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Boling Named SEC Scholar-Athlete Of The Year Again
May 11, 2022 | Track & Field
OXFORD, Miss. --- Georgia track and field junior sprinter Matthew Boling has been named the Southeastern Conference Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second time, according to a league announcement Wednesday.
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This complements his 2021 SEC Indoor Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor.  Boling is the first outdoor Scholar-Athlete for the Bulldog men since Brandon Lord garnered the honor in 2014.  The Georgia women have also won three of these awards, including Keturah Orji's honors in 2016 and 2018.
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Boling, a native of Houston, Texas, holds a 3.44 GPA as a Marketing major.  The 2021 CoSIDA Academic Third Team All-American is also a U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic honoree who is a regular on the SEC Academic Honor Roll. Â
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Boling has the nation's fastest wind-legal 100-meter dash this season after clocking a school record 9.98 to win the Tom Jones Memorial.  He is tied for the country's lead in the 200m with a school record 19.92 that he ran to grab top honors at the Georgia Tech Invitational.  In addition, Boling was a leg on school record 4x400m relay team that registered a 3:02.10, which is ranked third nationally, at the Tom Jones meet earlier this year.
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What's Next For The Bulldogs?: Boling and the Bulldogs start the SEC Outdoor Championships in Oxford, Miss., on Thursday.  The meet runs through Saturday as Georgia enters into its first of three postseason meets.
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Where To Find Bulldog News: Results and recaps from the SEC 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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This complements his 2021 SEC Indoor Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor.  Boling is the first outdoor Scholar-Athlete for the Bulldog men since Brandon Lord garnered the honor in 2014.  The Georgia women have also won three of these awards, including Keturah Orji's honors in 2016 and 2018.
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Boling, a native of Houston, Texas, holds a 3.44 GPA as a Marketing major.  The 2021 CoSIDA Academic Third Team All-American is also a U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic honoree who is a regular on the SEC Academic Honor Roll. Â
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Boling has the nation's fastest wind-legal 100-meter dash this season after clocking a school record 9.98 to win the Tom Jones Memorial.  He is tied for the country's lead in the 200m with a school record 19.92 that he ran to grab top honors at the Georgia Tech Invitational.  In addition, Boling was a leg on school record 4x400m relay team that registered a 3:02.10, which is ranked third nationally, at the Tom Jones meet earlier this year.
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What's Next For The Bulldogs?: Boling and the Bulldogs start the SEC Outdoor Championships in Oxford, Miss., on Thursday.  The meet runs through Saturday as Georgia enters into its first of three postseason meets.
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Where To Find Bulldog News: Results and recaps from the SEC 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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