Norwood advances to 4x4 relay finals at Olympic Games

Staff Report
Team USA’s men’s 4x400-meter relay on Friday morning recorded the top qualifying time as it advanced to Saturday’s finals at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Morgan City High alum Vernon Norwood ran in the relay, with a time of 2:57.77. The relay consisted of Trevor Stewart, Randolph Ross, Bryce Deadmon and Norwood.
The squad will run in Saturday’s final, which is set for a 7:50 a.m. start locally.
Other teams that qualified for the finals are Netherlands, Italy, Jamaica, Poland, Botswana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Belgium. Botswana had the second-fastest qualifying time at 2:58.33, while Poland was third at 2:58.55.
Norwood competed in a previous event at this year’s Olympic Games as he anchored Team USA to a bronze medal in the mixed 4x400-meter relay July 30.
Information from USA Track and Field’s website.