Olree, Yonas Lead Georgia Cross Country At Southern Showcase

Friday, September 13

Huntsville, Ala.

University of Georgia

Southern Showcase

Photo by: Conor Dillon/UGAAA

Olree, Yonas Lead Georgia Cross Country At Southern Showcase

September 13, 2024 | Cross Country

Men's 8k Results Women's 5k Results

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Sophomore Ryan Olree posted his second-straight top-10 finish and freshman Izzy Yonas led the Lady Bulldogs across the finish line for the first time to help the Georgia men's and women's cross country teams finish fifth and 11^th, respectively, at the Southern Showcase on Friday morning.

Fast Facts

The men's team tallied 153 points in the 8k race, placing fifth as a team to open the day. On the women's side, Georgia finished 11^th with 339 points in the team's second 5k of the season.
Olree led the Bulldog men across the finish line for the second-straight meet, clocking n 8k time of 24:06.32. The sophomore now has four scoring performances in his collegiate career, including two this season. Sophomore Conner Rutherford finished second for the Bulldogs for the second time in as many weeks with a time of 24:34.50 and a 23^rd-place finish.
Three Bulldogs pieced together their first scoring performances of the season to round out the Georgia men's top five. Redshirt sophomore Mark Trammell clocked a 24:47.99 to place 38^th while senior KC Heron followed close behind in 40^th (24:50.37). Fellow senior Zack Truitt rounded out Georgia's top five in 50^th place, crossing the finish line in 24:56.43.
Yonas recorded her second-consecutive scoring performance to open her collegiate career, crossing the finish line 47^th with a 5k time of 17:47.19. Junior Lorel Golden, who tallied points in every meet during the 2023 campaign, extended her scoring streak to eight-straight races, posting a time of 17:54.19 to finish 61^st.
Freshman Kate Robinson crossed the finish line third for the Lady Bulldogs and 91^st overall with a time of 18:13.07. Following just three seconds behind was senior Gracie O'Neal, who finished 95^th in 18:16.61. Junior Nina Ouellette snagged the final scoring position for Georgia with a time of 18:29.03 and a 116^th-place finish.
For full results from today's meet, please visit: https://gado.gs/c39

Key Quote
"We made a really good step forward on the men's side," said head coach Adam Tribble. "Olree really took his running to a whole new level today. We have a couple more guys that hopefully can close the gap a bit up to him over the next five weeks. If we can have Olree continue to stay towards the front and close the time gap from one and five, we can be ok this season.

"On the women's side, they ran tough and overall had great effort. Another positive step in the right direction and we'll get back to work to ready for the next one."

Up Next
The Bulldogs will have a month off from competition before returning to the course at Alabama's Crimson Classic on Oct. 18. That meet will mark the final regular season meet before the SEC Championships, which are slated for Nov. 1 in College Station, Texas.

Where To Find Bulldog News
Results and recaps from the Bulldogs' cross country season will be found at georgiadogs.com. News and updates from Georgia's track and field and cross country teams are always located on X/Instagram at @UGATrack.