2013 Georgia Track & Field Media Guide

Georgia Track & Field Saniel Atkinson-Grier 2012 Indoor & Outdoor All-American

Caleb Whitener

2012 Outdoor All-American

Megan Malasarte 2012 Outdoor All-American

Burke McCarty

2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships Competitor

Morgann Leleux

2012 Indoor & Outdoor All-American 2012 SEC Outdoor Champion

2013 Media Guide

What Are These Bulldogs Up To?

Reese Hoffa competed in his third Olympic Games and returned to Athens from London with a bronze medal in the shot put. Hoffa still trains in Athens with Bulldog throws coach Don Babbitt.

In fact, Reese Hoffa was one of a record-breaking 10 former or current Bulldogs who competed at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Current Lady Bulldog Shaunae Miller (400m) joined five other athletes with Lady Bulldog ties at the Games.

Hoffa was one of four former Bulldogs who competed against the world’s best.

Geno Atkins

finished the 2012 NFL season with a career-high 53 tackles, including 12.5 sacks (tied for sixth in League with fellow former Bulldog Charles Johnson), for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Atkins was a 58-foot shot putter and an SEC scorer for Georgia.

Champ Bailey earned

a trip to his 12th NFL Pro Bowl (a record for defensive backs) after recording 66 tackles and two interceptions for the Denver Broncos, which gives him 52 picks in his career.

Bailey still owns the Bulldog indoor long jump record after traveling 25 ft., 10 3/4 in. at the 1998 SEC Championships.

In the ever-changing world of collegiate athletics, the tradition of track & field excellence in the Southeastern Conference has remained constant. The SEC boasts a rich history and has dominated track and field like no other conference. l 341 NCAA individual and relay titles for the men l 36 NCAA men’s team titles since 1989 l 255 NCAA individual and relay titles for the women l 29 NCAA women’s team titles since 1987

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School .................................................................University of Georgia Location................................................................................Athens, Ga. Founded ........................................................................................... 1785 President ............................................................ Dr. Michael F. Adams Enrollment.................................................................................... 34,677 Nickname .................................................................................Bulldogs Colors ..............................................................................Red and Black Conference ....................................................................... Southeastern Athletic Director...................................Greg McGarity (Georgia ‘76) Head Coach ...........................................Wayne Norton (Howard ’81) Assistant Coaches ......................... Don Babbitt (UCLA ’89)-Throws ............................... Jon Stuart (Georgia ’92)-Men’s Sprints/Hurdles ...............Petros Kyprianou (Aristotle Univ. ‘01)-PV/Multis/Jumps .......George Cleare (Galilee ‘09)-Women’s Sprts./Hdles./Jumps/Multis ..................... Patrick Cunniff (Georgia ‘91)-Distance/Mid-Distance Athletic Trainers ..... David Chandler, Ashley Stone, Yolanda Lawrence 2012 SEC - Women Indoor/Outdoor (pts.)........... 5th (52)/4th (108) 2012 SEC - Men Indoor/Outdoor (pts.) ............3rd (85.5)/3rd (109) 2012 NCAA - Women Indoor/Outoor (pts.) ...T28th (8)/T21st (14) 2012 NCAA - Men Indoor/Outdoor (pts.) ........ T23rd (9)/T64th (2) Facility ..................................................... Forrest “Spec” Towns Track Track and Field Office Phone/Fax...(706) 542-7915/(706) 542-5224 Track and Field Sports Comm. Contact...................Leland Barrow SCD Phone/Fax ....................................(706) 542-1621/(706)542-9339 Barrow’s Office Phone ................................................. (706) 542-1621 Barrow’s Email ............................................... leland@sports.uga.edu Barrow’s Cell Phone ..................................................... (678) 378-3085 SCD Address....................................................................P.O. Box 1472 .......................................................................... Athens, GA 30603-1472 SCD Overnight Address...........................................One Selig Circle .......................................................................... Athens, GA 30603-4368 Web Site .......................................................... www.georgiadogs.com

SeaSon Preview Men’s Outlook .............................................................................2 Women’s Outlook........................................................................3

CoaChing Staff Head Coach Wayne Norton .......................................................4

Assistant Coaches Don Babbitt ..................................................................................5 Petros Kyprianou ........................................................................6 Jon Stuart ......................................................................................7 Patrick Cunniff ............................................................................8 George Cleare ..............................................................................9 2013 Men’s Roster .....................................................................10 Meet the Bulldogs ............................................................... 11-24 2013 Women’s Roster ................................................................25 Meet the Lady Bulldogs ..................................................... 26-43 2012 Men’s Results ....................................................................44 2012 Women’s Results ..............................................................45

hiStory Georgia Track and Field History....................................... 46-47 Year-by-Year Finishes ...............................................................48 Georgia Track and Field in the NFL .......................................49 Georgia Track and Field in the Olympics ........................ 50-53

georgia traCk and field the laSt 20 yearS . . . By the nUmBerS

reCordS/honorS Men’s Indoor Records ..............................................................54

Women Men 6 Indoor NCAA Top 10 2 Indoor NCAA Top 10 7 Outdoor NCAA Top 10 3 Outdoor NCAA Top 10 9 Indoor NCAA Top 20 5 Indoor NCAA Top 20 10 Outdoor NCAA Top 20 10 Outdoor NCAA Top 20 1995 SEC Team Champion 10 NCAA Champions (Outdoor) 50 SEC Champions 1996 NCAA (I) Runner-up 2006 SEC Team Champions

Men’s Outdoor Records ...........................................................55 Women’s Indoor Records .........................................................56 Women’s Outdoor Records ......................................................57 Men’s Indoor Top-10 Lists ................................................. 58-59 Men’s Outdoor Top-10 Lists .............................................. 60-61 Women’s Indoor Top-10 Lists ............................................ 62-63 Women’s Outdoor Top-10 Lists......................................... 64-65 Men’s and Women’s Honors ............................................ 66-69

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forreSt “SPeC” townS ...................................................70 forreSt “SPeC” townS traCk ....................................71 Uga athletiC Staff ......................................................72

The 2013 Georgia track & field media guide was designed and edited

by Leland Barrow, an Associate Sports Communications Director at UGA, with assistance from Aimee Dulebohn and Haley Huskins.

PHOTO CREDITS: Special thanks to Steve Colquitt, Evan Stichler, Wes Blankenship, Evey Wilson, John Kelley, Sonny Kennedy, Petra J. Babbitt, Cheryl Treworgy - Pretty Sporty, Kirby Lee - Image of Sport, Associated Press and Getty Images. Cover design by Barrow and Huskins and printing by Ebsco Media, Birmingham, Ala.

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14 SucceSSful SeaSonS under Wayne norton • 20 NCAA TiTles • 153 All-AmeriCANs • 99 seC ChAmpioNs • NCAA CollegiATe reCord (2007 - Jenny dahlgren - hammer-239-4) • men - Six toP 20 finiSheS at nCaa oUtdoorS • women - eight toP-10 nCaa finiSheS • men & women - 20 NCAA Top 20 fiNishes (iNdoor & ouTdoor) • men - 35 sChool reCords, women - 26 SChool reCordS • xC - 2010 SeC ChamPion/all-ameriCan for Uga women; 2nd duAl AppeArANCe (m/W) iN hisTory AT 2012 NCAA ChAmpioNships • men’S xC- toP SeC team finiSh at 2011 nCaa ChamPionShiPS • women’S xC - 2006 nCaa SoUth region ChamPionS

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men’S 2012 reCaP & 2013 ouTlook 2012 Bulldog Accomplishments Indoor All-Americans

Aaron Evans, 800m, 4th - 1:48.95 Cory Holman, Heptathlon, 6th, !5873 Torrin Lawrence, 400m, 8th - 47.42 *P. Adams, C. Foster, W. Storey, T. Lawrence, 4x400m relay, 10th - 3:11.44

Outdoor All-Americans

Aaron Evans, 800m, 7th - 1:46.66 *Torrin Lawrence, 400m, 14th - 45.98 *P. Adams, C. Foster, D. Branch, T. Lawrence, 4x400m, 14th - 3:06.52

SEC Indoor Champions

$Torrin Lawrence, 400m, 46.15 $Aaron Evans, 800m, 1:48.22

SEC Outdoor Champions

$Aaron Evans, 800m, 1:49.61 $Matt Cleaver, 3000m Steeplechase, !8:42.64

SEC Indoor Scorers

$A. Evans, 800m, 1st - 1:48.22

Head Coach Wayne Norton’s Thoughts On The 2013 Season For The Bulldogs: “On the men’s side, we will be relying on newcomers and some guys who have developed into scorers. Last year’s seniordominated men’s team finished up a nice two-year run by placing third in the last four SEC Championships (cross country, indoor and outdoor). We will need some maturing to take place over the course of the season for us to stay in the top half of a more competitive 14-team version of the SEC. We have some talented youth on this year’s men’s roster. I’m hoping the talent will overcome the youth. We have a great challenge ahead of us although that is nothing new because there are always challenges to face in the Southeastern Conference.”

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$T. Lawrence, 400m, 1st - 46.15 ^P. Adams, C. Foster, W. Storey, T. Lawrence, 4x400m relay, 2nd - 3:11.44 C. Holman, Heptathlon, 3rd - !5825 D. Grass, D. Branch, D. Neff, F. Reade, DMR, 3rd - 9:57.51 J. Welch, Weight throw, 3rd - 66-9.25 W. Storey, 200m, 4th - 21.17 C. Whitener, Shot put, 4th - 58-10.25 B. Richardson, 5000m - 4th - 14:19.75 J. Smith, Pole vault, T4th - 16-11.75 A. LaGarde, Triple jump, 5th - 50-10.25 M. Cleaver, 3000m, 5th - 8:15.02 C. Whitener, Weight throw, 5th - 60-9.25 G. Scantling, Heptathlon, 5th - 5481 B. Lord, 5000m, 6th - 14:27.65 M. Cleaver, 5000m, 8th - 14:34.32

SEC Outdoor Scorers

$Matt Cleaver, 3000mST, 1st - !8:42.64 $Aaron Evans, 800m, 1st - 1:49.61 ^Brandon Lord, 5000m, 2nd - 14:05.67 ^Caleb Whitener, SP, 2nd - 63-4 ^Justin Welch, Hammer, 2nd - 218-11 ^P. Adams, W. Storey, E. Harris, J. Scott-Wesley, 4x100m relay, 2nd 39.73 ^Torrin Lawrence, 400m, 2nd - 45.55 P. Adams, C. Foster, D. Branch, T.

Cory Holman battled for First Team AllAmerican honors versus a loaded field in the decathlon at the 2012 NCAA Indoor Championships. Holman scored a school record 5,873 points at his final indoor Nationals.

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Matt Cleaver took the Bernie Moore Track on LSU’s campus during the 2012 SEC Outdoor Championships and finished in the same spot on the podium as the year before - a champion.

Cleaver also topped his own school record in the steeplechase with a time of 8:41.86.

Lawrence, 4x400m relay, 3rd - 3:06.80 Burke McCarty, Discus, 4th - 174-11 Michael Ayers, Dec., 4th - 7,416 pts.

Waymon Storey, 200m, 4th - 20.60 &Drew Branch, 400mH, 5th - 51.32 Aaron LaGarde, TJ, 5th - 51-3 Cory Holman, Dec., 5th - 7,196 pts.

Matt Cleaver, 5000m, 6th - 14:28.78 Phillip Adams, 400mH, 6th - 51.45 B. Detweiler, 10,000m, 7th - 30:31.44 G. Scantling, Dec., 7th - 6,331 pts.

Brian Moore, Javelin, 7th - 214-0 Cory Holman, 110mH, 7th - 14.18 Justin Welch, Discus, 7th - 170-4 BOLD - names in bold are returning in 2013; * - Second Team All-American; ! - school record; $ - First Team All-SEC; ^ - Second Team All-SEC; & - Freshman All-SEC

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women’S 2012 reCaP & 2013 ouTlook 2012 Lady Bulldog Accomplishments

Morgann Leleux posted two runner-up finishes at the NCAA Championships and claimed the 2012 SEC outdoor title in the pole vault during her first season with the Lady Bulldogs.

Indoor All-Americans

Morgann Leleux, Pole vault, 2nd - 14-5.25 *Saniel Atkinson, High jump, T11th - 5-8.75 *Colleen Felix, Triple jump, 15th - 38-4.75

Outdoor All-American

M. Leleux, Pole Vault, 2nd - 14-5.25 S. Atkinson, High Jump, T6th - 6-0 Megan Malasarte, 800m, 7th - 2:03.57 Nikola Lomnicka, Hammer, 7th - 211-9 Allison Updike, Javelin, 9th - 158-8 Hilenn James, Shot Put, 12th - 54-3.25

SEC Indoor Champions

$C. Felix, Triple Jump, 42-8.25

SEC Outdoor Champions

$Kristie Krueger, 10,000m, !34:49.10 $Morgann Leleux, Pole Vault, !14-6.75 $Nikola Lomnicka, Hammer, 205-9 $Allison Updike, Javelin, 161-2

SEC Indoor Scorers

$C. Felix, Triple Jump, 1st - 42-8.25 ^S. Atkinson, High jump, 2nd - 6-0.75 &M. Leleux, Pole vault, 3rd - 14-1.25 H. James, Shot put, 3rd - 51-0.75 K. Krueger, 5000m, 4th - 16:27.32 L. Darrell, Triple jump, 4th - 41-8.50 M. Malasarte, 800m, 5th - 2:07.85 &T. Gaither, 200m, 6th - 23.93 S. Christoforou, Q. Chapman, M. Malasarte, A. Shiver, DMR, 6th - 11:35.42 Maria Augutis, Triple jump, 7th - 40-8.25

SEC Outdoor Scorers

$K. Krueger, 10,000m, 1st - !34:49.10 $&M. Leleux, Pole Vault, 1st - !14-6.75 $N. Lomnicka, Hammer, 1st - 205-9 $&Allison Updike, Javelin, 1st - 161-2 ^S. Atkinson, High Jump, 2nd - 6-0 ^Hilenn James, Shot Put, 2nd - 51-10 ^Hilenn James, Discus, 2nd - 183-5 ^Colleen Felix, Triple Jump, 2nd - 42-7 Colleen Felix, Javelin, 3rd - 149-8 M. Augutis, Triple Jump, 4th - 41-8

Thoughts From Coach Norton On 2013:

“This 2013 season has us in a different situation than we have been in recently because we have a large number of new faces. On the women’s side, in addition to a good recruiting class, we have several holdovers, mainly seniors, who have scored a lot of points for us previously.

After having been right around the fourth spot in the SEC in recent years, we have an experienced nucleus of women who will be looking to move to the top of conference. With the help of some freshmen who have been on junior national teams, that veteran group should have good chance to be improved in 2013. Those freshmen who have competed at the World Youth Championships and World Junior Championships will be more mature, experienced and poised than the typical freshmen athlete.

In general, it’s a good group that is motivated to have a great season.”

Megan Malasarte, 800m, 4th - 2:04.34 Leslie Boozer, 3000mST, 4th - 10:25.70 Morgan VanGorder, 10,000m, 6th 36:02.15 Eve Machovec, Discus, 6th - 155-6 S. Atkinson, Triple Jump, 6th - 41-3.25 Lucie Ondraschkova, Hep., 6th - 5,443 pts.

Eve Machovec, Shot Put, 7th - 47-3 Savannah Kirk, 3000mST, 8th -

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10:41.32 BOLD - names in bold are returning in 2012; * - Second Team All-American; ! - school record; $ - First Team All-SEC; ^ - Second Team All-SEC; & - Freshman All-SEC (&Carly Hamilton finished 11th in the indoor 1500m prelims and was named to the Freshman All-SEC team)

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head CoaCh wayne norton edUCation • B.A. in BroAdcAst Production, HowArd, 1981 • M.A. in JournAlisM, n. ArizonA, 1987 athletiC exPerienCe • 1978-81 HowArd trAck CoaChing exPerienCe • 1981-85, GrAduAte AssistAnt, indiAnA • 1985-89, AssistAnt coAcH, nortHern ArizonA • 1990-99, AssistAnt coAcH, GeorGiA • 2000-Present, HeAd coAcH, GeorGiA

2006 SEC Indoor/Outdoor Women’s Coach of the Year 2006 USTFCCCA South District Women’s Coach of the Year 2007 USTFCCCA South District Women’s Coach of the Year Wayne Norton begins his 14th year as the Georgia head track and field coach and his 23rd year overall with the program. Norton has compiled an extremely impressive resumé as he has been a major part of the most successful period in Georgia track and field history.

In Norton’s 13 years as head coach, Georgia has won 18 individual national titles, earned 139 All-America certificates, captured 91 SEC individual titles and the men’s and women’s teams have achieved a total of 23 top-25 NCAA finishes.

Over the last seven years, Norton and his coaching staff further established Georgia’s program as one of the nation’s elite programs. The Lady Bulldogs claimed both the SEC indoor and outdoor titles in 2006, finished with five NCAA individual crowns and four top-10 team finishes at the NCAA Championships during that span. Georgia also combined to rack up 41 SEC individual crowns during the last seven seasons. UGA claimed its first NCAA men’s javelin title during the 2008 season before Chris Hill, who went on to win the 2009 USA Championships, was able to accomplish that feat yet again in 2009.

Another first for the Bulldog men came as Torrin Lawrence sprinted to Georgia’s first national championship in the 400-meter dash at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships. Lawrence completed his career as a seven-time All-American and three-time SEC champion. In the field, Nikola Lomnicka captured the third NCAA women’s hammer throw crown for the Lady Bulldogs in five years in 2010 before finishing third at the 2011 NCAA Championships. Lomnicka concluded her career in 2012 with her third consecutive First Team All-America certificate in the hammer.

Norton came to Georgia in 1990 and has been instrumental in guiding the UGA men to five outdoor top-10 NCAA finishes, 12 outdoor top-20 finishes, two indoor top-10 finishes and five indoor top-20 finishes. He has also been instrumental in the development of a nationally competitive women’s team. In the 1995 season, Georgia won its first ever SEC Outdoor Championship in the his-

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tory of the women’s program. In 1996, the Lady Bulldogs claimed their highest NCAA finish in school history as they finished second at NCAA Indoors. Over the course of the last 13 seasons, the women’s team has captured six outdoor top-20 finishes and five indoor top-15 finishes. The Georgia women scored more than 100 points (108) at the 2012 SEC Outdoor Championships and posted their eighth top-25 finish at the NCAA outdoor meet during Norton’s tenure.

In his time at Georgia, the cross country team has also thrived. Prior to the 1990s, the women’s team had never gone to the NCAA Championships, but that changed in 1990 when they made their first ever trip to the NCAAs. Georgia would get back to nationals in 1991, 1997, 2004-07 and 2011-2012. Both Bulldog distance teams qualified for the national meet in 2012, with the UGA men grabbing their top NCAA finish in history (19th). In 2011, the Georgia men advanced to the NCAA cross meet for the first time since 2004 and had the top SEC team finish. The Bulldogs won the South Regional in 2003 to advance to their first NCAA meet. They then returned to the national meet in 2004, which marked the first time in school history that both the men’s and women’s cross country teams competed simultaneously at the NCAA meet.

In 2006, the Lady Bulldog cross country team grabbed their first South Regional title and took 15th at the NCAA Championships. The Georgia women, who saw Natalie Picchetti earn All-American honors, returned to the NCAA meet for the fourth consecutive time in 2007 after Sarah Madebach won the school’s first SEC individual title.

Kristie Krueger added another All-America certificate for the Lady Bulldog XC crew in 2010 after winning her own SEC crown.

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Norton, who began coaching in 1981 as a graduate assistant at Indiana, has had success at all three of the schools where he has coached. While at Indiana from 1981-85, the Hoosiers won three Big Ten Indoor Championships and an outdoor Big Ten Championship.

Before coming to Athens, Norton served as an assistant coach at Northern Arizona University from 1985-89.

He coached NAU’s jumpers and sprinters (a group which featured NFL speedsters Mike Haynes, David Lang and Shawn Collins), while serving as an instructor in both physical education and journalism. During his tenure at Northern Arizona, the program had a very successful five-year period. Out of the Big Sky Conference, Northern Arizona won four indoor and outdoor men’s conference championships, three women’s indoor conference championships, two outdoor women’s championships, four men’s cross country championships and three women’s cross country championships.

While at Georgia, he has produced a steady stream of All-American jumpers, including 2008 and 2012 Olympian Levern Spencer and 2008 Olympian Patricia Sylvester.

Norton was instrumental in 2006 with the pair listed above racking up four All-American certificates and four SEC individual titles. In 2012, Saniel Atkinson was the runnerup in the high jump at the SEC indoor and outdoor meets before earning her first First Team All-America certificate in the event at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. In 1995, Georgia’s jumpers enjoyed one of their best seasons ever, collecting five All-America awards while winning three SEC crowns, thanks to the efforts of Thad Hood, Icolyn Kelly, Reeta Laaksonen and Dillon Phelps. Laaksonen and Phelps added more such honors in 1996 and Sylvester came away with her first conference title in 2005. Norton has also guided other nationally-renowned jumpers including Celly Martinez, Latifah Long, Krysha Bayley, Volker Mai, Hyleas Fountain, Ryan Sheppard, Patrick Thavelin, Wolfgang Kreissig, Marcus Bailey, Tasha Mahone and Antonio Saunders.

At the 2012 Olympics in London, former Bulldog thrower Reese Hoffa gave Georgia’s track and field program its 12th medal after earning a bronze in the shot put. During the 2008 Games in Beijing, Hyleas Fountain claimed a silver medal in the heptathlon after competing for Norton and the Lady Bulldogs in 2003-04.

Norton, a New Jersey native, received his Bachelor’s degree in broadcast production from Howard University in 1981. In his time as a graduate assistant coach at Indiana from 1981-85, he worked on his Master’s degree in journalism and received the degree from Northern Arizona in 1987.

Norton and his wife Priscilla have four children: son Christian and daughters LaShawna, Jasmine and Erica.

Norton also has a son-in-law after Andre Wilson married his daughter LaShawna. The couple has a son named Isaiah.

Wayne Norton and his wife Priscilla are joined by their children (from left to right) LaShawna, Jasmine (top), Erica (bottom) and Christian.

Christian graduated from UGA and was on the Bulldog football team.

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2003 National Assistant Coach of the Year 2007 USTFCCCA East Region Women’s Throws Coach of the Year 2009 USTFCCCA East Region Men’s Throws Coach of the Year With the arrival of his 17th year in red and black, Don Babbitt has transformed the Georgia throws program into arguably the most talented group in the country. The trend became even more evident as five different throwers earned All-America honors for Georgia during the 2012 outdoor season. Six NCAA titles, 21 All-American honors and 14 SEC crowns during the past seven seasons further solidified Babbitt’s hold as one of the premier throws coaches in the track and field world. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) recognized his outstanding contributions following the 2009 season and named him the East Region Men’s Coach of the Year.

Under Babbitt’s guidance since 1996, Georgia’s throwers have reached a high level of success including 11 NCAA titles, 63 All-American certificates and 43 SEC titles. Nikola Lomnicka registered four AllAmerica certificates over her years at UGA (2010-12) to go along with the 2010 national title in the hammer throw, marking Georgia’s third championship in the event in the last seven years. The Bulldogs also won a pair of SEC outdoor titles in 2012 as Lomnicka won her third in a row and Allison Updike (javelin) claimed her first as a true freshman. In 2009, Chris Hill won his second consecutive NCAA title in the javelin throw and capped his NCAA career with a USATF National Championship as well with a throw of 83.87 meters (275 ft., 2 in.). This mark established a new NCAA American collegiate record.

In 2007, Jenny Dahlgren finished her Bulldog career with three NCAA titles, eight All-American certificates and four SEC titles while shattering school, SEC, collegiate, NCAA Championship and South American records in the hammer throw under Babbitt’s guidance.

Babbitt, a former UCLA Bruin, led his throwers to eight top-20 finishes during the 2005 NCAA Championships, highlighted by Trevor Snyder’s second-place finish in the javelin and Dahlgren’s pair of top-five finishes in the NCAA Championships.

Ten seasons ago, Babbitt guided Lucais MacKay to All-America honors in the weight, hammer and discus as MacKay became a sixtime All-America thrower while at UGA. He also coached MacKay to an NCAA title in the hammer throw and led Panagiotis Mavraganis to All-America honors in the weight throw as well as SEC titles in the weight and hammer throws in 2003.

In 2003, Babbitt was named National Assistant Coach of the Year in the men’s throws category by the U.S. Track and Field Coaches Association. He was also later named the USTFCCCA East Region Women’s Throws Coach of the Year in 2007.

Babbitt has coached 45 throwers who have competed in the Olympic Games and/or World Championships and that group has won nine medals. These include 2005 World Outdoor shot put champion Adam Nelson, who also the 2004 Olympic champion, and 2006 World Indoor champion & 2007 World Outdoor shot put champion Reese Hoffa. Babbitt is has also served as he personal coach of eight-time U.S. Champion and current American record holder Breaux Greer (javelin), as well as

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Canadian record holder Jason Tunks (discus) and three-time Canadian Olympian Brad Snyder (shot put). In addition, Babbitt has been the long-time coach Andras Haklits, the three-time Croatian Olympian and hammer record holder, who finished eighth in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and seventh in the hammer at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany.

Babbitt came to Athens from California State University in Los Angeles where he was an assistant from 1988-96. He built the Cal State-Los Angeles throwing program into the strongest at the NCAA Division II level, producing 46 NCAA qualifiers, 39 All-Americans and 15 NCAA Champions.

A native of Santa Monica, Calif., Babbitt received his bachelor’s degree in Biology from UCLA in 1989 and his Master’s degree in Exercise Science from Cal State-Los Angeles in 1994.

An avid writer and clinician, Babbitt has written over 50 articles and three book chapters for publications on five continents and in five different languages He has spoken on the throws at clinics in 14 states.

Internationally, he has conducted clinics and seminars on six different continents and also hosts the annual Throws Clinic at the University of Georgia, which has attracted 767 coaches from 14 different states and three different countries over the past 13 years. Babbitt has served the Throws Editor for the IAAF Coaches Education Program and an IAAF Level V Lecturer for the IAAF Throws Academy Courses since 2009.

Most recently, Babbitt produced and taught the throws curriculum for the new USATFCCCA Coaching Academy which was established in 2011, and has contributed to the development of the UK Athletics Coaching Education Curriculum for the heavy throws (shot, discus, hammer).

Babbitt is also an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and designed strength and conditioning programs for Cal State-Los Angeles’ basketball, soccer and track and field teams. He also served as assistant manager and throws coach for the U.S. men’s track and field team at the 1997 World University Games in Italy. He has also been a national team coach for Canada, Croatia and Argentina in various major international championships.

While at UCLA, Babbitt competed in the javelin throw for the Bruins, placing seventh at the 1988 Pac-10 Outdoor Championships.

Babbitt is married to the former Petra Juraskova. They have two daughters, Julia (14), and Veronika (6).

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2008 USTFCCCA Indoor West Regional Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year

Petros Kyprianou enters his fifth season as an assistant track and field coach at the University of Georgia after coaching for three years at Boise State University. Kyprianou, a native of Limassol, Cyprus/Greece, coaches pole vault, jumps, decathlon and heptathlon.

Kyprianou has made a tremendous impact on the Bulldog program during his four years in Athens. The 2012 campaign saw five of his student-athletes advance to the NCAA Championships and bring four All-America certificates home. True freshman Morgann Leleux captured a pair of those honors after finishing second in the pole vault at both the NCAA indoor and outdoor meets while also winning the SEC outdoor title over the collegiate record holder in the event with a school record mark (14 ft., 6 ¾ in.). For her success, Leleux was named the SEC Women’s Freshman Field Athlete of the Year and the USTFCCCA South Region Women’s Athlete of the Year following the season.

Leleux’s teammate, triple jumper Colleen Felix, also grabbed her second consecutive SEC indoor title in the triple jump during her final year with the Lady Bulldogs.

In 2011, Kyprianou guided eight Georgia team members to the Nationals as the Lady Bulldogs swept the triple jump at the SEC Indoor and Outdoor Championships.

He had four All-Americans during the 2011 seasons. Six of Kyprianou’s studentathletes qualified for the 2010 NCAA Championships. His crew has accounted for 47 new or improved spots in the indoor and outdoor school record books and has recorded five SEC titles and three school records. Kyprianou led his group to score a combined 46 points at the 2011 and then again at the 2012 SEC Outdoor Championships.

Internationally, Kyprianou had Tommy Barrineau compete at the 2011 European Cup and World University Games in the multi-events and he led Shakeema Welsch to an indoor USATF triple jump title. In fact, Kyprianou had four different athletes qualify for four different 2010 national teams.

Kyprianou has also developed Georgia into a “decathlon/heptathlon powerhouse” of sorts in his short tenure. Cory Holman exploded for a school record score of 5,873 points in the heptathlon to take sixth and earn an All-America certificate at the 2012 NCAA Indoor Championships. A year earlier, All-American Michael Ayers scored 7,903 points to finish sixth in the decathlon at the 2011 NCAA Championships as Georgia joined Texas as the only schools having two decathletes at the national meet.

In the pole vault, Caleb Ebbets took off for a personal-best mark of 17 feet, 5 ½ inches in 2012 to complement Leleux’s immense success in the event.

A variety of athletes whom Kyprianou trained showed significant improvements and posted a series of personal-best marks in 2012. True freshman Garrett Scantling tallied the fifth-best effort in school history in the decathlon (7,434) and four Bulldog pole vaulters from the 2012 indoor season each have a spot on the current all-time top-10 list. Scantling continued his success after his first outdoor collegiate season by qualifying for the 2012 World Junior Championships after taking a silver medal at the USA Junior Championships in Indiana.

Following the 2012 season, former Lady Bulldog Kat Majester finished fifth in the pole vault at the 2012 Olympic Trials, narrowly missing a berth to the Olympic Games in London. Kyprianou has steered Majester, who is still new to the sport, to a current personal-best height of 14-5.25.

In 2010, Barrineau shattered his own school record in the heptathlon twice to capture an SEC title in the event - a first for the Bulldog men in the history of the program. Also two years ago, Holman, competing in the multi-events for the first time, set an SEC Championships record in the high jump (7 feet, 1 ¾ inches) and finished third at the league meet.

Other individual highlights under Kyprianou’s watch included Lucie Ondraschkova advancing to the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships as a freshman before having a personal-best score of 3,995 points in the pentathlon to take second at the 2011 SEC Indoors; Majester shooting from 12-8 to 13-11.25 in the pole vault and advancing to both NCAA meets; John Smith soaring to a one-foot PR of 17-1 and earning runner-up honors at 2010 SEC Outdoor Championships; and Aaron LaGarde reaching new heights in both the long jump (25-5.25) and the triple jump (52-7.50),

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and also qualifying for the 2010 USA Championships.

On the professional circuit, Kyprianou serves as the strength coach for high jumper and former Lady Bulldog Levern Spencer, who has a PR of 6-6, and Welsch, who is a four-time USA women’s triple jump champion with a best of 46-11.

Kyprianou also served as a guest speaker at the 2012 USTFCCCA Convention and at the High Performance Congress in Cyprus, Greece, in December 2009. He was also a jumps clinician at the Florida High School Coaches Association. Kyprianou’s latest article printed in the magazine `Techniques’ was featured in two different languages and highlighted some of Kyprianou’s methods of developing athletes.

He has written numerous technical articles for several track and field publications including the USTFCCCA magazine “Techniques” and the Estonian site “Decathlon2000.”

In his inaugural season with the Bulldogs, Kyprianou helped Barrineau break his own school record in the heptathlon. Kyprianou also saw two of his heptathletes score at the SEC Championships before having a pair tally points for the Bulldogs at the outdoor conference meet.

A pair of pole vaulters also experienced immense success under Kyprianou’s guidance in 2009. Adam Sarafian advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, clearing 17-2.75, and took fourth at the NCAA East Regional. In her final year of competition, Julianne Toto exploded for a enormous personal-best mark of 13-5.25 to advance to the East Regional.

Kyprianou, the 2008 USTFCCCA Indoor West Regional Assistant Coach of the Year, had a significant impact on the Boise State program before arriving in Athens, guiding numerous men and women to Western Athletic Conference Championships and NCAA Championship All-American honors.

During his three-year stint at Boise State, Kyprianou guided Bronco studentathletes to 21 individual WAC Championships, four All-American honors, 10 school records and two WAC records. He also helped the men’s team to indoor (2006, 2007) and outdoor (2006, 2008) WAC league titles.

The rest of his 21 WAC champions and NCAA qualifiers came from Eleni Kafourou in the long jump and triple jump. Kyprianou helped Kafourou improve in both events and break her personal bests in both jumps while winning eight WAC championships and being the runner-up at the NCAA West Regionals. Kafourou also was named the WAC freshman of the year during the indoor and outdoor conference meet in 2006. In 2008, Kafourou was awarded the WAC Outstanding Field Performer in both the indoor and outdoor championships.

Prior to arriving on the Boise State campus, Kyprianou spent the previous two seasons as an assistant track and field coach at the University of Nebraska, Omaha and was in charge of the field events. While at UNO, he guided two student-athletes to five All-American performances at the NCAA Division II National Championships.

While competing in track and field, Kyprianou won several Cyprus and Greek Championships from 1991 to 1999. They included the decathlon, pole vault, 110 hurdles and long jump.

He has won several awards during his career which include being named the 2008 Indoor West Region coach of the Year, the Most Improved Coach Award from Cyprus in 2002, the Cyprus Athlete of the Year Award in 1999, an award from the Cyprus Soccer Association for the “Best Fitness Team” in 2003 and the Track and Field Coaching Specialty Academic Award from Greece in 2001.

Kyprianou has also made his mark in the weightlifting world. He set the Idaho record for Olympic weightlifting after lifting 567 lbs. at the 85kg class in October 2007.

Kyprianou received his Bachelor of Science degree in physical education in June of 2001 from Aristotle University in Greece. He completed his Master of Science degree in Exercise Science/Biomechanics from the University of Nebraska in 2006.

Kyprianou is a certified level III coach in the jumps, a level I and II USA Track and Field certified coach in the combined events, a certified strength and conditioning specialist and a certified USA weightlifting sports performance coach.

Kyprianou and his wife Masa welcomed their first child, Alexander, in 2008 and their second, Stefan, in 2009.

Petros Kyprianou and his wfie Masa with their first child, Alex, and their second, Stefan, who was born in September 2009.

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Jon Stuart with his wife Gail and sons Jake and Scot.

Stuart was named the 2012 USTFCCCA South Region Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year last season.

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2012 USTFCCCA South Region Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year

Jon Stuart, a 1992 graduate of Georgia, enters his 14th year directing Georgia men’s sprinters and hurdlers. Under his guidance during the last six seasons, the Bulldog sprinters/hurdlers have tallied six Southeastern Conference individual titles, an impressive 20 All-American certificates and one NCAA title. Stuart was named the 2012 USTFCCCA South Region Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year following yet another stellar campaign.

In 2012, the former Bulldog sprinter led his 4x400-meter relay team to both the NCAA indoor and outdoor meets and his 4x100 team to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Seven-time All-American and threetime SEC champion Torrin Lawrence also earned All-America certificates in the 400 at both indoor and outdoor Nationals last year after capturing the 2010 NCAA indoor title in the event. Lawrence was named the USTFCCCA South Region Men’s Track Athlete of the Year for his efforts for the third time in his career. He officially ended his UGA career by shooting to No. 2 in the school record books with his 45.40 at the 2012 Olympic Trials semifinals. Stuart’s sprinters and hurdles set 13 fresh marks in the Bulldog indoor and outdoor all-time top-10 lists during the 2012 seasons.

Stuart qualified his 4x100 team, 4x400 relay team, Lawrence in the 400 and Phillip Adams in the 400 hurdles, who clocked a 51.12 at the NCAA East Prelims, for the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships after altering the school record books in three of the four events during the season.

Prior to competing outdoors, Lawrence earned runner-up honors at the 2011 NCAA indoor meet after completing his 400 in 45.96.

In just his second season under Stuart’s tutelage in 2010, the electrifying Lawrence won an NCAA title, an SEC title and was named the 2010 USTFCCCA National Male Track Athlete of the Year. He clocked the third-fastest 400-meter dash collegiate indoor time in history (45.03) followed with an SEC meet record time of 45.10 to clinch his conference crown.

Stuart led New Jersey native Justin Gaymon, who completed his eligibility in 2009, to three SEC championships as well as six All-America certificates combined in the 400, 400 hurdles and 4x400 relay during his career. Gaymon finished atop Georgia’s all-time lists in the indoor 400 (45.94), 400 hurdles (48.46) and the indoor 4x400 relay (3:07.45). He also joined David Dickens, Brian Etelman and Michael Proctor as they clocked the second-best outdoor time in school history in the 4x400 relay at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championships to finish fifth (3:04.13) and earn All-American distinction. Thanks in part to Stuart’s crew, the Georgia have men eight top-20 NCAA finishes since 2000.

Georgia sprinters have had an array of memorable experiences during the last several seasons. In 2007, Stuart helped Dickens cap his career off in style as the Wheeler High School graduate broke the school’s indoor 400 record (46.27) at the SEC Championships. After Gaymon topped that indoor 400 time in 2008, Stuart guided Lawrence, then a freshman sensation, to the No. 2 spot on the all-time list after Lawrence crossed the finish line in 46.18 in 2009. Lawrence shattered the No. 1 mark in 2010.

Lawrence, who hails from Jacksonville, Fla., set the school’s indoor 200 mark after opening the 2009 season with a 20.77 and a win at the Kentucky Invitational. Stuart continued Lawrence’s development at the national meet as Lawrence earned All-American honors in the event.

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200 record (21.05) and earn All-American honors at the NCAA indoor meet. Dickens, who scored in four events at the SEC outdoor meet, joined Gaymon, who advanced to the semifinals at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 400 hurdles and moved to the then-No. 3 spot in the school record books in the event (50.20), as two of the top performers in the conference.

In 2005, a pair of Bulldogs led another outstanding group of Georgia sprinters and hurdlers and showed why their program is one of the most highly-respected programs in the nation. LaRon Bennett, who completed an outstanding career in Athens, and Demiko Goodman, who began his career at Georgia in an impressive fashion, were Georgia’s leaders throughout the season. While Bennett logged a career-best time in the 110 hurdles (13.86) in the early rounds of the SEC Championships and then took fifth in the 400 hurdles at the NCAA Championships, Goodman, a receiver for the Bulldog football team, finished in third place in the 400 (a career-best 46.23) in the NCAA Regional meet and placed 16th in the NCAA Championships in his only complete season at the collegiate ranks.

In 2004, Stuart coached Bennett to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships and a seventh-place finish at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

Bennett’s time in the 400 hurdles ranks him atop the Georgia all-time list.

Stuart also guided the men’s 4x400 and 4x100 meter relay teams to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1999 and 1987, respectively.

The 4x100 meter relay team posted a season best time of 39.60 to place third at the East Region Championships while the 4x400 meter relay placed second with a season-leading mark of 3:06.23. It marked the first time in school history that both relays were represented at the NCAA Championships. Indoors, Stuart’s sprinters have continued to rewrite the Georgia record books with new marks in the 400 with Lawrence’s performance and 4x400 relay (Gaymon, Michael Proctor, Phillip Adams, Lawrence; 3:07.45). In all, Stuart’s sprinters sit atop the all-time lists in five different sprints.

Stuart coached the women’s 1,600 meter relay teams that qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships from 2001-2003 and the 2000 team that qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships and set the school indoor mark. He also guided Ken Garrett to a school record and NCAA qualifying mark in the 400 meter hurdles in 2001.

Prior to returning to Georgia, Stuart served as the head track and field coach at Northeast Louisiana University (now the University of Louisiana-Monroe). The Indians placed 16th on the men’s side at the 1999 NCAA men’s outdoor track and field championships under Stuart’s direction, producing three All-Americans as well as one national champion in Andras Haklits. Before his coaching stint at Louisiana-Monroe, Stuart led a nationally recognized sprint squad at the University of Texas-Arlington for three years. While at UTA, he helped produce 20 Southland Conference Champions and 11 NCAA Division I All-Americans. Stuart also helped the Mavericks capture nine Southland Conference team titles.

Before his collegiate coaching career, Stuart was the head track coach at East Paulding High School in Dallas, Ga., where his athletes set 11 school records.

Stuart started his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Bulldogs under John Mitchell, from 1993-94. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Physical Education at Georgia in 1992 and his Master of Education in Physical Education in 1994.

He married the former Gail Moreland in December 2002 and has two sons named Jake and Scot.

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Patrick Cunniff joined the Bulldog staff in August 2012. He is guiding UGA’s cross country competitors and the rest of Georgia’s middledistance runners.

Cunniff wasted little time making his presence known across the Southeastern Conference and then the nation during the 2012 cross country season. The Bulldog men matched their best finish in history at the SEC Championships (second) before automatically qualifying for their second consecutive invite to the NCAA Championships thanks to a runner-up finish at the NCAA South Regionals. Georgia wrapped up its season by taking 19th at Nationals, marking the best finish in school history.

The Lady Bulldogs also surged to their first trip to the NCAA meet since 2007 during Cunniff’s first year at the helm. The Georgia women arrived at the NCAA South Regionals ranked fifth, but answered the challenge with a third-place finish, the team’s best showing in five years, to grab an at-large bid to Nationals. This marked the first time that both the Georgia men and women had advanced to the NCAA Championships during the same season since 2004 and only the second time in history.

Cunniff walked away from his first season with a school record eight All-Region performers and five runners who were on one of the All-SEC squads.

A native of North Kingstown, R.I., Cunniff came to UGA after serving five years as Long Beach State’s cross country and assistant track coach from 2007-12. His distance runners highlighted Cunniff’s final season with the 49ers by winning a conference individual championship in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track. Each one of these titles came with a school record performance at the respective conference meets.

In addition to helping lead Long Beach to 2008 and 2011 Big West Conference men’s outdoor team championships, Cunniff put together an impressive resume with the 49ers. He watched his distance runners set school records 25 times, coached seven student-athletes to the NCAA Preliminary Round and led five to qualify for the NCAA Regionals. In the classroom, his runners earned CoSIDA All-Academic team honors from 2007-11.

Cunniff guided Matt Maldonado to an Olympic Trials “A” Standard time of 3:37.68 in the 1500 meters and 3:59.08 in the mile to qualify for NCAA indoors, which marked the first sub-4:00 mile in school history.

Maldonado went on to advance to the semifinals of the Trials. Another individual, Kip Kangogo, recorded two wins and a runner-up finish at the Canadian Nationals after being instructed by Cunniff.

Cunniff also was responsible for administrative duties including all aspects of team travel for the 49ers. He also started the Pyramid 5k and assisted in numerous fundraising and community outreach events for Long Beach.

Getting his collegiate coaching start in the state of Texas, Cunniff spend two years coaching at Texas Christian University (2004-06). Similar to his years at Long Beach, his resume was quickly filled with numerous accolades. Cunniff coached seven NCAA Division I Championship qualifiers (three cross country, one indoor track, three outdoor track),

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Patrick Cunniff and his wife, Katie, have a daughter named Casidy. Cunniff returned to UGA in 2012 after running for the Bulldogs in the late 1980s and early 1990s. guided his team members to 12 individual conference championships and coached student-athletes who set school records four times.

Cunniff directed the Horned Frogs to a runner-up finish at the 2004 Conference USA Championships and a fourth-place finish at the NCAA South Central Regional, highlighted by having the individual champion on the women’s side. He also assisted in coaching Jackson Langat to the 2006 NCAA indoor 800 crown. His cross country teams maintained a GPA over 3.0 during his tenure in Fort Worth.

His first coaching stop came at the University of Texas as a volunteer assistant. During his time in Austin, Cunniff worked to help the Longhorns win the 2003 and 2004 Big XII Outdoor Championships as well as the 2003 South Central Regionals in cross country. Also in 2003, the Texas track team registered a second-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

On the Texas distance side, Cunniff, who has a USATF Level I Certification, coached Brian Rue to a personal-best 1:47.21 in the 800 and qualification to the 2004 Olympic Trials. His cross country team also maintained a GPA over 3.0.

Transferring to Georgia from UNC-Charlotte, Cunniff competed for the Bulldogs from the 1988 cross country season to the 1991 track and field season. He became a regular contributor for Georgia’s cross country team and made his way into the school’s all-time top-10 list in the 10,000. Cunniff graduated in June 1991 with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science.

Cunniff and his wife, Katie, have a 1-year-old daughter named Casidy.

Cunniff led the 2012 Georgia men’s cross country team to its second consecutive NCAA Championships. The Bulldogs had their top finish in history at the national meet, taking 19th.

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George Cleare joined the Bulldog coaching staff prior to the 2011 season and is responsible for the women’s sprints, relays, jumps, hurdles and combined events.

Cleare, a 39-year-old native of Nassau, Bahamas, brings a wealth of international coaching experience to Georgia’s staff after having been an assistant coach of the Bahamas national team.

During the 2012 campaign, Cleare guided high jumper Saniel Atkinson to runner-up finishes at both the SEC indoor and outdoor meets as well as a First Team All-America finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Atkinson helped the Lady Bulldogs score 108 points at the 2012 SEC Outdoor Championships, which is the third-best total in history and tops since Georgia’s 2006 conference championship.

Atkinson then cleared a school record height of 6 ft., 2 ¼ in. at the Jamaican National Championships during the summer.

Cleare was also instrumental in landing the Lady Bulldogs Track & Field News’ fourth-best recruiting class for 2013, the team’s best ranking of this sort in history. Bahamian sprinter and World Junior champion Shaunae Miller, Jamaican jumping phenom Chanice Porter and All-American Myasia Jacobs were three of the student-athletes Cleare led to Athens during the offseason.

In his first season with Georgia, Cleare guided a pair of Lady Bulldog seniors to record four new or improved top-10 times in the Georgia record books. Outdoors, Georgina Nembhard clocked the fifth-fastest 200-meter dash time (23.40) in school history mid-way through the season while Odeika Bent recorded the school’s ninth-fastest mark (23.78) at the SEC meet. Bent also finished the league championship with the seventh-best 400 time in UGA history at 53.97. During the indoor campaign, Bent sped to the No. 5 time on the Lady Bulldog top-10 list in the 400 (54.57) at a “last chance” NCAA qualifying meet.

Cleare’s corps also contributed to Georgia’s fourth-place finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships. Nembhard scored in the 100 at the 2011 league outdoor meet and she, along with Bent, was a leg on the Lady Bulldog foursome who also added a point in the 4x100 relay.

Cleare has also helped guide other standouts such as Bahamas native Debbie Ferguson, who was a four-time NCAA champion and 20-time All-American while attending Georgia in the late 1990s, to notable finishes in top-level meets across the world.

Most recently, Cleare has held leading posts in a variety of organizations. He has been the women’s national relay team cocoordinator for the Bahamas Association of Athletics Associations and directed (Level I) IAAF Coaches Education and Certification System courses.

He has also served as the head coach and president of the Bahamas Speed Dynamics Track and Field Club and Mentoring Program during his time in his native nation. Cleare planned athletic training schedules and models and organized after-school programs for the youth while leading this program.

The 2003 National Coach for the Bahamas, Cleare was the National Relay Coordinator and relay coach at the Penn Relays, Carifta Games, CAC Championships, World Youth Championships and World Championships in 2009. He also had the same role for the World Junior Championships in 2008.

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During his time in Athens, George Cleare has already volunteered his time with area schools while the Bulldogs are not competing on the track. coach at the Carifta Games in 2003, 2004 and 2006 and served as the President of the Bahamas Coaches Association from 2003-04.

Five Olympians from the last four Olympic Games have worked with Cleare. Ferguson, winner of three Olympic medals and one of the newest additions to Georgia’s Circle of Honor for her academic and athletic success during and since college, highlights this group. Cleare worked with the 2000 Gold medalist in the 4x100-meter relay in fourmonth spans of the offseason as Ferguson developed into one of the most dominant female sprinters of all-time.

Cleare has guided a host of athletes to immense success on various national teams. Athletes who he has coached have won scores of medals at the Carifta Games, World Championships, Pan-American Games, World Junior Championships and the Commonwealth Games, among others.

An IAAF Level IV certified coach in sprints, hurdles and relays, Cleare received his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from Galilee College in Nassau, Bahamas, in 2009.

George Cleare has helped coach former Lady Bulldog All-American and four-time NCAA champion Debbie Ferguson (pictured above) during certain portions of her career. Cleare, like Ferguson, is from the Bahamas and has extensive experience with international competition.

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6-8 • So. (I)/Jr. (O) Marietta, Ga. Sprayberry

2012: Outdoor – Completed his Career Bests second season with the Bulldogs by (I) (O) taking 27th (200 feet, 8 inches) at the --222-5 JavelIn NCAA East Prelims…Finished 12th in the javelin at the SEC Championships…Had a top effort of 209-7 to finish seventh in the javelin Invitational at the Triton Invitational…Won the javelin with a mark of 213-4 at the Spec Towns Invite…Moved to No. 9 in the school record books after unleashing a career-best mark of 222-5 for third place at the Florida Relays…Finished second at the Yellow Jacket Invite after his opening attempt traveled 198-5…Opened his second season by hitting the secondlongest mark of his career (215-11) to take third at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor - Did not compete.

2011: Outdoor - Wrapped up his season by competing at the NCAA East Prelims...Opened the SEC Championships with the longest throw of his career (218-2) to take third in the javelin...Launched a personal-best throw of 204-9 to take second in the javelin at the War Eagle Invite...Took third with a personal-best throw of 193-6 at the SEC vs. Big Ten Challenge...

Cruised to a 40-foot victory in the javelin (188-9) at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invitational during his first meet with the Bulldogs.

Indoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.

High School: Won the javelin and finished third in the hammer at the 2008 USATF Georgia Association Jr. Championships...Named Sprayberry’s 2008 Men’s Track and Field Athlete of the Year...Personal-best marks of 182 feet, 6 ½ inches in the javelin, 180-6 in the discus and 51-0.75 in the shot put...Took first in the discus and second in the shot put at the 2008 GHSA Region 6-AAAAA meet as a senior...Finished third in the discus at the 2007 GHSA state championship...Also competed on Sprayberry’s basketball, baseball and football teams...Earned his Eagle Scout award.

Personal: Born October 12, 1989...Son of Sheri Anderson...Completed a two-year full-time service mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after graduating from HS..Majoring in Psychology.

corey ashboUrne sprints

5-11 • Fr. (I)/So. (O) Smyrna, Ga. Campbell Career Bests 2012: Outdoor – Finished 16th in the (I) (O) 400-meter dash (49.87) at the Spec --49.87 400m Towns Invite.

Indoor - Redshirted.

High School: Won the GHSA AAAAA Region 4 title in the 400-meter dash…Personal-best time of 48.40 (400) and 1:58.36 (800)…Finished fifth at the 2011 USATF Region III Junior Olympics.

Personal: Born May 15, 1993…Son of Josh and Dorothy Ashbourne…Majoring in Psychology.

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5-7 • So. (I)/Jr. (O) McDonough, Ga. Eagles Landing

2011, 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships Competitor 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2012: Cross Country - Scored for Career Bests Georgia and earned All-Region (I) (O) honors at the NCAA South Region--24:09 8k CC als with a 15th-place finish in 30:51.3 --- 31:42.1 10k CC on the 10k course…Finished third in --- 4:10.80 1500m a time of 26:29.88 (8k) at the Geor--- 8:49.05 3000m gia Invitational…Finished 29th at --- 14:49.84 5000m the Greater Louisville Classic 8k in --- 30:00.64 10,000m 24:27.10…Finished second among Georgia runners and 74th overall at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational in a time of 24:09 (8k)…Scored for the Bulldogs at the SEC Championships, finishing 19th overall in 24:26.66 on the 8k course…The third Bulldog to cross the finish line at the NCAA Championships, placing 120th on the 10k course in a time of 30:54.7.

Outdoor – Finished 20th in the 10,000-meter run at the SEC Championships…Clocked a personal-best 10,000 time of 30:00.64 to finish eighth at the Drake Relays and move to seventh in the Bulldog record books…

Dropped his time to 14:49.84 for ninth place at the Florida Relays…

Opened his season by winning the 5000 with a career-best time of 14:54.45 at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs.

2011: Cross Country - Was the Bulldogs top finisher at the Georgia State Invitational with a runner-up finish after clocking a season-best 25:41…

Finished 104th (25:30) to score for Georgia at the Notre Dame Invitational…Was the fifth scorer for the Bulldogs at the Wisconsin Invitational after taking 156th (25:10.7)…Made the best out of his first trip to the SEC Championships by scoring with a 17th-place finish (24:51.98)…Scored for the Bulldogs at the NCAA South Regionals with a 27th-place finish (31:55.8)…Was Georgia’s third scorer at the NCAA Championships after managing a 195th-place finish with a time of 31:44.0.

Outdoor - Competed sparingly for the Bulldogs during his first collegiate outdoor season.

Indoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.

2010: Cross Country - Made his collegiate debut and finished sixth overall at the 8K Georgia Cross Country Invitational with a time of 24:52.69...

Scored in his first trip to the NCAA Pre-Nationals after taking 144th (25:20.5).

High School: Won GHSA A state championships in the 3200-meter run as a junior and senior...Captured a state cross country title as a senior after claiming region wins as both a junior and senior...First-team All-State for cross country as a junior and senior...Also won region championships in the 1600 and 3200 as a junior and senior...Set state A record in cross country and set new No. 1 marks in the county in the 5k, 3200 and 1600...

Part of region champion track team in 2009...Track and cross country captain as a sophomore, junior and senior and received the Kingdom Athlete award those same three years...Named the Henry County Runner of the Year...Nominated as the Man of the Year by the Atlanta Track Club...

Personal-best times of 15:12 (5k), 9:26 (3200) and 4:24 (1600)...Member of National Beta Society, Student Leadership Institute and Fellowship of Christian Athletes, on the Presidential Honor Roll...Chaplain for his team.

Personal: Born March 15, 1992...Son of Archie and Cindy Baker...Majoring in Business-Management

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6-1 • So. (I)/So. (O) Alpharetta, Ga. Alpharetta

16th (26:10.07) in the season-opening Georgia Cross Country Invitational.

High School: Part of Brookwood’s two-time GHSA AAAAA state champion cross country team...Helped team become qualified for the Nike Cross Nationals two years...Member of 4x1600-meter relay team that set a state record...Personal-best times of 1:54 (800) and 4:16 (1600)...On Brookwood’s Honor Roll.

Personal: Born August 23, 1992...Son of Vinnie and Colleen Brennan...

Majoring in pre-Business.

2012 Outdoor All-American (Second Team - 4x400 relay)

Career Bests 2012: Outdoor – Earned Second Team (I) (O) All-American honors in the 4x40022.58 --200m meter relay after the Bulldog quartet clocked a 3:06.52 at the NCAA Cham48.85 --400m pionships…Joined with his Bulldog --51.29 400mH teammates to register the fifth-best time in school history (3:04.91) to take seventh in the 4x400 relay at the NCAA East Prelims and advance to the national finals…Also finished 33rd in the 400 hurdles at the Prelims…

Crossed the finish line in a career-best time of 51.29 in the prelims before taking fifth in the 400 hurdles at the SEC Championships…Also finished third in the 4x400 relay at the SEC meet with a time of 3:06.80…Finished with a personal-best time of 51.62 to take seventh in the 400 hurdles at the Drake Relays and break into Georgia’s all-time top-10 list…Clocked a career-best 51.89 for 12th place at the Florida Relays…Was fourth in the 400 hurdles at the Yellow Jacket Invite…Opened his outdoor career by taking fifth in the 400 hurdles at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor – Finished seventh in the 400-meter dash (49.38) during his first collegiate meet at the Kentucky Invitational…Also a leg on Georgia’s winning 4x400 team after finishing in 3:12.22 in Kentucky…Dropped his 400 time to 48.96 for 10th place and was part of the second-place 4x400 relay team (3:11.99) at the Auburn Invitational…Was eighth in the 400 (49.61) at the Mark Colligan Memorial and joined three teammates to win the 4x400 relay (3:11.72)…Took eighth in the 200 after clocking a 22.58 at the VT Elite meet and ran a leg on the Bulldog 4x400 team as they won with a season-best time of 3:09.88…Ran a 48.85 to tie for 38th in the 400 at the Tyson Invitational…Also ran a leg on the winning 4x400 relay at the Tyson meet after finishing with a season-best time of 3:09.62…Part of distance medley relay team that clocked a 9:57.51 for third place at the SEC Championships.

High School: Won the 400-meter dash (a personal-best 48.74), 300 hurdles (39.74) and the high jump (6 feet) at the GHSA AAAAA Region 6 meet as a senior…Finished third at the state meet in the 300 hurdles…Personalbest times of 38.98 (300 hurdles) and 48.74 (400)…Finished third in the 300 hurdles and fifth in the 400 at the Georgia Olympics…Won the Fulton County Championships in the 300 hurdles…Also played basketball at Alpharetta…Member of the Honor Roll.

Personal: Born May 13, 1993…Son of Philip and Julie Branch…Majoring in pre-International Affairs.

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5-8 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Snellville, Ga. Brookwood

2012: Cross Country - Took 67th at the Commodore Classic.

Indoor & Outdoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.

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6-2 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Athens, Ga. Cedar Shoals

High School: Captured 2012 GHSA AAAA state titles in the triple and long jumps…First Team All-State as a junior and senior…Won region titles in the triple jump as a junior and senior and also finished first in the long jump and 300-meter hurdles during his final season to lead his team to a region championship…Personal-best marks of 49 feet, 9 inches (triple jump), 23-5 (long jump) and 36.9, which made him the only person on the state to break 36 seconds that year (300 hurdles)…Won the Best Performance Award for his performance in the triple jump and 300 hurdles at the state championships…Finished eighth in the triple jump at the state meet as a junior…Also played football and baseball at Cedar Shoals.

Personal: Born June 3, 1993…Son of Felicia Calhoun and Barry Smith…

Undecided major.

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5-9 • Sr. (I)/-- (O) Marietta, Ga. Wheeler 2011, 2012 SEC Outdoor Champion (Steeplechase) 2011, 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships Competitor (Steeplechase) 2011, 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships Competitor 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2012: Cross Country - Placed 12th at Career Bests the NCAA South Regionals in a time (I) (O) of 30:50.2 (10k), en route to earning --- 3:53.68 1500m NCAA All-Region honors…Earned --3000m 8:08.51 first-team All-SEC honors after plac--- 8:41.86 3000mst ing fifth overall at the SEC Cham5000m 14:34.32 14:04.80 pionships in 24:01.49 (8k)…Placed --24:00 8k CC second at the season-opening Georgia --- 31:08.5 10k CC Invitational 8k in a time of 26:21.14…

Finished first among Georgia runners and 14th overall at the Greater Louisville Classic (8k) in 24:07.88…Was the first Georgia finisher at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, turning in a time of 24:00 (8k)…Finished his cross country career at Georgia by scoring at the NCAA Championships with a 155th-place finish in 31:09.1 (10k).

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Shattered his own school record in the steeplechase with a time of 8:42.84 to take fourth at the Mt. SAC Relays…Finished first at the Florida Relays after completing his laps in 8:49.38, which was the second-fastest time of his career at the time…Won the Georgia Relays after clocking one of the nation’s best times in the steeplechase (8:55.74).

Indoor – Shot to No. 4 on the Bulldogs’ all-time top-10 list after finishing the 3000-meter run at the Husky Classic with a personal-best time of 8:08.51 for 26th place…Finished fifth in the 3000 (8:15.02) and eighth in the 5000 (14:34.32) at the SEC Championships.

2011: Cross Country - Returned to the course after redshirting in 2010 with a second-place finish (24:45.37) at the Georgia Invitational…Led the Bulldogs for the second meet in a row with a 38th-place finish (24:50) at the Notre Dame Invitational…Finished 67th overall (24:37.8) to be the second Georgia runner across the finish line at the Wisconsin Invitational…Earned All-SEC Second Team honors after taking eighth at the SEC Championships with a time of 24:30.82 to lead the Bulldogs to a thirdplace finish…Named to All-Region team after leading Georgia with a seventh-place finish (31:15.5) at the NCAA South Regionals…Helped give the Bulldogs’ their top finish of any SEC team at the NCAA Championships for the first time in school history after finishing 142nd (31:08.5) to lead his team for the fifth meet in 2011.

Outdoor - Finished 20th in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Championships…Earned his first trip to the NCAA Championships after finishing ninth with a new school record time of 8:45.01 at the NCAA East Prelims…Captured Georgia’s first SEC steeplechase title at the Championships with the second-best time of his career (8:49.12)…Shot to a personal-best finish of 14:04.80 in the 5000 to move to No. 4 on the UGA all-time top-10 list and take fifth at the War Eagle Invite…Shattered his own school record in the steeplechase after registering a time of 8:45.76 to highlight the Florida Relays…Opened his season by winning the steeplechase (8:54.39) at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invitational.

Indoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.

2010: Cross Country - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.

Outdoor – Broke the three-year-old school record in the 3000-meter steeplechase after clocking an 8:50.02 to take fourth at the Mt. SAC Relays…

Set a new personal-best time in the steeplechase (8:55.96) to take second at the Florida Relays.

Indoor – Had his second straight PR in the 3000-meter run (8:19.59) to take 10th at the SEC Championships…clocked a personal-best 8:20.15 for third place in the 3000 at the Hokie Invitational.

2009: Cross Country - Finished second at the 8K Georgia-Georgia Tech Dual Meet after registering a time of 26:01 to help the Bulldogs knock off the Yellow Jackets…Was fifth at the Georgia Cross Country Invitational after clocking a 26:53.60…Finished just behind Bejan Abtahi (57th) at the Notre Dame Invitational after clocking a 24:52 for 59th place…Scored for the Bulldogs after taking 173rd (26:01.7) at the 8K NCAA Pre-Nationals...

Had his top career finish at the 8K SEC Championships by taking 28th (25:59.24) to score for Georgia...Was the third Bulldog across the finish line at the 10K NCAA South Regionals after finishing 29th (31:23.64).

Outdoor: Completed the 3000-meter steeplechase with a career-best time of 9:28.19 for ninth place at the SEC Championships...Won his second collegiate meet in the steeplechase after finishing with a time of 9:31.86 at the Bulldog Limited...Crossed the finish line with a career-best time of 9:31.42 in the steeplechase to take third at the Spec Towns Invitational...Exploded onto the outdoor track scene by winning the steeplechase after clocking a 9:42.45 at the Georgia Relays.

2008: Cross Country – Finished 10th in his first meet as a Bulldog after clocking a 19:57 at the 6200-meter Georgia-Georgia Tech dual meet...

Scored for the Bulldogs at the 8K Tiger Invitational with a 76th-place finish (24:45.01)...Competed in his first 8K SEC Championships and was Georgia’s third finisher (52nd – 25:43.08)...Was the fourth Bulldog across the finish line at the 10K NCAA South Regionals (73rd – 34:01.94).

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High School: Clocked a personal-best time of 4:20.73 in the 1600-meter run to finish second at the 2008 GHSA 5-AAAAA state championships after losing one of his shoes just 25 meters into the race...Won the 2008 region 3200 (9:37.77) and was the runner-up in the 1600 (4:23.29)...Set a school record in the 3200 (held by former Bulldog Drew Griffin) with a time of 9:24.93...Won the GHSA 6-AAAAA cross country championships after finishing in a personalbest 15:48.91 in the 5000...Won the Great American Invitation Red Races and finished third at UGA’s Bulldog Stampede in the high school division in 2007...Competed for Team Georgia at the 2006 and 2007 Nike Foot Locker South Regional...Named to All-Metro Team following 2006-07 season...Broke a 13-year-old school record (also held by Griffin) at the 2006 GHSA AAAAA cross country championships by taking third place with a time of 15:52.13.

Personal: Born November 7, 1989...Son of Bill and Therese Cleaver...

Majoring in Biology.

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5-8 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Atlanta, Ga. Grady

2012: Cross Country - Did not compete for the Bulldogs.

High School: Won GHSA AAA state titles in the 800 meters (1:52) and the 1600 (4:15) as a senior while also finishing second at the state cross country championships...Also won the 800 (1:54) state crown as a junior after taking third in the 1600 (4:20) and eighth at the state cross country meet...

Personal-best marks of 15:36 (5k), 4:15 (1600) and 1:52 (800)...Finished ninth at the state meet in the 1600 as a sophomore after earning runner-up honors at the region level...Graduated with a 3.4 GPA. Personal: Born November 12, 1993...Son of Debra Mayer and Dennis Coburn...Majoring in pre-Athletic Training.

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6-0 • Jr. (I)/Sr. (O) Stone Mountain, Ga. Parkview 2011, 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships Competitor 2010 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll 2011, 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2012: Cross Country - Earned AllCareer Bests Region honors at the NCAA South (I) (O) Regionals with a 10th-place finish in --- 3:56.49 1500m a time of 30:46.5 (10k)…Scored for --mIle 4:15.91 the Bulldogs at the Greater Louisville --3000m 8:26.55 Classic 8k, crossing the finish line in 5000m 14:35.08 14:39.84 40th place with a time of 24:35.66…

--- 30:31.44 10,000m Also scored at the Wisconsin adidas --- 24:21.36 8k CC Invitational, crossing the finish line --- 30:46.5 10k CC of the 8k course in 115th place with a time of 24:22…Was the third Bulldog finisher at the SEC Championships, turning in a time of 24:21.36 to place 16th on the 8k course…Scored for the Bulldogs at the NCAA Championships, placing 121st on the 10k course in 30:55.7.

Outdoor – Took seventh in the 10,000-meter run after crossing the finish line in 30:31.44 at the SEC Championships…Finished seventh in the 5000 (14:47.03) at the Florida Relays.

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Indoor – Took fourth in the 3000-meter run (8:27.10) at the Kentucky Invitational…Moved into the school’s all-time top-10 list in the 5000 with a 14:35.08 to take ninth while also finishing 13th in the 3000 (8:26.87) at the SEC Championships.

2011: Cross Country - Was fifth at the Georgia Invitational after crossing the 8k finish line in 25:15.68…Was 85th (25:19) to score for the Bulldogs at the Notre Dame Invitational…Finished 116th (24:53.9) at the Wisconsin Invitational to be the third Georgia runner across the finish line…Scored for the first time at the SEC Championships after taking 18th (24:52.86)…

Returned to Athens with All-Region honors after taking 21st (31:47.9) at the NCAA South Regionals…Was the second Bulldog across the finish line at the NCAA Championships with a 187th-place finish (31:35.5).

Outdoor – Earned runner-up honors in the 5000 (14:42.04) at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invitational.

Indoor – Redshirted for the Bulldogs.

2010 Cross Country: Took fifth overall at the 8K Georgia Cross Country Invitational after crossing the finish line in 24:52.21...Took 41st at the SEC Championships after registering a time of 25:49.55.

Indoor - Finished 16th at his first SEC Championships after clocking an 8:27.12 in the 3000-meter run.

2009 Cross Country: Scored for the Bulldogs during his debut after taking fifth at the 8K Georgia-Georgia Tech Dual Meet with a time of 26:05...

Ran his second meet for Georgia and finished 134th (25:51) at the Notre Dame Invitational...Finished 41st (26:27.88) at the 8K SEC Championships during his first trip to the meet...Was 61st (32:37.26) at his first 10K NCAA South Regionals.

High School: Ran on Parkview teams that won two GHSA state cross country titles and one state track title...Finished as the Region 8 5A cross country champion and runner-up in the GHSA 5A cross country state meet as a senior...Named 2008 Gwinnett Daily Post Runner of the Year...

Earned a spot on the 2007 and 2008 Atlanta Track Club All-Metro Team, 2007 and 2008 All-Gwinnett Team as well as the 2008 Team Georgia...Ran track for the first time during his senior year and finished as the runnerup in both the GHSA 5A state 1600-meter run and the 3200...Personal bests of 15:46 (5K), 4:19 (1600) and 9:20 (3200)...Holds the Parkview school record for the 3200...Lettered in soccer three years...Graduated with a 3.97 GPA. Personal: Born August 1990...Son of Craig and Margey Detweiler...Majoring in Management Information Systems.

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6-5 • Fr. (I)/So. (O) Thomasville, Ga. Thomas County Central 2012: Outdoor – Finished 24th at his Career Bests first NCAA East Prelims after reaching (I) (O) a distance of 168 feet, 8 inches in the --170-3 DIsCus discus…Finished 14th at his first SEC Championships in the discus…Was 20th at the Triton Invitational with a top throw of 166-11…Finished third in the discus at the Yellow Jacket Invite with a toss of 169-7 just hours after he competed in a football scrimmage in Athens…Made his Bulldog debut and finished second in the discus with a mark of 170-3.

Indoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.

High School: Won the 2011 GHSA AAAA state title in the discus with a mark of 183 feet, 7 inches…Registered career-best marks in both the discus (201-2, which finished as the nation’s seventh-longest prep throw and only three feet away from the state record owned by former Bulldog football player Hiawatha Berry) and in the shot put (54-8.50) to sweep both events

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at the 2011 Region 1-AAAA meet…Captured his region discus title by 55 feet…Took fourth in the discus (171-10) at the 2010 state meet…Won the discus at the Georgia Olympics and was fourth in the shot put with an effort of 53-11.50….Finished first in the discus at the Chiles Capital City Championships after reaching a mark of 195-11.75…In football, named to the USA Today All-USA First Team defense and Parade All-America team…Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 selection and played on the Army All-America East team.

Personal: Born September 24, 1992...Son of Ray Drew Sr. and Pamela Drew...Majoring in pre-Journalism.

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6-2 • So. (I)/Jr. (O) Johns Creek, Ga. Northview 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll

Career Bests 2012: Outdoor - Clocked a career(I) (O) best time of 14.74 to take 22nd in 8.27 --60mH the 110-meter prelims at the Drake --14.74 110mH Relays...Finished 10th in the 110 hurdle prelims at the War Eagle Invite after finishing in 14.76...Blazed to a career-best finish of 14.75 to take sixth in the 110 hurdles at the Yellow Jacket Invite...Finished sixth in the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.91 at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor - Recorded a personal-best time of 8.27 to take third in the 60-meter hurdle finals at the Mark Colligan Memorial...Matched his personalbest time of 8.27 in the 60 hurdle prelims and then took seventh in the finals at the VT Elite meet.

2011: Outdoor - Finished second in the 110 hurdles (15.15) at the GeorgiaMissouri dual meet.

Indoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.

High School: Named the Most Valuable Sprinter in 2009 and 2010...Finished third in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2010 Region 6-AAAAA meet...

Set a new school record in the 110 hurdles 10 different times during the season as a junior and took fifth at the 2009 GHSA AAAAA state meet...

Won both the 110 hurdles and the 300 hurdles at the JV region meet...

Personal-best time of 14.6 in the 110 hurdles...Graduated Summa Cum Laude from a class of 700...AP scholar completing class credits in nine AP courses...Was a Distinguished Graduate.

Personal: Born February 17, 1992...Son of Alan and Kim Dunn... Brothers, Josh and Zach, both have attended UGA...Majoring in Journalism-Public Relations.

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6-3 • Jr. (I)/Jr. (O) Leesburg, Ga. Lee County 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2012: Outdoor – Posted no height at Career Bests the NCAA East Prelims to complete (I) (O) his sophomore season…Cleared 16 Pv 16-6.75 17-5.50 feet, 8 ¾ inches to take 10th in the pole vault at the SEC Championships…Exploded for a personal-best mark of 17-5.50 on an opening clearance to finish second at the Spec Towns Invite…Reached a career-best

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Indoor – Tied for seventh with teammate Cameron Meyer after the pair cleared a career-best height of 16 feet, 6 ¾ inches at the Auburn Invitational, which ranks them ninth in the school history…Tied for 10th at the SEC Championships after recording a mark of 16 feet.

2011: Outdoor – Was sixth in the pole vault at the Spec Towns Invite.

Indoor – Took third in the pole vault at the VT Final Qualifier to wrap up his indoor season.

High School: Won the 2010 GHSA AAAA state pole vault title after setting a new 4A state record…Captured three straight region titles (200810)…Personal-best mark of 16 feet, 1 inch…Helped lead his team to the 2008 region cross country championship…Also swam at Lee County…

Member of FCA, Senior Superlative, Skills USA and Health Occupations Students of American (HOSA) and on the Honor Roll.

Personal: Born August 31, 1991…Son of Rich and Joy Ebbets…Majoring in pre-Exercise and Sport Science

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5-7 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Ellenwood, Ga. Morrow High School: Won the 2012 GHSA AAAA 200-meter dash state title…

Ran a leg on the two-time state champion 4x400 relay team (2010-11)…

Personal-best times of 20.95 (200), 47.04 (400), 47.86 (indoor 400) and 10.64 (100)…Named to the Atlanta Track Club All-Metro team as a junior and senior…Coached by Kerry York, Victor Stokes, Travis Hinton and Marc Nichols…Earned a varsity letter at Eagles Landing as a freshman before transferring.

Personal: Born December 24, 1993…Son of Rosalind Peters and Anson Evans…Cousin, Rodney Peters, played football for Mississippi State in 1984 and uncle, Jatavis Sanders, played football at N.C. State (1999-01) and East Tennessee State (2001-03)…Undecided major.

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5-9 • So. (I)/So. (O) Marietta, Ga. Walton

after clocking a 48.65 at the Kentucky Invitational…Also a leg on Georgia’s winning 4x400 team after finishing in 3:12.22 in Kentucky…Took third in the 400 (48.60) at the Mark Colligan Memorial and joined three teammates to win the 4x400 relay (3:11.72)…Was named SEC Freshman of the Week after finishing second in the 400 with a collegiate personal best of 48.10 and running a leg on the Bulldog 4x400 team as they won with a season-best time of 3:09.88 at the VT Elite meet…Ran a leg on the winning 4x400 relay at the Tyson Invitational after finishing with a season-best time of 3:09.62…Clocked a 48.64 to take 19th in the 400 prelims at the SEC Championships…Part of 4x400 relay team that set a school record of 3:06.97 to finish second at the SEC Championships…Teamed with Phillip Adams, Waymon Storey and Torrin Lawrence to clock a 3:11.44 for 10th place in the 4x400 relay for Second Team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships.

High School: Member of national champion 4x400-meter intermediate relay team as a sophomore…Finished third in the 400 at the GHSA AAAAA state championships as a junior…Set school records in the 200, 400, long jump, 4x100 relay and sprint medley relay…Personal-best marks of 23-11 (long jump), 10.80 (100), 21.67 (200) and 47.64 (400)…Named Most Valuable Sprinter and Most Valuable Jumper last three years at Walton…

Attended Avondale HS in Auburn Hills, Mich., as a freshman and Spring Valley HS in Columbia, S.C., as a sophomore…Won a team championship with Jumpstart Athletics.

Personal: Born February 16, 1993…Son of Audrey and Charles Foster…

Undecided major.

maUrice freeman JUmps/sprints

6-8 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Arnoldsville, Ga. Oglethorpe High School: Won the 2012 GHSA AA high jump championship while also finishing third in the 200-meter dash at the state meet…Captured back-to-back Region 8-AA high jump titles and was the 400 champion in 2012…Personal-best marks of 6 feet, 10 inches (high jump), 21.91 (200) and 49.27 (400)…Set Oglethorpe school records in the 200 and 300 (35.58)…

Named Athens Banner-Herald’s Male Track Athlete of the Year and to the publication’s 2012 All-Area basketball game…Finished second in the 200 at the region meet as a freshman…Also played basketball and football at Oglethorpe.

Personal: Born November 22, 1993…Son of Victor and Michelle Freeman…Cousin, Terrell Bell, played for the Bulldog basketball team from 1993-96…Majoring in Computer Science.

2012 Indoor All-American (Second Team - 4x400 relay 2012 Outdoor All-American (Second Team - 4x400 relay)

2012: Outdoor – Earned Second Team Career Bests All-American honors in the 4x400(I) (O) meter relay after the Bulldog quartet 22.16 --200m clocked a 3:06.52 at the NCAA Cham48.10 47.93 400m pionships…Joined with his Bulldog teammates to register the fifth-best time in school history (3:04.91) to take seventh in the 4x400 relay at the NCAA East Prelims and advance to the national finals…Clocked a 48.41 to take 23rd in the 400 prelims at the SEC Championships and also ran a leg on the third-place 4x400 relay team (3:06.80)…Finished seventh in the 400 (48.08) at the Spec Towns Invite…

Part of second-place 4x400 team at the Florida Relays after clocking a 3:06.08…Managed a career-best time of 47.93 to finish ninth in the 400 at the Yellow Jacket Invite…Also was a leg on the winning 4x100 relay team after the unit clocked a 40.33 at the Yellow Jacket meet…Was a leg on the winning 4x100 relay team (40.17) at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor – Made his Bulldog debut and finished fifth in the 400-meter run

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6-0 • Sr. (I)/Sr. (O) Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

Palos Verdes 2012: Outdoor – Lifted his second Career Bests throw in the javelin 196 feet to earn (I) (O) runner-up honors at the Spec Towns --209-4 JavelIn Invite.

Outdoor - Had a career-best mark of 209 feet, 4 inches to wrap up his season at the NCAA East Prelims...Finished seventh in the javelin (209-3) at the SEC Championships.

Personal: Born March 12, 1989…Son of Cynthia and Joe Giacomin…Majoring in Economics.

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6-0 • Sr. (I)/Sr. (O) Dalton, Ga. Dalton 2012: Cross Country - Did not comCareer Bests pete for the Bulldogs.

(I) (O) Outdoor – Advanced to the finals 800m 1:52.98 1:50.73 in the 800-meter run with a 1:50.99 --- 4:04.28 1500m and took ninth in the finals at the --- 25:47.35 8k CC SEC Championships…Managed a personal-best 800 time of 1:50.73 for 31st place at the Mt. SAC Relays…Was fourth in the 800 at the Spec Towns Invite…Finished 15th in the 800 (1:51.76) at the Florida Relays…Continued his middle-distance training by taking second in the 400 with a time of 49.07 at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor – Finished seventh in the 800-meter run at the Kentucky Invitational…Took fifth in the 800 (1:53.44) during the Auburn Invitational…

Managed a personal-best 800 time of 1:52.99 to finish 26th at the Husky Classic…Clocked a career-best time of 1:52.98 to take 12th in the 800 prelims at the SEC Championships…Part of distance medley relay team that clocked a 9:57.51 for third place at SECs. 2011: Indoor & Outdoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs.

2010: Cross Country – Finished 89th (28:12.43) at the SEC Championships during his first season with the Bulldogs.

High School: Finished third in the 800-meter run at the GHSA AAAA state meet as a senior...Named a team captain...Took third in the mile and fifth in the 800 at the state meet as a junior...Has a personal-best time of 1:49.7 in the 800.

Personal: Born December 6, 1989...Son of Stephen and Terry Grass...One of six siblings...Majoring in Consumer Economics.

adolphUs Gray sprints

5-11 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Ellenwood, Ga. Morrow High School: Won the 400-meter dash at the 2010 USATF Youth National Championship…Ran a leg on the 2011 AAU national champion 4x400 relay team…Leg of GHSA AAAA state champion 4x400 relay team as a junior after earning runner-up honors in the 400 as the region meet…

Personal-best times of 48.29 (400) and 22.1 (200)…Also won a region championship in the 4x400 relay as a senior while taking third at the state meet in the same relay, fourth in the 4x100 relay and fifth in the 400…Part of region and county champion 4x400 relay team as a sophomore while also taking third at the region meet…Named Freshman of the Year after being a regional finalist in the 400 as a freshman…Also played football at Morrow and was on the Honor Roll.

Personal: Born January 2, 1994…Son of Adolphus Gray Sr. and Pamela L. Gray…Majoring in pre-Exercise and Sport Science.

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Lycee Robert Schuman/Texas St. 2012: Cross Country - Did not compete for the Bulldogs.

Texas State (2012) - Has a personal-best outdoor 800 time of 1:49.03 after clocking a career-best 1:50.14 indoors, which broke the Texas State school record…Captured the 2012 Southland Conference (SLC) Outdoor Championships in the 800 with a time of 1:50.49…Finished second in the 800 at the 2012 SLC Indoor Championships to also earn all-conference honors.

High School: Won Luxembourgish championships in both the indoor and outdoor 800-meter runs…Named the 2010 Luxembourgish Male Athlete of the Year.

Personal: Born June 2, 1992…Son of Romain Grethen and Michele Grethen…Majoring in pre-Business.

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5-11 • Fr. (I)/So. (O) Duluth, Ga. St. Pius X 2012 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

Career Bests 2012: Cross Country – Finished 35th (I) (O) (25:39.72) to be the second Bulldog 9:42.70 3000mst --finisher at the Commodore Classic…

--25:04.11 8k CC Took 78th out of 255 runners at the Greater Louisville Classic with a time of 25:04.11…Was 274th (25:30) at the Wisconsin Invitational…Took 79th at the SEC Championships after completing the course in 26:00.92.

Outdoor – Ran his first collegiate steeplechase and finished fourth with a time of 9:42.70 at the War Eagle Invite.

Indoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.

2011: Cross Country - Finished 15th (26:42) at the Georgia State Invitational...Was the Bulldogs’ second finisher at the Crimson Classic with a 35th-place finish (26:01.03)...Named to the All-SEC Freshman Team after finishing 41st (25:37.20) at the SEC Championships.

High School: Helped lead St. Pius X to the GHSA AAA cross country team title as a senior...Finished as the individual state runner-up at the 2010 state cross country meet...Earned Coach’s Award last three years of high school and was named team MVP as a senior...Named Newcomer of the Year as a freshman...Personal-best mark of 9:14 in the 3200 meters and 15:06 in the 5000.

Personal: Born July 1, 1992...Son of Mark and Karen Hoban...Brother, Mark, played baseball at Oglethorpe University...Grandmother, Lucille Hoban, graduated from UGA and his sister, Mary Kate, is on track to graduate from Georgia in 2012...Majoring in Turfgrass Management.

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6-0 • Sr. (I)/Sr. (O) Marietta, Ga. The Lovett School

personal-best 21.74)…Finished as a National Scholastic Indoor Championship indoor All-American in the 400…Helped lead Parkview to the 2009 AAAAA state title…Earned First-Team All-State honors…Won 2009 Region 8-AAAAA titles in both the 200 and 400…Named the 2009 Gwinnett Daily Post Male Runner of the Year, Atlanta Track Club Most Valuable Runner and the Gwinnett County Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year…Also played football at Parkview.

Personal: Born November 15, 1990…Son of Mark and Melissa Kasson…

Majoring in International Affairs.

2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2012: Cross Country - Scored for the Career Bests Bulldogs at the Commodore Classic (I) (O) after finishing 47th overall in a time --- 30:52.95 10,000m of 25:55.77.

--- 14:56.00 5000m Outdoor - Managed an 18th-place --- 8:39.30 3000m finish in the 10,000-meter run --- 25:51.96 8kCC (32:24.72) and a 25th-place finish in the 5000 (15:29.17) at the SEC Championships...Finished 19th in the 10,000 (30:52.95) at the Drake Relays...Earned runner-up honors in the 5000 (15:26.44) at the Spec Towns Invite...Was fourth in the 5000 at the Yellow Jacket Invite after registering a 14:56.00...Finished third in the 5000 (15:29.95) at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs.

2011: Cross Country - Did not compete for Georgia.

Outdoor - Finished third in the 3000 (8:39.30) at the Georgia-Missouri dual meet.

Indoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.

2010: Cross Country - Competed in three meets for the Bulldogs...Finished with a top time of 25:51.96 for 27th place at the Georgia Invitational.

2009: Cross Country - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.

High School: Runner-up at the 2008 GHSA AA state cross country meet as a senior...Also finished second in the 3200-meter run at the 2009 state track meet...Won the 2009 Region 6-AA title in the 3200...Named to Atlanta Track Club All-Metro Team...Personal-best times of 15:40 in the 5K and 9:39 in the 3200...Captain and MVP of Lovett’s cross country team as a junior and a senior...Also the MVP for the track team in his final season...Part of state runner-ups in cross country as a sophomore, junior and senior...Helped lead his team to region championships in track as a freshman and a sophomore...Graduated Cum Laude and was a member of the National Honor Society and the Headmasters List all four years.

Personal: Born April 21, 1991...Son of Glenn and Betsy James...Majoring in Finance.

JUlian lavender sprints

6-2 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Kennesaw, Ga. Harrison High School: Clocked a school record time of 47.8 in the 400-meter dash as a senior...Earned runner-up honors at the GHSA Region 4-AAAAA Championship in the 400...Named Outstanding Athlete (Sprints)...Took fifth in the 400 at the Georgia Olympics...Also played basketball at Harrison.

Personal: Born April 21, 1994...Son of Harrell and Carla Lavender...Majoring in pre-Business.

brandon lord distance

5-9 • Jr. (I)/Jr. (O) Chattanooga, Tenn.

The Baylor School 2011, 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships Competitor 2011 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll

Career Bests 2012: Cross Country - Named to the (I) (O) NCAA All-Region team by finishing k CC --24:13.53 8 third overall at the NCAA South than asson Regionals in 30:35.8 (10k), marking --- 30:35.8 10k CC the best finish for a Bulldog at the --- 3:53.93 1500m prints meet since 2003…Earned second--mIle 4:14.84 5-11 • Jr. (I)/Jr. (O) team All-SEC honors after placing --3000m 8:11.91 Lilburn, Ga. 13th overall at the SEC Champion5000m 14:27.65 14:03.33 ships in 24:15.45 (8k)…Captured his m --- 31:37.71 10,000 Parkview / Kennesaw State first career victory in the opening meet of the season, the Georgia 2012: Outdoor – Clocked a seasonCareer Bestsbest 48.95 Invitational, in a time of 26:16.49 (8k)…Named SEC Co-Runner of the to take 14th in the 400-meter dash (I) (O) Week following his performance at the Georgia Invitational…Was the and a 22.71 to take 27th in the 200 at --22.18 200m second Bulldog runner to cross the finish line, completing the 8k course at the Yellow Jacket Invite.

50.00 48.95 400m the Greater Louisville Classic in 24:13.53 to place 21st overall…Scored for Indoor – Took ninth in the 400-methe Bulldogs at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, placing 111th in 24:20... ter dash (50.00) at the Mark Colligan Memorial…Was sixth in the 400 after Placed 107th at the NCAA Championships in 30:49.3 (10k). clocking a 50.13 at the Tiger Paw Invitational.

Outdoor – Completed his season after taking 33rd in the 5000-meter run 2011: Outdoor – Finished fourth in the 400 (49.06) at the Georgia-Missouri (14:35.89) at the NCAA East Prelims…Finished second in the 5000 with a dual meet…Won the Open 400 at the Spec Towns Invite with a time of time of 14:05.67 at the SEC Championships…Vaulted to fourth in the Bull49.31. dog record books after registering a 14:03.33 in the 5000 for eighth place at Indoor - Competed sparingly for the Bulldogs. the Mt. SAC Relays…Topped Georgia’s finishers in the 5000 for fifth place High School: Won the 2009 GHSA AAAAA state championship in with a 14:21.03 at the Florida Relays. the 400-meter dash (a personal-best 47.43) and was fifth in the 200 (a

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2011: Cross Country - Finished third during the 8k Georgia Invitational after clocking a 25:03.74…Scored for the Bulldogs at the Notre Dame Invitational after taking 67th (25:10)…Earned SEC Runner of the Week honors after leading the Bulldogs at the Wisconsin Invitational with a career-best time of 24:23.4 for 37th place to be the top conference finisher…Broke into the top 10 at the SEC Championships by taking 10th with a 24:33.46…

Named to All-Region team after taking 16th (31:42.1) at the NCAA South Regionals…Scored at the NCAA Championships after crossing the 10k finish line in 31:51.5 for 206th place.

Outdoor – Wrapped up his season by competing in the 5000-meter run at the NCAA East Prelims…Took ninth place in the 5000 (14:38.40) at the SEC Championships…Finished fourth in the 5000 after crossing the finish line in 14:09.69 at the Drake Relays, which is the fifth-fastest time in UGA history.

Indoor - Earned All-SEC Freshman honors in the 3000 meters at the SEC Indoor Championships after taking eighth with a personal-best time of 8:14.04, which is No. 4 in the school record books…Also a part of the distance medley relay team that took fifth at the SEC meet with the thirdfastest time in school history (9:52.90)…Moved to eighth on the school’s all-time top-10 list after recording an 8:16.84 for 67th place in the 3000 at the Husky Classic…Was a part of the third-place DMR team at the Big 12 vs. SEC Challenge that clocked the fourth-fastest time in school history (9:55.63)…Finished first in the 3000 at the Clemson Challenge after crossing the finish line in 8:26.00.

2010: Cross Country - Made his collegiate debut and finished 10th (25:59.77) at the UGA-GT Dual Meet...Was the Bulldogs’ top finisher at the Greater Louisville Classic after finishing 44th with a time of 24:38.65...

Finished fifth for UGA and 167th overall at the NCAA Pre-Nationals to score with a time of 25:41.1...Scored for the Bulldogs and was named to the All-SEC Freshmen Team at his first SEC Championships after taking 38th (25:34.46).

High School: Named to both the 2009 Foot Locker Cross Country AllAmerican and All-South teams as a senior...Captured three individual state titles as a senior in cross country, the 3200-meter run and the 1600...

Member of 2009 US Junior Men Mountain Running Team that finished fourth at the World Championships, which was the highest-ever placing for a junior male...Ranked in the top five in the nation in both the 1600 and the 3200...Helped lead Baylor to state team titles in cross country as a sophomore and junior and a runner-up finish in track as a sophomore...

Personal-best times of 1:58 in the 800, 4:09.69 in the 1600, 8:55.42 in the 3200 and 14:51 in the cross country 5k...Named Baylor Athlete of the Year (2009-10) and earned Special Recognition by the Baylor faculty during that same span...Also swam in high school, where Baylor won three straight state team titles from his freshman to his junior year and two national championships...Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Born June 13, 1992...Son of Ted and Janet Lord...Majoring in Applied Biotechnics.

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5-11 • So. (I)/So. (O) Gainesville, Ga. Gainesville 2012: Indoor & Outdoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs.

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Indoor - Earned All-SEC Freshman honors after taking sixth in the pole vault (16 feet, 11 ½ inches) at the SEC Indoor Championships…Exploded for a personal-best performance of 17-0.75 to take third at the Tyson Invitational and move to fourth in the school record books…Tied for fifth in the pole vault after soaring over the bar at 16-11.50 at the Virginia Tech Elite meet.

High School: 2010 New Balance national pole vault champion…Ranked the No. 1 pole vaulter in the nation…Earned 2009 and 2010 Nike AllAmerican honors…Named to 2010 USA Today All-USA High School Track & Field team…Two-time GHSA AAA champion and two-time allclassification highest jump…Finished first in the pole vault and third in the decathlon at the 2010 USATF Junior National Championships…Tied for first at the Reno Pole Vault Summit…Finished second at the 2008 state meet…Won the Mobile Challenge meet and was the indoor champion at the LSU and Kentucky high school meets…Personal-best marks of 17 feet (pole vault), 6,566 points (decathlon), 49.0 (400-meter dash) and 21.8 (200)…Also played football and basketball and ran cross country at Gainesville…Part of Lanier Running Club.

Personal: Born September 10, 1991…Son of Glenn Malquist and Christy Sammy…Majoring in Consumer Economics.

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6-6 • So. (I)/Jr. (O) Dunwoody, Ga. Marist School 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships Competitor (Discus) 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2012: Outdoor – Earned Honorable Career Bests Mention All-American honors af(I) (O) ter taking 17th in the discus at the --183-7 DIsCus NCAA Championships with a top Wt 57-1 --mark of 178 feet, 11 inches…Qualified for his first national finals after taking sixth in the discus with a top effort of 183-2 at the NCAA East Prelims…Finished fourth in the discus with a throw of 174-11 at the SEC Championships…Hit a career-best mark of 183-7 to take seventh in the discus at the Triton Invitational while also reaching 174-10 in an additional comp at the meet…Won the discus at the Spec Towns Invite after his fourth throw traveled 178-6…Earned the top collegiate spot in the discus at the Florida Relays after launching an effort of 176-6…Was second in the discus (173-2) at the Yellow Jacket Invite…Opened his outdoor season with his second career victory in the discus after reaching a personal-best distance of 180-10 at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor – Launched a career-long effort of 57 feet, 1 inch to take fifth in the weight throw at the Tiger Paw Invitational…Took ninth at his first SEC Championships in the weight throw after reaching 54-10.75.

2011: Outdoor – Completed his first collegiate season by competing at the NCAA East Prelims…Finished 11th in the discus at the SEC Championships…Won his first collegiate meet with a career-long throw of 174-2 at the Georgia-Missouri dual meet…Had a career-best throw of 168-8 to finish fifth at the ASU Invite…Finished second in the discus during his career debut at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invitational.

Indoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.

High School: Earned runner-up honors in the discus and took sixth in the shot put at the GHSA AAAA state meet as a senior after winning both events at the region meet…Set a school record in the discus…Took second at the state meet in the discus as a junior after winning the region meet…Personal-best discus mark of 198 feet, 6 inches…Recognized as the 2009 and 2010 Most Valuable Male Field Athlete and Most Valuable Male

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Personal: Born August 27, 1991…Son of Arje and Jim McCarty…Sister, Payton, graduated from UGA in 2010…Majoring in pre-Education and Sport Science.

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the SEC Indoor Championships with the third-fastest time in school history (9:52.90).

High School: Finished fourth in the 400-meter dash at the 2010 and 2009 GHSA A state meets after winning region titles in the event...Set school record in the 200 and broke his own school record mark in the 400 as a senior...Took second in the 400 at the county meet...Personal-best times of 49.23 (400) and 22.6 (200)...Member of Beta Club...Took Honors course in science, math and English throughout high school...Received AP credit for biology and U.S. history classes.

Personal: Born January 29, 1992...Son of Julie Davis Mills and Thomas Arthur Mills...Father, Thomas, played football at Auburn...Majoring in pre-Business.

6-2 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Kingston, Jamaica Calabar High School: Won 2011 Pan-American Junior Championships with a Jamaica national junior record in the shot put...Captured the 2009, 2011 and 2012 CARIFTA Games titles...Finished first at the 2012 CAC Junior Championships...Ranked sixth overall for world juniors in 2012...

Personal-best marks of 66 feet, 1 ½ inches in the shot put (6kg) and 185-3 in the discus (1.25kg)...Finished second at both the ISSA Championships and the CARIFTA Games under-20 division as a junior...Also competed in both the World Junior Championships in Canada and the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore...Member of 11 Jamaican national teams...

Won both the shot put and discus championships at the ISSA Championships and the CARIFTA Games at the under-17 level as a sophomore...

Named Best Student-Athlete for 2010-11 and was awarded the Herb McKinley Award for sports and academics...Volunteered as a student counselor and mentor.

Personal: Born June 6, 1993...Son of Veronne Bedward and Junior Miller...

The middle of five siblings...Majoring in pre-Business.

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6-2 • Sr. (I)/Sr. (O) Olomouc, Czech Republic Gymnasium Hejcin - Olomouc 2010 Freshman SEC Academic Honor Roll

2012: Outdoor – Finished 27th in the Career Bests shot put (a season-best 56 feet, 9 ½ (I) (O) inches) and had no mark in the dis57-7 sHOt Put 58-1.25 cus at the NCAA East Prelims…Took --175-0 DIsCus 12th in the discus at the SEC Championships…Reached 170 feet in the discus and was third in the shot put (540.50) at the Triton Invitational…Won the discus at the Yellow Jacket Invite with a season-best toss of 175 feet…Earned runner-up honors in the shot put with a mark of 55-9.25, which was his longest outdoor throw since 2010, at the Georgia Relays and was third in the discus (167-11).

Indoor – Finished ninth at the SEC Championships in the shot put (53 feet, 3 inches). ric ills 2011: Outdoor – Scored with an eighth-place finish in the shot put at the SEC Championships…Released a season-best attempt of 55 feet to take prints in the shot put at the Georgia-Missouri dual meet…Had a sixth and 5-10 • Jr. (I)/Jr. (O) third final throw in the discus that measured 171-1 to win at the Spec Towns Snellville, Ga. Invite.

Providence Christian Indoor - Finished sixth in the shot put at the SEC Indoor Championships after launching a top effort of 55 feet, 6 ¼ inches.

2010: Outdoor – Tied for 36th in the shot put with a mark of 55 feet, ¾ inches at the NCAA East Prelims…finished fifth (54-5.25) at the SEC 2012: Outdoor – Took 12th in the Career Bests Championships…also took eighth in the discus with a personal-best 400-meter dash with a 48.96 at the (I) (O) heave of 161-10 at the SEC meet…reached a career-best distance of 57-7 Spec Towns Invite…Finished 28th in 22.98 22.80 200m to finish fourth in the shot put at the Florida Relays…had a personal-best the 200 (22.80) at the Yellow Jacket 49.35 48.94 400m throw of 56-9.50 to take fourth in the shot put at the Arizona State InvitaInvite. tional…finished second (55-5.75) inches at the Georgia-Georgia Tech dual Indoor – Finished seventh in the 400-meter dash after registering a meet.

49.59 at the Mark Colligan Memorial and joined three teammates to win the 4x400 relay (3:11.72)…Finished fourth in the 400 (49.35) at the VT Elite Indoor – Earned All-SEC Second Team honors after taking second in the shot put (58 feet, 1 inch) at the SEC Championships…had a career-best meet.

2011: Outdoor - Was a leg on the 4x400 (season-best time of 3:07.16) relay effort of 58-1.25 to finish third at the Hokie Invitational.

High School: Finished seventh at the 2008 World Junior Championships team that advanced to the NCAA meet...Joined three of his teammates in the 6 kg shot put with a personal-best mark of 63-0 feet…Won the to clock a season-best 4x400 relay time of 3:08.21 to finish second in the prelims at the Drake Relays...Clocked a personal-best 48.94 to take third in 2008 Czech Junior indoor and outdoor shot put championships…Has the 400 at the Georgia-Missouri dual meet...Recorded a career-best time of personal-best marks of 54-8 in the 7.26 kg shot put, 173-10 in the 1.75 kg discus and 157-5 in the 2 kg discus.

49.04 in the 400 at the War Eagle Invite...Joined three teammates to clock Personal: Born September 23, 1989…Son of Dana and Petr Novotny… a season-best 3:08.27 to take second in the 4x400 relay at the Spec Towns Majoring in Business-Management.

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5-10 • Sr. (I)/Sr. (O) Lilburn, Ga. Parkview 2011, 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships Competitor 2012, 2011, 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2012: Cross Country - Earned Career Bests All-Region honors for the second (I) (O) consecutive year after finishing --- 3:59.83 1500m eighth at the NCAA South Region--- 8:31.68 3000m als in 30:44.0 (10k)…Finished in 5000m 14:19.75 14:24.68 26:34.21 at the Georgia Invitational --- 29:57.54 10,000m 8k to place fourth overall…Scored --- 24:29.94 8k CC for Georgia at the Greater Louisville --- 30:41.1 10k CC Classic 8k, crossing the finish line in 42nd place with a time of 24:37.29…

Placed 159th at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational 8k in 24:32…Scored for the Bulldogs at the SEC Championships, finishing the 8k course in 24:29.94 to claim 20th place…The first Georgia finisher at the NCAA Championships, placing 96th in 30:41.1 (10k).

Outdoor – Took 15th in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 30:35.70 at the Mt. SAC Relays…Finished sixth in the 5000 (14:34.34) at the Florida Relays.

Indoor – Opened his season by clocking a career-best 14:23.46 (No. 5 in the school record books) to take 37th in the 5000-meter run at the Husky Classic…Took fourth in the 5000 with the fastest time of his career (14:19.75, No. 3 in school history) at the SEC Championships.

2011: Cross Country - Started his junior season by finishing fourth at the Georgia Invitational with a time of 25:12.08…Finished 50th to be the Bulldogs’ second finisher at the Notre Dame Invitational after completing the course in 24:54…Scored for Georgia after taking 155th (25:10.6) at the Wisconsin Invitational…Was 15th at the SEC Championships to score for the Bulldogs with a time of 24:49.31…Named to All-Region team after finishing 23rd (31:50.1) at the NCAA South Regionals…Made his debut at the NCAA Championships and finished in 228th place 32:11.9).

Outdoor – Had a time of 31:03.03 to take 40th in the 10,000-meter run after NCAA East Prelims…Finished sixth in the 10,000 (30:52.40) at the SEC Championships…Recorded a personal-best time of 29:57.54, which is the fifth-fastest time in school history, to take fourth in the 10,000 at the Drake Relays…Crossed the finish line third in the 3000 (8:31.68) at the SEC vs.

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Indoor - Moved to No. 5 in the school record books after taking eighth in the 5000 meters at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 14:24.68…Won the 5000 at the Big 12 vs. SEC Challenge after recording the 10th-fastest time in school history (14:42.37).

2010: Cross Country – Won his first collegiate meet at UGA after clocking a 24:33.18 at the 8K Georgia Cross Country Invitational to open the season…Was the Bulldogs’ top finisher for the second week in a row after taking second (25:22.84) at the UGA-GT Dual Meet…Finished second for UGA and 72nd overall at the Greater Louisville Classic with a time of 24:52.44…Led Georgia for the third time in 2010 after taking 94th at the NCAA Pre-Nationals with a time of 24:53.2…Finished second for the Bulldogs at the SEC Championships after registering a 25:15.50 for 28th…

Was the second Georgia runner across the finish line after taking 30th (31:22.29) at the 10k NCAA South Regionals.

Outdoor – Finished eighth in the open 10,000-meter run at the Mt. SAC Relays with a personal-best time of 30:21.28.

Indoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.

2009: Cross Country - In his first meet with the Bulldogs, finished seventh at the 8K Georgia-Georgia Tech Dual Meet after clocking a time of 26:13…

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Georgia State (2008): Attended Georgia State but did not compete during the cross country season...Ran in the 3000-meter run at the Niswonger Invitational during the indoor track season...Had a time of 15:06.30 in the 5000 for the Panthers during the outdoor season...Has personal-best times of 9:25 in the 3200 and 4:23 in the 1600.

High School: Earned three varsity letters in both cross country and track at Parkview...Named to All-County team in cross country as a junior and senior and was on the All-Metro team as a senior...Received AllRegion and All-County honors in track in 2008...Voted Most Improved Athlete at Parkview in 2005...Broke Mill Creek record in the 3200 while at Parkview...Member of 2005 and 2006 AAAAA state championship teams in cross country.

Personal: Born October 18, 1989...Son of Clayton and Leslie Richardson...

Majoring in Social Studies Education.

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6-3 • So. (I)/So. (O) Jacksonville, Fla. Episcopal 2012: Outdoor – Posted four Career Bests personal-best efforts to score a (I) (O) career-high 7,434 points in the 7.13 --60m decathlon at the USA Junior Cham--11.34 100m pionships to earn runner-up honors 8.45 --60mH and a place on the U.S. squad --14.93 110mH for the World Championships in --51.47 400m Barcelona…Despite not scoring in --1000m 2:51.83 the 110-meter hurdles because of a --- 4:55.08 1500m disqualification, finished seventh HJ 6-10.25 6-9.50 in the decathlon (6,331) at the SEC Pv 14-9 14-11 Championships…Shot to fifth on lJ 22-3.25 22-11.25 UGA’s all-time top-10 list dursP 41-6 44-7 ing his first career decathlon after --128-0 DIsCus scoring 7,410 points for third place --191-0 JavelIn at the Bulldog Decathlon thanks to 5,481 --HeP. victories in the high jump (6-9.50) --7,410 DeC. and javelin (191).

Indoor – Clocked an 8.52 in the 60-meter hurdle prelims before taking 11th in the finals…Finished ninth with 5,380 points during the first full heptathlon of his life at the Razorback Invitational thanks to six personal-best efforts…Improved his careerbest score in the heptathlon to 5,481 to take fifth at the SEC Championships, including a victory in the high jump (6 feet, 10 ¼ inches).

High School: Named The Florida Times-Union Male Track Athlete of the Year and to the All-First Coast Team…Set school records in the pole vault, high jump and triple jump…Has personal-best marks of 15-3 (pole vault), 6-9 (high jump) and 46 feet (triple jump)…Won the 2011 FHSAA 2A state title in the pole vault after clearing 15 feet and was also fifth in the high jump…Named MVP as a sophomore and senior and was First Team All-City from his sophomore to seniors years…Also played football for Episcopal and caught 66 passes for more than 1,200 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior…Earned MVP honors in football as a junior and senior and First Team All-City honors.

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5-11 • So. (I)/So. (O) Camilla, Ga. Mitchell County Career Bests 2012: Outdoor – Ran on the 4x100meter relay team at the NCAA (I) (O) Championships and took 18th with 6.80 --60m a 40.03…Advanced to the national --10.39 100m finals in the 4x100 relay with a time of 39.89 for 10th place at the NCAA East Prelims…Dropped his collegiate personal best to 10.39 after taking eighth in the 100 prelims at the SEC Championships…Also ran a leg on the second-place 4x100 relay team at the SEC meet after the foursome registered a 39.73…Clocked a collegiate personal-best time of 10.72 to finish ninth in the 100 prelims and ran on the winning 4x100 relay with a season-best time of 39.71 at the Drake Relays…Opened his outdoor career by clocking a 10.79 to take 15th in the 100 prelims at the War Eagle Invite.

Indoor – Clocked a 6.80 in the 60-meter dash prelims before taking third in the finals at the Mark Colligan Memorial…Ran a 6.83 in the 60 prelims before finishing sixth in the finals…Was eighth in the 60 (6.83) at the Tiger Paw Invitational…Finished 19th in the 60 prelims at the SEC Championships.

High School: Clocked a state-record 100-meter dash time of 10.35 to win the 2010 GHSA AA state championship while also capturing the 200 crown (21.57)…Announced from the awards stand that he was accepting a football scholarship offer from UGA…Captured the 2011 state title in the 100 to repeat as champion…Won the 2009 state 200 title with a time of 21.66 and finished second in the 100 finals…Clocked a personal-best time of 21.36 to win the 2010 Golden West Invitational…In football, played in the Under Armour All-America game and was a PrepStar All-American.

Personal: Born June 25, 1993…Son of Jennifer Scott and Johnny Wesley…

Majoring in pre-Athletic Training.

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6-0 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) McDonough, Ga. Eagle’s Landing 2012 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

Career Bests 2012: Cross Country - Recorded a 16th-place finish (26:46) at the (I) (O) Georgia State Invitational...Fin--- 25:11.69 8k CC ished 42nd (26:13.12) to score for --- 31:54.4 10k CC Georgia at the Crimson Classic...

Made his debut at the SEC Championships and finished 59th.

Indoor & Outdoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.

2011: Cross Country - Recorded a 16th-place finish (26:46) at the Georgia State Invitational...Finished 42nd (26:13.12) to score for Georgia at the Crimson Classic...Made his debut at the SEC Championships and finished 59th.

High School: Finished with runner-up honors in both the 1600 meters and the 3200 at the 2011 GHSA AAA state meet, earning First Team AllState honors...Took third at the state cross country meet as a senior...Personal-best times of 4:15 (1600), 9:18 (3200) and 15:25 (5k)...School record holder in the 1500, 1600, 1-mile run, 3200, 5k, 4x800, 4x1600 and distance

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Personal: Born April 13, 1993...Son of Christopher and Kelly Sims...Majoring in Mathematics.

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6-0 • Jr. (I)/Jr. (O) Apple Valley, Calif.

Salem-Ga. / Guilford College Guilford College (2010-2011): Three-time NCAA Division III All-American (indoor 60-meter dash, outdoor 100 and 200)...Owns personal-besttimes of 6.50 (55), 6.76 (60), 10.53 (100) and 21.10 (200), which remain the best times in school history.

High School: Helped lead his team to the 2010 state finals in the 4x100meter relay...Also played basketball at Salem...Named to the Academic Honor Roll.

Personal: Born September 15, 1992...Son of Norman and Sylvia Smith...

Majoring in Sociology.

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5-7 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Snellville, Ga. Brookwood 2012: Cross Country - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.

High School: Earned the title of Most Valuable Track Athlete as a senior and to the All-County team...Helped lead Brookwood to the 2012 GHSA AAAAA state track title...Won a 2012 region title in the 800...Personalbest 800-meter run time of 1:51.08 set at the 2012 Music City Distance Carnival, which is the eighth-best time all-time in Georgia...Gwinnett County record holder in the 800...Named the Most Valuable Sophomore and received the Scholar Athletic award as a junior and senior...Finished his academic career as an AP Scholar.

Personal: Born May 11, 1994...Son of Judith Riley...Majoring in pre-Business and Accounting.

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5-7 • Jr. (I)/Jr. (O) Columbus, Ga. Columbus 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships Competitor

2012: Cross Country - Earned All-Region honors at the NCAA South Regionals with a 21st-place finish in a time of 31:15.9 on the 10k course…

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--1500m 4:01.57 Outdoor – Took 10th in the 3000-me--3000m 8:49.86 ter steeplechase with a career-best --- 9:19.13 3000mst time of 9:19.79 at the SEC Championships…Won the steeplechase with a time of 9:28.94 at the War Eagle Invite…Finished 10th in the 1500 at the Spec Towns Invite.

Indoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs.

2011: Cross Country - Finished 11th at the Georgia Invitational after recording a mark of 25:36.10…Was the fourth Bulldog scorer at the Georgia State Invitational after crossing the finish line in 25:53…Recorded the first top team finish of his career after taking ninth at the Crimson Classic with a time of 25:24.58…Finished 50th at the SEC Championships.

Outdoor – Finished just out of scoring after taking ninth in the steeplechase (9:19.13) at the SEC Championships…Won his second straight race in the steeplechase after registering a 9:27.78 at the War Eagle Invite…

Cruised to a victory in the steeplechase (9:26.64) at the Spec Towns Invite…Took third in the steeplechase at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invitational.

Indoor - Finished 11th in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:49.86 at the Big 12 vs. SEC Challenge.

2010: Cross Country – Finished ninth overall and scored for the Bulldogs in his first collegiate meet at the 8K Georgia Cross Country Invitational with a mark of 24:56.23…Was a scorer for the Bulldogs at the UGA-GT Dual Meet after finishing fifth (25:41.46)…Took 82nd (24:58.50) to score for the Bulldogs at the Greater Louisville Classic…Continued a strong first season after scoring and earning All-SEC Freshmen honors at the SEC Championships after finishing 39th (25:38.86)…Finished third for the Bulldogs and 37th overall (31:36.26) at the 10k NCAA South Regionals.

High School: Won both the 2006 and 2007 GHSA AAA state cross country titles…Captured the 3200-meter run championship at the 2007 state track meet…Competed at the 2010 New Balance Nationals in the 5000…

Finished 21st at the 2009 Foot Locker South Regionals with at time of 15:12…Took second in both the 1600 (4:19) and 3200 (9:28) at the 2010 state meet…Four-time cross country and track captain and Most Valuable Runner at Columbus…Four-time Region 2AAA cross country champion and four-time region 1600 and 3200 champion…Was the high-point scorer at the 2010 region meet after winning the 1600 and the 3200 and earning runner-up honors in both the 4x400 relay and the pole vault…

Helped lead Columbus to a combined four region cross country and track titles (cross country – 2006-07, 2009; track – 2010, which was the first time in 30 years)…Personal-best times of 4:17 (1600). 9:25 (3200) and 15:08 (5k)…Member of Georgia Mathematics League and graduated with a 3.84 GPA…Also played basketball and was named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player for his JV team as a freshman and as a sophomore.

Personal: Born June 7, 1991…Son of Steve and Mary Sparks…Father, Steve, played baseball at the University of New Mexico…Uncle, Jay Sparks, played football at UT-Chattanooga…Majoring in pre-Mathematics Education.

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6-0 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Lawrenceville, Ga. Parkview 2012: Cross Country - Finished two Career Bests spots from scoring for UGA after (I) (O) taking 13th (27:10.52) at the Georgia --25:19.42 8k CC Invitational…Scored for the Bulldogs at the Commodore Classic with a 43rd-place finish in 25:51.15…Was 103rd at the Greater Louisville Classic…Earned All-SEC Freshman honors with a 52nd-place finish (25:27.88) at the SEC Championships.

Indoor & Outdoor - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.

2011: Cross Country - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.

High School: Finished 11th on the 5k cross country course at the Nike Southeast Regionals, earning All-Second Team honors...Was third in both the 1600 meters and the 3200 at the GHSA AAAAA state meet as a senior...

Member of Gwinnett Super 6...Part of Parkview team that finished second at the AAAAA state meet and third at the Southeast Regional meet during his junior season before also taking runner-up honors at the state meet and fifth-place honors at the region meet as a senior...School record holder in cross country with team average time and in track in the 4x800, 4x1600 and 1600 SMR relays...Earned the Coach’s Award and team captain honors as a senior...Personal-best times of 4:19 (1600 meters), 9:27 (3200), 1:56 (800) and 15:34 (5k)...Named the Most Improved Runner in cross country as a sophomore...Was a Scholar Athlete at Parkview.

Personal: Born December 11, 1992...Son of Mark and Kathleen Spevacek...

Has five siblings...Majoring in pre-Business.

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6-2 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Polva, Estonia Audentes Sportsgymnasium-Tallin High School: Competed at the 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships and finished 19th in the high jump....Personal-best marks of: 7,548 points (decathlon), 11:47 (100-meter dash), 24-5 (long jump), 42-3 (shot put), 6-10.75 (high jump), 52.27 (400), 15.25 (110 hurdles), 136-6 (discus), 15-7 (pole vault), 184-3 (javelin) and 4:30.22 (1500).

Personal: Born December 27, 1992...Son of Raina Uibo and Toomas Uibo...

Majoring in pre-Exercise and Sport Science.

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High School: Finished 21st at the 2011 Foot Locker South Regional meet...

Won the 2012 GHSA AAAA state championship in the 3200 meters...

Received Most Valuable Runner honors as a junior and senior...Earned the Coach’s Award as a sophomore...Named Freshman of the Year...Personalbest times of 4:19 (1600), 9:20 (3200) and 15:23 (5000).

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6-0 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Fayetteville, Ga. Our Lady of Mercy 2012: Indoor & Outdoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs.

High School: Advanced to the GHSA A state championships in three separate events, taking third in the 100-meter dash and 4x100 relay...

Finished third in the 100 at the Georgia Olympics...Personal-best times of 10.5 (100), 21.8 (200), 51.74 (300 hurdles) and 20-1.50 (long jump)...Won the 100 and finished second in the 200 at the Region 5A meet...Captain of both the track and football teams as a senior...Named an Athlete of Character and named the Top Cat at Our Lady of Mercy...Record holder of most tackles in a season in high school...Member of National Honors Society and on the Honor Roll.

Personal: Born August 10, 1993...Son of Kim and Larry Vincent...Sister, Lindsey, competed on Georgia Tech’s track team...Majoring in Psychology.

2012 Two-Time ACC Outdoor Champion (Shot Put, Discus) 2012 NCAA Indoor All-American (Second Team - Shot Put) Virginia (2012): Indoor - Earned Career Bests Second Team All-American honors in (I) (O) the shot put...Finished second at the sP 62-1 64-0.25 ACC Championships and was named --179-11 DIsCus to the All-ACC team...Set a school indoor record with a mark of 62 feet, 1 inch.

Outdoor - Won ACC titles in both the shot put and discus and was named the MVP Field Performer...Personal-best mark of 64-0.25, which is a UVA outdoor record, (shot put) and 179-11 (discus).

High School: Five-time national champion (four indoor titles and one USATF Junior Nationals championship)...Eight-time All-American in the shot put...Named 2010 Track & Field News Indoor Athlete of the Year...

Holds national freshman, sophomore and junior indoor and outdoor class records in the shot as well as the 14-, 15-, 16-year-old age class records...

Captured eight New Jersey Meet of Championships titles in the shot and one in the discus...Only American to be a four-time individual champion at the Penn Relays and a two-time MVP at the meet...Four-time New Jersey Gatorade Athlete of the Year...Eastern Track’s Male Athlete of the Year...Finished fourth at the 2010 IAAF World Junior (U-19) Championships at only 17...High school personal best of 75-10.25, which is a New Jersey state outdoor record, (shot) and 186-4 (discus)...Also owns New Jersey state indoor record in the shot (71-9.50)...Recorded a national record 96 throws over 70 feet and is the No. 3 U.S. thrower outdoors in U.S. high school history...Six-time Star-Ledger Athlete of the Year for New Jersey and three-time Dailey Record Athlete of the Year for Morris County...

NJEA/News 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year...Morris County Male Scholar Athlete of the Year...Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born April 16, 1993...Son of Michelle and Victor Vena...Intended major of Health and Physical Education.

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5-9 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Douglasville, Ga. Chapel Hill 2012: Cross Country - Finished 62nd Career Bests at the Commodore Classic.

(I) (O) Indoor & Outdoor - Redshirted for --- 26:09.0 8k CC the Bulldogs.

2011: Cross Country - Redshirted for the Bulldogs.

High School: Finished third in both the 800 meters and 1600 at the GHSA AAAA state track meet as a junior...Took second in the 800 and fourth in the 1600 at the state meet as a sophomore...Named Douglas County’s 2010 Cross Country Runner of the Year as well as the 2011 Track Athlete of the Year...Helped Chapel Hill claim the 2007 AAAA cross country state title and two Douglas County championships...Personal-best times of 15:19 (5k), 4:11.21 (1600) and 1:53 (800)...Clocked a 4:16 mile as a sophomore and recording a 4:33 as a freshman...Member of Beta Club and Key Club.

Personal: Born May 2, 1993...Son of Dwight and Jennie Voyles, who both attended UGA...Brother, Travis, ran for Georgia and graduated in 2011...

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6-3 • Jr. (I)/Jr. (O) Dallas, Ga. East Paulding 2012 NCAA Outdoor All-American (Second Team - Shot Put) 2012: Outdoor – Earned Second Career Bests Team All-American honors in the (I) (O) shot put during his first trip to 64-1.25 sHOt Put 59-2.25 the NCAA Championships with --WeIgHt 60-9.25 an opening toss of 60 feet, 10 ½ inches…Posted his fifth consecutive personal-best shot put toss (64-1.25) to finish third at the NCAA East Prelims and qualify for his first national finals…Hit his fourth career-best performance in a row to take second in the shot put with a mark of 63-4 at the SEC Championships…Reached another personal-best distance of 62-9.50 to finish fifth in the shot put at the Triton Invitational…Exploded for a career-best toss of 61-11.75 to win the shot put and move into the all-time top-10 list at the Spec Towns Invite…Had a career-best effort of 59-7.50 to take fourth in the shot put at the Florida Relays…Won the shot put (57-7) to open the season at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor – Finished fourth in the weight throw (58 feet, 8 inches) at the Auburn Invitational…Was third in the shot put at the Mark Colligan Memorial after reaching 56-6…Earned runner-up honors in the shot put (592.25) and took ninth in the weight throw (60-7) with a pair of career-best marks at the VT Elite meet…Won the weight throw with a mark of 60-1.75 and was third in the shot put (55-3.75) at the Tiger Paw Invitational…Finished fourth in the shot put (58-10.25) and was fifth in the weight throw with a personal-best toss of 66-9.25 at the SEC Championships.

2011: Outdoor – Wrapped up his regular season by competing at the NCAA East Prelims…Took fifth in the shot put (56-1) at the SEC Championships…Finished second in the shot put at the Georgia-Missouri dual meet with a career-best throw of 58-2.50…Reached 55-9.75 in the shot put to take fourth overall (second collegiate finish) at the Spec Towns Invite…

Had a personal-best throw of 54-4 to take fourth at the ASU Invite…

Picked up a one-inch victory in the shot put (52-9.50) at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invitational.

Indoor - Made his conference debut at the SEC Indoor Championships and took eighth in the shot put (54 feet, 2 ½ inches)…Won the weight throw at the Tiger Paw Invite after reaching a career-best distance of 59-7.75 on his fourth throw…Improved for the third straight meet after finishing sixth in the shot put with a career-best effort of 56-9.25…Took third at the Big 12 vs. SEC Challenge after launching a personal-best mark of 55-3.50.

High School: Double indoor track and field All-American after taking fourth in the weight throw and sixth in the shot put at the 2010 National Scholastic Indoor Championships…Was the runner-up in the shot put at the GHSA AAAAA state meet after capturing region titles in both the shot put and discus…Finished seventh in the shot put at the 2010 New Balance Outdoor Nationals…Personal-best marks of 62 feet, ¼ inches in the shot, 160-1 in the discus, 172-9 in the hammer and 73-8.75 in the weight…Won both the shot put and the discus at the 2010 Georgia Games…Named Paulding County Athlete of the Year…Also played football at East Paulding where he was a preseason Academic All-State selection.

Personal: Born May 29, 1992…Son of Charlie and Joelle Whitener…Majoring in Political Science.

High School: As a senior, helped lead the Longhorns to a GHSA AAAA state title...Won individual titles in both the 110-meter hurdles and the 300 hurdles and was sixth in the long jump...Was the high-point scorer of all the classifications at the state meet...Named Atlanta Track Club Man of the Year 2012...Personal-best marks of 6,374 points (decathlon), 14.13 (110 hurdles), 37.45 (300 hurdles) and 22 feet, 10 inches (long jump)...Led Kell to a third-place finish as a junior...Finished second in the 110 hurdles and third in the 300 hurdles at the state meet as a junior...School record holder in both the 110 and 300 hurdles 2010-2012...Won the octathlon at the 2011 World Youth Track & Field Trials with a score of 5,332...Voted team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior...Honored as the Outstanding Underclassman Award as a freshman...Also played football at Kell and won the Receiver of the Year award and was named to the All-County team twice...

Played on Longhorn football teams who won region championships in 2010 and 2011...Earned a spot on the Honor Roll as a senior.

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Hometown (High School /Prev. College) Cumming, Ga. (South Forsyth) Upper Marlboro, Md. (Bishop McNamara) Gothenburg, Sweden (Goteborgs Hogre Samskola) Birmingham, Ala. (Mountain Brook) Evans, Ga. (Lakeside) Snellville, Ga. (Brookwood) Freeport, Grand Bahamas (Bishop Michael Eldon School) Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern) Marietta, Ga. (Walton) Watkinsville, Ga. (Oconee County) Hinesville, Ga. (Bradwell Institute) Limassol, Cyprus, Greece (Pascal English School) Macon, Ga. (First Presbyterian Day School) Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett) Bogart, Ga. (North Oconee) Bogart, Ga. (North Oconee) Johns Creek, Ga. (Johns Creek) Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview/West Georgia) Huntingdon, England (Chapel Hill - Ga./Berry College) Atlanta, Ga. (Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School) Kissimmee, Fla. (Osceola) Marietta, Ga. (George Walton) Springboro, Ohio (Springboro) Columbus, Ga. (Brookstone) Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett) Paterson, N.J. (Paramus Catholic) Trinidad & Tobago (Southeast Port-of-Spain) Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, U.K. (Barton Peveril College) Acworth, Ga. (Harrison) Nicosia, Cyprus/Greece (Greek Private School Forum) Suwanee, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge) Atlanta, Ga. (North Springs) Alpharetta, Ga. (Centennial) Argyle, Texas (Argyle) Augusta, Ga. (Cross Creek) Sparta, Ga. (Gatewood School) Atlanta, Ga. (St. Pius) New Iberia, La. (Catholic) Columbus, Ga. (Shaw) Fayetteville, Ga. (Our Lady Of Mercy Catholic) Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood/Wake Forest) Suwanee, Ga. (Collins Hill) Woodstock, Ga. (Etowah) Nassau, Bahamas (St. Augustine’s College) Rex, Ga. (Sequoyah) Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central) Opava, Czech Republic (Slezske Gymnasium Opava) Lawrenceville, Ga. (Brookwood) Pratville, Jamaica (Manchester) Weaverville, N.C. (North Buncombe) Pittsburgh, Pa. (Plum Senior/Coastal Carolina) Atlanta, Ga. (Wesleyan) Douglasville, Ga. (Chapel Hill) Lansdale, Pa. (Glynn Academy - Ga.) Detroit, Mich. (Fraser/Kansas State) Roswell, Ga. (Centennial) Marietta, Ga. (Pope) New Orleans, La. (Benjamin Franklin) Parker, Co. (Ponderosa/Saddleback Junior College) Duluth, Ga. (Duluth) Gainesville, Ga. (North Hall) Decatur, Ga. (Union Grove) Watkinsville, Ga. (North Oconee) Norcross, Ga. (Norcross)

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5-7 • Jr. (I)/Sr. (O) Cumming, Ga. South Forsyth 2011, 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2012: Outdoor – Was seventh at the Career Bests Spec Towns Invite with a mark of 5 (I) (O) feet, 3 inches while also taking fifth --12.65 100m in the long jump (16-11.50)…Tied for --26.87 200m fourth in the high jump (5-3) at the --800m 2:33.89 Georgia Relays.

9.08 --60mH Indoor - Did not compete for the Lady --15.35 100mH Bulldogs. sHOt Put 33-1.25 29-0.50 2011: Outdoor - Competed sparingly HJ 5-1 5-3 for Georgia. lJ 17-7 17-7.50 Indoor - Scored a career-best 3,278 in --Pent. 3278 only her second collegiate pentathlon to take 14th at the SEC Indoor Championships…Took 10th in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles with a career-best time of 9.08.

2010: Outdoor - Competed sparingly for Georgia.

Indoor - Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs.

High School: Won the 100-meter hurdles at the Florida State Relays as a junior...Set a school record in the 100 hurdles as a sophomore...Ran the 400 leg on South Forsyth’s record-record breaking distance medley relay as a freshman...Was a member of the ISSI DownunderSports Southeast Team...Also swam as a freshman in high school...Member of BETA, NHS, NAHS...Graduated with Honors.

Personal: Born March 18, 1991...Daughter of Jay and Julie Albert...Majoring in Exercise and Sport Science.

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5-9 • Sr. (I)/Sr. (O) Upper Marlboro, Md. Bishop McNamara 2011 NCAA Indoor All-American (Second Team - high jump) 2012 NCAA Indoor All-American (Second Team - high jump) 2012 NCAA Outdoor All-American (high jump)

2012: Outdoor – Won the Jamaican Career Bests National Championships after clearing (I) (O) a personal-best height of 6 feet, 2 1/4 HJ 6-0.75 6-2.25 inches...Scored for the first time in her tJ 41-7.75 42-1.50 career at the NCAA Championships lJ 17-3.50 18-1 thanks to matching her career-best 9.18 --60mH mark in the high jump (6 feet) to finish tied for sixth for a First Team All-America certificate…Tied for fifth in the high jump (5-11.25) to qualify for the national finals at the NCAA East Prelims…Also finished 38th in the triple jump (39-8.75) at the Prelims…Earned runner-up honors in the high jump after reaching 6 feet and was also sixth in the triple jump with a seasonbest mark of 41-3.25 at the SEC Championships…Tied for fourth in the

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high jump at the Drake Relays after reaching a height of 5-10…Cleared 5-10.75 on her first attempt to win the high jump and finished second in the triple jump (40-8.75) at the Spec Towns Invite…Won the Yellow Jacket Invite after soaring over the bar at 5-10…Equaled her personal best of 6 feet in the high jump to win and was third in the triple jump (41-2.25) at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor – Earned runner-up honors in the high jump (5 feet, 9 ¾ inches) and finished fourth in the triple jump (40-1.50) to highlight the Auburn Invitational…Won the high jump at the Mark Colligan Memorial after passing over 5-9.75 on her second attempt…Was also third in the triple jump at the Mark Colligan meet…Soared over the bar at a season-best height of 5-11.50 to earn runner-up honors at the VT Elite meet…Won the high jump at the Tiger Paw Invitational…Hit a personal best and an NCAA automatic qualifying mark 6-0.75 to earn runner-up honors in the high jump at the SEC Championships, which gives her the fourth-best mark in school history…Finished in a tie for 11th in the high jump at the NCAA Championships after reaching 5-8.75 for Second Team All-America honors.

2011: Outdoor – Cleared the high jump bar at 5-10.50 on her first attempt to take second place at the SEC Championships…Also took fifth in the triple jump (41-2.50) at SECs…Finished fourth in the high jump (5-10) at the Drake Relays…Won the high jump (5-8) at the Georgia-Missouri dual meet…Cleared a career-high 6 feet on her third attempt to win the high jump at the Spec Towns Invite…Also finished third in the triple jump (42-1.50) at Spec Towns…Tied for third in the high jump (5-10.75) at the Florida Relays…Took third in both the high jump (5-7.75) and the triple jump (40-9.50) at the SEC vs. Big Ten Challenge…Earned runner-up honors in the triple jump (40-8.75) at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invitational.

Indoor - Earned Second Team All-American honors after clearing 5 feet, 7 inches on her first attempt to take 16th in the high jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships…Hit a personal-best mark of 5-11.50 to take fourth in the high jump at the SEC Indoor Championships…Also managed a sixth-place finish in the triple jump after recording a career-best effort of 41-7.75…Finished fourth in the triple jump (a season-best 40-4.75) at the Tyson Invitational while also tying for sixth in the high jump (5-8)…Tied for second in the high jump at the Big 12 vs. SEC Challenge after reaching a height of 5-7…Also tallied the 10th-best pentathlon total in school history (3,411) to finish eighth at the Big 12 vs. SEC meet…Earned runner-up honors in the high jump (5-7) at the Clemson Challenge.

2010: Outdoor – Reached a career-best height of 5 feet, 10 ¾ inches in the high jump to finish third at the USA Junior Championships…tied for 29th in the high jump (5-6.50) at the NCAA East Prelims…took fourth in the high jump at the SEC Championships after safely clearing 5-8.75…also had an eighth-place finish in the triple jump (a career-best 40-2.75) at the SEC meet…had a career-best mark of 39-10.50 inches to tie for fourth in the triple jump at the Spec Towns Invitational…won the high jump after equaling her career-best mark (5-10) at the Georgia-Georgia Tech dual meet.

Indoor – Scored in both the high jump (T5th – personal-best 5 feet, 8 ¾ inches) and the triple jump (7th – 40-4.75) at her first SEC Championships…cleared a personal-best height of 5-8.50 in the high jump to tie for second at the Virginia Tech Elite…went a personal-best 40-11.50 in the triple jump to take fourth at the Hokie Invitational.

High School: Named a Nike All-American as a junior (second in the high jump and eighth in the pentathlon) and an All-American as a freshman…

Earned All-State, All-Metro and All-County first-team honors as a junior and senior…Also named an All-State performer in her freshman and sophomore years…Named ESPN Rise Athlete of the Week…Honored as her school’s Female Athlete of the Year…Won the high and triple jumps at the Virginia Tech meet…Was on the winning 4x400-meter relay team and took first in the high jump at the Hispanic Games…Won at the Penn Relays as a junior…Took sixth in the high jump and 16th in the triple jump at the IAAF Junior Nationals as a junior…Also finished first in the high jump at both the Pepsi Cola meet and Hispanic Games as a junior…

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. . . 18 national titles & 149 all-americans Under the cUrrent bUlldoG coachinG staff Took second in the high jump and ninth in the heptathlon at the USATF Junior Olympics as a freshman…Ranked No. 2 nationally in the high jump as a junior after being ranked No. 8 as a freshman…Team won the WCAC championship during her freshman season as she finished first in the high jump at the Coca-Cola Classic…Personal-best marks of 5 feet, 10 inches in the high jump, 40-4.25 in the triple jump, 18-4 in the long jump and she has scored 3,951 in the heptathlon and 3,281 in the pentathlon…A team member of the Marlboro Boys & Girls Club Track Team…Member of Frontiers for Justice, the Black Cultural Alliance and was cum laude every year of high school…Named a Miss Maryland USA delegate in 2007-08.

Personal: Born July 2, 1991…Daughter of Sandra and Kenneth Grier and O’Neill and Bettie Atkinson…Majoring in International Affairs.

Junior meet…Finished fifth at the Finnish-Swedish meet in September 2007…Named the 2008 Athlete of the Year at Goteborgs Hogre Samskola (idrottsskolden)…Has a personal-best mark of 42 feet, 8 inches in the triple jump…Member of 2005 Swedish national team.

Personal: Born August 29, 1990…Daughter of Cecilia Augutis and Hasse Nylen…Majoring in Geography.

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5-5 • Jr. (I)/Sr. (O) Birmingham, Ala. Mountain Brook

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5-9 • Sr. (I)/Sr. (O) Gothenburg, Sweden Goteborgs Hogre Samskola

2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships Competitor 2011, 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2012: Cross Country - Raced to a secCareer Bests ond-place finish at the season-opening (I) (O) Georgia Invitational, crossing the fin--- 2:23.98 800m ish line of the 5k course in 17:07.92…

--- 4:41.48 1500m Scored for the Bulldogs at the Greater Ile 5:00.72 --m 2010 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll Louisville Classic after finishing in m 9:55.39 10:13.60 3000 2011, 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll 17:38.20 to claim 51st place…Finished --- 10:23.35 3000mst 2011 SEC Outdoor Champion (TJ) third among Georgia runners and k CC --17:07.92 5 2010, 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier (TJ) 169th overall at the Wisconsin adidas --- 20:53.5 6k CC Invitational with a time of 21:11 (6k)…

2012: Outdoor – Completed her season Career Bests Scored for the second time of her by finishing 44th (38 feet, 9 ¾ inches) (I) (O) career at the SEC Championships, crossing the finish line in 21:32.86 to at the NCAA East Prelims…Had a tJ 42-3.25 43-7.25 claim 32nd place on the 6k course…Scored at the NCAA South Regionals season-best mark of 41-8 to take fourth lJ 17-2.75 18-2.25 for the third consecutive season with a 30th-place finish in 20:53.5 (6k)… in the triple jump at the SEC ChampiFinished 165th at the NCAA Championships (6k) in 21:13.5. onships…Finished fourth in the triple Outdoor – Clocked a career-best 10:23.35 to finish 24th in the 3000-meter jump (40-9) to open her season at the Georgia Relays. steeplechase at the NCAA East Prelims…Finished fourth in the steepleIndoor - Had a mark of 40 feet, 6 ¼ inches for seventh place at the Razor- chase at the SEC Championships after finishing in 10:25.70…Was sixth back Invitational…Managed a seventh-place finish in the triple jump at in the steeplechase at the Drake Relays…Had her second-best time of the SEC Championships with a season-best mark of 40-8.25.

10:27.87 to take fifth at the Mt. SAC Relays…Sped to a career-best time of 2011: Outdoor – Suffered a foot injury before her event at the NCAA 10:24.15 for second place in the steeplechase at the Florida Relays…Shot Championships and was forced to pull out of competition…Matched to a 10:42.20 finish to win the steeplechase at the Georgia Relays. her 2010 NCAA East Prelims finish by taking ninth and advanced to Indoor – Had a personal-best time of 9:58.71 to take 12th in the 3000-meher second straight NCAA Championships…Answered a challenge by ter run at the Kentucky Invitational…Clocked a career-best mark of the second-place finish by traveling a personal-best distance of 43 feet, 5:00.72 for 11th place in the mile at the Auburn Invitational…Finished 7 ¼ inches on her fifth triple jump attempt to earn the SEC title at the third in the 3000 (10:03.40) at the Tiger Paw Invitational…Had the fastest Championships…Finished second at the Georgia-Missouri dual meet… finish of her life in the 3000 (9:55.39) to take 16th at the SEC ChampionWas the runner-up at the Spec Towns Invite after reaching 42-4.75 on her ships. third attempt.

2011: Cross Country - Clocked a career-best 5k time of 17:56.37 to take Indoor - Took third in the triple jump at the SEC Indoor Championthird at the season-opening Georgia Invitational…Was the Lady Bulldogs’ ships after recording a career-best mark of 42 feet, 3 ¼ inches…Posted a second finisher at the Notre Dame Invitational after taking 72nd place personal-best mark of 41-10.75 for eighth place at the Tyson Invitational… (17:57)…Scored for Georgia at the Wisconsin Invitational with a 224thEarned runner-up honors in the triple jump at the Clemson Challenge place finish (22:02.4)…Finished 34th at the SEC Championships after after reaching 40 feet. recording a time of 21:49.22…Earned All-Region honors after leading 2010: Outdoor – Finished her freshman season by competing at the the Lady Bulldogs with a 24th-place finish (24:28.1) at the NCAA South NCAA Championships and taking 24th in the triple jump (38 feet, 9 ¾ Regionals. inches)…qualified for the NCAA meet after finishing ninth in the triple Outdoor – Registered a personal-best time of 10:24.84 to take 21st in the jump (42-8) at the NCAA East Prelims…earned runner-up honors in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA East Prelims…Earned runner-up triple jump at the SEC Championships after traveling 42-3.25 on her sixth honors in the steeplechase at the War Eagle Invite…Improved her top attempt…finished first at the Georgia Invitational with a mark of 42time in the steeplechase to 10:33.51, which is No. 2 in the school record 0.50…won the Bulldog Limited with a career-best jump of 42-8…finished books, for runner-up honors at the Florida Relays…Recorded a careersecond with a season-best effort of 40-6.75 at the Yellow Jacket Invite. best finish of 10:44.71 for second-place honors in the steeplechase at the Indoor – Earned All-SEC Freshman honors after taking fifth in the triple SEC vs. Big Ten Challenge…Was the runner-up in the steeplechase at the jump with a mark of 40 feet, 8 ¾ inches at the SEC Championships…finGeorgia Intercollegiate Invitational. ished sixth in the triple jump with a personal-best mark of 40-7.75 inches Indoor - Finished seventh in the mile (5:06.01) at the Tiger Paw Invite. at the Virginia Tech Elite.

2010: Cross Country – Took 14th (18:46.04) at the 5K Georgia Cross High School: Won the 2007 Swedish Nationals in the triple jump…

Country Invitational…Finished seventh (18:27.23) at the UGA-GT Dual Four-time national junior champion…Won the 2007 Finnish-Swedish Meet…Scored for the Lady Bulldogs at the Greater Louisville Classic after

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Outdoor – Became the only freshman scorer in the 3000-meter steeplechase after taking seventh (10:50.40) at the SEC Championships…captured her first collegiate victory after taking first in the steeplechase at the Spec Towns Invitational…made her collegiate debut and finished sixth with a time of 10:44.88 at the Florida Relays.

Indoor - Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs.

2009: Cross Country - Made her collegiate debut and finished seventh (20:12.59) at the Georgia Cross Country Invitational…Completed her second race in 150th place (18:52) at the Notre Dame Invitational.

High School: Earned All-American honors in the 4x1600-meter relay and was 10th in the nation in the mile at the Nike Nationals...Cross country team finished sixth at the XC national championships in Portland, Ore....

Named an All-State performer every year since 2003, including fifth at the 2008 AHSAA state cross country meet and third at the 2004 state cross country meet... Personal-best times of 2:19 in the 800, 5:04 in the 1600 and 11:13 in the 3200...Was also the point guard and captain of Mountain Brook’s basketball team...Ran for the Magic City Track Club...Involved with her church and other volunteer work Personal: Born February 10, 1991...Daughter of Trent and Suzanne Boozer...Majoring in Genetics.

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5-4 • So. (I)/So. (O) Evans, Ga. Lakeside

2012 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2012: Cross Country - Was 11th Career Bests (17:49.46) at the Georgia Invita(I) (O) tional…Scored with a 54th-place --3000m 10:13.06 finish (22:48.00) at the Commodore --- 18:28.43 5000m Classic…Rounded out her sophomore --- 17:49.46 5k CC campaign by taking 97th (22:49.44) at --- 21:35.65 6k CC the SEC Championships.

Outdoor – Made her outdoor debut and finished fourth in the 5000-meter run (18:28.43) at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor – Finished 15th in the 3000-meter run with a time of 10:32.69 at the VT Elite meet.

2011: Cross Country - Made her collegiate debut and finished fourth in the Georgia Invitational with a time of 18:03.16...Finished fifth overall at the 6k Georgia State Invitational after finishing in 22:42...Scored for the third consecutive meet for the Lady Bulldogs after taking 126th (18:24) at the Notre Dame Invitational...Named to the All-SEC Freshman team after scoring with a 27th-place finish (21:35.65) at the SEC Championships...

Scored at the NCAA South Regionals after taking 46th (21:58.0).

High School: Captured three GHSA AAAA state titles on the track with two in the 3200 meters and one in the 1600...Won a pair of AAAA state cross country titles...Also had five runner-up finishes at the state track meet and one runner-up finish at the state cross country meet...Personalbest times of 18:07 (5k), 4:57 (1600) and 10:42 (3200), with both her 1600 and 3200 times as top-10 times all-time marks in Georgia...Earned the Al Woodham Memorial Award for having the best all-class performance in the 3200 as a junior and in the 1600 as a senior at the state meet...Finalist for Greater Augusta Sports Council’s GAMES award as a junior and a senior...Helped lead Lakeside’s cross country team to a runner-up finish her junior year and a third-place finish her senior year...Part of Panther 4x1600 team that ran the second-fastest time (21:09.18) in state history...Also contributed as a senior during Lakeside’s second-place finish at the state

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track meet and as a junior during the team’s third-place finish...Graduated in top 5 percent of class with a 4.0 GPA...Member of the National Honor Society and maintained those honors all four years at Lakeside...

High school teammate of current Bulldog Shane Wilson.

Personal: Born November 10, 1992...Daughter of Ken and Connie Bowles...Father, Ken, ran cross country and track at Akron University...

Majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

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5-3 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Freeport, Grand Bahamas Bishop Michael Eldon School

High School: Champion in the 400-meter dash at the 2012 Bahamas Junior and Senior National Championship…Won the 400 and part of the winning 4x100 relay team at the 2012 Carifta Games….Part of 2010 Youth Olympic gold medalist sprint medley team…Named 2009 Bahamas Association of Athletic Association (BAAA) Junior Female Athlete of the Year…Represented her native country at the 2009 World Championships…Personal-best times of 52.41 (400), 23.60 (200) and 7.61 (60)…Joined three other Bahamian teammates to record a National Junior Record time of 3:33.43 in the 4x400 relay for fourth place at the World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada…Captured high school titles in the 200 and 400 in 2008-10 and 2012……Was ranked in the top 15 on IAAF 2010 World Top Lists…Finished second in the 400 and third in the 200 at the 2009 Carifta Games…Took a bronze medal in the 400 at the 2008 Carifta Games…Member of the 2006 Bahamas team that won the silver medal in the 4x400 relay at Cariftas…Also competed for the Bahamas at the Pan American Games, Commonwealth Games and Central American and Caribbean Championships…Awarded all of the Bahamian scholar awards.

Personal: Born November 27, 1993…Daughter of Dionne and Roger Brown…Oldest of five siblings…Majoring in Enviromental Health.

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5-3 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Powder Springs, Ga. McEachern

High School: Won back-to-back GHSA AAAAAA 300-meter hurdle championships...Competed at the World Youth Championships in France and the World Youth Olympics in Singapore.

Personal: Born August 10, 1994...Majoring in Psychology.

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5-5 • So. (I)/So. (O) Cumming, Ga. West Forsyth

2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2012: Cross Country - Did not run.

Outdoor – Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.

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Personal: Born January 7, 1993...Daughter of David and Cenita Chapman...

Career Bests 2011: Cross Country - Scored for the (I) (O) One of five siblings...Majoring in pre-Exercise and Sport Science.

Lady Bulldogs after taking ninth at --800m 2:25.50 the Georgia Invitational with a time --mIle 5:07.74 tella hristoforoU of 18:26.97.

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2010: Cross Country - Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs.

5-8 • Jr. (I)/Jr. (O) High School: Finished 29th at the Southeast Foot Locker Cross Country Limassol, Cyprus/Greece Championships as a senior…Captured the 2008 GHSA AAA state title in Pascal English School the 800-meter run…Won Region 8AAA championships in the 800, 1600 and 5k as a sophomore, junior and senior…Finished first at the Georgia Junior Olympics as a senior…Named Northeast Georgia Athlete of the 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships Competitor Year…As a freshman, won an 800 region title and took second in the 1600 2012: Cross Country - Placed third Career Bests overall at the Georgia Invitational and 5k at the region meet…Personal-best times of 2:17 (800), 5:07 (1600), (I) (O) 5k in 17:18.68…Finished 136th at the 5:09 (mile) and 18:07 (5k)…Earned the Jarryd Wallace Legacy Award, --- 17:68.68 5k CC Greater Louisville Classic in 18:14.79 Warrior Award and Most Valuable Distance Runner at Oconee…Also --21:33 6k CC on the 5k course…Clocked a 21:33 swam at Oconee…Member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, 800m 2:09.83 2:09.28 (6k) at the Wisconsin adidas InvitaTeen Oconee and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

--- 4:27.46 1500m tional to place 224th overall…FinPersonal: Born November 8, 1991…Daughter of Mary Ann Johnson and --mIle 4:50.42 ished 54th at the SEC Championships Terry Centner…Majoring in Consumer Foods.

--- 10:40.79 3000mst in 21:55.77 (6k)…Finished 76th at the NCAA South Regionals in 21:46.3 on the 6k course…Turned in a time of UintUnya hapman 22:27.7 (6k) at the NCAA Championships en route to a 248th-place finish.

Outdoor – Had a season-best time of 4:36.40 to win the 1500-meter run prints Umps at the War Eagle Invite…Finished third in the 800 with a time of 2:12.83 5-8 • So. (I)/So. (O) at the Spec Towns Invite…Was the second finisher in the steeplechase Hinesville, Ga. (11:07.13) at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor – Clocked the eighth-fastest time in school history (4:50.42) to take Bradwell Institute fourth in the mile at the Kentucky Invitational…Finished seventh in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:11.53 at the Mark Colligan Memorial…Was 2012 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll 23rd (4:53.14) in the mile at the Husky Classic…Finished with the eighthfastest 800 in school history (2:09.93) during the prelims at the SEC Cham2012: Outdoor – Wrapped up her first Career Bests pionships…Also combined with teammates to finish with the third-best year by taking 21st in the 400-meter (I) (O) distance medley relay time (11:35.42) in UGA history to take sixth at SECs. dash prelims at the SEC Champion24.40 200m 25.22 2011: Outdoor – Teamed with three teammates to record a time of 11:34.14 ships…Also was a part of the 10th54.92 400m 55.85 to take fifth in the distance medley relay at the Drake Relays…Earned place 4x400 relay team after clocking a season-best 3:45.27 at the SEC meet…Finished fifth in the 200 at the Spec runner-up honors in the steeplechase after clocking a time of 10:40.79 in her first official try at the event…Finished fifth in the 800 (2:09.37) at the Towns Invite…Clocked a career-best time of 54.92 for fifth place in the 400 at the Spec Towns Invite…Was the runner-up in the 400 and clocked a War Eagle Invite…Won the 800 at the Spec Towns Invite after completing her two laps in a personal-best 2:09.28…Took fourth in the 1500 at the personal-best 24.40 for sixth in the 200 at the Yellow Jacket Invite.

Florida Relays…Was named the SEC Freshman of the Week after winning Indoor – Clocked a 58.57 for 26th place in the 400-meter dash at the the 1500 at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invitational with a time of 4:27.46.

Auburn Invitational in her first collegiate meet…Finished seventh in the Indoor - Joined with her teammates to take eighth in the DMR (11:57.09) 200 at the Mark Colligan Memorial after crossing the finish line in 25.23 at the SEC Indoor Championships…Also finished ninth in the 800-meter while also taking eighth in the 400 (58.27)…Took ninth in the 200 (25.22) run at the SEC meet after clocking a personal-best time of 2:10.40 in the and in the 400 (58.10) at the VT Elite meet…Also joined three teammates to clock a season-best 3:50.19 for third place at the VT meet…Ran a leg on prelims to qualify…Improved her career-best time in the 800 (2:11.46) to the winning 4x400 relay team as the squad finished in 3:54.15 at the Tiger take 24th at the Husky Classic…Finished fourth in the 800 at the Big 12 vs. SEC Challenge with the eighth-best time in school history (2:11.72)…

Paw Invitational…Had a personal-best time of 55.85 to take 25th in the 400 prelims at the SEC Championships…Also combined with teammates Part of DMR team that finished second at the Big 12 vs. SEC meet after to finish with the third-best distance medley relay time (11:35.42) in UGA clocking an 11:35.38, which is No. 2 on the school all-time top-10 list…

Made her collegiate track debut and won the 800 at the Clemson Chalhistory to take sixth at SECs. lenge with a time of 2:14.90.

High School: Won the 2011 GHSA AAAAA long jump title (18 feet, 11 ¼ 2010: Cross Country – Made her collegiate debut and took 16th at the 5K inches) and finished seventh in the 200-meter dash (24.98)...Runner-up Georgia Cross Country Invitational with a time of 18:53.01…Took ninth in the long jump at the 2010 state meet and fifth in both the 200 and 400 (18:38.07) at the UGA-GT Dual Meet…Took 95th (18:30.44) at the Greater as a junior...2010 Region 3AAAAA champion in the long jump and 400...

Louisville Classic…Led the Lady Bulldogs for the first time in her career Third at the 2009 state meet in the 400 and region champion in both the after taking fourth (18:34) out of 111 competitors at the Furman Invita200 and 400...Runner-up in the 400 at the 2008 state meet as a freshman tional…Finished 67th (23:02.56) at the SEC Championships during her after winning region in the event...Personal-best marks of 24.95 (200), first conference meet.

55.46 (400), 19-1.25 (long jump) and 2:23 (800)...Named Girls Track and High School: National record holder in the 800 and 1500…Part of Cyprus Field Athlete of the Year from 2009 to 2011 and 2011 “Best Prep” Girl and Greek national teams at the Youth and Junior levels that captured Runner of the Year...Helped lead her basketball team to back-to-backtwo World Youth Championships, three European Championships and to-back region titles in 2009-11 and was named All-Region as a junior... five National Championships…Personal-best times of 2:07.41 (800), 4:26 Also played volleyball at Bradwell, earning region runner-up honors as (1500) and 56.2 (400)…Named Best Athlete of the Year from 2008 to 2010 a sophomore, junior and senior... Honors graduate with dual seal in tech and college prep...Member of National Honor Society, National Society of at Pasal…Won six high school championships.

Personal: Born March 2, 1992…Daughter of Christos and Rodoula High School Scholars and Beta Club.

Christoforo…Majoring in Human Development and Family Science.

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5-6 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Macon, Ga. First Presbyterian Day School

2012: Cross Country - Managed a Career Bests 17th-place finish (18:05.37) at the (I) (O) Georgia Invitational…Took 76th at the --- 18:05.37 5k CC Commodore Classic.

--- 23:18.61 6k CC High School: Won 2012 GHSA A state titles in the 1600-meter run and the 3200....Earned runner-up honors at the state meet and the region meet in cross country as a junior and senior...Captured the 2008 GISA state cross country championship as a freshman...Personal-best times of 5:02 (1600), 11:08 (3200) and 18:28 (5k)...Set school records in the 1600, 3200, 800 and 2000 steeplechase...Earned the Dooley Award and the Most Athletic Award.

Personal: Born February 20, 1994...Daughter of Ronda and Taylor Coppage...Majoring in pre-Dietetics.

Finished 92nd at the Greater Louisville Classic after clocking a 18:29.77…

Took 41st at the SEC Championships after clocking a time of 22:13.38.

Outdoor - Finished fourth in the 1500-meter run (4:51.86) at the Spec Towns Invitational.

Indoor - Competed sparingly for the Lady Bulldogs.

2009: Cross Country - Made her debut for the Lady Bulldogs, taking eighth at the 5K Georgia-Georgia Tech Dual Meet with a time of 18:56...

Finished 74th (24:06.06) at her first 6K SEC Championships.

High School: Finished fourth at the 2008 GHSA AAAAA state cross country meet after finishing fifth at the 2007 state meet with a time of 18:34...

Named the distance MVP for North Gwinnett’s team from 2006-2009...

Won the 2008 Westover Invitational, setting a new course record of 18:17, as well as the 2007 meet...Took fourth at the 2008 Reebok Coach Wood Invitational...Broke school records in the 5000, 4x800-meter relay, sprint medley relay and distance medley relay...Named MVP of North Gwinnett’s cross country team from 2006-2008...Clocked top career times of 10:55 (3200), 5:08 (1600) and 18:17 (5000)...Served as a Peer Leader and a Freshman Mentor and was a member of the 2007 Gwinnett County Student Leadership Summit...Also played on ALTA/USTA tennis teams.

Personal: Born March 21, 1991...Daughter of Sam and Debbie DiMercurio...Majoring in Communication Studies.

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5-5 • Jr. (I)/Jr. (O) Huntingdon, England.

Chapel Hill - Ga. / Berry College

5-8 • Sr. (I)/Sr. (O) Suwanee, Ga. North Gwinnett

2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships Competitor 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2012: Cross Country - Scored for the Career Bests Bulldogs at the Georgia Invitational (I) (O) with a fifth-place finish in a time --mIle 5:06.89 of 17:19.13 (5k)…Turned in a time --- 4:51.86 1500m of 22:35.86 (6k) to place 43rd at the 3000m 9:51.86 9:51.14 Commodore Classic…Crossed the 5000m 17:19.22 16:58.91 finish line in 17:52.54 at the Greater --- 38:35.66 10,000m Louisville Classic 5k to place 76th…

--- 17:29.13 5k CC Finished 239th at the Wisconsin --- 21:03.1 6k CC adidas Invitational in 21:40 on the 6k course…Scored for the Bulldogs at the SEC Championships, crossing the finish line in 21:36.96 (6k) to place 38th overall…Also scored for Georgia at the NCAA South Regionals with a 36th place finish in a time of 21:03.1 on the 6k course…Scored for Georgia at the NCAA Championships, placing 210th with a mark of 21:34.5.

Outdoor – Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.

Indoor – Finished eighth in the 3000-meter run after clocking a 10:29.09 at the Tiger Paw Invitational.

2011: Cross Country - Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.

Outdoor – Was the runner-up in the 3000 (9:51.14) at the Georgia-Missouri dual meet…Clocked a career-best 16:58.97 to finish 10th in the 5000 at the Florida Relays…Finished second in the 5000 (17:39.65) at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invitational.

Indoor - Finished 11th in the 5000 meters (17:19.22) at the SEC Indoor Championships…Finished eighth in the 3000 (9:51.86) at the Big 12 vs.

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2010: Cross Country – Scored for the Lady Bulldogs by taking 10th at the 5K Georgia Cross Country Invitational with a time of 18:30.01…Took fourth at the UGA-GT Dual Meet after registering a time of 18:19.44…

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2012: Cross Country - Finished 22nd Career Bests (18:21.25) at the Georgia Invitational.

(I) (O) Outdoor - Finished 15th in the --18:21.25 5k CC 3000-meter steeplechase at the SEC --4:44.98 1500m Championships...Took ninth in the --mIle 5:13.50 steeplechase with a personal-best time 11:38.79 3000mst --of 11:38.79 at the War Eagle Invite...

Finished third in the steeplechase at the Spec Towns Invite...Earned a top-10 finish in the 1500 after completing her laps in 4:44.98 at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor - Took 15th in the mile (5:17.29) at the VT Elite meet...Improved her time to 5:13.50 to take 17th at the Tiger Paw Invitational.

2011: Cross Country - Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs.

Berry College: Competed for one cross country and one track season for the Vikings.

High School: Member of Chapel Hill’s 2007 state championship XC team...Advanced to the GHSA AAAA state meet all three years she competed...Captured region titles in the 800 meters as a sophomore and in the 1600 as a senior...Personal-best marks of 2:21 (800 meters), 19:48 (5k) and 5:13 (1600), which is a school record...Also played soccer at Chapel Hill and rode in local horse shows and is still riding in Athens.

Personal: Born February 22, 1992...Daughter of Paul and Charlotte Fulton...Majoring in Criminal Justice.

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5-2 • So. (I)/So. (O) Kissimmee, Fla. Osceola

Career Bests 2012: Outdoor – Won the 100-meter run with an 11.87 and was third in the (I) (O) 200 (24.17) at the Spec Towns Invite…

7.43 --60m Clocked a career-best 11.86 in the 100 --11.86 100m to take 32nd at the Florida Relays while 24.17 200m 23.72 also taking 17th in the 200 (24.52).

Indoor – Finished ninth in the 200-meter dash with the sixth-best time in school history (24.15) and 14th in the 60 prelims (7.57) at the Auburn Invitational…Was fourth in the 200 after clocking a 24.18 at the VT Elite meet…Also joined three teammates to clock a season-best 3:50.19 for third place at the VT meet…Was named SEC Women’s Freshman of the Week after winning the 200 (24.38), clocking a personal-best time of 7.56 in the 60 and running a leg on the winning 4x400 relay team as they finished in 3:54.15 at the Tiger Paw Invitational…

Shot to fourth in the school record books in both the 60 (7.43) and the 200 (23.72) before taking sixth in the 200 finals at the SEC Championships.

High School: Won a silver medal in the 200 at the World Youth Games and was on the gold medal sprint medley team...Captured three consecutive 100 crowns at the FHSA A state meet as a sophomore, junior and senior...Won back-to-back titles in the 200 at the state championships as a junior and senior...Also part of state champion 4x100 team as a sophomore and was runner-up in the 200...Took third in the 100 at the 2011 Dream 100 adidas Grand Prix...Represented the Bahamas at the CARIFTA Games and finished fifth in the 100 following an injury...Took fourth at the 2010 Bahamas National Championships in the 100 and 200...Personal-best times of 11.41 (100) and 23.17 (200)...One of 19 to be honored by the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) for her work on the track and in the classroom...Named All-Area Girls Track Athlete of the Year.

Personal: Born March 16, 1993 in the Bahamas...Daughter of Sabrina Johnson and Tony Gaither...Undecided major.

Wisconsin adidas Invitational in 20:41 (6k)…Finished 92nd at the NCAA Championships out of 251 competitors in a time of 20:44.4 (6k).

Outdoor – Wrapped up her first year with Georgia after taking 43rd in the 1500-meter run (4:34.06) at the NCAA East Prelims…Moved into the Lady Bulldogs’ all-time top-10 list in the 1500 after clocking a 4:23.55 in the prelims before taking 11th in the finals at the SEC Championships…Recorded a career-best time of 4:28.54 to take 51st in the 1500 at the Mt. SAC Relays…Earned runner-up honors at the Spec Towns Invite after clocking a 4:29.10 in the 1500…Clocked a 2:16.98 during an 800 used as a training session at the Florida Relays.

Indoor – Opened her Lady Bulldog career by taking ninth in the mile (4:52.50) at the Kentucky Invitational…Moved into the Georgia record books after taking fifth in the 800-meter run (2:11.12) at the Mark Colligan Memorial…Clocked a personal-best 4:50.10 to finish 16th at the Husky Classic…Qualified for the mile finals at the SEC Championships with a time of 4:51.01, but did not start because of a foot injury.

2011: Cross Country: Opened her collegiate career by taking 15th (18:41.91) at the Georgia Invitational...Named SEC Co-Women’s Freshman of the Week after leading her team with a runner-up finish at the 6k Georgia State Invitational after clocking a 22:37...Scored for the Lady Bulldogs at the Wisconsin Invitational after taking 256th with a time of 22:24.5.

High School: Won the OHSAA state championship in the 1600 meters as a senior...Recorded a second-place finish at the state cross country meet as a senior...Qualified for the Nike Cross Country Nationals where she placed 27th after taking fourth at the Nike Cross Midwest Regional...

Personal-best times of 4:48 (1600), 17:29 (5k) and 2:10 (800)...Helped lead Springboro to a second-place finish at the 2010 state cross country meet...

Was the runner-up in the 1600 at the state track meet and third at the state cross country meet as a freshman...Took third in the 1600 at the Ohio state meet as a junior...Finished fourth at the state cross country meet as a sophomore...Member of the National Honors Society and S.A.D.D. Personal: Born February 15, 1993...Daughter of Jim and Linda Hamilton...

Majoring in pre-Business.

taylor hollinGsworth sprints

5-5 • So. (I)/So. (O) Columbus, Ga.

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5-5 • So. (I)/So. (O) Springboro, Ohio Springboro

2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships Competitor 2012 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2012: Cross Country - Earned firstCareer Bests team All-SEC honors after finishing (I) (O) fourth at the SEC Championships in --17:14.92 5k CC 20:39.11 on the 6k course…Followed --20:16.1 6k CC up with a strong performance at 2:16.98 800m 2:11.12 the NCAA South Regionals, finish--4:23.55 1500m ing fourth in 20:16.1 (6k) en route to --mIle 4:50.10 earning All-Region honors…Led the Bulldogs with a 19th-place finish at the Commodore Classic 6k in a time of 21:55.96…Placed 20th overall with a time of 17:14.92 at the Greater Louisville Classic 5k to lead all Georgia runners…Finished first among Bulldog runners and 74th overall at the

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2012: Outdoor – Was a part of the Career Bests 10th-place 4x400-meter relay team after (I) (O) clocking a season-best 3:45.27 at the 26.06 25.49 200m SEC Championships…Finished ninth 57.12 57.06 400m in the 400 (57.06) and 18th in the 200 (25.49) at the Yellow Jacket Invite.

Indoor – Took 33rd (59.87) in the 400 at the Auburn Invitational during her first collegiate meet…Was ninth in the 400 (58.90) at the Mark Colligan Memorial…Finished 23rd in the 200 after recording a 26.06 and was 13th in the 400 (58.65) at the VT Elite meet…Also joined three teammates to clock a season-best 3:50.19 for third place at the VT meet… Ran a leg on the winning 4x400 relay team as the squad finished in 3:54.15 at the Tiger Paw Invitational…Clocked a 57.12 to take 34th in the 400 prelims at the SEC Championships.

High School: Finished second in the 400-meter dash (57.99) and fifth in the 200 (26.51) at the GHSA A state meet as a senior...Took second in the 400 behind current Lady Bulldog teammate Megan Malasarte and third in the 200 at the state meet as a junior...Named to All Bi-City honors

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Competed on the Quad City Striders that won a summer championship...

Also played basketball and golf at Brookstone...Won country club girl’s golf championship...Member of National Honor Society and president of Sports Medicine Club.

Personal: Born December 18, 1992...Daughter of Audrey and Selvin Hollingsworth, who both attended UGA...Cousin, Ryan, lettered on the Bulldog football team in 2001-02 and ran track...Majoring in Nutrition Science.

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5-6 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Paterson, N.J. Paramus Catholic

High School: Earned All-American honors after finishing second in the 100-meter dash and third in the 200 at the 2010 New Balance National Outdoor Championships...Was also an All-American after taking sixth in the 60 at the 2009 Nike Indoor Nationals...AAU national champion in the 100...Personal-best times of 6.84 (55), 7.34 (60), 11.44 (100), 23.73 (200), 300 (39.28) and 56.48 (400)...Took second at the Youth Olympic Games...

Won the 2011 Germany-Japan-USA Trilateral Friendly Indoor meet...Took second at the Youth Championships...Helped lead Paramus Catholic to the 2010 state championship...Captured a pair of New Jersey state titles in the 100 and the 200 for three consecutive years (freshman to junior)...Won the 55 at the 2011 Indoor SMOC meet and at the Eastern States Championships and the 60 at the 2011 New Balance National Championships...

Named New Jersey Gatorade Athlete of the Year...Named an All-Star Athlete by The Star-Ledger...Earned Athlete of the Week honors as a freshman and sophomore...YMCA J. Barry Stanford Award honoree of Bergen County...Earned First Honors in academics as a senior.

Personal: Born January 8, 1994...Daughter of Karen Bruce and Maurice Kennedy...One of five siblings...Undecided major.

an effort of 51-3.75…Was third in the discus (169-7) and fifth in the shot put (51-9.75) at the Florida Relays…Launched a season-best shot put toss of 51-11.75 to win the Yellow Jacket Invite while also finishing first in the discus (160-5)…Exploded for a 40-foot personal best in the discus to reach 180-4 and win the Georgia Relays while moving to third on the all-time list.

Indoor – Finished third overall in the shot put at the Auburn Invitational with a mark of 50 feet, 3 ½ inches…Won the Mark Colligan Memorial after her opening throw measured 50-6.25…Launched a season-best mark of 50-7.50 for fifth place at the VT Elite meet…Was the runner-up in the shot put at the Tiger Paw Invitational…Saved the best throw of her season (51-0.75) to take third at the SEC Championships.

2011: Outdoor - Wrapped up her freshman year at the NCAA East Prelims...Finished fifth in the shot put (50-10.75) at the SEC Championships...

Picked up a one-foot victory in the shot put at the Georgia-Missouri dual meet...Improved to 52-11.50 with a fifth-place finish at the Florida Relays...

Moved to No. 2 in the school record books with a mark of 51-4.25 for a fourth-place finish at the ASU Invite...Shot to fourth on the all-time top-10 list after registering a mark of 49-5.75 to win the shot put at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invitational...Also took second in the discus at the meet.

Indoor - Exploded for a career-best throw of 51 feet, 2 ¼ inches to finish fourth in the shot put at the SEC Indoor Championships...Had another career-best effort (49-5.50) to take eighth in the shot put at the Virginia Tech Elite meet, moving into the fourth spot on UGA’s all-time top-10 list...Hit a personal-best distance of 48-3.50 to take seventh in the shot put at the Big 12 vs. SEC Challenge...Was the runner-up in the shot put (45-7.75) at the Clemson Challenge, marking her first meet with the Lady Bulldogs.

High School: Earned the distinction as the 2009 Trinidad and Tobago Under-20 Female Athlete of the Year...Finished fifth at the 2009 Pan-Am Juniors...Named the Trinidad and Tobago Female Field Athlete of the Year in 2006 and 2007...Part of Trinidad and Tobago national team that won the Pan-Am Juniors...Personal-best marks of 48 feet, 6 ¼ inches in the shot put and 127-11 in the discus...Also played field hockey and volleyball at Southeast Port-of-Spain.

Personal: Born March 16, 1990...Daughter of Lennox James and Heidi Superville...Majoring in Consumer Economics.

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5-10 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, U.K. Barton Peveril College

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6-4 • Jr. (I)/Jr. (O) Trinidad & Tobago

Southeast Port-of-Spain 2012 NCAA Outdoor All-American (Second Team - Shot Put)

2012: Outdoor – Exploded for a careerCareer Bests long shot put toss of 54 feet, 3 ¼ inches (I) (O) to earn a Second Team All-America sP 51-2.25 54-3.25 certificate after taking 12th at the NCAA --183-5 DIsCus Championships…Reached a season-best mark of 52-8.75 to take seventh in the shot put and qualify for the national finals at the NCAA East Prelims…Was the Lady Bulldogs’ top scorer after taking second in both the discus (a personal-best mark of 183-5) and shot put (51-10) at the SEC Championships…Finished fifth in a pair of discus competitions at the Triton Invitational, reaching 178-6 in one comp and 173-9 in another…Took first in the shot put at the Spec Towns Invite with

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High School: Three-time English School champion...Junior and Intermediate Championships record holder...Personal-best javelin mark of 173 feet, 3 inches...Under-15, -17 and -20 English champion and championship record holder in all three...United Kingdom record holder for under-13, -15 and -17...2009-10 International Schools double champion and record holder as well as the U.K. School Games double champion and record holder (2009-10)...Named the 2012 Eastleigh Talented Athlete of the Year, the 2011 Hampshire Talented Athlete of the Year and the 2009 Hampshire Memorial Talented Athlete of the Year...Received the award for being the biggest contributor to sport and for being the most accomplished female athlete...Captain of both her netball team and her basketball team...Also played on her school’s rounders team.

Personal: Born November 13, 1993...Daughter of Alan Raymond Jones and Annie Jones...Intending to major in pre-Journalism.

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5-11 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Nicosia, Cyprus/Greece Greek Private School Forum

High School: Won a Gold medal at the 2011 Common Wealth Games at Isle of Man, the Pancyprian Games in Cyprus and the Junior Athletics Pancyprian Games in Cyprus...Also had top finishes at the Pancyprian Spring Championship `Matseia’, the Pancyprian Lyceum Student Games and the District Student Games...Personal-best mark of 6 feet in the high jump...Captured a Silver medal at both the 2011 European Youth Festival in Trabzon and at the 2011 Games of the Small States in Europe (Liechtenstein)...Earned the `Award of Antonis Papadopoulos’...Had a Bronze medal finish in the 2011 European Team Championships (Bruno Zauli) and at the National Indoor Athletics Meeting in Athens...Named the Best Female Athlete for Track & Field (under-19) by the Cyprus Sports Organization as a junior and senior (fifth best as a sophomore)...Earned distinction for the finals grades of her apolyerion.

Personal: Born October 5, 1994...Daughter of Georgios Kallenos and Anna Kallenou...Intending to major in Business-Marketing.

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5-5 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Suwanee, Ga. Peachtree Ridge

2012: Cross Country - Opened her colCareer Bests legiate career by taking 12th (17:50.05) (I) (O) at the Georgia Invitational…Finished --- 17:50.05 5k CC 75th at the Commodore Classic.

--- 23:16.35 6k CC High School: Captured 2012 region titles in both the 1600 and 3200 after also winning the 2011 region 1600 crown...Finished fourth at the state cross country meet and fourth in both the 1600 and 3200 at the state track meet during her junior year...Personalbest times of 5:07 (1600), 11:10 (3200) and 18:46 (5k)...Suffered injuries during both the state cross country and state track meets as a senior...

Named to the Super Six team as a junior (track) and senior (track, cross country) and to the all-county and all-Atlanta metro teams...Lettered all four years...Also played tennis and swam in high school while attending Providence Christian during her freshman and sophomore years.

Personal: Born December 15, 1993...Daughter of Hugh and Piper Kelly...

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2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships Competitor 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll

Career Bests 2012: Cross Country - Finished 21st at the season-opening Georgia Invita(I) (O) tional 5k in a time of 18:14.50…Scored --- 18:14.50 5k CC for Georgia at the Commodore Classic --- 21:19.7 6k CC after clocking a time of 22:54.18 (6k) for 2:16.12 --800m 59th place…Placed 135th at the Greater --- 4:41.07 1500m Louisville Classic 5k in 18:14.77…

4:57.46 --mIle Scored for the Bulldogs at the Wiscon--- 10:41.32 3000mst sin adidas Invitational, finishing in 21:31 to place 218th overall…Finished 55th at the SEC Championships in a time of 21:57.06 on the 6k course…

Clocked a time of 21:19.7 (6k) at the NCAA South Regionals to place 51st overall…Followed up with a time of 21:52.9 on the NCAA Championship 6k course to place 235th.

Outdoor – Scored for the first time in her career after taking eighth in the 3000-meter steeplechase with the fastest time of her career (10:41.32) at the SEC Championships…Took third in the steeplechase at the War Eagle Invite…Had a career-best time of 10:55.52 in the steeplechase for 11th place at the Florida Relays…Was third in the steeplechase at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor - Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.

2011: Cross Country - Finished 16th (18:46.66) at the season-opening Georgia Invitational...Scored for the Lady Bulldogs at the Notre Dame Invitational after clocking an 18:23 for 122nd place...Managed a 252ndplace finish (22:22.7) to be the fourth Georgia runner across the finish line at the Wisconsin Invitational...In her first SEC Championships, finished 48th after clocking a 22:10.28.

Outdoor – Opened her season by winning the steeplechase at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invitational with a time of 10:59.43.

Indoor - Advanced to the finals in the mile at the SEC Indoor Championships, taking 10th in the final round… Joined with her teammates to take eighth in the DMR (11:57.09) at the SEC meet…Clocked a 4:58.29 for 46th place in the mile at the Husky Classic…Part of DMR team that finished second at the Big 12 vs. SEC Challenge after clocking an 11:35.38, which is No. 2 on the school all-time top-10 list…Took third in the 800-meter run at the Clemson Challenge.

2010: Cross Country - Finished 12th in the first collegiate meet of her career at the 5K Georgia Cross Country Invitational with a time of 18:31.76...

Scored for the Lady Bulldogs for the second straight time after taking sixth (18:22.03) at the UGA-GT Dual Meet.

High School: Won the 2010 GHSA AAAA 800-meter state championship and placed third in the 1600 at the state meet...Personal-best marks of 5:05 in the 1600 and 2:16 in the 800...Named track team captain as a junior and senior...Awarded the Coca-Cola Athletic Award as a senior...Also played basketball and volleyball at North Springs, earning All-Region honors as a junior and senior and MVP as a senior...Member of National Honors Society and Athletes Reaching Out (ARO).

Personal: Born November 24, 1991...Daughter of Karen and Bill Kirk..

Majoring in Business-Marketing.

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5-4 • So. (I)/So. (O) Alpharetta, Ga. Centennial

2012 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2012: Cross Country - Finished 23rd Career Bests (18:24.45) at the Georgia Invitational.

(I) (O) Outdoor – Had a career-best time --- 18:24.45 5k CC of 11:44.96 for second place in the --- 22:48.0 6k CC 3000-meter steeplechase at the Spec --800m 2:16.36 Towns Invite…Was third in the stee--mIle 5:06.69 plechase at the Yellow Jacket Invite…

11:44.96 3000mst --Finished sixth in her first collegiate steeplechase at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor – Opened her Georgia career by finishing 18th (5:06.69) in the mile at the Kentucky Invitational…Finished 13th in the 800-meter run after completing her laps in 2:16.36 at the Mark Colligan Memorial…Left the Tiger Paw Invitational with a ninth-place finish (5:08.81) in the mile…Was 16th in the 800 prelims at the SEC Championships.

2011: Cross Country - Was 25th at the season-opening Georgia Invitational...Scored for the Lady Bulldogs at the 6k Georgia State Invitational with a time of 23:21 for 10th place...Finished 46th overall (18:51.58) to score for Georgia at the Crimson Classic...Competed at her first SEC Championships and took 66th 922:48.00).

High School: Captured the GHSA AAAAA state title in the 1600 meters and was third in the 800 as a senior before being awarded track’s Excalibur Award...Named to the 2011 MileSplit US First Team Elite for her performance in the 1600...Finished second at the AAAAA state cross country meet as a senior and was a member of the Team Georgia cross country team...Personal-best times of 4:59.72 (1600), 2:15.91 (800) and 18:33 (5k)...Set or was a part of a relay that set nine school records...Also set a new region cross country course record...Earned the honor of being the 2011 Atlanta Track Club Woman of the Year and the club’s 2010 Cross Country Woman of the Year...Four-time track MVP...Team captain for cross country, track and basketball teams as a senior...Named Rookie of the Year award as a freshman...Earned the cross country Captain’s Award as a sophomore and the Excalibur Award as a senior...2010 Wendy’s High School Heisman Award recipient...Named the TAG Intern of the Year as a senior and the Honors Geometry Student of the Year and the Talented and Gifted Student of the Year as a freshman...Member of Beta Club (secretary), National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Jewish Student Union (communications coordinator) and Mu Alpha Theta.

Personal: Born April 13, 1993...Daughter of Sally and Alan Koblitz, who both attending UGA...Uncle, Richard Koblitz, also went to Georgia...

Majoring in pre-Mathematics Education.

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2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll 2010, 2011, 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championships Competitor 2010 NCAA Indoor All-American (Mile) 2010 SEC Cross Country Champion 2010 NCAA South Regional Champion 2010 NCAA Cross Country All-American 2010 USTFCCCA South Region XC Athlete of the Year 2012 SEC Outdoor Champion (10,000m) 2012: Outdoor – Suffered an injury in Career Bests the 5000-meter run at the NCAA East (I) (O) Prelims and was not able to finish…

800m 2:14.15 2:11.67 Won the SEC 10,000 title with the --- 4:18.58 1500m fifth-fastest time in school history --mIle 4:41.64 (34:49.10) in her first collegiate race --3000m 9:35.46 at that distance…Took fourth in the 5000m 16:27.32 16:00.66 1500 (4:20.46) at the Drake Relays…

--- 34:49.10 10,000m Topped a school record that had stood --- 16:37.13 5k CC since 1997 in the 5000 after clocking --- 19:52.93 6k CC a 16:00.66 to grab the top collegiate finish (second overall) at the Mt. SAC Relays…Approached her personal best in the 1500 after taking second with a 4:19.74 at the Florida Relays…Won the Georgia Relays after clocking a 4:29.03 in the 1500.

Indoor – Opened her 2012 season at the SEC Championships and clocked the fifth-fastest 5000-meter run time (16:27.32) in school history to take fourth.

2011: Cross Country - Won the season-opening Georgia Invitational for the third consecutive year after clocking a 5k time of 17:25.92…Finished 17th overall with a 5k time of 17:23 at the Notre Dame Invitational…Led the Lady Bulldogs for the 17th consecutive time after taking 20th out of 305 runners at the Wisconsin Invitational with a time of 20:36.5…Had the third top-10 finish of her career at the SEC Championships after taking sixth (20:40.45), despite suffering a foot injury the week before…Sidelined for the NCAA South Regionals with injury.

Indoor & Outdoor - Took a medical redshirt for both seasons.

2010: Cross Country - Won the third collegiate cross country meet of her career after clocking a personal-best 16:55.62 to lead her team at the 5K Georgia Cross Country Invitational...Registered a personal-best time of 16:37.13 to take second out of 302 competitors at the Greater Louisville Classic...Had the best finish from the SEC at the NCAA Pre-Nationals after taking ninth at her first 6k race of the year with a personal-best time of 20:30.1...Improved three spots from her 2009 finish to win the SEC Championships with a time of 20:41.25, becoming just the second Georgia runner in history to win a conference cross country title...Earned a spot on the All-SEC First Team with her finish...Won Georgia’s first individual NCAA regional title after clocking a 19:52.93 at the NCAA South Regionals...Named the NCAA South Region Female Athlete of the Year...Became just the third Lady Bulldog in school history to earn All-America honors after taking 28th (20:40.6) to be the first SEC runner across the finish line at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. Outdoor – Advanced to the quarterfinals at the NCAA East Prelims and took 16th with a 1500-meter time of 4:24.78…also finished 16th in the 5000 (16:35.35) at the regional meet…finished third in the 1500 (4:22.22) and the 5000 (a personal-best 16:30.09) at the SEC Championships…won the 800 at the Georgia Invitational…finished second in the 1500 at the Mt. SAC Relays with the second-fastest time of her career (4:21.70)…earned

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Indoor – Earned her first All-America certificate after finishing 11th in the mile prelims (4:46.25) at the NCAA Championships, missing the finals in the event by only one spot and two tenths of a second…took third in the mile at the SEC Championships (4:43.82)… also joined with three teammates to take third in the distance medley relay (11:39.57) at the SEC meet…earned runner-up honors in the mile invitational at the Tyson Invitational with a personal-best time of 4:41.64, which is No. 3 on Georgia’s all-time list …finished third in the 3000-meter run with a career-best time of 9:35.46 at the Kentucky Invitational.

2009: Cross Country - Named co-captain…Won her first collegiate cross country meet by clocking a 17:42 at the 5K Georgia-Georgia Tech Dual Meet…Captured her second straight win after taking first at the Georgia Cross Country Invitational with a time of 18:54.29…Grabbed the top finish for the Lady Bulldogs for the third straight meet after taking 35th (a season-best 17:24) at the Notre Dame Invitational…Made a 155-place improvement from 2008 by taking 31st (21:22.0) to lead the Lady Bulldogs at the 6K NCAA Pre-Nationals...Was the top Georgia finisher by taking fourth overall at the 6K SEC Championships with a career-best time of 21:17.80...Earned All-Region honors after finishing eighth (20:32.88) at the 6K NCAA South Regionals.

Outdoor - Recorded a personal-best 4:23.19 in the 1500-meter run prelims before taking 10th in the finals at the NCAA East Regional...after clocking a career-best 4:23.63 in the prelims, Krueger finished fourth in the 1500 (4:24.55) at the SEC Championships...improved her personal-best time in the 1500 to 4:24.61 for eighth place at the Mt. SAC Relays...blasted her way into the Lady Bulldog record books (No. 5) after winning the 1500 with a time of 4:25.43 at the Spec Towns Invitational...won the 1500 (4:30.53) as Georgia knocked off Georgia Tech in a dual meet...also finished second in the 800 in the dual meet...led off the Lady Bulldog 4x800 team at the Georgia Relays as the foursome won with a time of 9:01.91... also helped give the distance medley relay team a win with a time of 11:48.19.

Indoor - Scored after finishing eighth in the mile at the SEC Championships with a time of 4:54.05 and was a leg on the third-place distance medley relay team after they clocked an 11:39.71 (No. 3 in school history)...also moved to No. 5 in the record books after taking seventh in the mile (4:50.03) at the Tyson Invitational...made her indoor debut and was the top collegiate finisher in the mile with a time of 4:52.00 and took fifth in the 3000.

2008: Cross Country - Finished second at her first collegiate meet after clocking an 11:12 in the 3200-meter run at the Georgia-Georgia Tech dual meet…Was second for the second meet in a row as she clocked a 17:55.88 at the 5K Catamount Classic…Finished the 6K NCAA Pre-Nationals despite battling a cold…Was the Lady Bulldogs’ seventh finisher at the 6K SEC Championships (42nd – 22:17.47).

High School: Won the 800-meter run at the 2008 Texas state meet and was the runner-up in the 1600...Finished seventh in the 1500 (a personal-best 4:28.12) at the 2008 USATF Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Named the 2008 Texas Cross Country Athlete of the Year...Captured 2007 Texas 3A state titles for Argyle High School with record-breaking times in the 1600 (4:57.43) and the 3200 (a personal-best10:41.83)...

Has personal-best times of 2:12 (800), 4:47 (mile) and 4:45 (1600)...Finished second at the 2007 Texas State Cross Country Championships (11:32.60)...

Was the Congress Avenue mile champion...Also was a guard on Argyle’s basketball team which was the 2006 2A state champion...Named the 2007 and 2008 Denton Athlete of the Year...Ranked seventh in her class of 152 at Argyle and was a member of the student council.

Personal: Born Dec. 26, 1989...Daughter of Ben and Peggy Krueger...

Majoring in Environmental Economics & Management.

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5-7 • So. (I)/So. (O) New Iberia, La. Catholic

2012 SEC Outdoor Champion (pole vault) 2012 SEC Female Freshman Athlete of the Year 2012 NCAA Indoor All-American (pole vault) 2012 NCAA Outdoor All-American (pole vault) 2012 USTFCCCA South Region Women’s Field Athlete of the Year 2012 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2012: Outdoor – Finished as the Career Bests runner-up in the pole vault at the (I) (O) NCAA Championships for a First Pv 14-5.25 14-6.75 Team All-America certificate with a clearance of 14 feet, 5 ¼ inches…Named the USTFCCCA South Region Women’s Field Athlete of the Year…Cruised into the national finals after clearing 13-5.25 at the NCAA East Prelims to tie for fifth place…Named the SEC Female Freshman Field Athlete of the Year…Hit yet another school record mark of 14-6.75 on her opening attempt to win at the SEC Championships, upsetting collegiate record holder and two-time NCAA champion Tina Sutej…Shattered her own school record in the pole vault after clearing 14-5.25 on her first attempt to take second overall at the Drake Relays, improving her No. 2 spot on the national performance list and tying the ninth-best mark in the world this year…Topped the school record after soaring over the bar at 14-4 on her second attempt to move into the top 15 worldwide in her event…Tied a school record and shot to the top of the national standings in the pole vault after clearing 14-3.50 at the Georgia Relays to win and earn SEC Freshman of the Week honors.

Indoor – Made her collegiate debut and matched her indoor personalbest in the pole vault (13 feet, 8 ¼ inches) to take second behind the collegiate record holder at the Kentucky Invitational…Was the top collegiate finisher (second overall) at the Auburn Invitational after hitting a mark of 13-7.25…Soared over the bar at 13-8.50 to take fifth at the Razorback Invitational…Set a meet record and was named the Outstanding Female Performer at the VT Elite meet after winning the pole vault with an NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 14-4.50, which is the best mark for the Lady Bulldogs in 11 years and moves her to No. 2 in the school record books…Took third at her first SEC Championships after soaring over the pole vault bar at 14-1.25 as a new collegiate record (14-11) was set by the winner…Exploded for a career-best mark of 14-5.25 for a runner-up finish and First Team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships.

High School: A five-time National Junior champion...Track & Field News 2011 National High School Girls Athlete of the Year...Won the 2011 Pan-American Junior Track & Field Championships...Finished fifth at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Bressanone, Italy...Personal-best mark of 14-2.75, which is a national high school record... Named the girls’ track and field honoree for the 2011 Senior Athletes of the Year by the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) and one of the nation’s four Most Outstanding Performers in the girls’ jumps by the ESPN High School site...Set a National Scholastic Juniors record in the pole vault and captured titles at the 2010 Nike Indoor, National Scholastic Indoor and the New Balance Outdoor meets...

Hit a mark of 14 feet as a junior, making herself one of seven American high school girls to ever clear the 14-foot mark... Led the nation as a junior indoors with a top mark of 13-7 in 2010...Five-time LHSAA state champion...Finished third as a freshman at the 2008 Nike Outdoors...Reached Level 10 in gymnastics with a 9.7 mark on floor competition...Won a dance scholarship at a local competition...Was on the honor roll all four years at Catholic.

Personal: Born November 14, 1992...Daughter of Bridget and Shane Leleux, who was her coach growing up after pole vaulting at Southeastern (La.) in college...Majoring in pre-Journalism-Advertising.

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5-5 • So. (I)/So. (O) Columbus, Ga. Shaw

2012: Outdoor - Was a part of the Career Bests 10th-place 4x400-meter relay team (I) (O) after clocking a season-best 3:45.27 at 8.05 --60m the SEC Championships...Took sixth 25.74 24.98 200m in the long jump (18-4.25) and eighth 59.75 57.01 400m in the 400 with a 57.01 at the Yellow Jacket Invite...Was fifth in the long jump (18-11.75) at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor - Took fourth in the long jump after her fourth attempt measured 18 feet, ½ inches at the Mark Colligan Memorial...Was 18th in the 200-meter dash (25.74) at the VT Elite meet.

High School: Won the 2009 GHSA AAA state 400-meter dash title...Finished first in the 200 and 400 at the region championship from 2009-11...

Also captured a region long jump championship as a senior...Personalbest marks of 56.41 (400), 24.92 (200) and 18 feet, 5 inches (long jump)...

Named team MVP in 2009, 2010 and 2011...Named to the First Team All Bi-City for her final three years...Named the Ledger-Enquirer’s Female Track Athlete of the Year...Earned Coach’s Award as a freshman...Member of SkillsUSA and National Technical Honor Society...Also played softball at Shaw.

Personal: Born September 30, 1992...Daughter of LaToya Carter and Christopher Lyles...Majoring in pre-Criminal Justice.

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5-5 • Jr. (I)/Jr. (O) Fayetteville, Ga. Our Lady of Mercy Catholic

800 after clocking her third 2:07 in a row (2:07.85) at the SEC Championships...Also combined with teammates to finish with the third-best distance medley relay time (11:35.42) in UGA history to take sixth at SECs. 2011: Outdoor – Advanced to the 800-meter run semifinals in just her first trip to the NCAA East Prelims after clocking a 2:07.85 in the prelims…After taking eighth in the prelims, finished fourth in the 800 finals (2:07.12) at the SEC Championships…Teamed with three teammates to record a time of 11:34.14 to take fifth in the distance medley relay at the Drake Relays…Had her second 2:07 in a row to win the 800 at the Georgia-Missouri dual meet…Flew to a personal-best time of 2:07.10 (No. 5 in the school record books) to take fourth in the 800 at the War Eagle Invite…Earned runner-up honors in the 800 at the Spec Towns Invite with a tie of 2:10.36…Won the 800 at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invitational after clocking a 2:10.91.

Indoor - Earned All-SEC Freshman honors after finishing eighth in the 800-meter run (2:10.92) at the SEC Indoor Championships… Joined with her teammates to take eighth in the DMR (11:57.09) at the SEC meet…

Finished with the eighth-fastest time in school history after finishing 23rd in the 800 (2:11.01) at the Husky Classic…Part of DMR team that finished second at the Big 12 vs. SEC Challenge after clocking an 11:35.38, which is No. 2 on the school all-time top-10 list…Was the runner-up in the 800 at the Clemson Challenge.

2010: Cross Country - Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs.

High School: Captured GHSA A state titles in both the 400-meter dash and the 800 in 2008, 2009 and 2010...helped lead her high school to state cross country titles in 2008, where she was the individual runner-up, and in 2009...Named the 2008 Cross Country Woman of the Year and the 2010 Track Woman of the Year by the Atlanta Track Club...Personal-best times of 55.67 (400), 2:17.10 (800) and 19:24.96 (5k)...Also part of Our Lady of Mercy’s 2007 state track championship...Named her school’s Most Valuable Player as a sophomore...Earned runner-up honors in the 400 at the state meet as a freshman as her team won the 2007 title and was given the team’s Future Star Award...Received the 2009-10 “Topcat” Award and the 2010 Archbishop John Donoghue Christian Athlete of the Year award...Also cheered, swam, played volleyball and was on her high school step team...Member of Honor Roll, National Honor Society, Dance Honorary Society, Taize Choir (acapella singing group), Pro-Life Club, FLAME Team, Thespian Society and the senior class representative in the Student Government.

Personal: Born August 1, 1992...Daughter of Robert and Lutgarda Malasarte...Father, Robert, played soccer at De La Salle University in the Philippines...Majoring in Journalism-Digital and Broadcast Journalism.

2012 NCAA Outdoor All-American (800m) 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2012: Cross Country - Did not comCareer Bests pete for the Lady Bulldogs.

(I) (O) Outdoor - After topping her own 800m 2:07.76 2:03.57 school 800-meter run record in the --- 4:34.20 1500m semifinals (2:04.18), she returned in the finals to set another record with a 2:03.57 to finish seventh in the finals during her first trip to the NCAA Championships...Sped to the second-fastest time of her career (2:05.78) to finish 10th overall in the 800 at the NCAA East Prelims and qualify for the national finals...Set a school record in the 800 after taking fourth at the SEC Championships with a time of 2:04.34...Earned runner-up honors in the 800 at the Drake Relays after completing her laps in 2:07.79...Clocked her second straight 2:06 in the 800 to take 16th at the Mt. SAC Relays...While continuing her training in the 800, clocked a career-best time of 55.48 to take eighth in the 400 at the Spec Towns Invite...Sped to a personal-best time of 2:06.05 to earn runner-up honors in the 800 at the Florida Relays...Finished second in her first 1500 race after clocking a 4:34.20 at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor - Finished second in the 800-meter run with a career-best time of 2:09.09, which ranks fifth in school history, at the Kentucky Invitational...

Clocked a 2:09.68 in the 800 for runner-up honors at the Mark Colligan Memorial...Sped to a career-best 2:07.76, which is fourth in the school record books, to finish second at the Husky Classic...Finished fifth in the

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5-6 • Jr. (I)/Jr. (O) Atlanta, Ga. Riverwood / Wake Forest

2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships Competitor 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2012: Cross Country - Finished one Career Bests spot out of All-Region honors after (I) (O) placing 26th at the NCAA South --- 17:54.07 5k CC Regionals in 20:49.2…Placed second --- 20:49.2 6k CC among Georgia runners and 26th --mIle 5:11.80 overall with a time of 22:13.62 (6k) at the Commodore Classic…Scored for Georgia at the Greater Louisville Classic, crossing the finish line in 17:54.07 (5k) to claim 84th place…Scored in her third straight meet at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, crossing the finish line in 21:12 (6k) to claim 171st place…Scored for the Bulldogs at the SEC Championships, finishing 39th overall in 21:36.98 on the 6k course…Finished 200th at the NCAA Championships (6k) in a time of 21:31.5.

Outdoor - Part of 4x800-meter relay that finished second in the Georgia Relays with a time of 9:33.75.

Indoor - Finished 14th in the mile with a time of 5:11.80 at the Tiger Paw Invitational.

2011: Cross Country - Broke 19:00 to take 36th (18:43.59) at the Crimson Classic to score for the Lady Bulldogs...Also was 14th at the Georgia State Invitational.

Wake Forest (2009 & 2010) - Redshirted during the 2009 cross country season and the 2010 track season.

High School: Was the bronze medal winner at the FootLocker South Regional meet as a junior...Won the GHSA 3A cross country title as a junior...Captured state track titles in both the 1600 meters and the 3200 during her junior year...Returned to win the 2010 1600 championship as a senior and was second in the 3200...Was the runner-up at the state cross country meet as a sophomore...Finished second at the state meet in both the 1600 and 3200 as a sophomore...Personal-best times of 17:48 (5k), 5:00 (1600) and 10:55 (3200)...Named Fulton County Runner of the Year (cross country) in 2006, 2008 and 2009...Part of Atlanta Track Club All-Metro Team for four years in a row...Also swam at Riverwood, earning a spot on the state swim team her final three years...Set school record in the 100 backstroke...Member of National Honor Society and recipient of International Baccalaureate Diploma.

Personal: Born October 18, 1991...Daughter of Becky and Charlie McDaniel...Cousin, Tyler McDaniel, plays soccer at Duke...Majoring in Economics.

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5-8 • Jr. (I)/Sr. (O) Suwanee, Ga. Collins Hill

2010 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll 2011, 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2012: Cross Country - Managed a 34th-place finish at the Georgia Invitational.

Indoor & Outdoor - Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.

2011: Cross Country - Finished 12th (23:26) at the 6k Georgia State Invitational.

Outdoor - Competed sparingly for the Lady Bulldogs.

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(I) (O) 2010: Cross Country - Made her 2010 --- 10:39.30 3000m debut at the SEC Championships and --- 17:51.88 5000m finished 39th with a time of 22:09.04.

--18:29 5k CC Outdoor – Registered runner-up --- 21:56.66 6k CC honors in the 3000-meter run at the Georgia Invitational…won her first collegiate meet after clocking an 18:10.36 in the 5000 at the Bulldog Limited…took third in the 5000 at the Spec Towns Invitational with a time of 17:51.88.

2009 Cross Country: Scored in her first meet after taking fifth place with a time of 18:32 at the 5K Georgia-Georgia Tech Dual Meet…Had the top freshman finish for the second meet in a row after taking sixth (20:11.02) at the Georgia Cross Country Invitational…Had the top SEC freshman finish at the Notre Dame Invitational after registering a season-best time of 18:29…Completed her first 6K NCAA Pre-Nationals by taking 158th place (22:45.3)...Scored during her first trip to the 6K SEC Championships by taking 42nd place with a time of 22:58.63...Broke into the top six for the Georgia women for the sixth consecutive meet after finishing 47th (21:56.66) at the 6K NCAA South Regionals.

High School: Earned runner-up honors at the 2008 GHSA AAAAA meet in the 3200-meter run with a personal-best time of 10:59.40...Won Footlocker South Regional Freshman-Sophomore race in 2006...Was fifth at the 2008 state cross country meet after taking fourth as a junior, fifth as a sophomore and ninth as a freshman...Named to All-County team seven times (four times for cross country and three for track)...Also member of ATC All-Metro team for cross country as a sophomore, junior and senior Was a part of six team state championships (four for cross country, two for track)...Part of the Georgia high school girls record for 4x1600...Went to Nike Team/Cross Nationals in 2007 and 2008 (team finished in the top 10)...Clocked personal-best times of 18:14 in cross country, 5:14.11 in the 1600 and 2:22.67 in the 800...Member of National Honor Society, National Latin Honor Society and Beta Club.

Personal: Born February 26, 1991...Daughter of Steve and Karen McGinty...Majoring in History.

shaUnae miller sprints 6-1 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Nassau, Bahamas St. Augustine’s College High School: Competed for the Bahamas in the 400-meter dash at the 2012 Olympics in London...Won the 2011 World Youth Championships and the 2010 World Junior Championships in the 400...Back-to-back 400 champion at the Bahamian Junior National Championships and the Bahamian National Championships...Personal-best times of 11.41 (100), 22.70 (200) and 51.25 (400)...Finished first in the 400 at the 2010 Carifta Games...Earned champion honors at the 2010 Junior Central America and Carribean (CAC) Championships in the 400...Won the 2010, 2011 and 2012 national high school titles in the 400...Captured Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary School (BAISS) championships in the 100, 200 and 400 in 2010, 400 in 2011 and 100 and 200 in 2012...Awarded All-Bahamian Scholar Awards her last three years of high school...A member of the Bahamas Speed Dynamics Track Club.

Personal: Born April 15, 1994...Daughter of Mabelene and Shaun Miller...

Majoring in pre-Business-Management.

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5-6 • Sr. (I)/Sr. (O) Opava, Czech Republic Slezske Gymnasium Opava 2010 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll 2011, 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2010, 2011, 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships Competitor (Hept.)

2012: Outdoor - Posted personal-best efforts in the shot put (39 feet, 9 ¾ inches) and the 200-meter dash (25.03) to score 4,767 points and take 22nd in the heptathlon at the NCAA Championships, despite fouling out in the long jump...Scored a season-high point total of 5,443 points to take sixth in the heptathlon at the SEC Championships thanks in part to personal-best marks in the 200, 800 and javelin...Had a season-best time of 14.49 in the 100 hurdles at the Drake Relays...Won her first heptathlon of the year after scoring 5,427 at the Bulldog Heptathlon thanks

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to wins in the long jump (19-3.25) and javelin (128-2)...Tied for eighth in the open long jump (19-2.50) at the Florida Relays...Recovered from an indoor injury to take fourth in the long jump (19-0.50) at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor - Competed in only the season-opening Kentucky Invitational before suffering a season-ending elbow injury.

2011: Outdoor – Scored 5,190 in the heptathlon to take 17th at the NCAA Championships…Wrapped up the heptathlon at the SEC Championships with a win in the 800 as she took fifth overall (5,350)…Won the long jump with a mark of 19-5.25 at the Georgia-Missouri dual meet…Named the SEC Field Athlete of the Week after winning the heptathlon at the Sea Ray Relays with 5,447 points, thanks in part to three victories in the final three events including a career-best 2:14.43 in the 800…Won the long jump at the Spec Towns Invite after hitting a mark of 19-8.75 on her sixth and final attempt.

Indoor - Scored 3,906 points, thanks in part of career bests in both the 60-meter hurdles (8.91) and the high jump (5 feet, 7 ¾ inches), to earn Second Team All-American honors in the pentathlon with a 14th-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships…Tallied a career-best 3,995 points in the pentathlon to take second and to improve her No. 3 spot on Georgia’s all-time top-10 list at the SEC Indoor Championships…Posted four personal-best marks, including her final score of 3,947, to take second in the pentathlon and moving to third on the school’s all-time top-10 list at the Big 12 vs. SEC Challenge…Opened her sophomore campaign by winning the long jump with a mark of 19-1.25 at the Clemson Challenge.

2010: Outdoor – Scored 5,303 points to finish 15th in the heptathlon at the NCAA Championships to complete her freshman campaign…hit a career-best mark of 19 feet, 10 ¼ inches to finish 16th in the long jump at the NCAA East Prelims…moved to No. 5 on Georgia’s all-time top-10 list and qualified for the NCAA Championships with a fifth-place finish in the heptathlon after scoring a career-high 5,467 points at the SEC Championships…took second in the 100-meter hurdles (14.58) at the Bulldog Limited and finished third in the long jump (18-7)…her second attempt of 121-5 won the javelin for the Lady Bulldogs at the Georgia-Georgia Tech dual meet.

Indoor – Finished 10th after completing her first collegiate heptathlon with 3,583 points at the SEC Championships.

High School: Won both the indoor long jump and triple jump at the Czech Championships during her first three years at Slezske Gymnasium…Also captured first-place honors in the outdoor triple and long jumps during her second and third years and the heptathlon crown during her third year at the school…Finished third in the long jump at the World Gymnasiade in her first season…Competed in the 2008 World Junior Championships in Poland and was on the top-15 list on the World Junior’s list in the heptathlon…Represented her country at the 2007 European Junior Championships…Has personal-best marks of 5,258 points in the heptathlon, 5 feet, 9 ¼ inches in the high jump, 41-1.50 in the triple jump, 20-3.75 in the long jump, 7.87 in the 60-meter dash, 2:16.08 in the 800 and 1:01.64 in the 400 hurdles.

Personal: Born October 12, 1989…Daughter of Hana and Roman Ondraschek…Majoring in Finance.

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5-4 • So. (I)/So. (O) Lawrenceville, Ga. Brookwood 2012 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2012: Cross Country - Finished 14th (17:56.77) at the Georgia Invitational…Made her debut at the SEC Championships and took 92nd (22:42.13).

Outdoor - Finished 18th in the 1500-meter run prelims at the SEC Championships with a personal-best time of 4:35.20...Earned runner-up honors in the 1500 at the War Eagle Invite...Was seventh in the 1500 (4:41.53) at the Georgia Relays.

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(I) (O) 2011: Cross Country - Redshirted for --- 17:56.77 5k CC the Lady Bulldogs.

--- 22:42.13 6k CC High School: Injured during her senior --mIle 5:10.77 season...Helped lead Brookwood’s --- 4:35.20 1500m squad as the team finished second at the GHSA AAAAA state meet...Personal-best times of 2:20 (800 - Florida Relays), 5:05 (1600 - Georgia State meet) and 19:29 (5k - Footlocker), all clocked during her junior season...Won the 800 region championship as a junior and was the 1600 runner-up...Also contributed as Brookwood won a region championship as a sophomore after first running varsity as a freshman...Graduated with honors and was the leader of the Brookwood Leadership Team...Member of Gwinnett Student Leadership Team.

Personal: Born September 2, 1992...Daughter of Kevin and Pam Perry...

Cousin, Emily Wolf, ran distance at Vermont and another cousin, Becky DeGroote, ran distance at Ithaca College...Majoring in Biology.

state championship as a senior, which was the first in school history...

Personal-best marks of 12 feet, 6 inches (pole vault), 16-11.75 (long jump), 41.23 (300-meter dash) and 1:17.20 (500)...Set school records in the 200, 300, 400, 500, pole vault, long jump and the 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 and 4x800 relays...Earned the “Black Hawk” Award, which is given to the best senior athlete at North Buncombe each year...Part of 4x400 relay team that earned a runner-up finish at the state meet...Also ran cross country for North Buncombe...Named the Scholar Athlete of the Week four times by the Weaverville Tribune.

Personal: Born June 13, 1994...Daughter of Leaha Proffitt and Darren Proffitt...Majoring in Plant Biology.

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5-7 • Fr. (I)/So. (O) Atlanta, Ga. Wesleyan

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2012: Cross Country - Finished 16th Career Bests with a time of 18:01.67 at the Georgia (I) (O) --- 18:01.67 5k CC 5-7 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Invitational…Managed a 64th-place at the Commodore Classic with --- 22:45.39 6k CC Pratville, Jamaica finish a time of 23:00.65…Took 173rd at the --- 4:42.29 1500m Manchester Greater Louisville Classic…Ran for the 3000mst --- 11:09.22 first time at the SEC Championships and finished 93rd (22:45.39).

High School: Won the long jump at the 2011 World Youth ChampionOutdoor - Improved her personal best in the 3000-meter steeplechase to ships in Lille, France, and took third in the high jump...Named the 2011 11:09.22 for 12th place at the SEC Championships...Moved into the UGA National Junior Female Athlete of the Year...Set a national junior record in all-time top-10 list in the steeplechase after registering an 11:10.61 at the the long jump...Personal-best marks of 21 feet, 7 ¼ inches (long jump) and War Eagle Invite...Captured a victory in the steeplechase after clocking an 6-1.25 (high jump)...Took fourth at the World Junior Games in the long 11:17.53 at the Spec Towns Invite...Was eighth in the 1500 (4:42.49) at the jump and won both the high and long jumps at the National High School Georgia Relays.

Athletics Championships as a senior...Captured the Caribbean Free Trade 2011: Cross Country - Competed in two meets for Georgia.

Association (CARIFTA) under-20 long jump crown as a junior...Finished High School: Led Wesleyan to the 2010 GHSA A state track title and second in both the long jump and high jump at the high school championhelped team capture region titles all four years...Named to the Gwinships during her third year...Won the long jump and was third in the high nett Daily Post’s Super Six as a senior...Won a state cross country title as jump at the high school championships as a sophomore while repeating a sophomore...Captured the 1600 meters state championship...Awarded as CARIFTA long jump under-17 champion...Was also a silver medalist in Atlanta Track Club’s Distance Woman of the Year also as a sophomore and the long jump at CARIFTA and won the long jump at Central American was a member on the All-State cross country team...Won the Great Ameriand Caribbean Games (CAC) as a sophomore...Captured the CARIFTA can Race...Member of All-County teams all four years...Personal-best under-17 long jump title and was runner-up in the high jump as a freshtimes of 18:59 (5k), 5:11 (Mile) and 2:18 (800)...Also swam at Wesleyan. man...Also finished second in both the long and high jumps in her first Personal: Born March 21, 1993...Daughter of Candace and Chuck high school season at the championships...Earned an academic Certificate Ramsey...One of seven siblings...Majoring in pre-Special Education. of Merit in 2011 after being awarded Silver certificates in 2009 and 2008 and a Bronze certificate in 2007.

Personal: Born May 25, 1994...Daughter of Earnestine Higgins...Majoring in pre-Business.

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Indoor – Took 10th in the 3000-meter run after completing her laps in 10:19.13 at the VT Elite meet….Was third at the Tiger Paw Invitational after recording a time of 17:52.63 in the 5000…Finished 20th (18:12.78) in the 5000 at the SEC Championships.

2011: Cross Country - Had a top-20 finish at the Georgia Invitational after clocking a career-best 18:53.43 for 19th place…Was Georgia’s second finisher at the 6k Georgia State Invitational after taking third with a time of 22:39…Finished 24th (18:18.38) to be the second Lady Bulldog across the finish line at the Crimson Classic…Scored at the SEC Championships during her first trip to the conference meet after taking 38th (21:54.46)…

Took 76th (22:30.0) at the NCAA South Regionals to wrap up her cross career.

Outdoor - Competed sparingly for the Lady Bulldogs.

Indoor - Took ninth in the 5000 meters at the Tiger Paw Invite.

2010: Cross Country - Crossed the finish line in 18th place (18:57.24) at the 5K Georgia Cross Country Invitational...Scored for Georgia at the Furman Invitational after posting a time of 19:08 for 11th place.

Outdoor & Indoor: Competed in several meets for the Lady Bulldogs in 2010.

2009: Cross Country - Returned for her sophomore year to take 14th (19:24) at the 5K Georgia-Georgia Tech Dual Meet...Finished 14th again at the Georgia Cross Country Invitational.

2008: Cross Country - Left the first collegiate meet of her career with a 13th-place finish after clocking an 11:58 at the 3200-meter Georgia-Georgia Tech dual meet.

High School: Finished fourth in the 3200-meter run and fifth in the 1600 at the 2008 GHSA AAAA state meet...Won 2008 region titles in both the 1600 and 3200...Member of 2007 AAAA state champion team at Chapel Hill...Won 2006 state cross country meet in the 5000...2007 region runnerup in the 1600...School record holder in the 5000, 1600 and 3200...Received the 2008 Wendy’s High School Heisman Award...Earned 2008 Chapel High Scholar Athlete Award and 2005 Superintendent’s Scholar Award...

Member of National Honor Society, Beta Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes...Named a Douglas County Board Scholar.

Personal: Born December 10, 1989...Daughter of Bonnie Finch and Bob Robinson...Majoring in Journalism/Magazines.

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5-5 • So. (I)/Jr. (O) Lansdale, Pa. Glynn Academy (Brunswick, Ga.)

2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll

High School: Won GHSA Region 2-AAAA titles in cross country and in the 3200-meter run during her junior and senior seasons...Earned All-State honors in cross country as a junior...Set a new course record (19:04) during her first-place finish at the 2009 region cross country meet...Finished first in the 1600 at the region meet as a senior...Took sixth in the 1600 and seventh in the 3200 at the 2010 GHSA state meet...Finished eighth at the 2008 state cross country meet and 13th in 2009...Helped lead Glynn Academy to region track and field runner-up finishes in both 2009 and 2010...Personalbest times of 2:24 in the 800, 5:22 in the 1600, 11:42 in the 3200 and 18:40 in the 5k...Earned All-Region honors in track and cross country as a senior and was named the Most Valuable Runner in both sports...Received the Frank Hill Jr. Award for Excellence in Athletics and Academics as a junior and senior...Member of Beta Club, National Honor Society and FCA...Also played softball in high school and had the highest batting average and most stolen bases as a sophomore.

Personal: Born December 29, 1991...Daughter of Peter and Barbara Robison...Father, Peter, played football at New Mexico...Majoring in Health Promotion.

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5-4 • Fr. (I)/Fr. (O) Marietta, Ga. Pope 2012: Cross Country - Took 10th Career Bests (17:42.65) in her first collegiate meet, at (I) (O) the Georgia Invitational…Was 64th at --- 17:42.65 5k CC the Commodore Classic after clocking --- 23:00.33 6k CC a 23:00.33.

High School: Finished second at the 2011 AAAA state cross country meet...Earned All-State honors in cross country during her last three years and in the 1600 meters and 3200 on the track during her junior and senior years...Helped lead Pope to the 2010 region cross country title...Won five individual region championships during her career...Personal-best times of 5:11 (1600), 11:05 (3200) and 18:02 (5k)...Set school records in both the 5k and 3200...Part of the 2011 Atlanta Track Club Foot Locker Team Georgia and to the Atlanta Track Club All-Metro Cross Country Team for three seasons...Named the Cobb County Cross Country Runner of the Year as a sophomore...Member of National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society, Science Honors Society and received the Ray Kroc Award.

Personal: Born June 15, 1994...Daughter of Jan and Mat Schenck...Majoring in pre-Civil Engineering.

2012: Cross Country - Was 39th at the Career Bests Georgia Invitational in her first meet of (I) (O) the year.

--19:12 5k CC Outdoor - Was fifth in the 5000-meter --- 10:43.56 3000m run with a 18:29.57 at the Spec Towns 3000mst --- 12:11.09 Invite.

--- 18:29.57 5000m Indoor - Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs.

2011: Cross Country - Finished in the top 20 after taking 19th (23:54) at the 6k Georgia State Invitational…Scored for the Lady Bulldogs at the Crimson Classic after taking 67th with a time of 19:14.77.

Outdoor - Competed sparingly for the Lady Bulldogs.

Indoor - Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs.

2010: Cross Country - Scored for the first time in her career for the Lady Bulldogs after taking 13th (19:12) at the Furman Invitational.

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6-0 • Jr. (I)/Jr. (O) Parker, Co. Ponderosa / Saddleback JUCO Saddleback Junior College (2010-2012): Junior college national record holder...Finished third in the hammer throw at the 2012 California State Championships...Personal-best mark of 186 feet, 9 inches...Named the U.S. House of Representatives Student Veteran Leader of the Year and the California State Legislature Female Veteran of the Year...Finished with a cumulative GPA of 4.0...Member of Phi Theta Kappa and part of the Scholar-Baller Program...Saddleback VETs Club secretary and fundraiser...

Involved with Veteran Mentor Program.

Marines (2006-10): Worked as an Ammunition Technician stationed at Camp Pendleton in California...Supported Combat Logistics Regiment-15 for training and deployment exercises.

High School: Played softball at Ponderosa, where she graduated from in 2006.

Personal: Born October 31, 1987...Daughter of Rebecca Van Epps...Married to Jarrod Tepe...Enlisted in the United States Marine Corps from 2006-10...

Majoring in Biology.

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5-6 • So. (I)/So. (O) Duluth, Ga. Duluth

2012: Outdoor - Completed the GeorCareer Bests gia Relays with a sixth-place finish (I) (O) in the 100-meter dash after clocking 8.24 --60m a 12.72.

--12.72 100m Indoor - Competed sparingly in her --27.31 200m first season for the Lady Bulldogs.

High School: Three-time Most Valuable Female Varsity Runner as a freshmen (2008), junior (2010) and senior (2011)...Holds three school records...Top Point Earner for all four years...Finished fifth at the 2011 GHSA state meet in the 100 meters...Captured 2011 Region 7AAAAA championships in the 100 and 200...2011 First Team All Gwinnett County in the 100...Took seventh in the 100 at the 2010 GHSA state meet...2010 Region 7-AAAAA 100 champion and 200 runner-up...2010 First Team All Gwinnett County in the 100...Member of the 2009 USATF 4x400 relay team that was fifth at the National Finals...Two-time varsity letter earner in cross country and four times in track.

Personal: Born December 7, 1992…Daughter of Charles and Mary Thomas…Majoring in pre-Business-Marketing.

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2012: Cross Country - Earned Career Bests All-Region honors at the NCAA (I) (O) South Regionals after finishing 19th 800m 2:23.11 2:20.52 overall on the 6k course in 20:37.6…

--mIle 5:20.87 Finished first at the season-opening --- 4:50.33 1500m Georgia Invitational in a 5k time --3000m 9:58.22 of 17:02.53…Finished 19th overall 5000m 17:20.79 17:01:32 and second among Georgia run--- 35:13.35 10,000m ners at the SEC Championships in --- 17:02.53 5k CC 21:18.89 (6k)…Clocked a 17:27.51 --- 20:37.6 6k CC at the Greater Louisville Classic 5k to place 32nd overall…Placed 87th overall and second among Georgia runners at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational 6k with a time of 20:45…Second finisher for the Lady Bulldogs at the NCAA Championships, crossing the line in 21:04.5 (6k) to claim 147th place in the final meet of her collegiate cross country career.

Outdoor - Completed her final outdoor season after taking 38th in the 10,000-meter run (37:20.04) at the NCAA East Prelims...Finished sixth in the 10,000 with a 36:02.15 and also took 18th in the 5000 at the SEC Championships...Shot to No. 6 on the Lady Bulldog all-time top-10 list with a time of 35:13.35 to take second in the 10,000 at the Mt. SAC Relays...

Finished fourth with a career-best time of 17:01.32 at the Florida Relays...

Finished second in the 5000 (17:33.06) at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor - Finished 11th at the season-opening Kentucky Invitational after completing her laps in a career-best 9:58.22 in the 3000-meter run...

Clocked a personal-best 5000 of 17:20.79 to take 45th at the Husky Classic...Was 15th at the SEC Championships after recording a mark of 17:27.35.

2011: Cross Country - Finished 57th at her final SEC Championships after clocking a 22:24.57…Scored at her final cross meet after taking 66th (22:16.0) at the NCAA South Regionals.

Outdoor – Scored for the Lady Bulldogs in the 10,000 (36:35.05) at the SEC Championships with an eighth-place finish…Opened her season by taking 12th in the 10,000 at the Drake Relays with a time of 36:39.46.

Indoor - Finished fifth in the 3000 meters with a time of 10:13.17 at the Tiger Paw Invite.

2010: Cross Country – Opened her season by scoring and taking ninth at the 5K Georgia Cross Country Invitational after crossing the finish line in 18:25.25…Finished the UGA-GT Dual Meet with an eighth-place finish (18:34.08)…Was Georgia’s sixth finisher at the Greater Louisville Classic after taking 68th (18:15.90)…Scored for the Lady Bulldogs after taking 144th out of 274 competitors at the NCAA Pre-Nationals with a 6k time of 22:14.2.

Outdoor - Redshirted for Georgia.

Indoor - Competed sparingly for the Lady Bulldogs.

2009: Cross Country: Finished 13th at the 5K Georgia-Georgia Tech Dual Meet with a time of 19:20…Broke into the top 10 after clocking a 20:29.85 at the Georgia Cross Country Invitational.

Outdoor: Was sixth in the 1500-meter run (4:54.95) at the Georgia Relays.

Indoor – Finished 16th in both the mile (5:20.87) and the 800-meter run (2:23.11) at the Tiger Paw Invitational.

2008: Cross Country- Made her debut as a Lady Bulldog and finished 24th at the 3200-meter Georgia-Georgia Tech dual meet (12:15)...Left the 5K Catamount Classic with a 19th-place finish after clocking a 19:33.15.

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Personal: Born December 20, 1989...Daughter of Brian and Paula VanGorder...Father, Brian, was the defensive coordinator/linebackers coach for the Bulldogs from 2001 to 2004...Majoring in Journalism/Telecommunication Arts.

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High School: Captured the 2012 GHSA AAAA state title in the 100-meter dash...Named Female Athlete of the Year...Earned runner-up honors as a sophomore in the 100...Won the Taco Bell Invitational...Personal-best time of 11.60 in the 100...Competed on the 2011 USA team that won a championship in Puerto Rico...Took fourth at the state meet in the 100 as a freshman...Also cheered at Union Grove.

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2012 Top Men’s Indoor Marks

60-Meter Dash ..............Torrin Lawrence (Kentucky Invite) ........6.76 60-Meter Hurdles .......Cory Holman (SEC Champ.) ................ ^7.86 200-Meter Dash ...........Waymon Storey (Tyson Invite) ..............21.12 ........................................Torrin Lawrence (VT Elite) ....................21.12 400-Meter Dash ...........Torrin Lawrence (SEC Champ.) ............46.01 800-Meter Run.............Aaron Evans (Husky Classic) ...........$1:47.88 1000-Meter Run...........Cory Holman (Razorback Invite).......2:45.39 Mile Run ......................Danny Neff (Kentucky Invite)............4:15.53 3,000-Meter Run..........Matt Cleaver (Husky Classic).............8:08.51 5,000-Meter Run..........Brett Richardson (SEC Champ.) .......14:19.75 Distance Medley Relay ......D. Grass, D. Branch.......................9:57.51 ............................D. Neff, F. Reade (SEC Champ.)..................................

4x400-Meter Relay..........P. Adams, C. Foster..........................$3:06.97 .................................W. Storey, T. Lawrence (SEC Champs.).................

High Jump....................Cory Holman (Kentucky Invite)..........7-0.25 Long Jump....................Cory Holman (SEC Champs.)..........^24-7.25 Triple Jump................Aaron LaGarde (Razorback Invite) .... 51-7.75 Pole Vault ....................John Smith (SEC Champ.) .................. 17-0.00 Shot Put ........................Caleb Whitener (VT Elite) .................. 59-2.25 Weight Throw.............Justin Welch (VT Elite)..............................67-8 Heptathlon...................Cory Holman (NCAA Champ.)..$@5873 pts. @ - NCAA automatic qualifying time/mark $ - school indoor record; ^ - mark achieved during heptathlon event

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2012 men’s oUtdoor resUlts 2012 Top Men’s ouTdoor Marks 100-Meter Dash ...........Justin Scott-Wesley (SEC Champs.) ......10.39 110-Meter Hurdles .......Cory Holman (Bulldog Dec.) .............. ^14.05 200-Meter Dash ...........Torrin Lawrence (Florida Relays) .........20.51 400-Meter Dash ...........Torrin Lawrence (SEC Champs.)...........45.55 400-Meter Hurdles .....Phillip Adams (Spec Towns) ......................50.99 800-Meter Run.............Aaron Evans (NCAA Champs.) .........1:46.66 1,500-Meter Run..........Fraser Reade (Florida Relays).............3:52.47 3,000-Meter Run..........Brett Richardson (SEC/Big Ten) ........8:31.68 3,000-Meter Stplchs. .....Matt Cleaver (NCAA East) ...............$8:41.86 5,000-Meter Run..........Brandon Lord (Mt. SAC Relays) ......14:03.33 10,000-Meter Run........Luke Baker (Drake Relays) ...............30:00.64 4x100-Meter Relay ......T. Lawrence, W. Storey ............................E. Harris, J. Scott-Wesley (Drake Relays) .........39.71 4x400-Meter Relay ......P. Adams, C. Foster ............................D. Branch, T. Lawrence (NCAA East) ...........3:07.16 High Jump....................Garrett Scantling (Bulldog Dec.) .......^6-9.50 Long Jump ...................Cory Holman (Bulldog Dec.) ...........^24-4.25 Pole Vault ....................Caleb Ebbets (Spec Towns Invite) ..... 17-5.50 Shot Put ........................Caleb Whitener (NCAA East)............ 64-1.25 Discus Throw ..............Burke McCarty (Triton Invite) .............. 183-7 Hammer Throw ..........Justin Welch (SEC Champs.)................. 225-2 Javelin Throw .............Brian Moore (SEC Champs.)............... 218-11 Decathlon.....................Michael Ayers (SEC Champs.) ...............7416 $ - school outdoor record ^ - mark achieved during decathlon event

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3000mST ..........................................................1. Matt Cleaver, 8:42.64 800m ................................................................. 1. Aaron Evans, 1:49.61 Shot put............................................................2. Caleb Whitener, 63-4 5000m.............................................................2. Brandon Lord, 14:05.67 Hammer Throw.................................................2. Justin Welch, 218-11 400m..............................................................2. Torrin Lawrence, 45.55 4x100m relay....................................................2. P. Adams, W. Storey, E. Harris, J. Scott-Wesley, 39.73 4x400m relay .................. ..................................3. P. Adams, C. Foster, D. Branch, T. Lawrence, 3:06.80 200m..............................................................4. Waymon Storey, 20.60 Discus....................4. Burke McCarty, 174-11; 7. Justin Welch, 170-4 Decathlon................4. Michael Ayers, 7,416; 5. Cory Holman, 7,196 Decathlon..4. Michael Ayers, 7,416 pts; 5. Cory Holman, 7,196 pts.

400mH......................5. Drew Branch, 51.32; 6. Phillip Adams, 51.45 Triple Jump...................................................... 5. Aaron LaGarde, 51-3 5000m ..............................................................6. Matt Cleaver, 14:28.78 Javelin...................................................................7. Brian Moore, 214-0 10,000m......................................................7. Brian Detweiler, 30:31.44 110mH.................................................................7. Cory Holman, 14.18

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60-Meter Dash ..............Tynia Gaither (SEC Champs.)...................7.43 200-Meter Dash ...........Tynia Gaither (SEC Champs.).................23.72 400-Meter Dash ...........Quintunya Chapman (SEC Champs.)...55.85 800-Meter Run.............Megan Malasarte (Husky Classic)......2:07.76 Mile Run ......................Carly Hamilton (Husky Classic).........4:50.10 3,000-Meter Run..........Kristie Krueger (SEC Champs.)...........9:37.28 5,000-Meter Run..........Kristie Krueger (SEC Champs.).........16:27.32 4x400-Meter Relay......T. Hollingsworth, T. Lyles (SEC Champs.)..3:49.69 ..............................................K. Spates, S. Akinosho ...............................

Distance Medley Relay..S. Christoforou, Q. Chapman (SEC Champs.).. ...............................................M. Malasarte, A. Shiver................11:35.42 High Jump.....................Saniel Atkinson-Grier (SEC Champs.)...6-0.75 Long Jump......................Carin Walker (Tiger Paw)........... ............18-3 Triple Jump ..................Colleen Felix (VT Final Qualifier) ................. .......42-8.75 Pole Vault .....................Morgann Leleux (NCAA Champs.)..14-5.25 Shot Put .........................Hilenn James (SEC Champs.).............51-0.75

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Triple Jump...............1. Colleen Felix, 42-8.25; 4. Latroya Darrell, 41-8.50; ................................................................................7. Maria Augutis, 40-8.25 High Jump.............................................................2. Saniel Atkinson, 6-0.75

Pole Vault ...................................................3. Morgann Leleux, 14-1.25 Shot Put...........................................................3. Hilenn James, 51-0.75

5000m .................................................................4. Kristie Krueger, 16:27.32 800m......................................................................5. Megan Malasarte, 2:07.85

200m ...................................................................6. Tynia Gaither, 23.93 Distance Medley Relay....8. S. Christoforou, Q. Chapman, 11:35.42 ..........................................................................M. Malasarte, A. Shiver

2012 Women’s oUtdoor resUlts 2012 Top WoMen’s ouTdoor Marks 100-Meter Dash ...........Tynia Gaither (Florida Relays) ..............11.86 100-Meter Hurdles......Lucie Ondraschkova (NCAA Champs.). ... ^14.32 200-Meter Dash ...........Tynia Gaither (Spec Towns) .......................24.17 400-Meter Dash ............Quintunya Chapman (Spec Towns) .....54.92 800-Meter Run.............Megan Malasarte (NCAA Champs.) ...$2:03.57 1,500-Meter Run..........Kristie Krueger (Florida Relays) ........4:19.74 3,000-Meter Stpchs.....Leslie Boozer (NCAA East) ...............10:23.35 5,000-Meter Run..........Kristie Krueger (Mt. SAC Relays) ....16:00.66 4x100-Meter Relay...........K. Spates, B. Kurtz........................................ ........................................Q. Chapman, T. Lyles (Georgia Relays) ...47.62 4x400-Meter Relay........Q. Chapman, T. Hollingsworth..................... ........................................T. Lyles, S. Akinosho (SEC Champs.) ....3:45.27 High Jump ...................Saniel Atkinson (NCAA Champs.) .......... 6-0 Long Jump.....................Carin Walker (Georgia Relays) ............. 19-9.50 Triple Jump .................Colleen Felix (Georgia Relays) ............... 43-1 Pole Vault ....................Morgann Leleux (SEC Champs.) ...... 14-6.75 Shot Put ........................Hilenn James (NCAA Champs.) ....... 54-3.25 Discus Throw ..............Hilenn James (SEC Champs.) ............... 183-5 Hammer Throw ..........Nikola Lomnicka (NCAA Champs.) ... 211-9 Javelin Throw .............Allison Updike (Spec Towns) ............... 167-0 Heptathlon...................Lucie Ondraschkova (SEC Champs.) ....5443 $ - school outdoor record ^ - mark achieved during heptathlon event

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rack and field is one of the oldest sports at the University of Georgia, first competing intercollegiately in 1897, five years after the inaugural football unit began play and just one year after the first baseball team took to the diamond.

Interest in track and field at UGA began in the late 1800s with the annual intramural field days. At the request of Nash Broyles and Thomas Reed, the Athletic Association set up the first track and field contest in school history on May 28, 1887.

A subsequent field day was added a day later. Many of the events of that weekend would be foreign to a meet held today as wrestling matches, the baseball throw, tugs of war and the greased pig chase provided the entertainment in Billy David won the 19th century.

Georgia’s first-ever After 10 years SEC title in 1933 in the of field days, high jump. the University participated in its first intercollegiate track contest at the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association meet in Nashville, Tenn., where Georgia accumulated 13 points to secure a fourthplace finish out of 14 teams.

The school’s first dual meet came a year later against Georgia Tech with UGA taking a 75-30 victory.

Regarded as track and field pioneers in the state of Georgia, The Atlanta Constitution noted in a May 26, 1894 article that “the University was much further along with their track program than any other state school.”

The 1995 women’s squad won the SEC outdoor team championship.

baseball, C.O. Heidler, an assistant basketball coach, and W.A. Cunningham, one of Georgia’s football coaches. coaches With interest in track and field Georgia head Wayne Norton became waning, the sport was revived by the 13th coach of the Georgia track pro- Herman J. Stegeman, a star at the gram’s long and storied history after University of Chicago who developed taking over for coach John Mitchell track and field into a popular sport at after the 1999 season. Norton, who has Georgia. Stegeman led UGA for 17 a pair of SEC women’s team titles on years and built one of the strongest his resume after the 2006 season and teams in the South during his tenure. scores of SEC and NCAA individual Along with assistant Weems Baskin, crowns, previously served nine years Stegeman guided Georgia to the 1937 as an assistant coach in charge of Southeastern Conference championjumps at the University of Georgia. ship, still the only men’s SEC team title Mitchell, an esteemed member in the program’s history. The star of of the track and field fraternity, built the 1937 team was a youngster named his reputation at the University of Forrest Towns, whom everyone simAlabama, where he won three SEC ply called “Spec”. Towns captured his Coach-of-the-Year awards. Mitchell led second national championship in the the Georgia men’s team to five top-10 high hurdles that year. finishes in the NCAA Outdoor ChamBaskin coached one more season pionships. after Stegeman ascended to the AthMitchell also helped elevate the letic Director’s position, then turned UGA women’s team to a new level of the reigns over to another future Hall excellence by guiding them to third at of Famer, Towns, who would enjoy the the 1995 NCAA outdoor meet, second longest tenure of any coach at UGA. at the 1996 indoor event and fourth in He coached for 34 seasons before retirthe 1999 NCAA Outdoor Championing in the fall of 1975. ships. The women earned their first Taking over for Towns was his SEC team title outdoors in 1995, and long-time assistant and fellow Georgia Mitchell was named the SEC’s indoor track and field great Lewis Gainey. and outdoor Coach-of-the-Year.

Gainey directed the Bulldogs during The first Georgia coach was John one of their most successful periods in Mahan, a native of New York, who the late 1970s and early 1980s. coached durAll-Americans such as Mel Lating the 1897 tany, Stanley Blalock, Dothel Edwards, and 1898 seaLester Benjamin and Herschel Walker sons and ended were just a few of Gainey’s prized his brief career pupils. with a perfect Gainey was assisted by Georgia’s 1-0 dual-meet first three women’s coaches, Bill Katz, record. FolSteve Sitler and Mike Sheeley, before lowing Mataking over the female squad in 1988. han were Billy The “Bulldog Babes”, as they were Reynolds, known at first, immediately began a Princeton producing All-Americans like Veronica graduate who Walker, Kathy Rankins, Linda DetlefGeorgia’s 1936 men’s team produced six individual SEC titles. also coached sen and Gwen Torrence.

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Debbie Ferguson (left) and Mel Lattany (right) were two of the most prolific sprinters in Georgia track and field history.

Facilities

Five different facilities have housed Georgia’s track and field teams. Herty Field, named for Dr. Charles Herty, was the first and was also shared by the football and baseball. With the construction of Sanford Field and a track around it, the team was able to relocate for another 17 years.

A new field with the same name was later constructed just 200 yards from the original Sanford Field. The second incarnation was used until World War II when the U.S. Navy came to Athens.

The Navy completed a new track, described as a “million-dollar facility”, and gave it to UGA. In 1965, the track and field team found a permanent home on the southwestern corner of the athletic complex. The facility was renamed for Forrest Towns in a dedication ceremony held during the 1990 SEC Outdoor Championships in Athens. Towns passed away a year later, but a granite marker honoring him stands at the southeast entrance to the facility he helped make possible.

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The SEC Commissioner’s Trophy is given annually to the male and female athletes who tally the most points at the SEC meets.

The Bulldogs most recent honorees were Patricia Sylvester and Ian Burrell. Sylvester won both the triple jump and the long jump and was the runner-up in the high jump at the 2006 SEC Outdoor Championships to rack up 28 points as her team captured the championship. She returned to score a whopping 26 points at the 2007 SEC indoor meet and was given the honor again. Burrell, standing at 5-foot-5, captured both the 3000- and 5000-meter titles on the men’s side at the 2007 SEC Outdoor Championships to pile up 20 points.

Since 1933, Georgia has had 19 high-point performers, including Graham Batchelor in 1933 and ’34, Towns in 1937, Vassa Cate in 1939, and Gainey, who tied for the outdoors honors in 1965. Lattany, however, had the most points ever by a Bulldog with 108.5 in four years, including 22.5 in 1981 when he won both the indoor and outdoor awards. Benjamin took the long and triple jump titles at the 1984 outdoor meet to win the trophy with 27.5 points.

The Commissioner’s Trophy was captured by a Lady Bulldog in 1999 as Debbie Ferguson won the award and a total of nine have been claimed by the Georgia women. Ferguson scored 23.5 points at the outdoor championships to lead the Georgia women to a fourth place finish. Icolyn Kelly won it twice in 1995 thanks to her diverse talents. Kelly had 23 points in the indoor championships, but her 32.5 points outdoors led Georgia to its first ever women’s team crown.

Kelly’s score of 32.5 points would have beaten five of the 11 teams competing. Kelly won the triple jump, took second in the long jump, fourth in the high jump, fourth in the javelin throw and fourth in the seven-event heptathlon. Kelly’s marks in the SEC meet were all season bests. Hyleas Fountain also earned double honors in 2004.

Her 44 points at the SEC Indoor meet was a conference all-time points record. She also racked up 34.50 points at the outdoor meet to take home the trophy.

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1887 - The UGA Athletic Association sets up the first track contest in school history with a field day on May 28.

1897 - After 10 years of field days, Georgia participates in its first intercollegiate contest at the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association meet in Nashville, Tenn.

1898 - Georgia completes its first undefeated season, beating Georgia Tech and winning the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association meet over Vanderbilt and Tech.

1904 - Georgia wins the first state meet, topping Emory and Georgia Tech.

1907 - The scheduled battle of the two Southern track powers, Georgia and Vanderbilt, is canceled because a bridge at the foot of Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga is accidently dynamited, delaying train passage; the meet is never rescheduled.

1913 - Captain Dave Paddock convinces referees at a meet to not announce the height of the high jump bar because he believes freshman Pope Hill will place if he does not know the exact height of the bar; Paddock is right; Hill, a superstitious star, soars above the bar and scores Georgia’s only point of the meet.

1933 - Bill David (high jump) and Graham Batchelor (broad jump, javelin throw) capture Georgia’s first SEC titles.

1936 - Forrest “Spec” Towns wins the Gold Medal in the 120-yd. hurdles at the Berlin Olympics.

1937 - Behind the hurdling of Towns, who never ran track until he arrived at UGA, Georgia wins its only men’s SEC title.

1949 - A 9-year drought without an SEC champion is broken by J.B. Farr in the high jump.

1960 - Mark Carr outleaps the competition in the broad jump to win the Bulldogs’ first SEC indoor title.

1976 - James Barrineau wins the first of two SEC outdoor high jump honors and then places 11th at the Montreal Olympics.

1981 - Mel Lattany wins both the indoor and outdoor SEC Commissioner’s trophies and ends his career with an astonishing 108.5 points in conference competition.

1982 - Kathy Rankins earns the first All-America honor (indoor long jump) for the women.

1983 - The Bulldogs receive their first women’s individual SEC title, thanks to heptathlete Debbie DaCosta.

1984 - Lester Benjamin, Stanley Blalock, Neal Jessie and Sam Palmer win the 400-meter relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships; it is Georgia’s first men’s title since Spec Towns; Linda Detlefsen captures Georgia’s first women’s individual NCAA championship in the indoor 1,500-meter run.

1986-87 - Gwen Torrence sprints to an unprecedented four NCAA championships: the indoor 55-meter dash (twice) and outdoor 100-meter and 200-meter dashes.

1989 - Kim Engel hurls the javelin a school-record 196-8 to win the NCAA outdoor title.

1992-94 - Brent Noon wins three straight NCAA titles in the outdoor shot put.

1995 - Hrvoje Verzi earns the NCAA indoor triple jump crown with a leap of 54-5.5; Georgia’s women, led by All-Americans Gudrun Arnardottir, Debbie Ferguson, Icolyn Kelly, Reeta Laaksonen and Monika Ronnholm, win their first SEC title during the outdoor season and then record a school-best third-place showing at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

1996 - Debbie Ferguson wins the 200-meter dash at the NCAA Indoor Championships in leading the Bulldogs to second place overall, the top finish in school history.

1997 - Erin Jones earns All-America honors outdoors in the 5000-meter run as Georgia celebrates its track centennial.

1999 - Ferguson captures NCAA indoor title in 60-meter dash for her fourth career national title at Georgia; Vigdis Gudjonsdottir wins NCAA title in the javelin; women’s team finishes fourth in NCAA Outdoor Championships led by Ferguson’s 21 points to register second-best NCAA Outdoor finish in school history.

2000 - Georgia earns a total of nine All-America honors, five indoors and four outdoors.

2001 - Andras Haklits wins NCAA titles in the weight throw indoors and hammer throw outdoors; Thorey Elisdottir wins the NCAA indoor pole vault with the best mark-ever in the event in collegiate women’s history (14-9.50); Georgia athletes garner eight additional All-America honors.

2002 - Andras Haklits wins his fourth NCAA title, winning the hammer throw for the second straight year; UGA earns a total of nine All-America certificates on the year; legendary Lady Bulldog Gwen Torrence elected to National Track and Field Hall of Fame.

2003 - Georgia earns 14 All-America honors, including Lucais MacKay’s NCAA title in the hammer throw and Hyleas Fountain’s NCAA title in the heptathlon.

2004 - Georgia’s 13 All-America awards include Hyleas Fountain’s three national titles, as well as the American collegiate record in pentathlon for Fountain; freshman sensation thrower Jenny Dahlgren is a double All-American honoree.

2006 - The Lady Bulldogs swept both the SEC indoor (first in school history) and outdoor titles; Patricia Sylvester earns the SEC outdoor Commissioner’s Trophy.

2007 - Edging teammate Levern Spencer, who finished second, Sylvester won the NCAA indoor high jump title and Dahlgren won her second straight NCAA outdoor title in the hammer throw.

2008 - Chris Hill captured Georgia’s first NCAA men’s javelin title on the same track that he shattered the school record in the event earlier in the season at the Drake Relays.

2009 - Freshman Torrin Lawrence opens his career by breaking the school record in the indoor 200 before recording UGA’s first SEC indoor title in the event as well as an All-America certificate; Chris Hill claims his second straight NCAA javelin title for the men.

2010 - Lawrence’s 45.03 and 45.10 400 times indoors makes him one of the world’s top performances of all-time; Nikola Lomnicka debuts for UGA and wins the NCAA hammer title.

2011 - The Lady Bulldogs sweep the SEC indoor and outdoor triple jump titles.

2012 - The UGA men score the most points in history (85.5) at the SEC Indoor Championships; the teams combined for the best total (217) ever at the SEC outdoor meet.

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1933 Herman Stegeman — — 3 (26) 1934 Herman Stegeman — — 3 (30) 1935 Herman Stegeman — — 3 (21.5) 1936 Herman Stegeman — — 2 (32) 1937 Herman Stegeman — — 1 (65) 1938 Weems Baskin — — 3 (36.5) 1939 Forrest Towns — — 6 (20) 1940 Forrest Towns — — 2 (30.3) 1941 Forrest Towns — — 12 (1) 1946 Forrest Towns — — 10 (.5) 1947 Forrest Towns — — 9 (3.75) 1948 Forrest Towns — — 11 (5) 1949 Forrest Towns — — 8 (13.7) 1950 Forrest Towns — — 9 (3.3) 1951 Forrest Towns — — 10 (7) 1952 Forrest Towns — — T8 (9) 1953 Forrest Towns — — 8 (12) 1954 Forrest Towns — — 7 (11.2) 1955 Forrest Towns — — 4 (31.25) 1956 Forrest Towns — — 5 (22.5) 1957 Forrest Towns 5 (6.2) — 5 (21.5) 1958 Forrest Towns T8 (3) — T3 (24) 1959 Forrest Towns — — 8 (14.1) 1960 Forrest Towns 7 (7) — 7 (12.5) 1961 Forrest Towns T7 (8) — T6 (11) 1962 Forrest Towns 11 (2) — 7 (15) 1963 Forrest Towns 5 (10) — 7 (10) 1964 Forrest Towns T7 (4) — 9 (5) 1965 Forrest Towns T7 (5) NTS 7 (14) 1966 Forrest Towns T8 (3) NTS T6 (12) 1967 Forrest Towns 7 (9) T27 (3) 8 (6) 1968 Forrest Towns T6 (6) NTS 8 (2) 1969 Forrest Towns 7 (6) NTS 7 (8.5) 1970 Forrest Towns T7 (4) NTS 8 (6) 1971 Forrest Towns 8 (6) NTS 8 (9) 1972 Forrest Towns 7 (7) NTS 6 (25) 1973 Forrest Towns 6 (12) NTS 6 (30) 1974 Forrest Towns 5 (20) NTS 7 (39) 1975 Lewis Gainey 8 (9.5) NTS 8 (17) 1976 Lewis Gainey 8 (8) T20 (4) 7 (16) 1977 Lewis Gainey 7 (7) T28 (3) 6 (38) 1978 Lewis Gainey 8 (17) NTS 7 (42.5) 1979 Lewis Gainey 6 (33) NTS 7 (38) 1980 Lewis Gainey 7 (23) T37 (4) 5 (67) 1981 Lewis Gainey 6 (35) T20 (8) 3 (88) 1982 Lewis Gainey 2 (71) T40 (3) 3 (84) 1983 Lewis Gainey 5 (60) NTS 4 (73) 1984 Lewis Gainey 5 (67.5) T21 (8) 5 (60) 1985 Lewis Gainey 5 (42) NTS 6 (49.5) 1986 Lewis Gainey 7 (39) T21 (8) 5 (52) 1987 Lewis Gainey 6 (42) T44 (6) 6 (53) 1988 Lewis Gainey 8 (39) 58 (.5) 5 (53) 1989 Lewis Gainey 8 (22) NTS 9 (11) 1990 John Mitchell 9 (6) NTS 7 (42) 1991 John Mitchell T7 (30) NTS 7 (39) 1992 John Mitchell 5 (64) T36 (2) 5 (66) 1993 John Mitchell 5 (49) T15 (10) 6 (57) 1994 John Mitchell 3 (66) T6 (21) 5 (60) 1995 John Mitchell 7 (46) 6 (24) 5 (55.5) 1996 John Mitchell 8 (42.5) T45 (4) 11 (20) 1997 John Mitchell 9 (17) NTS 11 (20) 1998 John Mitchell 9(25) NTS 6(64) 1999 John Mitchell T7 (35) NTS 8 (63) 2000 Wayne Norton 7 (34.5) 41 (4) 7 (38.75) 2001 Wayne Norton 6 (62) 18 (12) 5 (78) 2002 Wayne Norton 6 (40.5) 41 (5.5) 5 (84.5) 2003 Wayne Norton 8 (46) T41 (5) 3 (89) 2004 Wayne Norton T4 (71) T34 (5) 3 (115) 2005 Wayne Norton 5 (67) NTS 4 (99) 2006 Wayne Norton 6 (48.50) 51 (2.50) 8 (52.50) 2007 Wayne Norton 5 (66) NTS 4 (78) 2008 Wayne Norton 5 (72) T30 (8) 10 (43.40) 2009 Wayne Norton 8 (47) T53 (2) T5 (72) 2010 Wayne Norton 5 (61) T20 (10) 5 (83) 2011 Wayne Norton 5 (55.3) T26 (8) 3 (99) 2012 Wayne Norton 3 (*85.5) T23 (9) 3 (109) *Highest point total for the Bulldogs at an SEC Indoor Championships

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— — — 5 (60) 2 (89) 5 (35) 5 (53.3) 5 (58) 7 (33) 7 (16) 7 (17) 7 (12) 7 (30) 7 (49) 9 (24.33) 2 (96.5) 3 (83.5) 6 (35) 7(50) 6(44) 5 (62) 5 (61.50) 6 (26) 6 (55.5) 4 (81) 6 (54)

1 (101.50) 2 (103) 10 (14.50) 11 (14) 5 (65.5) 6 (54) 5 (52)

— — — T10 (10) 9 (11) T20 (8) T12 (10) T13 (10) NTS NTS T45 (1) NTS NTS NTS T27 (7) 7 (20) 2 (34) NTS 8(21) 18(10) 42 (4) 13 (14.50) NTS T36 (4) 6 (36) 12 (16.50) T-5 (27) 4 (28) NTS NTS T42 (4) NTS T28 (8)

Outdoor SEC NCAA Pl. (Pts.) Pl. (Pts.) — 4 (54) 5 (50) 5 (58) 3 (62) 4 (71) 5 (67) 5 (38) 6 (35) 6 (54) 5 (46) 5 (50) 7 (42.5) 7 (45) 6 (53)

1 (135.5) 4 (88) 6 (65) 3(103) 4 (107.5) 5 (85) 7 (55) 7 (49) 6 (66) 3 (101.50) 4 (106.20)

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3 (106) 10 (32) 9 (45.50) 5 (74.5) 4 (94) 4 (108)

— — — 32 (13) T28 (19) T23 (11) 11 (19) T13 (20) NTS T14 (15) NTS 32 (7) NTS NTS NTS 3 (41.3) 12 (21) T56 (2) 6(32) 4 (37) 19 (12) 25 (10.60) T45 (4) 11 (22) 7 (24) 6 (28) 9 (25.75) 9 (24) T60 (2) NTS T26 (10) T40 (6) T21 (14)

UGA All-TImE HEAd COACHES Head Coach John Mahan Billy Reynolds C.O. Heidler W.A. Cunningham Herman Stegeman Weems Baskin Forrest Towns Lewis Gainey Bill Katz* Steve Sitler* Mike Sheeley* John Mitchell

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herman stegeman men: 1921-37

Weems Baskin men: 1938

Forrest toWns men: 1939-74

leWis gainey men: 1975-89 Women: 1988-89

Bill katz Women: 1980-81

steve sitler Women: 1982-84

mike sheeley Women: 1985-87

John mitchell men & Women: 1990-1999

Wayne norton men & Women: present coach

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Georgia track and field program has a long history of football players crossing over to compete in track. The trend has continued in recent years as numerous former Bulldogs have spent time in the NFL

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The most storied athlete to crossover and have success

in both football and track was 1982 Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker. Walker was a two-time All-American for Georgia in track along with his football success.

cent memory is the Denver Broncos Champ Bailey, who owns the school record in the indoor long jump (25 feet, 10 3/4 inches).

herschel Walker (1980-82)

champ bailey (1996-98)

Professional Football :

Drafted by the New Jersey Generals of the USFL...ran for 5,562 yards in his first three seasons...drafted by the Dallas Cowboys after the USFL disbanded ...rushed for 8,225 yards in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants..only player in NFL history to record a 90-plus yard rush, pass and special teams play.

Football at Georgia: Had 1,616 yards in his Fr. season to help lead Georgia to the 1980 National Championship...won the Heisman Trophy in 1982 (1,752 yards, 17 touchdowns) to help lead Georgia to a 11-1 record...gained 5,259 yards and scored 52 touchdowns in three seasons, both career records at Georgia ...Bulldogs were 33-3 over the span of Walker’s career.

Track at Georgia: Two-time All-American in 1981 in (indoor 60-yard dash, 400 meter relay)...recorded No. 6 time ever at Georgia in the 60-meter dash (6.23), No. 5 time in 100-meter dash (10.23) and part of the third-fastest 400 meter relay team (39.34) in Georgia track history.

robert edWards (1993-97) Professional Football: First round selection of the New England Patriots in the 1998 NFL draft... rushed for 1,112 yards in his rookie season for New England...suffered a knee-injury in Honolulu in the 1999 Rookie Flag Football game.

Football at Georgia: Had his most productive season in his last year with the Bulldogs rushing for 978 yards and scoring 12 TDs...scored four touchdowns and gained 124 yards rushing in Georgia’s 37-17 win over Florida in 1997...recorded 2,103 career rushing yards, averaged 5.2 yards per carry and finished his career with 27 touchdowns...only the tenth player in Georgia history to rush for over 2,000 yards in a career.

Track at Georgia: Competed as a sprinter for the Georgia track team.

reGGie broWn (2000-05)

Brown, who played in the Super Bowl during his five-year career with the Philadelphia Eagles, is the latest track standout to be drafted by an NFL team.

The Carrollton, Ga., native scored 17 touchdowns and racked up 2,574 yards receiving. Brown competed for the Bulldog track team between football seasons and is still No. 6 (8.12) 60m hurdles from the 2001 SEC Indoor Championships.

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12-tiMe NFl Pro bowler Professional Football: First round selection of the Washington Redskins in the 1999 NFL draft...currently plays for the Denver Broncos and is in his 14th year in the league...12-time NFL Pro Bowler, which is a record for DBs...intercepted three passes at Arizona (10/17/99), becoming the youngest player in NFL history..has 52 career INTs, including 10 in 2006.

Football at Georgia: Won the Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation’s top defensive player in 1998...named First-Team AllAmerican...Jim Thorpe Award Finalist in 1998....played both cornerback and wide receiver...led team in receiving with 50 catches for 817 yards and six TDs in 1998.

Track at Georgia: Placed second in the long jump at the 1998 SEC Outdoor Championships...placed 16th in the long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships...holds the Georgia indoor long jump record (25-10.75), which he set at 1998 SEC Indoor Championships finishing in third place.

Garrison hearst (1990-92)

Professional Football: 1st round selection

of the Arizona Cardinals in the 1993 NFL draft... signed with San Francisco in 1997, (1,570 yards in his first season with the 49ers, while gaining over 2,000 all-purpose yards on the season)...set 49er record for most rushing yards in a game (198 yards vs. Detroit) breaking the 22-year old record...returned to the 49ers active roster from a devastating ankle injury that kept him sidelined for two years...became the first player in history to earn NFL Comeback Player-of-the-Year award twice...earned his second trip to the Pro Bowl after rushing for 1,206 yards in 2001...became first player in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards after a two-year layoff.

Football at Georgia: Led the nation in touchdowns (21) and points per game (11.5) as a junior...1992 Doak Walker Award winner as the nation’s most outstanding running back...finished 3rd in the 1992 Heisman Trophy race...ranks 2nd in Georgia history in yards (3,232) and touchdowns (35).

Track at Georgia: Competed as a sprinter for the Georgia track team.

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UGA Track & Field in the Olympics Medal Count

Gwen Torrence Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Spec Towns Norman Edwards Hyleas Fountain Reese Hoffa

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Track and field has produced some of the most memorable moments in Olympic history. The state of Georgia witnessed many such moments when the 1996 Centennial Olympics were held in Atlanta and surrounding cities, including Athens.

UGA was well represented at the 2012 Games in London, with 10 athletes sporting UGA ties from six different nations and competing in 10 different events. Reese Hoffa won Georgia its 12th overall medal after capturing a bronze in the shot put during his third Olympics.

Q & A with Reese Hoffa

Age: 35 Degree: Health & Physical Education Favorite Place In Athens: Downtown because of all of the great food, entertainment, and events like the Twilight bike race.

What UGA Means To You: UGA means my home, a place that has always supported me in my dreams of going to three Olympics. Athens is a place that makes me comfortable and that has allowed me to meet so many great friends.

Favorite Quote: “I am going to show you how great I am.”

-Muhammad Ali. It has been a reminder that it does not matter what you say, it is what you do.

Best Memory From London: My greatest memory would have to be walking into the stadium during the opening ceremonies. It will stay with me forever.

Through The Years...

1900: Alvin Kraenzlein wins an

unprecedented four events at the Games: the 60-meter dash, the long jump, the 110m hurdles and the 200m hurdles.

1896: The first international Olympic Games of the Modern Era are held in Athens, Greece.

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1952: An unprecedented “triple” for

1936: Jesse Owens overcomes discrimination to win a spot on the U.S. Olympic team and wins four gold medals (one in a relay) on the track in Berlin.

those in the distance world is pulled off as Czechoslovakia’s Emil Zatopek wins the 5000-meter run, the 10,000 and the marathon in a one-week span.

1936: Forest “Spec” Towns, an SEC and NCAA

champion while a Bulldog and the man for whom UGA’s track facility is known, hurdled his way to a gold medal in Berlin, Germany, in front of a hostile crowd.

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-Heptathlon-

Bahamas- Just a couple of months removed from high school, current Lady Bulldog freshman competed in the opening round of the 400-meter dash.

US- The 2008 Olympic silver medalist completed her first four events of the heptathlon just three points out of a medal position thanks to a personal best in the 100m hurdles. However, Fountain slipped out of medal contention and finished only two of three events on day two.

Martin Maric -Discus-

Sultana Frizell

-Hammer Throw-

Croatia- Battled for a 17thplace finish in the discus during his second Olympic Games. Maric had a top effort of 206 ft., 3 in. in London.

Canada- Took 26th overall after launching her second attempt 221 ft., 3 in. This marked the second Games for Frizell as she represented her native Canada.

Andras Haklits

-Hammer Throw-

Levern Spencer -High Jump-

St. Lucia- After carrying her country’s flag during the opening ceremonies, Spencer cleared 6 ft., 2 ¾ in. to finish 19th in the high jump during the qualifying round.

Debbie FergusonMcKenzie

Croatia- Competed in his fourth consecutive summer Olympics in the hammer throw.

After also competing for his native country in the bobsled during the 2010 Winter Games, Haklits finished 30th in the qualifying round in 2012.

Kibwe Johnson

-Hammer ThrowUS- Highlighted his first Games by taking ninth in the hammer with a top throw of 245 ft., 10 in. Johnson won the U.S. Olympic Trials to clinch his spot at the Olympics.

-100m, 200m-

Jenny Dahlgren

-Hammer Throw-

Bahamas- Running in an unprecedented five straight Olympics, FergusonMcKenzie finished 26th in the first round of the 100m and 38th in the 200m.

1964: United States sprinter “Bullet”

Bob Hayes powers to a gold medal in the 100-meter dash with the first time under 10 seconds. He came from behind to win his team the 4x100m relay on the anchor leg.

Argentina- Threw the hammer in her third consecutive Olympic Games after capturing three NCAA titles (two in the hammer, one in the weight throw) while with the Lady Bulldogs.

1980: UGA’s current school record holder in the

1972: The Olympics in Munich,

outdoor 200-meter dash (20.14), Mel Lattany, earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. However, he and his teammates did not compete because of the U.S. boycott.

Germany, are overshadowed by members of the Israeli team being taken prisoner and killed by a militant Palestinian group know as “Black September”.

1976: Years before James “Jim” Barrineau’s son

Tommy Barrineau won the 2010 SEC title for the Bulldogs in the heptathlon, the elder Barrineau competed in the high jump at the Montreal Games.

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Beijing, China 2008

Athens, Greece 2004

Jon Arnar Magnusson

Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie

Iceland - In his third Olympic appearance, Magnusson competed in the 100m (11.05), long jump (23 ft., 4 1/2 in.) and shot put (49-1.8) portions of the decathlon; however, he did not record a finishing score.

U.S.A. - She took home seventh-place finishes in both the 100m and 200m races.

Hyleas Fountain

Sultana Frizell

U.S.A.- Silver Medalist - Fountain totaled 6,619 points in the heptathlon, bringing home silver.

Canada - Frizell finished 17th in the qualifying round for the hammer throw.

Jennifer Dahlgren

Andras Haklits

Reese Hoffa

Argentina - In her first Olympic appearance, Dahlgren registered a mark of 59.52m (195 ft. 3 in.) in the qualifying round for the hammer throw.

Croatia - Haklits had a top effort of 251 ft., 3 in. to finish 10th during his third trip to the Olympics.

U.S.A. - In his second games, Hoffa finished seventh in the shot put reaching a distance of 67 ft., 4 1/4 in.

Jenny Dahlgren

Debbie Ferguson

Iceland - In her third straight games, Elisdottir advanced to the qualifying round for pole vault.

Grenada - Sylvester made it to the qualifying round for the long jump.

Sydney, Australia 2000

Gudrun Arnardottir

Jan Bielecki

Thorey Elisdottir

Andras Haklits

Croatia - In his second Olympic appearance, Haklits threw the hammer a distance of 74.43m (244 ft., 2 in.) in the qualifying round.

Wolfgang Kreissig

Iceland - In her second Olympic appearance, Arnardottir placed seventh in the women’s 400m hurdles final in a time of 54.63.

Denmark - In his second Olympic appearance, Bielecki recorded a hammer throw of 68.56m (224 ft., 11 in.) in the qualification round.

Iceland - In her first Olympic appearance, Elisdottir recorded a mark of 13 ft., 1 1/2 in. in the pole vault.

Reese Hoffa

U.S.A. - Hoffa advanced to the qualifying round of the shot put and recorded a 19.40m (63 ft., 7 3/4 in.) throw.

Patty Sylvester

Levern Spencer

Bahamas- Bronze Medalist - In her third Olympic appearance, Ferguson brought home bronze for her 22.30 second finish in the 200-meter dash. She placed fourth in the 400m relay and came in seventh in the 100m.

Thorey Elisdottir

Argentina - Dahlgren participated in her second Olympic Games in a row and advanced to the qualifying round.

Saint Lucia - Spencer made it to the qualifying round for the high jump.

Thorey Elisdottir

Iceland - In her second Olympic appearance, Elisdottir recorded a 4.55m mark (14 ft., 11 in.) in pole vault and placed fifth.

Germany - In his second Olympic appearance, Kreissig placed eighth with a jump of 2.29m (7 ft. 6 in.).

Debbie Ferguson

Bahamas- Gold Medalist - In her second Olympic appearance, Ferguson won gold as a member of the Bahamas’ 4x100m relay team. She also placed eighth in the 100m final (11.29) and fifth in the 200m final (22.37).

Andras Haklits

Jon Arnar Magnusson

Croatia - Haklits recorded a hammer throw of 72.66m (238 ft., 5 in.) in the qualification round.

Iceland - In his second Olympic appearance, Magnusson competed in the decathlon; however, he did not record a finishing score.

Through The Years...

1992: Twelve-time All-American Gwen

Torrence wins a gold medal in the 200-meter dash, runs the anchor leg on the gold medal winning 4x100m relay and adds a silver medal to her trophy case with a runner-up finish in the 4x400m relay.

1988: Gambia’s Dawda Jallow and U.S. sprinter Gwen Torrence make the trip to Seoul, Korea, as Georgia’s two representatives.

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1996: About 70 miles from where she won four NCAA championships on the track, Gwen Torrence won the third gold medal of her career (4x100m relay) and claimed a bronze in the 100m.

2000: Cathy Freeman became the first

Aboriginal-Australian athlete to compete at the Olympics. The sprinter ended up capturing a gold medal in the 400m in front of her native country.

1996: U.S. decathlete Dan O’Brien bounced back from a failed Olympic campaign in 1992 to win gold in the multi-events in Atlanta four years later.

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Jan Bielecki

Denmark - In his first Olympic appearance, Bielecki competed in the hammer throw and registered a distance of 227 ft., 8 in.

Debbie Ferguson

Bahamas- Silver Medalist - In her first Olympic appearance, Ferguson won a silver medal in the 400-meter relay and also ran in the 100m and 200m.

U.S.A.- Gold & Bronze Medalist - In her third Olympic appearance, Torrence ran the anchor leg of the gold medal-winning 400-meter relay team and earned a bronze medal in the 100m.

Jon Arnar Magnusson

Wolfgang Kreissig

Dawda Jallow

Gwen Torrence

Gudrun Arnardottir

Iceland - In her first appearance in the Olympics, Arnardottir finished 12th in the 400-meter hurdles.

U.S.A.- Gold (2) & Silver Medalist - In her second Olympic appearance, Torrence won the 200-meter dash and anchored the victorious 400m relay team. She also earned silver by running the second leg on the 1,600m relay squad that finished second.

Moscow, Soviet Union 1980

Los Angeles, Ca. 1984

Mel Lattany

Lester Benjamin

Gambia - In his first Olympic appearance, Dawda competed in the 400-meter dash.

Dawda Jallow

Gambia - In his second Olympic appearance, Dawda competed in the 400-meter dash.

Iceland - In his first Olympic appearance, Magnusson competed in the decathlon, finishing seventh with a national record for Iceland.

Germany - In his first Olympic appearance, Kreissig competed in the high jump for Germany.

Seoul, Korea 1988

Barcelona, Spain 1992

Gwen Torrence

Dawda Gallow

Gambia - In his third, Olympic appearance, Jallow ran in the 400-meter dash.

U.S.A. - Lattany was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team in the 100 meters and 400-meter relay; however, he did not compete in the 1980 Games due to the United States boycott.

Antigua - Benjamin competed in the long jump for Antigua.

Norman Edwards

Gwen Torrence

U.S.A. - In her first Olympic appearance, Torrence finished fifth in the 100-meter dash and sixth in the 200m.

Jamaica- Silver Medalist - Edwards earned a silver medal as a member of the Jamaican 400-meter relay team. He was also a semifinalist in the 100m.

Montreal, Canada 1976

Berlin, Germany 1936 Forrest ‘Spec’ Towns

James Barrineau

U.S.A. - Barrineau placed 11th with a long jump of 7 ft., 1/4 inch. He also cleared 7-4 5/8 at the United States Olympic Trials in Oregon, to finish third and earn a spot on the U.S. team.

2000: The 4x100-meter relay team from

the Bahamas sped across the finish line for a gold medal with 20-time All-American Debbie Ferguson running a leg on the victorious squad.

U.S.A.- Gold Medalist - Towns won a gold medal in the 110-meter high hurdles with a record time of 14.1 seconds.

He tied the world high-hurdle record of 14.1 five times before running a 13.7 at Oslo, Norway three weeks after the 1936 Olympics to set the new mark.

Bobby Packard

U.S.A. - Packard reached the semifinals of the 200-meter dash. He also won his first qualifying heat in Olympic record time, only to see his mark broken 15 minutes later by Jesse Owens.

2004: Debbie Ferguson, a Bahamian by birth, wins a bronze medal in the 200-meter dash while also taking fourth in the 4x100m relay and seventh in the 100m. This was Ferguson’s third of five Olympics.

2012: In his third crack at the Games, former Bulldog Reese Hoffa brought bronze medal in the shot put home from London. A school record 10 athletes with ties to UGA compete at the 2012 Olympics as Debbie Ferguson sprinted at her fifth consecutive Games.

2008: Former Lady Bulldog Hyleas Fountain, who

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men’s indoor records

Event

Georgia Record

SEC Championships Record NCAA Championships Record

55-Meter Dash

6.16 (Bode Osagiobare, 1995)

6.06c (Tim Harden, Kentucky, 1986) 6.00 WR (Lee McRae, Pittsburgh, 1986)

60-Meter Dash

6.69 (Eric Hall, 1997)

6.48 (L. Scott, Tennessee, 2001)

6.51 (Richard Thompson, LSU, 2008)

200-Meter Dash

20.77 (Torrin Lawrence, 2009)

20.35 (W. Spearmon, Ark., 2005)

20.10 (Wallace Spearmon, Arkansas, 2005)

400-Meter Dash

45.03 (Torrin Lawrence, 2010)

44.80 (Kirani James, Alabama, 2011) 44.57 (Kerron Clement, Florida, 2005)

600-Meter Run

1:12.76 (Chris Buckner, 2002)

Not Contested

800-Meter Run

1:47.88 (Aaron Evans, 2012)

1:46.28 (Mark Everett, Florida, 1990) 1:45.33 (Patrick Nduwimana, Arizona, 2001)

1,000-Meter Run

2:22.40 (Jimmy Futch, 1981)

2:21.47 (Robin Van Heldon, LSU, 1987) 2:18.74 (F. Williams, Abilene Christian, ‘86)

1,500-Meter Run

3:53.00 (Jon Paul, 1983)

3:44.23 (Jeff Pigg, Florida, 1987)

3:43.48 (Paul Donovan, Arkansas, 1985)

Mile Run

4:03.45 (Simon Ngata, 2004)

3:59.40 (Peter Bolt, Alabama, 1976)

3:55.33 (Kevin Sullivan, Michigan, 1979)

3,000-Meter Run

7:59.04 (Ian Burrell, 2007)

7:55.56 (Dorian Ulrey, Arkansas, 2009) 7:46.03 (Adam Goucher, Colorado, 1998)

5,000-Meter Run

13:46.97 (Ian Burrell, 2007)

13:42.95 (A. Cragg, Arkansas, 2004)

13:25.11 (Lawi Lalang, Arizona, 2012)

55-Meter Hurdles 7.18 (Billy Richard, 1982)

6.94 (T. Trammell, South Carolina, 1999)

6.94 (Terrence Trammel, South Carolina, 1999)

60-Meter Hurdles 7.77 (Esteban Guzman, 2003)

7.55 (Ron Bramlett, Alabama, 2001) 7.51 (Aries Merritt, Tennessee, 2006)

1,600-Meter Relay 3:06.97

3:04.75

3:03.51

(UF-Clarke, Middleton, Pastor, Clement, ‘05)

(Clarke, Middleton, Pastor, Clement, Florida, 2005)

(Adams, Foster, Storey, Lawrence, 2012)

Mile Relay

Not Contested

3:11.88 3:11.07 3:11.07 (McBee, Pace, Johnson, Jallow, 1992) (Henderson, Griffiths, Hardy, Brooks, AU, ‘80) (Wilson, Bly, Duling, Carter, Oklahoma, 1982)

Two-Mile Relay

7:28.80

7:29.58

7:21.90

(Hodges, Roseboro, Freeman, Lewis, ‘82) (Brooks, Tuttle, Toles, Hicks, AU, 1980)

Dist. Medley Relay

9:48.42

9:39.06

(Borgese, Keyworth, England, O’Sullivan, Villanova, ‘83)

9:27.77

(Ridgewell, Miller, Ward, Burrell, ‘08) (Rop, Mickens, Bor, Samoei, Alab., 2011) (Brannen, Talbert, Ellerton, Willis, Michigan, 2004)

High Jump

7-5.25 (Dothel Edwards, 1986)

7-7.25 (Ray Doakes, Arkansas, 1994) 7-9.25 (Hollis Conway, Southwestern LA, 1989)

Long Jump

25-10.75 (Champ Bailey, 1998)

27-0 (Miguel Pate, Alabama, 2002)

Triple Jump

55-7.75 (Volker Mai, 1991)

56-11.50 (Christian Taylor, UF, 2011) 56-10 (Will Claye, Florida, 2011)

Pole Vault

17-8.50 (Brad Smith, 2004)

18-8.25 (L. Johnson, Tennessee, 1994)

19-2.25 (Jacob Davis, Texas, 1999)

Shot Put

66-3.00 (Brent Noon, 1995)

66-8.00 (Brad Snyder, South Carolina, 1998)

71-3.50 (Ryan Whiting, Arizona State, 2008)

Weight Throw

80-2.00 (Andras Haklits, 2001)

78-1.00 (Walter Henning, LSU, 2010) 78-9.75 (Libor Charfreitag, S. Meth., 2001)

Heptathlon

5,873 (Cory Holman, 2012)

6,035 (Maurice Smith, Auburn, 2005) 6,499 (Ashton Eaton, Oregon, 2010)

27-10 (Carl Lewis, Houston, 1981)

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SEC Championships Record NCAA Championships Record

100-Meter Dash

10.01 (Bode Osagiobare, 1994)

9.93 (Richard Thompson, LSU, 2008)

9.89 (Ngonidzashe Makusha, Florida State, 2011)

200-Meter Dash

20.14 (Mel Lattany, 1979)

19.86 (Justin Gatlin, Tennessee, 2002)

19.87 (L. Daniel, Mississippi St., 1988)

400-Meter Dash

45.33 (Gary Duncan, 1987)

44.29 (Derrick Brew, LSU, 1999)

44.00 (Quincy Watts, USC, 1992)

800-Meter Run

1:46.26 (Aaron Evans, 2010)

1:45.27 (Otukile Lekote,S. Carolina, 2002)

1:44.70 (Mark Everett, Florida, 1990)

1,500-Meter Run

3:42.82 (Simon Ngata, 2004)

3:37.29 (Seneca Lassiter, Arkansas, 1999)

3:35.30 (Sydney Maree, Villanova, 1981)

3,000-M Steeplechase

8:41.86 (Matt Cleaver, 2012)

8:31.54 (Tim Broe, Alabama, 2000)

8:12.39 (H. Rono, Washington St., 1978)

5,000-Meter Run

13:43.05 (Simon Ngata, 2005)

13:41.04 (Alistair Cragg, Arkansas, ‘03) 13:20.63 (Sydney Maree, Villanova, 1979)

10,000-Meter Run

28:48.78 (Ian Burrell, 2007)

28:23.01 (David Tyson, Arkansas, 2008) 28:01.30 (Suleiman Nyambui, UTEP, 1979)

110-Meter Hurdles 13.72 (*Spec Towns, 1937; Bill Richard, 1980)

13.21 (Jason Richardson, S. Carolina, 2008)

400-Meter Hurdles 48.46 (Justin Gaymon, 2008)

48.29 (Kerron Clement, Florida, ‘05) 47.56 (Kerron Clement, Florida, 2005)

400-Meter Relay

800-Meter Relay

39.24 38.53 (Jessie, Palmer, Blalock, Benjamin, ‘84) (Lovett, Taylor, Wilks, Demps, Florida, 2011) Not Contested

1:20.83

13.21 (Aries Merritt, Tennessee, 2006)

38.04 (Howard, Holloway, Williams, Spencer, TCU, ‘89)

Not Contested

(Jessie, Palmer, Blalock, Benjamin, ‘84)

1,600-Meter Relay 3:03.66

3:02.23

2:59.59

(McBee, Johnson, Carter, Jallow, 1991) (Clarke, Witherspoon, Clement, UF, 2005)

3,200-Meter Relay 7:16.71

(Dardar, Brazell, Carter, Willie, 2005)

Not Contested

Not Contested

Not Contested

Not Contested

(Freeman, Roseboro, DeBar, Burgess, ‘83)

Sprint Med. Relay 3:19.08 (Walker, Campbell, Ford, Hodges, 1982) (1,600 meters) High Jump

7-6.50 (Dothel Edwards, 1985)

Long Jump

26-5.50 (Marcus Bailey, 1994)

7-6 (Donald Thomas, Auburn, 2007; 7-9.75 (Hollis Conway, Southwestern LA, 1989) Ricky Robertson, OM, 2011) 27-10.25 (Melvin Lister, Arkansas, ‘00) 28-0.00 (Erick Walder, Arkansas, 1993)

Triple Jump

55-10.50 (Volker Mai, 1991)

56-3.25 (Christian Taylor, Florida, 2011) 58-4.75 (Christian Taylor, Florida, 2011)

Pole Vault

17-9.00 (David Lemen, 2001)

19-0.25 (Lawrence Johnson, Tennessee, ‘94) 19-1.00 (Lawrence Johnson, Tennessee, 1996)

Shot Put

70-5.25 (Brent Noon, 1995)

70-5.25 (Brent Noon, Georgia, 1995)

72-2.25 (John Godina, UCLA, 1995)

Discus Throw

201-5.00 (Alex Urlando, 1996)

213-9.00 (Mike Buncic, Kentucky, 1985)

220-0.00 (Kamy Keshmiri, Nevada, 1992)

Javelin Throw

275-2 (Chris Hill, 2009)

261-4 (Chris Hill, UGA, 2009)

268-7.00 (Esko Mikkola, Arizona, 1998)

Hammer Throw

260-2.00 (Andras Haklits, 2002)

247-4.00 (Andras Haklits, UGA, 2000)

265-3.00 (Balazs Kiss, South Carolina, 1996)

Decathlon

7,972 (David Lemen, 2002)

8,126 (Mikael Olander, LSU, 1988)

8,457 (Ashton Eaton, Oregon, 2010)

*Towns time was hand-timed

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SEC Championships Record

NCAA Championships Record

55-Meter Dash

6.56 (Gwen Torrence, 1987)

6.58 (Dawn Sowell, LSU, 1989)

6.56 (Gwen Torrence, Georgia, 1987)

60-Meter Dash

7.24 (Debbie Ferguson, 1999)

7.13 (Kelly Ann Baptiste, 2008)

7.09 (Lakya Brookins, S. Carolina, 2011)

200-Meter Dash

23.17 (Debbie Ferguson, 1996)

22.46 (Kerron Stewart, Auburn, 2007) 22.40 (Bianca Knight, Texas, 2008)

400-Meter Dash

53.19 (Gudrun Arnardottir, 1996) 51.13 (Hazel-Ann Regis, LSU 2004)

500-Meter Run

1:12.92 (Terri Julian, 1986)

1:11.74 (Sylvia Brydson, LSU, 1987) 1:08.89 (Linetta Wilson, Nebraska, 1987)

600-Meter Run

1:24.88 (Aisha Tull, 2002)

Not Contested

Not Contested

800-Meter Run

2:06.20 (Angie Stanifer, 1998)

2:00.75 (Nicole Cook, Tennessee, 2005)

2:01.77 (Hazel Clark, Tennessee, 1999)

1,000-Meter Run

2:42.61 (Linda Detlefsen, 1984)

2:44.33 (Alisa Harvey, Tennessee, 1987) 2:41.08 (Trena Hull, UNLV, 1987)

1,500-Meter Run

4:20.00 (Linda Detlefsen, 1983)

4:22.05 (Alisa Harvey, Tennessee, 1987) 4:17.85 (Tina Krebs, Clemson, 1985)

Mile Run

4:38.66 (Natalie Picchetti, 2008)

4:34.49 (Kristen Gillespie, Arkansas, ‘12) 4:29.72 (Sarah Bowman, Tennessee, 2009)

3,000-Meter Run

9:23.10 (Jolly Earle, 1990)

9:10.49 (Jackie Areson, Tennessee, 2011) 8:42.03 (Jenny Barringer, Colorado, 2009)

5,000-Meter Run

16:11.22 (Jolly Earle, 1990)

15:53.34 (Valerie McGovern, Kentucky, ‘90) 15:14.18 (Kim Smith, Providence, 2004)

50.54 (Francena McCorory, Hampton, 2010)

55-Meter Hurdles 7.63 (Gudrun Arnardottir, 1996)

7.34 (Michelle Freeman, Florida, 1992)

7.41 (Michelle Freeman, Florida, 1992; Angie Vaughn, Texas, 1998)

60-Meter Hurdles 8.09 (Hyleas Fountain, 2004)

8.00 (Vonette Dixon, 2000)

7.84 (Virginia Powell, USC, 2006)

800-Meter Relay

Not Contested

Not Contested

1:38.81

(Walker, Thompson, Young, Jackson, ‘81)

1,600-Meter Relay 3:37.07 3:29.06 3:27.66 (Burnett, Grant, Tull, Woodward, ‘00) (Morris, B.-Thomas, Lawrence, Regjs, LSU 2005) (Downer, McIntosh, Robinson, Richards, Texas, ‘03) Mile Relay

3:42.22

3:40.67

3:37.08

(Hines, Julian, Houston, Torrence, ‘86) (Laughlin, Benjamin, Martin, Oliver, UT, 1986) (Rattray, Barksdale, Clark, Floyd, Tennessee, 1983)

3,200-Meter Relay 8:58.30 8:38.26 8:24.72 (Topinka, Julka, Olsen, White,’87) (Braasch, Braasch, Crowther, Nash, UF, 1987) (Franey, Gallagher, DiMuro, Procadcio, Villanova, ‘87) Dist. Medley Relay 11:31.32 11:05:37 10:50.98 (Julka, Topinka, Olsen, Horne, ‘87) (Sheffey, Harris, Price, Areson, Tennessee, 2011) (Wright, Jones, Price, Bowman, Tennessee, 2009) High Jump

6-2.75 (Leven Spencer, 2008)

6-2.00 (L. Spencer, UGA 2006; B. Reese,

6-6 (Destinee Hooker, Texas, 2009)

Ole Miss, 2008, K. Schade, Alabama, 2012)

Long Jump

21-7.25 (Hyleas Fountain, 2004)

22-8.00 (Elva Goulbourne, Auburn, 2002) 22-6.50 (Blessing Okagbare, UTEP, 2010)

Triple Jump

44-7.50 (Patricia Sylvester, 2007)

46-0.25 (Keisha Spencer, LSU, 2000) 46-9.00 (Suzzette Lee, LSU, 1997)

Shot Put

54-1.00 (Rhonda Hackett, 2000)

58-10.25 (M. Kevkhishvili, Florida, 2009) 62-10 (Laura Gerraughty, UNC, 2004)

Weight Throw

78-10.50 (Jenny Dahlgren, 2006)

74-7.25 (Candice Scott, Florida, 2005) 83-10.25 (Brittany Riley, S. Illinois, 2007)

Pole Vault

14-9.50 (Thorey Elisdottir, 2001)

14-11 (Tina Sutej, Arkansas, 2012)

Pentathlon

4,417 (Hyleas Fountain, 2004)

4,417 (Hyleas Fountain, Georgia, 2004) 4,540 (Brianne Theisen, Oregon, 2011)

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Event

Women’s oUtdoor records Georgia Record

SEC Championships Record NCAA Championships Record

100-Meter Dash

10.97 (Debbie Ferguson, 1998)

10.96 (Kimberlyn Duncan, LSU, 2012)

10.78 (Dawn Sowell, LSU, 1989)

200-Meter Dash

22.19 (Debbie Ferguson, 1999)

22.12 (Kimberlyn Duncan, LSU, 2012)

22.04 (Dawn Sowell, LSU, 1989)

400-Meter Dash

51.60 (Gwen Torrence, 1987)

50.63 (M. Barber, South Carolina, 2001) 50.10 (Monique Henderson, UCLA, 2005)

800-Meter Run

2:03.57 (Megan Malasarte, 2012) 2:01.00 (Tiffany McWilliams, Miss. St. 2004) 1:59.11 (Suzy Favor, Wisconsin, 1990)

1,500-Meter Run

4:15.25 (Linda Detlefsen, 1984)

3,000-Meter Run

9:22.38 (Monika Ronnholm, 1995) 9:15.51 (Heidi Olafsdottir, Alabama, 1987) 8:47.35 (Vicki Huber, Villanova, 1988)

3,000-Meter Stpl.

10:07.16 (Sarah Madebach, 2008) 10:13.73 (Sarah Madebach, Georgia, 2007)

5,000-Meter Run

16:00.66 (Kristie Krueger, 2012)

15:59.47 (Valerie McGovern, Kentucky,’90) 15:15.08 (Sally Kipyego, Texas Tech, 2008)

10,000-Meter Run

33:21.63 (Jill Steffens, 2007)

33:42.96 (Liz Costello, Tennessee, 2011) 32:28.57 (Sylvia Mosqueda, CS-LA, 1988)

4:09.19 (Tiffany McWilliams, MSU, 2004) 4:06.19 (Hannah England, Florida State, 2008)

100-Meter Hurdles 13.10 (Gudrun Arnardottir, 1996) 12.72 (Kim Carlson, LSU, 1996)

9:25.54 (Jenny Barringer, Colorado, 2009)

12.48 (Virginia Powell, USC, 2006)

400-Meter Hurdles 54.93 (Gudrun Arnardottir, 1996) 54.50 (Lashinda Demus, South Carolina, 2004) 53.54 (Sheena Johnson, UCLA, 2004) 400-Meter Relay

43.86

42.80

800-Meter Relay

1:33.14 Not Contested (Mahone, King, Miles, Collins, 2001)

42.36

(Rivers, Perryman, Mahone, Ferguson, 1999)(Morris, Henry, Broaddus, Baptiste, LSU, 2008) (Carter, Lucas, Duncan, Mayo, T. A&M, 2009)

Not Contested

1,600-Meter Relay 3:33.83 3:27.04 3:24.54 (Grant, Burnett, Tull, Ferguson, ‘99) (Navy, Bernard-Thomas, Hall, Regis, LSU, ‘04) (Gardner, Okodogbe, Roesler, Francis, Oregon, ‘12) Not Contested

Not Contested

Sprint Med. Relay 1:39.24 Not Contested (Smith, Houston, Torrence, Hines, 1985) (800 meters)

Not Contested

3,200-Meter Relay 8:55.30 (Smith, Horne, Detlefsen, Stelljes, ‘82)

High Jump

6-4.25 (Levern Spencer, 2007)

6-1.25 (Levern Spencer, Georgia, 2007)

6-6.00 (Amy Acuff, UCLA, 1995; Kajsa Bergqvist, SMU, 1999)

Long Jump

21-8.25 (Hyleas Fountain, 2004)

22-5.25 (Brittney Reese, Ole Miss, 2008) 22-10 (Rhonda Watkins, UCLA, 2007)

Triple Jump

45-0.00 (Icolyn Kelly, 1995)

45-10.75 (Suzette Lee, LSU, 1996)

46-7.25 (Ganna Demydova, So. Miss., 2012)

Shot Put

55-2.25 (Rhonda Hackett, 2000)

59-2.75 (Mar. Kevkhishvilli, UF, 2009)

61-2.25 (Tressa Thompson, Nebraska 1998)

Discus Throw

184-7.00 (Ingrid Belz, 1991)

194-4.00 (Danyel Mitchell , LSU, 1994) 210-10.00 (Seilala Sua, UCLA, 1999)

Javelin Throw *New Javelin

196-8.00 (Kim Engel, 1989) 183-11.00 (Krista Woodward, 2007)

204-9.00 (Laverne Eve , LSU, 1987) 206-9.00 (Karin Smith, Cal Poly, 1981) 180-9.00 (Emily Carlsten, Florida, 2000) 202-10.00 (Irina Kharun, Indiana, 2003)

Hammer Throw

$239-4 (Jenny Dahlgren, 2007)

235-6 (Jenny Dahlgren, Georgia, 2006)

232-00 (Jenny Dahlgren, Georgia, 2007)

Pole Vault

14-6.75 (Morgann Leleux, 2012)

15-1.50 (Tina Sutej, Arkansas, 2011)

14-7.25 (Katerina Stefanidi, Stanford, 2012; Melissa Gergel, Oregon, 2011; Kylie Hutson, Indiana, 2010)

Heptathlon

6,033 (Hyleas Fountain, 2004)

5,969 (Sharon Jaklofsky, LSU, 1991) 6,440 (Brianne Theisen, Oregon, 2012)

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55-meter dash

Bode Osagiobare Mel Lattany Ricky Campbell Herschel Walker Dennis Baker 6. Jarrell Stewart Lester Benjamin Norman Edwards Stanley Blalock Neal Jessie

* - Hand-timed finishes

’95 Barnett Bank Inv. ’80 U.S. Olympic Inv. ’80 Ohio State ’82 SEC ’03 SEC Champs. ’08 Tom Jones Classic ’83 Florida ’83 Florida ’83 VMI Relays ’83 Florida

60-meter dash 1. Eric Hall ’97 US Air 2. Dennis Baker ’02 Va. Tech 3. Michael Proctor ’09 Kentucky Invite Torrin Lawrence ’09 Kentucky Invite 5. Bode Osagiobare ’96 Clemson Jarrell Stewart ’07 Carolina Inv. 7. David Dickens ’07 Carolina Inv. 8. Andrell Roberts ’01 SEC Champs.

9. Justin Scott-Wesley ’12 Mark Colligan Inv. Albert Hollis II ’01 SEC Champs.

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200-meter dash

Torrin Lawrence David Dickens Brandonn Hill Waymon Storey Michael Proctor Eric Harris Eric Hall Bode Osagiobare Jarrell Stewart 10. Phillip Adams 1.

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400-meter dash

Torrin Lawrence Justin Gaymon David Dickens Demiko Goodman LaRon Bennett Paul Blue 7. Stanley Blalock 8. Forest Johnson Dawda Jallow 10. Chandler Teasley

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’10 Tyson Invite ’08 SEC Champs. ’07 SEC Champs. ’05 SEC Champs. ’04 SEC Champs. ’96 SEC Champs. ’84 Florida ’92 NCAA ’91 Florida Fast Times ’99 Kentucky Inv.

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6.16 6.19 6.20 6.23 6.23 6.26 6.14* 6.14* 6.24* 6.24*

6.69 6.70 6.75 6.75 6.76 6.76 6.78 6.79 6.80

20.77 21.05 21.11 21.12 21.29 21.30 21.42 21.47 21.47 21.50 45.03 45.94 46.27 46.39 46.53 46.53 46.55 46.62 46.62 47.10

800-meter rUn

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10.

Aaron Evans Steve Burgess Ross Ridgewell Shaun Benefield Eddie Hodges Greg Roseboro Brad Lewis Chris Waddle Kelly Basinger Kris Ward

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9.

10.

Jimmy Futch Jeff DeBar Brad Freeman Doug Cornfield Danny Neff Steve Burgess Jon Burton Jeff Coates Teak Shore Steve Rowe

’12 Husky Classic ’84 Florida Fast Times ’08 Cyclone Qual. ’96 ACC-SEC ’82 SEC Champs. ’83 Florida ’83 Florida ’00 SEC Champs. ’01 SEC Champs. ’09 SEC Champs.

1,000-meter rUn

’81 Gator Inv. ’85 Florida 5-Way ’82 SEC Champs. ’87 SEC Champs. ’10 Hokie Invite ’85 Clemson ’84 Florida ’85 Indiana Inv. ’90 Indiana Inv. ’88

mile rUn

1. Simon Ngata 2. Drew Griffin 3. Ryley Miller 4. Mabry McCray 5. Terry Reid 6. Ross Ridgewell 7. Danny Neff 8. Dan Fassinger 9. Ian Burrell 10. Philip Bett

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4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

’04 Armory Coll. ’00 SEC Champs. ’08 SEC Champs. ’79 LSU 6-Way ’91 Florida Fast Times ’08 Tyson Inv. ’11 Husky Classic ’05 SEC Champs. ’08 Tom Jones Class. ’04 Armory Coll.

3,000-meter rUn

Ian Burrell Drew Griffin Simon Ngata Matt Cleaver Brandon Lord Ian Campbell Ryley Miller Terry Reid Ian Dickinson Philip Bett

’07 Tyson Inv. ’00 ND Inv. ’04 SEC Champs. ’12 Husky Classic ’12 Husky Classic ’92 Florida Fast Times ’09 Virginia Tech ’91 SEC Champs. ’03 SEC Chall. ’03 Carolina

1:47.88 1:48.34 1:48.57 1:48.78 1:50.73 1:50.80 1:51.00 1:52.40 1:52.56 1:52.64 2:22.40 2:24.45 2:24.60 2:24.75 2:27.41 2:27.53 2:27.90 2:30.19 2:30.74 2:31.28 4:03.45 4:03.71 4:04.88 4:05.60 4:05.92 4:06.22 4:07.37 4:07.87 4:08.94 4:09.45

7:59.04 8:03.88 8:05.10 8:08.51 8:11.91 8:15.43 8:15.70 8:15.80 8:16.08 8:19.57

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5,000-meter rUn 1.

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8.

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10.

Ian Burrell Simon Ngata Brett Richardson Philip Bett Rich Gildard Mike Swope Brandon Lord Ian Dickinson Matt Cleaver Brian Detweiler

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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Billy Richard Esteban Guzman Ralph Thompson LaRon Bennett Luis Pena Justin Gaymon Ken Garrett Trey Fletcher Keelan Knox Justin Carlin

’07 Tyson Inv. ’05 SEC Champs. ’12 SEC Champs. ’04 SEC Champs. ’79 ’04 SEC Champs. ’12 SEC Champs. ’03 Iowa State ’12 SEC Champs. ’12 SEC Champs.

55-meter hUrdles ’82 SEC Champs. ’04 Gator Inv. ’92 Indiana Inv. ’05 Va. Tech Chall. ’81 Mason Dixon ’07 Diet Pepsi Inv. ’99 SEC Champs. ’06 SEC Champs. ’07 Diet Pepsi ’03 SEC Champs.

60-meter hUrdles 1. Esteban Guzman ’03 Indoor Madness 2. Cory Holman ’12 SEC Champs.

Justin Gaymon ’09 Carle/Health Cl. 4. Ken Garrett ’01 SEC Champs.

5. LaRon Bennett ’04 Clemson Inv. 6. Reggie Brown ’01 SEC Champs.

David Lemen ’02 SEC Champs.

8. Keelan Knox ’07 Tiger Inv. 9. Ryan Davis ’02 Va. Tech 10. Justin Carlin ’04 Va. Tech Chall.

1,600-meter relay 1. Adams, Foster, Storey, Lawrence ’12 SEC Champs.

2. Gaymon, Proctor, Adams, Lawrence ’09 SEC Champs.

3. Dickens, Foster, Roberts, Bennett ’04 SEC Champs.

4. Storey, Adams, Mills, Lawrence ’11 ISU Qualifier

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7.77 7.86 7.86 7.94 8.00 8.12 8.12 8.13 8.17 8.21

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men’s indoor top-10 lists lonG JUmp Champ Bailey ’98 SEC Champs. 25-10.75 Darryl Simmons ’82 SEC Champs.

25-8.25 Volker Mai ’92 USAir Inv. 25-7.00 Lester Benjamin ’84 SEC Champs.

25-5.25 Clarence Christian ’79 SEC Champs.

25-3.50 Marcus Bailey ’93 Florida Fast Times 24-11.25 Cory Holman ’12 SEC Champs.

24-7.25 David Lemen ’02 SEC Champs.

24-6.25 Aaron LaGarde ’10 SEC Champs.

24-5.50 Kevin Dickson ’08 VT Elite 24-5.50 Phil Tucker ’74 SEC Champs.

24-5.50 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

12-Time NFL Pro Bowler and former UGA two-sport star Champ Bailey holds the Bulldogs’ indoor long jump record.

5. Dickens, Ritchie-Haughton, Proctor, Gaymon ’07 SEC Champs.

3:08.47 6. Ritchie-Haughton, Proctor, Brown, Gaymon ’08 Cyclone Qual.

3:08.56 7. Teasley, Lawrence, Benefield, Blue ’96 SEC Champs.

3:08.57 8. Storey, Lawrence, Evans, Adams ’11 SEC Champs.

3:08.90 9. Partridge, Teasley, McClendon, Blue ’97 USA Champs.

3:09.25 10. Foster, Storey, Branch, Lawrence ’12 Tyson Invite 3:09.62

distance medley relay 1. Ridgewell, Miller, Ward, Burrell ’08 SEC Champs.

9:48.42 2. Ridgewell, B. Brown, Ward, Miller ’08 Tyson Inv. 9:52.73 3. Neff, Mills, Svoboda, Lord ’11 SEC Champs.

9:52.90 4. Bryant, Brown, Griffin, P. Young ’99 SEC Champs.

9:53.05 5. Neff, Black, Evans, Lord ’11 Big 12 vs. SEC 9:55.63 6. Grass, Branch, Neff, Reade ’12 SEC Champs.

9:57.51 7. Brown, Griffin, Waddle, P. Young ’00 SEC Champs.

9:58.24 8. Long, Harris, Hershner, Neff ’10 SEC Champs.

9:58.30 9. Fassinger, Johnson, Soule, Ngata ’04 SEC Champs. 10:01.20 10. Neff, Jones, Hershner, Long ’10 Tyson Invite 10:02.16 hiGh JUmp 1. Dothel Edwards ’86 Florida Open 2. Wolfgang Kriessig ’94 SEC Champs.

3. Dillon Phelps ’95 SEC Champs.

4. Patrick Thavelin ’92 Barnett Bank Inv. 5. James Barrineau ’77 NCAA Charles Willbanks ’83 SEC Champs.

7. Thaddeus Hood ’96 Barnett Bank Inv. 8. Cory Holman ’10 SEC Champs.

9. Troy Glasgow ’88 Fla. All-Comers David Bloodsworth ’83 Florida

triple JUmp 1. Volker Mai ’91 2. Hrvoje Verzi ’95 NCAA 3. Antonio Saunders ’04 Gator Inv. 4. Jerome Hutchins ’75 National USTFF 5. Jamaal Parker ’09 Virginia Tech 6. Lester Benjamin ’83 Eastman Inv. 7. Janne Kinnunen ’95 USAir Inv. 8. Aaron LaGarde ’10 VT Final Qual.

9. Amp Brown ’80 ETSU Inv. 1 0. Troy Glasgow ’88 Coca-Cola Inv. pole vaUlt

1. Brad Smith 2. David Lemen 3. Adam Sarafian

4. Paul Malquist Wes Fuller 6. John Smith Allen Brandon 8. Timo Makkonen 9. Cameron Meyer 10. Caleb Ebbets

’04 VaTech Qual.

17-8.50 ’02 NCAA Champs. 17-7.75 ’06 NCAA Champs. 17-6.50 ’06 Nat’l PV Summit ’11 Tyson Invite 17-0.75 ’08 VT Elite 17-0.75 ’12 SEC Champs.

17-0.00 ’10 VT Elite 17-0.00 ’01 Fast Times 16-11.50 ’12 VT Elite 16-8.75 ’12 Auburn Invite 16-6.75

shot pUt

1. Brent Noon 2. Reese Hoffa 3. Daniel Vanek 4. Kyle Helf 5. John Newell 6. Mike Judge 7. Chad McClendon

55-7.75 54-5.50 Andras Haklits, school record holder in 52-7.25 the weight and hammer throws, 52-7.00 recorded a collegiate all-time best mark 52-4.75 of 80-2 in winning the 2001 NCAA 52-4.25 weight throw title.

52-3.75 52-3.25 8. Bradford Williams ’04 Va. Tech Chall. 60-11.25 51-7.50 60-9.25 50-9.25 9. Jarkko Haukijarvi ’98 Husker Inv. 10. Israel Machovec ’10 VT Elite 60-6.75

’95 SEC Champs. ’01 Va. Tech ’07 SEC Champs. ’07 SEC Champs. ’05 SEC Champs. ’86 SEC Champs. ’06 NCAA Reg.

66-3.00 64-0.50 63-4.25 62-3.25 62-3.00 61-7.00 61-3.00

WeiGht throW 1. Andras Haklits ’01 NCAA 80-2.00 2. Tomas Sjöstrom ’95 S. Carolina Open 71-2.00 3. Pan. Mavraganis ’02 Fast Times 71-0.00 4. Lucais MacKay ’04 SEC Champs.

70-5.75 5. Boris Stoikos ’93 NCAA 69-4.75 6. Branislav Danis ’10 VT Final Qual. 69-3.25 7. John Freeman ’10 VT Final Qual. 69-1.25 8. John Newell ’04 Va. Tech Challenge 68-7.00 9. Justin Welch ’12 VT Elite 67-8.00 10. Nate Rolfe ’07 VT Last Chance 67-7.00 1.

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Dothel Edwards ranks as the best high jumper in Georgia track and field history, holding both the indoor and outdoor records.

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pentathlon

David Lemen Steve Rowe Greg Sewell Kelly Basinger

’02 SEC Champs. ’88 Coca-Cola Inv. ’02 SEC Champs. ’02 SEC Champs.

3,920 3,567 3,261 3,073

heptathlon Cory Holman ’12 NCAA Champs.

Tommy Barrineau ’10 SEC Champs.

Michael Ayers ’11 SEC Champs.

Garrett Scantling ’12 SEC Champs.

Ben Davies ’11 Big 12 vs. SEC Cory Harris ’09 SEC Champs.

Greg Sewell ’04 SEC Champs.

David Silverstein ’10 SEC Champs.

Jerrod Richardson ’08 SEC Champs.

5,873 5,700 5,578 5,481 5,378 5,120 4,941 4,900 4,686

7-5.25 7-3.25 7-3.25 7-3.50 7-3.00 7-3.00 7-3.00 7-1.75 7-1.00 7-1.00

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100-meter dash

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Bode Osagiobare Mel Lattany Bill Breeding Norman Edwards Herschel Walker Eric Hall 7. Manley Waller 8. Dennis Baker 9. Neal Jessie Sam Palmer Stanley Blalock

’94 Sierra Medical Inv. ’81 Florida/Florida St. ’77 Auburn Inv. ’84 Georgia Relays ’82 Spec Towns Inv. ’97 Georgia Inv. ’86 TAC ’01 SEC 5-Way ’83 NCAA ’84 Spec Towns Inv. ’84 U.S. Olympic Trial

200-meter dash

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Mel Lattany Richard Campbell Bode Osagiobare Stanley Blalock Torrin Lawrence Gary Duncan Waymon Storey Manley Waller David Dickens Neal Jessie

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Gary Duncan Torrin Lawrence Dawda Jallow Forest Johnson David Dickens Justin Gaymon Demiko Goodman Stanley Blalock LaRon Bennett Chandler Teasley

’79 SEC ’80 NCAA ’94 Sierra Medical Inv. ’83 Drake Relays ’12 Florida Relays ’87 SEC Champs. ’12 SEC Champs. ’87 SEC Champs. ’07 SEC Champs. ’85 SEC Champs.

400-meter dash

’87 Alabama Inv. ’12 Olympic Trials ’93 Ga. Tech ’93 Ga. Tech ’07 SEC Champs. ’08 Bulldog Lmtd. ’05 NCAA Regional ’84 Auburn/Troy St. ’05 Clemson Quad ’99 Georgia Inv.

800-meter rUn

1. Aaron Evans ’10 NCAA Regional 2. Shaun Benefield ’95 NCAAChamps.

3. Steve Burgess ’85 MLK Games 4. Eddie Hodges ’82 SEC Champs.

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Danny Soule Greg Roseboro Doug Cornfield Brad Freeman Brad Lewis

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Simon Ngata Drew Griffin Terry Reid Mabry McCray Mike Fussell Danny Neff Jimmy Futch Ian Burrell Ian Campbell Dan Fassinger

’04 SEC Champs. ’82 TAC ’88 SEC Champs. ’83 Florida/Florida St. ’83 SEC Champs.

1:49.02 1:49.38 1:49.75 1:49.90 1:49.93

1,500-meter rUn

’04 SEC Champs.

3:42.82 ’99 Ga. Tech Inv. 3:42.96 ’91 Ole Miss Inv. 3:44.56 ’79 SEC Champs.

3:45.33 ’79 SEC Champs.

3:45.48 ’11 Florida Relays 3:45.68 ’80 Domino Classic 3:45.80 ’08 Ga. Invitational 3:45.98 ’92 George Griffin Inv. 3:46.54 ’04 SEC Champs.

3:46.73

3,000-meter steeplechase

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Matt Cleaver Sam Gillespie Philip Bett Kyle Poplin John McCartney Joe Kaufmann Jerry Carnes Sean Dailey Stewart Tanner David Rindt

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Simon Ngata Ian Burrell Sean Nicholl Brandon Lord Matt Cleaver Drew Griffin Philip Bett Bejan Abtahi Mark Plaatjes Bill Matthews

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Ian Burrell Philip Bett Mark Plaatjes Mike Swope Bejan Abtahi Brett Richardson Luke Baker Gary Gayman Sean Nicholl Dennis Spencer

’12 NCAA Regional ’07 NCAA Regional ’04 East Regionals ’81 Auburn ’77 Tom Black Classic ’79 Athletic Attic Inv. ’82 Springtime Inv. ’84 SEC Champs. ’91 SEC Champs. ’93 Spec Towns Inv.

8:41.86 8:52.70 8:55.93 8:57.80 8:58.00 8:59.00 9:02.00 9:08.25 9:13.03 9:13.13

9. Donte Bolden 10. Ryan Davis

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’04 SEC Champs. ’02 SEC Champs.

400-meter hUrdles

Justin Gaymon LaRon Bennett Ken Garrett Randy Bell Phillip Adams Stanley Blalock Drew Branch Mike McAninch Bill Fincher Keelan Knox

’08 Olympic Trials ’05 NCAA Champs. ’01 Georgia Inv. ’90 Last Chance Meet ’12 Spec Towns Inv. ’84 Florida Relays ’12 SEC Champs. ’88 Dogwood Relays ’77 SEC Champs. ’07 SEC Champs.

400-meter relay 1. Jessie, Palmer, Blalock, Benjamin ’84 Georgia Relays 2. Jessie, Benjamin, Blalock, Palmer ’83 NCAA 3. Campbell, Walker, Austin, Lattany ’81 Drake Relays 4. Jessie, Waller, Blalock, Edwards ’86 Dogwood Relays 5. Campbell, Walker, Johnson, Lattany

14.13 14.30 48.46 48.74 49.76 50.35 50.99 51.21 51.29 51.36 51.46 51.60

39.24 39.27 39.34 39.41

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’05 Stanford Inv. 13:43.05 ’07 Payton Jordan 13:45.99 ’85 Dogwood Relays 13:57.78 ’12 Mt. SAC Relays 14:03.33 ’11 War Eagle Invite 14:04.80 ’00 Mt. SAC Relays 14:11.56 ’03 NCAA East 14:12.50 ’10 SEC Champs. 14:14.23 ’83 Auburn/W. Ga. 14:16.40 ’10 Mt. SAC Relays 14:17.17

10,000-meter rUn

’07 Stanford Inv. ’04 Mt. SAC Relays ’82 Penn Relays ’04 Mt. SAC Relays ’10 Mt. SAC Relays ’11 Drake Relays ’12 Drake Relays ’78 Georgia Relays ’86 SEC Champs. ’74 SEC Champs.

110-meter hUrdles 1. Spec Towns ’36 Norway Billy Richard ’80 Quad Conference 3. Justin Gaymon ’07 Drake Relays 4. LaRon Bennett ’05 SEC Champs.

5. Ralph Thompson ’92 Drake Relays Esteban Guzman ’04 SEC Champs.

7. Cory Holman ’10 SEC Champs.

8. Ken Garrett ’99 SEC Champs.

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men’s oUtdoor top-10 lists Thad Hood Ryan Sheppard

lonG JUmp 1. Marcus Bailey ’94 Georgia Inv. 2. Lester Benjamin ’84 SEC Champs.

3. Darryl Simmons ’81 Georgia IC 4. Clarence Christian ’82 Georgia Relays 5. Champ Bailey ’98 SEC Champs.

6. Volker Mai ’91 Spec Towns Inv. 7. Aaron LaGarde ’10 Yellow Jacket 8. Gary Duncan ’85 Georgia Relays 9. David Lemen ’02 Texas A&M 10. Phil Tucker ’72 Clemson

Volker Mai set the Georgia outdoor triple jump record at the 1991 NCAA Championships.

6. Stewart, Dickens, Etelman, Proctor ’07 SEC Champs.

7. Waller, Edwards,Jessie, Benjamin ’85 NCAA 8. Jessie, Edwards, Blalock, Benjamin ’86 Dogwood Relays Saunders, Baker, Roberts, Hollis II ’04 East Regionals 10. Waller, Hines, Bell, Duncan ’87 NCAA

39.55 39.58 39.60 39.60 39.62

1,600-meter relay

1. McBee, Johnson, Carter, Jallow ’91 Drake Relays 3:03.66 2. Gaymon, Proctor, Etelman, Dickens ’07 NCAA Champs. 3:04.13 3. McBee, Johnson, Thompson, Jallow ’93 George Griffin Inv. 3:04.72 4. Alexander, Chan. Teasley, Garrett, Char. Teasley ’99 Ga. Tech Inv. 3:04.73 5. Adams, Foster, Branch, Lawrence ’12 NCAA Regionals 3:04.91 6. Dickens, Goodman, Foster, Bennett ’05 NCAA Champs. 3:05.64 7. Gaymon, Proctor, Ritchie-Haughton, Brown ’08 SEC Champs.

3:05.83 8. Adams, Lawrence, Foster, Storey ’12 Florida Relays 3:06.08 9. Dickens, Roberts, Foster, Bennett ’04 East Regionals 3:06.23 10. Gaymon, Proctor, Ritchie-Haughton, Dickens ’07 Yellow Jacket 3:06.39 1.

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Dothel Edwards James Barrineau Patrick Thavelin Dillon Phelps Troy Glasgow Wolfgang Kriessig Steve Moore Charles Willbanks

’85 U.S./Canada Jr. ’77 State Relays ’92 Spec Towns Inv. ’96 Drake Relays ’87 SEC Champs. ’94 Ga. Tech ’81 SEC Champs. ’83 SEC Champs.

’95 SEC Champs. ’01 Georgia Relays

7-6.50 7-5.00 7-5.00 7-5.00 7-4.25 7-3.75 7-3.50 7-3.00

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26-5.50 26-3.25 26-1.75 25-10.25 25-8.75 25-5.50 25-5.25 25-0.25 25-0.00 24-10.50

triple JUmp Volker Mai ’91 NCAA Champs. 55-10.50 Hrvoje Verzi ’95 Georgia Inv. 53-10.50 Janne Kinnunen ’94 Georgia Inv. 53-5.50 Antonio Saunders ’04 Clemson Classic 53-0.25 Lester Benjamin ’85 SEC Champs. 52-10.75 Amp Brown ’80 Georgia Relays 52-9.00 Aaron LaGarde ’11 Spec Towns Inv. 52-7.50 Jerome Hutchins ’75 Florida Relays 52-7.00 Michael Hines ’86 Drake Relays 51-2.75 Jamaal Parker ’10 Yellow Jacket 50-10.00

pole vaUlt 1. David Lemen ’01 Sea Ray Relays 2. Brad Smith ’05 NCAA Champs.

3. Timo Makkonen ’02 Spec Towns Inv. 4. Caleb Ebbets ’12 Spec Towns Inv. Adam Sarafian ’06 Bulldog Limited 6. Allen Brandon ’10 Ga. Invitational 7. John Smith ’11 Spec Towns Inv. 8. Adam Godfrey ’93 SEC Six-Way 9. Wes Fuller ’08 Ga. Invitational 10. Michael Ayers ’11 NCAA Champs.

17-9.00 17-8.50 17-7.00 17-5.50 17-5.50 17-5.00 17-2.75 17-2.00 17-0.75 16-8.75

David Lemen broke school records in the pole vault and decathlon in 2001 and 2002.

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’95 SEC Champs.

70-5.25 ’01 Georgia Tech 66-4.25 ’12 NCAA Regionals 64-1.25 ’98 SEC Champs.

63-1.25 ’08 Spec Towns 61-6.75 ’05 NCAA Regional 61-3.00 ’86 Spec Towns Inv. 61-2.25 ’10 SEC Champs. 60-10.50 9. Chad McClendon ’05 Georgia Inv. 60-8.00 10. Glynn Griffin ’73 SEC Champs.

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discUs throW 1. Alex Urlando ’96 SEC Champs.

201-5 2. Nate Rolfe ’07 Georgia Relays 191-11 3. Martin Maric ’06 NCAA Reg. 190-1 4. Israel Machovec ’09 Pumping Iron Cl. 188-8 5. Mike Van Winkle ’81 Spec Towns Inv. 187-9 6. Chad McClendon ’06 Clemson Inv. 185-4 7. Kibwe Johnson ’00 Tri-Meet 185-1 8. Lucais MacKay ’04 Pomona-Pitzer Inv. 184-9 9. Burke McCarty ’12 Triton Invite 183-7 Bradford Williams ’04 Pomona-Pitzer Inv. 183-7 Daniel Vanek ’07 McCravy Mem. 183-7 Javelin throW 1. Chris Hill ’09 USA Champs.

275-2 2. Trevor Snyder ’05 NCAA Champs. 249-5 3. Brian Moore ’11 SEC Champs.

248-2 4. Hans Schmidt ’93 SEC Champs.

248-1 5. Riku Valleala ’98 Tampere 243-9 6. Tero Angeria ’98 NCAA Champs. 238-0 7. Martin Maric ’06 NCAA Reg. 237-3 8. Jan Bielecki ’94 Crimson Classic 226-11 9. Braydon Anderson ’12 Florida Relays 222-5 10. Jean Castang ’88 Georgia Relays 218-7 1.

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hammer throW Andras Haklits ’02 Georgia Throws Inv. 260-2 Tomas Sjostrom ’95 NCAA Champs. 237-0 Pan. Mavraganis ’02 Spec Towns 235-0 Lucais Mackay ’03 NCAA Champs. 230-3 Jan Bielecki ’94 Georgia Inv. 230-0 Boris Stoikos ’93 NCAA Champs. 227-11 Justin Welch ’12 Toledo Summer Series 225-7 Branislav Danis ’10 SEC Champs.

223-11 Nate Rolfe ’09 Bulldog Ltd. Inv. 221 John Freeman ’10 Drake Relays 220-3

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decathlon David Lemen ’02 NCAA Champs.

7,972 Michael Ayers ’11 NCAA Champs.

7,903 Tommy Barrineau ’11 SEC Champs.

7,654 Cory Holman ’10 SEC Champs.

7,500 Garrett Scantling ’12 USA Jr. Champs. 7,434 Ben Davies ’11 Sea Ray Relays 7,385 Steve Rowe ’90 SEC Champs.

7,319 Steve Benedict ’78 Florida Relays 7,291 Kelly Basinger ’03 SEC Champs.

7,052 Treon Penson ’00 SEC Champs.

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Gwen Torrence Debbie Ferguson Chequita Brady Sandra Smith Kelly Perryman Illia Miles Sherita King Krysha Bayley 9. Icolyn Kelly 10. Larika Burton

’87 NCAA ’99 SEC Champs. ’93 Iowa St. Inv. ’84 NCAA ’99 SEC Champs. ’03 SEC Champs. ’03 SEC Champs. ’05 Va. Tech ’96 Husker Inv. ’97 SEC Champs.

60-meter dash Debbie Ferguson ’99 NCAA Champs.

Illia Miles ’03 Va. Tech Icolyn Kelly ’96 SEC Champs.

Tynia Gaither ’12 SEC Champs.

Krysha Bayley ’04 SEC Champs.

Georgina Nembhard ’10 VT Elite Kelly Perryman ’96 SEC Champs.

Sherita King ’03 Va. Tech Hyleas Fountain ’04 Husker Inv. 10. Odeika Bent ’08 VT Elite 1.

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Debbie Ferguson ’96 NCAA Champs.

Illia Miles ’03 Va. Tech Krysha Bayley ’05 SEC Champs.

Tynia Gaither ’12 SEC Champs.

Sherita King ’03 Iowa State Georgina Nembhard ’10 SEC Champs.

Odeika Bent ’09 Tyson Invit.

Kelly Perryman ’96 Florida Fast Times Tanja Reid ’96 SEC Champs.

Tonique Williams ’96 SEC Champs.

400-meter dash

1. Gudrun Arnardottir 2. Marie Woodward 3. Trisha Carter 4. Tonique Williams 5. Odeika Bent 6. Aisha Tull 7. Traci Boyd 8. Terri Julian 9. Sonja Collins 10. Shakara Grant

’96 SEC Champs. ’02 NCAA Champs. ’90 SEC Champs. ’96 SEC Champs. ’11 VT Final Qual. ’02 SEC Champs. ’03 Va. Tech ’86 ’02 SEC Champs. ’97 ACC-SEC

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2:09.24 Natalie Picchetti ’07 Tyson Inv. 2:09.90 Stella Christoforou ’11 SEC Champs.

2:10.40 Samantha Murillo ’02 Va. Tech 2:10.92 Carly Hamilton ’12 Mark Colligan Inv. 2:11.12

7.24 7.36 7.41 7.43 7.44 7.45 7.49 7.49 7.49 7.53

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mile rUn Natalie Picchetti ’08 SEC Champs.

Linda Detlefsen ’84 Millrose Kristie Krueger ’10 Tyson Invite Monika Rönnholm ’94 Husker Inv. Kelly Cordell ’04 Alex Wilson Inv. Carly Hamilton ’12 Husky Classic Laura McKinley ’00 SEC Champs.

Jill Keller ’96 Last Chance Stella Christoforou ’12 Kentucky Invite Frida Thordardottir ’92 Florida Fast Times

4:38.66 4:40.80 4:41.64 4:47.45 4:47.59 4:50.10 4:50:24 4:50.26 4:50.42 4:51.88

3,000-meter rUn 1. Jolly Earle ’90 2. Jill Steffens ’07 SEC Champs.

3. Erin Jones ’97 SEC Champs.

4. Sarah Madebach ’07 SEC Champs.

5. Kristin Heffelfinger ’07 SEC Champs.

6. Frida Thordardottir ’93 Florida Fast Times 7. Carla McCready ’97 SEC Champs.

8. Jenny Oliver ’92 SEC Champs.

9. Kristie Krueger ’10 UK Invite 10. Bridget Lyons ’10 UK Invite

9:23.10 9:26.79 9:26.89 9:28.47 9:29.71 9:31.37 9:32.49 9:34.29 9:35.46 9:37.24

5,000-meter rUn 1. Jolly Earle ’90 SEC Champs.

2. Kristin Heffelfinger ’07 Tyson Inv. 3. Bridget Lyons ’10 SEC Champs.

4. Keli Butler ’91 Florida Fast Times 5. Kristie Krueger ’12 SEC Champs.

6. Jill Steffens ’07 Tyson Invit.

7. Sarah Madebach ’08 SEC Champs.

8. Erin Jones ’00 SEC Champs.

Lauren Burks ’06 SEC Champs.

10. Tricey Hill ’92 SEC Champs.

16:11.22 16:17.48 16:18.68 16:25.35 16:27.32 16:28.51 16:33.89 16:45.34 16:51.97 16:58.32

23.17 23.38 23.54 23.72 23.79 24.14 24.19 24.22 24.23 24.34 53.19 53.42 53.61 53.64 54.57 54.60 54.72 54.89 54.96 55.19

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55-meter hUrdles 1. Gudrun Arnardottir 2. Hyleas Fountain 3. Monique Salter 4. Shaka Dennison 5. Debbie Dacosta 6. Randi Chapman 7. Latisha Rivers 8. Shenae Dawkins 9. Monique Salter 10. Latashia Rogers

’95 SEC ’04 Gator Inv. ’00 SEC Quad ’06 SEC Champs. ’83 ’02 SEC East ’00 SEC Quad ’05 Va. Tech (two times) ’89 Florida All-Comers

60-meter hUrdles 1. Hyleas Fountain ’04 SEC Champs.

2. Shaka Dennison ’07 SEC Champs.

3. Gudrun Arnardottir ’96 SEC 4. Monique Salter ’00 Minnesota Inv. 5. Latisha Rivers ’00 Husker Inv. 6. Randi Chapman ’02 SEC Champs.

7. Ruthlyn Granger ’02 SEC Champs.

8. Shenae Dawkins ’05 Clemson Inv. 9. Santerri Baker ’11 Tyson Invite 10. Jessica Stockard ’06 Tyson Invit.

1600-meter relay 1. Burnett, Grant, Tull, Woodward ’00 NCAA 2. Hines, Smith, Torrence, Julian ’86 3. Collins, Boyd, Woodward, Tull

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. . . 18 national titles & 149 all-americans Under the cUrrent bUlldoG coachinG staff

Women’s indoor top-10 lists

’01 USATF 3:38.03 4. Bayley, Boyd, King, Miles ’03 Iowa State 3:38.87 5. Collins, Woodward, King, Tull ’02 Fast Times 3:39.03 6. Collins, Woodward, Williams, Miles ’02 Va. Tech 3:39.90 7. Burnett, Ferguson, Grant, Tull ’99 SEC 3:39.95 8. Williams, Ferguson, Vilhelmsdottir, Arnardottir ’95 SEC 3:41.89 9. Williams, Vilhelmsdottir, Ferguson, Arnardottir ’96 SEC 3:41.90 10. Collins, Woodward, Murillo, Tull ’02 SEC East 3:42.28

distance medley relay 1. Julka, Topinka, Olsen, Horne ’87 SEC 11:31.32 2. Christoforou, Malasarte, Kirk, Shiver ’11 Big 12 vs. SEC 11:35.38 3. Christoforou, Chapman, Malasarte, Shiver ’12 SEC Champs. 11:35.42 4. Cordell, Hamilton, Madebach, Picchetti ’06 SEC Champs.

11:39.15 5. Lyons, Bent, Adams, Krueger ’10 SEC Champs. 11:39.57 6. Krueger, Walker, Adams, Vernon ’09 SEC Champs. 11:39.71 7. McKinley, Long, Stanifer, Jones ’98 SEC 11:40.39 8. Robbins, Gilchrist, Madebach, Picchetti ’07 SEC Champs.

11:41.47 9. Krueger, Adams, Bent, Nelson ’10 Tyson Invite 11:45.97 10. Greene, Knoke, McFarlane, McKinley ’00 SEC 11:46.28 pole vaUlt

1. Thorey Elisdottir

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2. Morgann Leleux 3. Fanni Juhasz 4. Kat Majester 5. Kierney Hiteshew 6. Jade Riebold 7. Corrie Drakulich 8. Julianne Toto 9. Danielle Cherico 10. Lindsay Farr

’12 NCAA Champs. 14-5.25 ’04 NCAA Champs. 14-0.00 ’10 VT Final Qual. 13-11.25 ’06 NCAA Champs. 13-9.25 ’10 VT Final Qual. 13-5.75 ’02 Va. Tech 12-11.50 ’09 SEC Champs.

12-9.50 ’04 SEC Champs.

12-6.00 ’11 Tiger Paw Invite 12-1.50

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1. Levern Spencer 2. Patricia Sylvester 3. Latifah Long 4. Saniel Atkinson 5. Hyleas Fountain 6. Reeta Laaksonen 7. Jessica Stockard Dale Wallace 9. Lisa Morrison Celly Martinez

’08 Clemson Inv. 6-2.75 ’07 NCAA Champs. 6-2.25 ’00 Minnesota Inv. 6-1.50 ’12 SEC Champs.

6-0.75 ’04 Armory Coll 6-0.50 ’96 Razorback 6-0.00 ’05 NCAA Champs. 5-11.75 ’81 AIAW Nationals ’93 Florida Fast Times 5-11.25 ’01 Va. Tech 5-11.25

lonG JUmp 1. Hyleas Fountain ’04 NCAA Champs.

2. Krysha Bayley ’02 SEC Champs.

3. Tasha Mahone ’01 SEC Champs.

4. Kathy Rankins ’83 NCAA 5. Patricia Sylvester ’07 Tiger Inv. 6. Icolyn Kelly ’95 Husker Inv. 7. LaShanda Harper ’99 Va. Tech 8. Shaka Dennison ’07 McCravy 9. Anita Hooks ’90 Indiana Inv. 10. Monique Salter ’00 SEC

21-7.25 21-4.75 21-1.50 20-11.00 20-5.00 20-3.75 20-1.75 20-0.50 20-0.25 19-11.75

Hyleas Fountain 8. Latroya Darrell 9. Maria Augutis 10. Saniel Atkinson

’07 Diet Pepsi Inv. 44-7.50 ’11 SEC Champs.

44-3.50 ’96 NCAA 44-0.50 ’06 VT Last Chance 43-1.50 ’96 NCAA 43-1.50 ’02 Va. Tech 43-1.00

Thorey Elisdottir broke the Georgia women’s indoor pole vault record, winning the NCAA indoor title in 2001 with a jump of 14’9.50”.

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1. Patricia Sylvester 2. Colleen Felix 3. Icolyn Kelly 4. Shenae Dawkins Monica Cabbler 6. Lynda Henry

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1. Rhonda Hackett 2. Hilenn James 3. Jenny Dahlgren 4. Kim Tedder 5. Sultana Frizell 6. Jill Palmer 7. Heather Wood 8. Rachel Travis 9. Eve Machovec 10. Kim Engel

’00 Minnesota Inv. 54-1.00 ’11 SEC Champs.

51-2.25 ’06 Gator Invit.

51-0.00 ’04 Va. Tech Chall. 51-0.00 ’98 Husker Inv. 50-3.50 ’04 SEC Champs. 48-10.25 ’85 Eastman Inv. 48-8.00 ’03 Virginia Tech 48-0.00 ’08 Tom Jones Cl. 47-5.25 ’11 SEC Champs. 46-10.75 ’90 Indiana Inv. 45-5.75

WeiGht throW 1. Jenny Dahlgren ’06 NCAA Champs.

2. Nikola Lomnicka ’10 Tyson Invite 3. Sultana Frizell ’05 NCAA Champs.

4. Alesha Asijie ’11 SEC Champs.

5. Katie McCoy ’01 Fast Times 6. Renata Foerst ’05 SEC Champs.

7. Beth Seymour ’03 Indoor Madness 8. Kim Tedder ’98 Va. Tech Inv. 9. Emily Sanders ’09 Virginia Tech 10. G. Hardardottir ’01 SEC Champs.

78-10.50 67-6.75 66-10.00 64-7.25 63-6.00 59-8.50 59-5.75 55-10.50 50-3.25 50-2.50

pentathlon 1. Hyleas Fountain ’04 SEC Champs.

2. Jessica Stockard ’05 NCAA Champs.

3. Lucie Ondraschkova ’11 SEC Champs.

4. Carol Crosbie ’87 SEC Champs.

5. Shaka Dennison ’06 SEC Champs.

6. Sarah Gretzmacher ’07 SEC Champs.

7. Bettina Poulson ’92 SEC Champs.

8. Farah Jean-Pierre ’03 SEC Champs.

9. Jessica Bartlett ’03 SEC Champs.

10. Saniel Atkinson ’11 Big 12 vs. SEC

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Women’s oUtdoor top-10 lists

2000 Olympic gold medalist Debbie Ferguson finished her career as one of the most decorated athletes in Georgia track and field history.

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Debbie Ferguson Gwen Torrence Krysha Bayley

’97 Stockholm ’86 SEC Champs. ’04 NCAA Champs.

Georgina Nembhard ’10 Spec Towns Inv.

Larika Burton Illia Miles 7. Sherita King 8. Kelly Perryman 9. Chequita Brady Tanja Reid

’96 Sierra Inv. ’03 Spec Towns ’03 Spec Towns ’99 UTEP Inv. ’95 Georgia Inv. ’96 Georgia Inv.

200-meter dash 1. Debbie Ferguson ’99 Saint-Denis 2. Gwen Torrence ’87 NCAA Champs.

3. Krysha Bayley ’04 East Regionals 4. Illia Miles ’03 Georgia Inv. 5. Georgina Nembhard ’11 War Eagle Invite 6. Sherita King ’03 UCLA 7. Hyleas Fountain ’03 NCAA Champs.

8. Sonja Collins ’02 Sea Ray 9. Odeika Bent ’11 SEC Champs.

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Gwen Torrence Tonique Williams Trish Carter Marie Woodward Aisha Tull Terri Julian Odeika Bent Stephanie Hines 9. Traci Boyd 10. Yendy Gilchrist

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’12 NCAA Champs. ’98 SEC Champs. ’95 Crimson Classic ’95 NCAA Champs. ’86 Spec Towns ’07 Spec Towns ’84 Spec Towns ’02 SEC 3-Way ’99 SEC Champs. ’91 Spec Towns

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3,000-meter steeplechase Sarah Madebach ’08 NCAA Champs. 10:07.16 Taylor Adams ’11 SEC Champs 10:23.16 Leslie Boozer ’12 NCAA East Prelims 10:23.35 Erin Kelley ’03 SEC Champs. 10:37.95 Stella Christoforou ’11 Ga. vs. Miss. Dual 10:40.79 Savannah Kirk ’12 SEC Champs. 10:41.32 Ashley Shiver ’11 SEC Champs.

10:43.63 Whitney Nelson Stansell ’03 NCAA East 10:49.43 Ilana McQuinn ’10 Florida Relays 10:52.75 Erika Ramsey ’12 SEC Champs.

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’84 SEC ’07 USATF Outdoors ’95 SEC ’10 Florida Relays ’91 Spec Towns ’12 SEC Champs. ’99 SEC ’91 Ga. Tech Inv. ’86 Springtime Inv. ’09 SEC Champs.

3,000-meter rUn

’95 SEC ’90 Minnesota Inv. ’92 Seminole Twilight ’91 Magic City Relays ’97 Florida Relays ’87 SEC ’91 Magic City Relays ’84 MLK Games ’87 Alabama Inv. ’86 Springtime Inv.

2:03.57 2:04.61 2:05.64 2:06.36 2:06.38 2:07.42 2:08.43 2:08.62 2:08.99 2:09.02 4:15.25 4:16.59 4:17.81 4:18.58 4:22.95 4:23.55 4:25.45 4:25.62 4:26.40 4:26.24 9:22.38 9:23.10 9:28.17 9:33.35 9:38.20 9:42.60 9:45.35 9:45.50 9:49.81 9:50.50

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’12 Mt. SAC Relays ’97 NCAA Champs. ’90 NCAA Champs. ’11 War Eagle Invite ’07 SEC Champs. ’08 SEC Champs. ’04 Florida Relays ’84 Alabama Inv. ’91 NCAA Champs. ’06 SEC Champs.

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10,000-meter rUn Jill Steffens ’07 Stanford Inv. Bridget Lyons ’11 USA Champs.

Jolly Earle ’90 Florida Relays Keli Butler ’91 SEC Champs.

Kristie Krueger ’12 SEC Champs.

Kristin Heffelfinger ’06 SEC Champs.

Morgan VanGorder ’12 Mt. SAC Relays Lauren Burks ’06 SEC Champs.

Nancy Freeman ’90 Minnesota Inv. Lori Johnson ’87 SEC Champs.

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100-meter hUrdles Gudrun Arnardottir ’96 NCAA Champs.

Hyleas Fountain ’04 SEC Champs.

Monique Salter ’00 Ga. Tech Inv. Shaka Dennison ’06 Georgia Inv. Randi Chapman ’02 Bulldog Ltd. Ruthlyn Granger ’01 SEC Champs.

Latisha Rivers ’98 SEC Champs.

Lynda Henry ’01 Spec Towns Debbie DaCosta ’83 Lady Gator Relays Tonya Ficklin ’94 Georgia Inv.

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400-meter hUrdles Gudrun Arnardottir ’96 NCAA Champs.

Val Morgan ’82 AIAW Champs.

Monica Westen ’86 SEC Champs.

Sno Vilhelmsdottir ’95 SEC Champs.

Hilda Hinriksdottir ’97 Florida Relays Tameeka McFarlane ’01 Spec Towns Erna DeWaart ’87 SEC Champs.

Angela Maloney ’94 SEC Champs.

Whitni Hillman ’98 Georgia Inv. Charlotte Reese ’81 SEC Champs.

400-meter relay 1. Rivers, Perryman, Mahone, Ferguson ’99 SEC Champs.

2. Rivers, Peryman, Burnett, Ferguson ’98 NCAA Champs.

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3. King, Miles, Bayley, Collins ’02 Drake Relays 4. King, Miles, Fountain, Bayley ’03 Spec Towns 5. King, Miles, Mahone, Bayley ’02 NCAA Champs.

6. Smith, Houston, Julian, Torrence ’85 NCAA Champs.

7. Chapman, Miles, Fountain, King ’03 NCAA Champs.

8. Flowers, Reid, Williams, Ferguson ’96 NCAA Champs.

Burnett, Ferguson, Perrynan, Rivers ’99 UTEP 10. Flowers, Brady, Burton, Ferguson ’95 NCAA Champs.

6. Rachel Travis ’10 Georgia Inv. 7. Eve Machovec ’10 Bulldog Lmtd.

8. Katie McCoy ’01 SEC 9. Sultana Frizell ’05 Yellow Jacket Inv. 10. Michelle Thompson ’09 Georgia Inv.

44.08 44.09 44.12 44.14 44.16 44.19 44.19 44.21

1,600-meter relay 1. Grant, Burnett, Tull, Ferguson ’99 SEC Champs.

3:33.83 Tull, Boyd, Murillo, Woodward ’02 NCAA Champs. 3:33.83 3. Collins, Boyd, Woodward, Tull ’01 Sea Ray Relays 3:34.79 4. Grant, Burnett, Stanifer, Ferguson ’98 SEC Champs.

3:34.89 5. Boyd, Collins, Tull, Woodward ’02 Fla. Relays 3:34.96 6. Boyd, Burnett, Grant, Tull ’00 NCAA 3:34.97 7. Burnett, Grant, Tull, Woodward ’00 Drake 3:35.24 8. Williams, Vilhelmsdottir, Ferguson, Arnardottir ’95 SEC Champs.

3:37.53 9. Collins, Boyd, Woodward, Tull ’01 Spec Towns 3:37.92 10. Julian, Houston, Smith, Hines ’85 Spec Towns 3:38.05 hiGh JUmp 1. Levern Spencer ’07 World Champs.

6-4.25 2. Saniel Atkinson ’12 Jamaica Natl Champs 6-2.25 3. Reeta Laaksonen ’95 Bulldog Limited 6-1.50

Hyleas Fountain appears 16 times in the Georgia record books, including the No. 1 spot in five events.

4. Patricia Sylvester 5. Latifah Long Lisa Morrison Hyleas Fountain 8. Cynthia Gilbert Celly Martinez 10. Donna Ellerson

’06 Bulldog Limited 6-0.75 ’99, ’00, ’01 6-0.00 ’93 Ga. Tech 6-0.00 ’03 NCAA Champs 6-0.00 ’82 Lady Gator Relays 5-11.50 ’01 SEC 5-Way 5-11.50 ’87 Auburn 4-Way 5-10.50

lonG JUmp 1. Hyleas Fountain ’04 SEC Champs.

2. Patricia Sylvester ’06 SEC Champs.

Tasha Mahone ’00 Sierra Inv. 4. Kathy Rankins ’84 Spec Towns 5. Krysha Bayley ’02 Bulldog Ltd. 6. Latashia Rogers ’89 NCAA Champs.

7. Anita Hooks ’91 Drake Relays 8. Icolyn Kelly ’94 SEC Champs.

9. Shenae Dawkins ’06 SEC Champs.

10. Catherine Colter ’89 SEC Champs.

21-8.25 21-7.50 21-7.50 21-6.00 21-1.25 20-9.00 20-7.00 20-5.75 20-5 20-4.50

triple JUmp 1. Icolyn Kelly ’95 Central America 45-0.00 2. Colleen Felix ’11 Spec Towns Inv. 44-6.75 3. Patricia Sylvester ’06 Mt. SAC Relays 44-2.75 4. Hyleas Fountain ’04 SEC Champs. 43-11.75 5. Shenae Dawkins ’06 SEC Champs.

43-9.75 6. Maria Augutis ’11 SEC Champs.

43-7.25 7. Latroya Darrell ’11 SEC Champs.

42-9.50 8. Chukwuwete Olomina ’98 SEC Champs.

42-6.25 9. Monica Cabbler ’96 Georgia Inv. 42-4.75 10. Tycie Coppett ’97 Georgia Inv. 42-2.00 shot pUt

1. Rhonda Hackett 2. Hilenn James 3. Jill Palmer 4. Sultana Frizell 5. Jenny Dahlgren 6. Rachel Travis 7. Heather Wood 8. Allison Scott 9. Kim Tedder 10. Eve Machovec

Vigdis Gudjonsdottir won a national title in 1999, while setting the previous Georgia new javelin record.

’00 Alabama Relays ’12 NCAA Champs. ’85 Tenn./UVa. ’04 Florida Relays ’04 Spec Towns Inv. ’09 Tiger Classic ’04 East Regionals ’01 SEC 5-Way ’96 Sierra Inv. ’12 SEC Champs.

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neW Javelin throW 1. Krista Woodward ’07 Alabama Relays 2. Vigdis Gudjonsdottir ’99 NCAA 3. Michelle Thompson ’09 Triton Invit.

4. Sigrun Sveinsdottir ’08 Drake Relays 5. Allison Updike ’12 Spec Towns Inv. 6. Lindsay Daniel ’02 Ga. Tech 7. Colleen Felix ’11 ASU Invite 8. Sultana Frizell ’04 Ga. Tech Inv. 9. Emily Sanders ’09 SEC Champs.

10. Lucie Ondraschkova ’12 SEC Champs.

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old Javelin throW 1. Kim Engel ’89 NCAA 2. Vigdis Gudjonsdottir ’98 Georgia Inv. 3. Amanda Cockburn ’91 Ole Miss Inv. 4. Debbie DaCosta ’83 SEC 5. Icolyn Kelly ’95 SEC 6. Bettina Poulsen ’92 Ga. Tech 7. Carol Crosbie ’86 Spec Towns 8. Lori Moyer ’82 SEC 9. Kim Sellers ’94 Crimson Classic 10. Sunna Gestsdottir ’97 Georgia Inv.

196-8.00 176-8.00 152-6.00 134-9.00 133-9.00 131-8.50 130-5.00 117-3.75 115-0.00 107-4.00

hammer throW 1. Jenny Dahlgren ’07 Spec Towns 239-4 2. Nikola Lomnicka ’10 Hungary 219-6.00 3. Sultana Frizell ’05 Georgia Inv. 217-11 4. Katie McCoy ’01 Georgia Invit. 205-8.00 5. Alesha Asijie ’11 Ga. vs. Miss. Dual 188-5.00 6. Renata Foerst ’04 SEC Champs. 182-10.00 7. Beth Seymour ’03 UCLA 178-6.00 8. Rachel Travis ’11 Spec Towns Inv. 167-8.00 9. Kim Tedder ’98 Georgia Inv. 165-5.00 10. Allison Walker ’00/’01 Georgia Inv. 159-8.00 1.

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Debbie DaCosta ’83 SEC Monica Westen ’86 SEC Lucie Ondraschkova ’10 SEC Champs.

Sarah Gretzmacher ’07 SEC Champs.

Carol Crosbie ’84 SEC Icolyn Kelly ’95 SEC Bettina Poulsen ’92 SEC Sunna Gestsdottir ’97 SEC

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pole vaUlt 1. Morgann Leleux ’12 SEC Champs.

14-6.75 2. Thorey Elisdottir ’01 Spec Towns 14-3.50 3. Fanni Juhasz ’04 Florida Relays 14-0.00 4. Kierney Hiteshew ’06 SEC Champs. 13-11.00 5. Jade Riebold ’10 Bulldog Lmtd.

13-8.25 6. Kat Majester ’10 Georgia Inv. 13-5.25 Julianne Toto ’09 Georgia Inv. 13-5.25 8. Randalene Sergent ’04 Georgia Inv. 12-11.50 9. Corrie Drakulich ’01 Twice 12-8.25 10. Christy Carr ’08 Ga. Invitational 12-7.50

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sec team champions

ncaa indoor champions Hrvoje Verzi Andras Haklits Torrin Lawrence

Outdoor

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Forrest Towns 110-YardHurdles Forrest Towns 120-Yard Hurdles Neal Jessie, Sam Palmer, Stanley Blalock, Lester Benjamin 400-Meter Relay Brent Noon Shot Put Brent Noon Shot Put Brent Noon Shot Put Andras Haklits Hammer Throw Andras Haklits Hammer Throw Lucais MacKay Hammer Throw Chris Hill Javelin Chris Hill Javelin

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indoor all-americans

Kent Lawrence James Barrineau James Barrineau James Barrineau Mel Lattany Mike Fussell Mabry McCray Mel Lattany Mel Lattany Herschel Walker Clarence Christian Lester Benjamin Dothel Edwards Manley Waller Dothel Edwards Dothel Edwards Forest Johnson Brent Noon Boris Stoikos Wolfgang Kreissig Janne Kinnunen Hrvoje Verzi Brent Noon Bode Osagiobare Thad Hood Dillon Phelps Hrvoje Verzi Tomas Sjostrom Dillon Phelps Andras Haklits Drew Griffin Andras Haklits Reese Hoffa Panagiotis Mavraganis David Lemen Lucais MacKay Lucais MacKay Antonio Saunders John Newell David Dickens Adam Sarafian Ian Burrell Ian Burrell Ross Ridgewell Justin Gaymon Torrin Lawrence Justin Gaymon

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Lucais MacKay Discus/Hammer Throw Antonio Saunders Triple Jump LaRon Bennett 400-Meter Hurdles Trevor Snyder Javelin Brad Smith Pole Vault Martin Maric Javelin Nate Rolfe Hammer Throw Justin Gaymon 400-Meter Hurdles David Dickens, Justin Gaymon oUtdoor all-americans 1600-M Relay Forrest Towns 110-Meter Hurdles Brian Etelman, Michael Proctor 120-Yard Hurdles 400-Meter Hurdles Bobby Packard 100-Yard Dash 2008: Justin Gaymon Ian Burrell 5000-Meter Run Forrest Towns 110-Meter Hurdles Chris Hill Javelin 120-Yard Hurdles 400-Meter Hurdles Bill Duckworth Javelin 2009: Justin Gaymon Chris Hill Javelin James Barrineau High Jump Nate Rolfe Hammer Throw Mel Lattany 200-Meter Dash John Freeman Hammer Throw Mel Lattany 100-Meter Dash 800-Meter Run 200-Meter Dash 2010: Aaron Evans Decathlon Bill Richard 110-Meter Hurdles 2011: Michael Ayers Brian Moore Javelin Mel Lattany, Herschel Walker, 2012: Aaron Evans 800-Meter Run Richard Campbell, Paul Johnson Torrin Lawrence 400-Meter Dash 400-Meter Relay Phillip Adams, Chris Foster 1600-Meter Relay Lester Benjamin, Stanley Blalock, Drew Branch, Torrin Lawrence Neal Jessie, Sam Palmer 400-Meter Relay Justin Welch Hammer Throw Lester Benjamin, Stanley Blalock, Caleb Whitener Shot Put Neal Jessie, Sam Palmer 400-Meter Relay ssec indoor champions Lester Benjamin Long Jump Broad Jump (23-2) Dothel Edwards High Jump 1960: Mark Carr High Jump (6-2) Manley Waller 100-Meter Dash 1963: James Rutland 60-Yard Dash (6.2) Dothel Edwards High Jump 1967: Kent Lawrence Long Jump (23-9.25) Forest Johnson 400-Meter Dash 1971: Phillip Tucker 1973: Glynn Griffin Shot Put (58-0.75) Donald Carter, Dawda Jallow, 1980: Mel Lattany 60-Yard Dash (6.14) Forest Johnson, Jeff McBee 1981: Mel Lattany 60-Yard Dash (6.16) 1,600-Meter Relay 440-Yard Dash (47.7) Volker Mai Triple Jump 1982: Darryl Simmons Long Jump (25-8.50) Hans Schmidt Javelin 1983: Charles Willbanks High Jump (7-3) Patrick Thavelin High Jump 1984: Stanley Blalock 300-Yard Dash (29.63) Brent Noon Shot Put Steve Burgess 880-Yard Run (1:52.66) Lester Benjamin Long Jump (25-5.25) Jan Bielecki Hammer Long Jump (24-11) Boris Stoikos Hammer 1985: Lester Benjamin High Jump (7-5.25) Dawda Jallow 400-Meter Dash 1986: Dothel Edwards High Jump (7-4.50) Brent Noon Shot Put 1988: Dothel Edwards 500-Yard Run (1:02.40) Hans Schmidt Javelin 1989: Gary Duncan Triple Jump (54-5.25) Boris Stoikos Hammer 1991: Volker Mai Weight Throw (65-7) Shaun Benefield 800-Meter Run 1992: Boris Stoikos Brent Noon Shot Put (65-1.75) Wolfgang Kreissig High Jump 1993: 1994: Brent Noon Shot Put (64-8.50) Dillon Phelps High Jump 1995: Brent Noon Shot Put (66-3) Marcus Bailey Long Jump Tomas Sjostrom Weight Throw (70-5.75) Brent Noon Shot Put 1996: Shaun Benefield 800-Meter Run (1:49.06) Alex Urlando Discus Dillon Phelps High Jump (7-3) Jan Bielecki Hammer 2000: Andras Haklits Weight Throw (68-2.25) Shaun Benefield 800-Meter Run 2001: Andras Haklits Weight Throw (74-11) Hrvoje Verzi Triple Jump 2002: Andras Haklits Weight Throw (70-10.50) Brent Noon Shot Put 2003: Pan. Mavraganis Weight Throw (69-8.25) Tomas Sjostrom Hammer 2004: Lucais MacKay Weight Throw (70-5.75) Pole Vault (17-6.50) Dillon Phelps High Jump 2005: Brad Smith 3000-Meter Run (8:03.48) Tero Angeria Javelin 2007: Ian Burrell 5000-Meter Run (14:00.93) Rik Valleala Javelin Jarkko Haukijarvi Shot Put 2008: Justin Gaymon 400-Meter Dash (45.94) Torrin Lawrence 200-Meter Dash (20.81) Reese Hoffa Shot Put 2009: 2010: Torrin Lawrence 400-Meter Dash (45.10) Ken Garrett 400-Meter Hurdles Tommy Barrineau Heptathlon (5,700) Reese Hoffa Shot Put 2012: Torrin Lawrence 400-Meter Dash (46.15) Jay Harvard Hammer Throw Aaron Evans 800-Meter Run (1:48.22) Andras Haklits Hammer Throw sec indoor hiGh point scorers Reese Hoffa Shot Put 1984: Lester Benjamin 18 points(tie) Andras Haklits Hammer Throw 2007: Ian Burrell 20 points Reese Hoffa Shot Put sec oUtdoor champions High Jump (6-3) David Lemen Decathlon 1933: Bill David Graham Batchelor Javelin (203-10.50) Ryan Sheppard High Jump Broad Jump (22-7.50) Andras Haklits Hammer Throw Broad Jump (23-7.75) David Lemen Decathlon 1934: Birch Wilcox Panagiotis Mavraganis Hammer Throw 1935: Forrest Towns 120-Yard Hurdles (14.8) Maurice Green Discus (144-5.25) Lucais MacKay Discus/Hammer Throw Hurdles (14.1) Panagiotis Mavraganis Hammer Throw 1936: Forrest Towns 120-Yard 220-Yard Hurdles (21.8) Trevor Snyder Javelin Birch Wilcox Broad Jump (23-4) LaRon Bennett 400-Meter Hurdles Maurice Green Discus (149-9.75) LaRon Bennett 400-Meter Hurdles 1937: Bobby Packard 100-Yard Dash (9.7)

Torrin Lawrence 400-Meter Dash Torrin Lawrence 400-Meter Dash Aaron Evans 800-Meter Run 2005: 2012: Aaron Evans 800-Meter Run Torrin Lawrence 400-Meter Dash Cory Holman Heptathlon 2006: Phillip Adams, Chris Foster 1600-Meter Relay 2007: Waymon Storey, Torrin Lawrence 2010: 2011:

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Darryl Simmons Long Jump (26-0.5) Steve Burgess 800-Meter Run (1:49.83) Lester Benjamin Long Jump (26-3.75) Triple Jump (52-8.25) Lester Benjamin Long Jump (25-10.5) Dothel Edwards High Jump (7-1.5) Gary Duncan 400-Meter Dash (45.42) Troy Glasgow High Jump (7-1.25) Gary Duncan 400-Meter Dash (45.40) Dothel Edwards High Jump (7-4.5) Volker Mai Triple Jump (55-3) Forest Johnson 400-Meter Dash (45.94) Boris Stoikos Hammer Throw (221-5) Brent Noon Shot Put (65-8.75) Boris Stoikos Hammer Throw (225-9) Jan Bielecki Hammer Throw (224-11) Brent Noon Shot Put (70-5.25) Tomas Sjostrom Hammer Throw (231-0) Dillon Phelps High Jump (7-4.25) Alex Urlando Discus Throw (201-5) Tero Angeria Javelin (237-04) Jay Harvard Hammer Throw (215-03) Andras Haklits Hammer Throw (242-07) Andras Haklits Hammer Throw (219-11) Reese Hoffa Shot Put (66-0.25) Andras Haklits Hammer Throw (247-4) David Lemen Decathlon (7514) Trevor Snyder Javelin (216-11) Pan. Mavraganis Hammer Throw (231-2) Josh Reid High Jump (7-0 1/2) Lucais MacKay Hammer Throw (216-5)

Trevor Snyder Javelin (248-09) Brad Smith Pole Vault (16-10) Simon Ngata 1500-Meter Run (3:46.00) Justin Gaymon 400-Meter Hurdles (49.25) Justin Gaymon 400-Meter Hurdles (48.53) Chris Hill Javelin (261-4) Brian Moore Javelin (239-4) Israel Machovec Shot Put (60-10.50) Brian Moore Javelin (248-2) Matt Cleaver 3000M Steeple. (8:49.12) Matt Cleaver 3000M Steeple. (8:42.64) Aaron Evans 800-Meter Run (1:49.61)

B. Williams, P. Young M. Barron, C. Brown, C. DeFoor, B. Dempsey, B. Fletcher, T. Gower, W. Howard, B. Jackson, 2007: T. Makkonen, P. Mavraganis, A. McQueen, 2008: A. Tribble, P. Young 2009: 2003: M. Barron, K. Basinger, C. Brown, B. Dempsey, 2010: S. Geiser, S. Emery, W. Howard, T. Makkonen, W. Mazyck, A. McQueen, E. Morris, C. Rupert, 2011: G. Sewell, G. Smith, A. Tribble, M. Weese 2004: J. Carlin, G. Eichenlaub, S. Emery, K. Foley, A. 2012: Saunders, G. Sewell, B. Smith 2005: K. Kimmons, D. Dixon, D. Sherer, P. Bett, sec oUtdoor hiGh point scorers G. Eichenlaub, S. Gillespie, B. Smith, I. Burrell, 1933: Graham Batchelor 17 point G. Mays, S. Emery, A. Saunders, B. Taylor 1934: Graham Batchelor 10 points (5-way tie) 2006: D. Balena, D. Brennan, I. Burrell, S. Cuevo, 1937: Forrest Towns 16.5 points C. Dickhaus, G. Eichenlaub, S. Emery, 1939: Vassa Cate 12 points W. Fuller, S. Gillespie, A. Glass, N. Hermance, 1958: Denny Jackson 10 points (4-way tie) Z. Hunter, K. Kimmons, 1965: Lewis Gainey 10 points (3-way tie) M. Maric, M. Roberson, B. Taylor 1981: Mel Lattany 22.5 points 2007: B. Abtahi, I. Burrell, S. Cuevo, C. Dickhaus, J. 1984: Lester Benjamin 27.5 points Egan, B. Etelman, W. Fuller, S. Gillespie, all-academic teams K. Helf, N. Hermance, Z. Hunter, 2005: Ian Burrell (USTFCCCA) K. Kimmons, J. Marino, R. Philyaw, 2006: Sam Gillespie, Sean Cuevo, Wes Fuller M. Roberson, K. Ward (USTFCCCA) 2008: S. Arnold, I. Burrell, S. Cuevo, C. Dickhaus, 2007: Sam Gillespie, Wes Fuller, Ross Ridgewell J. Egan, W. Fuller, J. Gaymon, C. Hunter, (USTFCCCA) Z. Hunter, J. Marino, G. Noe, J. Parker, 2008: Ian Burrell (Co-SIDA, USTFCCCA) M. Price, B. Potts, R. Ridgewell, M. Roberson, Wes Fuller, Ross Ridgewell, David A. Sarafian, D. Schiedt, D. Tetley, C. Vogt Schiedt (USTFCCCA) 2009: B. Abtahi, A. Agbaere, S. Arnold, B. Brown, 2009: Jamaal Parker, Ross Ridgewell, David K. Dickson, J. Egan, J. Gaymon, Z. Hunter, Schiedt (USTFCCCA) A. Levy, J. Marino, J. Parker, M. Proctor, R. 2010: David Schiedt (USTFCCCA) Ridgewell, N. Rolfe, D. Schiedt, D. Silverstein, 2011: Asaph Levy, David Schiedt D. Tetley, C. Vogt, T. Voyles (USTFCCCA) 2010: B. Abtahi, A. Agbaere, T. Barrineau, B. Brown, 2012: Caleb Ebbets, Brandon Lord, Burke B. Danis, J. Egan, J.P. Hackney, A. Levy, B. McCarty (USTFCCCA) Moore, J. Parker, M. Proctor, B. Richardson, D. Schiedt, D. Silverstein, D. Tetley, C. Vogt, T. Voyles sec academic honor roll 1984: S. Dailey 2011: B. Detweiler, J. P. Hackney, A. Levy, N. Long, 1986: D. Bloodworth, T. Briggs, S. Cranford, B. Matthews, B. Potts, F. Reade, C. Franzman, S. Mele, J. Tamblyn B. Richardson, D. Schiedt, D. Silverstein, M. 1987: S. Cranford, C. Franzman, S. Harvey, Svoboda, C. Vogt, T. Voyles C. Patton 2012: L. Baker, M. Cleaver, B. Detweiler, J. Dunn, 1989: M. Darbey, M. Ralson, D. Hudson C. Ebbets, J.P. Hackney, K. James, N. Long, B. 1990: D. Jumpeter, S. Rowe, E. Tyson Lord, B. McCarty, B. Moore, F. Reade, B. 1991: B. Barber, R. Coleman, D. Jumpeter, Richardson, T. Sprague, M. Svoboda, G. Ward S. Tanner 1992: B. Barber, V. Mai, J. Mayne WoMen’s Honors 1993: J. Bielecki, S. Moore, H. Schmidt, B. Stoikos, sec team champions H. Verzi 1995:............................................................. Outdoor 1994: J. Bielecki, G. Jordan, J. Mayne, S. Moore, 2006:............................................Indoor & Outdoor B. Noon, ncaa indoor champions T. Sjostrom, A. Urlando, H. Verzi 1984: Linda Detlefsen 1,500-Meter Run 1995: B. Arngrimsson, J. Glass, J. Kinnunen, (4:21.32) A. Morris, 1986: Gwen Torrence 55-Meter Dash (6.62) D. Phelps, B. Pickerel, J. Scott 1987: Gwen Torrence 55-Meter Dash (6.56) 1996: B. Arngrimsson, C. Carter, C. Hales, A. Morris, 1996: Debbie Ferguson 200-Meter Dash (23.17) D. Phelps, A. Urlando 1999: Debbie Ferguson 60-Meter Dash (7.24) 1997: B. Arngrimsson, J. Campbell, C. Carter, 2001: Thorey Elisdottir Pole Vault (14-9.50) N. Christopolis, M. Eicholtz, D. Griffin, 2004: Hyleas Fountain Long Jump (21-7.25) C. Hales, J. Harvard, A. Morris, T. Robinson, Pentathlon (4,412) J. Stempel, S. Traub Fanni Juhasz Pole Vault (13-11.25) 1998: B. Arngrimsson, C. Carter, M. Eicholtz, 2006: Jenny Dahlgren Weight (78-10.50) D. Griffin, 2007: Patricia Sylvester High Jump (6-2.25) C. Hales, J. Harvard, A. Howard, D. Lasseter, ncaa oUtdoor champions S. Traub, C. Wieters, P. Young 1987: Gwen Torrence 100-Meter Dash (11.25) 1999: J. Campbell, B. Corona, C. DeFoor, 200-Meter Dash (22.37) M. Eicholtz, 1989: Kim Engel Javelin (196-8) J. Harvard, D. Lasseter, C. Nelson, 1998: Debbie Ferguson 100-Meter Dash (10.94w) T. Robinson, 200-Meter Dash (22.66) C. Teasley, C. Teasley, P. Young 1999: Vigdis Gudjonsdottir Javelin Throw (182-3) 2000: M. Barron, J. Campbell, B. Corona, C. DeFoor, 2003: Hyleas Fountain Heptathlon (5,999) T. Gower, D. Griffin, D. Lasseter, T. Makkonen, 2004: Hyleas Fountain Long Jump (21-8.25) F. Rawcliffe, A. Robinson, B. Williams, 2006: Jenny Dahlgren Hammer (226-4) P. Young 2007: Jenny Dahlgren Hammer (232-0) 2001: D. Baker, M. Barron, B. Corona, C. DeFoor, 2010: Nikola Lomnicka Hammer (215-1) B. Dempsey, B. Fletcher, T. Gower, W. Howard, ncaa east reGional champions B. Jackson, T. Makkonen, A. McQueen, 2007: Jenny Dahlgren Hammer Throw A. Tribble, Krista Woodward Javelin 2005:

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Icolyn Kelly Debbie Ferguson

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Gudrun Arnardottir

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Monica Cabbler Icolyn Kelly Debbie Ferguson

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Angie Stanifer Debbie Ferguson

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Long Jump Mile Run Long Jump 55-Meter Dash 1,500-Meter Run Long Jump 55-Meter Dash 55-Meter Dash 55-Meter Dash 400-Meter Dash 5,000-Meter Run 55-Meter Hurdles Mile Run 55-Meter Dash 200-Meter Dash Triple Jump 55-Meter Dash 200-Meter Dash 55-Meter Hurdles 400-Dash Triple Jump Triple Jump 55-Meter Dash 200-Meter Dash 800-Meter Run 55-Meter Dash 200-Meter Dash Shot Put High Jump Long Jump Pole Vault High Jump Pole Vault 200-Meter Dash Triple Jump Weight Throw Long Jump Pentathlon Pole Vault Weight Throw Pentathlon Long Jump Pole Vault High Jump Triple Jump Weight Pole Vault High Jump High Jump Weight Throw Mile Weight Throw Mile Triple Jump Triple Jump High Jump Heptathlon Pole Vault High Jump Triple Jump

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Veronica Walker 100-Meter Dash Valerie Morgan 400-Meter Dash Kathy Rankins Long Jump Kathy Rankins, Tanaya King, Renee Thompson, Veronica Walker 400-Meter Relay Linda Detlefsen 1,500-Meter Run Gwen Torrence 100-Meter Dash Gwen Torrence 100-Meter Dash Sandra Smith, Terri Julian, Kara Houston, Gwen Torrence 400-Meter Relay Gwen Torrence 100- and 200-Meter Dash Sandra Smith, Stephanie Hines, Terri Julian, Gwen Torrence 400-Meter Relay

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Ellen Alsobrook 880-Yard Run (2:14.69) Linda Detlefsen Mile Run (4:46.10) Gwen Torrence 60-Yard Dash (6.87) Linda Detlefsen 1,000-Yard Run (2:31.97) Mile Run (4:45.68) Gwen Torrence 60-Yard Dash (6.81) Gwen Torrence 60-Yard Dash (6.67) 300-Yard Dash (33.54) Gwen Torrence 55-Meter Dash (6.60) 300-Meter Dash (37.35) Gudrun Arnardottir 55-Meter Hurdles (7.77) Debbie Ferguson 55-Meter Dash (6.78) 200-Meter Dash (23.56) Mary McClung 800-Meter Run (2:09.59) Gudrun Arnardottir 400-Meter Dash (54.11) 55-Meter Hurdles (7.69) Icolyn Kelly Triple Jump (42-7 1/2) Gudrun Arnardottir 400-Meter Dash (53.19) Debbie Ferguson 55-Meter Dash (6.76) Debbie Ferguson 60-Meter Dash (7.29) Rhonda Hackett Shot Put (52-1.75) Latifah Long High Jump (5-11.50) Tasha Mahone Long Jump (21-0.50) Latifah Long High Jump (5-10) Tasha Mahone Long Jump (21-1.50) Thorey Elisdottir Pole Vault (14-5.25) Hyleas Fountain Pentathlon (4,164) Hyleas Fountain High Jump (5-10.50) Hyleas Fountain Long Jump (21-1.5) Hyleas Fountain Pentathlon (4,417) Fanni Juhasz Pole Vault (13-10.50) Jenny Dahlgren Weight (73-3.25) Kierney Jackson Pole Vault (13-0.75) Levern Spencer High Jump (6-2) Natalie Picchetti Mile (4:49.17) Patricia Sylvester High Jump (6-0.50) Jenny Dahlgren Weight Throw (72-2.25) Jill Steffens 5000-Meter Run (16:37.99 Colleen Felix Triple Jump (44-3.50) Colleen Felix Triple Jump (42-8.25)

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Linda Detlefsen Icolyn Kelly Hyleas Fountain Hyleas Fountain Patricia Sylvester

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Heptathlon (5,579) Long Jump (21-1) 100-Meter Dash (11.31) 200-Meter Dash (22.96) Jill Palmer Shot Put (50-2) Catherine Colter Long Jump (20-4.50) Triple Jump (41-3) Kim Engel Javelin (182-5) Jolly Earle 10,000-Meter Run (35:00.32) Keli Butler 10,000-Meter Run (34:43.55) Ingrid Belz Discus (175-9) Amanda Cockburn Javelin (145-11) Frida Thordardottir 3,000-Meter Run (9:28.49) Mary McClung 800-Meter Run (2:06.59) Monika Ronnholm1,500-Meter Run (4:17.81) 3,000-Meter Run (9:22.38) Gudrun Arnardottir 400-Meter Hurdles (56.88) Reeta Laaksonen High Jump (5-10.75) Icolyn Kelly Triple Jump (43-4.25) Gudrun Arnardottir 400-Meter Hurdles (56.86) Reeta Laaksonen High Jump (6-0.50) Vigdis Gudjonsdottir Javelin (170-6) Vigdis Gudjonsdottir Javelin (175-4) Debbie Ferguson 100-Meter Dash (11.09w) 200-Meter Dash (22.53) Vigdis Gudjonsdottir Javelin (162-9) Chukwuwete Olomina Triple Jump

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(42-6.25) Debbie Ferguson 100-Meter dash (11.05) 200-Meter dash (22.35) Vigdis Gudjonsdottir Javelin (171-1) Rhonda Hackett Shot Put (52-1.75) Discus (180-4) Latifah Long High Jump (5-11.50) Rhonda Hackett Shot Put (53-3) Latifah Long High Jump (5-10) Katie McCoy Hammer Throw (183-0) Latifah Long High Jump (5-10.50) Katie McCoy Hammer Throw (203-10) Lindsay Daniel Javelin (161-10) Krista Woodward Javelin (163-9) Hyleas Fountain Heptathlon (5,626) Hyleas Fountain High Jump (5-9.75) Hyleas Fountain Long Jump (21-7.50) Krista Woodward Javelin (168-06) Kierney Hiteshew Pole Vault (13-6.50) Jessica Stockard Heptathlon (5,720) Patricia Sylvester High Jump (5-8.75) Sultana Frizell Hammer Throw (213-03) Krista Woodward Javelin (167-5) Patricia Sylvester Triple Jump (43-9.75) Long Jump (21-7.50) Jenny Dahlgren Hammer (235-6) Levern Spencer High Jump (5-11.50) Kierney Jackson Pole Vault (13-11) Jill Steffens 10,000-Meter Run (35:45.48) 5000-Meter Run (16:23.80) Krista Woodward Javelin (169-4) Levern Spencer High Jump (6-1.25) Jenny Dahlgren Hammer (227-0) Sarah Madebach

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Icolyn Kelly Debbie Ferguson Hyleas Fountain Patricia Sylvester

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Dianne Woodend Corrie Drakulich (Co-SIDA-Third Team) Corrie Drakulich (Co-SIDA-First Team Celly Martinez (Co-SIDA-First Team) Natalie Picchetti, Kierney Hiteshew (USTFCCCA) Kristin Heffelfinger, Natalie Picchetti, (USTFCCCA) Kristin Heffelfinger, Julianne Toto, Jenny Dahlgren, Shaka Dennison, Natalie Picchetti (USTFCCCA) Women’s Team, Christy Carr, Natalie Picchetti (USTFCCCA) Kristie Krueger, Julianne Toto, Emily Sanders (USTFCCCA) Maria Augutis, Kristie Krueger, Bridget Lyons, Kat Majester, Lucie Ondraschkova, Jade Riebold (USTFCCCA) Maria Augutis, Bridget Lyons, Lucie Ondraschkova (USTFCCCA) Maria Augutis, Kristie Krueger, Morgann Leleux, Lucie Ondraschkova, Allison Updike (USTFCCCA)

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Forrest “Spec” Towns is the greatest track and field legend in UGA history, winning SEC, NCAA and Olympic titles and coaching the Georgia track and field squad for over 30 years.

orn in Fitzgerald, Ga., on Feb. 6, 1914, Forrest “Spec” Towns became, over the next several decades, the greatest track and field legend in the history of the University of Georgia and the state.

Towns and his family moved to Augusta in 1923, where he attended Richmond Academy and played only one sport — football. But Towns earned a track and field scholarship as a high jumper after a neighbor saw him win a backyard high jumping contest. He entered Georgia in September of 1933 and within three years was the Olympic 120-yard hurdles champion and held both Olympic and world records in the event.

In 1934, Towns won the Southeastern AAU 120-yard hurdles in 15.1 seconds.

The following year he won the SEC, NCAA and National AAU titles. In Berlin, Towns won the gold medal in the 120-yard hurdles with a record time of 14.1 seconds.

Two weeks later in Oslo, he set a world record of 13.7 seconds that stood for 14 years.

During his prime from 1935-37, Towns won more than 60 races in a row in one of the most difficult athletic events. He also held the world record in the indoor 60-yard hurdles (7.3). Towns was named

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Towns became head track and field coach at UGA in 1938 and served in that ca- Towns, who is the sixth Bulldog from the left standing, pacity until his retirement and his 1936 teammates pose for their a photo in front in 1975. That span excludes of Sanford Stadium during its early stages. a four-year stint in the U.S. ite monument Army, where he served his country in proclaiming Forrest Towns Track stands Africa and Europe. While he was coach, at the southeast entrance to the facility. his pupils won 21 individual SEC outdoor On April 9, 1991, Georgia lost this great titles and five individual SEC indoor titles. track & field ambassador when Towns Towns also held other positions at UGA. passed away at age 77. He is survived by He served as an assistant football coach his wife, the former Martha Eberhardt of under Wally Butts from 1946-50 and was an Athens, and their sons, Bobby and Presassistant professor from 1950-75. ton.

Towns was inducted into the State of On Oct. 3, 1997, Towns was inducted Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1967 and into the University of Georgia Athletic was elected to the United States Track and Association Circle of Honor, the highest Field Hall of Fame in 1975. The Univer- tribute that can be bestowed upon former sity’s track and field facility was named for Bulldog athletes or coaches. Towns will Towns in a dedication ceremony at the 1990 be forever remembered as a key figure in SEC Outdoor Championships. A gran- Georgia’s rich athletic history.

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amed in honor of former Georgia track and field legend Forrest “Spec” Towns, the track facility at the University of Georgia is one of the finest in the Southeast. Following the 2009 season, the Spec Towns Track underwent a complete renovation with a multi-million dollar price tag. The new facility opened at the beginning of the year in 2010 and was the site for the 2011 SEC Outdoor Championships.

Situated on the far southwestern corner of the University of Georgia athletic complex, Forrest Towns Track has served as the training ground of numerous NCAA champions, including three-time Olympic gold medalist Gwen Torrence, three-time NCAA shot put champ Brent Noon, three-time NCAA Champion Debbie Ferguson and three-time NCAA Champion Andras Haklits. Most recently, the facility located adjacent to Lumpkin Street has been the training grounds for Reese Hoffa, won won a bronze in the shot put in his third Olympics during the 2012 London Games. Jenny Dahlgren, who wrapped up her career in 2007, trained at the facility and finished as a three-time NCAA champion, collegiate record holder in the hammer throw (239 ft., 4 in.) and three-time Olympian.

The most recent renovation is the first since Georgia hosted the 1999 SEC Outdoor Championships. In preparation for hosting the SEC Championships, several renovations took place during the fall of 1998. The first step was to resurface the track itself. The running surfaces are made of an open-pored polyurethane and rubber mixture called Rekortan made by the Balsam Corporation. The brick-red Rekortan finish tops all running lanes and field event areas.

The 400-meter track features eight, 42inch running lanes, two throwing circles with cages, dual vaulting areas, along with two javelin runways, a shot put area, two high jump pits and a drainage system.

The track was constructed during the summer of 1964 and resurfaced twice previously, once in 1972 and again in 1981. The surface was ground down to the original asphalt and resurfaced with a Rekortan finish in 1986.

A 1,000-seat grandstand with restroom and storage facilities was completed in 1987. A Forrest Towns Track was dedicated in a special ceremony on May 20, 1990. fence around the track ensures the safety and, when necessary, the privacy of athletes during training.

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100m............................ 11.01, Semoy Hackett/LSU 2011 200m.....................22.27, Kimberlyn Duncan/LSU 2011 400m..........51.21, Miikele Barber/South Carolina 1999 800m..................2:02.52, Chandine Williams/LSU 1999 1,500m.................... 4:11.81, Breeda Willis/Reebok 2000 3,000m....... 9:19.13, Valerie McGovern/Kentucky 1990 3K Steeple.......10:21.04, Sarah Madebach/Georgia 2007 5,000m........ 15:59.47, Valerie McGovern/Kentucky 1990 10,000m..............33:42.96, Liz Costello/Tennessee 2011 100m hurdles........... 12.88, Jasmine Stowers/LSU 2011 400m hurdles....55.70, Ellen Wortham, Tennessee 2011 400m relay.........................................................43.47 2011 Wilson, Hackett, Alexander, Duncan/LSU 800-Meter Relay............................................1:34.25 2002 King, Miles, Mahone, Bayley/Georgia 1,600-Meter Relay.........................................3:32.23 2011 George, Williams, Flowers, Jones/Arkansas 3,200-Meter Relay............................9:06.25, 1988-Indiana 1,600-Meter Sprint Medley Relay .............3:59.60 2002 Collins, Bayley, Boyd, Murillo/Georgia High Jump .......... 6-6, Levern Spencer/unattached 2010 Long Jump .........22-1, Patty Sylvester/unattached 2008 Triple Jump ..47-0.25, Patty Sylvester/unattached 2008 Discus ...................203-2, Aretha Hill/unattached 2005 Javelin ............. 190-10, Laverne Eve/unattached 2000 Pole Vault ...............*15-1.50, Tina Sutej/Arkansas 2011 Hammer ............ $239-4, Jenny Dahlgren/Georgia 2007 Shot Put.......................... 61-8.50, Terri Steer/Nike 2001 Heptathlon 5,646 pts., Makeba Alcide, Arkansas 2011 Names in italics are current/former Georgia athletes; $ - collegiate record; * - collegiate record set at the 2011 SEC Outdoor Championships

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UGA Athletic Administration Dr. Michael F. Adams University President

Now in his 16th year as President of the University of Georgia, Dr. Michael F. Adams is one of America’s longest serving and best known university presidents. A widely respected figure in higher education, he has been elected by his peers to lead a number of national organizations including the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Association of Public and Land- Grant Universities, the American Council on Education and the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Executive Committee.

He holds a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University and has been awarded five honorary degrees.

He is a specialist in political communication and higher education administration and has written professionally in both areas. Dr. Adams has held senior positions in state and national government – as Chief of Staff to former Senator Howard Baker and as an advisor to former Tennessee Governor and current Senator Lamar Alexander.

Either personally or on behalf of the University he has received more than 50 awards in higher education, including the Knight Foundation Award for Presidential Leadership, the Pioneer Award for Leadership in Civil Rights and the James T. Rogers Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Southern As- sociation of Colleges and Schools.

He is the recipient of the Governor’s Award in the Humanities from the Geor- gia Endowment for the Humanities. For 10 consecutive years, Georgia Trend magazine has included Dr. Adams on its list of Most Influential Georgians.

The UGA campus has been transformed since he took office, with more than $1 billion in new construction, renovation and infrastructure and 6.2 mil- lion square feet of new space completed. The East Campus Village, served by the Harris Dining Commons, added space for more than 1,200 students to help meet demand for on-campus living, and another 500-bed residence hall opened in 2010.

The new home of the Lamar Dodd School of Art, also on East Campus, opened in 2008, and the expansion of the Georgia Museum of Art was completed in early 2011. The Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, housing collections that tell the story of Georgia’s history from three perspec- tives, was dedicated in January 2012.

Under his leadership, the University of Georgia has attained its highest rankings ever; has become the most selective in its history; and has grown from some 29,000 students to almost 35,000 students today.

Dr. Adams is a graduate of the public schools of Georgia and Tennessee, earning his diploma in 1966 as the most outstanding graduate of Chattanooga High School and earned undergraduate degree in speech and history from Lipscomb University, which named him Alumnus of the Year in 2011.

He has been married to his college sweetheart, Mary Lynn Ethridge Adams, whom he met in a Lipscomb University history class, for more than 40 years. They are the parents of two sons, both of whom are married to UGA alumnae, and are very proud of their two granddaughters, Campbell and Tucker.

David E. Shipley Faculty Athletics Representative

Claude Felton

Senior Associate AD/ Sports Communications

Mark Slonaker

Frank Crumley

Executive Associate AD/ Financial Operations

Glada Horvat

Senior Associate AD/ Academics & Eligibility

Alan Thomas

Carla Williams

Executive Associate AD/ Senior Woman Administrator

Jim Booz

Senior Associate AD/ Compliance (Track Administrator)

Ted White

Exec. Dir. Bulldog Club

Associate AD/ External Operations

Associate AD/ Academic Services

Matt Brachowski

Josh Brooks

Tim Cearley

Greg McGarity

Director Of Athletics

Athens native and University of Georgia graduate Greg McGarity was named Director of Athletics at UGA on August 13, 2010, after serving 18 years in the athletic department at the University of Florida.

McGarity oversees a 21-sport athletics program supported by a budget of $92 million. Since becoming Director of Athletics, Georgia teams have won SEC championships in men’s tennis (2011), women’s swimming (2011, 2012), men’s tennis SEC Tournament, and an SEC eastern division title in football (2011). During that time 14 different Georgia teams have

been ranked in the nation’s top 20.

McGarity was appointed to the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee in 2012, a position he will hold through 2016.

At UF, he served as Executive Associate Athletic Director after serving as both an associate and senior associate athletic director during his tenure. His duties at Florida included assisting the athletic director in daily operations of the department, assisting in preparation and approval of the annual budget and extensive involvement in long-term planning, contracts, competition scheduling and employment searches, among other areas. McGarity was involved in the planning and supervision of several construction projects, including the expansion of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and the William Heavener Football Complex.

McGarity graduated from the University of Georgia in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism.

He was a letterman on the 1973 Bulldog tennis team and following graduation began his professional career at UGA. After serving as a student assistant from 1973-77, he held positions as assistant sports information director and head women’s tennis coach (1977-82), administrative assistant (1982-88), and assistant athletic director for facilities and event management (1988-92).

Citing McGarity’s top-level experience in one of America’s most successful athletic programs, Georgia president Dr. Michael F. Adams said McGarity understands UGA’s desire to compete and succeed at the highest level of intercollegiate athletics while maintaining a primary focus on the needs and success of studentathletes.

McGarity is married to the former Sheryl Holland, who graduated from UGA in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. They have one son, Alex, a graduate of the University of Florida and current student at UGA.

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Assistant AD/ Event Management

Assistant AD/ Internal Operations

Assistant AD/ Ticket Operations

Ron Courson

Charles Whittemore

Stephanie Ransom

Assistant AD/ Sports Medicine

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2013 Georgia Track & Field Schedule INDOOR Jan. 19 Jan. 25-26 Feb. 1-2 Feb. 8-9 Feb. 8-9 Feb. 22-24 March 2 March 8-9

*Birmingham Crossplex

OUTDOOR March 15-16 March 22-23 March 29-30 April 5-6 April 11-12 April 12-13 April 19-20 April 25-27 May 9-12 May 23-25 June 5-8

Auburn Invitational Razorback Invitational Akron Invitational Virginia Tech Elite Husky Classic SEC Indoor Championships NCAA Qualifier NCAA Indoor Championships

*Birmingham, Ala. Fayetteville, Ark. Akron, Ohio Blacksburg, Va. Seattle, Wash.

Fayetteville, Ark. TBA Fayetteville, Ark.

Georgia Relays/Alumni Meet Alabama Relays Yellow Jacket Invitational Florida Relays Bulldog Decathlon Spec Towns National Team Invitational War Eagle Invitational Drake Relays SEC Outdoor Championships NCAA East Regionals NCAA Outdoor Championships

ATHENS, GA. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Atlanta, Ga. Gainesville, Fla. ATHENS, GA. ATHENS, GA. Auburn, Ala. Des Moines, Iowa Columbia, Mo. Greensboro, N.C. Eugene, Ore.

Georgia Track & Field “Creating Exceptional Experiences For A Lifetime” Lucie Ondraschkova Hilenn James

2012 Outdoor All-American

Four-Time NCAAChampionships Competitor 2011 Indoor All-American

Brandon Lord

2012 NCAA XC All-Region Perfomer Two-Time NCAA XC Championships Competitor

Drew Branch

2012 Outdoor All-American