Track Concludes Regular Season At LSU Invitational

Saturday, April 29

Baton Rouge, LA

University of Georgia

LSU Invitational

Photo by: Al Ashe

April 28, 2023 | Track & Field

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ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia will make the trip to Baton Rouge, La., on Friday in anticipation for Saturday's LSU Invitational.

A mixture of 33 competitors are slated to make the trip to preview the facility that will also serve as the spot for this year's Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships on May 11-13.

Latest Rankings: The Georgia women are ranked eighth in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national rankings while the Bulldog men are holding down the 12^th spot.

When Do The Bulldogs Start Competition? Ana da Silva, Elsie Igberaese and Mia Anderson will start the action on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. ET. Georgia is entered in the women's 4x100-meter relay at 2:30 p.m., which would mark UGA's first event on the track. Bella Witt is the first individual scheduled to run for Georgia in the 100m hurdles at 4 p.m.

Live Results: http://gado.gs/ahk

Bulldogs Competing: In addition to those listed above, Charlotte Augenstein, Aaliyah Butler, Kenondra Davis, Julia Harisay, Kaila Jackson, Elena Kulichenko, Titiana Marsh, Madison McConico, Erin McMeniman, Dominique Mustin, Brandee Presley, Mikeisha Welcome and Autumn Wilson are expected to compete for the Lady Bulldogs.

Gavin Beverage, Keshaun Black, Matthew Boling, Caleb Cavanaugh, Alejandro Collins, Johannes Erm, Kyle Garland, Elija Godwin, Marc Minichello, Christopher Morales Williams, Clay Pender, Alencar Pereira, Alon Rogow, Will Sumner, Zack Truitt and Nikolai van Huyssteen are entered for the men.

Last Time In Baton Rouge: It has been 13 years since Georgia competed in Baton Rouge during that year's SEC Outdoor Championships. The Bulldog men scored 109 points to finish third while the Lady Bulldogs piled up 108 points for fourth. Both performances were bolstered by six individual conference titles and nine runner-up finishes.
Here were the men's highlights at that meet:

Bahamian Aaron Evans (1:49.61) edged Arkansas' Leoman Momoh (1:49.67) for the 800m crown.
Matt Cleaver grabbed top honors in the 3000m steeplechase while also scoring in the 5000m.
The late great Torrin Lawrence ran a 45.55 for silver medal honors in the 400m.
Brandon Lord earned runner-up honors in the 5000m.
Caleb Whitener started his series with what would end up as the meet's second-best shot put mark.
Continuing the trend, Justin Welch was second in the hammer throw after working up to his best effort on his fifth try.
Another second-place finish came from the Bulldogs in the 4x100m relay on a team that featured football receiver Justin Scott-Wesley.

Here were the women's highlights at that meet:

Competing in her home state, Morgann Leleux snatched the SEC title in the pole vault thanks to earlier misses from her nearest competitor.
During her span of three conference championships, Nikola Lomnicka blasted the competition in the hammer throw for first place.
Allison Updike continued Georgia's strong showing in the throws as she won the SEC javelin title as a freshman.
Kristie Krueger collected a gold medal in the 10,000m after being the only competitor to break 35:00.
Saniel Atkinson reached 6 feet in the high jump to snag a silver medal while also scoring in the triple jump.
Colleen Felix was one of three scorers in the triple jump thanks to a sixth attempt that gave her second. Felix completed a rare double feat, scoring in the triple and the javelin.
Hilenn James allowed only one competitor to finish ahead of her in the shot put and the discus.

Next Up: Following the conference meet during the second weekend of May, the NCAA East Prelims will arrive in Jacksonville, Fla., on May 24-27, Georgia's qualified teammates will then travel to Austin, Texas, prior to the NCAA Championships (June 7-10).

How To Keep Up With The Dawgs: Results and recaps from the outdoor season 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.