University of Georgia 2019 Indoor Track & Field
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University of Georgia 2019 INdoor Track & Field georgiadogs.com // Twitter/Instagram: @UGATrack 2019 Indoor Schedule Coverage of 2019 SEC Indoor Championships Date Event (Location) Results The broadcast talent includes Dwight Stones (play-by-play), Dec. 1 Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (Boston, Mass.) NTS Jill Montgomery (analyst) and John Anderson (sideline Jan. 11 UAB Blazer Invitational (Birmingham, Ala.) NTS reporter). Jan. 18-19 Clemson Invitational (Clemson, S.C.) NTS Broadcast info for SEC Indoor Championships: Jan. 25-26 Bob Pollock Invitational (Clemson. S.C.) NTS Friday (4:30 p.m.ET - 8:30 p.m.) - SECN+ Feb. 1-2 Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (Lincoln, Neb.) NTS LINK: gado.gs/1gh Feb. 8-9 Tyson Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.) NTS Saturday (3:55 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.) - Live on SECN+/Tape Feb. 22-23 SEC Championships (Fayetteville, Ark.) delayed on SECN March 8-9 NCAA Championships (Birmingham, Ala.) LINK: gado.gs/1gj Sunday (8 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.) - SECN (re-air) Bulldogs Begin The Postseason At SEC Indoor Championships The sixth-ranked Georgia men and 23rd-ranked Lady Bulldogs traveled to sweep while Keturah Orji and Kate Hall won the triple and Fayetteville, Ark., on Wednesday in preparation for the Southeastern Conference long jumps, respectively, to lock down the horizontal jumps. Indoor Championships at the Razorbacks’ Randal Tyson Track Center scheduled for In addition to Irby also establishing a school record of 50.62 Friday and Saturday. to take second in the 400m, returners Jessica Drop (2nd – When Do The Bulldogs Start On Saturday?: Sophomore Aliyah Whisby and 3000m, school record 9:11.01), Amber Tanner (4th – 800m, freshman Sterling Lester will start the meet in the pentathlon (60-meter hurdles) former personal best 2:06.28) and Hailey Branch (6th – on Friday at 12 p.m. ET. Sophomore Johannes Erm will begin the first event of 5000m, personal best 16:42.24) also scored in 2018. the heptathlon (60m) minutes after the pentathlon start at 12:15 p.m. The open The Georgia men took advantage of 11 individual events begin for Georgia on Friday at 4:45 p.m. with freshman Clay Pender in the scorers, which included two SEC champions, and a scoring men’s mile prelims. The first open field event for the Bulldogs will be seniorDenzel relay team to take fifth. Comenentia set a Dutch national re- Comenentia in the men’s shot put at 5 p.m. cord with a facility record toss of 77 feet, 9 1/2 inches in the Who Is Ranked In The SEC?: A total of 15 SEC men and women’s track and field weight and Erm captured the heptathlon title at his first SEC programs are included in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches As- meet to both grab top honors. Darius Carbin (2nd – high sociation (USTFCCCA) top 25 national rankings released Monday. A nation-leading jump, former personal best 7-4.25), Keenon Laine (3rd – high seven SEC men’s teams are ranked: No. 2 Texas A&M, No. 3 Florida, No. 5 LSU, No. jump, 7-3), Comenentia (3rd – shot put, 64-2.50), and Michael 6 GEORGIA, No. 13 Alabama, No. 18 South Carolina, No. 19 Ole Miss. Nicholls (4th – 60mH, 7.84) scored and return for Georgia. A nation-best eight SEC women’s teams are ranked in the top 25: No. 1 What’s Next For The Bulldogs?: After the SEC meet, the Arkansas, No. 4 LSU, No. 6 Kentucky, No. 7 Florida, No. 14 Alabama, No. 17 South Bulldogs will train through the first weekend of March before Carolina, No. 23 GEORGIA, No. 24 Tennessee. traveling to Birmingham, Ala., for the NCAA Indoor Champion- A Glimpse At The 2018 SEC Championships: In a meet that would serve as a ships (March 8-9). tune-up for the Georgia women before their captured their first NCAA team title and Where To Find Bulldogs News: Results and recaps from for the men prior to their record-breaking third-place finish at Nationals, the Lady the SEC Indoor Championships will be found at georgiadogs. Bulldog scored 84.5 points for second and the Bulldog men tallied 71 points for fifth. com. News and updates from Georgia’s track and field and The Lady Bulldogs utilized 13 scorers and three champions to pull off their cross country teams are always located on Twitter/Instagram runner-up finish. SophomoreLynna Irby won the first of her SEC 200-meter dash at @UGATrack. Quick Facts Assist. Coaches..............Assoc. Head Coach Don Babbitt (Throws) School..................................................University of Georgia ......Recruiting Coordinator Althea Thomas (M./W. Sprints, Hurdles, Relays) Location...............................................................Athens, Ga. ......................................................Patrick Cunniff (Distance) Founded .........................................................................1785 ...........................Tatijana Jacobson (Jumps, Multis Assist.) President.....................Jere W. Morehead (Georgia JD, ‘80) ..........................................Russ Johnson (M./W. Pole Vault) Enrollment ..................................................................38,652 Director of Operations....................................LaVera Morris Nickname ................................................................Bulldogs Athletic Trainers....................................................Eric Prince Colors .............................................................Red and Black .........................Stacey Kisil (GA), Tim Campodonico (Intern) Conference ......................................................Southeastern UGA SID .......................Leland Barrow - Cell-678-378-3085 J. Reid Parker Dir. of Athletics ........ Greg McGarity (Georgia ‘76) 2018 W. SEC Ind. / SEC Out...................2nd (84.5) / 8th (61) Head Coach.......................Petros Kyprianou (Jumps, Multis) 2018 M. SEC Ind. / SEC Out.......................5th (71) / 5th (71) University of Georgia 2019 indoor Track & Field Schedule SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22 HEPTATHLON - DAY TWO PENTATHLON 11:45 amET 60m Hurdles 12:00 pmET 60m Hurdles 12:30 pm Pole Vault 1:00 pm High Jump 5:05 pm 1000m 3:45 pm Shot Put FIELD EVENTS (Finals) 4:45 pm Long Jump 2:00 pm Men’s Weight Throw 7:10 pm 800m 2:15 pm Women’s High Jump HEPTATHLON - DAY ONE 4:00 pm Women’s Pole Vault 12:15 pm 60m 4:30 pm Women’s Weight Throw 1:00 pm Long Jump 4:30 pm Men’s Triple Jump 2:20 pm Shot Put 4:30 pm Women’s Triple Jump 3:30 pm High Jump RUNNING EVENTS (Finals) RUNNING EVENTS (Prelims) 4:00 pm Women’s Mile 4:30 pm Women’s Mile 4:10 pm Men’s Mile 4:45 pm Men’s Mile 4:20 pm Women’s 60m 5:00 pm Women’s 60m 4:25 pm Men’s 60m 5:15 pm Men’s 60m 4:30 pm Women’s 400m 5:30 pm Women’s 400m 4:40 pm Men’s 400m 5:55 pm Men’s 400m 4:50 pm Women’s 60mH 6:20 pm Women’s 60mH 4:57 pm Men’s 60mH 6:30 pm Men’s 60mH 5:15 pm Women’s 800m 6:40 pm Women’s 800m 5:22 pm Men’s 800m 6:55 pm Men’s 800m 5:30 pm Women’s 200m 7:15 pm Women’s 200m 5:40 pm Men’s 200m 7:40 pm Men’s 200m 5:50 pm Women’s 3000m 8:05 pm Women’s 5000m - FINAL 6:15 pm Men’s 3000m 8:30 pm Men’s 5000m - FINAL 6:40 pm Women’s 4x400m Relay 8:50 pm Women’s DMR - Final 6:50 pm Men’s 4x400m Relay 9:05 pm Men’s DMR - Final FIELD EVENTS (Finals) 5:00 pm Men’s Pole Vault 5:00 pm Men’s Shot Put 6:30 pm Men’s Long Jump 6:30 pm Women’s Long Jump 7:20 pm Men’s High Jump 7:30 pm Women’s Shot Put University of Georgia 2019 indoor Track & Field Petros Kyprianou In Fourth Year Guiding Dogs NCAA OUTDOORS Petros Kyprianou was hired away from Boise State, landed in Athens as an as- GEORGIA - 4.7, averaging 42.7 pts/NCAA meet sistant in 2008 and after being named UGA Associate Head Coach in 2014, the Cyprus native took the reins as the UGA program’s 10th head coach in history in June 2015. During his time UGA Just As Tough In The Classroom at Georgia, Kyprianou has helped transform the Bulldogs, specifically its combined events and Not only are the Georgia women the de- jumps, into a national power year in and year out. fending NCAA indoor champions and the Bulldog The Bulldogs have combined for 20 top-20 team finishes at the NCAA Championships men the reigning national outdoor champs, but mem- and 14 top-10 finishes since the 2009 season. During that span, the student-athletes he coach- bers of UGA’s track and field and cross country teams es have captured 26 NCAA individual titles and 43 SEC individual crowns. Kyprianou’s crew has have also been performing at an exceptional level in been particularly potent over the last five years (2014-18). the classroom. l Both Georgia teams were named 2018 U.S. Track Here is a look at the average national finishes for Georgia since Kyprianou became head coach & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association in 2016: (USTFCCCA) Scholar Team of the Year for either NCAA INDOORS (avg. finishes during 2016-18) the 2018 indoor or outdoor season, marking the first WOMEN - 2.0, averaging 52.3 pts/NCAA meet; MEN - 10.3, averaging 25.5 pts/NCAA meet time both squads have garnered the honor in the NCAA OUTDOORS same year. WOMEN - 2.3, averaging 51.7 pts/NCAA meet; MEN - 12.0, averaging 27.5 pts/NCAA meet The Lady Bulldogs earned the nation- al indoor honor for the second straight year after Here is a look at the average national finishes for the Georgia women since 2014: sweeping the award during both seasons in 2017. NCAA INDOORS (avg. finishes during 2014-18) The Georgia men received the 2018 national outdoor GEORGIA - 2.4, averaging 46.9 pts/NCAA meet honor, marking the first honor of its kind for the Bull- NCAA OUTDOORS dogs since 2014.