USTFCCCA News & Notes
Six Names Added to The Bowerman Women’s Official Watch List
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Tuesday the first update of the 2010 indoor season to the official watch list for The Bowerman as selected by The Bowerman Women’s Watch Committee. The 10 currently on the female version of the watch list includes six new names from the 10 listed in the preseason.
The 10 listed represent 11 collegiate leading marks from the 2010 season, one current world and American leader, and three national records.
The Bowerman Advisory Board appointed four of its members to comprise The Bowerman Men’s Watch Committee and another four of its members to make up The Bowerman Women’s Watch Committee. The committee will release its next update on Tuesday, March 2, 10 days before the start of the NCAA Indoor Championships.
The three men and three women finalists will be named on June 15.
For more information on The Bowerman, the award, the recently-debuted trophy, and Bill Bowerman himself, visit TheBowerman.org. Keep up with Bowerman candidates on the USTFCCCA’s weekly results page (/weekly-results) and by following the organization’s twitter feed twitter.com/TheBowerman.
THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, 2010 WOMEN
(in alphabetical order)
|
NAME |
YEAR |
SCHOOL |
EVENTS |
|
Jessica Beard |
JR |
Texas A&M |
Sprints |
|
Queen Harrison |
SR |
Virginia Tech |
Hurdles |
|
Amber Kaufman |
SR |
Hawaii |
Jumps |
|
Mariam Kevkhisvili |
SR |
Florida |
Throws |
|
Porscha Lucas |
SR |
Texas A&M |
Sprints |
|
Liz Patterson |
SR |
Arizona |
High Jump |
|
Shara Proctor |
SR |
Florida |
Jumps |
|
Shelia Reid |
JR |
Villanova |
Distance |
|
Alicia Rue |
SR |
Minnesota |
Pole Vault |
|
Brianne Theisen |
JR |
Oregon |
Combined Events |
Also Receiving Mention
|
NAME |
YEAR |
SCHOOL |
EVENTS |
|
Joanna Atkins |
JR |
Auburn |
Sprints |
|
Angela Bizzarri |
SR |
Illinois |
Distance |
|
Marie Borner |
SR |
Bethel (Minn.) |
Distance |
|
Kristi Castlin |
SR |
Virginia Tech |
Hurdles |
|
Lacey Cramer |
SO |
BYU |
Mid-Distance |
|
Semoy Hackett |
SO |
Lincoln (Mo.) |
Sprints |
|
Kylie Hutson |
SR |
Indiana State |
Pole Vault |
|
Brenda Martinez |
SR |
UC Riverside |
Mid-Distance |
|
Francena McCorory |
JR |
Hampton |
Sprints |
|
Kim Williams |
JR |
Florida State |
Jumps |
BOWERMAN WATCH LIST PROFILES
Jessica Beard, Jr., Texas A&M,
Sprints, Euclid, Ohio, Euclid HS
Beard clocked a collegiate-leading 52.27 over 400 meters in Texas A&M’s dual meet versus Texas on January 23.The time also ranks Beard second in the U.S. this year (Allyson Felix, 52.05A) and No. 7 in the world in the event.
| Event | Date | Mark |
Place
|
Notes | Meet | Location | |
| 60m | Jan 30 | 7.56 |
q
|
PB | TAMU Chal | College Station, Texas | |
| 200m | Jan 16 | 23.45 |
2
|
TAMU Chal | College Station, Texas | ||
| Jan 30 | 23.34 |
1
|
SB | TAMU Chal | College Station, Texas | ||
| 400m | Jan 23 | 52.27 |
1
|
CL, SB | vs Texas | College Station, Texas | |
| Feb 5 | 52.60 |
1
|
New Bal | New York, N.Y. | |||
| 4×400 | Dec 12 | 3:42.83 | 2nd leg |
1
|
Reveille Inv | College Station, Texas | |
| Jan 23 | 3:35.60 | anchor |
2
|
SB | vs Texas | College Station, Texas | |
| Feb 6 | 3:36.38 | anchor |
3
|
New Bal | New York, N.Y. |
Upcoming Texas A&M meets:
Weekend of February 13: host Texas A&M Challenge (College Station, Texas)
Weekend of February 20: idle
Weekend of February 27: at Big 12 Championships (Ames, Iowa)
Weekend of March 6: last chance weekend
Queen Harrison, Sr., Virginia Tech,
Hurdles, Richmond, Va., Hermitage HS
Harrison is the collegiate leader in the 60-meter hurdles, having clocked a 7.96 for a personal best at last weekend’s Virginia Tech Elite meet in Blacksburg. The time also makes her the third best American performer this year and No. 6 in the World.
| Event | Date | Mark |
Place
|
Notes | Meet | Location | |
| 60mH | Jan 22 | 8.04 |
1
|
Hokie Inv | Blacksburg, Va. | ||
| Jan 29 | 8.08 |
s
|
Penn State Inv | State College, Pa. | |||
| Jan 29 | 8.10 |
1
|
Penn State Inv | State College, Pa. | |||
| Feb 5 | 7.96 |
1
|
CL, PB | VaTech Elite | Blacksburg, Va. | ||
| 400m | Jan 23 | 53.64 |
2
|
Hokie Inv | Blacksburg, Va. | ||
| Feb 6 | 53.54 |
1
|
SB | VaTech Elite | Blacksburg, Va. |
Upcoming Virginia Tech meets:
Weekend of February 13: idle
Weekend of February 20: host Virginia Tech Challenge (Blacksburg, Va.)
Weekend of February 27: host ACC Indoor Championships (Blacksburg, Va.)
Weekend of March 6: host Virginia Tech Last Chance (Blacksburg, Va.)
Amber Kaufman, Sr., Hawaii,
Jumps, San Jose, Calif., Branham HS
Kaufman is currently tied with fellow watch-lister Liz Patterson from the collegiate lead in the high jump. Kaufman claimed a leap of 6-3¼ (1.91m) , at altitude, at New Mexico’s Lobo Challenge two weeks ago.
| Event | Date | Mark |
Place
|
Notes | Meet | Location | |
| HJ | Jan 16 | 1.87m | 6-1½ |
1
|
UW Preview | Seattle, Wash. | |
| Jan 29 | 1.91mA | 6-3¼ |
1
|
=CL, PB | Lobo Chal | Albuquerque, N.M. |
Upcoming Hawaii meets:
Weekend of February 13: at Washington’s Husky Classic (Seattle, Wash.)
Weekend of February 20: host Terry Albritton Invitational (Honolulu, Hawaii) – OUTDOOR meet
Weekend of February 27: at WAC Indoor Championships (Boise, Idaho)
Weekend of March 6: at Washington Last Chance (Seattle, Wash.)
Mariam Kevkhisvili, Sr., Florida,
Throws, Tbilisi, Georgia, Varketili Secondary
Kevkhisvili has the collegiate lead in the women’s shot put from her 60-10¾ (18.56m) performance this past weekend at Virginia Tech. The distance is also a national record for her home country of the Republic of Georgia and places her No. 3 in the World this year.
| Event | Date | Mark |
Place
|
Notes | Meet | Location | |
| SP | Jan 16 | 18.47m | 60-7¼ |
1
|
NR (GEO) | UK Inv | Lexington, Ky. |
| Jan 30 | 18.19m | 59-8¼ |
1
|
TAMU Chal | College Station, Texas | ||
| Feb 6 | 18.56m | 60-10¾ |
1
|
NR (GEO), CL, PB | VaTech Elite | Blacksburg, Va. |
Upcoming Florida meets:
Weekend of February 13: at Iowa State Classic (Ames, Iowa)
Weekend of February 20: idle
Weekend of February 27: at SEC Indoor Championships (Fayetteville, Ark.)
Weekend of March 6: last chance weekend
Porscha Lucas, Sr., Texas A&M,
Sprints, Plano, Texas, Plano HS
Lucas claimed a trifecta with a world-leading, American-leading, and collegiate-leading 23.06 clocking at 200 meters in mid-January. Lucas’ 23.21 a week later is also the second best performance in the world to this point in the season.
| Event | Date | Mark |
Place
|
Notes | Meet | Location | |
| 200m | Jan 16 | 23.06 | 1 | WL, AmL, CL, SB | TAMU Inv | College Station, Texas | |
| Jan 23 | 23.21 | 1 | vs Texas | College Station, Texas | |||
| Feb 6 | 23.51 | 2 | New Bal | New York, N.Y. | |||
| 60m | Dec 12 | 7.33 | 1 | SB | Reveille Inv | College Station, Texas | |
| Jan 23 | 7.38 | 2 | vs Texas | College Station, Texas | |||
| Jan 30 | 7.41 | 5 | TAMU Chal | College Station, Texas | |||
| Feb 5 | 7.39 | q | New Bal | New York, N.Y. | |||
| Feb 6 | 7.45 | 5 | New Bal | New York, N.Y. | |||
| 4×400 | Dec 12 | 3:43.15 | 3rd leg | 2 | Reveille Inv | College Station, Texas | |
| Jan 23 | 3:35.60 | 3rd leg | 2 | SB | vs Texas | College Station, Texas |
Upcoming Texas A&M meets:
Weekend of February 13: host Texas A&M Challenge (College Station, Texas)
Weekend of February 20: idle
Weekend of February 27: at Big 12 Championships (Ames, Iowa)
Weekend of March 6: idle
Liz Patterson, Sr., Arizona,
High Jump, Rowlett, Texas, North Garland HS
Patterson and Hawaii’s Kaufman have both leapt to a collegiate-leading 6-3¼ (1.91m) in the high jump this season. Patterson’s mark, made in Flagstaff, Ariz., was also at altitude.
| Event | Date | Mark |
Place
|
Notes | Meet | Location | |
| HJ | Jan 16 | 1.91mA | 6-3¼ |
1
|
=CL, SB | Lumberjack | Flagstaff, Ariz. |
| Jan 30 | 1.88m | 6-2 |
1
|
NewMex Inv | Albuquerque, N.M. |
Upcoming Arizona meets:
Weekend of February 13: at Washington’s Husky Classic (Seattle, Wash.)
Weekend of February 20: at Northern Arizona Tune-Up (Flagstaff, Ariz.)
Weekend of February 27: at MPSF Championships (Seattle, Wash.)
Weekend of March 6: host Arizona Open (Tucson, Ariz.) – OUTDOOR meet
Shara Proctor, Sr., Florida,
Jumps, The Valley, Anguilla, Albena Lake Hodge Comp.
Proctor has the collegiate-best marks of the season in both the long jump and triple jump. Proctor also claimed national records for her home country of Anguilla, an island nation in the Lesser Antillies of the Caribbean. Her personal best in the long jump of 21-10¾ (6.67m) ranks her No.6 in the world this year.
| Event | Date | Mark |
Place
|
Notes | Meet | Location | |
| LJ | Jan 30 | 6.60m | 21-8 | 1 | NR (AIA) | TAMU Chal | College Station, Texas |
| Feb 5 | 6.67m | 21-10¾ | 1 | NR (AIA), CL, PB | VaTech Elite | Blacksburg, Va. | |
| TJ | Feb 6 | 13.88m | 45-6½ | 1 | NR (AIA), CL, PB | VaTech Elite | Blacksburg, Va. |
Upcoming Florida meets:
Weekend of February 13: at Arkansas’ Tyson Invite (Fayetteville, Ark.)
Weekend of February 20: idle
Weekend of February 27: at SEC Indoor Championships (Fayetteville, Ark.)
Weekend of March 6: last chance weekend
Shelia Reid, Jr., Villanova,
Distance, Newmarket, Ontario, Sacred Heart Catholic
Reid captured a collegiate-leading mark of 9:04.85 in the 3000-meter run two weekends ago in New York City. The DMR in which she anchored is currently ranked second on the NCAA descending-order lists.
| Event | Date | Mark |
Place
|
Notes | Meet | Location | |
| 3000m | Jan 30 | 9:04.85 | 1 | CL, PB | NYRR SatN I | New York, N.Y. | |
| 1000m | Jan 16 | 2:44.39 | 1 | PB | NYRR SatN II | New York, N.Y. | |
| DMR | Feb 6 | 11:02.83 | anchor | 1 | PB | New Bal | New York, N.Y. |
Upcoming Villanova meets:
Weekend of February 13: idle
Weekend of February 20: at BIG EAST Championships (New York, N.Y.)
Weekend of February 27: idle
Weekend of March 6: at ECAC/IC4A Championships (Boston, Mass.)
Alicia Rue, Sr., Minnesota,
Pole Vault, Plymouth, Minn., Armstrong HS
Rue holds the collegiate lead in the pole vault with a 14-4½ (4.38m) clearance from three weeks ago. Rue is currently holds the No.6 position on the 2010 U.S. indoor list.
| Event | Date | Mark |
Place
|
Notes | Meet | Location | |
| PV | Jan 9 | 4.25m | 13-11¼ | 1 | NW Open | Minneapolis, Minn. | |
| Jan 16 | 4.31m | 14-1¾ | 1 | Minn Open | Minneapolis, Minn. | ||
| Jan 22 | 4.38m | 14-4½ | 1 | CL, PB | Johnson Cl | Minneapolis, Minn. | |
| Feb 6 | 4.15m | 13-7¼ | 2 | Meyo Cl | South Bend, Ind. |
Upcoming Minnesota meets:
Weekend of February 13: at Iowa State Classic (Ames, Iowa)
Weekend of February 20: host Parents’ Day Invitational (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Weekend of February 27: at Big Ten Indoor Championships (State College, Pa.)
Weekend of March 6: last chance weekend
Brianne Theisen, Jr., Oregon,
Combined Events, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Humboldt Collegiate Institute
Theisen is the collegiate leader in the pentathlon, having scored 4,198 points at the Texas A&M Challenge two weekends ago. Among the pentathlon’s five events, Theisen’s lone personal best of the season has come in the shot put. Theisen is the Canadian-leader in the pentathlon as well.
| Event | Date | Mark | Place | Notes | Meet | Location | |
| PENT | Jan 29 | 4,198 |
1
|
CL, SB | TAMU Chal | College Station, Texas | |
| (8.63 – 1.79m [5-10½] – 12.19m [40-0] – 5.62m [18-5¼] – 2:19.24) | |||||||
| 60mH | Jan 29 | 8.63 |
P
|
SB | TAMU Chal | College Station, Texas | |
| HJ | Jan 29 | 1.79m | 5-10½ |
P
|
SB | TAMU Chal | College Station, Texas |
| SP | Jan 16 | 12.35m | 40-6¼ | PB | UW Preview | Seattle, Wash. | |
| LJ | Jan 29 | 5.62m | 18-5¼ |
P
|
SB | TAMU Chal | College Station, Texas |
| 800m | Jan 29 | 2:19.24 |
P
|
SB | TAMU Chal | College Station, Texas | |
Upcoming Oregon meets:
Weekend of February 13: at Washington’s Husky Classic (Seattle, Wash.)
Weekend of February 20: idle
Weekend of February 27: at MPSF Championships (Seattle, Wash.)
Weekend of March 6: last chance weekend