University of Georgia Athletics
Golston Earns Leon Farmer Strength and Conditioning Award
August 25, 2005 | Football
Aug. 25, 2005
Athens, Ga. --- Senior Kedric Golston has been awarded the 2005 Leon Farmer Strength and Conditioning Award, head coach Mark Richt announced on Thursday. Golston's honor tops what was an impressive summer of weight room results by the entire Georgia football team.
Golston, a 6-4, 292-pound defensive tackle from Tyrone, Ga., earned the Leon Farmer Award, which is given annually to the player whose dedication to the strength and conditioning program results in a significant contribution to the football team. Past winners include David Pollack in 2004, Ben Watson in 2003, Will Witherspoon in 2001 and Richard Seymour in 2000.
Overall, tailback Thomas Brown was named the team's top conditioned athlete. Brown established a new Georgia record in the Power Index, which is determined by adding together a player's maximum totals in the bench press, squat and power clean lifts and dividing by the player's weight. Brown's index of 7.01 represented the first time a Bulldog has ever topped the 7.0 mark.
The top conditioned athletes by position group were: receiver Bryan McClendon for the skill category, linebacker Jamario Smith in the big skill group and offensive tackle Dennis Roland in the lineman category.
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