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UGA’s Boling sets record in winning 200-meter national championship

file photo of UGA sprint star Matthew Boling.

Credit: Photo courtesy of the University of Georgia

Credit: Photo courtesy of the University of Georgia

file photo of UGA sprint star Matthew Boling.
By DawgNation
Updated March 14, 2021

Matthew Boling is now a national champion thanks to a record-setting 200-meter run.

Boling ran a 20.19 at the NCAA indoor track and field championship, just besting LSU’s Terrance Laird who came in at 20.20.

The time by Boling set a new school record, which was previously 20.37. The run by Boling was the fastest in the world this year and the sixth-best time in collegiate history.

Boling is the second Bulldog this week to win a national championship, with Karel Tilga winning the heptathlon.

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