University of Georgia Athletics
Georgia Athletes Honored For Awards, Titles
September 29, 2007 | General
ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia student-athletes Jennifer Dahlgren, Patricia Sylvester, Kara Lynn Joyce and Courtney Kupets were recognized at halftime of the Ole Miss game on Saturday for their individual national championships.
Dahlgren was named the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division I Women's Field Athlete of the Year for the outdoor season after winning the NCAA title in the hammer throw. Dahlgren was a three-time NCAA champion, an eight-time All-American and a four-time SEC champ.
Sylvester claimed the NCAA title in the high jump, setting the school record. She also was the SEC Indoor winner in the high jump. She was chosen by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as the co-winner of the NCAA Division I South Region's Women's Field Athlete of the Year award.
Joyce capped her career by winning the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events at the NCAA Championship, becoming only the second woman ever to claim four straight national titles in two events. She earned both National Swimmer of Year and Southeastern Conference Swimmer of Year honors for the second straight time. Joyce is second all-time with 18 national titles (nine individual and nine relays) and she won nine individual SEC titles. She won the Honda Award as the natio's top swimmer.
Kupets won the Honda Award as the top female collegiate gymnast in the nation. That award came on the heels of helping to lead the Gym Dogs to a second straight NCAA team title, while also capturing her second straight all-around title. Kupets won the NCAA vault crown as well, her fifth individual title in two years. She surpassed Hope Spivey as the Georgia gymnast with the most individual titles in a career.
