2019 UW Invitational

Virginia Tech All-Americans, Drew Piazza & Neil Gourley Join OTC

Virginia Tech All-Americans, Drew Piazza & Neil Gourley Join OTC

This weekend Mark Rowland's Oregon Track Club will debut two new athletes, former Virginia Tech All-Americans Drew Piazza and Neil Gourley.

Jan 22, 2019 by Gordon Mack
Virginia Tech All-Americans, Drew Piazza & Neil Gourley Join OTC

This weekend Mark Rowland's Oregon Track Club will debut two new athletes, former Virginia Tech All-Americans Drew Piazza and Neil Gourley. Both Piazza and Gourley are entered to race the mile under the affiliation 'Nike OTC' at the UW Invitational this weekend LIVE on FloTrack!

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With the departures of notable 1500m based athletes (Wheating, Casey, McNamara, Fleet) over the past few years, the addition of Piazza and Gourley will add depth to train with Ben Blankenship.

Drew Piazza's Resume:

Age: Turns 24 end of this month

800 PB: 1:45.69 (2017)

1000 PB: 2:21.97 (2016)

1500 PB: 3:40.62 (2017)

Notable 2018 Performances:

5th U.S. Outdoor 800m

Watch Piazza's Portland Track Festival victory from 2017:

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Neil Gourley's Resume:

Age: Turns 24 next month

800 PB: 1:47.04 (2018)

1000 PB: 2:20.54 (2017)

1500 PB: 3:35.98 (2018)

Notable 2018 Performances:

1st NCAA Indoor DMR

7th NCAA Indoor Mile

3rd U.K. Outdoor 1500m

3rd 5th Ave Mile

Watch Gourley anchor his team to an NCAA DMR title last year:

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