University of Georgia 2020 Indoor Track & Field
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University of Georgia 2020 INdoor Track & Field georgiadogs.com // Twitter/Instagram: @UGATrack 2020 Indoor Schedule Coverage of 2020 SEC Indoor Championships Date Event (Location) Results The broadcast talent includes Dwight Stones (play-by- Jan. 11 Orange & Purple Elite (Clemson, S.C.) NTS play), Dan O’Brien & Jill Montgomery (analysts) and Larra Jan. 24-25 Bob Pollock Invitational (Clemson, S.C.) NTS Overton (sideline reporter). Jan. 31-Feb. 1 Razorback Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.) NTS Broadcast info for SEC Indoor Championships: Feb. 14-15 Tyson Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.) NTS Friday (6:30 p.m.ET) - SECN+ Feb. 14-15 Husky Classic (Seattle, Wash.) NTS LINK: gado.gs/4gn Feb. 28-29 SEC Championships (College Station, Texas) Saturday (4:55 p.m.) - SECN+ March 13-14 NCAA Championships (Albuquerque, N.M.) LINK: gado.gs/4gp Sunday (9 p.m.) - SECN (re-air) Bulldogs Begin The Postseason At SEC Indoor Championships The second-ranked Georgia women and sixth-ranked Bulldog men traveled A Glimpse At The 2019 SEC Championships: The Georgia to College Station, Texas, on Wednesday in preparation for the Southeastern Con- men and women finished seventh at last year’s indoor league ference Indoor Championships at the Aggies’ Gilliam Indoor Stadium scheduled meet in Arkansas. The Lady Bulldogs used 10 scorers, includ- for Friday and Saturday. ing 400m champion Lynna Irby, to score 49 points. The Bulldog men tallied 45 points thanks in part to Erm winning his second When Do The Bulldogs Start?: Redshirt freshman Kyle Garland starts the com- consecutive heptathlon crown and Denzel Comenentia secur- petition for Georgia in the heptathlon (60-meter dash) at 12:45 p.m. ET on Friday. ing his second indoor shot put championship in the last three Garland is ranked third on the national list in the combined events behind his team- years. mates, top-ranked and two-time defending SEC hep champion Johannes Erm and The women also were aided by 2020 senior Amber redshirt freshman Karel Tilga. Erm and Tilga will be competing in the open 60m Tanner taking third in the 800m and current sophomore Titi- hurdles and the pole vault in College Station. ana Marsh adding seven points with a fourth-place finish in Sophomore Sterling Lester and freshman Anna Hall will open the wom- the triple jump and seventh-place finish in the long jump. en’s competition in the pentathlon (60m hurdles) at 1 p.m. Freshmen Haze Farmer In addition to the pair of men mentioned above, re- and Collin Lark (pole vault) will begin the open events for UGA at 6:15 p.m. The first turning scorers included Darius Carbin (high jump) and Zig- competitor on the track is sophomore Anna Marian Block in the mile at 6:32 p.m. gy Zoller, Clay Pender and Michael Hans in the distance medley relay scored. Who Is Ranked In The SEC?: A total of 16 SEC men and women’s track and field programs are included in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches What’s Next For The Bulldogs?: After the SEC meet, the Association (USTFCCCA) top 25 national rankings released Monday. A nation-lead- Bulldogs will train through the first weekend of March before ing eight SEC men’s teams are ranked: No. 2 LSU, No. 3 Florida, No. 6 GEORGIA, traveling to Albuquerque, N.M., for the first NCAA Indoor No. 8 Tennessee, No. 10 Arkansas, No. 13 Texas A&M, No. 19 Kentucky and No. 23 Championships (March 13-14) in the city since 2014. Alabama. A nation-best eight SEC women’s teams are also ranked in the top 25: No. Did You Know?: The last time Georgia left College Station, 1 LSU, No. 2 GEORGIA, No. 3 Arkansas, No. 5 Texas A&M, No. 6 Kentucky, No. 11 the Bulldogs left with their first NCAA team championship tro- Florida, No. 17 Alabama and No. 20 Ole Miss. phy. The Georgia women scored a school record 61 points to win while the Bulldog men were a program best third. Quick Facts Assist. Coaches..............Assoc. Head Coach Don Babbitt (Throws) School..................................................University of Georgia .......Recruiting Coordinator Althea Thomas (Sprints, Hurdles, Relays) Location...............................................................Athens, Ga. ......................................................Patrick Cunniff (Distance) Founded .........................................................................1785 .....................................................Russ Johnson (Pole Vault) President.....................Jere W. Morehead (Georgia JD, ‘80) ...................................Ryan Grinnell (Jumps, Multis Assist.) Enrollment ..................................................................38,920 Director of Operations................................Melissa Beasley Nickname ................................................................Bulldogs Athletic Trainers..............................Eric Prince, Stacey Kisil Colors .............................................................Red and Black ...............................................................Anna Myers (Intern) Conference ......................................................Southeastern UGA SID .......................Leland Barrow - Cell-678-378-3085 J. Reid Parker Dir. of Athletics ........ Greg McGarity (Georgia ‘76) 2019 W. SEC Ind. / NCAA Ind..................7th (49) / 20th (11) Head Coach.......................Petros Kyprianou (Jumps, Multis) 2019 M. SEC Ind. / NCAA Ind.................7th (45) / T-9th (20) University of Georgia 2020 indoor Track & Field Schedule SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 HEPTATHLON - DAY TWO HEPTATHLON - DAY ONE 11:00 amET 60m Hurdles 12:45 pmET 60-meter dash 12:00 pm Pole Vault 1:30 pm Long Jump 5:00 pm 1000m 2:45 pm Shot Put FIELD EVENTS (Finals) 4:00 pm High Jump 2:15 pm Men’s High Jump PENTATHLON 2:15 pm Women’s High Jump 1 pm 60m Hurdles 3:00 pm Men’s Weight Throw 1:45 pm High Jump 4:30 pm Women’s Triple Jump 4:00 pm Shot Put 5:00 pm Women’s Pole Vault 5:00 pm Long Jump 5:30 pm Women’s Weight Throw 6:15 pm 800m 5:30 pm Men’s Triple Jump FIELD EVENTS (Finals) RUNNING EVENTS (Finals) 5:30 pm Women’s Shot Put 4:00 pm Women’s Mile 6:15 pm Men’s Long Jump 4:10 pm Men’s Mile 6:15 pm Men’s Pole Vault 4:20 pm Women’s 60m 7:55 pm Women’s Long Jump 4:25 pm Men’s 60m 8:05 pm Men’s Shot Put 4:30 pm Women’s 400m RUNNING EVENTS (Prelims) 4:40 pm Men’s 400m 6:20 pm Men’s Mile 4:50 pm Women’s 60mH 6:32 pm Women’s Mile 4:57 pm Men’s 60mH 6:48 pm Men’s 60m 5:15 pm Women’s 800m 7:02 pm Women’s 60m 5:22 pm Men’s 800m 7:14 pm Men’s 400m 5:30 pm Women’s 200m 7:39 pm Women’s 400m 5:40 pm Men’s 200m 8:04 pm Men’s 60mH 5:50 pm Women’s 3000m 8:13 pm Women’s 60mH 6:15 pm Men’s 3000m 8:24 pm Men’s 800m 6:40 pm Women’s 4x400m Relay 8:35 pm Women’s 800m 6:50 pm Men’s 4x400m Relay 8:46 pm Men’s 5000m - FINAL 9:04 pm Men’s 200m 9:24 pm Women’s 5000m - FINAL 9:44 pm Women’s 200m 10:06 pm Men’s DMR - FINAL 10:21 pm Women’s DMR - FINAL University of Georgia 2020 indoor Track & Field Petros Kyprianou Leading Dogs For Fifth Year The UGA women earned the national in- Petros Kyprianou was hired away from Boise State, landed in Athens as an as- door honor for the second straight year after sweep- sistant in 2008 and after being named UGA Associate Head Coach in 2014, the Cyprus native ing the award during both seasons in 2017. The men took the reins as the UGA program’s 10th head coach in history in June 2015. During his time received the 2018 national outdoor honor, marking at Georgia, Kyprianou has helped transform the Bulldogs, specifically its combined events and the first honor of its kind for the Bulldogs since 2014. jumps, into a national power year in and year out. This marks only the second time in history The Bulldogs have combined for 23 top-20 team finishes at the NCAA Championships that both genders from the same team were each and 10 top-10 finishes since the 2009 season, which was Kyprianou’s first season in red and named the Scholar Team of the Year in the same black. During that span, the student-athletes he coaches have captured 27 NCAA individual year. titles and 44 SEC individual crowns. l The Georgia men and women’s cross country teams were recently named USTFCCCA All-Aca- Here is a look at the national finishes for Georgia since Kyprianou became head coach in 2016: demic Teams for the 14th consecutive year. NCAA INDOORS l The men’s cross country team finished the 2019 WOMEN MEN fall semester with the UGA Athletic Association’s top 2016 3rd (45 pts.) T-24th (9 pts.) cumulative GPA at 3.3. This marked the sixth semes- 2017 2nd (51) 4th (35.5) ter in a row that the Bulldog distance corps topped 2018 $1st (^61) !3rd (32) their fellow UGA teams in the category. 2019 20th (11) T-9th (20) $first women’s NCAA team title; ^school record; !top finish in history Dogs Back At It In The Multis NCAA OUTDOORS The Georgia men have captured half of the WOMEN MEN SEC heptathlon titles in league history, including the 2016 3rd (41) T-29th (8) last seven in a row. The Lady Bulldogs have won five 2017 !2nd (^62.2) 6th (22.5) SEC pentathlon crowns, including a stretch of three 2018 !2nd (52) #1st (^52) straight (2015-17) from collegiate record holder Ken- 2019 T-66th (1) 4th (32.5) dell Williams. This year, UGA is back in the hunt for #first men’s NCAA team title championships in both of the combined events.