University of Georgia Athletics
Track’s Garland Named USTFCCCA South Region Field Athlete Of The Year
June 20, 2022 | Track & Field
ATHENS, Ga. – Bulldog junior Kyle Garland has been named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) South Region Men's Field Athlete of the Year for the outdoor season, according to a recent announcement.
Garland, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., is the sixth different member of the men's team to garner this honor since 2009. His former training partner and 2021 NCAA decathlon champion Karel Tilga won last year's award giving the Bulldogs back-to-back accolades in the category.
Garland set a collegiate and school record in the decathlon to earn a silver medal at the 2022 USATF Combined Events Championships thanks to a score of 8,720. His mark was the eighth best for an American in history as it qualified Garland for the coming World Athletics Championships.
Garland scored the second-highest decathlon total of his career at 8,333 points to earn a bronze medal at the NCAA Outdoor Championships during the second week of June. This performance helped the Bulldogs to their third top-five finish at the meet in the last four seasons.
While the collegiate season is now complete, a number of Bulldogs are expected to compete at a variety of summer meets. Garland will represent Georgia at the World Athletics Championships on July 15-24 in Eugene, Ore., and other Bulldogs are expected to compete at the USATF Championships on June 23-26, which are also on the University of Oregon's campus.
How To Keep Up With The Dogs: Results and recaps from all of Georgia's action can 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.
Garland, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., is the sixth different member of the men's team to garner this honor since 2009. His former training partner and 2021 NCAA decathlon champion Karel Tilga won last year's award giving the Bulldogs back-to-back accolades in the category.
Garland set a collegiate and school record in the decathlon to earn a silver medal at the 2022 USATF Combined Events Championships thanks to a score of 8,720. His mark was the eighth best for an American in history as it qualified Garland for the coming World Athletics Championships.
Garland scored the second-highest decathlon total of his career at 8,333 points to earn a bronze medal at the NCAA Outdoor Championships during the second week of June. This performance helped the Bulldogs to their third top-five finish at the meet in the last four seasons.
While the collegiate season is now complete, a number of Bulldogs are expected to compete at a variety of summer meets. Garland will represent Georgia at the World Athletics Championships on July 15-24 in Eugene, Ore., and other Bulldogs are expected to compete at the USATF Championships on June 23-26, which are also on the University of Oregon's campus.
How To Keep Up With The Dogs: Results and recaps from all of Georgia's action can 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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