Junior Chris Hill and senior Kevin Dickson brought home two individual titles on Day 1 of the NCAA East Regional meet in Greensboro, N.C.

Hill, the defending NCAA javelin champion, obliterated the East Regional record by nearly 13 feet with his throw of 263 feet, 7 inches. The All-American out-distanced Brown’s Craig Kinsley by over 22 feet and will now have a chance to defend his national title in Fayetteville, Arka.

Dickson was the surprise of the meet for the Bulldogs, as he entered the East Regional with the 16th-best mark in the long jump this season.

The senior came through with a personal-best jump (24 feet, 9 inches) to win in the long jump over Cornell’s Duane Teixeira – earning the right to advance to the NCAA championships.

The Georgia men’s squad scored 59 total points in the meet to come in third place as a team, while women placed tied for 31st.

Georgia would go on to qualify nine more members of their squad qualify for the NCAA Championships on Day 2 of the East Regional. Competitors are required to place in the top-five of their Regional event to qualify for the national meet.

Throwers Nate Rolfe and John Freeman both qualified in the hammer throw by placing in the top-five – Rolfe placed second while Freeman finished fifth.

Other NCAA qualifiers: Justin Gaymon finished second in the 400-meter hurdles, Michelle Thompson finished third in the women’s javelin, Israel Machovec took third in the men’s discus, Adam Sarafian placed fourth in the men’s pole vault, and the men’s 4×400-meter relay placed fifth to also send Michael Proctor, Baron Brown, and Torrin Lawrence.

The NCAA Championships are set to take place June 10-13 at the University of Arkansas.