Georgia wins 4th Team National Championship for 2025!!!

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Georgia women's track and field wins first outdoor national championship in program history

Fueled by strong showings in the 400 meters, high jump, hammer throw and javelin, the Georgia women’s track and field team ran away with its first outdoor national championship in program history.

The Bulldogs, with 73 points, finished ahead of second place USC (47) and third place Texas A&M (43) on Saturday, June 14, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

It’s the third women’s NCAA track and field championship for fourth-year Bulldogs coach Caryl Smith Gilbert who also won national titles at USC in 2018 and 2021.

"Our field events came through, running events came through," Smith Gilbert said on ESPN2 during the trophy ceremony before confetti went in the air. "We've been working for this moment the whole season."

Olympic gold medalist Aaliyah Butler and Dejanea Oakley took the first two spots in the 400 meters with Butler posting a 49.26 and Oakley a 49.65. Butler’s time was the fifth best all-time for a collegian and Oakley was No. 8.

Georgia widened its lead when Elena Kulichenko won the high jump for the second straight year after tying for the title in 2024. The Odessa, Russia, native won with a jump of 6 feet, 5 inches.

 

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Freshman Michelle Smith finished third in the 400 meter hurdles at 55.20 to clinch the team title. Skylynn Townsend took sixth in the triple jump at 44-4 1/4.

Georgia capped the night by finishing first in the 4x400 meter relay with Butler taking the lead in the final leg with a winning time of 3:23.62.

Georgia entered Saturday in the lead with 26 points after Stephanie Ratcliffe won the hammer throw on Thursday with a nation-leading distance of 234 feet, 2 inches.

The Melbourne, Australia, native also won it in 2023 before transferring from Harvard.

The Bulldogs also picked up points in the javelin with a second-place finish from freshman Manuela Rotundo and a fourth-place finish from Lianna Davidson. Senior Keslie Murrell-Ross was sixth in the shot put.