13th place with 21 points out of 71
competing teams after 21 events scored at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor
Championships, which were hosted by Sacramento State and held at the
Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex Wednesday through Saturday.
The men\'s 13th place finish (21 points) is the best team finish for
the Hokie track & field program at a national meet. Virginia Tech was
projected to tie for 23rd place according to the last Men\'s Trackwire
25 national outdoor poll released on June 3. As you can see, the
Hokies surpassed the projection and made history for the program.
Tech\'s men\'s scorers at this year\'s outdoor championships were NCAA
hammer throw champion Spyridon Jullien (10 points), All-American
Brian Mondschein (eight points) with his second place finish in the
pole vault and All-American shot put thrower Sven Hahn (three points)
for finishing sixth.
The top-15 men\'s scoring teams were (1) Arkansas with 60 points, (2)
Florida with 49 points, (3) LSU with 36 points, (4) Brigham Young
with 34 points, (4) Florida State with 34 points, (6) Southern
California with 33 points, (7) Stanford with 28 points, (8) Texas
with 25 points, (9) Oregon with 23 points, (9) Auburn with 23 points,
(9) Arizona with 23 points, (12) Texas-El Paso with 22 points, (13)
Virginia Tech with 21 points, (14) Boise State with 18 points and
(15) Georgia with 17.50 points.
The Hokie men represented the ACC well. Virginia Tech\'s 13th place
finish is the second highest ACC men\'s team finish at the
championships. Florida State was the highest ACC team with their
fourth place tie. The men\'s pole vault runner-up, Brian Mondschein,
was the only ACC athlete to compete in his event at the
championships. Spyridon Jullien, NCAA hammer throw champion, and
All-American Sven Hahn were the top ACC athletes in their respective
events.
On the women\'s side, Virginia Tech\'s two women\'s championship
participants didn\'t score any team points but Kristen Callan reached
All-American status for the first time in her career by being the
eighth American finisher, 10th overall, in the hammer throw. Callan
also finished as the top ACC athlete in her event.
This concludes the 2005 collegiate track & field season for the Hokies.
Tech men finish in 13th place; Kristen Callan earns All-American honors
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Virginia Tech men\'s track & field team
finished in a program best 13th place with 21 points out of 71
competing teams after 21 events scored at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor
Championships, which were hosted by Sacramento State and held at the
Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex Wednesday through Saturday.
The men\'s 13th place finish (21 points) is the best team finish for
the Hokie track & field program at a national meet. Virginia Tech was
projected to tie for 23rd place according to the last Men\'s Trackwire
25 national outdoor poll released on June 3. As you can see, the
Hokies surpassed the projection and made history for the program.
Tech\'s men\'s scorers at this year\'s outdoor championships were NCAA
hammer throw champion Spyridon Jullien (10 points), All-American
Brian Mondschein (eight points) with his second place finish in the
pole vault and All-American shot put thrower Sven Hahn (three points)
for finishing sixth.
The top-15 men\'s scoring teams were (1) Arkansas with 60 points, (2)
Florida with 49 points, (3) LSU with 36 points, (4) Brigham Young
with 34 points, (4) Florida State with 34 points, (6) Southern
California with 33 points, (7) Stanford with 28 points, (8) Texas
with 25 points, (9) Oregon with 23 points, (9) Auburn with 23 points,
(9) Arizona with 23 points, (12) Texas-El Paso with 22 points, (13)
Virginia Tech with 21 points, (14) Boise State with 18 points and
(15) Georgia with 17.50 points.