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Ahmed Magour Scores To Start NCAA Track & Field Championships
June 08, 2022 | Track & Field
EUGENE, Ore. --- Bulldog senior Ahmed Magour finished eighth in the javelin to initiate the scoring for Georgia during day one of the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., on Wednesday.
Magour, a native of Doha, Qatar, wasted no time launching his opening attempt 73.14 meters/239 feet, 11 inches to take eighth and earn an expected First Team All-America certificate. This is the first scoring showing for the Bulldogs in the event since Chris Hill won back-to-back national titles in 2008-09.
Other than the decathlon running Wednesday-Thursday and the heptathlon going Friday-Saturday, the meet is set up to be a men's competition on Wednesday and Friday and a women's competition on Thursday and Saturday.
Georgia had three final qualifiers come out of the semifinal rounds. Junior Matthew Boling (100-meter dash/200m) and senior Elija Godwin (400m) each punched their ticket to finals on the track.
In the multi-events, decathlon collegiate record holder Kyle Garland is in second place through five events with 4,441 points. With personal records in both the 100m and the 400m, Garland trails the leader, Arkansas' Ayden Owens-Delerme, by 49 points and leads Texas' Leo Neugebauer by six points going into day two. Senior Johannes Erm, who captured his first Southeastern Conference dec title a month ago and was the 2019 NCAA champion, attempted to compete after sustaining a leg injury last week but pulled out of the competition following the first event.
Unlike their teammates, Garland and Erm advanced to the NCAA Championships from their national rankings and did not have to compete at the NCAA East Prelims two weeks ago.
When Do The Bulldogs Start Day 2: Garland is scheduled to start day two in the decathlon 110m hurdles at 2:30 p.m. ET and the discus, pole vault, javelin and 1500m will follow.
Senior Titiana Marsh is the first Lady Bulldog to compete (long jump) on Thursday at 10 p.m.
Where To Catch The NCAAs: ESPN has exclusive rights to broadcast the meet and will feature the Nationals on a variety of platforms:
Thursday: 8:30 p.m., ESPNU
Friday: 9 p.m., ESPN2
Saturday: 5:30 p.m., ESPN
Live Results: To check out live results throughout the four-day season finale, please check: http://gado.gs/9dw
The Lowdown: Magour established himself as the first Bulldog to score points at the meet during his NCAA debut in the javelin. His mark of 73.14/239-11 is his second-best performance as a Bulldog after battling injuries in 2019 and 2021 and sitting out the 2020 season with his teammates because of the pandemic.
The Bulldogs also collected three men's final qualifiers during the opening day of action. With a -0.6 meter/second wind against him, Boling clocked a 10.18 to finish third in his 100m heat and eighth overall to qualify for Friday's final at 9:52 p.m. Boling was sixth in the 100m final with a 10.19 in 2021.
Godwin was next up in the 400m and qualified automatically by winning the third and final heat with a 45.47, which was the fifth-best qualifying time. Godwin will race in the 400m final on Friday at 10:02 p.m. in what will be his first outdoor 400m final.
Boling returned to the track in the 200m semifinal and qualified automatically for the final after taking second in his heat with a 20.24. Fifth overall in Wednesday's race, Boling will now race in the final on Friday at 10:37 p.m. He was fifth both in the 200m semis and final for First Team All-America honors last season.
Garland jumpstarted his second decathlon of the season by tying his personal record in the 100m to situate himself in second. Garland ran a 10.63 for 945 points and trailed the leader by 51. Erm pulled up on the opening event and jogged across the finish line in 14.26. He would not start the long jump due to a leg injury.
In the long jump, Garland finished in the same spot where he ended up in the 100m. He improved to 7.51/24-7.75 on his second attempt to take second and moved into the overall lead by three points. Garland returned in the shot put and finished third after he sandwiched a mark of 15.35/50-4.50 between his first and third attempts. He went into the fourth event trailing the leader by eight points and leading the third-place competitor by 19 points.
Garland returned in the high jump and picked up a safe clearance at 1.95/6-4.75 before clearing the bar on his first try at four more heights, topping out at 2.07/6-9.50. This kept Garland in second place by eight points and bettered his edge over third to 74 points. To wrap up the day, Garland finished with a personal record in the combined events 400m with a 48.60 to take ninth overall. He finished his day trailing the leader by 49 and leading third place by six points.
Senior Alencar Pereira earned what will be expected Second Team All-America honors in the hammer throw. He hit his best mark (67.66/222-0) on his third throw to finish 14th and miss the final by five spots. After reaching a personal record over 222 feet at last year's NCAA Prelims, Pereira went an inch shorter at Nationals and took 20th in 2021.
Also of note, senior Clay Pender missed being a time qualifier for the 800m final by three spots after taking third in the opening heat and 12th overall. Junior Caleb Cavanaugh ran out of the opening heat in the 400m hurdles and was fourth in his heat (11th overall) after completing his 10th hurdle and crossing the line in 49.99. This marked Cavanaugh's third straight meet of going sub-50 in the hurdles as he missed the final by two places.
The Bulldogs completed the day in the 4x400m relay semifinal with Boling, Cavanaugh, freshman Bryce McCray and Godwin running and the quartet finished 13th overall. Their time of 3:03.73 missed the final time qualifier by four spots. Godwin blasted a 44.87 anchor leg as the Bulldogs improved from fifth to third.
How To Keep Up With The Dogs: 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.
Bulldog Day 1 Scorers
Name Event Mark/Time - Place
Ahmed Magour Javelin 73.14m/239-11 – 8th
Bulldog Day 1 Qualifiers
Name Event Mark/Time - Place
Elija Godwin 400m 45.47 – 5th
Matthew Boling 200m 20.24 – 5th
Matthew Boling 100m 10.18 – 8th
Decathlon Day 1
Name 100m LJ SP HJ 400m Day 1
Kyle Garland *10.63 7.51/24-7.75 15.35/50-4.50 2.07/6-9.50. *48.60 4,441 pts.
Johannes Erm 14.26 -- -- -- -- n/a
*personal best; ^seasonal best
Magour, a native of Doha, Qatar, wasted no time launching his opening attempt 73.14 meters/239 feet, 11 inches to take eighth and earn an expected First Team All-America certificate. This is the first scoring showing for the Bulldogs in the event since Chris Hill won back-to-back national titles in 2008-09.
Other than the decathlon running Wednesday-Thursday and the heptathlon going Friday-Saturday, the meet is set up to be a men's competition on Wednesday and Friday and a women's competition on Thursday and Saturday.
Georgia had three final qualifiers come out of the semifinal rounds. Junior Matthew Boling (100-meter dash/200m) and senior Elija Godwin (400m) each punched their ticket to finals on the track.
In the multi-events, decathlon collegiate record holder Kyle Garland is in second place through five events with 4,441 points. With personal records in both the 100m and the 400m, Garland trails the leader, Arkansas' Ayden Owens-Delerme, by 49 points and leads Texas' Leo Neugebauer by six points going into day two. Senior Johannes Erm, who captured his first Southeastern Conference dec title a month ago and was the 2019 NCAA champion, attempted to compete after sustaining a leg injury last week but pulled out of the competition following the first event.
Unlike their teammates, Garland and Erm advanced to the NCAA Championships from their national rankings and did not have to compete at the NCAA East Prelims two weeks ago.
When Do The Bulldogs Start Day 2: Garland is scheduled to start day two in the decathlon 110m hurdles at 2:30 p.m. ET and the discus, pole vault, javelin and 1500m will follow.
Senior Titiana Marsh is the first Lady Bulldog to compete (long jump) on Thursday at 10 p.m.
Where To Catch The NCAAs: ESPN has exclusive rights to broadcast the meet and will feature the Nationals on a variety of platforms:
Thursday: 8:30 p.m., ESPNU
Friday: 9 p.m., ESPN2
Saturday: 5:30 p.m., ESPN
Live Results: To check out live results throughout the four-day season finale, please check: http://gado.gs/9dw
The Lowdown: Magour established himself as the first Bulldog to score points at the meet during his NCAA debut in the javelin. His mark of 73.14/239-11 is his second-best performance as a Bulldog after battling injuries in 2019 and 2021 and sitting out the 2020 season with his teammates because of the pandemic.
The Bulldogs also collected three men's final qualifiers during the opening day of action. With a -0.6 meter/second wind against him, Boling clocked a 10.18 to finish third in his 100m heat and eighth overall to qualify for Friday's final at 9:52 p.m. Boling was sixth in the 100m final with a 10.19 in 2021.
Godwin was next up in the 400m and qualified automatically by winning the third and final heat with a 45.47, which was the fifth-best qualifying time. Godwin will race in the 400m final on Friday at 10:02 p.m. in what will be his first outdoor 400m final.
Boling returned to the track in the 200m semifinal and qualified automatically for the final after taking second in his heat with a 20.24. Fifth overall in Wednesday's race, Boling will now race in the final on Friday at 10:37 p.m. He was fifth both in the 200m semis and final for First Team All-America honors last season.
Garland jumpstarted his second decathlon of the season by tying his personal record in the 100m to situate himself in second. Garland ran a 10.63 for 945 points and trailed the leader by 51. Erm pulled up on the opening event and jogged across the finish line in 14.26. He would not start the long jump due to a leg injury.
In the long jump, Garland finished in the same spot where he ended up in the 100m. He improved to 7.51/24-7.75 on his second attempt to take second and moved into the overall lead by three points. Garland returned in the shot put and finished third after he sandwiched a mark of 15.35/50-4.50 between his first and third attempts. He went into the fourth event trailing the leader by eight points and leading the third-place competitor by 19 points.
Garland returned in the high jump and picked up a safe clearance at 1.95/6-4.75 before clearing the bar on his first try at four more heights, topping out at 2.07/6-9.50. This kept Garland in second place by eight points and bettered his edge over third to 74 points. To wrap up the day, Garland finished with a personal record in the combined events 400m with a 48.60 to take ninth overall. He finished his day trailing the leader by 49 and leading third place by six points.
Senior Alencar Pereira earned what will be expected Second Team All-America honors in the hammer throw. He hit his best mark (67.66/222-0) on his third throw to finish 14th and miss the final by five spots. After reaching a personal record over 222 feet at last year's NCAA Prelims, Pereira went an inch shorter at Nationals and took 20th in 2021.
Also of note, senior Clay Pender missed being a time qualifier for the 800m final by three spots after taking third in the opening heat and 12th overall. Junior Caleb Cavanaugh ran out of the opening heat in the 400m hurdles and was fourth in his heat (11th overall) after completing his 10th hurdle and crossing the line in 49.99. This marked Cavanaugh's third straight meet of going sub-50 in the hurdles as he missed the final by two places.
The Bulldogs completed the day in the 4x400m relay semifinal with Boling, Cavanaugh, freshman Bryce McCray and Godwin running and the quartet finished 13th overall. Their time of 3:03.73 missed the final time qualifier by four spots. Godwin blasted a 44.87 anchor leg as the Bulldogs improved from fifth to third.
How To Keep Up With The Dogs: 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.
Bulldog Day 1 Scorers
Name Event Mark/Time - Place
Ahmed Magour Javelin 73.14m/239-11 – 8th
Bulldog Day 1 Qualifiers
Name Event Mark/Time - Place
Elija Godwin 400m 45.47 – 5th
Matthew Boling 200m 20.24 – 5th
Matthew Boling 100m 10.18 – 8th
Decathlon Day 1
Name 100m LJ SP HJ 400m Day 1
Kyle Garland *10.63 7.51/24-7.75 15.35/50-4.50 2.07/6-9.50. *48.60 4,441 pts.
Johannes Erm 14.26 -- -- -- -- n/a
*personal best; ^seasonal best
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