Five Individuals, Relay Team Qualifies For NCAA Championships On Day 3

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Five Individuals, Relay Team Qualifies For NCAA Championships On Day 3

May 28, 2022 | Track & Field

Day 3 Results

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. --- Five Georgia individuals and a relay team advanced to Nationals on the third day of the NCAA East Prelims Friday.

Senior Darius Carbin (high jump), junior Matthew Boling (100m, 200m, 4x400m relay), senior Elija Godwin (400m, 4x400m relay), junior Caleb Cavanaugh (400m hurdles, 4x400m relay) and Bryce McCray (4x400m relay) all qualified for Nationals.

Through the first two days, four Bulldogs qualified for Nationals at the meet.  Senior Titiana Marsh (long jump), junior Ana da Silva (shot put), senior Alencar Pereira (hammer throw) and senior Ahmed Magour (javelin) punched their tickets to the final round on Wednesday and Thursday.

There are 48 competitors from the East Region in every individual event and 24 in the relays.  The NCAA West Prelims is running simultaneously in Fayetteville, Ark., with the same format.  The top 12 in each event from both regions advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore, on June 8-11.

Two Bulldogs ranked in the nation's top four in the multi-events earned the right to skip the Prelims by automatically qualifying for the NCAA Championships (senior Johannes Erm, junior Kyle Garland – decathlon).

When Do The Bulldogs Start On Saturday? The second and final day of the competition for the women begins on Saturday.  Elsie Igberaese, who had a personal best in the hammer on Thursday, starts the day for UGA in the discus on Saturday at 1 p.m.  The only event on the track for Georgia in the final Day is the 100m hurdle quarterfinal featuring senior Imani Carothers and freshman Eddiyah Frye.

Live Results: For live results, please click on: http://gado.gs/9dd

Live Stream: The NCAA East Prelims will be live streamed all four days: http://gado.gs/9dc

The Lowdown: The Bulldogs qualified six individuals on Friday.  Carbin posted three first attempt clearances in the high jump, including a mark of 2.15 meters/7 feet, ½ inches to break into the top 12.  This will be Carbin's second trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships after he earned First Team All-America honors with a seventh-place finish in 2019.

Boling was third in his 100m heat and 11^th overall while he took second in his heat and third overall in the 200m to punch his ticket in both.  Boling was sixth in the 100m and fifth in the 200m at the 2021 Nationals after the country's 2020 outdoor season was canceled due to the pandemic.

Godwin won the opening heat with a 45.35 and finished fourth overall to automatically qualify for Nationals. Last year, Godwin advanced to the NCAA Championships final rounds and was 11^th in the semifinal.  His 2019 season was ended prematurely after Godwin ran into a javelin while backpedaling at practice.

Pender finished sixth in his heat and 10^th overall after completing his laps in 1:48.77.   This will mark Pender's first qualification to the NCAA meet.

Cavanaugh ran the fastest qualifying time of the 400m hurdles in the quarterfinals with a 49.59, which improves his No. 4 spot in the school record books.  Cavanaugh punched his ticket to last year's NCAA Championships with an 11^th-place finish in the Prelims quarterfinals.  He was 14^th in the semifinal at Nationals in 2021.

While Godwin and Boling were part of the First Team All-American corps in the 4x100m relay last year, this will give the Bulldogs a chance to score in the event at Nationals for the first time. Godwin, Cavanaugh, Boling and freshman Bryce McCray registered a 3:03.77 at the SEC Championships.

Results and recaps from the NCAA East Prelims 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.

Day 1 NCAA Championships Final Qualifiers (MEN)
Name                          Event                           Place / Mark
Alencar Pereira           Hammer Throw          4^th / 69.02/226-5
Ahmed Magour           Javelin                         4^th / 72.52/237-11
Day 2 NCAA Championships Final Qualifiers (WOMEN)
Titiana Marsh              Long Jump                   2^nd / 6.37/20-10.75
Ana da Silva                Shot Put                      2^nd / 17.99/59-0.25
Day 3 NCAA Championships Final Qualifiers (MEN)
Darius Carbin              High Jump                   9^th / 2.15/7-0.50
Elija Godwin                400m                           4^th / 45.35
Matthew Boling          100m                           11^th / 10.18
Matthew Boling          200m                           3^rd / 20.24
Clay Pender                 800m                           10^th / 1:48.77
Caleb Cavanaugh        400mH                        1^st / *49.59
Men's 4x400m relay                                           6^th / 3:03.77
Godwin, Boling, Bryce McCray
*personal record

Day 2 NCAA East Prelims Quarterfinal Qualifiers (WOMEN)
Imani Carothers          100mH                        18^th / 13.47
Eddiyah Frye               100mH                        27^th / 13.59