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How Georgia track and field became a 'sexy' destination program

Two weeks before the Georgia men's track and field program's first-ever outdoor national championship, the father of a top recruit sent head coach Petros Kyprianou a complimentary text.

The message, as Kyprianou remembers, was written in all caps.

“YOU HAVE MADE GEORGIA SEXY,” it read.

Kyprianou, hired to lead Georgia's track and field program in 2015, was blown away with the sentiment. At a program that didn’t have a rich track and field history, at least from a team perspective, Kyprianou has accomplished a lot in three years.

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