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Track Earns Two SEC Indoor Athlete Of The Year Honors
March 09, 2022 | Track & Field
ATHENS, Ga. --- Junior Kyle Garland has been named the Southeastern Conference Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year while first-year high jumper Elena Kulichenko has been named the Women's Indoor Freshman Field Athlete of the Year, according to a league announcement on Wednesday.
Garland is the first Bulldog to be named the SEC Indoor Men's Field Athlete of the Year. Kulichenko is the eighth Lady Bulldog to garner SEC Indoor Women's Freshman Field Athlete of the Year honors and the first for UGA since Jasmine Moore in 2020.
Garland, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., won his third straight SEC heptathlon after scoring a meet record 6,205 points (No. 5 all-time collegiate performer) on Feb. 25-26. He posted four victories in his seven events en route to a 419-point conference win. Garland became the second SEC competitor in history (other was former Bulldog Garrett Scantling) to win three heptathlon crowns and delivered Georgia its 10th straight league title in the heptathlon. Earlier in the year, Garland scored the 16th-best tally in collegiate history (6,163) at the Razorback Invitational.
Kulichenko, a native of Odintsovo, Russia, finished fourth as the top freshman finisher in the SEC high jump with a clearance of 1.82 meters/5 feet, 11 ½ inches. She won the Samford Invite earlier this season with a meet record mark of 1.83m/6-0, which is tied for 15th nationally (No. 4 freshman). Kulichenko has finished in the top four in all four of her collegiate meets thus far.
Both Georgia competitors left on Wednesday en route for the NCAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala. Garland is slated to knock out his first four events on Friday starting at 11 a.m. Kulichenko will high jump on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
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.
Garland is the first Bulldog to be named the SEC Indoor Men's Field Athlete of the Year. Kulichenko is the eighth Lady Bulldog to garner SEC Indoor Women's Freshman Field Athlete of the Year honors and the first for UGA since Jasmine Moore in 2020.
Garland, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., won his third straight SEC heptathlon after scoring a meet record 6,205 points (No. 5 all-time collegiate performer) on Feb. 25-26. He posted four victories in his seven events en route to a 419-point conference win. Garland became the second SEC competitor in history (other was former Bulldog Garrett Scantling) to win three heptathlon crowns and delivered Georgia its 10th straight league title in the heptathlon. Earlier in the year, Garland scored the 16th-best tally in collegiate history (6,163) at the Razorback Invitational.
Kulichenko, a native of Odintsovo, Russia, finished fourth as the top freshman finisher in the SEC high jump with a clearance of 1.82 meters/5 feet, 11 ½ inches. She won the Samford Invite earlier this season with a meet record mark of 1.83m/6-0, which is tied for 15th nationally (No. 4 freshman). Kulichenko has finished in the top four in all four of her collegiate meets thus far.
Both Georgia competitors left on Wednesday en route for the NCAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala. Garland is slated to knock out his first four events on Friday starting at 11 a.m. Kulichenko will high jump on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
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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