Bauerle, Kupets Carter, Jones Selected For Circle of Honor
July 31, 2023 | Football, General, Gymnastics, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
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July 31, 2023
ATHENS, Ga. — Legendary swim coach Jack Bauerle, gymnastics all-time great Courtney Kupets Carter and former All-American linebacker Jarvis Jones have been selected for the UGA Athletic Association's Class of 2023 for the prestigious Circle of Honor.
In addition, Harvey Humphries, a former Georgia swimmer and longtime assistant coach under Bauerle, is the 2023 recipient of the Bill Hartman Award. Not long after his swimming career ended in 1979, Humphries joined Bauerle's staff as a graduate assistant. He went on to become the senior associate head coach and was Bauerle's right-hand man for 38 years.
The Circle of Honor, established in 1996 to recognize and celebrate the best of the best among Georgia student-athletes, coaches and administrators, is the highest honor a Bulldog can receive. The addition of Bauerle, Kupets Carter and Jones brings to the total number of inductees to 90. The trio will be inducted formally during the Circle of Honor Gala on Sept. 22. The inductees will also be honored on the field during the football game against UAB on Sept. 23.
Humphries retired from coaching in 2019, but soon after, he took on a new role as program coordinator. In all, Humphries has been involved with Georgia swimming and diving for more than 45 years. The Hartman Award, established in 1992, is presented annually to a former student-athlete who has demonstrated excellence in their profession or in service to others for at least 20 years since graduating from UGA.
In order to be eligible for the Circle of Honor, student-athletes must receive a degree from the University of Georgia, be 10 years removed from their playing days, and either earn All-America honors, be elected to a national sports hall of fame or win a national championship or Olympic medal. Coaches are eligible five years after they retire or if they have turned 70, and they must have served as head coach for at least 10 years and won either a national championship or earned national coach of the year honors.
Circle of Honor Class of 2023
Jack Bauerle
A two-time team captain during his Georgia swimming career (1971-74), Bauerle set program records in the 200-yard butterfly and 1,650-yard freestyle. But it was as a coach that he really made his mark. After a couple of years as an assistant coach, Bauerle was named head coach of the women's team in 1979 and took off the men's squad as well in 1983. Over the next four decades, he would lead Georgia swimming to unprecedented heights.
By the time Bauerle retired in 2022, he'd led the women's team to seven NCAA team championships and 12 SEC titles. His teams finished in the top 10 at the NCAAs a combined 48 times, with the women's squad finishing among the top five 21 times in 22 seasons from 1995-2007.
Bauerle received 18 SEC Coach of the Year awards and was voted the CSCAA National Women's Coach of the Year seven times. Three of his swimmers — Kristy Kowal, Lisa Coole and Kim Black — were named NCAA Woman of the Year, and his program produced 40 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners.
In 2008, Bauerle served as head coach of the U.S. women's team at the Beijing Olympics. During his 43-year coaching career, Georgia produced 87 Olympians, winning 38 medals, including 15 gold.
Courtney Kupets Carter
The most decorated gymnast in NCAA history by the end of her extraordinary GymDog career (2006-09), Kupets Carter earned nine individual NCAA titles, won four NCAA team championships and was the NCAA's Honda Award recipient in 2007 and 2009. She was also a 15-time All-American.
Kupets Cater was the first collegiate gymnast to win individual NCAA championships in all four events and the all-around title. She also won the Honda Broderick Cup award, was a two-time CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American and received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
Prior to arriving in Athens, Ga., Kupets Carter made her mark internationally. She won a world championship on the uneven bars in 2003, was a member of a world championship team in 2003, and at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, she earned a bronze on bars and helped the U.S. team win a silver medal.
In 2017, nine years after wrapping up her Georgia career, Kupets Carter returned to the program as head coach.
Jarvis Jones
One of the best linebackers in program history, Jones owns the school record for sacks in a season (14.5) and tackles for loss (24.5), both set in 2012. Despite playing just two seasons for the Bulldogs, Jones ranks third in program history with 28 sacks and third in tackles for loss with 44.
A two-time All-American after transferring to Georgia from USC, Jones was named the Associated Press SEC Defensive Player of the Year in 2012. In 26 career games with the Bulldogs, he amassed 155 tackles.
Jones was selected 17th overall by Pittsburgh in the 2013 NFL Draft. He played four seasons for the Steelers before his career was cut short due to injury. In 2019, Jones returned to Georgia to finish his degree and joined the staff as a student assistant coach. He currently serves as the Bulldogs' player connection coordinator.
July 31, 2023
ATHENS, Ga. — Legendary swim coach Jack Bauerle, gymnastics all-time great Courtney Kupets Carter and former All-American linebacker Jarvis Jones have been selected for the UGA Athletic Association's Class of 2023 for the prestigious Circle of Honor.
In addition, Harvey Humphries, a former Georgia swimmer and longtime assistant coach under Bauerle, is the 2023 recipient of the Bill Hartman Award. Not long after his swimming career ended in 1979, Humphries joined Bauerle's staff as a graduate assistant. He went on to become the senior associate head coach and was Bauerle's right-hand man for 38 years.
The Circle of Honor, established in 1996 to recognize and celebrate the best of the best among Georgia student-athletes, coaches and administrators, is the highest honor a Bulldog can receive. The addition of Bauerle, Kupets Carter and Jones brings to the total number of inductees to 90. The trio will be inducted formally during the Circle of Honor Gala on Sept. 22. The inductees will also be honored on the field during the football game against UAB on Sept. 23.
Humphries retired from coaching in 2019, but soon after, he took on a new role as program coordinator. In all, Humphries has been involved with Georgia swimming and diving for more than 45 years. The Hartman Award, established in 1992, is presented annually to a former student-athlete who has demonstrated excellence in their profession or in service to others for at least 20 years since graduating from UGA.
In order to be eligible for the Circle of Honor, student-athletes must receive a degree from the University of Georgia, be 10 years removed from their playing days, and either earn All-America honors, be elected to a national sports hall of fame or win a national championship or Olympic medal. Coaches are eligible five years after they retire or if they have turned 70, and they must have served as head coach for at least 10 years and won either a national championship or earned national coach of the year honors.
Circle of Honor Class of 2023
Jack Bauerle
A two-time team captain during his Georgia swimming career (1971-74), Bauerle set program records in the 200-yard butterfly and 1,650-yard freestyle. But it was as a coach that he really made his mark. After a couple of years as an assistant coach, Bauerle was named head coach of the women's team in 1979 and took off the men's squad as well in 1983. Over the next four decades, he would lead Georgia swimming to unprecedented heights.
By the time Bauerle retired in 2022, he'd led the women's team to seven NCAA team championships and 12 SEC titles. His teams finished in the top 10 at the NCAAs a combined 48 times, with the women's squad finishing among the top five 21 times in 22 seasons from 1995-2007.
Bauerle received 18 SEC Coach of the Year awards and was voted the CSCAA National Women's Coach of the Year seven times. Three of his swimmers — Kristy Kowal, Lisa Coole and Kim Black — were named NCAA Woman of the Year, and his program produced 40 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners.
In 2008, Bauerle served as head coach of the U.S. women's team at the Beijing Olympics. During his 43-year coaching career, Georgia produced 87 Olympians, winning 38 medals, including 15 gold.
Courtney Kupets Carter
The most decorated gymnast in NCAA history by the end of her extraordinary GymDog career (2006-09), Kupets Carter earned nine individual NCAA titles, won four NCAA team championships and was the NCAA's Honda Award recipient in 2007 and 2009. She was also a 15-time All-American.
Kupets Cater was the first collegiate gymnast to win individual NCAA championships in all four events and the all-around title. She also won the Honda Broderick Cup award, was a two-time CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American and received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
Prior to arriving in Athens, Ga., Kupets Carter made her mark internationally. She won a world championship on the uneven bars in 2003, was a member of a world championship team in 2003, and at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, she earned a bronze on bars and helped the U.S. team win a silver medal.
In 2017, nine years after wrapping up her Georgia career, Kupets Carter returned to the program as head coach.
Jarvis Jones
One of the best linebackers in program history, Jones owns the school record for sacks in a season (14.5) and tackles for loss (24.5), both set in 2012. Despite playing just two seasons for the Bulldogs, Jones ranks third in program history with 28 sacks and third in tackles for loss with 44.
A two-time All-American after transferring to Georgia from USC, Jones was named the Associated Press SEC Defensive Player of the Year in 2012. In 26 career games with the Bulldogs, he amassed 155 tackles.
Jones was selected 17th overall by Pittsburgh in the 2013 NFL Draft. He played four seasons for the Steelers before his career was cut short due to injury. In 2019, Jones returned to Georgia to finish his degree and joined the staff as a student assistant coach. He currently serves as the Bulldogs' player connection coordinator.
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