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during the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Bernie Moore Track and Field Stadium in Baton Rouge, La on Thursday, May 11, 2023. (Rick Hickman)

Track’s Julia Harisay Named To CSC Academic All-District Team

May 31, 2023 | Track & Field

ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia graduate transfer Julia Harisay has been voted to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, according to an announcement Wednesday.
 
Harisay, a native of Athens, Ga., posted a 3.69 GPA while receiving her Mathematics degree from Princeton and finished with a 4.0 GPA at UGA and earned a Master's of International Policy this spring.  The Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll member garnered the 2021-22 Scholar-Athlete Award for women's track as the team member with the highest GPA for the academic year.  
 
Harisay won her final home meet after sending the javelin a season best distance of 48.79 meters/160 feet, 1 inch at the Spec Towns + Torrin Lawrence Invite.  She scored a point at the SEC Championships by taking eighth (48.45m/158-11) and advanced to the NCAA East Prelims with the region's 18th-best mark.
 
Most recently, Harisay launched her top effort in the javelin 48.38m/158-9 to take ninth at the NCAA East Prelims and qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
 
Academic All-District honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot.  First, second and third-team All-America honorees will be announced June 28.
 
Up Next: The Bulldogs return to work in their final action of the year at the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas, on June 7-10.  
 
Results and recaps from the NCAA East Prelims 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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