Georgia track and field senior John Egan has been named one of the two 2009-2010 Brad Davis Southeastern Conference Community Service Leaders of the Year, according to an announcement from SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. Egan joins Auburn gymnast Krissy Voss as the two student-athletes honored.  A committee of Faculty Athletics Representatives from SEC universities chose [...]

Georgia sophomore thrower Nikola Lomnicka has been named the Southeastern Conference Female Athlete of the Week for the second consecutive time following her performance at the Arizona State Invitational over the weekend, according to a league announcement. Lomnicka, a 5-foot-5 native of Nitra, Slovakia, had a career-long hammer throw of 211 feet on her second [...]

Georgia sophomore Nikola Lomnicka and senior Branislav Danis have been given Southeastern Conference weekly awards following their performances at the Georgia-Georgia Tech dual meet over the weekend, according to a league announcement on Tuesday. Lomnicka, a 5-5 native of Nitra, Slovakia, reached a distance of 206 feet, 7 inches on her fourth attempt to win [...]

The track and field outdoor season got off to a good start this weekend — with the exception of the Georgia Tech men’s squad. Georgia’s men’s team throttled the Yellow Jackets in a 123-63 drubbing at Georgia Tech’s George C. Griffin facility in downtown Atlanta, kicking off the season with its second-consecutive win over the [...]

Georgia sophomore sprinter Torrin Lawrence has been named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association National Male Track Athlete of the Year, according to a USTFCCCA announcement late Tuesday. Lawrence was named the USTFCCCA South Region Male Track Athlete of the Year on March 9 for the second consecutive season and was [...]

Torrin Lawrence returned from the University of Arkansas once again a champion — this time, though, it was of national proportions. Lawrence, Georgia’s star sprinter from Jacksonville, Fla., won the 400-meter dash at the NCAA Indoor Championships to earn himself a national title, All-American honors and a special place in Georgia track and field history. [...]

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.  – Georgia sophomore Torrin Lawrence won the Bulldogs’ first NCAA indoor title on the track finishing first in the 400-meter dash during the final day of the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., on Saturday. Lawrence, who still has the world’s fastest time this year at 45.03, clocked the third-fastest time of his [...]

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.  – Georgia sophomore Nikola Lomnicka finished fifth in the weight throw for All-American honors during the first day of the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., on Friday. In addition, sophomore Kristie Krueger also earned All-American honors in the mile and sophomore Torrin Lawrence qualified for the 400-meter dash finals. “We were all [...]

Seven members of Georgia’s track and field teams and their coaching staff departed Athens early Friday en route to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., from Friday to Saturday. Sophomore Torrin Lawrence (400-meter dash), junior Tommy Barrineau (heptathlon) and seniors John Freeman and Branislav Danis (weight throw) advanced to the national meet [...]

Georgia sophomore sprinter Torrin Lawrence has been named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association South Region Men’s Track Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row, according to a USTFCCCA announcement on Tuesday. Lawrence was also the recipient of this USTFCCCA honor during the 2009 season.  He won [...]