Before he fought back from being impaled by a javelin to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic team, Elija Godwin admits he wasn’t an obedient patient. He’d wait until his mom left for work and the house ...

Elija Godwin is a native of Covington, Georgia. Georgia freshman sprinter Elija Godwin suffered a collapsed lung after he stumbled and fell onto a javelin during track practice on Tuesday. According ...

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia track athlete was expected to make a full recovery after being impaled by a javelin during practice. Freshman sprinter Elija Godwin was injured Tuesday when he and his ...

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — A University of Georgia track athlete is back home recovering after a javelin impaled him during practice earlier this month. Elija Godwin, a freshman sprinter from Newton County, ...

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia track athlete was expected to make a full recovery after being impaled by a javelin during practice. Freshman sprinter Elija Godwin was injured Tuesday when he and his ...