2024 Track & Field Roster
Golden, Lorel
Lorel Golden
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Pope
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
- Exchange Profile:
- Pitch an NIL Deal
Bio
2025: Outdoor – Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.
Indoor – Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.
2024: Cross Country – Scored in all five meets for the Lady Bulldogs…Opened her season with a 13th place finish at the Stan Sims Cross Country Opener, clocking a 5k time of 18:10.77 score as Georgia’s No. 3 finisher…Crossed the finish line second for the Lady Bulldogs and 61st overall at the Southern Showcase, posting a time of 17:54.19 in the 5k…Was Georgia’s No. 2 scorer at the Crimson Classic, completing the 6k in 20:55.1 to place 43rd overall…Scored at the SEC Championships, crossing the finish line 142nd overall with a time of 21:35.2…Crossed the finish line second for Georgia and 93rd overall at the NCAA South Regional with a 6k time of 21:56.6.
Outdoor – Took third in the 5,000-meters at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, opening her season with a time of 17:22.90…Ran the No. 8 3,000m steeplechase in Georgia history at the Raleigh Relays, clocking a 10:38.14 to finish 25th…Runner-up in the steeplechase at the Georgia Tech Invite with a 10:40.89…Posted a time of 4:31.80 in her lone 1500m run of the season at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational…Placed second in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Music City Challenge with a season-best time of 10:37.21…Placed 15th in the steeplechase at the SEC Championships, crossing the finish line in 10:53.10...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Indoor – Ran a personal-best mile time of 4:52.18 at the Razorback Invitational for a seventh-place finish…Placed 10th in the 800-meter run and mile at the Clemson Invite, clocking times of 2:16.94 and 5:06.91, respectively…Ran a personal-best 9:44.83 in the 3,000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational…Ran her lone 5,000m at the Music City Challenge, finishing 23rd with Georgia’s fastest time of the season (17:26.06).
2023: Cross Country – Placed 10th and scored at the 5k Stan Sims Cross Country Opener with a 17:49.53 in her season debut…Placed sixth and scored at the 5k Gamecock Challenge (17:07.1)…Recorded a 6k time of 21:43.40 at the 6k Paul Short Run to finish 100th…Scored at the 6k Crimson Classic, crossing the finish line in 54th overall with a time of 21:16.0…Was Georgia’s top scorer for the first time in her career at the 6k SEC Championships, finishing 65th overall with a 21:40.5…Took 117th at the 6k NCAA South Regionals, posting a time of 21:07.4 to score.
Outdoor – Finished ninth in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the SEC Championships with a season-best time of 10:53.34…Placed 25th at the Raleigh Relays, clocking a steeplechase time of 11:06.93…Finished runner-up in the 1500m at the Spec Towns and Torrin Lawrence Invitational with a time of 4:32.98.
Indoor – Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
2022: Cross Country - Ran in five of six meets for the Lady Bulldogs…Scored for the first time at the 5k Live In Lou Classic thanks to a 18:54.9 for 218th…Ran at both the 6k SEC Championships (117th – 22:21.93) and the 6k NCAA South Regional (204th – 23:54.60).
High School: Named to Atlanta Track Club All-Metro Cross Country Team as a junior and senior…Helped set school record in 4x800m relay as a junior…Personal bests of 5:09 (1600 meters), 11:16 (3200m) and 18:42 (5k)…Was the track athlete with the highest GPA and earned Student-Athlete Award…AP Scholar on the Honor Roll.
Personal: Born Oct. 20, 2003…Daughter of Latricia Golden and Jeff Golden…Majoring in Psychology.
Indoor – Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.
2024: Cross Country – Scored in all five meets for the Lady Bulldogs…Opened her season with a 13th place finish at the Stan Sims Cross Country Opener, clocking a 5k time of 18:10.77 score as Georgia’s No. 3 finisher…Crossed the finish line second for the Lady Bulldogs and 61st overall at the Southern Showcase, posting a time of 17:54.19 in the 5k…Was Georgia’s No. 2 scorer at the Crimson Classic, completing the 6k in 20:55.1 to place 43rd overall…Scored at the SEC Championships, crossing the finish line 142nd overall with a time of 21:35.2…Crossed the finish line second for Georgia and 93rd overall at the NCAA South Regional with a 6k time of 21:56.6.
Outdoor – Took third in the 5,000-meters at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, opening her season with a time of 17:22.90…Ran the No. 8 3,000m steeplechase in Georgia history at the Raleigh Relays, clocking a 10:38.14 to finish 25th…Runner-up in the steeplechase at the Georgia Tech Invite with a 10:40.89…Posted a time of 4:31.80 in her lone 1500m run of the season at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational…Placed second in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Music City Challenge with a season-best time of 10:37.21…Placed 15th in the steeplechase at the SEC Championships, crossing the finish line in 10:53.10...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Indoor – Ran a personal-best mile time of 4:52.18 at the Razorback Invitational for a seventh-place finish…Placed 10th in the 800-meter run and mile at the Clemson Invite, clocking times of 2:16.94 and 5:06.91, respectively…Ran a personal-best 9:44.83 in the 3,000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational…Ran her lone 5,000m at the Music City Challenge, finishing 23rd with Georgia’s fastest time of the season (17:26.06).
2023: Cross Country – Placed 10th and scored at the 5k Stan Sims Cross Country Opener with a 17:49.53 in her season debut…Placed sixth and scored at the 5k Gamecock Challenge (17:07.1)…Recorded a 6k time of 21:43.40 at the 6k Paul Short Run to finish 100th…Scored at the 6k Crimson Classic, crossing the finish line in 54th overall with a time of 21:16.0…Was Georgia’s top scorer for the first time in her career at the 6k SEC Championships, finishing 65th overall with a 21:40.5…Took 117th at the 6k NCAA South Regionals, posting a time of 21:07.4 to score.
Outdoor – Finished ninth in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the SEC Championships with a season-best time of 10:53.34…Placed 25th at the Raleigh Relays, clocking a steeplechase time of 11:06.93…Finished runner-up in the 1500m at the Spec Towns and Torrin Lawrence Invitational with a time of 4:32.98.
Indoor – Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
2022: Cross Country - Ran in five of six meets for the Lady Bulldogs…Scored for the first time at the 5k Live In Lou Classic thanks to a 18:54.9 for 218th…Ran at both the 6k SEC Championships (117th – 22:21.93) and the 6k NCAA South Regional (204th – 23:54.60).
High School: Named to Atlanta Track Club All-Metro Cross Country Team as a junior and senior…Helped set school record in 4x800m relay as a junior…Personal bests of 5:09 (1600 meters), 11:16 (3200m) and 18:42 (5k)…Was the track athlete with the highest GPA and earned Student-Athlete Award…AP Scholar on the Honor Roll.
Personal: Born Oct. 20, 2003…Daughter of Latricia Golden and Jeff Golden…Majoring in Psychology.
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