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Boling Part Of World Record, Gold Medal Mixed 4x400m Relay
August 19, 2023 | Track & Field
BUDAPEST --- Bulldog sprinter Matthew Boling ran the third leg for Team USA's mixed 4x400-meter relay that won a gold medal with a world record time at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday.
This marked the first of nine days at the World Championships. On Sunday, former Bulldog Charles Grethen will race in the 1500 meters semifinal.
Boling, a native of Houston, Texas, who recently concluded his collegiate career in Athens, teamed with Justin Robinson, Rosey Effiong and Alexis Holmes to run a 3:08.80, which was more than two seconds faster than Great Britain's national record 3:11.06 for top honors on the meet's first day. Boling ran a 45.13 on the third leg as Team USA collected their gold medal out of lane six. Team USA's record-breaking time topped America's former world record of 3:09.34 set at the World Championships in 2019.
The quartet of Ryan Williie, Effiong, Robinson and Holmes won the first round of the mixed relay with a then world leading 3:10.41 earlier in the day.
Grethen, who last competed for the Bulldogs in 2015, punched his ticket to the next round of the men's 1500m with a season-best time. Grethen took fourth in his group and eighth overall after registering a time of 3:34.32. The Luxembourg native will race in the semifinal at 11:30 a.m. ET on Sunday.
Former Bulldog throwers Alex Poursanidis and Denzel Comenentia finished back-to-back in the men's hammer qualifying round. Poursanidis reached 71.36m/235 feet to take 11th in his group and 27th overall while Comenentia, who guided Georgia to the 2018 men's national championship, was 12th in his group and 29thoverall after reaching 70.16m/230-2.
Where To Find Bulldog News: News and updates from Georgia's track and field and cross country teams are posted on georgiadogs.com and are also always located on Twitter/Instagram at @UGATrack.
This marked the first of nine days at the World Championships. On Sunday, former Bulldog Charles Grethen will race in the 1500 meters semifinal.
Boling, a native of Houston, Texas, who recently concluded his collegiate career in Athens, teamed with Justin Robinson, Rosey Effiong and Alexis Holmes to run a 3:08.80, which was more than two seconds faster than Great Britain's national record 3:11.06 for top honors on the meet's first day. Boling ran a 45.13 on the third leg as Team USA collected their gold medal out of lane six. Team USA's record-breaking time topped America's former world record of 3:09.34 set at the World Championships in 2019.
The quartet of Ryan Williie, Effiong, Robinson and Holmes won the first round of the mixed relay with a then world leading 3:10.41 earlier in the day.
Grethen, who last competed for the Bulldogs in 2015, punched his ticket to the next round of the men's 1500m with a season-best time. Grethen took fourth in his group and eighth overall after registering a time of 3:34.32. The Luxembourg native will race in the semifinal at 11:30 a.m. ET on Sunday.
Former Bulldog throwers Alex Poursanidis and Denzel Comenentia finished back-to-back in the men's hammer qualifying round. Poursanidis reached 71.36m/235 feet to take 11th in his group and 27th overall while Comenentia, who guided Georgia to the 2018 men's national championship, was 12th in his group and 29thoverall after reaching 70.16m/230-2.
Where To Find Bulldog News: News and updates from Georgia's track and field and cross country teams are posted on georgiadogs.com and are also always located on Twitter/Instagram at @UGATrack.
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