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CLEMSON, S.C. – Redshirt senior All-American Hunter Hall and freshman All-American Victoria von Eynatten swept the pole vault competition for the Hokies as members the Virginia Tech track & field team competed at Clemson’s Tiger Qualifier at the Rock Norman Track & Field Complex Friday.

von Eynatten won the women's pole vault with a season-best outdoor mark of 13-8.25 (4.17m), which ranks second all-time outdoors in the Tech record books. von Eynatten’s mark is also among the top-10 in the NCAA East Region and the top-25 of Division I. Redshirt sophomore Leigh Allin was fourth with a personal best clearance of 12-8.25 (3.87m), which moves her into ninth all-time at Tech and into the top-48 of the NCAA East Region.

Hall won his fourth consecutive and fifth overall pole vault competition of the season with a clearance of 16-8.75 (5.10m) as Tech took the top four spots. Freshman Chris Uhle and senior Mike Miller each cleared 16-2.75 (4.95m) to tie for second, while redshirt freshman Matt Hoogland was fourth with a personal best height of 15-9 (4.80m).

Freshman Valentina Muzaric was runner-up in the shot put with a best toss of 53-6.5 (16.32m).

The throwers finish up competition at Clemson tomorrow. Then on Sunday, the sprinters and jumpers travel to NC A&T’s Aggie Classic, while the distance group will compete at NC State’s Wolfpack Last Chance.

This weekend’s meets serve as a last chance for student-athletes to qualify for the NCAA East Preliminary Meet, which will take place May 24-26 at North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla. The top-48 declared student-athletes and top-24 relays in each region per event qualify for the NCAA Preliminary Meet. The top-12 athletes from each region (East and West) then advance to the NCAA Championship at Drake in Des Moines, Iowa, from June 6-9.

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