UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA TRACK & FIELD/XC SEASON 2019 | VOLUME 1 | ISSUE 1 | NO ONE AVERAGE INSIDE THIS ISSUE YOU HAVE NOW ENTERED… PG. 2 The UGA Track & Field/XC NO ONE AVERAGE zone. The goal of BULLDOGS IN DOHA FOR 2019 IAAF our newsletter is to deliver the number one rave on the Avenue WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS better known as ‘word on the street’ about us to you directly, in a fresh fun ‘think outside the box’ kind of way. PG. 3 We want you to feel the power, excitement, and dedication that CROSS-COUNTRY HIGHLIGHTS travels through Coach Petros’s veins as he passionately voices to an athlete our famous motto, “Find your greatness!” NEW EQUIPMENT AND STAFF ROSTER We believe that NO ONE is average, including you, which is why we’re redefining all across the board (see page 3). This is beyond your average newsletter because we are beyond your average Track & Field/XC team. CROSS COUNTRY STRONG KEENON LAINE SAMANTHA DROP JESSICA DENZEL COMENENTIA DROP CEJHAE GREENE Senior Jessica Drop, junior Samantha Drop and redshirt freshman DAWGS IN DOHA! Nicholas Yanek rose up to the challenge with an outstanding finish in their first two meets of the Turn your social media notifications ON! Get your hashtags ready season. Samantha Drop was the overall winner because it’s officially #dawgsindoha season! Not 1, not 2, not 3, but at the season opening Bulldog Invitational in 10 former beyond average Bulldogs are touching down in Doha, Athens, while Yanek was the top UGA finisher Qatar to compete against the world’s best in the 2019 IAAF World in his Bulldog XC debut. Both earned SEC Championships. The competition will be held from September 27th to league honors as October 6th at Khalifa International Stadium. The event will be Women’s Runner of broadcasted and streamed. Find all times and schedules at usatf.org. NICHOLAS the Week and Men’s YANEK Co-Freshman of the Head Coach Petros Kyprianou and Associate Head Coach Don Week, the first such Babbitt will travel 13 hours on September 30th to support former Weekly honors for UGA competitors; Cejhae Greene (sprints), Shaunae Miller-Uibo Georgia since the 2017 (sprints), Denzel Comenentia (shot put), Keenon Laine (high season. At the jump), Keturah Orji (triple/long jump), Chanice Porter (long jump), Commodore Classic in Levern Spencer (high jump), Maicel Uibo(decathlon), Devon Nashville, Jessica Williams (decathlon), and Kendall Williams (heptathlon) Drop opened her final cross-country season with a runner-up individual finish, while Yanek was This is NOT a game. ninth overall and the top UGA finisher for the second consecutive meet. [Siri play ‘Eye of the Tiger’] UPCOMING XC EVENTS [It's the eye of the tiger, it's the dream of the fight PAUL SHORT OCTOBER 5TH 2019 Risin' up to the challenge of our rival] PRE-NATIONALS OCTOBER 19TH 2019 SECs NOVEMBER 1st 2019 2 SEASON 2019 | VOLUME 1 | ISSUE 1 | NO ONE AVERAGE 2 WCRECCCCCRVCCRE WRITTEN & DESIGNED BY LINDA ORJI REFRESHED… As of late summer, new renovations have been made including brand new hammer cage and The focal point of the UGA Track & Field/ XC staff is always to pole vault standards. provide the best environment for athletes to excel. New equipment and staff go a long way. Our new team members to the roster are; Assistant Coach Ryan Grinnell, Director of Operations Melissa Beasley, and Program Specialist, Linda Orji. The 2020 vision is looking very clear for coach Petros Kyprianou and his Bulldogs as he leads them into his 5th season as head coach. With a trip to Doha for the 2019 World Championships, consecutive weekly cross- country highlights, equipment improvements, and a refreshed coaching and administrative staff roster, there is no doubt the future for Georgia Track & Field/XC is focused and sharp. “Do simple things extraordinarily well.” -Coach Petros Kyprianou From top left to bottom right: Head Coach Petros Kyprianou, Assistant Coach Althea Thomas, Associate Head Coach Don Babbitt, Director of Operations Melissa Beasley, Assistant Coach Ryan Grinnell, Assistant Coach Patrick Cunniff, Assistant Coach #godawgs #findyourgreatness Russ Johnson, Intern Garrett Scantling, Graduate Assistant Zach Gray, Program Specialist Linda Orji #CommitToTheG #dawgsindoha 3 SEASON 2019 | VOLUME 1 | ISSUE 1 | NO ONE AVERAGE .