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EUGENE, Ore. - Tomas Kruzliak finished in fourth place in the men’s hammer throw, earning First-Team All-America honors, to lead the Hokie men on the first day of competition at the 2015 NCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by the University of Oregon.

On Kruzliak’s second throw in the preliminaries, the junior heaved the hammer to a distance of 224-8 (68.48m) earning him a spot in the top nine and three more throws in the finals. After some shifting after the first two throws of the final round, Kruzliak found himself in fifth place with one final throw. It was the final one that was the best, however, as Kruzliak hit a mark of 226-8 (69.10m) to regain fourth place.

Stuart Robertson posted a 9th-place finish in the first heat of the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:53.54.

Brad Johnson, competing in the men’s pole vault failed to hit the opening height despite a valiant effort.

The Hokie women will be in action tomorrow as Hanna Green, Amanda Smith, Irena Sediva and Sabine Kopplin will be competing.

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