SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Seniors Miriam Barnes and Nina Gilbert finished eleventh and thirteenth in their respective events Friday night at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championships on the campus of Sacramento State.

?I?m very proud of these kids,? Tech head coach Gary Stanley said. ?They certainly would have like higher finishes, but they still did just a fantastic job.?

Barnes ran a 57.56 second time in the women?s 400-hurdles while Gilbert ran her best time of the season in the women?s 400 at 52.91.

Tech?s nationally renowned relay squad will return to the track Saturday for the finals. All-American awards will also be given out on the final day of the national event.