Leland Barrow
Senior Associate Sports Communications Director – XC, T&F, FB
University of Georgia Athletic Association
The Georgia women’s track and field team recorded three qualifying performances in the semifinal rounds during the second day of the NCAA Outdoor Championships Thursday.
Fast Facts
Sophomore Kaila Jackson started the day by registering the fourth-fastest time in the 100-meter dash semifinal to advance. Then, the Redford, Mich., native earned a spot in the 200m final thanks to a fifth-place finish in the semifinal round.
Kimberly Harris, Haley Tate, Sydney Harris and Dominique Mustin passed the baton for a qualifying performance in the 4x400m relay with the third-best time in school history. Their time and finish topped a then school record time (3:29.90) that the Lady Bulldogs finished to take eighth in the 2023 semifinal.
The Georgia men remain in second place with 13 points behind USC (19). California (12.5), Kansas (12), Miami (12) and Ole Miss (12) round out the rest of the top six. Florida (26) leads Nebraska (22), Oregon (15), Washington (14.5) and Rice (14) on the women’s side.
Up Next Georgia will start day three action of the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Friday. Sophomore Ella Rush will begin the heptathlon on Friday at 4 p.m. ET as the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put and 200m are scheduled. Rush and the hep field will wrap up the competition on Saturday with the long jump, javelin and 800m. The open events on Friday will start with freshman Riyon Rankin in the high jump at 9:52 p.m. after arriving in Oregon ranked ninth nationally. Sophomore Christopher Morales Williams, who leads the nation in the 400m, will race in the final 10:02 p.m. on the third day of action.
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