TRUJILLO, Peru – Laurie Barton and Rachel Baxter represented the U.S.A. Track and Field team well at the Pan American Junior Championships on Friday and Saturday, as the Hokie duo produced top-five finishes.
Barton turned in a time of 2:07.92 in the 800-meter run to place fifth and Baxter took home the pole vault title, clearing a height of 4.41m (14’5.5”) to break the meet record.
Barton, a rising sophomore, was one of two Americans in the event alongside Bolles High School product Caitlin Collier, hailing from Florida. Collier (2:05.26) finished third behind the Canadian pair of Victoria Tachisinski (2:04.