THE FLATS – Georgia Tech track and field will have 10 athletes compete at NCAA East Prelims in Jacksonville, Fla., hosted by the University of North Florida. The four-day meet will begin on Wednesday, May 28, and will conclude Saturday, May 31.
All four days of the meet will be streamed on ESPN+ and live results will be available.
NCAA East Prelims
Wednesday May 28 – Saturday May 31 | Jacksonville, Fla.
Action for the Yellow Jackets will begin on Wednesday, with Winston DeCuir III in action in the 400m hurdles.
Thursday’s action will consist of Jade Ofotan in the 100m, Kate Jortberg in the 10000m and Ameia Wilson in the long jump.
On Friday, Billy Carlton and John Higinbotham will compete in the 3000m steeplechase, with John Watkins in action in the triple jump.
Competition will close Saturday, with Mary Brady competing in the 5000m, Grace Driskill in the 3000m steeplechase and Kendall Ward in the high jump.
For a full meet schedule, click here.
Leading Tech with the best national ranking in his event is senior John Watkins. At ACC Outdoor Championships, the Hoover, Ala., native recorded a personal-best mark of 16.05m in the triple jump and will enter East Prelims holding the seventh best mark, and the 14th best in all of NCAA.
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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