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Tiger Paw Invitational
Georgia's Matthew Boling and Nikolai Van Huyssteen Highlight Final Day at the Tiger Paw Invitational
February 12, 2022 | Track & Field
ATHENS, Ga. – Junior Matthew Boling won the 200-meter dash and freshman Nikolai Van Huyssteen won the men's pole vault with a personal best 5.20m (17 feet, 3/4 inches) to highlight the final day of the Tiger Paw Invitational in Clemson, S.C., on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the "Distance Dawgs" completed their two-day meet at the Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tenn. with sophomore Chase Condra recording a personal best 8:19.03 for fourth place finish in the 3000 meters.
Full Results: For full results to the Tiger Paw meet, please visit: http://gado.gs/8du
For full results to the Music City meet, please visit: http://gado.gs/8e8
Coach Caryl's Comments: "We had a series of personal bests and performances that are aligning with our targets at this point in the indoor season. We still have progress to make before SECs and NCAAs, but I am encouraged with the teams showing this weekend."
The Lowdown: A majority of the action on Saturday came for Georgia at the Tiger Paw meet. Boling won the men's 200m with a time of 20.41, just shy of his personal best this season, while Van Huyssteen set a personal best, jumping 5.20m (17-00.75) en route to winning men's pole vault. Senior Elija Godwin also set a new personal bet in the 200m, finishing fifth with a time of 20.60.
For the women, freshman Kenondra Davis set a new personal best in the 200m (23.33 seconds) finished in the top-10, while junior Ana da Silva matched her personal best of 16.82m (55-0.75) in the shot put, finishing fifth. Senior Titiana Marsh and junior Shelby Tyler also took home fifth place showings for the Bulldogs. Marsh traveled 13.38m (43-10.75) in the triple jump, while Tyler reached 1.77m (5-9.75).
In the Music City, Condra led Georgia with a fourth place showing in the 3000m, while freshman Zachary Roe came in sixth with a time of 8:20.17.
Where Does The Indoor Season Take The Dogs: Georgia has a single regular season meet remaining. The Bulldogs are slated to travel to the one-day USC Indoor Open in Columbia, S.C., on Feb. 18.
After that, the postseason begins with the SEC Indoor Championships in College Station, Texas, on Feb. 25-26. Georgia will return to Birmingham, Ala., on March 11-12 for the NCAA Indoor Championships. One week later, the outdoor season cranks up in Atlanta.
How To Keep Up With The Dogs: Updates from Georgia's track and field and cross country teams can always be found on Twitter/Instagram (UGATrack) and at georgiadogs.com.
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