Virginia Tech track and field athlete Laurie Barton, and Drew Piazza, who wrapped up his Tech career at the NCAA Championships two weeks ago, qualified for the finals of their respective events to headline the Virginia Tech contingent at the USA Outdoor Championships and USA Junior Outdoor Championships both being held concurrently over the weekend at Sacramento State University in Sacramento, California.
Competing at the USA Junior Outdoor Championships, Barton, a rising sophomore from Clemson, South Carolina, came in third in her heat and third overall in the semifinals Friday afternoon, running the women’s 800-meter run in a time of 2 minutes, 7.