NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 2017: Georgia Dominates Women's Action

The 2017 NCAA outdoor track & field championships continued Thursday, with the women taking center stage in individual competition.

A day after the men racked up points for their universities, six individual women's events took place in Eugene, Oregon. Men's semifinals in most track events were also Thursday, which will finalize the runners competing for national championships.

Here's a look at how everything shook out in the women's finals Thursday, along with point totals for the top schools.

Final Results

Women's Hammer Throw: Maggie Ewen, Arizona State (73.32 meters)

Women's Pole Vault: Olivia Gruver, Kentucky (4.50 meters)

Women's Javelin: Irena Sediva, Virginia Tech (58.76 meters)

Women's Long Jump: Kate Hall, Georgia (6.73 meters)

Women's Shot Put: Danniel Thomas, Kent State (19.15 meters)

Women's 10,000 Meters: Charlotte Taylor, San Francisco (32:38.57)

Men's Team Leaderboard—Top Five

1. Texas A&M, 31.5 points

2. Virginia, 20 points

T3. Florida, 18 points

T3. Georgia, 18 points

5. Akron, 15 points

Women's Team Leaderboard—Top Five

1. Georgia, 24.2

2. Kentucky, 14

3. Arizona State, 13

4. Kansas, 12

5. Arkansas, 11.2

Thursday Recap

Maggie Ewen got things going early for Arizona State, putting together a dominant showing in the hammer throw. Ewen's best mark of 73.32 meters was nearly five meters better than Brooke Andersen of Northern Arizona, who finished with a 68.62-meter throw. Georgia freshman Beatrice Llano was the top-scoring underclassman with her third-place, 67.42-meter attempt.

Janee Kassanavoid of Kansas State and Veronika Kanuchova of Florida State rounded out the top five.

The NCAA's track & field Twitter feed captured Ewen's reaction after her record-setting throw:

But Georgia was the big winner Thursday. The Bulldogs dominated the long jump, with teammates Kate Hall and Keturah Orji finishing first and second, respectively. Coupled with Llano's third-place finish in the hammer throw, Georgia sits more than 10 points ahead of the competition in the women's standings. 

Kentucky sits second thanks to Olivia Gruver's winning the pole vault with a 4.5-meter jump. Gruver beat out Arkansas' Alexis Weeks by 0.05 meters.

Irena Sediva of Virginia Tech took home the women's javelin throw, barely besting Florida's Marija Vucenovic. 

Danniel Thomas of Kent State walked away with the shot put, while Charlotte Taylor of San Francisco brought home the 10,000-meter run in the only women's track event of the day.