University of Georgia Athletics
Bulldog Track & Field Has A Pair Of High Jumpers Earn SEC Weekly Honors
May 03, 2022 | Track & Field
ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia senior Darius Carbin was voted the Southeastern Conference Men's Field Athlete of the Week while freshman Elena Kulichenko was named the SEC Women's Freshman of the Week following their high jump performances at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial over the weekend, according to a league announcement Tuesday.
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This marks Carbin's first SEC weekly accolade after starting UGA in the fall of 2016.  This is the second outdoor weekly honor for Kulichenko.  She earned an SEC indoor weekly honor earlier this year and was named the league Women's Indoor Freshman Field Athlete of the Year before earning First Team All-America honors in her featured event.
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Carbin, a native of San Jose, Calif., established the first fresh personal best in the high jump for himself since the 2018 regular season as he tied the school record with a mark of 2.30 meters/7 feet, 6 ½ inches to win.  Carbin's performance set a facility record, matched a 37-year-old school record and tied the No. 1 on both the 2022 NCAA and world lists.
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Kulichenko, a native of Odintsovo, Russia, started her series with three first attempt clearances before making the bar at 1.87m/6-1.50 to win the high jump.  This put her at No. 5 nationally (top freshman) and No. 7 in the school record books for her first collegiate outdoor victory.
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Up Next: The Bulldogs will train through the weekend before the SEC Outdoor Championships arrive in Oxford, Miss., on May 12-14.
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This marks Carbin's first SEC weekly accolade after starting UGA in the fall of 2016.  This is the second outdoor weekly honor for Kulichenko.  She earned an SEC indoor weekly honor earlier this year and was named the league Women's Indoor Freshman Field Athlete of the Year before earning First Team All-America honors in her featured event.
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Carbin, a native of San Jose, Calif., established the first fresh personal best in the high jump for himself since the 2018 regular season as he tied the school record with a mark of 2.30 meters/7 feet, 6 ½ inches to win.  Carbin's performance set a facility record, matched a 37-year-old school record and tied the No. 1 on both the 2022 NCAA and world lists.
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Kulichenko, a native of Odintsovo, Russia, started her series with three first attempt clearances before making the bar at 1.87m/6-1.50 to win the high jump.  This put her at No. 5 nationally (top freshman) and No. 7 in the school record books for her first collegiate outdoor victory.
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Up Next: The Bulldogs will train through the weekend before the SEC Outdoor Championships arrive in Oxford, Miss., on May 12-14.
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