AUSTIN, Texas – Virginia Tech track and field’s redshirt senior Torben Laidig and freshmen Rachel Baxter and Lisa Gunnarsson have been named preseason indoor All-Americans by flotrack.org in the pole vault event.
Laidig, a native of Germany, is no stranger to All-America honors as he earned first-team twice and honorable mention once in his storied career. The reigning ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year has won gold at the ACC conference championship meet two times (2014 indoor, 2017 indoor) and silver three times (2014 indoor, 2016 indoor, 2016 outdoor).