Bulldog Record-Setting Relay Earns National Weekly Honor

ATHENS — The Georgia men’s 4×400-meter relay team has been named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Male Athletes of the Week following the unit’s performance at the Texas Relays.

Elija Godwin, Matthew Boling, Caleb Cavanaugh and Will Sumner combined to set the Relays meet record with a school record time of 2:58.82. This finish gave the Bulldogs the No. 2 all-time collegiate performer/performance honors and the current world leader for 2023.

The previous meet record was 3:00.23 by NC A&T from 2021 while the former school record was 3:02.10 from 2022, which was a relay that Boling, Cavanaugh and Godwin all ran legs on. This was not Boling and Godwin’s first race of the day as they were a part of the Bulldog 4x200m relay squad that combined to set another meet record to become the No. 3 all-time collegiate performer with the No. 6 all-time collegiate performance thanks to a 1:20.22.