BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech’s Mackenzie Muldoon was the Hokies’ lone competitor on day No. 1 of the Hokie Invitational being held at Rector Field House, and he currently sits in third place in the men’s heptathlon event.
Only four events of the men’s heptathlon were scheduled for the day, as most of the action commences Friday. Muldoon won the long jump, finished second in the 60 and claimed third in both the shot put and the high jump. He accumulated 2,612 points, which is 178 points behind Grant Rivers of NC State, who leads the competition.