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Track Ready To ‘Represent The G’ At NCAAs
March 10, 2021 | Track & Field
ATHENS, Ga. --- The fourth-ranked Georgia women and the sixth-ranked Bulldog men made the trip to Fayetteville, Ark., on Wednesday before the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships begin on Thursday and continue through Saturday.
When Do The Dogs Start?: Sophomore Karel Tilga and redshirt sophomore Kyle Garland will start the meet in the heptathlon on Thursday at 12 p.m. ET and will complete four of seven events (60-meter dash, long jump, shot put, high jump) on the meet's first day.
Sophomore Anna Hall will begin the first event of the pentathlon minutes after the heptathlon starts at 12:30 p.m. and will wrap up her five events (60m hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump, 800m) on Thursday. The Championships' open events begin on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. with the women's weight throw. The first Bulldog in an open event is sophomore Matthew Boling in the long jump at 3 p.m. on the opening day.
Where To Catch The NCAA Championships: Live streaming of the NCAA meet will air on ESPN3 starting on Thursday and run through Saturday. The broadcast talent includes Dwight Stones, Dan O'Brien and John Anderson.
A tape delay special of the Championships will air on ESPNU on Sunday at 9 p.m.
Thursday (12pm): http://gado.gs/6hb
Friday (2:45pm): http://gado.gs/6hd
Friday (7:15pm): http://gado.gs/6hf
Saturday (1:30pm): http://gado.gs/6hh
Saturday (6pm): http://gado.gs/6hj
Saturday's trophy presentation (9pm): http://gado.gs/6hl
Live Results: For results throughout the weekend, please visit: http://gado.gs/6h7
Success At Recent NCAA Indoor Championships: The Lady Bulldogs have finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Indoor Championships for six out of the last seven completed seasons, including their run to a national championship in 2018. The Georgia men have been in the top 10 for three straight completed seasons and have had their top finish (third in 2018) and scored their most points in meet history (35.5 in 2017) over the last four completed meets.
Last year's indoor season came to an abrupt halt once the qualified Bulldogs and their staff was already in Albuquerque, N.M., readying for the 2020 NCAA Indoor Championships. Ranked fourth nationally on the women's side and fifth on the men's side, Georgia booked a flight home from New Mexico a day before the meet started because of the then growing COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. soil.
Kyprianou's Comments: "Our 14 student-athletes and staff are ready to enter the best part of a collegiate experience – the National Championship weekend," said Bulldog head coach Petros Kyprianou. "All meets and competitions provide great experiences to both team members and coaches but the NCAA Championships are the ultimate challenge and an exciting experience for everyone that gets the opportunity to compete for an NCAA team or individual title. Personally, as a coach I have been in a few Olympic Games and the excitement that takes place inside our minds and bodies is identical to the one we feel during an NCAA Championships.
"Both of our track and field teams are ultra-fired up to line up and compete against the best in the country. Track and field is a sport that you can't hide, you can't depend on others and certainly there is no bench. It is a true testament of athleticism, desire, perseverance and mental strength. UGA track teams have proven to be a consistent and reliable force at this level year in and year out. Even though our student-athletes don't get chances to train and compete like our direct competitors, they never complain or let that slow them down. They understand that this is an extra motivation for them to go out and represent the 'G' on the national stage with pride, dignity and ENERGY!
"Whatever the outcome of this weekend might be, our Dawgs - Anna, Jasmine, Titiana, Julia, Shelby, Kayla, Jess, Imani, Kyle, Karel, Matthew, Elija, Delano and Caleb - will be showcasing their talent and amazing energy on what I like to call our 'indoor Superbowl weekend'. Go Dawgs!"
What Dogs Advanced To NCAAs?: Georgia has 14 student-athletes who are seeded in the top 16 in 12 different events, including the country's top-ranked heptathletes as well as the nation's second-ranked female triple jumper, high jumper and pentathlete.
For the Lady Bulldogs, seniors Kayla Smith (pole vault), Jessica Drop (3000m), juniors Titiana Marsh (triple/long jumps), Imani Carothers (60m hurdles), sophomores Shelby Tyler (high jump), Hall (pentathlon/high jump), Julia Fixsen (pole vault) and Jasmine Moore (triple/long jumps) have advanced to the final indoor meet.
On the men's side, senior Delano Dunkley (4x400m relay), junior Elija Godwin (400m/4x400m relay), Tilga (heptathlon), Garland (heptathlon), Caleb Cavanaugh (4x400m relay) and Boling (200m/long jump/4x400m relay) will complete their indoor season at Nationals. Sophomores Ziggy Zoller and Clay Pender also traveled as alternates for the relay.
Accolades Arrive For Dogs: Last week, the Bulldogs collected an indoor U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) South Region award for the seventh consecutive year. Anna Hall was named the Women's Field Athlete of the Year, becoming the second Georgia woman to be named the Women's Field Athlete of the Year in a row since Jasmine Moore garnered the 2020 accolade. In fact, there have been seven Georgia winners in the category since the award's inception in 2006.
Matthew Boling also picked up hardware after being named the SEC Indoor Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year award this week. The native of Houston, Texas, holds a 3.51 GPA as a Marketing major. He earned 2020 USTFCCCA Academic Individual honors and was named to the 2019-20 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.
Terrific Times In Tyson: This marks the Bulldogs' third trip to Fayetteville this season. So far, Georgia has tallied four Southeastern Conference titles (Moore-triple jump, Hall-pentathlon, Garland-heptathlon, Fixsen-pole vault), four school records and 16 improvements to the school's all-time top-10 lists at the Tyson Indoor Track Center.
A Glimpse At The 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships: Last year's Nationals in Albuquerque were canceled a day before they were supposed to start because of the pandemic. In 2019, the Lady Bulldogs were 20th (11 points) at the NCAA Indoor Championships while the Bulldog men tied for ninth with 20 points. Lynna Irby sped to a fifth-place finish in the 400m (52.38) and was the anchor on the fourth-place 4x400m relay team that set a school record and took fourth (3:31.09). Aliyah Whisby also scored two points in the pentathlon (4,237).
For the men, the Bulldogs benefited from Denzel Comenentia taking third in both the shot put (67-6.25) and weight throw (76-6.25) as he wrapped up his UGA indoor time. Keenon Laine completed his indoor career with a 7-3.75 clearance in the high jump and Johannes Erm scored 5,817 in the heptathlon as both scored fifth (Erm qualified for the 2021 meet but was a medical scratch after injuring himself during this year's heptathlon at the SEC Championships).
What's Next For The Bulldogs?: Following the NCAA Championships, the Bulldogs start their outdoor season a week later at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in Atlanta on March 19-20. Georgia will host two home meets outdoors: Spec Towns Invitational – April 9-10 and the Torrin Lawrence Memorial – April 30-May 1.
Where To Find Bulldog News: Results and recaps from the NCAA Indoor Championships will be found at georgiadogs.com. News and updates from Georgia's track and field and cross country teams are always located on Twitter/Instagram at @UGATrack.
When Do The Dogs Start?: Sophomore Karel Tilga and redshirt sophomore Kyle Garland will start the meet in the heptathlon on Thursday at 12 p.m. ET and will complete four of seven events (60-meter dash, long jump, shot put, high jump) on the meet's first day.
Sophomore Anna Hall will begin the first event of the pentathlon minutes after the heptathlon starts at 12:30 p.m. and will wrap up her five events (60m hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump, 800m) on Thursday. The Championships' open events begin on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. with the women's weight throw. The first Bulldog in an open event is sophomore Matthew Boling in the long jump at 3 p.m. on the opening day.
Where To Catch The NCAA Championships: Live streaming of the NCAA meet will air on ESPN3 starting on Thursday and run through Saturday. The broadcast talent includes Dwight Stones, Dan O'Brien and John Anderson.
A tape delay special of the Championships will air on ESPNU on Sunday at 9 p.m.
Thursday (12pm): http://gado.gs/6hb
Friday (2:45pm): http://gado.gs/6hd
Friday (7:15pm): http://gado.gs/6hf
Saturday (1:30pm): http://gado.gs/6hh
Saturday (6pm): http://gado.gs/6hj
Saturday's trophy presentation (9pm): http://gado.gs/6hl
Live Results: For results throughout the weekend, please visit: http://gado.gs/6h7
Success At Recent NCAA Indoor Championships: The Lady Bulldogs have finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Indoor Championships for six out of the last seven completed seasons, including their run to a national championship in 2018. The Georgia men have been in the top 10 for three straight completed seasons and have had their top finish (third in 2018) and scored their most points in meet history (35.5 in 2017) over the last four completed meets.
Last year's indoor season came to an abrupt halt once the qualified Bulldogs and their staff was already in Albuquerque, N.M., readying for the 2020 NCAA Indoor Championships. Ranked fourth nationally on the women's side and fifth on the men's side, Georgia booked a flight home from New Mexico a day before the meet started because of the then growing COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. soil.
Kyprianou's Comments: "Our 14 student-athletes and staff are ready to enter the best part of a collegiate experience – the National Championship weekend," said Bulldog head coach Petros Kyprianou. "All meets and competitions provide great experiences to both team members and coaches but the NCAA Championships are the ultimate challenge and an exciting experience for everyone that gets the opportunity to compete for an NCAA team or individual title. Personally, as a coach I have been in a few Olympic Games and the excitement that takes place inside our minds and bodies is identical to the one we feel during an NCAA Championships.
"Both of our track and field teams are ultra-fired up to line up and compete against the best in the country. Track and field is a sport that you can't hide, you can't depend on others and certainly there is no bench. It is a true testament of athleticism, desire, perseverance and mental strength. UGA track teams have proven to be a consistent and reliable force at this level year in and year out. Even though our student-athletes don't get chances to train and compete like our direct competitors, they never complain or let that slow them down. They understand that this is an extra motivation for them to go out and represent the 'G' on the national stage with pride, dignity and ENERGY!
"Whatever the outcome of this weekend might be, our Dawgs - Anna, Jasmine, Titiana, Julia, Shelby, Kayla, Jess, Imani, Kyle, Karel, Matthew, Elija, Delano and Caleb - will be showcasing their talent and amazing energy on what I like to call our 'indoor Superbowl weekend'. Go Dawgs!"
What Dogs Advanced To NCAAs?: Georgia has 14 student-athletes who are seeded in the top 16 in 12 different events, including the country's top-ranked heptathletes as well as the nation's second-ranked female triple jumper, high jumper and pentathlete.
For the Lady Bulldogs, seniors Kayla Smith (pole vault), Jessica Drop (3000m), juniors Titiana Marsh (triple/long jumps), Imani Carothers (60m hurdles), sophomores Shelby Tyler (high jump), Hall (pentathlon/high jump), Julia Fixsen (pole vault) and Jasmine Moore (triple/long jumps) have advanced to the final indoor meet.
On the men's side, senior Delano Dunkley (4x400m relay), junior Elija Godwin (400m/4x400m relay), Tilga (heptathlon), Garland (heptathlon), Caleb Cavanaugh (4x400m relay) and Boling (200m/long jump/4x400m relay) will complete their indoor season at Nationals. Sophomores Ziggy Zoller and Clay Pender also traveled as alternates for the relay.
Accolades Arrive For Dogs: Last week, the Bulldogs collected an indoor U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) South Region award for the seventh consecutive year. Anna Hall was named the Women's Field Athlete of the Year, becoming the second Georgia woman to be named the Women's Field Athlete of the Year in a row since Jasmine Moore garnered the 2020 accolade. In fact, there have been seven Georgia winners in the category since the award's inception in 2006.
Matthew Boling also picked up hardware after being named the SEC Indoor Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year award this week. The native of Houston, Texas, holds a 3.51 GPA as a Marketing major. He earned 2020 USTFCCCA Academic Individual honors and was named to the 2019-20 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.
Terrific Times In Tyson: This marks the Bulldogs' third trip to Fayetteville this season. So far, Georgia has tallied four Southeastern Conference titles (Moore-triple jump, Hall-pentathlon, Garland-heptathlon, Fixsen-pole vault), four school records and 16 improvements to the school's all-time top-10 lists at the Tyson Indoor Track Center.
A Glimpse At The 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships: Last year's Nationals in Albuquerque were canceled a day before they were supposed to start because of the pandemic. In 2019, the Lady Bulldogs were 20th (11 points) at the NCAA Indoor Championships while the Bulldog men tied for ninth with 20 points. Lynna Irby sped to a fifth-place finish in the 400m (52.38) and was the anchor on the fourth-place 4x400m relay team that set a school record and took fourth (3:31.09). Aliyah Whisby also scored two points in the pentathlon (4,237).
For the men, the Bulldogs benefited from Denzel Comenentia taking third in both the shot put (67-6.25) and weight throw (76-6.25) as he wrapped up his UGA indoor time. Keenon Laine completed his indoor career with a 7-3.75 clearance in the high jump and Johannes Erm scored 5,817 in the heptathlon as both scored fifth (Erm qualified for the 2021 meet but was a medical scratch after injuring himself during this year's heptathlon at the SEC Championships).
What's Next For The Bulldogs?: Following the NCAA Championships, the Bulldogs start their outdoor season a week later at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in Atlanta on March 19-20. Georgia will host two home meets outdoors: Spec Towns Invitational – April 9-10 and the Torrin Lawrence Memorial – April 30-May 1.
Where To Find Bulldog News: Results and recaps from the NCAA Indoor Championships will be found at georgiadogs.com. News and updates from Georgia's track and field and cross country teams are always located on Twitter/Instagram at @UGATrack.
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