Underclassmen Demps and Tate are New Additions to The Bowerman Watch
April 7, 2010 Share
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Wednesday the fourth update of the official watch list for The Bowerman as selected by The Bowerman Men’s Watch Committee. Florida’s Jeff Demps and Mississippi State’s Tavaris Tate are new additions to the ten names that comprise The Bowerman watch list.
Demps, just a sophomore, clocked a world-leading 10.11 in winning the 100 meters at the Florida Relays last weekend. Tate, just a freshman, is the co-world leader in the 400, having posted a 44.86 in distance so far this season. During the indoor season, Demps won the NCAA Indoor title in the 60 while Tate won a world title as part of Team USA’s 4×400-meter relay team.
This group of ten on The Bowerman Watch List is responsible for four world-leading marks, six American-leading marks, and eight collegiate-leading marks so far this outdoor season.
The Bowerman Advisory Board appointed four of its members to comprise The Bowerman Men’s Watch Committee and another four of its members to make up The Bowerman Women’s Watch Committee. The committee will release its next update on Wednesday, May 5. The three men and three women finalists will be named on July 13. Award winners will be announced at the USTFCCCA Annual Convention, held December 13-16 in San Antonio, Texas.
For more information on The Bowerman, the award, the recently-debuted trophy, and Bill Bowerman himself, visit TheBowerman.org. Keep up with Bowerman candidates on the USTFCCCA’s weekly results page (http://www.ustfccca.org/weekly-results) and by following the organization’s twitter feed twitter.com/TheBowerman.
THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, 2010 MEN
(updated, April 7, 2010, listed in alphabetical order)
| NAME | YEAR | SCHOOL | EVENTS | HOMETOWN |
| Jeshua Anderson | JR | Washington State | Hurdles | Woodland Hills, Calif. |
| Ronnie Ash | JR | Oklahoma | Hurdles | Raleigh, N.C. |
| Jeff Demps | FR/SO | Florida | Sprints | Winter Garden, Fla. |
| Ashton Eaton | SR | Oregon | Combined Events | Bend, Ore. |
| German Fernandez | SO | Oklahoma State | Distance | Riverbank, Calif. |
| Torrin Lawrence | SO | Georgia | Sprints | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| David McNeill | SR | Northern Arizona | Distance | Melbourne, Australia |
| Tavaris Tate | FR | Mississippi State | Sprints | Starkville, Miss. |
| Christian Taylor | SO | Florida | Jumps | Fayetteville, Ga. |
| Ryan Whiting | SR | Arizona State | Throws | Harrisburg, Pa. |
Also Receiving Mention
| NAME | YEAR | SCHOOL | EVENTS | HOMETOWN |
| Aaron Braun | SR (ind.) | Adams State | Distance | Fort Collins, Colo. |
| Sam Chelanga | RS JR | Liberty | Distance | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Charles Clark | SR | Florida State | Sprints | Virginia Beach, Va. |
| Will Claye | SO | Oklahoma | Jumps | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Jason Colwick | SR | Rice | Pole Vault | San Marcos, Texas |
| Lee Emanuel | SR | New Mexico | Distance | Hastings, England |
| Ricky Flynn | SR | Lynchburg | Distance | Gaithersburg, Va. |
| Ryan Foster | JR | Penn State | Mid-Distance | Tasmania, Australia |
| Ramon Gittens | JR | St. Augustine’s | Sprints | |
| Walter Henning | JR | LSU | Throws | Kings Park, N.Y. |
| Tabarie Henry | JR | Texas A&M | Sprints | U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Trindon Holliday | SR (ind.) | LSU | Sprints | Zachary, La. |
| Bryce Lamb | FR | Texas Tech | Jumps | Chandler, Ariz. |
| Ngonidzashe Makusha | JR | Florida State | Jumps | Zimbabwe |
| Curtis Mitchell | JR | Texas A&M | Sprints | Dayton Beach, Fla. |
| Kurt Roberts | JR | Ashland | Throws | Lancaster, Ohio |
| Scott Roth | JR | Washington | Pole Vault | Granite Bay, Calif. |
| Josh Scott | JR | St. Augustine’s | Sprints | |
| Ramon Sparks | JR | Abilene Christian | Jumps | Kansas City, Mo. |
| Delannie Spriggs | SR | Salisbury | Sprints | Owings, Md. |
| Andrew Wheating | SR | Oregon | Distance | Norwich, Vt. |
BOWERMAN WATCH LIST PROFILES
Jeshua Anderson, Jr., Washington State,
Hurdles, Woodland Hills, Calif., Taft HS
OUTDOOR: Anderson kicked off his outdoor campaign by winning the Stanford Invite 400-meter hurdles in a season best 49.64, a time that’s No. 2 in the collegiate ranks this season … Anderson captured the Texas Relays title in the same event, running 49.77.
INDOOR: Anderson notched a 46.38 indoor personal best over 400 meters in earning runner-up honors at the MSPF Championships, a mark that ranks No. 10 in the NCAA this season … Anderson, the 400-meter hurdle standout in the outdoor season, put together a solid 2010 indoor campaign and tallied a season best of 8.04 in the short-distance hurdles.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 400mH | Mar 26 | 49.64 | 1 | SB | Stanford Inv | Palo Alto, Calif. | |
| Apr 1 | 50.85 | 1q/1h8 | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |||
| Apr 3 | 49.77 | 1/1s1 | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |||
| 4×400 | Apr 3 | 3:12.51 | 2nd leg | 9 | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
Anderson interview after winniing Texas Relays 400-meter hurdles
Ronnie Ash, Jr., Oklahoma,
Hurdles, Raleigh, N.C., Knightdale HS/Bethune-Cookman
OUTDOOR: Ash won the 110-meter hurdles at the Texas Relays in a wind-aided 13.50, the best time clocked by a collegian in all conditions this year.
INDOOR: Ash captured his second-straight 60-meter hurdle NCAA crown this indoor season, joining Antwon Hicks of Mississippi (2004-05), Terrence Trammell of South Carolina (1999-2000), Tony Li of Washington State (1990-91, 55mH), Renaldo Nehemiah of Maryland (1978-79, 55mH), and Danny Smith of Florida State (1974-75, 55mH) as back-to-back high hurdle champs … Ash notched his personal best and collegiate-leading time of the season in the preliminary round of the NCAA Championships at 7.55 … Ash blazed a 7.59 in winning his first Big 12 Championship in Ames … Ash’s performance not only helped the Sooners to a Big 12 team title, but it also placed him among the all-time top 10 collegians in the event.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 110mH | Mar 27 | 13.80 | w: 0.0 | 1 | SB | UTA Lane Inv | Arlington, Texas |
| Apr 2 | 13.82w | w: 3.3 | 3q/1h7 | TexasR | Austin, Texas | ||
| Apr 3 | 13.50w | w: 3.0 | 1/Univ. | CL (AC) | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
| 4×100 | Apr 2 | 40.95 | lead-off | 10/2h2 | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
Ronnie Ash interview after winning at Texas Relays
Jeff Demps, Fr. (indoor) /So. (outdoor), Florida,
Sprints, Winter Garden, Fla., South Lake HS
OUTDOOR: Demps took the 100-meter dash title at the Florida Relays by running a world-leading time of 10.11 … also at the Florida Relays, Demps anchored the Gator 4×100-meter relay squad to an American- and collegiate-leading time of 38.93.
INDOOR: Won the NCAA Indoor 60-meter title in 6.57 seconds and clocked 6.60 or better on three occasions during the season … his 6.56 in the preliminaries of the 60 meters was the fastest time by a collegian during the season … Demps placed second at the SEC Championships at 60 meters and was the winner of the Tyson Invitational 60.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| INDOOR | |||||||
| 60m | Feb 5 | 6.64 | 1q/1h1 | VaTech Elite | Blacksburg, Va. | ||
| Feb 5 | 6.61 | 2 | VaTech Elite | Blacksburg, Va. | |||
| Feb 12 | 6.62 | 2q/1h9 | Tyson Inv | Fayetteville, Ark. | |||
| Feb 12 | 6.59 | 1 | Tyson Inv | Fayetteville, Ark. | |||
| Feb 27 | 6.62 | 2q/1h1 | SEC | Fayetteville, Ark. | |||
| Feb 28 | 6.66 | 2 | SEC | Fayetteville, Ark. | |||
| Mar 12 | 6.56 | 1q/1h1 | CL, PB | NCAA | Fayetteville, Ark. | ||
| Mar 13 | 6.57 | 1 | NCAA | Fayetteville, Ark. | |||
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 100m | Apr 2 | 10.11 | w: 1.4 | 1 | WL, AmL, CL , SB | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. |
| 200m | Mar 27 | 21.17 | w: -1.4 | 4/1s2 | SB | UCF Inv | Orlando, Fla. |
| 4×100 | Mar 27 | 39.37 | anchor | 1/1s1 | UCF Inv | Orlando, Fla. | |
| Apr 3 | 38.93 | anchor | 1/1s1 | AmL, CL | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | |
Demps Anchors Collegiate-Leading 4×100
Ashton Eaton, Sr., Oregon,
Combined Events, Bend, Ore., Mountain View HS
OUTDOOR: Eaton scored 8,310 points in his first decathlon of the season at the Texas Relays for a new personal best and the collegiate and American lead in the event.
INDOOR: Eaton not only won the NCAA heptathlon title for the second-straight year, but he did it in world-record fashion … Scoring 6,499 points, Eaton reset what was Dan O’Brien’s 1993 record of 6,476 with five new personal bests over the seven-event bonanza … In January, Eaton topped what was Trey Hardee’s collegiate record with a 6,256 tally … Eaton would better each of his marks from that January weekend to claim the world record in March … Only a few hours after breaking the world record, Eaton returned to the NCAA meet to run the second leg of the Ducks 4×400 and helped the team to a sixth-place national finish … At the MPSF Championships in Seattle, Eaton claimed scoring positions in the pole vault (fourth) and as a member of the Ducks’ 4×400-meter relay team (second).
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| DEC | Mar 31-Apr 1 | 8,310w | 1 | AmL (AC), CL, PB | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
| (10.34w – 7.88mw [25-10¾] – 13.11m [43-¼] – 2.02m [6-7½] – 47.06: Day 1 – 4,494 CB) | |||||||
| (13.85W – 43.71m [143-5] – 4.60m [15-1] – 52.19m [171-2] – 4:41.43) | |||||||
| 100m | Mar 31 | 10.34w | w: 3.4 | D | PB (AC) | TexasR | Austin, Texas |
| LJ | Mar 31 | 7.88mw | 25-10¾, w: 3.0 | D | PB (AC) | TexasR | Austin, Texas |
| SP | Mar 31 | 13.11m | 43-¼ | D | oPB | TexasR | Austin, Texas |
| HJ | Mar 31 | 2.02m | 6-7½ | D | SB | TexasR | Austin, Texas |
| 400m | Mar 31 | 47.06 | D | SB | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
| 110mH | Apr 1 | 13.85W | w: 4.9 | D | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
| DISC | Apr 1 | 43.71m | 143-5 | D | PB | TexasR | Austin, Texas |
| PV | Apr 1 | 4.60m | 15-1 | D | SB | TexasR | Austin, Texas |
| JAV | Apr 1 | 52.19m | 171-2 | D | SB | TexasR | Austin, Texas |
| 1500m | Apr 1 | 4:41.43 | D | SB | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
Eaton Talks About His Decathlon at the Texas Relays
German Fernandez, So., Oklahoma State,
Distance, Riverbank, Calif., Riverback HS
OUTDOOR: Has yet to begin outdoor season.
INDOOR: Fernandez clocked a 7:51.02 (OT) over 3000 meters at the Husky Invitational for the third-best time run among collegians this season … Fernandez qualified for the Big 12 final of the mile run, but was unable to finish … Fernandez did not participate at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| INDOOR | |||||||
| Mile | Feb 26 | 4:06.44 OT | p | SB | Big 12 | Ames, Iowa | |
| Feb 27 | DNF | f | Big 12 | Ames, Iowa | |||
| 3000m | Feb 13 | 7:51.02 OT | 3 | SB | Husky Inv | Seattle, Wash. | |
Fernandez after 7:51 clocking in February
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Torrin Lawrence, So., Georgia,
Sprints, Jacksonville, Fla., Andrew Jackson HS
OUTDOOR: Has yet to compete in his principle event, the 400 meters, yet this season.
INDOOR: Lawrence had his dream indoor season conclude with his first NCAA title as he won the day with a 45.23 clocking over the 400-meter distance … Lawrence made headlines all season … The sophomore shocked the country with a 32.32, 300-meter race at the Hokie Invitational for an all-time collegiate best in late January … For an encore, Lawrence ran a collegiate-leading 45.03 at the Tyson Invitational over 400 meters to now rank No. 5 all-time in the world indoors and as the No. 3 collegian all time … Lawrence has also been responsible for splits of 45.00 and 45.04 for the Bulldog 4×400-meter relay team … Lawrence won the SEC 400m title in a meet record of 45.10 to become only the third person in history to run under 45.10 indoors twice (Michael Johnson, Danny Everett).
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 100m | Mar 20 | 10.49 | w: -0.4 | 1 | PB | at Ga. Tech | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 4×400 | Mar 20 | 3:28.28 | anchor | 1 | at Ga. Tech | Atlanta, Ga. | |
Lawrence with Flotrack after winning NCAA Indoor 400m title
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David McNeill, Sr., Northern Arizona,
Distance, Melbourne, Australia, Xavier College
OUTDOOR: Ran to a collegiate-leading time of 13:25.63 in the 5000 meters to win the Stanford Invitational.
INDOOR: McNeill won the NCAA title in the 5000 meters with a the collegiate-season’s best time of 13:36.41 in holding off Liberty’s Sam Chelanga … McNeill nearly also won the 3000-meter title, but was outkicked to the finish by Arkansas’ Dorian Ulrey … Earlier in the season, McNeill claimed two collegiate-leading marks in the distance events on back-to-back weekends … in mid-February, McNeill ran to a 7:47.52 (OT) win over 3000 meters at the Husky Classic in Seattle, marking the best time ever run by a collegian on an oversized track … the following weekend, McNeill claimed an altitude-hindered 14:17.92 clocking over 5000 meters for his second collegiate leader of the season (when converted to 13:39.32) … McNeill also picked up Big Sky titles in the 3000-meter run and the DMR during the indoor season.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 5000m | Mar 26 | 13:25.63 | 1 | CL, PB | Stan Inv | Palo Alto, Calif. | |
David McNeill after 13:25 run at Stanford Invite
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Tavaris Tate, Fr., Mississippi State,
Sprints, Starkville, Miss., Starkville HS
OUTDOOR: Opened the outdoor season with a blazing 44.86 one-lapper at the Alabama Relays for the shared-best mark in the world so far this year and the best by American or collegian for the 2010 outdoor season.
INDOOR: Although just a newcomer to the collegiate ranks, Tate earned a world title as part of Team USA’s 4×400-meter relay team in Doha … Tate ran the third leg for the American squad in both the preliminary and final rounds at the IAAF World Indoor Championships to win world gold and help the U.S. to a world-best time of 3:03.40 … at the USATF Championships in Albuquerque, Tate finished fourth overall and ran the fastest qualifying time of 45.89.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 400m | Mar 27 | 44.86 | 1 | AmL, CL, PB | AlabamaR | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | |
| 4×200 | Apr 3 | 1:21.09 | anchor | 2/2s2 | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
| SMR | Apr 2 | 3:41.12 | 3rd leg | 15/8s1 | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
| 4×400 | Apr 3 | 3:04.00 | anchor | 2/Elite | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
| INDOOR | |||||||
| 200m | Feb 13 | 20.96 | 4/2h5 | Tyson Inv | Fayetteville, Ark. | ||
| 400m | Jan 16 | 46.49 OT | 1/1s1 | Kentucky Inv | Lexington, Ky. | ||
| Feb 12 | 45.80 | 2/1s4 | PB | Tyson Inv | Fayetteville, Ark. | ||
| Feb 27 | 45.89A | 1q/1h1 | USATF Ind. | Albuquerque, N.M. | |||
| Feb 28 | 46.24A | 4/4s2 | USATF Ind. | Albuquerque, N.M. | |||
| 4×400 | Mar 13 | 3:05.78 | 3rd leg | 1q/1h1 | IAAF WCs | Doha, Qatar | |
| Mar 14 | 3:03.40 | 3rd leg | 1 | WL, AmL | IAAF WCs | Doha, Qatar | |
Flotrack interview with Tate following Texas Relays
Christian Taylor, So., Florida,
Jumps, Fayetteville, Ga., Sandy Creek HS
OUTDOOR: Hasn’t even competed in his known-for events yet this season, but is already part of a world-leading performance in the 4×400-meter relay … Taylor ran the third leg to help the Gators to a Florida Relays win and a time of 3:00.31.
INDOOR: Taylor claimed his second-straight NCAA indoor triple jump title with an American- and collegiate-best for the 2010 indoor season of 56-4½ (17.18m) … Taylor’s best mark in the NCAA meet was preceded by his third-round performance that was just a half-inch shorter … Taylor also used a season’s best of 26-¼ (7.93m) in the long jump to place second nationally … In total, Taylor scored 18 team points for the Gators who went on to win their first NCAA indoor crown … Earlier in the season, Taylor won his second-straight SEC triple jump title and helped the Gators 4×400 to the conference crown.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 400m | Apr 2 | 45.55 | 1 | SB | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | |
| 4×400 | Apr 3 | 3:00.31 | 3rd leg | 1/1s1 | WL, CL | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. |
Christian Taylor after winning second-straight NCAA triple jump title
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Ryan Whiting, Sr., Arizona State,
Throws, Harrisburg, Pa., Central Dauphin HS
OUTDOOR: The Sun Devil opened his 2010 season with a world-leader in the shot put at his home Arizona State Invitational, notching a mark of 69-8¾ (21.25m).
INDOOR: Whiting won his third-consecutive NCAA indoor shot put title, becoming the first to grab three straight since UTEP’s Hans Hogland (1973-74-75) … Whiting matched his collegiate-leading season best with a 70-7¼ (21.52m) toss in the fourth round at the NCAA Championships and ultimately defeated his competition by over seven feet … Whiting finished the season No. 3 in the world standings and as the second-best performer in America … Whiting finished second at the USATF Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, earning him a berth on the IAAF Indoor World Championship team … Unfortunately, the world championship in Doha, Qatar, conflicted with the NCAA Indoor Championship.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| SP | Mar 27 | 21.25m | 69-8¾ | 1 | WL, AmL, CL, oPB | AzSt Inv | Tempe, Ariz. |
| DISC | Mar 27 | 53.15m | 174-4 | 3 | SB | AzSt Inv | Tempe, Ariz. |
Flotrack with Whiting after winning third-straight NCAA indoor shot title
Kaufman, Mayo Promoted to The Bowerman Women’s Watch List
April 7, 2010 Share
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Wednesday the fourth update of the official watch list for The Bowerman as selected by The Bowerman Women’s Watch Committee. Hawaii’s Amber Kaufman and Texas A&M’s Gabby Mayo were promoted to The Bowerman ‘10’ as a result of performance from the early portion of the 2010 outdoor season.
Kaufman returns to the group for the second time as a result of a collegiate-leading high jump of 6-3¼ (1.91m) at the Stanford Invitational. Mayo has notched world-leading marks in the 100 meters and as part of Texas A&M’s 4×100-meter relay team.
Already in the 2010 outdoor season the group of ten on the watch list has accounted for six world-leading marks, eight American leaders and 11 collegiate leaders. In addition, Lisa Koll set a new collegiate record in the 10,000 meters two weeks ago at the Stanford Invitational.
The Bowerman Advisory Board appointed four of its members to comprise The Bowerman Men’s Watch Committee and another four of its members to make up The Bowerman Women’s Watch Committee. The committee will release its next update on Wednesday, May 5. The three men and three women finalists will be named on July 13. Award winners will be announced at the USTFCCCA Annual Convention, held December 13-16 in San Antonio, Texas.
For more information on The Bowerman, the award, the recently-debuted trophy, and Bill Bowerman himself, visit TheBowerman.org. Keep up with Bowerman candidates on the USTFCCCA’s weekly results page (http://www.ustfccca.org/weekly-results) and by following the organization’s twitter feed twitter.com/TheBowerman.
THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, 2010 WOMEN
(updated April 7, 2010, listed in alphabetical order)
| NAME | YEAR | SCHOOL | EVENTS | HOMETOWN |
| Queen Harrison | SR | Virginia Tech | Hurdles | Richmond, Va. |
| Amber Kaufman | SR | Hawaii | Jumps | San Jose, Calif. |
| Mariam Kevkhisvili | SR | Florida | Throws | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Lisa Koll | SR | Iowa State | Distance | Fort Dodge, Iowa |
| Gabby Mayo | JR | Texas A&M | Sprints/Hurdles | Raleigh, N.C. |
| Francena McCorory | JR | Hampton | Sprints | Hampton, Va. |
| Blessing Okagbare | SR | UTEP | Jumps/Sprints | Umuahi, Nigeria |
| Brianne Theisen | JR | Oregon | Combined Events | Humboldt, Saskatchewan |
| Kim Williams | JR | Florida State | Jumps | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Phoebe Wright | SR | Tennessee | Mid-Distance | Signal Mountain, Tenn. |
Also Receiving Mention
| NAME | YEAR | SCHOOL | EVENTS | HOMETOWN |
| Joanna Atkins | JR | Auburn | Sprints | Stone Mountain, Ga. |
| Jessica Beard | JR | Texas A&M | Sprints | Euclid, Ohio |
| Angela Bizzarri | SR | Illinois | Distance | Mason, Ohio |
| Marie Borner | SR | Bethel (Minn.) | Distance | Hastings, Minn. |
| Charlotte Browning | JR/SR | Florida | Distance | Pulborough, England |
| Kristi Castlin | SR | Virginia Tech | Hurdles | Douglasville, Ga. |
| Lacey Cramer | SO | BYU | Mid-Distance | Cedar Hills, Utah |
| Shaniqua Ferguson | JR | Auburn | Sprints | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Semoy Hackett | SO | Lincoln (Mo.) | Sprints | Scarborough, Trinidad & Tobago |
| Jordan Hasay | FR | Oregon | Distance | Arroyo Grande, Calif. |
| Kylie Hutson | SR | Indiana State | Pole Vault | Terre Haute, Ind. |
| Porscha Lucas | SR | Texas A&M | Sprints | Plano, Texas |
| Brenda Martinez | SR | UC Riverside | Mid-Distance | Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. |
| Gabby Mayo | JR | Texas A&M | Sprints/Hurdles | Raleigh, N.C. |
| Liz Patterson | SR | Arizona | High Jump | Rowlett, Texas |
| Barbara Pierre | SR | Saint Augustine’s | Sprints | Winter Haven, Fla. |
| Jessica Pixler | SR | Seattle Pacific | Distance | Sammamish, Wash. |
| Shara Proctor | SR | Florida | Jumps | The Valley, Anguilla |
| Shelia Reid | JR | Villanova | Distance | Newmarket, Ontario |
| Alicia Rue | SR | Minnesota | Pole Vault | Plymouth, Minn. |
| April Sinkler | RS SO | Clemson | Combined Events | Stafford, Va. |
BOWERMAN WATCH LIST PROFILES
Queen Harrison, Sr., Virginia Tech,
Hurdles, Richmond, Va., Hermitage HS
OUTDOOR: Harrison has the started the outdoor season with a bang, collecting American- and collegiate-leading marks in both the 100- and 400-meter hurdles at last weekend’s Florida Relays … her 12.65 clocking in the 100-meter hurdles is the fastest in the world so far in 2010 and places her in the collegiate all-time top five in the event.
INDOOR: Harrison completed a fantastic collegiate season with an NCAA title in the 60-meter hurdles, clocking 7.95 in the final and winning by six hundredths of a second … Harrison was the only collegian in 2010 to run under eight seconds in the event, and did so a total of five times … Harrison’s collegiate-leading and personal-best mark of 7.94 came in winning the ACC crown … The 7.94 also placed Harrison as the sixth-best performer in collegiate history … Harrison was a double winner at the ACCs, capturing victory in the 400 meters with a personal-best 53.06 time.
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| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 100mH | Mar 20 | 13.01 | w: 0.5 | 1 | Hurricane Inv | Coral Gables, Fla. | |
| Mar 27 | 13.10 | w: 1.9 | 1 | Yellow Jacket | Atlanta, Ga. | ||
| Apr 2 | 12.65 | w: 1.5 | 1 | WL, AmL, CL, PB | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | |
| 400mH | Apr 2 | 56.06 | 1 | AmL, CL, SB | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | |
| 4×400 | Apr 3 | 3:33.15 | lead-off | 3/2s1 | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | |
Flotrack video of Harrison’s 12.65 hurdle race at Florida Relays
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Amber Kaufman, Sr., Hawaii,
Jumps, San Jose, Calif., Branham HS
OUTDOOR: Has already leaped to a American- and collegiate-leading mark of 6-3¼ (1.91m) in winning the high jump at the Stanford Invitational … the mark is also the tied for the second-best in the world thus far in the 2010 outdoor season … has cleared six feet in each completion so far this year, including the indoor season.
INDOOR: Claimed second-place showing at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a 6-2¾ (1.90m) clearance … won the WAC title for the fourth-straight year … cleared an indoor personal best of 6-3¼ (1.91m) at the Lobo Challenge.
Kaufman speaks with Flotrack after Stanford Invitational
Mariam Kevkhisvili, Sr., Florida,
Throws, Tbilisi, Georgia, Varketili Secondary
OUTDOOR: Notched an early collegiate-leading mark of 58-10¼ (17.94m) in winning the Florida Relays shot put … the Gator is undefeated this season and has now won 14 collegiate competitions in a row, dating back to 2008.
INDOOR: Kevkhisvili won her second-consecutive NCAA indoor shot put crown and third overall with a personal best of 61-0 (18.59m) … The distance is also a national record for her home country of the Republic of Georgia and places her as the third-best performer all-time in the collegiate ranks … At the SEC Championships, Kevkhisvili broke her own SEC meet record in winning the conference crown for the second-straight year.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| SP | Apr 3 | 17.94m | 58-10¼ | 1 | CL, SB | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. |
Lisa Koll, Sr., Iowa State,
Distance, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Fort Dodge HS
OUTDOOR: Opened the season with a collegiate record clocking of 31:18.07 in the 10,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational, topping the previous mark of 31:25.45 set by Texas Tech’s Sally Kipyego in 2008 … her time is also the current world and American leader.
INDOOR: Koll won her first NCAA indoor crown with a 15:39.65 run at 5000 meters and beat the field by more than 10 seconds … Koll nearly pulled off the NCAA distance double, but was outdueled by Illinois’ Angela Bizzarri in the 3000 meters by just 12 hundredths of a second to take runner-up honors (8:57.52) … Koll claimed double Big 12 Championship titles and double collegiate-best marks of the season at the conference meet in Ames … Combining times on 200 meter and oversized tracks, Koll would be the fifth-best collegiate performer all-time in the 5000m and sixth-best all-time in the 3000m from times recorded at the Big 12 meet.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 10k | Mar 26 | 31:18.07 | 1 | CR, WL, AmL, CL, PB | Stanford Inv | Palo Alto, Calif. | |
Flotrack interview with Koll after setting new collegiate record in the 10,000 meters
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Gabby Mayo, Jr., Texas A&M,
Sprints/Hurdles, Raleigh, N.C., Southeast HS
OUTDOOR: Already responsible for two world-leading marks this outdoor season, having notched 11.13 in the 100-meters for the wind-legal world leader and as anchor of the Aggies’ 4×100-meter relay that clocked 42.56 in winning the Texas Relays … the 42.56 is just off the collegiate record (42.36) set by Mayo as anchor at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
INDOOR: Scored 12 points at the NCAA Indoor Championships … at NCAA’s, she grabbed runner-up honors in the 60-meter dash by a small margin to UTEP’s Blessing Okagbare with a tied-collegiate-leading time of 7.18 and added a fifth-place showing in the 60-meter hurdles (8.12) … claimed Big 12 titles in the 60 and 60 hurdles, clocking a personal best 8.05 in the conference final of the 60 hurdles.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 100m | Mar 27 | 11.27 | w: 1.9 | 2 | AzSt Inv | Tempe, Ariz. | |
| Apr 2 | 11.28w | w: 3.5 | q/1h8 | TexasR | Austin, Texas | ||
| Apr 3 | 11.13 | w: 2.0 | 1 | WL, AmL, CL, =PB | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
| 4×100 | Mar 20 | 44.20 | anchor | 1 | Carolina Sprng | Carolina, Puerto Rico | |
| Mar 27 | 43.62 | anchor | 1 | AzSt Inv | Tempe, Ariz. | ||
| Apr 2 | 43.76 | anchor | q/1h1 | TexasR | Austin, Texas | ||
| Apr 3 | 42.56 | anchor | 1 | WL, AmL, CL | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
Mayo speaks with Flotrack following 11.13 win at the Texas Relays
Francena McCorory, Jr., Hampton,
Sprints, Hampton, Va., Bethel HS
OUTDOOR: Known for her 400-meter speed, McCorory has shown range with a world-leading performance of 22.92 in the 200-meter dash at last weekend’s Florida Relays.
INDOOR: McCorory floored those watching the NCAA Indoor Championships by winning her second-straight national indoor title at 400 meters with an American-, collegiate-, and meet-record clocking of 50.54 … The time also ended the 2010 indoor season as the World-leading mark … McCorory became the third two-time winner of the event, joining Maciel Malone of Arizona State (1990-91-92) and Suziann Reid of Texas (1998-99) … At the MEAC Championships, McCorory claimed titles in the 400- and 200-meter events, placed fourth in the 60 and lead her team to a 4×400-meter relay crown for a total of 27½ team points.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 200m | Apr 2 | 22.92 | w: 0.3 | 1/1h1 | WL, AmL, CL | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. |
| 4×100 | Apr 3 | 45.53 | lead-off | 9/3h2 | SB | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. |
| 4×200 | Apr 2 | 1:34.12 | lead-off | 4/3h1 | SB | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. |
| 4×400 | Mar 27 | 3:39.97 | anchor | 2/2h1 | SB | UCF Inv | Orlando, Fla. |
| SMR | Apr 2 | 4:01.20 | lead-off | 8/3h1 | SB | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. |
Francena McCorory with Flotrack after 400-meter prelims at NCAA Championships
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Blessing Okagbare, Sr., UTEP,
Jumps/Sprints, Umuahi, Nigeria, Delta State
OUTDOOR: At the Texas Relays, Okagbare stole the show, notching a world-leading mark of 22-7 (6.88m) in the long jump and adding a title in the 100-meter dash with an all-conditions collegiate-leader of 11.10.
INDOOR: Okagbare was the NCAA Indoor Champion in both the 60-meter dash and long jump … Okagbare matched former Texas great Marshevet Hooker (2006) as a sprint-jump double national champ … In the long jump, Okagbare topped the former championships record twice, leaping to 22-5¼ (6.84m) in the second round and followed with a 22-6½ (6.87m) mark in the third to win the event by seven inches … In the 60-meter dash, Okagbare clocked a 7.18 in the final to match her collegiate-best of the season set previously in the heats of the Conference USA Championships … At the conference championships, Okagbare claimed crowns in four events, adding titles in the 200 meters and triple jump to go with the 60 and long jump … Okagbare ended the season ranked among the collegiate top five in all four events and second in the world in the long jump … Among indoor collegians all-time, Okagbare ranks tied for second in the long jump.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 100m | Apr 3 | 11.10w | w: 2.3 | 1 | CL (AC), PB (AC) | TexasR | Austin, Texas |
| 200m | Mar 27 | 23.23A | w: 1.6 | 1 | PB | UTEP Spring | El Paso, Texas |
| LJ | Apr 2 | 6.88m | 22-7, w: 1.9 | 1 | WL, CL, SB | TexasR | Austin, Texas |
| 4×100 | Mar 27 | 45.08 | anchor | 1 | UTEP Spring | El Paso, Texas | |
| Apr 2 | 45.55 | anchor | 7q/2h2 | TexasR | Austin, Texas | ||
| Apr 3 | 44.54 | anchor | 3 | TexasR | Austin, Texas | ||
Blessing Okagbare talks to Flotrack after 60-meter, long jump double win at NCAAs
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Brianne Theisen, Jr., Oregon,
Combined Events, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Humboldt Collegiate Institute
OUTDOOR: Despite some windy conditions, Theisen scored an all-conditions collegiate leader of 5,942 in winning the heptathlon at the Texas Relays.
INDOOR: Theisen added the NCAA pentathlon title holder to her resume after scoring a personal best of 4,396 in the competition that she won by more than 150 points … As a result of three personal individual-event personal bests, Theisen now ranks fourth among collegians all-time in the event … Earlier in the year, Theisen scored 4,198 points at the Texas A&M Challenge in January in a winning effort … Among the pentathlon’s five events, Theisen claimed personal bests in four of the events … Theisen finished third in the 60-meter hurdles at the MSPF Championships.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| HEPT | Mar 31-Apr 1 | 5,942w | 1 | CL (AC) | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
| ( 13.69w – 1.80m [5-10¾] – 12.62m [41-5] – 24.24w / 5.87mW – 39.35m [19-3¼] – 2:19.78 ) | |||||||
| 100mH | Mar 31 | 13.69w | w: 3.7 | H | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
| HJ | Mar 31 | 1.80m | 5-10¾ | H | oPB | TexasR | Austin, Texas |
| SP | Mar 31 | 12.62m | 41-5 | H | oPB | TexasR | Austin, Texas |
| 200m | Mar 31 | 24.24w | w: 3.5 | H | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
| LJ | Apr 1 | 5.87mW | 19-3¼, w: 5.4 | H | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
| JAV | Apr 1 | 39.35m | 129-1 | H | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
| 800m | Apr 1 | 2:19.78 | H | TexasR | Austin, Texas | ||
Theisen talks to Flotrack after Texas Relays heptathlon
Kim Williams, Jr., Florida State,
Jumps, Kingston, Jamaica, Vere Technical
OUTDOOR: Has yet to begin outdoor season.
INDOOR: Williams notched her second-consecutive NCAA indoor triple jump title with a mark of 45-9¼ (13.95m) … Williams joined Yvette Bates of Southern California (1986-87-88), Leah Kirklin of Florida (1991-92), Telisa Young of Texas (1993-94) and Erica McClain of Stanford (2007-08) as two-time winners of the event … Williams also took fifth place in the long jump at the national championships … Earlier in the season, Williams notched a new collegiate-leading triple jump of 46-8¼ (14.24m) in winning the ACC title, a mark that placed her just two centimeters shy of the collegiate record held by Suzette Lee of LSU (46-9, 14.25m) … The mark also ended the season as the national-leading mark for Jamaica … Williams was runner-up at the ACC meet in the long jump and as well.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| INDOOR | |||||||
| LJ | Jan 23 | 6.25m | 20-6¼ | 1 | Hokie Inv | Blacksburg, Va. | |
| Feb 26 | 6.51m | 21-4¼ | 2 | PB | ACC | Blacksburg, Va. | |
| Mar 12 | 6.46m | 21-2½ | 5 | NCAA | Fayetteville, Ark. | ||
| TJ | Feb 13 | 14.17m | 46-6 | 1 | Tyson Inv | Fayetteville, Ark. | |
| Feb 27 | 14.23m | 46-8¼ | 1 | CL, PB, NL (JAM) | ACC | Blacksburg, Va. | |
| Mar 13 | 13.95m | 45-9¼ | 1 | NCAA | Fayetteville, Ark. | ||
Phoebe Wright, Sr., Tennessee,
Mid-Distance, Signal Mountain, Tenn., Red Bank HS
OUTDOOR: Notched wins at the Florida State Relays 800 meters (2:05.98) and at the Florida Relays in the 1500 meters (4:18.29) … her 800-meter time this season is No. 2 on the 2010 outdoor collegiate list.
INDOOR: Wright claimed her first NCAA indoor 800-meter title with a run of 2:02.55, a day after guiding the Lady Vols to their third-straight NCAA crown in the distance medley relay … Wright has been a part of each of the DMR wins by Tennessee over the past three years (lead off twice, 800-meter leg in 2008), and lead off this year’s team to a 3:22.21 split and a two-second lead … Wright was the collegiate leader by a substancial margin for the entire season, starting with a 2:04.00 run in late January … Wright bested her that time twice, clocking a 2:02.84 at Texas A&M in mid-February and running her personal best of 2:01.47 in winning the SEC title for the second-straight time … Only Tennessee’s Nicole Cook (2:00.75) has had a faster indoor run among collegians all-time … Shortly after winning the SEC 800m crown, Wright lead-off her SEC Champ DMR team to a 3:29.58, 1200-meter split.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 800m | Mar 26 | 2:05.98 | 1 | FlaSt Relays | Tallahassee, Fla. | ||
| 1500m | Apr 2 | 4:18.29 | 1 | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
| 4×400 | Mar 27 | 3:40.80 | anchor | 2/2s1 | FlaSt Relays | Tallahassee, Fla. | |
Wright speaks with Flotrack after winning 1500m at Florida Relays
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