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Georgia Bulldogs Men's Track And Field
The Georgia Bulldogs men's track and field team represents Georgia Bulldogs, University of Georgia (UGA) in NCAA Division I (NCAA), Division I men's indoor and outdoor track and field. The team's home track is Spec Towns Track, the namesake of Spec Towns. Towns was the first olympic gold medalist from the state of Georgia and a long-time team coach. In 2023, the University of Georgia announced plans to build a new track and field complex. Other UGA men's track and field athletes that have won Olympic medals include Norman Edwards, a 1984 Silver Medalist in the men's 4x100 relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics, Elija Godwin, a bronze medalist as a member of the American Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay, Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Reese Hoffa, a shot put bronze medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics. History SEC & NCAA Championship Meet Finishes References See also * External links * {{DEF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caryl Smith-Gilbert
Caryl Smith-Gilbert (born April 19, 1969) is the current Director of Men’s and Women’s track and field at the University of Georgia. She was hired in 2021. She coaches both the women's and men's Georgia track teams and is the first female head coach of a Georgia men's team. Early life As a 12-year old, Smith-Gilbert ran the 100 meter dash in 11.78 seconds. She was a silver medalist in the 100 meter dash at the World Junior Championships in 1986. During her high school career, Smith-Gilbert set indoor national records in the 55- and 60-meter dashes and was a two-time Colorado state champion in both the 200-meter dash and the long jump as well as a three-time 100-meter dash state champion. She also set the Colorado state high school records in all three of those events. At UCLA, Smith-Gilbert was a three-time All-American at UCLA (4×100-meter relay in 1988 and 1989), and won individual and relay Pac-10 championships in the 100-meter dash, 4×100-meter relay and the 4×4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |