THE FLATS – The Georgia Tech track and field teams started the 2022-23 indoor season with several first place and top three performances on Friday at the Clemson Opener.
Tech swept the men’s 600m with Jameson Miller running a first place and personal-best time of 1:19.62. Parker Buchheit placed second with a personal-best time of 1:20.45 and Jeremiah LaDuca came in third with a time of 1:20.47.
In the women’s high jump, Shanty Papakosta won the event with a mark of 1.78 meters (5-10). Carla du Plessis placed second (1.71m/5-7.25) and Camille Trotman finished in fourth place (1.65m/5-5). On the men’s side, Omar Arnout placed third (2.00m/6-6.75) and McKinley Thompson tied for fourth place with a mark of 1.95 meters (6-4.75).
Tech earned second-place finishes in the men’s triple jump and women’s long jump. John Watkins recorded a second-place mark of 14.94 meters (49-0.25) in the triple jump. Mikayla Williams took home second in the long jump with a career-best mark of 5.80 meters (19-0.5).
Sheleah Harris earned two top three finishes in the women’s 200m and 60-meter dash. Harris won the 200m with a personal-best time of 24.22 and placed second in the 60-meter finals with another career-best time of 7.33. Chloe Davis also competed in the women’s 60-meter dash and finished fourth in the event (7.49, PB).
In the women’s 400m, Lydia Troupe placed second with a time of 56.90 and Ilene Soleyn finished fourth with a time of 57.46.
Both Taylor Grimes and Riley Perlakowski earned third-place finishes in their respective events. Grimes placed third with a time of 8.56 in the finals of the women’s 60-meter hurdles. In the women’s 1000 meters, Perlakowski ran a third-place time of 2:53.25.
Competitive Drive Initiative
In a unified endeavor, Georgia Tech, the Georgia Tech Foundation, Georgia Tech athletics and the Alexander-Tharpe Fund have come together to accelerate funding for student-athlete scholarships with the launch of the Competitive Drive Initiative. The initiative kicks off with the Accelerate GT Match Program, where any new gift to the AT Fund’s Athletic Scholarship Fund made through Dec. 31 will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Georgia Tech Foundation, up to $2.5 million. Should Accelerate GT reach its $2.5 million fundraising goal, the matching gift would result in a $5 million impact for Georgia Tech athletics. To learn more and to contribute online, visit atfund.org/accelerate.
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