A Dozen Current, Former Bulldogs Set For USATF Championships

ATHENS, Ga. --- Four current student-athletes, a current coach and seven former Bulldogs are expected to compete in the 2025 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., from Thursday through Sunday.

The USATF Championships arrive just over a month before the World Athletics Championships are scheduled in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 13-21.  Those Americans competing at the USATF Championships will have the opportunity to make Team USA during this week's meet.  Georgia director of track and field, Caryl Smith Gilbert, has already been named the head coach of the Team USA women in Tokyo.

Who Is Representing Georgia: Current student-athletes Kaila Jackson (women's 100-meter dash, 200m), Aaliyah Butler (women's 400m), transfer Jassani Carter (women's 100m/200m) and transfer Jordan Davis (men's javelin) will be taking Hayward Field along with current assistant Bailey Lear (women's 400m) at the USATF Championships.

In addition, former Bulldogs Lynna Irby-Jackson (women's 400m), Marc Minichello (men's javelin), Kyle Garland (decathlon), Garrett Scantling (decathlon), Kendal Williams (men's 100m), Elija Godwin (men's 400m) and Will Sumner (men's 400m) are slated to compete during the four-day meet.

When Do They Start: Garland and Scantling will begin the competition for Georgia representatives with the first five events of the decathlon on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. ET.  Jackson and Carter, who completed her third year at USC before recently transferring to UGA, will kick off the women's competition for the Bulldogs in the first round of the 100m at 7:07 p.m. on day one.

How Did The 2025 Bulldogs Fare: The 2025 Georgia women captured this year's NCAA outdoor title after taking second at this year's NCAA Indoor Championships.  The women also registered their first Southeastern Conference outdoor team championship since 2006.  In addition, the women were crowned the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Women's Indoor and Outdoor National Scholar Team of the Year.  The Bulldog men collected runner-up honors at this year's indoor Nationals.

How To Keep Up With The Bulldogs: News and updates from Georgia's track and field and cross country teams are located on X/Instagram at @UGATrack.

A Dozen Current, Former Bulldogs Set For USATF Championships

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