Spencer also won titles in the same three events at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in the winter. This is Spencer’s first appearance on the watch list and the second for an lllinois woman (Angela Bizzarri, January 12, 2010).

The next updates to The Bowerman Watch List will occur following the preliminary rounds of the NCAA Championships. The NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships begin May 24-26 with preliminary rounds in Austin, Texas and Jacksonville, Fla. The national championships for Division I will conclude June 6-9 in Des Moines, Iowa.

THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, 2012 WOMEN

(updated May 17, 2012, listed in alphabetical order, always ten names)

(P) – Promoted from the “also receiving mention” list
(N) – new to either list

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Brigetta Barrett, Arizona – OUTDOOR: Barrett leads the collegiate ranks by over three inches with a season’s best jump of 6-4¾ (1.95m) and is now among the all-time top ten outdoor collegiate performers in the event. The mark is also among the top five in the world so far this year. In five outdoor competitions, she won each and cleared at least 6-4 (1.93m) on all occasions. Dating back to the 2011 outdoor season, Barrett has won 15 collegiate competitions. Barrett won the Pac-12 title with a best leap of 6-4¼ (1.94m).

INDOOR: Barrett completed a perfect indoor season in the high jump, winning all five contests in which she was entered, including the NCAA Championships where she won for the second-straight year. Barrett is the first to win back-to-back indoor high jump crowns since Georgia Tech’s Chaunte Howard (2004-05).

Barrett’s season’s best in the event occurred when she cleared 6-5½ (1.97m) on the way to winning the Razorback Invitational’s event in January. The leap was just one centimeter (half inch) from the collegiate record set in 2009 by Destinee Hooker. Barrett took attempts at the collegiate record at both the Razorback and NCAA meets. Barrett finished No. 3 on the world on the performer’s list for the 2012 season. Barrett also won the MPSF title with a clear of 6-4 (1.93m). Barrett made eight clearances at 6-2 (1.88m) or above during the indoor season.

Tia Brooks, Oklahoma – OUTDOOR: At the Drake Relays, Brooks won the shot put title with a collegiate-leading throw of 60-7¼ (18.47m). The mark is second-best among Americans this season. Brooks won the Big 12 shot put title with a best of 59-9½ (18.22m).

INDOOR: Brooks won the NCAA shot put title with a fantastic series that included three throws over 60 feet and the best in round five that sailed to 62-4 (19.00m). The mark places Brooks second on the all-time collegiate indoor performers list and was the best throw by a collegian since 2004. Brooks also claimed the Big 12 title in the shot with a mark of 60-6¾ (18.46m).

Kimberlyn Duncan, LSU – OUTDOOR: Duncan is the current collegiate-leader in the 100 and 200 meters. As part of a three-event sweep of the SEC Championships, Duncan won the 100 meters in 10.96 seconds, the second-fastest low-altitude time in collegiate history. In the 200 meters, Duncan won in a wind-aided time of 22.12 which stands as the world’s all-conditions best time of the year. Duncan also anchored LSU to a conference crown in the 4×100. At the Texas Relays, Duncan won the 100 meters in with a wind-aided time of 10.94.  In relays, Duncan helped LSU to a Texas Relays sweep of the 4×100, 4×200, and sprint medley relay and was named the Most Outstanding Performer of the Meet for her efforts. At the Penn Relays, Duncan and LSU won the 4×200 relay and finished runner up in the 4×100 and sprint medley.

INDOOR: Duncan notched her second-consecutive NCAA indoor title in the 200 meters with a 2012 world-best time of 22.74. Duncan became the first to win back-to-back national indoor crowns in the event since LSU’s Muna Lee (2002-03). Duncan also claimed an eighth-place finish at the national championships in the 60 meters.

Duncan won the 200-meter title and finished as runner-up in the 60 meters at the SEC Championships. Duncan notched sub-23.25 times in the 200 on seven occasions. Duncan won 200-meter titles at the Tyson Invitational and New Balance Collegiate Invitational and has now won 14-straight finals in the 200. In the 60 meters, Duncan had a season best of 7.26, carded in a runner-up Tyson Invite performance.

Octavious Freeman, UCF – OUTDOOR: Freeman holds the No. 4 NCAA seed and has a season best in the 200 meters of 22.80, captured in winning the title at the Florida Relays. Freeman was the Conference USA Champion in the 100 meters with a time of 11.09 that places her as the No. 4 seed in that event as well. Also at the C-USA meet, Freeman placed third in the 200 meters as led UCF to a 4×100 title. At the Penn Relays, Freeman led UCF to a third-place showing in the 4×100.

 INDOOR: Freeman was second in the 60 meters (7.15) and fourth in the 200 meters (23.18) at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Freeman swept 60-200 titles at the Conference USA Championships and was the 60-meter winner at the Tyson Invitational. Her best of the season in the 60 of 7.15 was second-best among collegians during the season and she three time ran 7.20 or better during the season. Freeman also now ranks seventh on the all-time collegiate performers list in the 60 meters. In the 200, she twice ran season bests of 23.18 – both occurring at the NCAA Championships.

Whitney Gipson, TCU – OUTDOOR: Placed third overall in the long jump at the Texas Relays with a wind-aided best of 21-10¾ (6.67m) to currently sit as the No. 3 NCAA seed. Gipson was the Mountain West Champion in the long jump and helped TCU to the 4×100 title as well. Gipson holds a wind-legal best of 21-8¾ (6.62m), a mark that ranks in the top ten in the world this year, which also occurred at the Texas Relays. Gipson was the long jump winner at the Penn Relays.

INDOOR: Gipson had a breakthrough performance at the NCAA Indoor Championships where she won the long jump with a collegiate-record-equaling best of 22-8 (6.91m). Gipson tied the 2002 collegiate record set by Auburn’s Elva Goulbourne in the championships’ fifth round and finished the season No. 4 on the world’s indoor performance list. In addition, Gipson had a total of three jumps of 6.20 meters (20-8) and four over 20 feet in the series at the NCAA meet. Gipson was also impressive at the Mountain West Championships where she won with a leap of 21-10¾ (6.67m) and notched three jumps over 6.50 meters (21-3¾).

Christina Manning, Ohio State – OUTDOOR: Moved into the collegiate all-time top ten with a winning time of 12.68 at Arizona’s Jim Click Shootout, a time that also stands as the collegiate-leading mark and has her as a top-ten performer in the world this year. Manning swept the 100 dash and hurdles at the Big Ten Championship, matching the sprint-hurdle combo from the indoor season. She also finished second in the 200 meters and led the Buckeyes to the 4×100 crown at the league meet. She also won the 100 dash at the Jim Click Shootout in 11.43 which ranks among the collegiate top 35 this season.

INDOOR: Manning won the NCAA indoor title in the 60 hurdles with a blazing time of 7.91, the fourth-best performance in collegiate history. Along with a 7.98 clocking in the national preliminary, Manning ended the season with four-straight sub-eight-second performances. Manning also placed fifth at the national championships in the 60 meters.

Manning also captured the 60 meter-60 hurdle double at the Big Ten Championships during the indoor campaign where she clocked her season best in the 60 dash of 7.23. On five occasions this season, Manning has notched times of 8.07 or better in the hurdles. The time of 7.23 in the 60 dash places Manning in the top five among all collegiate performers this year in that event as well.

Jeneva McCall, Southern Illinois – OUTDOOR: McCall is the collegiate-leader in discus and in the NCAA’s top four in the hammer (second) and shot put (fourth). McCall swept conference titles in all three events for Southern Illinois in the Missouri Valley. She became an all-time top ten collegiate performer in the hammer with a throw of 227-8 (69.39m) to win Vanderbilt’s Black and Gold Invitational. In the shot put, her best of the year of 58-3¾ (17.77m) ranks fourth among collegians this year. She leads the NCAA discus ranks by nearly a foot with a season’s best of 195-0 (59.45m). McCall won the hammer throw at the Drake Relays and has not lost to a collegian in the event this year.

INDOOR: McCall won the NCAA indoor title in the weight throw and finished as the meet’s runner-up in the shot put. McCall moved to No. 4 on the all-time collegiate performers list this season with the weight with a season’s best of 77-11½ (23.76m). McCall recorded, at least, the top 15 throws among all collegians with the weight, showing a complete dominance of the event in the 2012 indoor season. McCall notched a personal best of 58-11½ (17.97m) in the shot put for the second-place national finish.

Ashley Spencer, Illinois – OUTDOOR: Swept the 200- and 400-meter events at the Big Ten Championships and led Illinois to victory in the 4×400. In the 400, Spencer clocked 51.99 in the preliminary round and came back to win the league title with a collegiate-leading time of 51.02. Her time in the 200 of 22.99 was also a season best and among the NCAA’s top 12 seeds this year.

INDOOR: Placed sixth at the NCAA Championships in the 200 meters and was a member of the Illinois squad the finished 11th nationally in the 4×400 relay. At the Big Ten meet, Spencer swept the 200 and 400 and helped the squad to the 4×400 relay victory. Notched season bests of 23.24 in the 200 (Big Ten) and 53.45 in the 400 (Tyson Invitational).

Tina Sutej, Arkansas – OUTDOOR: Holds the collegiate-leading vault of 14-11 (4.55m) from winning at the Texas Relays. She went on to make attempts at 15-1¾ (4.62m) in an effort to best her own collegiate record at the Texas Relays. Sutej also won the Drake Relays title. Sutej was had won a string of ten competitions, but that ended with a second-place showing based on misses at the SEC Championships.

INDOOR: Sutej topped her own collegiate record in the pole vault at the SEC Indoor Championships with a clearance of 14-11 (4.55m) to win her fifth-consecutive overall conference title in the event. Sutej won six meets during the indoor season, which includes a second-straight national title, continuing her indoor winning streak that now spans 13 meets and dates back to beginning of the 2011 season.

Brianne Theisen, Oregon – OUTDOOR: Winner of the Pac-12 heptathlon title with a personal-best score of 6,353. Theisen’s mark is the collegiate-leading score by over 350 points and is the world-leading mark as well. On the all-time collegiate heptathlon list, Theisen now sits third, having notched the best score by a collegian since 1995. Her season’s best in the 100 hurdles, 13.21, ranks among the NCAA’s current top 25 seeds. In the high jump, she’s tied for tenth nationally with a Pac-12 leap of 6-0 (1.83m).

INDOOR: Theisen capped off her indoor season with a third-straight NCAA crown in the pentathlon (4,536). Theisen joined Arizona State’s Jacquelyn Johnson (2006-07-08) as the only three-time champions in the event. Earlier in the season at the Texas A&M Challenge in January, Theisen broke her own collegiate record in the pentathlon for the third time with a tally of 4,555. In that event’s high jump portion, Theisen cleared 6-2 (1.88m) in the high jump and finished the season tied for second among all collegians with that mark. Theisen’s 4,555 also broke the Canadian record of 4,550 that was set in 1982.

At the MPSF Championships, Theisen performed in individual events, scoring 22 points with a victory in the 400 meters, a second-place in the 60 hurdles, and fifth-place showing in the long jump.

ALSO RECEIVING MENTION

(D) – Demoted from the watch list
(N) – new to either list

ALL-TIME WATCH LIST APPEARANCES

(last appearance date also listed)

By Student-Athlete

By Institution

By Current Conference

ABOUT THE BOWERMAN

The Bowerman, which debuted in 2009, is presented annually by the USTFCCCA to the most outstanding male and female collegiate track & field athletes in the nation.

Florida State’s Ngoni Makusha and Texas A&M’s Jessica Beard are the reigning winners of The Bowerman, which is named for legendary Oregon track & field and cross country coach Bill Bowerman.

Bowerman served the sport of track and field in numerous ways. His leadership in the USTFCCCA’s predecessor organization, the National Collegiate Track Coaches Association, and his contributions to NCAA track and field and the running community as a whole are among his many lasting legacies.

For more information on The Bowerman, the award, the trophy, and Bill Bowerman himself, visit TheBowerman.org.

ABOUT THE USTFCCCA

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is a non-profit professional organization representing cross country and track & field coaches of all levels. The organization represents over 8,000 coaching members encompassing 94% of all NCAA track & field programs (DI, DII, and DIII) and includes members representing the NAIA as well as a number of state high school coaches associations. The USTFCCCA serves as an advocate for cross country and track & field coaches, providing a leadership structure to assist the needs of a diverse membership, serving as a lobbyist for coaches’ interests, and working as a liaison between the various stakeholders in the sports of cross country and track & field.

Jock is making the first appearance of his career on the watch list while Derrick returns to the group of ten for the first time since March 14.

Added to the “also receiving mention” list this update is Columbia’s Kyle Merber and Whitworth’s Carter Comito. Merber ran the fastest collegiate 1500-meter race since 1981 (3:35.59) on Monday at Swarthmore’s Last Chance Meet. Merber ranks only behind collegiate-record holder Sydney Maree (Villanova) on the all-time collegiate list in the event. Comito leads the NCAA Division III discus ranks by more than 12 feet.

THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, 2012 MEN

(updated May 16, listed in alphabetical order, always ten names)

(P) – Promoted from the “also receiving mention” list
(N) – new to either list

QUICKLY – The Watch List in 2012

Curtis Beach, Duke – OUTDOOR: Beach placed second in the decathlon at the ACC Championships with a season’s best score of 7,764 points. In the 1500-meter portion of the event, Beach won by 30 seconds over the field. Earlier in the season, in early April, he wowed observers with a 1:47.99 run in the 800 meters at the Duke Invitational. The time ranks in the national top 15 among all collegians in the event this year. His season’s best in the long jump of 24-9¾ (7.56m) ranks in the top 35 of Division I this season.

INDOOR: Beach was the indoor season’s NCAA and ACC Champion of the heptathlon. With a score of 6,183 points, a score that finished fourth in the world in 2012, at the national championships, Beach became the third-best performer in the collegiate history of the event. He sits only behind world-record holder Ashton Eaton (Oregon) and Olympic medalist and two-time World Champion Trey Hardee (Texas) on the all-time list. Also at the NCAA Championships, Beach reset his own heptathlon world record by four seconds in the 1000 meters with a run of 2:23.63 to secure overall victory. The time also placed him in the collegiate top ten of the open 1000 for the season. Beach won the ACC title in the heptathlon by nearly 600 points with a score of 5,862.

Jeff Demps, Florida – OUTDOOR: Currently holds the NCAA’s top seed with a wind-aided clocking of 10.01 over 100 meters to win the collegiate race at the Texas Relays. Undefeated at the distance this year in finals which also includes a wind-legal run of 10.11 to win the Florida Relays. Ran a wind-aided 20.64 in the 200 meters at the Pepsi Relays to rank among the NCAA’s top 25 seeds in the event this year. As a member of the Gators’ 4×100-relay team, Demps helped UF to a 38.67 clocking at the Tom Jones Invitational – the second-best time by a collegiate team this year. He did not participate at the SEC Championships due to a reported issue with his hamstring.

INDOOR: Demps won his third-consecutive NCAA 60-meter title during the indoor season, joining Pitt’s Lee McRae (1986-87-88, 55 meters), Texas A&M’s Curtis Dickey (1978-79-80, 60 yards), and Nebraska’s Charlie Greene (1965-66-67, 60 yards) as three-time national indoor sprint champs. In the national preliminary, Demps clocked a personal-best and collegiate-leading 6.52 to move to eighth on the all-time collegiate list in the event. Demps finished third in the 60-meter final at the SEC meet (6.64). In total, Demps clocked sub-6.60 on six occasions in the 60, a national best. Demps’6.52 placed him sixth on the world list for 2012.

Chris Derrick, Stanford – OUTDOOR: Derrick ranks in the NCAA’s top 15 in three distance events. Most notably, Derrick clocked 27:31.38 as the second-best collegian in the 10k at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational. The time ranks third-best in the world this year and places him fifth on the all-time collegiate performers list in the event. In the 5000, Derrick ranks 11th in the NCAA with a season best of 13:37.55 clocked in winning the Pac-12 title. He led Stanford to the 4×1500 relay title at the Texas Relays and was the winner of the 3000 meters at the Cal-Stanford Big Meet.

INDOOR: At the NCAA Indoor Championships, Derrick had a pair of gutsy runner-up performances in the distance events that had the track world buzzing. In the 5000 meters, Derrick took the race’s lead with four laps to go (800 meters) from Arizona duo Lawi Lalang and Stephen Sambu. Sambu would drop off by the next lap and it became a one-on-one battle with Lalang. At the bell, the two were just seven-hundredths-of-a-second from each other side-by-side. Although Lalang would close with a 28.09 final lap to take victory, Derrick’s 29.79 and final 400 meters of 60.32 gained great acclaim. The following evening in the 3000 meters, the two squared off again. Derrick took the lead with two laps to go and the duo again was side-by-side through the tape where Lalang was declared the victor by just 17-hundreths-of-a second. In the final lap of the 3000, Derrick split 27.39 and finished the final 400 in 56.22.

Derrick anchored the Cardinal to a second-place showing at the MPSF Championships in the DMR and was second in the mile at 3:59.13 (OT).

Tim Glover, Illinois State – OUTDOOR: Glover is the current collegiate-leader in the javelin, having marked a best toss of 266-9 (81.31m) to win the Sea Ray Relays. The mark placed Glover in the all-time collegiate top-ten performers list. In the Sea Ray Relays event, Glover notched three throws over the 79-meter mark (259-2), all of which would better the current NCAA performance list. Glover, the defending NCAA Champion in the event, is the current American leader and ranks among the world’s current top ten marks in the javelin. Glover won the Missouri Valley Conference title with a best of 254-6 (77.58m).

INDOOR: Did not compete except for one shot put competition in December.

Andrew Irwin, Arkansas – OUTDOOR: Irwin won the SEC pole vault title with a collegiate- and co-American-leading mark of 18-9¼ (5.72m). Irwin moved to ninth on the all-time collegiate performers list with the clearance. Irwin has won four events this season and has cleared 18-4½ (5.60m) at the Arkansas Spring Invite and twice more won with heights of more than 17-9 (5.41m).

INDOOR: Irwin won the NCAA indoor title in the pole vault as just a freshman. He was the only to clear 18-2½ (5.55m) at the national meet which also turned out to be the collegiate-season’s best. Irwin won the SEC title as the only to clear 18-1¾ (5.53m). Throughout the indoor season, Irwin cleared 18-feet or higher on four occasions, a national high.

Charles Jock, UC Irvine – OUTDOOR: In winning the 800 meters at the Big West Championships, Jock equaled his personal best set in 2011 with a collegiate- and American-leading 1:44.75 run to best UC Santa Barbara’s Ryan Martin by two hundredths of a second. Jock ranks seventh on the all-time collegiate performers list in the event.

INDOOR: Did not compete.

Lawi Lalang, Arizona – OUTDOOR: Pac-12 Champion in the 1500 (3:47.33). Placed runner-up in a thrilling 5k race at the Mt. SAC Relays to fellow watch-lister Cam Levins with a time of 13:18.88 – a time that ranks second among collegians this year and sixth all-time in the collegiate ranks. The following weekend, Lalang placed as the top collegian in the 1500 meters at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational where he would run 3:36.77 behind three professionals. The clocking in that event ranks eighth on the all-time collegiate list and tops among the NCAA this year.

INDOOR: Lalang had one of the most noteworthy collegiate indoor seasons of all-time. In a total of five distance races, Lalang never lost to a collegian, set a new collegiate record in the 5000 meters, and won two NCAA titles.

At the NCAA Championships, Lalang scored the 3000-5000 double with titles in both events – the first to do so since Oregon’s Galen Rupp in 2009. In the 5000, Lalang claimed a new NCAA-Championships record with a 13:25.11 run, clocking 28.09 in the final 200 meters, in holding off Stanford’s Chris Derrick. The next night, Lalang again held off Derrick and won the 3000 by a sixth-of-a-second in 7:46.64, just off the meet record of 7:46.03. Lalang closed the 3000 with laps of 28.60 and 27.28. Earlier in the season, Lalang toppled the collegiate record in the 5000 meters by 10 seconds with a 13:08.28 run at the Millrose Games where he finished second only to professional Bernard Lagat. Lalang also won the MPSF 3000-meter title in 7:44.48 (OT) and opened the season by winning the Razorback Invitational mile in 3:55.09, the third-fastest time in collegiate history.

Cameron Levins, Southern Utah – OUTDOOR: On two consecutive weekends, Levins tore-up the collegiate-running headlines with big runs at the Mt. SAC Relays and Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational. At the Mt. SAC Relays, Levins would outrun Arizona’s Lawi Lalang in a thriller to clock the NCAA’s best time of the season, 13:18.47. The mark is fifth all-time in the collegiate ranks and the fastest by a collegian since 2008. At the Payton Jordan meet, Levins would run another winner against a stout field of pros and collegians with a 10k world-leading run of 27:27.96, topping Sam Chelanga and Stanford’s Chris Derrick among others. The time of 27:27.96 is also No. 2 on the all-time collegiate list. Two weeks removed from the Payton Jordan meet, Levins competed in five races at the Summit League Championships and swept the finals of the 800, 1500, 5000, and 10k for 40 points in the league meet.

INDOOR: At the NCAA Championships, placed third in the 3000 meters and fourth in the 5000 meters. Took home FOUR Summit League conference titles with victories in the 800, Mile, 3000, and 5000. He was the top collegian in the 3000 meters at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston where he ran 7:45.75, the fastest time by a collegian since 2009 and eighth-fastest all-time. He was the winner of the UW Invitational 3000 (7:48.25) and 5000 (13:42.90). At the Millrose Games, Levins placed seventh overall in the Mile with a run of 3:57.16.

Tony McQuay, Florida – OUTDOOR: Winner of the 400 meters at the SEC Championships in a season’s best 45.48 – a time that ranks in a tie for seventh in the NCAA ranks. He also led Florida to the SEC crown in the 4×400 and their relay ranks second in the NCAA with a season best of 3:02.41 from winning at the Drake Relays. He also a member of the Gators’ 4×100 that ranks second in the nation. In the 200, McQuay’s best of 20.60 is in the NCAA’s top 20.

INDOOR: McQuay won the NCAA indoor title in the 400 meters with a collegiate-leading time of 45.77 – a performance that also placed him in the world’s top ten for 2012. In event’s preliminary, he ran a then-collegiate leading 45.85 to lead all qualifiers.

Maurice Mitchell, Florida State – OUTDOOR: He won the 200 meters (20.65) and was the runner-up in the 100 meters (10.21) at the ACC Championships. Mitchell is currently the NCAA’s No. 1 seed in the 200 meters as result of a wind-aided 20.08 run to win the Pepsi Relays. That mark ranks third among all-conditions times in the world this season. His season’s best of 10.17 in the 100 meters from the ACC preliminary rounds ranks in the NCAA’s top ten this season.

INDOOR: At the NCAA Indoor Championships, Mitchell placed third in the 200 meters (20.66) and sixth in the 60 meters (6.62). In the preliminaries of both events, Mitchell ran season bests of 6.59 (60) and 20.60 (200). Mitchell claimed the ACC title in the 200 meters and was the conference’s runner-up in the 60.

ALSO RECEIVING MENTION

(D) – Demoted from the watch list
(N) – new to either list

ALL-TIME WATCH LIST APPEARANCES

(last appearance date also listed)

By Student-Athlete

By Institution

By Current Conference

ABOUT THE BOWERMAN

The Bowerman, which debuted in 2009, is presented annually by the USTFCCCA to the most outstanding male and female collegiate track & field athletes in the nation.

Florida State’s Ngoni Makusha and Texas A&M’s Jessica Beard are the reigning winners of The Bowerman, which is named for legendary Oregon track & field and cross country coach Bill Bowerman.

Bowerman served the sport of track and field in numerous ways. His leadership in the USTFCCCA’s predecessor organization, the National Collegiate Track Coaches Association, and his contributions to NCAA track and field and the running community as a whole are among his many lasting legacies.

For more information on The Bowerman, the award, the trophy, and Bill Bowerman himself, visit TheBowerman.org.

ABOUT THE USTFCCCA

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is a non-profit professional organization representing cross country and track & field coaches of all levels. The organization represents over 8,000 coaching members encompassing 94% of all NCAA track & field programs (DI, DII, and DIII) and includes members representing the NAIA as well as a number of state high school coaches associations. The USTFCCCA serves as an advocate for cross country and track & field coaches, providing a leadership structure to assist the needs of a diverse membership, serving as a lobbyist for coaches’ interests, and working as a liaison between the various stakeholders in the sports of cross country and track & field.

Freeman is the collegiate leader in the 200 meters, having clocked 22.80 to win the event at the Florida Relays. In the 100 meters, Freeman owns the second-best wind-legal collegiate time (11.10) from a sweep of the short-sprint events at the Pepsi Relays. The 100-meter time ranks third in the world this year while the 200-meter clocking is in the world’s top ten this year. At the Penn Relays, Freeman led UCF to a third-place showing in the 4×100.

The next updates to The Bowerman Watch List will occur after the conclusion of the regular season – May 16 (men) and May 17 (women). The NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships begin May 24-26 with preliminary rounds in Austin, Texas and Jacksonville, Fla. The national championships for Division I will conclude June 6-9 in Des Moines, Iowa.

THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, 2012 WOMEN

(updated May 3, 2012, listed in alphabetical order, always ten names)

(P) – Promoted from the “also receiving mention” list
(N) – new to either list

QUICKLY – The Watch List

Brigetta Barrett, Arizona – OUTDOOR: Barrett leads the collegiate ranks by over three inches with a season’s best jump of 6-4¾ (1.95m) and is now among the all-time top ten outdoor collegiate performers in the event. In four outdoor competitions, she won each and cleared at least 6-4 (1.93m) on all occasions. Dating back to the 2011 outdoor season, Barrett has won 14 collegiate competitions.

INDOOR: Barrett completed a perfect indoor season in the high jump, winning all five contests in which she was entered, including the NCAA Championships where she won for the second-straight year. Barrett is the first to win back-to-back indoor high jump crowns since Georgia Tech’s Chaunte Howard (2004-05).

Barrett’s season’s best in the event occurred when she cleared 6-5½ (1.97m) on the way to winning the Razorback Invitational’s event in January. The leap was just one centimeter (half inch) from the collegiate record set in 2009 by Destinee Hooker. Barrett took attempts at the collegiate record at both the Razorback and NCAA meets. Barrett finished No. 3 on the world on the performer’s list for the 2012 season. Barrett also won the MPSF title with a clear of 6-4 (1.93m). Barrett made eight clearances at 6-2 (1.88m) or above during the indoor season.

Brittany Borman, Oklahoma – OUTDOOR: Borman won the javelin at Arizona State’s Sun Angel Classic in early April with a collegiate-leading mark of 194-11 (59.42m). Not only does Borman lead the collegiate ranks by over 17 feet in the early part of the season, but she is also now an all-time top ten performer in the event in collegiate history (No. 7). Borman is also the American leader in the javelin this season. Borman was also the javelin champ at the Drake Relays. With the discus, Borman has marked 182-11 (55.77m) to rank in NCAA’s top ten this season. In addition, Borman was the winner of the discus at the Texas Relays.

INDOOR: Did not compete.

Tia Brooks, Oklahoma – OUTDOOR: At the Drake Relays, Brooks won the shot put title with a collegiate-leading throw of 60-7¼ (18.47m). In her only other shot put competition of the outdoor season thus far, Brooks finished third overall and as the second-best collegian at the Mt. SAC Relays.

INDOOR: Brooks won the NCAA shot put title with a fantastic series that included three throws over 60 feet and the best in round five that sailed to 62-4 (19.00m). The mark places Brooks second on the all-time collegiate indoor performers list and was the best throw by a collegian since 2004. Brooks also claimed the Big 12 title in the shot with a mark of 60-6¾ (18.46m).

Kimberlyn Duncan, LSU – OUTDOOR: Duncan has only once competed in the 200 meters this season – the event where she has won three-straight NCAA titles combining indoor and outdoor. At LSU’s Alumni Gold meet, Duncan clocked an all-conditions collegiate best this season with a 22.55 clocking (4.9 m/s wind). The time is also the second-fastest all-conditions time in the world this year. In the 100 meters, she is the current world leader as a result of an 11.05 run to win the LSU Alumni Gold meet. Duncan also holds the NCAA’s No. 1 seed with a wind-aided time of 10.94, gained in winning the event at the Texas Relays. In relays, Duncan helped LSU to a Texas Relays sweep of the 4×100, 4×200, and sprint medley relay and was named the Most Outstanding Performer of the Meet for her efforts. At the Penn Relays, Duncan and LSU won the 4×200 relay and finished runner up in the 4×100 and sprint medley.

INDOOR: Duncan notched her second-consecutive NCAA indoor title in the 200 meters with a 2012 world-best time of 22.74. Duncan became the first to win back-to-back national indoor crowns in the event since LSU’s Muna Lee (2002-03). Duncan also claimed an eighth-place finish at the national championships in the 60 meters.

Duncan won the 200-meter title and finished as runner-up in the 60 meters at the SEC Championships. Duncan notched sub-23.25 times in the 200 on seven occasions. Duncan won 200-meter titles at the Tyson Invitational and New Balance Collegiate Invitational and has now won 14-straight finals in the 200. In the 60 meters, Duncan had a season best of 7.26, carded in a runner-up Tyson Invite performance.

Octavious Freeman, UCF – OUTDOOR: Freeman is the collegiate leader in the 200 meters, having clocked 22.80 to win the event at the Florida Relays. In the 100 meters, Freeman owns the second-best wind-legal collegiate time (11.10) from a sweep of the short-sprint events at the Pepsi Relays. The 100-meter time ranks third in the world this year while the 200-meter clocking is in the world’s top ten this year. At the Penn Relays, Freeman led UCF to a third-place showing in the 4×100.

 INDOOR: Freeman was second in the 60 meters (7.15) and fourth in the 200 meters (23.18) at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Freeman swept 60-200 titles at the Conference USA Championships and was the 60-meter winner at the Tyson Invitational. Her best of the season in the 60 of 7.15 was second-best among collegians during the season and she three time ran 7.20 or better during the season. Freeman also now ranks seventh on the all-time collegiate performers list in the 60 meters. In the 200, she twice ran season bests of 23.18 – both occurring at the NCAA Championships.

Whitney Gipson, TCU – OUTDOOR: Placed third overall in the long jump at the Texas Relays with a wind-aided best of 21-10¾ (6.67m) to currently sit as the No. 2 NCAA seed. Gipson holds a wind-legal best of 21-8¾ (6.62m), a mark that ranks fourth in the world this year, which also occurred at the Texas Relays. Gipson was the long jump winner at the Penn Relays.

INDOOR: Gipson had a breakthrough performance at the NCAA Indoor Championships where she won the long jump with a collegiate-record-equaling best of 22-8 (6.91m). Gipson tied the 2002 collegiate record set by Auburn’s Elva Goulbourne in the championships’ fifth round and finished the season No. 4 on the world’s indoor performance list. In addition, Gipson had a total of three jumps of 6.20 meters (20-8) and four over 20 feet in the series at the NCAA meet. Gipson was also impressive at the Mountain West Championships where she won with a leap of 21-10¾ (6.67m) and notched three jumps over 6.50 meters (21-3¾).

Christina Manning, Ohio State – OUTDOOR: Moved into the collegiate all-time top ten with a winning time of 12.68 at Arizona’s Jim Click Shootout, a time that also stands as the American- and collegiate-leading mark and has her as the No. 2 performer in the world this year. She also won the 100 dash at the Jim Click Shootout in 11.43 which ranks among the collegiate top 25 this season.

INDOOR: Manning won the NCAA indoor title in the 60 hurdles with a blazing time of 7.91, the fourth-best performance in collegiate history. Along with a 7.98 clocking in the national preliminary, Manning ended the season with four-straight sub-eight-second performances. Manning also placed fifth at the national championships in the 60 meters.

Manning also captured the 60 meter-60 hurdle double at the Big Ten Championships during the indoor campaign where she clocked her season best in the 60 dash of 7.23. On five occasions this season, Manning has notched times of 8.07 or better in the hurdles. The time of 7.23 in the 60 dash places Manning in the top five among all collegiate performers this year in that event as well.

Jeneva McCall, Southern Illinois – OUTDOOR: McCall is the collegiate-leader in discus and in the NCAA’s top four in the hammer (second) and shot put (fourth). She became an all-time top ten collegiate performer in the hammer with a  throw of 227-8 (69.39m) to win Vanderbilt’s Black and Gold Invitational. In the shot put, her best of the year of 58-3¾ (17.77m) ranks fourth among collegians this year. She leads the NCAA discus ranks by nearly a foot with a season’s best of 195-0 (59.45m). McCall won the hammer throw at the Drake Relays and has not lost to a collegian in the event this year.

INDOOR: McCall won the NCAA indoor title in the weight throw and finished as the meet’s runner-up in the shot put. McCall moved to No. 4 on the all-time collegiate performers list this season with the weight with a season’s best of 77-11½ (23.76m). McCall recorded, at least, the top 15 throws among all collegians with the weight, showing a complete dominance of the event in the 2012 indoor season. McCall notched a personal best of 58-11½ (17.97m) in the shot put for the second-place national finish.

Tina Sutej, Arkansas – OUTDOOR: She has won nine-straight pole vault competitions and captured her collegiate-leading vault of 14-11 (4.55m) at the Texas Relays. She went on to make attempts at 15-1¾ (4.62m) to top her own collegiate record at the Texas Relays. Sutej also won the Drake Relays title.

INDOOR: Sutej topped her own collegiate record in the pole vault at the SEC Indoor Championships with a clearance of 14-11 (4.55m) to win her fifth-consecutive overall conference title in the event. Sutej won six meets during the indoor season, which includes a second-straight national title, continuing her indoor winning streak that now spans 13 meets and dates back to beginning of the 2011 season.

Brianne Theisen, Oregon – OUTDOOR: Has not completed a heptathlon this outdoor season. Her season’s best in the 100 hurdles, a wind-aided 13.21, ranks among the NCAA’s current top 15 seeds.

INDOOR: Theisen capped off her indoor season with a third-straight NCAA crown in the pentathlon (4,536). Theisen joined Arizona State’s Jacquelyn Johnson (2006-07-08) as the only three-time champions in the event. Earlier in the season at the Texas A&M Challenge in January, Theisen broke her own collegiate record in the pentathlon for the third time with a tally of 4,555. In that event’s high jump portion, Theisen cleared 6-2 (1.88m) in the high jump and finished the season tied for second among all collegians with that mark. Theisen’s 4,555 also broke the Canadian record of 4,550 that was set in 1982.

At the MPSF Championships, Theisen performed in individual events, scoring 22 points with a victory in the 400 meters, a second-place in the 60 hurdles, and fifth-place showing in the long jump.

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(D) – Demoted from the watch list
(N) – new to either list

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ABOUT THE BOWERMAN

The Bowerman, which debuted in 2009, is presented annually by the USTFCCCA to the most outstanding male and female collegiate track & field athletes in the nation.

Florida State’s Ngoni Makusha and Texas A&M’s Jessica Beard are the reigning winners of The Bowerman, which is named for legendary Oregon track & field and cross country coach Bill Bowerman.

Bowerman served the sport of track and field in numerous ways. His leadership in the USTFCCCA’s predecessor organization, the National Collegiate Track Coaches Association, and his contributions to NCAA track and field and the running community as a whole are among his many lasting legacies.

For more information on The Bowerman, the award, the trophy, and Bill Bowerman himself, visit TheBowerman.org.

ABOUT THE USTFCCCA

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is a non-profit professional organization representing cross country and track & field coaches of all levels. The organization represents over 8,000 coaching members encompassing 94% of all NCAA track & field programs (DI, DII, and DIII) and includes members representing the NAIA as well as a number of state high school coaches associations. The USTFCCCA serves as an advocate for cross country and track & field coaches, providing a leadership structure to assist the needs of a diverse membership, serving as a lobbyist for coaches’ interests, and working as a liaison between the various stakeholders in the sports of cross country and track & field.

For the first time in their careers, Illinois State’s Tim Glover, Southern Utah’s Cameron Levins, and Princeton’s Conor McCullough, are on The Bowerman Watch List. It’s a unique trio as all three are from conferences — Missouri Valley Conference (Illinois State), The Summit League (Southern Utah), and Ivy League (Princeton) – that are also getting their first-ever mentions on the watch list.

Glover is the current collegiate leader in the javelin and now among the all-time collegiate top ten in the event. Levins is the world leader in the 10k after stunning a talent-rich field at the Payton Jordan Invitational with an all-time collegiate No. 2 time of 27:27.96. And, McCullough is the collegiate leader in the hammer throw.

Added to the “also receiving mention” list this update is Abilene Christian’s Nick Jones and Stanford’s Amaechi Morton. Jones leads the DII ranks in the discus by nearly ten feet and is the all-division collegiate leader. Morton is the collegiate leader in the 400 hurdles (49.43).

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(updated May 2, listed in alphabetical order, always ten names)

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Curtis Beach, Duke – OUTDOOR: Beach placed second in the decathlon at the ACC Championships with a season’s best score of 7,764 points. In the 1500-meter portion of the event, Beach won by 30 seconds over the field. Earlier in the season, in early April, he wowed observers with a 1:47.99 run in the 800 meters at the Duke Invitational. The time ranks in the national top 15 among all collegians in the event this year. His season’s best in the long jump of 24-9¾ (7.56m) ranks in the top 35 of Division I this season.

INDOOR: Beach was the indoor season’s NCAA and ACC Champion of the heptathlon. With a score of 6,183 points, a score that finished fourth in the world in 2012, at the national championships, Beach became the third-best performer in the collegiate history of the event. He sits only behind world-record holder Ashton Eaton (Oregon) and Olympic medalist and two-time World Champion Trey Hardee (Texas) on the all-time list. Also at the NCAA Championships, Beach reset his own heptathlon world record by four seconds in the 1000 meters with a run of 2:23.63 to secure overall victory. The time also placed him in the collegiate top ten of the open 1000 for the season. Beach won the ACC title in the heptathlon by nearly 600 points with a score of 5,862.

Jeff Demps, Florida – OUTDOOR: Currently holds the NCAA’s top seed with a wind-aided clocking of 10.01 over 100 meters to win the collegiate race at the Texas Relays. Undefeated at the distance this year in finals which also includes a wind-legal run of 10.11 to win the Florida Relays. Ran a wind-aided 20.64 in the 200 meters at the Pepsi Relays to rank among the NCAA’s top 20 seeds in the event this year. As a member of the Gators’ 4×100-relay team, Demps helped UF to a 38.67 clocking at the Tom Jones Invitational – the second-best time by a collegiate team this year.

INDOOR: Demps won his third-consecutive NCAA 60-meter title during the indoor season, joining Pitt’s Lee McRae (1986-87-88, 55 meters), Texas A&M’s Curtis Dickey (1978-79-80, 60 yards), and Nebraska’s Charlie Greene (1965-66-67, 60 yards) as three-time national indoor sprint champs. In the national preliminary, Demps clocked a personal-best and collegiate-leading 6.52 to move to eighth on the all-time collegiate list in the event. Demps finished third in the 60-meter final at the SEC meet (6.64). In total, Demps clocked sub-6.60 on six occasions in the 60, a national best. Demps’6.52 placed him sixth on the world list for 2012.

Tim Glover, Illinois State – OUTDOOR: Glover is the current collegiate-leader in the javelin, having marked a best toss of 266-9 (81.31m) to win the Sea Ray Relays. The mark placed Glover in the all-time collegiate top-ten performers list. In the Sea Ray Relays event, Glover notched three throws over the 79-meter mark (259-2), all of which would better the current NCAA performance list. Glover, the defending NCAA Champion in the event, is the current American leader and ranks among the world’s current top ten marks in the javelin. He is undefe

INDOOR: Did not compete except for one shot put competition in December.

Andrew Irwin, Arkansas – OUTDOOR: Irwin currently has the fifth-best vault in the world and best in the collegiate ranks (18-4½, 5.60m) so far this outdoor season from his first performance, a winning one at the Arkansas Spring Invitational. Since then, Irwin has cleared more than 17-5¼ (5.31m) twice.

INDOOR: Irwin won the NCAA indoor title in the pole vault as just a freshman. He was the only to clear 18-2½ (5.55m) at the national meet which also turned out to be the collegiate-season’s best. Irwin won the SEC title as the only to clear 18-1¾ (5.53m). Throughout the indoor season, Irwin cleared 18-feet or higher on four occasions, a national high.

Lawi Lalang, Arizona – OUTDOOR: Placed runner-up in a thrilling 5k race at the Mt. SAC Relays to fellow watch-lister Cam Levins with a time of 13:18.88 – a time that ranks second among collegians this year and sixth all-time in the collegiate ranks. The following weekend, Lalang placed as the top collegian in the 1500 meters at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational where he would run 3:36.77 behind three professionals. The clocking in that event ranks eighth on the all-time collegiate list and tops among the NCAA this year.

INDOOR: Lalang had one of the most noteworthy collegiate indoor seasons of all-time. In a total of five distance races, Lalang never lost to a collegian, set a new collegiate record in the 5000 meters, and won two NCAA titles.

At the NCAA Championships, Lalang scored the 3000-5000 double with titles in both events – the first to do so since Oregon’s Galen Rupp in 2009. In the 5000, Lalang claimed a new NCAA-Championships record with a 13:25.11 run, clocking 28.09 in the final 200 meters, in holding off Stanford’s Chris Derrick. The next night, Lalang again held off Derrick and won the 3000 by a sixth-of-a-second in 7:46.64, just off the meet record of 7:46.03. Lalang closed the 3000 with laps of 28.60 and 27.28. Earlier in the season, Lalang toppled the collegiate record in the 5000 meters by 10 seconds with a 13:08.28 run at the Millrose Games where he finished second only to professional Bernard Lagat. Lalang also won the MPSF 3000-meter title in 7:44.48 (OT) and opened the season by winning the Razorback Invitational mile in 3:55.09, the third-fastest time in collegiate history.

Cameron Levins, Southern Utah – OUTDOOR: On two consecutive weekends, Levins tore-up the collegiate-running headlines with big runs at the Mt. SAC Relays and Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational. At the Mt. SAC Relays, Levins would outrun Arizona’s Lawi Lalang in a thriller to clock the NCAA’s best time of the season, 13:18.47. The mark is fifth all-time in the collegiate ranks and the fastest by a collegian since 2008. At the Payton Jordan meet, Levins would run another winner against a stout field of pros and collegians with a 10k world-leading run of 27:27.96, topping Sam Chelanga and Stanford’s Chris Derrick among others. The time of 27:27.96 is also No. 2 on the all-time collegiate list.

INDOOR: At the NCAA Championships, placed third in the 3000 meters and fourth in the 5000 meters. Took home FOUR Summit League conference titles with victories in the 800, Mile, 3000, and 5000. He was the top collegian in the 3000 meters at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston where he ran 7:45.75, the fastest time by a collegian since 2009 and eighth-fastest all-time. He was the winner of the UW Invitational 3000 (7:48.25) and 5000 (13:42.90). At the Millrose Games, Levins placed seventh overall in the Mile with a run of 3:57.16.

Conor McCullough, Princeton – OUTDOOR: He currently is the collegiate leader in the hammer throw by nearly seven feet, having marked a best this season of 242-9 (74.01m) at Princeton’s Sam Howell Invite. In that competition, McCullough notched three throws of 73.62m (241-6) or better.

INDOOR: Recorded the best mark by a collegian in the weight throw with a winning mark of 76-1 (23.19m). In that event alone, McCullough marked two throws over 23 meters (75-5½), four over 22 meters (72-2¼), and all six over 21.24m (69-8¼). Of the top ten marks among all collegians in 2012, McCullough notched five of them, all reaching over 74-3¾ (22.65m).

Tony McQuay, Florida – OUTDOOR: Won the 400 meters at the Florida Relays in 45.65, a time that is tied for sixth in the collegiate ranks. He is a member of Florida’s 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams that both rank second among the collegiate ranks this season. The 4×400 team won the Drake Relays title. In the 200, McQuay’s best of 20.60 is in the NCAA’s top 20.

INDOOR: McQuay won the NCAA indoor title in the 400 meters with a collegiate-leading time of 45.77 – a performance that also placed him in the world’s top ten for 2012. In event’s preliminary, he ran a then-collegiate leading 45.85 to lead all qualifiers.

Maurice Mitchell, Florida State – OUTDOOR: He won the 200 meters (20.65) and was the runner-up in the 100 meters (10.21) at the ACC Championships. Mitchell is currently the NCAA’s No. 1 seed in the 200 meters as result of a wind-aided 20.08 run to win the Pepsi Relays. That mark ranks third among all-conditions times in the world this season. His season’s best of 10.17 in the 100 meters from the ACC preliminary rounds ranks in the NCAA’s top ten this season.

INDOOR: At the NCAA Indoor Championships, Mitchell placed third in the 200 meters (20.66) and sixth in the 60 meters (6.62). In the preliminaries of both events, Mitchell ran season bests of 6.59 (60) and 20.60 (200). Mitchell claimed the ACC title in the 200 meters and was the conference’s runner-up in the 60.

Ricky Robertson, Mississippi – OUTDOOR: Looking more and more like a three jump threat, he currently holds claim to the world-leading outdoor mark in the high jump after a winning leap of 7-7¼ (2.32m) at Florida Relays. He’s gone 4-for-4 in high jump events against collegians this season. He also ranks as the NCAA’s seventh seed in the triple jump, having marked a wind-aided 53-2¼ (16.21m) in April. In the long jump, he is among the collegiate top 20 with a season’s best of 25-¾ (7.64m).

INDOOR: Finished ninth in the high jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships and was the SEC Champion in the event. Cleared a season’s best of 7-4¼ (2.25m) to take the SEC crown.

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(D) – Demoted from the watch list
(N) – new to either list

ALL-TIME WATCH LIST APPEARANCES

By Student-Athlete

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ABOUT THE BOWERMAN

The Bowerman, which debuted in 2009, is presented annually by the USTFCCCA to the most outstanding male and female collegiate track & field athletes in the nation.

Florida State’s Ngoni Makusha and Texas A&M’s Jessica Beard are the reigning winners of The Bowerman, which is named for legendary Oregon track & field and cross country coach Bill Bowerman.

Bowerman served the sport of track and field in numerous ways. His leadership in the USTFCCCA’s predecessor organization, the National Collegiate Track Coaches Association, and his contributions to NCAA track and field and the running community as a whole are among his many lasting legacies.

For more information on The Bowerman, the award, the trophy, and Bill Bowerman himself, visit TheBowerman.org.

ABOUT THE USTFCCCA

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is a non-profit professional organization representing cross country and track & field coaches of all levels. The organization represents over 8,000 coaching members encompassing 94% of all NCAA track & field programs (DI, DII, and DIII) and includes members representing the NAIA as well as a number of state high school coaches associations. The USTFCCCA serves as an advocate for cross country and track & field coaches, providing a leadership structure to assist the needs of a diverse membership, serving as a lobbyist for coaches’ interests, and working as a liaison between the various stakeholders in the sports of cross country and track & field.

Borman, making her first career appearance on the watch, is one of three throwers to be in the list’s group of ten. Borman joins teammate and fellow thrower Tia Brooks on the watch list.

THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, 2012 WOMEN

(updated April 12, 2012, listed in alphabetical order, always ten names)

 (P) – Promoted from the “also receiving mention” list
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Brigetta Barrett, Arizona – OUTDOOR: Barrett holds the title of world-leader in the high jump, having cleared 6-4¾ (1.95m) last weekend at the Stanford Invitational. Barrett leads the collegiate ranks by over three inches and is now among the all-time top ten outdoor collegiate performers in the event. In two outdoor competitions, she’s won both and cleared at least 6-4¼ (1.94m) on both occasions. Dating back to the 2011 outdoor season, Barrett has won 12 collegiate competitions.

INDOOR: Barrett completed a perfect indoor season in the high jump, winning all five contests in which she was entered, including the NCAA Championships where she won for the second-straight year. Barrett is the first to win back-to-back indoor high jump crowns since Georgia Tech’s Chaunte Howard (2004-05).

Barrett’s season’s best in the event occurred when she cleared 6-5½ (1.97m) on the way to winning the Razorback Invitational’s event in January. The leap was just one centimeter (half inch) from the collegiate record set in 2009 by Destinee Hooker. Barrett took attempts at the collegiate record at both the Razorback and NCAA meets. Barrett finished No. 3 on the world on the performer’s list for the 2012 season. Barrett also won the MPSF title with a clear of 6-4 (1.93m). Barrett made eight clearances at 6-2 (1.88m) or above during the indoor season.

Brittany Borman, Oklahoma – OUTDOOR: Last weekend, Borman won the javelin at the Sun Angel Classic at Arizona State with a collegiate-leading mark of 194-11 (59.42m). Not only does Borman lead the collegiate ranks by over 17 feet in the early part of the season, but she is also now an all-time top ten performer in the event in collegiate history (No. 7). Borman is also the American leader in the javelin this season. Borman was the winner of the discus at the Texas Relays.

INDOOR: Did not compete.

Tia Brooks, Oklahoma – OUTDOOR: Has yet to compete.

INDOOR: Brooks won the NCAA shot put title with a fantastic series that included three throws over 60 feet and the best in round five that sailed to 62-4 (19.00m). The mark places Brooks second on the all-time collegiate indoor performers list and was the best throw by a collegian since 2004. Brooks also claimed the Big 12 title in the shot with a mark of 60-6¾ (18.46m).

Kimberlyn Duncan, LSU – OUTDOOR: Has yet to compete in the 200 meters this season – the event where she has won three-straight NCAA titles combining indoor and outdoor. But, in the 100 meters, she clocked a wind-aided (3.0) 10.94 to win the collegiate division of the event at the Texas Relays, claiming the second-fastest all-conditions time in the world this year. The time is also among the all-time top-ten all-conditions collegiate marks. Duncan also helped LSU to a Texas Relays sweep of the 4×100, 4×200, and sprint medley relay.

INDOOR: Duncan notched her second-consecutive NCAA indoor title in the 200 meters with a 2012 world-best time of 22.74. Duncan became the first to win back-to-back national indoor crowns in the event since LSU’s Muna Lee (2002-03). Duncan also claimed an eighth-place finish at the national championships in the 60 meters.

Duncan won the 200-meter title and finished as runner-up in the 60 meters at the SEC Championships. Duncan notched sub-23.25 times in the 200 on seven occasions. Duncan won 200-meter titles at the Tyson Invitational and New Balance Collegiate Invitational and has now won 14-straight finals in the 200. In the 60 meters, Duncan had a season best of 7.26, carded in a runner-up Tyson Invite performance.

English Gardner, Oregon – OUTDOOR: Has yet to compete in the 100 meters this outdoor season. She won the 200 meters at the Oregon Pepsi Invitational in 23.24, ranking in the collegiate top ten this season.

INDOOR: Gardner won the NCAA 60-meter title with a 2012 collegiate-best time of 7.12. In the meet’s preliminary, Gardner matched her then-collegiate-leading time of 7.17. Gardner’s 7.12 places her third on the all-time collegiate performers list in the event, behind only Lakya Brookins and Angela Williams (7.09). Gardner ran 7.20 or better in the 60 on four occasions during the 2012 indoor season.

Whitney Gipson, TCU – OUTDOOR: Placed third overall in the long jump at the Texas Relays with a wind-aided best of 21-10¾ (6.67m).

INDOOR: Gipson had a breakthrough performance at the NCAA Indoor Championships where she won the long jump with a collegiate-record-equaling best of 22-8 (6.91m). Gipson tied the 2002 collegiate record set by Auburn’s Elva Goulbourne in the championships’ fifth round and finished the season No. 4 on the world’s indoor performance list. In addition, Gipson had a total of three jumps of 6.20 meters (20-8) and four over 20 feet in the series at the NCAA meet. Gipson was also impressive at the Mountain West Championships where she won with a leap of 21-10¾ (6.67m) and notched three jumps over 6.50 meters (21-3¾).

Christina Manning, Ohio State – OUTDOOR: Moved into the collegiate all-time top ten with a winning time of 12.68 at Arizona’s Jim Click Shootout, a time that also stands as the American- and collegiate-leading mark. Also won the 100 dash at the Jim Click Shootout in 11.43 which ranks among the collegiate top 15 this season.

INDOOR: Manning won the NCAA indoor title in the 60 hurdles with a blazing time of 7.91, the fourth-best performance in collegiate history. Along with a 7.98 clocking in the national preliminary, Manning ended the season with four-straight sub-eight-second performances. Manning also placed fifth at the national championships in the 60 meters.

Manning also captured the 60 meter-60 hurdle double at the Big Ten Championships during the indoor campaign where she clocked her season best in the 60 dash of 7.23. On five occasions this season, Manning has notched times of 8.07 or better in the hurdles. The time of 7.23 in the 60 dash places Manning in the top five among all collegiate performers this year in that event as well.

Jeneva McCall, Southern Illinois – OUTDOOR: McCall is the collegiate-leader in three events: shot put, discus, and hammer. She became an all-time top ten collegiate performer in the hammer with a  throw of 227-8 (69.39m) to win Vanderbilt’s Black and Gold Invitational. She leads the NCAA in the hammer by more than four feet. In the shot put, her best of the year of 58-3¾ (17.77m) is also the American-leader this year. She leads the NCAA discus ranks by four feet with a season’s best of 192-9 (58.75m).

INDOOR: McCall won the NCAA indoor title in the weight throw and finished as the meet’s runner-up in the shot put. McCall moved to No. 4 on the all-time collegiate performers list this season with the weight with a season’s best of 77-11½ (23.76m). McCall recorded, at least, the top 15 throws among all collegians with the weight, showing a complete dominance of the event in the 2012 indoor season. McCall notched a personal best of 58-11½ (17.97m) in the shot put for the second-place national finish.

Tina Sutej, Arkansas – OUTDOOR: She won her seventh-straight overall competition with a collegiate-leading vault of 14-11 (4.55m) at the Texas Relays. She went on to make attempts at 15-1¾ (4.62m) to top her own collegiate record.

INDOOR: Sutej topped her own collegiate record in the pole vault at the SEC Indoor Championships with a clearance of 14-11 (4.55m) to win her fifth-consecutive overall conference title in the event. Sutej won six meets during the indoor season, which includes a second-straight national title, continuing her indoor winning streak that now spans 13 meets and dates back to beginning of the 2011 season.

Brianne Theisen, Oregon – OUTDOOR: Has not completed a heptathlon this outdoor season. Her season’s best in the 100 hurdles, a wind-aided 13.21, ranks among the NCAA’s current top 15 seeds.

INDOOR: Theisen capped off her indoor season with a third-straight NCAA crown in the pentathlon (4,536). Theisen joined Arizona State’s Jacquelyn Johnson (2006-07-08) as the only three-time champions in the event. Earlier in the season at the Texas A&M Challenge in January, Theisen broke her own collegiate record in the pentathlon for the third time with a tally of 4,555. In that event’s high jump portion, Theisen cleared 6-2 (1.88m) in the high jump and finished the season tied for second among all collegians with that mark. Theisen’s 4,555 also broke the Canadian record of 4,550 that was set in 1982.

At the MPSF Championships, Theisen performed in individual events, scoring 22 points with a victory in the 400 meters, a second-place in the 60 hurdles, and fifth-place showing in the long jump.

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(D) – Demoted from the watch list
(N) – new to either list

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ABOUT THE BOWERMAN

The Bowerman, which debuted in 2009, is presented annually by the USTFCCCA to the most outstanding male and female collegiate track & field athletes in the nation.

Florida State’s Ngoni Makusha and Texas A&M’s Jessica Beard are the reigning winners of The Bowerman, which is named for legendary Oregon track & field and cross country coach Bill Bowerman.

Bowerman served the sport of track and field in numerous ways. His leadership in the USTFCCCA’s predecessor organization, the National Collegiate Track Coaches Association, and his contributions to NCAA track and field and the running community as a whole are among his many lasting legacies.

For more information on The Bowerman, the award, the trophy, and Bill Bowerman himself, visit TheBowerman.org.

ABOUT THE USTFCCCA

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is a non-profit professional organization representing cross country and track & field coaches of all levels. The organization represents over 8,000 coaching members encompassing 94% of all NCAA track & field programs (DI, DII, and DIII) and includes members representing the NAIA as well as a number of state high school coaches associations. The USTFCCCA serves as an advocate for cross country and track & field coaches, providing a leadership structure to assist the needs of a diverse membership, serving as a lobbyist for coaches’ interests, and working as a liaison between the various stakeholders in the sports of cross country and track & field.

Robertson is the first man from Ole Miss to be named to the award’s watch list since the process began three years ago. Robertson is one of four from the SEC on the current men’s watch list, joining Jeff Demps (Florida), Andrew Irwin (Arkansas), and Tony McQuay (Florida).

Added to the “also receiving mention” portion of the watch list in this update is Western State’s Tyler Pennel. Pennel clocked the collegiate-leading time in the 10,000 meters this past weekend at the Stanford Invitational (28:23.54). Additionally, Pennel was the NCAA Division II Cross Country runner-up this fall.

THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, 2012 MEN

(updated April 11, listed in alphabetical order, always ten names)

(P) – Promoted from the “also receiving mention” list
(N) – new to either list

QUICKLY – The Watch List in 2012

Miles Batty, BYU – OUTDOOR: Only race of the season thus far, he won the 1500 meters in 3:50.45 at the BYU-Southern California-Boise State triangular.

INDOOR: Batty collected a pair of third-place finishes at the NCAA Indoor Championships with performances in the mile and as anchor of the distance medley relay. In the national final of the DMR, Batty brought his team from seventh to third with the fastest 1600-meter split in the field (3:57.98). 

At the Millrose Games, Batty notched a new collegiate-record in the mile with a 3:54.54 clocking in taking second overall to professional Matthew Centrowitz. The time also placed seventh on the world indoor list for 2012.

He placed third overall and as the second collegian in the UW Invitational 3000 meters, clocking an all-conditions personal best 7:49.58. The time is also currently the NCAA’s No. 6 seed for the NCAA Championships. Batty has also anchored the Cougar DMR team to the nation’s best time of the year – 9:29.00 (OT) in a winning effort at MPSF Championships. Winner of the MPSF 800 meters in 1:49.17 (OT). Only Batty and Southern Utah’s Cam Levins have clocked sub-1:50 or better in the 800, sub-4:00 in the mile, and sub-7:50 in the 3000 meters this season.

Curtis Beach, Duke – OUTDOOR: Beach has not completed a decathlon – his bread and butter event – yet this season, but wowed observers with a 1:47.99 run in the 800 meters at last weekend’s Duke Invitational. The time ranks in the national top ten among all collegians in the event this year.

INDOOR: Beach was the indoor season’s NCAA and ACC Champion of the heptathlon. With a score of 6,183 points, a score that finished fourth in the world in 2012, at the national championships, Beach became the third-best performer in the collegiate history of the event. He sits only behind world-record holder Ashton Eaton (Oregon) and Olympic medalist and two-time World Champion Trey Hardee (Texas) on the all-time list. Also at the NCAA Championships, Beach reset his own heptathlon world record by four seconds in the 1000 meters with a run of 2:23.63 to secure overall victory. The time also placed him in the collegiate top ten of the open 1000 for the season. Beach won the ACC title in the heptathlon by nearly 600 points with a score of 5,862.

Jeff Demps, Florida – OUTDOOR: Claimed the collegiate-leading mark in the 100 meters with a winning performance at the Florida Relays with a 10.11 run. Demps claimed the Texas Relays crown in the 100 as well with a 10.01 wind-aided (2.9) performance. The wind-aided 10.01 is also currently the all-conditions world-leader of the year.

INDOOR: Demps won his third-consecutive NCAA 60-meter title during the indoor season, joining Pitt’s Lee McRae (1986-87-88, 55 meters), Texas A&M’s Curtis Dickey (1978-79-80, 60 yards), and Nebraska’s Charlie Greene (1965-66-67, 60 yards) as three-time national indoor sprint champs. In the national preliminary, Demps clocked a personal-best and collegiate-leading 6.52 to move to eighth on the all-time collegiate list in the event. Demps finished third in the 60-meter final at the SEC meet (6.64). In total, Demps clocked sub-6.60 on six occasions in the 60, a national best. Demps’6.52 placed him sixth on the world list for 2012.

Jarret Eaton, Syracuse – OUTDOOR: Opened outdoor season last weekend at the Auburn Classic, finishing as the top collegian with a run of 13.75 to rank in the nation’s top ten in the event.

INDOOR: Eaton won the 60-meter hurdles national title during the indoor season, clocking 7.54 in the NCAA’s final. In all, he recorded four of the top five collegiate 60-meter hurdle marks in 2012, including the collegiate-leading mark of 7.49 at the Penn State National. The 7.49 time is the fastest collegiate time since 1997 and only Reggie Torian of Wisconsin – the collegiate record holder has run faster (7.47). Eaton won the Big East title (7.70) and New Balance Collegiate Invite title (7.90). The 7.49 finished the season ranked No. 5 in the world for 2012.

Marquise Goodwin, Texas – OUTDOOR: Has not participated in the long jump so far in the outdoor season. Winner of the 100 meters in the UCLA-Texas dual (10.58).

INDOOR: At the NCAA Indoor Championships, Goodwin placed third in the long jump. The Longhorn won the Big 12 title in the long jump and finished fifth at the league meet in the 60. He finished the season ranked second in the collegiate ranks in the long jump with season-best leap of 26-7 (8.10m), captured in winning at the Razorback Invitational in January. He also had a season-best time of 6.70(A) in the 60 meters.

Andrew Irwin, Arkansas – OUTDOOR: Has second best vault in the world and best in the collegiate ranks (18-4½, 5.60m) so far this outdoor season from his lone performance, a winning one at the Arkansas Spring Invitational.

INDOOR: Irwin won the NCAA indoor title in the pole vault as just a freshman. He was the only to clear 18-2½ (5.55m) at the national meet which also turned out to be the collegiate-season’s best. Irwin won the SEC title as the only to clear 18-1¾ (5.53m). Throughout the indoor season, Irwin cleared 18-feet or higher on four occasions, a national high.

Lawi Lalang, Arizona – OUTDOOR: Took ninth overall at the Stanford Invitational in the 1500 meters with an opener of 3:41.65. Winner of the Jim Click Shootout 800 meters in 1:49.54.

INDOOR: Lalang had one of the most noteworthy collegiate indoor seasons of all-time. In a total of five distance races, Lalang never lost to a collegian, set a new collegiate record in the 5000 meters, and won two NCAA titles.

At the NCAA Championships, Lalang scored the 3000-5000 double with titles in both events – the first to do so since Oregon’s Galen Rupp in 2009. In the 5000, Lalang claimed a new NCAA-Championships record with a 13:25.11 run, clocking 28.09 in the final 200 meters, in holding off Stanford’s Chris Derrick. The next night, Lalang again held off Derrick and won the 3000 by a sixth-of-a-second in 7:46.64, just off the meet record of 7:46.03. Lalang closed the 3000 with laps of 28.60 and 27.28. Earlier in the season, Lalang toppled the collegiate record in the 5000 meters by 10 seconds with a 13:08.28 run at the Millrose Games where he finished second only to professional Bernard Lagat. Lalang also won the MPSF 3000-meter title in 7:44.48 (OT) and opened the season by winning the Razorback Invitational mile in 3:55.09, the third-fastest time in collegiate history.

Tony McQuay, Florida – OUTDOOR: Won the 400 meters at the Florida Relays in 45.65, a time that is tied for third in the collegiate ranks and in the world’s top five this season.

INDOOR: McQuay won the NCAA indoor title in the 400 meters with a collegiate-leading time of 45.77 – a performance that also placed him in the world’s top ten for 2012. In event’s preliminary, he ran a then-collegiate leading 45.85 to lead all qualifiers.

Maurice Mitchell, Florida State – OUTDOOR: Winner of the 200 meters at the Florida Relays with a wind-aided (3.4) run of 20.08. The time is the all-conditions collegiate leader this season and second in the world so far this year under all conditions.

INDOOR: At the NCAA Indoor Championships, Mitchell placed third in the 200 meters (20.66) and sixth in the 60 meters (6.62). In the preliminaries of both events, Mitchell ran season bests of 6.59 (60) and 20.60 (200). Mitchell claimed the ACC title in the 200 meters and was the conference’s runner-up in the 60.

Ricky Robertson, Mississippi – OUTDOOR: Holds claim to the world-leading outdoor mark in the high jump after a winning leap of 7-7¼ (2.32m) at last weekend’s Florida Relays. He has went 3-for-3 in events this season, having won each event by clearing at least 7-4½ (2.25m).

INDOOR: Finished ninth in the high jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships and was the SEC Champion in the event. Cleared a season’s best of 7-4¼ (2.25m) to take the SEC crown.

ALSO RECEIVING MENTION

(D) – Demoted from the watch list
(N) – new to either list

ABOUT THE BOWERMAN

The Bowerman, which debuted in 2009, is presented annually by the USTFCCCA to the most outstanding male and female collegiate track & field athletes in the nation.

Florida State’s Ngoni Makusha and Texas A&M’s Jessica Beard are the reigning winners of The Bowerman, which is named for legendary Oregon track & field and cross country coach Bill Bowerman.

Bowerman served the sport of track and field in numerous ways. His leadership in the USTFCCCA’s predecessor organization, the National Collegiate Track Coaches Association, and his contributions to NCAA track and field and the running community as a whole are among his many lasting legacies.

For more information on The Bowerman, the award, the trophy, and Bill Bowerman himself, visit TheBowerman.org.

ABOUT THE USTFCCCA

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is a non-profit professional organization representing cross country and track & field coaches of all levels. The organization represents over 8,000 coaching members encompassing 94% of all NCAA track & field programs (DI, DII, and DIII) and includes members representing the NAIA as well as a number of state high school coaches associations. The USTFCCCA serves as an advocate for cross country and track & field coaches, providing a leadership structure to assist the needs of a diverse membership, serving as a lobbyist for coaches’ interests, and working as a liaison between the various stakeholders in the sports of cross country and track & field.

Last weekend, Brooks won the NCAA shot put title with best mark by a collegian since 2004. Gardner won the national 60-meter title with the fourth-fastest time in collegiate history. Gipson equaled the collegiate record in the long jump in winning her first national crown. And, McCall took top honors at the NCAA meet in the weight throw and was second nationally in the shot put.

In addition, Georgetown’s Emily Infeld and Iowa State’s Betsy Saina was added to the “also receiving mention” list in this update.

THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, 2012 WOMEN

(updated March 15, 2012, listed in alphabetical order, always ten names)

(P) – Promoted from the “also receiving mention” list
(N) – new to either list

QUICKLY – The Watch List

Brigetta Barrett, Arizona – Barrett completed a perfect indoor season in the high jump, winning all five contests in which she was entered, including the NCAA Championships where she won for the second-straight year. Barrett is the first to win back-to-back indoor high jump crowns since Georgia Tech’s Chaunte Howard (2004-05).

Barrett’s season’s best in the event occurred when she cleared 6-5½ (1.97m) on the way to winning the Razorback Invitational’s event in January. The leap was just one centimeter (half inch) from the collegiate record set in 2009 by Destinee Hooker. Barrett took attempts at the collegiate record at both the Razorback and NCAA meets. Barrett finished No. 3 on the world on the performer’s list for the 2012 season. Barrett also won the MPSF title with a clear of 6-4 (1.93m). Barrett made eight clearances at 6-2 (1.88m) or above during the indoor season.

Tia Brooks, Oklahoma – Brooks won the NCAA shot put title with a fantastic series that included three throws over 60 feet and the best in round five that sailed to 62-4 (19.00m). The mark places Brooks second on the all-time collegiate indoor performers list and was the best throw by a collegian since 2004. Brooks also claimed the Big 12 title in the shot with a mark of 60-6¾ (18.46m).

Kimberlyn Duncan, LSU – Duncan notched her second-consecutive NCAA indoor title in the 200 meters with a 2012 world-best time of 22.74. Duncan became the first to win back-to-back national indoor crowns in the event since LSU’s Muna Lee (2002-03). Duncan also claimed an eighth-place finish at the national championships in the 60 meters.

Duncan won the 200-meter title and finished as runner-up in the 60 meters at the SEC Championships. Duncan notched sub-23.25 times in the 200 on seven occasions. Duncan won 200-meter titles at the Tyson Invitational and New Balance Collegiate Invitational and has now won 14-straight finals in the 200. In the 60 meters, Duncan had a season best of 7.26, carded in a runner-up Tyson Invite performance.

English Gardner, Oregon – Gardner won the NCAA 60-meter title with a 2012 collegiate-best time of 7.12. In the meet’s preliminary, Gardner matched her then-collegiate-leading time of 7.17. Gardner’s 7.12 places her third on the all-time collegiate performers list in the event, behind only Lakya Brookins and Angela Williams (7.09). Gardner ran 7.20 or better in the 60 on four occasions during the 2012 indoor season.

Whitney Gipson, TCU – Gipson had a breakthrough performance at the NCAA Indoor Championships where she won the long jump with a collegiate-record-equaling best of 22-8 (6.91m). Gipson tied the 2002 collegiate record set by Auburn’s Elva Goulbourne in the championships’ fifth round and finished the season No. 4 on the world’s indoor performance list. In addition, Gipson had a total of three jumps of 6.20 meters (20-8) and four over 20 feet in the series at the NCAA meet. Gipson was also impressive at the Mountain West Championships where she won with a leap of 21-10¾ (6.67m) and notched three jumps over 6.50 meters (21-3¾).

Christina Manning, Ohio State – Manning won the NCAA indoor title in the 60 hurdles with a blazing time of 7.91, the fourth-best performance in collegiate history. Along with a 7.98 clocking in the national preliminary, Manning ended the season with four-straight sub-eight-second performances. Manning also placed fifth at the national championships in the 60 meters.

Manning also captured the 60 meter-60 hurdle double at the Big Ten Championships during the indoor campaign where she clocked her season best in the 60 dash of 7.23. On five occasions this season, Manning has notched times of 8.07 or better in the hurdles. The time of 7.23 in the 60 dash places Manning in the top five among all collegiate performers this year in that event as well.

Jeneva McCall, Southern Illinois – McCall won the NCAA indoor title in the weight throw and finished as the meet’s runner-up in the shot put. McCall moved to No. 4 on the all-time collegiate performers list this season with the weight with a season’s best of 77-11½ (23.76m). McCall recorded, at least, the top 15 throws among all collegians with the weight, showing a complete dominance of the event in the 2012 indoor season. McCall notched a personal best of 58-11½ (17.97m) in the shot put for the second-place national finish.

Sheila Reid, Villanova – Has yet to compete.

Tina Sutej, Arkansas – Sutej topped her own collegiate record in the pole vault at the SEC Indoor Championships with a clearance of 14-11 (4.55m) to win her fifth-consecutive overall conference title in the event. Sutej won six meets during the indoor season, which includes a second-straight national title, continuing her indoor winning streak that now spans 13 meets and dates back to beginning of the 2011 season.

Brianne Theisen, Oregon – Theisen capped off her indoor season with a third-straight NCAA crown in the pentathlon (4,536). Theisen joined Arizona State’s Jacquelyn Johnson (2006-07-08) as the only three-time champions in the event. Earlier in the season at the Texas A&M Challenge in January, Theisen broke her own collegiate record in the pentathlon for the third time with a tally of 4,555. In that event’s high jump portion, Theisen cleared 6-2 (1.88m) in the high jump and finished the season tied for second among all collegians with that mark. Theisen’s 4,555 also broke the Canadian record of 4,550 that was set in 1982.

At the MPSF Championships, Theisen performed in individual events, scoring 22 points with a victory in the 400 meters, a second-place in the 60 hurdles, and fifth-place showing in the long jump.

ALSO RECEIVING MENTION

(D) – Demoted from the watch list
(N) – new to either list

ABOUT THE BOWERMAN

The Bowerman, which debuted in 2009, is presented annually by the USTFCCCA to the most outstanding male and female collegiate track & field athletes in the nation.

Florida State’s Ngoni Makusha and Texas A&M’s Jessica Beard are the reigning winners of The Bowerman, which is named for legendary Oregon track & field and cross country coach Bill Bowerman.

Bowerman served the sport of track and field in numerous ways. His leadership in the USTFCCCA’s predecessor organization, the National Collegiate Track Coaches Association, and his contributions to NCAA track and field and the running community as a whole are among his many lasting legacies.

For more information on The Bowerman, the award, the trophy, and Bill Bowerman himself, visit TheBowerman.org.

ABOUT THE USTFCCCA

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is a non-profit professional organization representing cross country and track & field coaches of all levels. The organization represents over 8,000 coaching members encompassing 94% of all NCAA track & field programs (DI, DII, and DIII) and includes members representing the NAIA as well as a number of state high school coaches associations. The USTFCCCA serves as an advocate for cross country and track & field coaches, providing a leadership structure to assist the needs of a diverse membership, serving as a lobbyist for coaches’ interests, and working as a liaison between the various stakeholders in the sports of cross country and track & field.

Beach was promoted to the watch list from the “also receiving mention” pool while Derrick and Irwin are newly recognized for either levels.

Beach was the NCAA champion in the heptathlon with an impressive score, topped off with a heptathlon world record in the 1000 meters. Derrick was the nation’s runner-up in the 3000 and 5000 meters with gutsy performances. And, Irwin, a freshman, won his first NCAA title in the pole vault last weekend.

New to the “also receiving mention” classification is Arizona State’s Jordan Clarke and Texas A&M’s Ameer Webb.

THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, 2012 MEN

(updated March 14, listed in alphabetical order, always ten names)

(P) – Promoted from the “also receiving mention” list
(N) – new to either list

QUICKLY – The Watch List in 2012

Miles Batty, BYU – Batty collected a pair of third-place finishes at the NCAA Indoor Championships with performances in the mile and as anchor of the distance medley relay. In the national final of the DMR, Batty brought his team from seventh to third with the fastest 1600-meter split in the field (3:57.98).  

At the Millrose Games, Batty notched a new collegiate-record in the mile with a 3:54.54 clocking in taking second overall to professional Matthew Centrowitz. The time also placed seventh on the world indoor list for 2012.

He placed third overall and as the second collegian in the UW Invitational 3000 meters, clocking an all-conditions personal best 7:49.58. The time is also currently the NCAA’s No. 6 seed for the NCAA Championships. Batty has also anchored the Cougar DMR team to the nation’s best time of the year – 9:29.00 (OT) in a winning effort at MPSF Championships. Winner of the MPSF 800 meters in 1:49.17 (OT). Only Batty and Southern Utah’s Cam Levins have clocked sub-1:50 or better in the 800, sub-4:00 in the mile, and sub-7:50 in the 3000 meters this season.

Curtis Beach, Duke – Beach was the indoor season’s NCAA and ACC Champion of the heptathlon. With a score of 6,183 points, a score that finished fourth in the world in 2012, at the national championships, Beach became the third-best performer in the collegiate history of the event. He sits only behind world-record holder Ashton Eaton (Oregon) and Olympic medalist and two-time World Champion Trey Hardee (Texas) on the all-time list. Also at the NCAA Championships, Beach reset his own heptathlon world record by four seconds in the 1000 meters with a run of 2:23.63 to secure overall victory. The time also placed him in the collegiate top ten of the open 1000 for the season. Beach won the ACC title in the heptathlon by nearly 600 points with a score of 5,862.

Jeff Demps, Florida – Demps won his third-consecutive NCAA 60-meter title during the indoor season, joining Pitt’s Lee McRae (1986-87-88, 55 meters), Texas A&M’s Curtis Dickey (1978-79-80, 60 yards), and Nebraska’s Charlie Greene (1965-66-67, 60 yards) as three-time national indoor sprint champs. In the national preliminary, Demps clocked a personal-best and collegiate-leading 6.52 to move to eighth on the all-time collegiate list in the event. Demps finished third in the 60-meter final at the SEC meet (6.64). In total, Demps clocked sub-6.60 on six occasions in the 60, a national best. Demps’6.52 placed him sixth on the world list for 2012.

Chris Derrick, Stanford – At the NCAA Indoor Championships, Derrick had a pair of gutsy runner-up performances in the distance events that had the track world buzzing. In the 5000 meters, Derrick took the race’s lead with four laps to go (800 meters) from Arizona duo Lawi Lalang and Stephen Sambu. Sambu would drop off by the next lap and it became a one-on-one battle with Lalang. At the bell, the two were just seven-hundredths-of-a-second from each other side-by-side. Although Lalang would close with a 28.09 final lap to take victory, Derrick’s 29.79 and final 400 meters of 60.32 gained great acclaim. The following evening in the 3000 meters, the two squared off again. Derrick took the lead with two laps to go and the duo again was side-by-side through the tape where Lalang was declared the victor by just 17-hundreths-of-a second. In the final lap of the 3000, Derrick split 27.39 and finished the final 400 in 56.22.

Derrick anchored the Cardinal to a second-place showing at the MPSF Championships in the DMR and was second in the mile at 3:59.13 (OT).

Jarret Eaton, Syracuse – Eaton won the 60-meter hurdles national title during the indoor season, clocking 7.54 in the NCAA’s final. In all, he recorded four of the top five collegiate 60-meter hurdle marks in 2012, including the collegiate-leading mark of 7.49 at the Penn State National. The 7.49 time is the fastest collegiate time since 1997 and only Reggie Torian of Wisconsin – the collegiate record holder has run faster (7.47). Eaton won the Big East title (7.70) and New Balance Collegiate Invite title (7.90). The 7.49 finished the season ranked No. 5 in the world for 2012.

Marquise Goodwin, Texas – At the NCAA Indoor Championships, Goodwin placed third in the long jump. The Longhorn won the Big 12 title in the long jump and finished fifth at the league meet in the 60. He finished the season ranked second in the collegiate ranks in the long jump with season-best leap of 26-7 (8.10m), captured in winning at the Razorback Invitational in January. He also had a season-best time of 6.70(A) in the 60 meters.

Andrew Irwin, Arkansas – Irwin won the NCAA indoor title in the pole vault as just a freshman. He was the only to clear 18-2½ (5.55m) at the national meet which also turned out to be the collegiate-season’s best. Irwin won the SEC title as the only to clear 18-1¾ (5.53m). Throughout the indoor season, Irwin cleared 18-feet or higher on four occasions, a national high.

Lawi Lalang, Arizona – Lalang had one of the most noteworthy collegiate indoor seasons of all-time. In a total of five distance races, Lalang never lost to a collegian, set a new collegiate record in the 5000 meters, and won two NCAA titles.

At the NCAA Championships, Lalang scored the 3000-5000 double with titles in both events – the first to do so since Oregon’s Galen Rupp in 2009. In the 5000, Lalang claimed a new NCAA-Championships record with a 13:25.11 run, clocking 28.09 in the final 200 meters, in holding off Stanford’s Chris Derrick. The next night, Lalang again held off Derrick and won the 3000 by a sixth-of-a-second in 7:46.64, just off the meet record of 7:46.03. Lalang closed the 3000 with laps of 28.60 and 27.28. Earlier in the season, Lalang toppled the collegiate record in the 5000 meters by 10 seconds with a 13:08.28 run at the Millrose Games where he finished second only to professional Bernard Lagat. Lalang also won the MPSF 3000-meter title in 7:44.48 (OT) and opened the season by winning the Razorback Invitational mile in 3:55.09, the third-fastest time in collegiate history.

Tony McQuay, Florida – McQuay won the NCAA indoor title in the 400 meters with a collegiate-leading time of 45.77 – a performance that also placed him in the world’s top ten for 2012. In event’s preliminary, he ran a then-collegiate leading 45.85 to lead all qualifiers.

Maurice Mitchell, Florida State – At the NCAA Indoor Championships, Mitchell placed third in the 200 meters (20.66) and sixth in the 60 meters (6.62). In the preliminaries of both events, Mitchell ran season bests of 6.59 (60) and 20.60 (200). Mitchell claimed the ACC title in the 200 meters and was the conference’s runner-up in the 60.

ALSO RECEIVING MENTION

(D) – Demoted from the watch list
(N) – new to either list

ABOUT THE BOWERMAN

The Bowerman, which debuted in 2009, is presented annually by the USTFCCCA to the most outstanding male and female collegiate track & field athletes in the nation.

Florida State’s Ngoni Makusha and Texas A&M’s Jessica Beard are the reigning winners of The Bowerman, which is named for legendary Oregon track & field and cross country coach Bill Bowerman.

Bowerman served the sport of track and field in numerous ways. His leadership in the USTFCCCA’s predecessor organization, the National Collegiate Track Coaches Association, and his contributions to NCAA track and field and the running community as a whole are among his many lasting legacies.

For more information on The Bowerman, the award, the trophy, and Bill Bowerman himself, visit TheBowerman.org.

ABOUT THE USTFCCCA

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is a non-profit professional organization representing cross country and track & field coaches of all levels. The organization represents over 8,000 coaching members encompassing 94% of all NCAA track & field programs (DI, DII, and DIII) and includes members representing the NAIA as well as a number of state high school coaches associations. The USTFCCCA serves as an advocate for cross country and track & field coaches, providing a leadership structure to assist the needs of a diverse membership, serving as a lobbyist for coaches’ interests, and working as a liaison between the various stakeholders in the sports of cross country and track & field.

Brown (Baton Rouge, La.) won the Big 12 title in the 200 meters in a world- and collegiate-leading 22.86 seconds last weekend and owns the two fastest times in the event this season. Flood (Des Moines, Iowa) has NCAA bests in the mile, 3000 meters, and as a member of Washington’s DMR squad this season. Manning (Waldorf, Md.) won Big Ten titles in the 60 dash and 60 hurdles last weekend and is the collegiate leader in the hurdles (7.95).

For the trio, it is a first-time appearance to the Watch List.

THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, 2012 WOMEN

(updated March 1, 2012, listed in alphabetical order, always ten names)

(P) – Promoted from the “also receiving mention” list
(N) – new to either list

QUICKLY – The Watch List

Brigetta Barrett, Arizona – Barrett is so far 4-for-4 in the victories department this season in the high jump. But, more impressively she cleared 6-5½ (1.97m) on the way to winning the Razorback Invitational’s event in January. The leap is just one centimeter (half inch) from the collegiate record set in 2009 by Destinee Hooker. Barrett took attempts at 6-6¾ (2.00m) but missed all three. Barrett is No. 3 in the world on the performer’s list for the 2012 season. Barrett also won the MPSF title with a clear of 6-4 (1.93m). Barrett has made six clearances above 6-2 (1.88m) so far this season.

Kamaria Brown, Texas A&M – Brown as a freshman won the Big 12 title in the 200 meters in a world- and collegiate-leading 22.86 seconds. Brown owns the two fastest times in the collegiate ranks so far this year in the event, having also run 23.05 in the Big 12’s preliminary round. Brown also finished as the Big 12’s runner-up in the 400 meters, clocking a season best 52.60, which ranks third among NCAA performers this season. As a member of A&M’s 4×4, the squad finished second at the Big 12 meet.

Kimberlyn Duncan, LSU – Duncan won the 200-meter title and finished as runner-up in the 60 meters at the SEC Championships. Duncan clocked 23.07 (OT) in the 200-meter final to maintain the NCAA’s No. 2 seed in the event. Duncan has clocked sub-23.25 times in the 200 on five occasions. Duncan won 200-meter titles at the Tyson Invitational and New Balance Collegiate Invitational and has won 13-straight finals in the 200. In the 60 meters, Duncan’s season best of 7.26, carded in a runner-up Tyson Invite performance, places her as the NCAA’s No. 9 seed.

Katie Flood, Washington – Flood holds the NCAA’s No. 1 seed in three events — the mile, 3000 meters, and DMR. On her home oversized track, Flood has notched times of 4:28.48 (mile), 8:55.31 (3000m), and 10:55.01 (as anchor of DMR) this season. The DMR time is fifth all-time collegiately on all tracks, Flood’s mile time is fourth all-time collegiately on all tracks, and the 3000-meter time is in the collegiate all-time top ten on all tracks.

Octavious Freeman, UCF  – Freeman as a freshman owns the second-best 60-meter time among collegians this season with a 7.19 clocking made in winning the event at the Tyson Invitational. Freeman has four of the top ten 60-meter times among collegians this season  (7.23 or better). Freeman won the 60 meters and 200 meters at the Conference USA Championships.

Jordan Hasay, Oregon – Has recorded top-ten NCAA marks in the mile, 3000 meters, and 5000 meters this year. Notably, Hasay was the winner of the Mile at the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge in January with a time of 4:37.29, ranking as fourth-best time this year on legal-size tracks. At the same meet, Hasay anchored the Ducks’ DMR team to victory in 10:56.31.

Christina Manning, Ohio State – Manning captured the 60 meter-60 hurdle double at the Big Ten Championships. With a 7.95 in the final of the 60 hurdles, Manning notched the collegiate-leading mark of the season. On five occasions this season, Manning has notched times of 8.07 or better in the hurdles. The time of 7.23 in the 60 dash places Manning in the top five among all collegiate performers this year in that event as well.

Sheila Reid, Villanova – Has yet to compete.

Tina Sutej, Arkansas – Sutej topped her own collegiate record in the pole vault last weekend with a clearance of 14-11 (4.55m) to win her fifth-consecutive overall SEC title in the event. Sutej has won five meets so far this season, continuing her indoor winning streak that now spans 12 meets and dates back to beginning of the 2011 season.

Brianne Theisen, Oregon – Theisen started the 2012 indoor season exactly the same she finished the 2011 indoor season – with a collegiate record in the pentathlon. In January, at Texas A&M’s Mondo Challenge, Theisen scored 4,555 points to top her own collegiate record of 4,540 set last year in winning the NCAA title. For Theisen, her last three pentathlons have been collegiate-record breaking performances. In that January pentathlon, Theisen also cleared 6-2 (1.88m) in the high jump – a performance that ranks tied for second among all collegians so far this season. Theisen’s 4,555 also broke the Canadian record of 4,550 that was set in 1982 and ranks No. 2 in the world for 2012. At the MPSF Championships, Theisen performed in individual events, scoring 22 points with a victory in the 400 meters, a second-place in the 60 hurdles, and fifth-place showing in the long jump.

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ABOUT THE BOWERMAN

The Bowerman, which debuted in 2009, is presented annually by the USTFCCCA to the most outstanding male and female collegiate track & field athletes in the nation.

Florida State’s Ngoni Makusha and Texas A&M’s Jessica Beard are the reigning winners of The Bowerman, which is named for legendary Oregon track & field and cross country coach Bill Bowerman.

Bowerman served the sport of track and field in numerous ways. His leadership in the USTFCCCA’s predecessor organization, the National Collegiate Track Coaches Association, and his contributions to NCAA track and field and the running community as a whole are among his many lasting legacies.

For more information on The Bowerman, the award, the trophy, and Bill Bowerman himself, visit TheBowerman.org.

ABOUT THE USTFCCCA

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is a non-profit professional organization representing cross country and track & field coaches of all levels. The organization represents over 8,000 coaching members encompassing 94% of all NCAA track & field programs (DI, DII, and DIII) and includes members representing the NAIA as well as a number of state high school coaches associations. The USTFCCCA serves as an advocate for cross country and track & field coaches, providing a leadership structure to assist the needs of a diverse membership, serving as a lobbyist for coaches’ interests, and working as a liaison between the various stakeholders in the sports of cross country and track & field.

Kynard (Toledo, Ohio) is making his second-ever appearance on the watch list. The last time he was on the award’s watch list of ten was on March 2, 2011.

The committee also added Georgia’s Torrin Lawrence, Princeton’s Conor McCullough, Amherst’s Ben Scheetz, and Pittsburgh’s Brycen Spratling to the “also receiving mention” list. Scheetz broke the 20-year-old NCAA Division III all-time record in the 800 meters this past weekend at the New England Championships with a 1:47.43 run.

THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, 2012 MEN

(updated February 29, listed in alphabetical order, always ten names)

(P) – Promoted from the “also receiving mention” list

QUICKLY – The Watch List in 2012

Robby Andrews, Virginia – Has yet to compete.

Miles Batty, BYU – At the Millrose Games, Batty notched a new collegiate-record in the mile with a 3:54.54 clocking in taking second overall to professional Matthew Centrowitz. Placed third overall and as the second collegian in the UW Invitational 3000 meters, clocking an all-conditions personal best 7:49.58. The time is also currently the NCAA’s No. 6 seed for the NCAA Championships. Batty has also anchored the Cougar DMR team to the nation’s best time of the year – 9:29.00 (OT) in a winning effort at MPSF Championships. Winner of the MPSF 800 meters in 1:49.17 (OT). Only Batty and Southern Utah’s Cam Levins have clocked sub-1:50 or better in the 800, sub-4:00 in the mile, and sub-7:50 in the 3000 meters this season.

Jeff Demps, Florida – Has the collegiate-leading 60 meter time with a 6.54 clocking from the preliminary round of the SEC Indoor Championships. Demps finished third in the 60-meter final at the SEC meet (6.64). In total, Demps has clocked sub-6.60 times on three occasions in the 60.

Jarret Eaton, Syracuse – Has recorded six of the top 10 collegiate 60-meter hurdle marks in 2012, including the collegiate-leading mark of 7.49 at the Penn State National. The 7.49 time is the fastest collegiate time since 1997 and only Reggie Torian of Wisconsin – the collegiate record holder has run faster (7.47). Eaton won the Big East title (7.70) and New Balance Collegiate Invite title (7.90). The 7.49 currently ranks No. 5 in the world in 2012.

Marquise Goodwin, Texas – Won the Big 12 title in the long jump and finished fifth at the league meet in the 60. Ranks second in the collegiate ranks in the long jump with season-best leap of 26-7 (8.10m), captured in winning at the Razorback Invitational in January. Also has a season-best time of 6.70(A) in the 60 meters.

Erik Kynard, Kansas State – On two occasions this season, Kynard has cleared the collegiate-leading height of 7-7 (2.31m) in the high jump and he leads the collegiate ranks by four centimeters (1¾ inches). Won the Big 12 title in the high jump and took attempts at 7-8 (2.34m). He has cleared the bar at 7-4¼ (2.24m) seven times this season in competition.

Lawi Lalang, Arizona – Smashed the previous collegiate record in the 5000 meters by 10 seconds with a 13:08.28 run at the Millrose Games, finishing second to Olympian Bernard Lagat. At the Razorback Invitational in January, Lalang clocked a time of 3:55.09 in winning the mile – now the fourth-best all-time collegiate mark. At the MPSF Championships, Lalang won the 3000 meters in 7:44.48 (OT), which is currently the No. 2 NCAA seed.

Tony McQuay, Florida – Posted a season’s best 400-meter time of 46.11 (OT) in the preliminary round of the SEC Indoor Championships, a time that is currently the No. 2 NCAA seed. Ran a sub-46 time in the event’s final, but was disqualified for impeding Georgia’s Torrin Lawrence at the beginning of the final turn.

Maurice Mitchell, Florida State – Won the ACC 200-meter title in a season-best 20.93 to currently rank No. 5 in the NCAA. Placed second at the ACC Championships in the 60 in 6.67.

Gunnar Nixon, Arkansas – At just over 19 years old, the Arkansas frosh won the heptathlon at the Razorback Invitational with 6,022 points. He is not only fifth on the all-time collegiate performers list, but he also topped the world junior record set in 1989 by Germany’s Michael Kohnle (5,953) with the score. Finished second at the SEC Championships in the heptathlon, scoring 5,841.

ALSO RECEIVING MENTION

(D) – Demoted from the watch list
(N) – new to either list

ABOUT THE BOWERMAN

The Bowerman, which debuted in 2009, is presented annually by the USTFCCCA to the most outstanding male and female collegiate track & field athletes in the nation.

Florida State’s Ngoni Makusha and Texas A&M’s Jessica Beard are the reigning winners of The Bowerman, which is named for legendary Oregon track & field and cross country coach Bill Bowerman.

Bowerman served the sport of track and field in numerous ways. His leadership in the USTFCCCA’s predecessor organization, the National Collegiate Track Coaches Association, and his contributions to NCAA track and field and the running community as a whole are among his many lasting legacies.

For more information on The Bowerman, the award, the trophy, and Bill Bowerman himself, visit TheBowerman.org.

ABOUT THE USTFCCCA

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is a non-profit professional organization representing cross country and track & field coaches of all levels. The organization represents over 8,000 coaching members encompassing 94% of all NCAA track & field programs (DI, DII, and DIII) and includes members representing the NAIA as well as a number of state high school coaches associations. The USTFCCCA serves as an advocate for cross country and track & field coaches, providing a leadership structure to assist the needs of a diverse membership, serving as a lobbyist for coaches’ interests, and working as a liaison between the various stakeholders in the sports of cross country and track & field.