EUGENE – A pair of Aggie freshman scored the first points for the Texas A&M men on the initial day of the NCAA Championship held at Hayward Field in front of 9,267 fans. Pole vaulter Audie Wyatt and javelin thrower Ioannis Kyriazis had successful debuts in the national championship meet as they finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
In placing fourth for five team points Wyatt became the first Aggie freshman to score in the NCAA pole vault when he set a career best of 18-0 ½ (5.50). The mark moved him to No. 5 on the A&M all-time list with an equal No.