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Georgia hurdler named region athlete of the year
Issue date: 6/10/08 Section: Sports
Georgia junior Justin Gaymon has been named the South Region Men's Track Athlete of the Year, according to an announcement by the U.S . Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Gaymon defended his Southeastern Conference and NCAA East Regional titles in the 400-meter hurdles this season. The Stewartsville, N.J., native, who finished third in the 400 hurdles at the 2007 NCAA
Championships, clocked a school-record time of 48.53 to win his second straight SEC crown in the event, which gave him the nation¹s top collegiate time this season and made him No. 3 on the world's performance list for 2008.
In addition to his two All-American certificates earned during the 2007 outdoor season, Gaymon also won an SEC 400 title during the 2008 indoor season and was an All-American at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Gaymon is gunning for his first national championship in the 400 hurdles and will be joining Michael Proctor, Gordon Ritchie-Haughton and Baron Brown in the 4x400 relay.
Gaymon and 11 of his teammates traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships from Wednesday through Saturday.
- Georgia Sports Communications
Gaymon defended his Southeastern Conference and NCAA East Regional titles in the 400-meter hurdles this season. The Stewartsville, N.J., native, who finished third in the 400 hurdles at the 2007 NCAA
Championships, clocked a school-record time of 48.53 to win his second straight SEC crown in the event, which gave him the nation¹s top collegiate time this season and made him No. 3 on the world's performance list for 2008.
In addition to his two All-American certificates earned during the 2007 outdoor season, Gaymon also won an SEC 400 title during the 2008 indoor season and was an All-American at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Gaymon is gunning for his first national championship in the 400 hurdles and will be joining Michael Proctor, Gordon Ritchie-Haughton and Baron Brown in the 4x400 relay.
Gaymon and 11 of his teammates traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships from Wednesday through Saturday.
- Georgia Sports Communications
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