Arkansas’ Alain Bailey Added to The Bowerman Watch List
May 19, 2010 Share
NEW ORLEANS – Arkansas’ Alain Bailey was promoted to The Bowerman men’s watch list as announced by The Bowerman Men’s Watch Committee in conjunction with the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Wednesday.
Along with Bailey’s recognition, Alabama’s Kirani James, earned praise by the watch list committee in being added to the “also receiving mention” list.
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 Monday, June 7, following the opening rounds of the NCAA Championships that occur May 27-29. The three men and three women finalists will be named on July 13. Award winners will be announced at the USTFCCCA 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 and Facebook page facebook.com/TheBowerman.
THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, 2010 MEN
(updated, May 17, 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. |
| Alain Bailey (N) | SR | Arkansas | Jumps | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Sam Chelanga | RS JR | Liberty | Distance | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Jeff Demps | FR/SO | Florida | Sprints | Winter Garden, Fla. |
| Ashton Eaton | SR | Oregon | Combined Events | Bend, Ore. |
| David McNeill | SR | Northern Arizona | Distance | Melbourne, Australia |
| Christian Taylor | SO | Florida | Jumps | Fayetteville, Ga. |
| Andrew Wheating | SR | Oregon | Distance | Norwich, Vt. |
| Ryan Whiting | SR | Arizona State | Throws | Harrisburg, Pa. |
(N) new addition to either list
Also Receiving Mention (28)
| NAME | YEAR | SCHOOL | EVENTS | HOMETOWN |
| Aaron Braun | SR (ind.) | Adams State | Distance | Fort Collins, Colo. |
| 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 |
| Josh Como | JR | Cal State LA | Jumps | Moreno Valley, Calif. |
| Lee Emanuel | SR | New Mexico | Distance | Hastings, England |
| German Fernandez | SO | Oklahoma State | Distance | Riverbank, Calif. |
| Ricky Flynn | SR | Lynchburg | Distance | Gaithersburg, Va. |
| Ryan Foster | JR | Penn State | Mid-Distance | Tasmania, Australia |
| Ramon Gittens | JR | Saint Augustine’s | Sprints | |
| Leford Green | JR | Johnson C. Smith | Sprints | St. Catherine, Jamaica |
| 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. |
| Sam Humphreys | FR | Texas A&M | Throws | Laredo, Texas |
| Kirani James (N) | FR | Alabama | Sprints | Gouyave, Grenada |
| Bryce Lamb | FR | Texas Tech | Jumps | Chandler, Ariz. |
| Torrin Lawrence | SO | Georgia | Sprints | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Marcel Lomnicky | SO | Virginia Tech | Throws | Nitra, Slovakia |
| Ngonidzashe Makusha | JR | Florida State | Jumps | Zimbabwe |
| Curtis Mitchell (D) | 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 | Saint Augustine’s | Sprints | Winter Haven, Fla. |
| Ramon Sparks | JR | Abilene Christian | Jumps | Kansas City, Mo. |
| Delannie Spriggs | SR | Salisbury | Sprints | Owings, Md. |
| Tavaris Tate | FR | Mississippi State | Sprints | Starkville, Miss. |
| Jake Winder | SR | North Central (Ill.) | Pole Vault | Joliet, Ill. |
(D) demoted from watch list, (N) new addition to either list
THE BOWERMAN WATCH LIST PROFILES
Jeshua Anderson, Jr., Washington State,
Hurdles, Woodland Hills, Calif., Taft HS
OUTDOOR: Anderson became the third man to win three Pac-10 400-meter hurdles titles (since 1976), and only the second student-athlete to win three consecutive times (UCLA’s Kevin Young) … Anderson clocked a new collegiate-leading season best of 48.63 in defense of his title … the time is also No. 7 in the world this year … notched previous season’s best 400-meter hurdle time (49.11) in winning at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 17 … Anderson is undefeated this year in the 400-meter hurdles this year.
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 | |||||||
| 100mH | Apr 24 | 14.46w | w: 2.1 | 1 | Cougar Inv | Pullman, Wash. | |
| May 1 | 14.03 | w: -0.8 | 1 | PB | vs. Wash. | Pullman, Wash. | |
| May 15 | 14.05 | w: 1.2 | q/1h1 | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | ||
| May 16 | 14.07 | w: -1.5 | 3 | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | ||
| 400mH | Mar 26 | 49.64 | 1 | Stanford Inv | Palo Alto, Calif. | ||
| Apr 1 | 50.85 | 1q | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |||
| Apr 3 | 49.77 | 1 | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |||
| Apr 17 | 49.11 | 1 | Mt. SAC Rel | Walnut, Calif. | |||
| May 1 | 49.63 | 1 | vs. Wash. | Pullman, Wash. | |||
| May 15 | 50.28 | q/1h1 | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | |||
| May 16 | 48.63 | 1 | CL, SB | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | ||
| 4×400 | Apr 3 | 3:12.51 | second leg | 9 | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
| May 16 | 3:10.83 | second leg | 5 | SB | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | |
Ronnie Ash, Jr., Oklahoma,
Hurdles, Raleigh, N.C., Knightdale HS/Bethune-Cookman
OUTDOOR: Ash clocked 13.31 in the 110-meter hurdles for the Big 12 title on May 16 for a meet record and the third-best in the World in 2010 … Ash won the 110-meter hurdles at the Texas Relays in a wind-aided 13.50… at the Texas Invitational on May 1, Ash ran a wind-legal season’s best of 13.54 … Ash has went the season undefeated in the 110-meter hurdles.
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 | UTA Lane Inv | Arlington, Texas | |
| Apr 2 | 13.82w | w: 3.3 | q/1h7 | TexasR | Austin, Texas | ||
| Apr 3 | 13.50w | w: 3.0 | 1/Univ. | TexasR | Austin, Texas | ||
| Apr 10 | 13.70 | w: -1.7 | 1 | SunAngel | Tempe, Ariz. | ||
| Apr 24 | 13.58w | w: 4.0 | 1 | SoonerInv | Norman, Okla. | ||
| May 1 | 13.54 | w: 0.5 | 1 | TexasInv | Austin, Texas | ||
| May 7 | 13.91w | w: 3.2 | 1 | Sooner Op | Norman, Okla. | ||
| May 15 | 13.47 | w: 1.8 | q/1h1 | Big 12 | Columbia, Mo. | ||
| May 16 | 13.31 | w: 0.9 | 1 | CL, SB | Big 12 | Columbia, Mo. | |
| 4×100 | Apr 2 | 40.18 | lead-off | 3 | SB | SunAngel | Tempe, Ariz. |
Alain Bailey, Sr., Arkansas,
Jumps, Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston College
OUTDOOR: Bailey notched a world-, American-, and collegiate-leading mark in winning the SEC Outdoor title on May 15, marking 27-4¾ (8.35m) … finished second at the Penn Relays in the long jump and was winner of the long jump in Arkansas’ dual at Texas.
INDOOR: NCAA Champion and SEC Champion in the long jump … marked 26-9¾ (8.17m) to win both titles, ending the season as the collegiate-best mark of the season.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| LJ | Apr 17 | 7.99m | 26-2¾, w: 0.3 | 1 | at Texas | Austin, Texas | |
| Apr 23 | 7.86m | 25-9½, w: 2.0 | 2 | PennR | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||
| Apr 30 | 7.85m | 25-9¼, w: 0.8 | 1 | McDonnell | Fayetteville, Ark. | ||
| May 15 | 8.35m | 27-4¾, w: 1.0 | 1 | WL, AmL, CL, PB | SEC | Knoxville, Tenn. | |
Sam Chelanga, RS Jr., Liberty,
Distance, Nairobi, Kenya, Bartolimo HS/Fairleigh Dickinson
OUTDOOR: Opened the outdoor season by smashing his own collegiate record with a 27:08.39 billing, topping his previous mark set a year ago of 27:28.48, at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational at Stanford.
INDOOR: Took runner-up honors in the 5000 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a season-best time of 13:37.01 … picked up two Big South titles this season and helped his squad grab their 13th-straight conference title with runs in the 3000 meters and the DMR.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 5000m | May 14 | 13:54.82 | 1 | SB | IC4A | Princton, N.J. | |
| 10k | May 1 | 27:08.39 | 3 [1c] | CR, CL, PB | CardinalInv | Palo Alto, Calif. | |
Jeff Demps, Fr. (indoor) /So. (outdoor), Florida,
Sprints, Winter Garden, Fla., South Lake HS
OUTDOOR: Demps became Florida’s first SEC 100-meter champ since 2000 with a 10.06 collegiate-leading (wind legal) time … Demps anchored the 4×100 to a second-place showing at the conference meet as well … Earlier in the season, Demps took the 100-meter dash title at the Florida Relays with a time of 10.11 … also at the Florida Relays, Demps anchored the Gator 4×100-meter relay squad to a 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 | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 100m | Apr 2 | 10.11 | w: 1.4 | 1 | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | |
| Apr 17 | 10.34 | w: -0.7 | q | Jones Inv | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
| Apr 17 | 10.22 | w: -0.5 | 1 | Jones Inv | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
| May 15 | 10.18 | w: 0.6 | q/1h4 | SEC | Knoxville, Tenn. | ||
| May 16 | 10.06 | w: 1.3 | 1 | CL, SB | SEC | Knoxville, Tenn. | |
| 200m | Mar 27 | 21.17 | w: -1.4 | 4/1s2 | SB | UCF Inv | Orlando, Fla. |
| Apr 17 | 21.33 | w: 0.5 | 5/2s2 | Jones Inv | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
| 4×100 | Mar 27 | 39.37 | anchor | 1/1s1 | UCF Inv | Orlando, Fla. | |
| Apr 3 | 38.93 | anchor | 1/1s1 | CL | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | |
| Apr 17 | 39.06 | third-leg | 1 | Jones Inv | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
| Apr 24 | 39.88 | anchor | q/1h2 | Jones Inv | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
| May 16 | 39.10 | anchor | 2 | SEC | Knoxville, Tenn. | ||
Ashton Eaton, Sr., Oregon,
Combined Events, Bend, Ore., Mountain View HS
OUTDOOR: Eaton caped off the regular season in winning three Pac-10 titles with victories in the decathlon, the 110-meter hurdles, and the long jump … Eaton scored 8,154 points for the conference decathlon win for a wind-legal American- and collegiate-leading mark on May 8-9 … Eaton followed with a 25-7½ (7.81m) measure to win the Pac-10 long jump and a personal best 13.54 to win the 110-meter hurdle title … 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 … scoring 4,494 on the first day, Eaton recorded an all-time collegiate best tally for the first five events.
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 (AC), 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) | |||||||
| May 8-9 | 8,154 | 1 | AmL, CL | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | ||
| (10.59 – 7.43m [24-4½] – 12.77m [41-10¾] – 1.94m [6-4¼] – 47.25) | |||||||
| (13.79 – 42.29m [155-0] – 5.15m [16-10¾] – 49.67m [162-11] – 4:39.97) | |||||||
| 100m | Mar 31 | 10.34w | w: 3.4 | D | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
| Apr 17 | 10.52 | w: -1.2 | 1 | vs UCLA | Eugene, Ore. | ||
| May 15 | 10.19w | w: 2.7 | q/1h3 | PB (AC) | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | |
| May 16 | 10.33 | w: -1.0 | 2 | PB | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | |
| LJ | Mar 31 | 7.88mw | 25-10¾, w: 3.0 | D | PB (AC) | TexasR | Austin, Texas |
| Apr 10 | 7.81m | 25-7½, w: 1.7 | 1 | SB | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | |
| 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 | May 16 | 13.54 | w:-1.5 | 1 | PB | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. |
| DISC | Apr 1 | 43.71m | 143-5 | D | PB | TexasR | Austin, Texas |
| PV | Apr 1 | 5.15m | 16-10¾ | D | oPB | 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 | |
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 … won Big Sky titles in the 1500- and 5000-meter events … placed third in the 1500m at the Australian National Championships in Perth.
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 | |||||||
| 1500m | May 1 | 3:49.61 | 4 | atARIZ,vASU | Tucson, Ariz. | ||
| May 15 | 3:49.51A | 3:44.75c | 1 | SB | Big Sky | Ogden, Utah | |
| 5000m | Mar 26 | 13:25.63 | 1 | CL, PB | Stan Inv | Palo Alto, Calif. | |
| Apr 17 | 14:00.80 | 3 | AUS NC | Perth, Australia | |||
| May 15 | 14:36.76A | 1 | Big Sky | Ogden, Utah | |||
Christian Taylor, So., Florida,
Jumps, Fayetteville, Ga., Sandy Creek HS
OUTDOOR: Taylor popped off a personal best leap of 26-10½ (8.19m) in placing runner-up in the SEC Championships, a performance that is in the World’s top 10 in 2010 … In the 4×400, Taylor ran the third leg to help the Gators to a Florida Relays win and a world-leading time of 3:00.31 on April 3.
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. | |
| LJ | Apr 17 | 7.51m | 24-7¾, w: 1.4 | 1 | Jones Inv | Gainesville, Fla. | |
| Apr 23 | 7.36m | 24-1¾, w: 1.3 | (r3) | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||
| Apr 24 | 7.37mw | 24-2¼, w: 2.6 | 9 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||
| May 15 | 8.19m | 26-10½, w:0.9 | 2 | PB | SEC | Knoxville, Tenn. | |
| 4×400 | Apr 3 | 3:00.31 | third leg | 1/1s1 | WL, CL | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. |
| Apr 24 | 3:05.40 | third leg | 1/Coll. | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||
Andrew Wheating, Sr., Oregon,
Distance, Norwich, Vt., Kimball Union Academy
OUTDOOR: Wheating notched collegiate-leading times in the 800 (1:47.71) and 1500 (3:37.83) at the Oregon Relays on April 30 and May 1 … his 3:37.83 also stands as the American-leading time … at the Penn Relays, Wheating anchored the Ducks DMR team with a 3:59.84, 1600-meter split for victory … in the 4×800, Wheating’s anchor of 1:47.77 led to a second-place showing … at the Pac-10 Championships, Wheating again went sub-1:48 with an actual clocking of 1:47.77.
INDOOR: Anchored DMR with a 4:01.23 split to a second-straight NCAA title … was runner-up in the 800 for the second-straight year as well at the national championships … clocked 1:46.36 over 800 meters at the Husky Classic on February 13 for the American all-track best of the season. .
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 800m | May 1 | 1:47.71 | 1 | CL, SB | OregonR | Eugene, Ore. | |
| May 15 | 1:48.63 | q/1h3 | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | |||
| May 16 | 1:47.77 | 1 | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | |||
| 1500m | Apr 30 | 3:37.83 | 1 | AmL, CL, PB | OregonR | Eugene, Ore. | |
| 4×800 | May 1 | 7:15.55 | anchor | 2 | (1:47.77 split) | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| DMR | Apr 30 | 9:30.69 | anchor | 1 | (3:59.84 split/1600m) | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. |
Ryan Whiting, Sr., Arizona State,
Throws, Harrisburg, Pa., Central Dauphin HS
OUTDOOR: Currently holds the world-leading mark in the shot put, having tossed 71-2¾ (21.71m) at the Sun Angel Classic on April 10 … has claimed throws of over 69-8¾ and 21.25m in each of his five competitions this outdoor season … has yet to lose to a collegian with the shot put in 2010 and leads the collegiate ranks by more than seven feet in the event.
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 | AzSt Inv | Tempe, Ariz. | |
| Apr 10 | 21.71m | 71-2¾ | 1 | WL, AmL, CL, oPB | SunAngel | Tempe, Ariz. | |
| Apr 24 | 21.26m | 69-9 | 1 | Triton Inv | La Jolla, Calif. | ||
| May 1 | 21.26m | 69-9 | 1 | atARIZ,vNAU | Tucson, Ariz. | ||
| May 15 | 21.34m | 70-¼ | 1 | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | ||
| DISC | Mar 27 | 53.15m | 174-4 | 3 | AzSt Inv | Tempe, Ariz. | |
| Apr 9 | 56.94m | 186-10 | 4 | Mesa Cl | Mesa, Ariz. | ||
| Apr 10 | 56.52m | 185-5 | 3 | SunAngel | Tempe, Ariz. | ||
| May 1 | 58.02m | 190-4 | 2 | atARIZ,vNAU | Tucson, Ariz. | ||
| May 15 | 58.85m | 193-1 | 1 | SB | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | |
Baker, Ferguson Claim Spots in Women’s Watch for The Bowerman
May 19, 2010 Share
NEW ORLEANS – Oregon’s Keshia Baker and Auburn’s Sheniqua Ferguson was added to The Bowerman women’s watch list The Bowerman Women’s Watch Committee announced in conjunction with the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Wednesday. In addition, Miami (Fla.)’s Ti’erra Brown, Penn State’s Bridget Franek, LSU’s Samantha Henry, and Texas A&M’s Jeneba Tarmoh were added to the award’s receiving mention list.
Baker became the first woman ever to win three straight Pac-10 400-meter titles, running the fastest time in the nation of 50.76 to break the meet record at the Pac-10 Championship final on Sunday. Baker also ran the third leg of Oregon’s 4×100 meter relay team (43.27) which won the Pac-10 title for just the second time in school history and broke the Pac-10 meet record of 43.47 set by USC in 2000.
Ferguson won the SEC Commissioner’s Trophy as the high point scorer (22½) at the SEC Outdoor Championships this past weekend with championship-title runs at 100 meters, 200 meters and as part of Auburn’s 4×400-meter relay team. Ferguson’s winning time in the 100 meters of 11.19 ranks tied for fifth in the nation this year.
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 Monday, June 7, following the opening rounds of the NCAA Championships that occur May 27-29. The three men and three women finalists will be named on July 13. Award winners will be announced at the USTFCCCA 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 and Facebook page facebook.com/TheBowerman.
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 and Facebook page facebook.com/TheBowerman.
THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, 2010 WOMEN
(updated May 19, 2010, listed in alphabetical order)
| NAME | YEAR | SCHOOL | EVENTS | HOMETOWN |
| Keshia Baker (N) | SR | Oregon | Sprints | Sacramento, Calif. |
| Sheniqua Ferguson (P1) | JR | Auburn | Sprints | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Queen Harrison | SR | Virginia Tech | Hurdles | Richmond, Va. |
| Mariam Kevkhisvili | SR | Florida | Throws | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Lisa Koll | SR | Iowa State | Distance | Fort Dodge, Iowa |
| 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. |
(P1) promoted to the watch list for the first time, (N) new addition to either list
Also Receiving Mention (28)
| 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. |
| Ti’erra Brown (N) | JR | Miami (Fla.) | Hurdles | Hampton, Va. |
| Charlotte Browning | JR/SR | Florida | Distance | Pulborough, England |
| Kristi Castlin | SR | Virginia Tech | Hurdles | Douglasville, Ga. |
| Emma Coburn | SO | Colorado | Distance | Crested Butte, Colo. |
| Lacey Cramer | SO | BYU | Mid-Distance | Cedar Hills, Utah |
| Katie Follett (D) | SR | Washington | Distance | Fort Collins, Colo. |
| Bridget Franek (N) | SR | Penn State | Distance | Hiram, Ohio |
| Semoy Hackett | SO | Lincoln (Mo.) | Sprints | Scarborough, Trinidad & Tobago |
| Jordan Hasay | FR | Oregon | Distance | Arroyo Grande, Calif. |
| Samantha Henry (N) | SR | LSU | Sprints | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Kylie Hutson | SR | Indiana State | Pole Vault | Terre Haute, Ind. |
| Amber Kaufman | SR | Hawaii | Jumps | San Jose, Calif. |
| Porscha Lucas | SR | Texas A&M | Sprints | Plano, Texas |
| Brenda Martinez | SR | UC Riverside | Mid-Distance | Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. |
| Gabby Mayo (D) | 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. |
| Jeneba Tarmoh (N) | SO | Texas A&M | Sprints | San Jose, Calif. |
| LaTavia Thomas | SR | LSU | Mid-Distance | Philadelphia, Pa. |
(N) new to either list, (D) demoted from watch list
THE BOWERMAN WATCH LIST PROFILES
Keshia Baker, Sr., Oregon,
Sprints, Sacramento, Calif., Fairfield HS
OUTDOOR: Baker became the first woman ever to win three straight Pac-10 400 meter titles, running the fastest time in the nation in the Pac-10 final, 50.76, and breaking Monique Henderson’s 2004 conference meet record … Baker also ran the third leg of Oregon’s 4×100 meter relay team (43.27) which won the Pac-10 title for just the second time in school history and broke the Pac-10 meet record of 43.47 set by USC in 2000.
INDOOR: Was NCAA runner-up at 400 meters, running 51.63 to win the first section of the championship final … ran second leg on NCAA Champion 4×400-meter relay team (3:32.97) which helped the Ducks to their first NCAA team title.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 200m | Apr 30 | 23.80 | w: -1.8 | 1 | Oregon Rel | Eugene, Ore. | |
| May 15 | 23.18w | w: 2.2 | q/1h2 | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | ||
| May 16 | 23.41 | w: -1.8 | 2 | PB | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | |
| 400m | Apr 10 | 53.62 | 2 | Pepsi Team | Eugene, Ore. | ||
| May 15 | 53.61 | q/1 h2 | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | |||
| May 16 | 50.76 | 1 | CL, PB | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | ||
| 4×100 | May 16 | 43.27 | third leg | 1 | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | |
Sheniqua Ferguson, Jr., Auburn,
Sprints, Nassau, Bahamas, Southwest Mississippi JC
OUTDOOR: Won the SEC Commissioner’s Trophy as the high point scorer (22½) at the SEC Outdoor Championships with wins at 100 meters, 200 meters and as part of 4×400-meter relay team … Won the 100 meters with a time of 11.19 that ranks tied for fifth in the nation this year … Won the 200 meters in 23.09 after clocking a 23.08 in the prelims that ranks tied for 10th in the NCAA this year.
INDOOR: NCAA Champion at 200 meters, clocking 23.09 in the final for the crown … Also finished fourth at the NCAA Championships in the 60 meters (7.23) … SEC Champion at 200 meters with 23.14 clocking.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 100m | Apr 17 | 11.33 | w: 1.7 | q/1h3 | War Eagle | Auburn, Ala. | |
| Apr 17 | 11.41 | w: 0.0 | 1 | War Eagle | Auburn, Ala. | ||
| May 15 | 11.47 | w: -0.6 | q/1h4 | SEC | Knoxville, Tenn. | ||
| May 16 | 11.19 | w: 1.1 | 1 | PB | SEC | Knoxville, Tenn. | |
| 200m | Apr 10 | 23.53 | w: -0.1 | 4 | Sun Angel | Tempe, Ariz. | |
| May 14 | 23.08 | w: 1.7 | q/1h1 | SB | SEC | Knoxville, Tenn. | |
| May 15 | 23.09 | w: 0.3 | 1 | SEC | Knoxville, Tenn. | ||
| 4×100 | May 16 | 43.38 | third leg | 1 | SEC | Knoxville, Tenn. | |
| 4×200 | Apr 24 | 1:31.59 | second leg | 2 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | |
Queen Harrison, Sr., Virginia Tech,
Hurdles, Richmond, Va., Hermitage HS
OUTDOOR: Harrison has the started the outdoor season with a bang, compling a world- and collegiate-leading 12.61 in the 100-meter hurdles in winning at the Penn Relays … Harrison won the ACC title in the sprint hurdles with a wind-aided (5.3 m/s) 12.44, the best ever time by a collegian in all conditions … Harrison also tallied an ACC title in the 400-meter hurdles with a collegiate-leading 54.66, a time that also ranks second in the world this year.
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.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| 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 | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
| Apr 16 | 12.82w | w: 2.2 | q | ACC | Clemson, S.C. | ||
| Apr 17 | 12.44W | w: 5.3 | 1 | [all-cond. CR] | ACC | Clemson, S.C. | |
| Apr 23 | 12.46w | w: 3.1 | q | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||
| Apr 24 | 12.61 | w: 1.1 | 1 | WL, AmL, CL, PB | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | |
| 400mH | Apr 2 | 56.06 | 1 | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
| Apr 16 | 56.89 | q | ACC | Clemson, S.C. | |||
| Apr 17 | 54.66 | 1 | CL, SB | ACC | Clemson, S.C. | ||
| 4×400 | Apr 3 | 3:33.15 | lead-off | 3/2s1 | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | |
| Apr 17 | 3:36.50 | lead-off | 2 | ACC | Clemson, S.C. | ||
Mariam Kevkhisvili, Sr., Florida,
Throws, Tbilisi, Georgia, Varketili Secondary
OUTDOOR: Collegiate-leading mark of 60-6¾ (18.46m) was claimed in winning at the Tom Jones Memorial … the Gator is undefeated this season and has now won 18 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 | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | |
| Apr 17 | 18.46m | 60-6¾ | 1 | CL, PB | Tom Jones Inv | Gainesville, Fla. | |
| Apr 23 | 18.17m | 59-7½ | 1 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||
| May 8 | 18.17m | 59-7½ | 1 | Seminole Twi | Tallahassee, Fla. | ||
| May 15 | 17.98m | 59-0 | 1 | SEC | Knoxville, Tenn. | ||
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 … on May 1, Koll posted a 15:17.76 collegiate-leading time over 5000 meters in placing fourth overall and as the first collegiate at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, again at Stanford … anchored DMR team with a 4:31.8, 1600-meter split to a Drake Relays title … Went on to win Big 12 titles in both the 5000 and 10,000 meters and reset the 5000 meet record with a 15:22.42 clocking previously held by Sara Slattery of Colorado.
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 | |||||||
| 5000m | May 1 | 15:17.76 | 4 [1c] | CL, PB | Cardinal Inv | Palo Alto, Calif. | |
| May 16 | 15:22.42 | 1 | Big 12 | Columbia, Mo. | |||
| 10k | Mar 26 | 31:18.07 | 1 | CR, WL, AmL, CL, PB | Stanford Inv | Palo Alto, Calif. | |
| May 14 | 33:51.74 | 1 | Big 12 | Columbia, Mo. | |||
| 4×1600 | Apr 23 | 19:14.80 | anchor | 3 | (4:42.4 split) | Drake Relays | Des Moines, Iowa |
| DMR | Apr 24 | 11:08.64 | anchor | 1 | (4:31.8 split/1600m) | Drake Relays | Des Moines, Iowa |
Francena McCorory, Jr., Hampton,
Sprints, Hampton, Va., Bethel HS
OUTDOOR: Holds the third-best collegiate time for 200 meters this season with a 22.92 run in winning the Florida Relays … captured the MEAC title at 400 meters and scored 23½ team points in the championship.
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 | |||||||
| 100m | May 7 | 11.56w | w: 2.9 | q/2h1 | MEAC | Greensboro, N.C. | |
| May 8 | 12.05 | w: 1.6 | 8 | MEAC | Greensboro, N.C. | ||
| 200m | Apr 2 | 22.92 | w: 0.3 | 1/1h1 | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | |
| May 7 | 23.63 | w: 1.8 | q/1h1 | MEAC | Greensboro, N.C. | ||
| May 8 | 23.84 | w: -1.9 | 2 | MEAC | Greensboro, N.C. | ||
| 400m | May 7 | 54.57 | q/1h3 | MEAC | Greensboro, N.C. | ||
| May 8 | 53.39 | 1 | MEAC | Greensboro, N.C. | |||
| 4×100 | Apr 24 | 44.90 | second-leg | prelim | SB | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| May 7 | 45.58 | second-leg | 2 | MEAC | Greensboro, N.C. | ||
| 4×200 | Apr 2 | 1:34.12 | lead-off | 4/3h1 | SB | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. |
| Apr 23 | 1:34.29 | lead-off | 6 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||
| 4×400 | Mar 27 | 3:39.97 | anchor | 2/2h1 | SB | UCF Inv | Orlando, Fla. |
| May 8 | 3:40.83 | anchor | 1 | MEAC | Greensboro, N.C. | ||
| SMR | Apr 2 | 4:01.20 | lead-off | 8/3h1 | SB | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. |
Blessing Okagbare, Sr., UTEP,
Jumps/Sprints, Umuahi, Nigeria, Delta State
OUTDOOR: At the Texas Relays, Okagbare stole the show, notching a collegiate-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 … history certainly could have been made at the UTEP Invitational on April 10, but a timing malfunction only allowed for a hand time of Okagbare’s 100-meter run that was on the stopwatch at 10.7h … Won Conference USA titles in the 100 meters and long jump and anchored the Miners’ 4×100-meter squad to a second-place showing.
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 |
| Apr 10 | 10.7hA | w: 1.3 | 1 | UTEP Inv | El Paso, Texas | ||
| May 15 | 11.40w | w: 2.6 | q/1h1 | Conf USA | Orlando, Fla. | ||
| May 16 | 11.36 | w: 1.1 | 1 | SB | Conf USA | Orlando, Fla. | |
| 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 | CL, SB | TexasR | Austin, Texas |
| May 15 | 6.58m | 21-7¼, w: 1.7 | 1 | Conf USA | Orlando, Fla. | ||
| 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 | ||
| Apr 23 | 44.71 | anchor | 1q/1h1 | Drake Relays | Des Moines, Iowa | ||
| Apr 24 | 44.45 | anchor | 1 | SB | Drake Relays | Des Moines, Iowa | |
| May 16 | 44.36 | anchor | 2 | Conf USA | Orlando, Fla. | ||
Brianne Theisen, Jr., Oregon,
Combined Events, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Humboldt Collegiate Institute
OUTDOOR: Caputred another Pac-10 title in winning the heptathlon at the Pac-10 Championships with a score of 5,917 … In the week following, Theisen placed fourth in the open 100-meter hurdle event and second in the open high jump at the Pac-10 meet … 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] – 24.34w / 5.87mW – 39.35m [19-3¼] – 2:19.78 ) | |||||||
| May 8-9 | 5,917 | 1 | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | |||
| ( 13.74 – 1.82m [5-11½] – 12.01m [39-5] – 24.64 / 5.66m [18-7] – 41.13m [134-11] – 2:15.83 ) | |||||||
| 100mH | May 15 | 13.43 | w: 0.2 | q/1h1 | PB | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. |
| May 16 | 13.49 | w: 1.8 | 4 | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | ||
| HJ | May 15 | 1.86m | 6-1¼ | 2 | PB | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. |
| SP | Mar 31 | 12.62m | 41-5 | H | oPB | TexasR | Austin, Texas |
| 200m | Mar 31 | 24.34w | w: 3.5 | H | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
| May 8 | 24.62 | w: 1.3 | H | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | ||
| LJ | Apr 1 | 5.86m | 19-2¾, w: 1.1 | 3 | SB | OregonR | Eugene, Ore. |
| JAV | Apr 1 | 43.05m | 141-3 | 4 | SB | Pepsi Team | Eugene, Ore. |
| 800m | Apr 1 | 2:15.83 | H | SB | Pac-10 | Berkeley, Calif. | |
Kim Williams, Jr., Florida State,
Jumps, Kingston, Jamaica, Vere Technical
OUTDOOR: Recorded a collegiate-leading triple jump in winning the Seminole Invitational on April 10 with a mark of 44-4½ (13.52m) … winner of the triple jump at the ACC Championships with a heavily wind-aided mark of 44-2½ (13.47m) … notched season best of 20-3½ (6.18m) in the long jump at the Seminole Invite on May 8.
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 | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| LJ | Apr 9 | 5.93m | 19-5½, w: 0.5 | 1 | Seminole Inv | Tallahassee, Fla. | |
| Apr 16 | 5.92m | 19-5¼, w: -1.2 | 7 | ACC | Clemson, S.C. | ||
| May 8 | 6.18m | 20-3½, w: 1.9 | 2 | SB | Seminole Inv | Tallahassee, Fla. | |
| TJ | Apr 10 | 13.52m | 44-4½, w: 0.2 | 1 | CL, SB | Seminole Inv | Tallahassee, Fla. |
| Apr 17 | 13.38m | 43-10¾, w: 1.8 | (r3) | ACC | Clemson, S.C. | ||
| Apr 17 | 13.47mW | 44-2½, w: 6.3 | 1 | ACC | Clemson, S.C. | ||
| May 8 | 13.51m | 44-4, w: 0.0 | 1 | Seminole Inv | Tallahassee, Fla. | ||
| May 15 | 13.46m | 44-2, w: 0.1 | 3 [1c] | GT Invite | Atlanta, Ga. | ||
Phoebe Wright, Sr., Tennessee,
Mid-Distance, Signal Mountain, Tenn., Red Bank HS
OUTDOOR: Helped the Lady Vols to a Penn Relays distance trifecta for the second-straight year, anchoring Tennessee’s 4×800-meter relay with a 2:00.89 split and the 4×1500-meter relay with a 4:17.3 split … Wright ran the 800-meter third leg in the DMR with a 2:02.12 split for the other relays title … also 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. | ||
| May 14 | 2:05.74 | q/1h1 | SEC | Knoxville, Tenn. | |||
| May 16 | 2:01.81 | 1 | SEC | Knoxville, Tenn. | |||
| 1500m | Apr 2 | 4:18.29 | 1 | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
| Apr 9 | 4:15.66 | 1 | PB | SeaRay Relays | Knoxville, Tenn. | ||
| 4×400 | Apr 10 | 3:36.34 | anchor | 2 | SeaRay Relays | Tallahassee, Fla. | |
| May 16 | 3:36.54 | anchor | 5 | SEC | Knoxville, Tenn. | ||
| 4×800 | Apr 24 | 8:18.22 | anchor | 1 | (split 2:00.89) | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 4×1500 | Apr 23 | 17:14.91 | anchor | 1 | (split 4:17.3) | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| DMR | Apr 22 | 10:54.65 | third leg | 1 | (split 2:02.12/800m) | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. |
Update to Men’s Watch List Gives Promotions to Chelanga, Mitchell, and Wheating
May 5, 2010 Share
NEW ORLEANS – Liberty’s Sam Chelanga, Texas A&M’s Curtis Mitchell, and Oregon’s Andrew Wheating were promoted to The Bowerman men’s watch list as announced by The Bowerman Men’s Watch Committee in conjunction with the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Wednesday.
Along with those promoted to the ten-member watch list – Josh Como of Cal State LA, Leford Green of Johnson C. Smith, Sam Humphreys of Texas A&M, Marcel Lomnicky of Virginia Tech, and Jake Winder of North Central (Ill.) – earned praise by the watch list committee in being added to the “also receiving mention” list.
This group of ten on The Bowerman Watch List is responsible for two world-leading marks, three American-leading marks, and ten collegiate-leading marks so far this outdoor season. In addition, Chelanga reset his own collegiate record in the 10,000 meters on May 1.
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 19, following the collegiate regular season. The three men and three women finalists will be named on July 13. Award winners will be announced at the USTFCCCA 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 and Facebook page facebook.com/TheBowerman.
THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, 2010 MEN
(updated, May 5, 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. |
| Sam Chelanga (P2) | RS JR | Liberty | Distance | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Jeff Demps | FR/SO | Florida | Sprints | Winter Garden, Fla. |
| Ashton Eaton | SR | Oregon | Combined Events | Bend, Ore. |
| David McNeill | SR | Northern Arizona | Distance | Melbourne, Australia |
| Curtis Mitchell (P1) | JR | Texas A&M | Sprints | Dayton Beach, Fla. |
| Christian Taylor | SO | Florida | Jumps | Fayetteville, Ga. |
| Andrew Wheating (P2) | SR | Oregon | Distance | Norwich, Vt. |
| Ryan Whiting | SR | Arizona State | Throws | Harrisburg, Pa. |
(P2) promoted to watch list for second time, (P1) promoted to watch list for first time
Also Receiving Mention (26)
| NAME | YEAR | SCHOOL | EVENTS | HOMETOWN |
| Aaron Braun | SR (ind.) | Adams State | Distance | Fort Collins, Colo. |
| 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 |
| Josh Como (N) | JR | Cal State LA | Jumps | Moreno Valley, Calif. |
| Lee Emanuel | SR | New Mexico | Distance | Hastings, England |
| German Fernandez (D) | SO | Oklahoma State | Distance | Riverbank, Calif. |
| Ricky Flynn | SR | Lynchburg | Distance | Gaithersburg, Va. |
| Ryan Foster | JR | Penn State | Mid-Distance | Tasmania, Australia |
| Ramon Gittens | JR | Saint Augustine’s | Sprints | |
| Leford Green (N) | JR | Johnson C. Smith | Sprints | St. Catherine, Jamaica |
| 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. |
| Sam Humphreys (N) | FR | Texas A&M | Throws | Laredo, Texas |
| Bryce Lamb | FR | Texas Tech | Jumps | Chandler, Ariz. |
| Torrin Lawrence (D) | SO | Georgia | Sprints | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Marcel Lomnicky (N) | SO | Virginia Tech | Throws | Nitra, Slovakia |
| Ngonidzashe Makusha | JR | Florida State | Jumps | Zimbabwe |
| Kurt Roberts | JR | Ashland | Throws | Lancaster, Ohio |
| Scott Roth | JR | Washington | Pole Vault | Granite Bay, Calif. |
| Josh Scott | JR | Saint Augustine’s | Sprints | Winter Haven, Fla. |
| Ramon Sparks | JR | Abilene Christian | Jumps | Kansas City, Mo. |
| Delannie Spriggs | SR | Salisbury | Sprints | Owings, Md. |
| Tavaris Tate (D) | FR | Mississippi State | Sprints | Starkville, Miss. |
| Jake Winder (N) | SR | North Central (Ill.) | Pole Vault | Joliet, Ill. |
(D) demoted from watch list, (N) new addition to either list
THE BOWERMAN WATCH LIST PROFILES
Jeshua Anderson, Jr., Washington State,
Hurdles, Woodland Hills, Calif., Taft HS
OUTDOOR: Anderson notched a season’s best and the collegiate-leading 400-meter hurdle time (49.11) in winning at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 17 … the time is also No. 7 in the world this year … Anderson is undefeated this year in the 100- and 400-meter hurdle events this year.
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 | |||||||
| 100mH | Apr 24 | 14.46w | w: 2.1 | 1 | Cougar Inv | Pullman, Wash. | |
| May 1 | 14.03 | w: -0.8 | 1 | PB | vs. Wash. | Pullman, Wash. | |
| 400mH | Mar 26 | 49.64 | 1 | Stanford Inv | Palo Alto, Calif. | ||
| Apr 1 | 50.85 | 1q | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |||
| Apr 3 | 49.77 | 1 | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |||
| Apr 17 | 49.11 | 1 | CL, SB | Mt. SAC Rel | Walnut, Calif. | ||
| May 1 | 49.63 | 1 | vs. Wash. | Pullman, Wash. | |||
| 4×400 | Apr 3 | 3:12.51 | 2nd leg | 9 | SB | TexasR | Austin, Texas |
Anderson with Flotrack after 49.11, World-leading mark at Mt. SAC
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 … at the Texas Invitational on May 1, Ash ran a wind-legal season’s best of 13.54.
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 | 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. | TexasR | Austin, Texas | ||
| Apr 10 | 13.70 | w: -1.7 | 1 | SunAngel | Tempe, Ariz. | ||
| Apr 24 | 13.58w | w: 4.0 | 1 | SoonerInv | Norman, Okla. | ||
| May 1 | 13.54 | w: 0.5 | 1 | CL, SB | TexasInv | Austin, Texas | |
| 4×100 | Apr 2 | 40.18 | lead-off | 3 | SB | SunAngel | Tempe, Ariz. |
Ronnie Ash interview after winning at Texas Relays
Sam Chelanga, RS Jr., Liberty,
Distance, Nairobi, Kenya, Bartolimo HS/Fairleigh Dickinson
OUTDOOR: Opened the outdoor season by smashing his own collegiate record with a 27:08.39 billing, topping his previous mark set a year ago of 27:28.48, at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational at Stanford.
INDOOR: Took runner-up honors in the 5000 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a season-best time of 13:37.01 … picked up two Big South titles this season and helped his squad grab their 13th-straight conference title with runs in the 3000 meters and the DMR.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 10k | May 1 | 27:08.39 | 3 [1c] | CR, CL, PB | CardinalInv | Palo Alto, Calif. | |
Chelanga on Flotrack after breaking own collegiate 10k record at Stanford
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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 season best of 10.11 … also at the Florida Relays, Demps anchored the Gator 4×100-meter relay squad to a 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 | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 100m | Apr 2 | 10.11 | w: 1.4 | 1 | SB | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. |
| Apr 17 | 10.34 | w: -0.7 | q | Jones Inv | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
| Apr 17 | 10.22 | w: -0.5 | 1 | Jones Inv | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
| 200m | Mar 27 | 21.17 | w: -1.4 | 4/1s2 | SB | UCF Inv | Orlando, Fla. |
| Apr 17 | 21.33 | w: 0.5 | 5/2s2 | Jones Inv | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
| 4×100 | Mar 27 | 39.37 | anchor | 1/1s1 | UCF Inv | Orlando, Fla. | |
| Apr 3 | 38.93 | anchor | 1/1s1 | CL | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | |
| Apr 17 | 39.06 | third-leg | 1 | Jones Inv | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
| Apr 24 | 39.88 | anchor | q/1h2 | Jones Inv | 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 … scoring 4,494 on the first day, Eaton recorded an all-time collegiate best tally for the first five events.
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 |
| Apr 17 | 10.52 | w: -1.2 | 1 | SB | vs UCLA | Eugene, Ore. | |
| LJ | Mar 31 | 7.88mw | 25-10¾, w: 3.0 | D | PB (AC) | TexasR | Austin, Texas |
| Apr 10 | 7.77m | 25-6, w: 0.4 | 1 | SB | Pepsi Team | Eugene, Ore. | |
| 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 10 | 13.64w | w: 2.4 | 1 | Pepsi Team | Eugene, Ore. | |
| May 1 | 13.68 | w: -1.7 | 1 | PB | OregonR | Eugene, Ore. | |
| 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
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 | |||||||
| 1500m | May 1 | 3:49.61 | 4 | SB | atARIZ,vASU | Tucson, Ariz. | |
| 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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Curtis Mitchell, Jr., Texas A&M,
Sprints, Dayton Beach, Fla., Atlantic HS/Southwestern (Calif.) JC
OUTDOOR: Has anchored Texas A&M’s 4×100-meter squad all season and led the team to a Penn Relays title in the event … his 20.54 clocking over 200 meters is currently No. 5 among NCAA marks this year.
INDOOR: Won the NCAA Indoor Championship 200-meter title with a world-leading 20.38 clocking … also the Big 12 Champ in the 200.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 100m | Mar 20 | 10.60 | w: -2.1 | 3 | Spring Cl | Carolina, Puerto Rico | |
| Apr 10 | 10.50 | w: 1.8 | 3 | SB | Pepsi Team | Eugene, Ore. | |
| 200m | Mar 27 | 20.54 | w: 0.0 | 1 | PB | AzSt Inv | Tempe, Ariz. |
| Apr 10 | 20.69w | w: 2.3 | 1 | Pepsi Team | Eugene, Ore. | ||
| 4×100 | Mar 27 | 39.35 | anchor | 1 | AzSt Inv | Tempe, Ariz. | |
| Apr 2 | 39.80 | anchor | 1q/1h3 | TexasR | Austin, Texas | ||
| Apr 17 | 39.54 | anchor | 3/2s3 | Johnson Cl | Waco, Texas | ||
| Apr 23 | 39.37 | anchor | 1q/1h1 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||
| Apr 24 | 39.08 | anchor | 1 | SB | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | |
| 4×200 | Apr 2 | 1:20.61 | anchor | 1 | SB | TexasR | Austin, Texas |
| Apr 23 | 1:21.22 | anchor | 1q | Penn Relays | Philladelphia, Pa. | ||
| Apr 24 | 1:22.31 | anchor | 4 | Penn Relays | Philladelphia, Pa. | ||
| 4×400 | Apr 3 | 3:01.55 | second-leg | 1 | SB | TexasR | Austin, Texas |
| Apr 24 | 3:05.04 | third-leg | 2 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||
Mitchell with Flotrack after 4×200-meter relay heats at Penn Relays
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Christian Taylor, So., Florida,
Jumps, Fayetteville, Ga., Sandy Creek HS
OUTDOOR: In the 4×400, Taylor ran the third leg to help the Gators to a Florida Relays win and a world-leading 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. | |
| LJ | Apr 17 | 7.51m | w: 1.4 | 1 | SB | Jones Inv | Gainesville, Fla. |
| Apr 23 | 7.36m | w: 1.3 | (r3) | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||
| Apr 24 | 7.37mw | w: 2.6 | 9 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||
| 4×400 | Apr 3 | 3:00.31 | third leg | 1/1s1 | WL, CL | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. |
| Apr 24 | 3:05.40 | third leg | 1/Coll. | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||
Christian Taylor after winning second-straight NCAA triple jump title
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Andrew Wheating, Sr., Oregon,
Distance, Norwich, Vt., Kimball Union Academy
OUTDOOR: Wheating notched collegiate-leading times in the 800 (1:47.71) and 1500 (3:37.83) at the Oregon Relays on April 30 and May 1 … his 3:37.83 also stands as the American-leading time … at the Penn Relays, Wheating anchored the Ducks DMR team with a 3:59.84, 1600-meter split for victory … in the 4×800, Wheating’s anchor of 1:47.77 led to a second-place showing.
INDOOR: Anchored DMR with a 4:01.23 split to a second-straight NCAA title … was runner-up in the 800 for the second-straight year as well at the national championships … clocked 1:46.36 over 800 meters at the Husky Classic on February 13 for the American all-track best of the season.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 800m | May 1 | 1:47.71 | 1 | CL, SB | OregonR | Eugene, Ore. | |
| 1500m | Apr 30 | 3:37.83 | 1 | AmL, CL, PB | OregonR | Eugene, Ore. | |
| 4×800 | May 1 | 7:15.55 | anchor | 2 | (1:47.77 split) | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| DMR | Apr 30 | 9:30.69 | anchor | 1 | (3:59.84 split/1600m) | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. |
Wheating and DMR teammates after Penn Relays Win
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Ryan Whiting, Sr., Arizona State,
Throws, Harrisburg, Pa., Central Dauphin HS
OUTDOOR: Currently holds the world-leading mark in the shot put, having tossed 71-2¾ (21.71m) at the Sun Angel Classic on April 10 … has claimed throws of over 69-6 in each of his four competitions this outdoor season … has yet to lose to a collegian with the shot put in 2010 and leads the collegiate ranks by more than seven feet in the event.
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 | AzSt Inv | Tempe, Ariz. | |
| Apr 10 | 21.71m | 71-2¾ | 1 | WL, AmL, CL, oPB | SunAngel | Tempe, Ariz. | |
| Apr 24 | 21.26m | 69-9 | 1 | Triton Inv | La Jolla, Calif. | ||
| May 1 | 21.26m | 69-9 | 1 | atARIZ,vNAU | Tucson, Ariz. | ||
| DISC | Mar 27 | 53.15m | 174-4 | 3 | AzSt Inv | Tempe, Ariz. | |
| Apr 9 | 56.94m | 186-10 | 4 | Mesa Cl | Mesa, Ariz. | ||
| Apr 10 | 56.52m | 185-5 | 3 | SunAngel | Tempe, Ariz. | ||
| May 1 | 58.02m | 190-4 | 2 | SB | atARIZ,vNAU | Tucson, Ariz. | |
Flotrack with Whiting after Sun Angel Classic
Follett Added to Watch List, Coburn and Thomas Earn Mention Nods
May 5, 2010 Share
NEW ORLEANS – Washington’s Katie Follett was added to The Bowerman women’s watch list The Bowerman Women’s Watch Committee announced in conjunction with the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Wednesday. In addition, Colorado’s Emma Coburn and LSU’s LaTavia Thomas are on the award’s receiving mention list.
Follett clocked a collegiate-leading 1500-meter time of 4:10.66 in winning at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 17, besting Seattle Pacific’s Jessica Pixler (4:11.06) in a come-from-behind effort. Her time is the best in Division I by over two seconds and is the sixth best in world this year.
Coburn won the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays with the second-best time in the world this year (9:56.29) and ranks as the collegiate leader by over six seconds. LSU’s Thomas is the collegiate leader in the 800 meters, having clocked 2:01.40 at the LSU Alumni Gold on April 16.
Already in the 2010 outdoor season the group of ten on the watch list has accounted for six world-leading marks, four American leaders and nine collegiate leaders. Three collegiate records have been set by the group, including Lisa Koll’s 10,000-meter performance and the collegiate record forged by Texas A&M’s 4×200- and shuttle hurdle relay teams.
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 19, following the collegiate regular season. The three men and three women finalists will be named on July 13. Award winners will be announced at the USTFCCCA 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 and Facebook page facebook.com/TheBowerman.
THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, 2010 WOMEN
(updated May 5, 2010, listed in alphabetical order)
| NAME | YEAR | SCHOOL | EVENTS | HOMETOWN |
| Katie Follett (N) | SR | Washington | Distance | Fort Collins, Colo. |
| Queen Harrison | SR | Virginia Tech | Hurdles | Richmond, Va. |
| 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 (23)
| 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. |
| Emma Coburn (N) | SO | Colorado | Distance | Crested Butte, Colo. |
| 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. |
| Amber Kaufman (D) | SR | Hawaii | Jumps | San Jose, Calif. |
| Porscha Lucas | SR | Texas A&M | Sprints | Plano, Texas |
| Brenda Martinez | SR | UC Riverside | Mid-Distance | Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. |
| 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. |
| LaTavia Thomas (N) | SR | LSU | Mid-Distance | Philadelphia, Pa. |
(N) new to either list, (D) demoted from watch list
THE BOWERMAN WATCH LIST PROFILES
Katie Follett, Sr., Washington,
Distance, Fort Collins, Colo., Fort Collins HS
OUTDOOR: Clocked a collegiate-leading 1500-meter time of 4:10.66 in winning at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 17, besting Seattle Pacific’s Jessica Pixler (4:11.06) in a come-from-behind effort … her time is the best in Division I by over two seconds and is the sixth best in world this year.
INDOOR: Won runner-up honors in the Mile at the NCAA Championships with a 4:36.39 performance … finished third at the MPSF Championships in the same event … season-best of 4:34.98 (OT) happened at the Husky Invite on February 13.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| 1500m | Mar 26 | 4:15.04 | 2 | Stanford Inv | Palo Alto, Calif. | ||
| Apr 10 | 4:17.02 | 1 | Pepsi Team Inv | Eugene, Ore. | |||
| Apr 17 | 4:10.66 | 1 | CL, PB | Mt. SAC Relays | Walnut, Calif. | ||
Follett with Flotrack after taking Mt. SAC 1500 meters
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Queen Harrison, Sr., Virginia Tech,
Hurdles, Richmond, Va., Hermitage HS
OUTDOOR: Harrison has the started the outdoor season with a bang, compling a world- and collegiate-leading 12.61 in the 100-meter hurdles in winning at the Penn Relays … Harrison won the ACC title in the sprint hurdles with a wind-aided (5.3 m/s) 12.44, the best ever time by a collegian in all conditions … Harrison also tallied an ACC title in the 400-meter hurdles with a collegiate-leading 54.66, a time that also ranks second in the world this year.
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.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| 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 | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
| Apr 16 | 12.82w | w: 2.2 | q | ACC | Clemson, S.C. | ||
| Apr 17 | 12.44W | w: 5.3 | 1 | [all-cond. CR] | ACC | Clemson, S.C. | |
| Apr 23 | 12.46w | w: 3.1 | q | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||
| Apr 24 | 12.61 | w: 1.1 | 1 | WL, AmL, CL, PB | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | |
| 400mH | Apr 2 | 56.06 | 1 | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
| Apr 16 | 56.89 | q | ACC | Clemson, S.C. | |||
| Apr 17 | 54.66 | 1 | CL, SB | ACC | Clemson, S.C. | ||
| 4×400 | Apr 3 | 3:33.15 | lead-off | 3/2s1 | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | |
| Apr 17 | 3:36.50 | lead-off | 2 | ACC | Clemson, S.C. | ||
Flotrack video of Harrison’s 12.65 hurdle race at Florida Relays
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Mariam Kevkhisvili, Sr., Florida,
Throws, Tbilisi, Georgia, Varketili Secondary
OUTDOOR: Collegiate-leading mark of 60-6¾ (18.46m) was claimed in winning at the Tom Jones Memorial … the Gator is undefeated this season and has now won 16 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 | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | |
| Apr 17 | 18.46m | 60-6¾ | 1 | CL, PB | Tom Jones Inv | Gainesville, Fla. | |
| Apr 23 | 18.17m | 59-7½ | 1 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||
Kevkhisvili on GatorVision Online Following SEC Indoor Championships
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 … on May 1, Koll posted a 15:17.76 collegiate-leading time over 5000 meters in placing fourth overall and as the first collegiate at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, again at Stanford … anchored DMR team with a 4:31.8, 1600-meter split to a Drake Relays title.
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 | |||||||
| 5000m | May 1 | 15:17.76 | 4 [1c] | CL, PB | Cardinal Inv | Palo Alto, Calif. | |
| 10k | Mar 26 | 31:18.07 | 1 | CR, WL, AmL, CL, PB | Stanford Inv | Palo Alto, Calif. | |
| 4×1600 | Apr 23 | 19:14.80 | anchor | 3 | (4:42.4 split) | Drake Relays | Des Moines, Iowa |
| DMR | Apr 24 | 11:08.64 | anchor | 1 | (4:31.8 split/1600m) | Drake Relays | Des Moines, Iowa |
Flotrack interview with Koll after running 5000 meters at Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational
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Gabby Mayo, Jr., Texas A&M,
Sprints/Hurdles, Raleigh, N.C., Southeast HS
OUTDOOR: In the collegiate top three in the 100 meters with an equal personal best of 11.13 claimed in winning the Texas Relays title … 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 … also was the second leg of the Aggie 4×200-meter relay (1:29.42) and of the Aggie shuttle hurdle relay (52.50) that notched collegiate record times in earning additional titles at the Penn Relays.
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 | =PB | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
| 200m | May 1 | 23.22 | w: 1.7 | 3 | SB | Texas Inv | Austin, Texas |
| 100mH | Apr 10 | 13.10 | w: 1.1 | 1 | SB | Pepsi Team | Eugene, Ore. |
| 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 | |
| Apr 10 | 43.89 | anchor | 1 | Pepsi Team | Eugene, Ore. | ||
| Apr 22 | 43.13 | anchor | q | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||
| Apr 23 | 43.09 | anchor | 1 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||
| 4×200 | Apr 24 | 1:29.42 | second-leg | 1 | CR, WL, AmL | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| SHR | Apr 23 | 52.50 | second-leg | 1 | CR, WL | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. |
Mayo speaks with Flotrack following 11.13 win at the Texas Relays
Francena McCorory, Jr., Hampton,
Sprints, Hampton, Va., Bethel HS
OUTDOOR: Holds the second-best collegiate time for 200 meters this season with a 22.92 run in winning the 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 | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | |
| 4×100 | Apr 24 | 44.90 | second-leg | prelim | SB | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 4×200 | Apr 2 | 1:34.12 | lead-off | 4/3h1 | SB | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. |
| Apr 23 | 1:34.29 | lead-off | 6 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. | ||
| 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 collegiate-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 … history certainly could have been made at the UTEP Invitational on April 10, but a timing malfunction only allowed for a hand time of Okagbare’s 100-meter run that was on the stopwatch at 10.7h.
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 |
| Apr 10 | 10.7hA | w: 1.3 | 1 | UTEP Inv | El Paso, 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 | 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 | ||
| Apr 23 | 44.71 | anchor | 1q/1h1 | Drake Relays | Des Moines, Iowa | ||
| Apr 24 | 44.45 | anchor | 1 | SB | Drake Relays | Des Moines, Iowa | |
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 | May 1 | 13.61 | w: 0.8 | 1 | SB | OregonR | Eugene, Ore. |
| 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 | 5.86m | 19-2¾, w: 1.1 | 3 | SB | OregonR | Eugene, Ore. |
| JAV | Apr 1 | 43.05m | 141-3 | 4 | SB | Pepsi Team | Eugene, Ore. |
| 800m | Apr 1 | 2:19.78 | H | SB | TexasR | Austin, Texas | |
Theisen talks to Flotrack after Texas Relays heptathlon
Kim Williams, Jr., Florida State,
Jumps, Kingston, Jamaica, Vere Technical
OUTDOOR: Recorded a collegiate-leading triple jump in winning the Seminole Invitational on April 10 with a mark of 44-4½ (13.52m) … winner of the triple jump at the ACC Championships with a heavily wind-aided mark of 44-2½ (13.47m).
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 | |
| OUTDOOR | |||||||
| LJ | Apr 9 | 5.93m | 19-5½, w: 0.5 | 1 | SB | Seminole Inv | Tallahassee, Fla. |
| Apr 16 | 5.92m | 19-5¼, w: -1.2 | 7 | ACC | Clemson, S.C. | ||
| TJ | Apr 10 | 13.52m | 44-4½, w: 0.2 | 1 | CL, SB | Seminole Inv | Tallahassee, Fla. |
| Apr 17 | 13.38m | 43-10¾, w: 1.8 | (r3) | ACC | Clemson, S.C. | ||
| Apr 17 | 13.47mW | 44-2½, w: 6.3 | 1 | ACC | Clemson, S.C. | ||
2009 Sun Sports Feature on Williams
Phoebe Wright, Sr., Tennessee,
Mid-Distance, Signal Mountain, Tenn., Red Bank HS
OUTDOOR: Helped the Lady Vols to a Penn Relays distance trifecta for the second-straight year, anchoring Tennessee’s 4×800-meter relay with a 2:00.89 split and the 4×1500-meter relay with a 4:17.3 split … Wright ran the 800-meter third leg in the DMR with a 2:02.12 split for the other relays title … also 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 | SB | FlaSt Relays | Tallahassee, Fla. | |
| 1500m | Apr 2 | 4:18.29 | 1 | FloridaR | Gainesville, Fla. | ||
| Apr 9 | 4:15.66 | 1 | PB | SeaRay Relays | Knoxville, Tenn. | ||
| 4×400 | Apr 10 | 3:36.34 | anchor | 2 | SeaRay Relays | Tallahassee, Fla. | |
| 4×800 | Apr 24 | 8:18.22 | anchor | 1 | (split 2:00.89) | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 4×1500 | Apr 23 | 17:14.91 | anchor | 1 | (split 4:17.3) | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| DMR | Apr 22 | 10:54.65 | third leg | 1 | (split 2:02.12/800m) | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pa. |
Flotrack talks to Phoebe Wright and DMR teammates after Penn Relays win
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