Georgia Track Athletes Have Record Days During Trio of Weekend Meets
by T Kyle King on Feb 14, 2012 2:00 PM EST
in Georgia Bulldogs Track and Field
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PrintIn preparation for the upcoming SEC Indoor Championships, the Georgia track and field teams sent split squads in three different directions to compete in the Husky Classic, the Tiger Paw Invitational, and the Tyson Invitational last weekend.
In Seattle, Brett Richardson carved his name into the Bulldog record books with the fifth-best 5,000-meter meet run time in school history, while Morgan VanGorder---yes, that VanGorder---recorded a personal-best 17:20.79 time in the women’s 5,000. The following day, Aaron Evans broke his own school record with a 1:47.88 800-meter run at the University of Washington meet, where Megan Malasarte carded a personal-best 2:07.76 in the women’s 800 to take fourth overall in Red and Black history.
In Clemson, Caleb Whitener took first place in the weight throw with a distance of 60’1.75” and Saniel Atkinson-Grier won the high jump with a distance of 5’8”. On Saturday, three female sprinters notched victories for the Bulldogs, as Quintunya Chapman ran the 400 in 56.91 seconds, Tynia Gaither ran the 200 in 24.38 seconds, and Chapman and Gaither combined with Atkinson-Grier and Taylor Hollingsworth to run the 4x400 relay in 3:54.15.
Finally, in Fayetteville, Torrin Lawrence ran a 46.53-second 400, posting his season-best time in the event, and Waymon Storey put up a career-best 21.12-second time in the 200. Replicating the ladies’ feat at Fort Hill, Lawrence and Storey teamed with Drew Branch and Chris Foster to post a first-place and season-topping 3:09.62 time in the 4x400 relay.
The SEC Indoor Championships get underway in Lexington on February 24.
Go ‘Dawgs!
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Hmmmmm. is the Van Gorder house a
If Morgan can catch maybe we can use her in the WR position to burn the new BVD/2thumbs defense
I HATE ORANGE, and DGNBs
This Auburn/Georgia exchange program is getting a little silly.
Editor, Dawg Sports.
Go Dawgs!
by vineyarddawg on Feb 14, 2012 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
BVG also had a son play at UGA
I think his name is Malloy. He and I were in school at the same time. Keep in mind this was after his dad had left for the pros which was why I was so surprised when I heard BVG was asking for Richt to apologize to him a couple of years back. If the fallout was really that bad, why did he let his son play on a team coached by Richt?
Sic 'em Dawgs
by ClassicCityDawg on Feb 15, 2012 12:58 AM EST up reply actions
I'll be damned
didn’t know Coach Van Gorder had a daughter at UGA. Kudos to her on a great 5k time.
They hit the road doing ninety
Leave them steel mills far behind.
Ain't no good life down at the Ford plant
Three guitars or a life of crime.
by Dawg in Beaumont on Feb 14, 2012 2:17 PM EST reply actions
Megan Malasarte
Megan is an alum of that Class A powerhouse, Our Lady of Mercy. Beyond being an expectional athlete, she is a terrific young lady.
Go Dawgs!!
by Blogger who came in from the cold on Feb 14, 2012 6:46 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
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