Jake Stanley
Assistant Sports Communications Director (Swimming & Diving | Soccer)
University of Georgia Athletic Association
Bulldog alum Nic Fink concluded a terrific Olympic Games with his third medal of the week Sunday at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
Swimming
Nic Fink teamed with Ryan Murphy, Caeleb Dressel, and Hunter Armstrong to earn the silver medal in the men’s 4x100m medley relay with a time of 3:28.01. Fink posted a time of 58.97 in the second leg to pick up his third medal of the Olympics and the 41st in Georgia program history.
Track & Field
Elena Kulichenko cleared a height of 1.95m/6-4.75 on her third attempt to tie for seventh place in the women’s high jump final. The current Bulldog is the first female Cypriot athlete to compete in a final in athletics, securing a top-10 finish at her first Olympic Games.
Tatiana Gusin, representing Greece, also competed in the high jump final in her Olympic debut, clearing 1.86m/16-1.25 to finish ninth.
2024 NCAA indoor and outdoor 400-meter dash champion Christopher Morales Williams placed second in his heat and 15th overall in the first round of the 400m. The Canadian clocked a time of 44.96 to advance to Tuesday’s semifinal round, which is set for 1:35 p.m.
Australian graduate student Stephanie Ratcliffe sent her third hammer throw attempt 70.07m/229-10 to secure 15th place in her first Olympic Games.
Incoming freshman Adaejah Hodge kicked off her first Olympic Games with a time of 23.00 in the first round of the women’s 200m to place 22nd. A native of the British Virgin Islands, Hodge finished fifth in the sixth and final heat and will compete in tomorrow’s repechage round for a chance to advance to Monday’s semifinal. The 18-year-old is the youngest competitor in the 45-person field.
Current Lady Bulldog sprinter Aaliyah Butler (USA) will kick off Monday’s action on the track in the first round of the 400m at 5:55 a.m. Hodge will compete in the repechage round at 6:50 a.m. as she looks to qualify for the semifinals later in the day (2:45 p.m.)
Golf
Sepp Straka of Austria finished tied for 35th in the men’s golf competition, finishing 2-under overall after shooting even par in his final round at Le Golf National.
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