06-21-2024, 12:03 AM
for Uncle John Always.
Woof™..........
Bulldog alum Dakota Luther finished fifth in the women's 200-meter butterfly final at the 2024 United States Olympic Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium. Fellow alum Jay Litherland also finished fifth in the men's 200m backstroke final. Alum Chase Kalisz advanced to Friday's men's 200m IM final with a first-place semifinals time.
For the fourth consecutive year, a Bulldog is a semifinalist for The Bowerman as sophomore Christopher Morales Williams was included as one of the 10 selected, according to an announcement from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Thursday. The Bowerman, which is collegiate track and field's Heisman Trophy given to the most outstanding male and female NCAA athletes in the nation.
A number of current and former Bulldogs are busy in their events with the ultimate pinnacle of the sport arriving later this summer in France. Two former Bulldogs thrived at the recent European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy. Former UGA NCAA champion Johannes Erm won the decathlon with 8,764 points to move to No. 2 on the current world list. Erm's title is the second gold medal ever for his native Estonia at the European Championships. Another former Georgia NCAA champion, Norway's Marie-Therese Obst, popped a career best javelin mark of 63.50m/208-4 for third-place honors at the meet.
Woof™..........
Bulldog alum Dakota Luther finished fifth in the women's 200-meter butterfly final at the 2024 United States Olympic Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium. Fellow alum Jay Litherland also finished fifth in the men's 200m backstroke final. Alum Chase Kalisz advanced to Friday's men's 200m IM final with a first-place semifinals time.
For the fourth consecutive year, a Bulldog is a semifinalist for The Bowerman as sophomore Christopher Morales Williams was included as one of the 10 selected, according to an announcement from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Thursday. The Bowerman, which is collegiate track and field's Heisman Trophy given to the most outstanding male and female NCAA athletes in the nation.
A number of current and former Bulldogs are busy in their events with the ultimate pinnacle of the sport arriving later this summer in France. Two former Bulldogs thrived at the recent European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy. Former UGA NCAA champion Johannes Erm won the decathlon with 8,764 points to move to No. 2 on the current world list. Erm's title is the second gold medal ever for his native Estonia at the European Championships. Another former Georgia NCAA champion, Norway's Marie-Therese Obst, popped a career best javelin mark of 63.50m/208-4 for third-place honors at the meet.
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