University of Georgia Athletics
Track’s Kulichenko Sweeps SEC Freshman Field Athlete Of The Year Honors
June 01, 2022 | Track & Field
ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia's first-year high jumper Elena Kulichenko has been named the Southeastern Conference Women's Outdoor Co-Freshman Field Athlete of the Year, according to a league announcement Wednesday.
Kulichenko joins Texas A&M's Katelyn Fairchild as the award winners. Kulichenko also garnered this year's SEC Indoor Freshman Field Athlete of the Year honors.
Kulichenko is the sixth Lady Bulldog to earn this outdoor honor and the first for UGA since 2017.
A native of Odintsovo, Russia, Kulichenko was the top finishing freshman at the SEC Championships as she tied for fourth in the high jump. She won the Torrin Lawrence Memorial with the seventh-best mark in school history (1.87 meters/6 feet ½ inches) to close out the regular season. Kulichenko has registered heights measuring more than 6 feet four times this season, including a qualifying mark of 1.84/6-0.50 at the NCAA East Prelims.
Kulichenko is slated to join her teammates at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships next week in Eugene, Ore. She is scheduled to high jump on Saturday, June 11, at 5 p.m. ET.
Where To Find Bulldog News: Results and recaps from the NCAA 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.
Kulichenko joins Texas A&M's Katelyn Fairchild as the award winners. Kulichenko also garnered this year's SEC Indoor Freshman Field Athlete of the Year honors.
Kulichenko is the sixth Lady Bulldog to earn this outdoor honor and the first for UGA since 2017.
A native of Odintsovo, Russia, Kulichenko was the top finishing freshman at the SEC Championships as she tied for fourth in the high jump. She won the Torrin Lawrence Memorial with the seventh-best mark in school history (1.87 meters/6 feet ½ inches) to close out the regular season. Kulichenko has registered heights measuring more than 6 feet four times this season, including a qualifying mark of 1.84/6-0.50 at the NCAA East Prelims.
Kulichenko is slated to join her teammates at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships next week in Eugene, Ore. She is scheduled to high jump on Saturday, June 11, at 5 p.m. ET.
Where To Find Bulldog News: Results and recaps from the NCAA 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.
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