To highlight conference and university updates as well as other developments within Georgia athletics, The Red & Black offers the Sunday reads series, recapping this week’s top sports stories. 

Georgia’s men’s and women’s track and field teams had a strong showing at the Clemson Invitational on Jan. 15 and 16 in Clemson, South Carolina. It was their first event of the indoor season, finishing with 14 total victories.

After their brief, two-appearance cross country season, nearly all of Georgia’s distance runners have their sights set on the upcoming spring indoor and outdoor track seasons. 

Nov. 11 marked the first day of the 2020-21 signing period for non-football and basketball recruits from the class of 2021. The Red & Black has compiled a list of athletes who have signed with Georgia.

Georgia track and field athletes from Estonia Johannes Erm and Karel Tilga discuss season ending, 2021 Tokyo Olympics. 

Georgia track and field head coach Petros Kyprianou discussed the cancellation of winter and spring sports events, an additional year of eligibility for spring sport athletes and the Tokyo Olympics moving to begin on July 23, 2021.

Two runners on the men’s track and field team will no longer have the chance to compete for Georgia again. Darius Carbin and Taylor Scarbrough have worn the Georgia uniform for the last time.

Heading into March 17, the Georgia women were ranked fourth nationally and the men carried a fifth-place ranking.

With fans looking for something to pass the time during the hiatus, here are five sports documentaries to watch.

All Georgia spring athletic competitions, including regular season games, championships and the G-Day spring football game, have been canceled due to the ongoing threat of COVID-19, according to a statement released by the SEC on Tuesday.

Due to increased concerns over the spread of COVID-19, the SEC announced on Wednesday that conference sports events — including all Georgia sports events — will be closed to the public from Thursday, March 12 through March 30. 

The Georgia track and field team’s performance at the Southeastern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships in College Station, Texas, was highlighted by three individual titles along with nine other scorers during the final day.

Elija Godwin had two goals for college. He wanted to run on a track and field team and play football. He accomplished the former and had plans to do the latter.

Amber Tanner, Haze Farmer and Matthew Boling all had school record performances for Georgia throughout two days of competition at the Tyson Invitational. 

Georgia track and field athletes Johannes Erm and Karel Tilga have a unique commonality — they are both natives from Estonia. 

The Georgia track and field team once again broke previous school and personal records in both days at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Bulldogs showcased their skills in the heptathlon and pentathlon.

The Bulldogs earned six top collegiate finishes and numerous national ranked performances throughout the second day in Clemson, South Carolina.

The Georgia track and field team continued to show improvement during the first day at the Bob Pollock Invitational in Clemson, South Carolina, with several Bulldogs recording either season or personal bests Friday.

The Georgia track and field teams finished strong at the Orange & Purple Elite indoor meet in Clemson, South Carolina, over the weekend.