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Da Silva Tallies School Record, Title To Highlight Day At SECs
May 14, 2022 | Track & Field
OXFORD, Miss. --- Lady Bulldog junior Ana da Silva heaved her final attempt in the shot put to secure the title and top her own UGA record, highlighting day two of the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships in Oxford, Miss., on Friday.
Da Silva, a native of Ribeirao das Neves, Brazil, surpassed her own school record with a second throw of 17.59 meters/57 feet, 8 ½ inches. Then, she overtook the event leaders on her sixth and final toss to capture the Lady Bulldogs' first SEC title in the shot put since 2000.
Another conference crown came from senior Johannes Erm in the decathlon. Skipping his formal graduation ceremony, Erm complemented his 2018-19 SEC indoor heptathlon championships by winning his first conference decathlon title with 8,132 points.
While Erm finished third at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships and won the 2019 Nationals, this marks his first SEC decathlon competition. This also marks Georgia's seventh SEC decathlon title in history, including Kyle Garland's crown in 2021.
The day began by having a planned start time 2:45 p.m. ET. However, the meet did not start until 8 p.m. because of successive lightning and rain delays.
Additional Friday scorers for the Bulldogs included: Elena Kulichenko – w. high jump, T-4th; Shelby Tyler – w. high jump, 6th; Titiana Marsh – w. long jump.
On Thursday, a pair of Georgia throwers struck silver to tally a quick 16 points. Senior Alencar Pereira made a five-spot improvement from his 2021 finish at SECs to earn a silver medal in the hammer throw. Then senior Ahmed Magour fired out of the gate on his opening javelin throw to earn runner-up honors at his first conference meet.
Other Georgia scorers on Thursday included: Julia Harisay – w. javelin, 4th; Elsie Igberaese – w. hammer throw, 5th; Sam Bowers – m. 10,000 meters, 8th.
The Lady Bulldogs are currently in fourth with 27.5 points with Auburn (36), Florida (32) and Texas A&M (28) making up the top three. The Georgia men have 27 points and are also in fourth with Tennessee (55), Alabama (54) and Arkansas (45) rounding out the top three.
The Bulldog accumulated three qualifiers for Saturday's finals on day two. Senior Anna Marian Block celebrated her graduation day by running the fastest 1500m time of her career to advance. Senior Elija Godwin came out of the pack in the lead on the final straightaway and refused to relinquish it to automatically qualify from his heat. Also in the sprints, Godwin's relay partner, junior Matthew Boling, punched his ticket in a second event (100m) after flying to a 10.36 to take second in his heat and fifth overall.
During the opening day of action, Georgia had four competitors punch their tickets to event finals. Senior Clay Pender, a product of Winder, Ga., ran the sixth-fastest 800m time in school history and best since 2016 to qualify for the final. Boling made short work of the 200m prelims by qualifying automatically thanks to winning with a facility record 20.24. Another pair of Bulldog qualifiers came out of the men's 400m hurdles. Freshman Bryce McCray sped to the sixth-best time in UGA history with a 50.21 and junior Caleb Cavanaugh was right behind his teammate and training partner with a 50.34.
When Do The Bulldogs Start Saturday?: Harisay and Igberaese begin the day for the Bulldogs on day three in the discus at 1:30 p.m. ET. Junior Gavin Beverage is the first Georgia men's competitor on Saturday in the discus at 3:45 p.m. The first event on the track during the final day of action will be the 1500m final, featuring Block who officially graduated on Friday.
Where To Catch The SEC Championships: The ESPN broadcast talent includes Dwight Stones, Dan O'Brien, John Anderson and Larra Overton during the meet coverage.
SEC Network+ / SEC Network info:
Day Three – Saturday, May 14
SEC Network+ - 1:30-5:45 PM (Stream Only): http://gado.gs/9bh
SEC Network - 6:00-10:00 PM (Broadcast): http://gado.gs/9bi
Live Results: For results throughout the weekend, please visit: http://gado.gs/9bb
The Lowdown: Da Silva came into the weekend with three regular season victories and left with her first postseason win at Georgia. Trailing a pair of competitors who had already hit marks longer than 58 feet, da Silva uncorked a gargantuan effort of 18.46/60-6.75 to end the competition and clinch the gold medal. This passed her own school record set earlier in the competition by and rocketed her to No. 2 on this year's NCAA list.
Kulichenko, who was competing in her first SEC outdoor meet, and Tyler, who was competing in her second outdoor league meet, tied for fourth and finished sixth, respectively, to bump the Lady Bulldogs' point total up. Kulichenko went over the bar cleanly at 1.78/5-10 while Tyler had one miss before passing over the bar at the same height.
Recording 14th-place finishes at both the SEC 2021 and 2019 meets, Marsh scored for the first time in her outdoor career in the long jump by taking eighth. She already had eighth locked up before she traveled a meet best 6.24/20-5.75 on her sixth and final try. Marsh will have another scoring opportunity in the triple jump on Saturday.
In addition, there were another trio of qualifiers on the second day of action:
Following his five hour and 15-minute wait, Erm started day two in the decathlon by winning the 110m hurdles with a 14.58. This bumped him up 273 points after six of 10 events. Erm built up to his top discus throw of year on his third toss of 45.18/148-2 to take second. He distanced himself by 358 points going into the pole vault.
Erm grabbed top honors in the pole vault with his top clearance since 2019. He soared over the bar at 4.95/16-2.75 before letting out a cheer and upped his lead to 449 points as the Bulldogs worked to go back-to-back in the dec. Erm's second to last effort of the day came with a fourth-place finish in the javelin. He put his top toss in the middle of his three-throw series with a mark of 52.65/172-9, which put him ahead of the field by 375 points.
Erm's finale came in the 1500m as he completed his four laps in 4:38.61 to score his final 689 points and keep him comfortably ahead of the pack for the title.
Also of note, sophomore Charlotte Augenstein trimmed her 1500m career best to 4:31.75 to take 21st. Augenstein also had a personal best in the 800m on Thursday.
Where To Find Bulldogs News: Results and recaps from the SEC Outdoor 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.
SEC Scorers
DAY 1
Name Event Mark (Place)
Alencar Pereira M. Hammer Throw 70.28/230-7 (2nd)
Ahmed Magour M. Javelin 74.40/244-1 (2nd)
Julia Harisay W. Javelin *52.03/170-8 (4th)
Elsie Igberaese W. Hammer Throw *61.18/200-8 (5th)
Sam Bowers M. 10,000m *30:16.85 (8th)
DAY 2
Ana da Silva W. Shot Put !18.46/60-6.75 (1st)
Johannes Erm Decathlon 8,132 pts. (1st)
Elena Kulichenko W. High Jump 1.78/5-10 (T-4th)
Shelby Tyler W. High Jump 1.78/5-10 (6th)
Titiana Marsh W. Long Jump 6.24/20-5.75
*personal record
SEC Qualifiers
DAY 1
Name Event Mark (Place)
Matthew Boling M. 200m ^20.24 (1st)
Bryce McCray M. 400mH *50.21 (5th)
Caleb Cavanaugh M. 400mH 50.34 (6th)
Clay Pender M. 800m *1:48.01 (T-6th)
DAY 2
Elija Godwin M. 400m 45.68 (3rd)
Matthew Boling M. 100m 10.36 (5th)
Anna Marian Block W. 1500m *4:16.94 (7th)
^facility record
Decathlon
Johannees Erm 100m LJ SP HJ 400m Day1
*10.50 7.16/23-6 14.60/47-10.75 1.91/6-3.25 47.52 4,248 pts.
110mH Discus PV Javelin 1500m TOTAL
14.58 45.18/148-3 4.95/16-2.75 52.65/172-9 4:38.61 8,132 pts.
Da Silva, a native of Ribeirao das Neves, Brazil, surpassed her own school record with a second throw of 17.59 meters/57 feet, 8 ½ inches. Then, she overtook the event leaders on her sixth and final toss to capture the Lady Bulldogs' first SEC title in the shot put since 2000.
Another conference crown came from senior Johannes Erm in the decathlon. Skipping his formal graduation ceremony, Erm complemented his 2018-19 SEC indoor heptathlon championships by winning his first conference decathlon title with 8,132 points.
While Erm finished third at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships and won the 2019 Nationals, this marks his first SEC decathlon competition. This also marks Georgia's seventh SEC decathlon title in history, including Kyle Garland's crown in 2021.
The day began by having a planned start time 2:45 p.m. ET. However, the meet did not start until 8 p.m. because of successive lightning and rain delays.
Additional Friday scorers for the Bulldogs included: Elena Kulichenko – w. high jump, T-4th; Shelby Tyler – w. high jump, 6th; Titiana Marsh – w. long jump.
On Thursday, a pair of Georgia throwers struck silver to tally a quick 16 points. Senior Alencar Pereira made a five-spot improvement from his 2021 finish at SECs to earn a silver medal in the hammer throw. Then senior Ahmed Magour fired out of the gate on his opening javelin throw to earn runner-up honors at his first conference meet.
Other Georgia scorers on Thursday included: Julia Harisay – w. javelin, 4th; Elsie Igberaese – w. hammer throw, 5th; Sam Bowers – m. 10,000 meters, 8th.
The Lady Bulldogs are currently in fourth with 27.5 points with Auburn (36), Florida (32) and Texas A&M (28) making up the top three. The Georgia men have 27 points and are also in fourth with Tennessee (55), Alabama (54) and Arkansas (45) rounding out the top three.
The Bulldog accumulated three qualifiers for Saturday's finals on day two. Senior Anna Marian Block celebrated her graduation day by running the fastest 1500m time of her career to advance. Senior Elija Godwin came out of the pack in the lead on the final straightaway and refused to relinquish it to automatically qualify from his heat. Also in the sprints, Godwin's relay partner, junior Matthew Boling, punched his ticket in a second event (100m) after flying to a 10.36 to take second in his heat and fifth overall.
During the opening day of action, Georgia had four competitors punch their tickets to event finals. Senior Clay Pender, a product of Winder, Ga., ran the sixth-fastest 800m time in school history and best since 2016 to qualify for the final. Boling made short work of the 200m prelims by qualifying automatically thanks to winning with a facility record 20.24. Another pair of Bulldog qualifiers came out of the men's 400m hurdles. Freshman Bryce McCray sped to the sixth-best time in UGA history with a 50.21 and junior Caleb Cavanaugh was right behind his teammate and training partner with a 50.34.
When Do The Bulldogs Start Saturday?: Harisay and Igberaese begin the day for the Bulldogs on day three in the discus at 1:30 p.m. ET. Junior Gavin Beverage is the first Georgia men's competitor on Saturday in the discus at 3:45 p.m. The first event on the track during the final day of action will be the 1500m final, featuring Block who officially graduated on Friday.
Where To Catch The SEC Championships: The ESPN broadcast talent includes Dwight Stones, Dan O'Brien, John Anderson and Larra Overton during the meet coverage.
SEC Network+ / SEC Network info:
Day Three – Saturday, May 14
SEC Network+ - 1:30-5:45 PM (Stream Only): http://gado.gs/9bh
SEC Network - 6:00-10:00 PM (Broadcast): http://gado.gs/9bi
Live Results: For results throughout the weekend, please visit: http://gado.gs/9bb
The Lowdown: Da Silva came into the weekend with three regular season victories and left with her first postseason win at Georgia. Trailing a pair of competitors who had already hit marks longer than 58 feet, da Silva uncorked a gargantuan effort of 18.46/60-6.75 to end the competition and clinch the gold medal. This passed her own school record set earlier in the competition by and rocketed her to No. 2 on this year's NCAA list.
Kulichenko, who was competing in her first SEC outdoor meet, and Tyler, who was competing in her second outdoor league meet, tied for fourth and finished sixth, respectively, to bump the Lady Bulldogs' point total up. Kulichenko went over the bar cleanly at 1.78/5-10 while Tyler had one miss before passing over the bar at the same height.
Recording 14th-place finishes at both the SEC 2021 and 2019 meets, Marsh scored for the first time in her outdoor career in the long jump by taking eighth. She already had eighth locked up before she traveled a meet best 6.24/20-5.75 on her sixth and final try. Marsh will have another scoring opportunity in the triple jump on Saturday.
In addition, there were another trio of qualifiers on the second day of action:
- Godwin was third in the 2021 SEC 400m final with a school record and he took the first step towards repeating as a conference scorer on Friday. He clocked a 45.68 to win his heat and finish with the third-fastest qualifying time. Godwin is scheduled for the 400m final at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday.
- Block, a native of Athens, Ga., locked in the fifth spot in her third heat of the 1500m before surging into third (top three from each heat advance) with a personal record 4:16.94, which ranks fourth on the school's all-time top-10 list and best for the program since 2013. Block will line up in the 1500m final at 6:25 p.m.
- Boling finished the straightaway down to the finish line in 10.36 to be mid-pack in the qualifying group. He is set to race in the 100m final at 7:35 P.M.
Following his five hour and 15-minute wait, Erm started day two in the decathlon by winning the 110m hurdles with a 14.58. This bumped him up 273 points after six of 10 events. Erm built up to his top discus throw of year on his third toss of 45.18/148-2 to take second. He distanced himself by 358 points going into the pole vault.
Erm grabbed top honors in the pole vault with his top clearance since 2019. He soared over the bar at 4.95/16-2.75 before letting out a cheer and upped his lead to 449 points as the Bulldogs worked to go back-to-back in the dec. Erm's second to last effort of the day came with a fourth-place finish in the javelin. He put his top toss in the middle of his three-throw series with a mark of 52.65/172-9, which put him ahead of the field by 375 points.
Erm's finale came in the 1500m as he completed his four laps in 4:38.61 to score his final 689 points and keep him comfortably ahead of the pack for the title.
Also of note, sophomore Charlotte Augenstein trimmed her 1500m career best to 4:31.75 to take 21st. Augenstein also had a personal best in the 800m on Thursday.
Where To Find Bulldogs News: Results and recaps from the SEC Outdoor 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.
SEC Scorers
DAY 1
Name Event Mark (Place)
Alencar Pereira M. Hammer Throw 70.28/230-7 (2nd)
Ahmed Magour M. Javelin 74.40/244-1 (2nd)
Julia Harisay W. Javelin *52.03/170-8 (4th)
Elsie Igberaese W. Hammer Throw *61.18/200-8 (5th)
Sam Bowers M. 10,000m *30:16.85 (8th)
DAY 2
Ana da Silva W. Shot Put !18.46/60-6.75 (1st)
Johannes Erm Decathlon 8,132 pts. (1st)
Elena Kulichenko W. High Jump 1.78/5-10 (T-4th)
Shelby Tyler W. High Jump 1.78/5-10 (6th)
Titiana Marsh W. Long Jump 6.24/20-5.75
*personal record
SEC Qualifiers
DAY 1
Name Event Mark (Place)
Matthew Boling M. 200m ^20.24 (1st)
Bryce McCray M. 400mH *50.21 (5th)
Caleb Cavanaugh M. 400mH 50.34 (6th)
Clay Pender M. 800m *1:48.01 (T-6th)
DAY 2
Elija Godwin M. 400m 45.68 (3rd)
Matthew Boling M. 100m 10.36 (5th)
Anna Marian Block W. 1500m *4:16.94 (7th)
^facility record
Decathlon
Johannees Erm 100m LJ SP HJ 400m Day1
*10.50 7.16/23-6 14.60/47-10.75 1.91/6-3.25 47.52 4,248 pts.
110mH Discus PV Javelin 1500m TOTAL
14.58 45.18/148-3 4.95/16-2.75 52.65/172-9 4:38.61 8,132 pts.
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