Georgia Bulldogs men's track and field
| Georgia Bulldogs men's track and field | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1897 |
| University | University of Georgia |
| Head coach | Caryl Smith-Gilbert (4th season) |
| Conference | SEC |
| Location | Athens, GA |
| Outdoor track | Spec Towns Track (Capacity: 1,000) |
| Nickname | Bulldogs |
| Colors | Red and black[1] |
| Conference Outdoor Championships | |
| 1937 | |
| Men Outdoor National Championships | |
| 2018 | |
The Georgia Bulldogs men's track and field team represents University of Georgia (UGA) in NCAA Division I men's indoor and outdoor track and field.[2][3][4][5]
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.[4] In 2023, the University of Georgia announced plans to build a new track and field complex.[3][6]
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,[7] Elija Godwin, a bronze medalist as a member of the American Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 2020 Summer Olympics[8][9] and Reese Hoffa, a shot put bronze medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[10][11]
History
SEC & NCAA Championship Meet Finishes
| Year[12] | Head Coach | Indoor SEC Champ (Pts.) | Indoor NCAA Champ (Pts.) | Outdoor SEC Champ (Pts.) | Outdoor NCAA Champ (Pts.) |
| 1932 | Herman Stegeman | — | — | — | 10T (14) |
| 1933 | Herman Stegeman | — | — | 3 (26) | NTS |
| 1934 | Herman Stegeman | — | — | 3 (30) | NTS |
| 1935 | Herman Stegeman | — | — | 3 (21.5) | NTS |
| 1936 | Herman Stegeman | — | — | 2 (32) | T13th (10) |
| 1937 | Herman Stegeman | — | — | ^1 (65) | 11th (11) |
| 1938 | Weems Baskin | — | — | 3 (36.5) | NTS |
| 1939 | Forrest Towns | — | — | 6 (20) | NTS |
| 1940 | Forrest Towns | — | — | 2 (30.3) | NTS |
| 1941 | Forrest Towns | — | — | 12 (1) | NTS |
| 1946 | Forrest Towns | — | — | 10 (.5) | NTS |
| 1947 | Forrest Towns | — | — | 9 (3.75 | NTS |
| 1948 | Forrest Towns | — | — | 11 (5) | NTS |
| 1949 | Forrest Towns | — | — | 8 (13.7) | NTS |
| 1950 | Forrest Towns | — | — | 9 (3.3) | NTS |
| 1951 | Forrest Towns | — | — | 10 (7) | NTS |
| 1952 | Forrest Towns | — | — | T8 (9) | NTS |
| 1953 | Forrest Towns | — | — | 8 (12) | NTS |
| 1954 | Forrest Towns | — | — | 7 (11.2) | NTS |
| 1955 | Forrest Towns | — | — | 4 (31.25) | NTS |
| 1956 | Forrest Towns | — | — | 5 (22.5) | T37 (4) |
| 1957 | Forrest Towns | 5 (6.2) | — | 5 (21.5) | NTS |
| 1958 | Forrest Towns | T8 (3) | — | T3 (24) | NTS |
| 1959 | Forrest Towns | — | — | 8 (14.1) | NTS |
| 1960 | Forrest Towns | 7 (7) | — | 7 (12.5) | NTS |
| 1961 | Forrest Towns | T7 (8) | — | T6 (11) | NTS |
| 1962 | Forrest Towns | 11 (2) | — | 7 (15) | NTS |
| 1963 | Forrest Towns | 5 (10) | — | 7 (10) | NTS |
| 1964 | Forrest Towns | T7 (4) | — | 9 (5) | NTS |
| 1965 | Forrest Towns | T7 (4) | NTS | 7 (14) | NTS |
| 1966 | Forrest Towns | T8 (3) | NTS | T6 (12) | NTS |
| 1967 | Forrest Towns | 7 (9) | T27 (3) | 8 (6) | NTS |
| 1968 | Forrest Towns | T6 (6) | NTS | 8 (2) | NTS |
| 1969 | Forrest Towns | 7 (6) | NTS | 7 (8.5) | NTS |
| 1970 | Forrest Towns | T7 (4) | NTS | 8 (6) | NTS |
| 1971 | Forrest Towns | 8 (6) | NTS | 8 (9) | NTS |
| 1972 | Forrest Towns | 7 (7) | NTS | 6 (25) | NTS |
| 1973 | Forrest Towns | 6 (12) | NTS | 6 (30) | NTS |
| 1974 | Forrest Towns | 5 (20) | NTS | 7 (39) | NTS |
| 1975 | Lewis Gainey | 8 (9.5) | NTS | 8 (17) | T61 (.25) |
| 1976 | Lewis Gainey | 8 (8) | T20 (4) | 7 (16) | NTS |
| 1977 | Lewis Gainey | 7 (7) | T28 (3) | 6 (38) | T28 (6) |
| 1978 | Lewis Gainey | 8 (17) | NTS | 7 (42.5) | NTS |
| 1979 | Lewis Gainey | 6 (33) | NTS | 7 (38) | NTS |
| 1980 | Lewis Gainey | 7 (23) | T37 (4) | 5 (67) | T50 (2) |
| 1981 | Lewis Gainey | 6 (35) | T20 (8) | 3 (88) | T11 (16) |
| 1982 | Lewis Gainey | ^2 (71) | T40 (3) | 3 (84) | NTS |
| 1983 | Lewis Gainey | 5 (60) | NTS | 4 (73) | 32 (15.5) |
| 1984 | Lewis Gainey | 5 (67.5) | T21 (8) | 5 (60) | 26 (21) |
| 1985 | Lewis Gainey | 5 (42) | NTS | 6 (49.5) | NTS |
| 1986 | Lewis Gainey | 7 (39) | T21 (8) | 5 (52) | T39 (9) |
| 1987 | Lewis Gainey | 6 (42) | T44 (6) | 6 (53) | T30 (9) |
| 1988 | Lewis Gainey | 8 (39) | 58 (.5) | 5 (53) | NTS |
| 1989 | Lewis Gainey | 8 (22) | NTS | 9 (11) | NTS |
| 1990 | John Mitchell | 9 (6) | NTS | 7 (42) | NTS |
| 1991 | John Mitchell | T7 (30) | NTS | 7 (39) | 10 (19) |
| 1992 | John Mitchell | 5 (64) | T36 (2) | 5 (66) | T10 (22) |
| 1993 | John Mitchell | 5 (49) | T15 (10) | 6 (57) | T10 (23) |
| 1994 | John Mitchell | 3 (66) | T6 (21) | 5 (60) | 8 (24) |
| 1995 | John Mitchell | 7 (46) | 6 (24) | 5 (55.5) | T10 (25) |
| 1996 | John Mitchell | 8 (42.5) | T45 (4) | 11 (20) | 54 (4.5) |
| 1997 | John Mitchell | 9 (17) | NTS | 11 (20) | NTS |
| 1998 | John Mitchell | 9(25) | NTS | 6 (64) | T19(11) |
| 1999 | John Mitchell | T7 (35) | NTS | 8 (63) | T63 (2) |
| 2000 | Wayne Norton | 7 (34.5) | 41 (4) | 7 (38.75) | 17 (13) |
| 2001 | Wayne Norton | 6 (62) | 18 (12) | 5 (78) | T12 (22) |
| 2002 | Wayne Norton | 6 (40.5) | 41 (5.5) | 5 (84.5) | T11 (21) |
| 2003 | Wayne Norton | 8 (46) | T41 (5) | 3 (89) | T14 (19) |
| 2004 | Wayne Norton | T4 (71) | T34 (5) | 3 (115) | 26 (11) |
| 2005 | Wayne Norton | 5 (67) | NTS | 4 (99) | 15 (17.50) |
| 2006 | Wayne Norton | 6 (48.50) | 51 (2.50) | 8 (52.50) | T-52 (3) |
| 2007 | Wayne Norton | 5 (66) | NTS | 4 (78) | T26 (11) |
| 2008 | Wayne Norton | 5 (72) | T30 (8) | 10 (43.40) | T25 (10) |
| 2009 | Wayne Norton | 8 (47) | T53 (2) | T5 (72) | 11 (19) |
| 2010 | Wayne Norton | 5 (61) | T20 (10) | 5 (83) | T40 (6) |
| 2011 | Wayne Norton | 5 (55.3) | T26 (8) | 3 (99) | T54 (3) |
| 2012 | Wayne Norton | 3 (*85.5) | T23 (9) | 3 (*109) | T64 (2) |
| 2013 | Wayne Norton | 4 (56) | T18 (11) | 5 (56) | T49 (4) |
| 2014 | Wayne Norton | 6 (39) | T26 (8) | 4 (92) | ^6 (24) |
| 2015 | Wayne Norton | 8 (46) | T15 (12) | 5 (71.5) | 15 (13) |
| 2016 | Petros Kyprianou | 5 (52) | T24 (9) | 7 (58) | T29 (8) |
| 2017 | Petros Kyprianou | 6 (67) | 4 (35.50) | 5 (75) | 6 (22.5) |
| 2018 | Petros Kyprianou | 5 (71) | 3 (32) | 5 (71) | ^1 (*52) |
| 2019 | Petros Kyprianou | 7 (45) | T9 (20) | 9 (43) | 4 (32.5) |
| 2020 | Petros Kyprianou | 10 (32) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2021 | Petros Kyprianou | 10 (31) | 3 (35) | 8 (48) | 8 (25) |
| 2022 | Caryl Smith Gilbert | 7 (47) | 8 (23) | 5 (75) | 5 (32) |
| 2023 | Caryl Smith | 4 (59) | ^2 (*^40) | 4 (75) | 7 (28) |
| 2024 | Caryl Smith Gilbert | 7 (38) | T15 (14) | 8 (50) | 9 (25) |
| 2025 | Caryl Smith Gilbert | 9 (34.5) | 2 (33) | 2 (87) | 45 (6.33) |
References
- ^ University of Georgia Brand Guide (PDF). June 26, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ^ "Track". georgiadogs.com.
- ^ a b Weiszer, Marc (May 26, 2023). "Inside UGA plans for new track facilities, more football practice space & community impact". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ a b "Spec Towns Track". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ Smith, Loran (July 31, 2013). "Remembering Spec Towns". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ Griffith, Mike (May 26, 2023). "Georgia athletic board reveals plan to build off-campus track facility". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ "Former Dog Sprinter, Olympic Medalist Norman Edwards Passes Away - University of Georgia Official Athletic Site". www.georgiadogs.com. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ^ "Athletics - Team United States of America". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ^ "Godwin, Irby Collect Bronze Medals From Olympic Relay". georgiadogs.com. University of Georgia Athletics. July 31, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ^ "A Lost Child Finds Himself in Adulthood". Washington Post. June 26, 2005. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ^ "ATHLETE PROFILE - REESE HOFFA". IAAF.org. IAAF. Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ "Georgia Track & Field Media Guides". Georgiadogs.com. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
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