The Official Bowerman Men’s Watch List Updated

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 Men’s Watch Committee.  Texas A&M’s Tabarie Henry was added to the group of 10 on the official watch list from what was originally listed in the preseason.

The 10 men on the current official watch list have accomplished five collegiate-leading marks thus far this season. In addition, the group has claimed two world-leading marks, two American-leading marks, and a collegiate record.

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 MEN

(in alphabetical order)

Also Receiving Mention

BOWERMAN WATCH LIST PROFILES

Jeshua Anderson, Jr., Washington State,
Hurdles, Woodland Hills, Calif., Taft HS

Anderson, the 400-meter hurdle standout in the outdoor season, has put together a solid start to the 2010 indoor campaign and has tallied a season best of 8.04 in the short-distance hurdles.

Upcoming Washington State meets:
Weekend of February 13: at Washington’s Husky Classic (Seattle, Wash.)
Weekend of February 20: at Idaho’s Vandal Collegiate (Moscow, Idaho)
Weekend of February 27: at MPSF Championships (Seattle, Wash.)
Weekend of March 6: last chance weekend

Ronnie Ash, Jr., Oklahoma,
Hurdles, Raleigh, N.C., Knightdale HS/Bethune-Cookman

Ash ranks No. 5 on the NCAA indoor list in the 60-meter hurdles with his 7.74 season best from the past weekend at the New Balance Invitational in New York.

Upcoming Oklahoma meets:
Weekend of February 13: at Arkansas’ Tyson Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.)
Weekend of February 20: host SoonerOpen II (Norman, Okla.)
Weekend of February 27: at Big 12 Championships (Ames, Iowa)
Weekend of March 6: last chance weekend

Sam Chelanga, RS Jr., Liberty,
Distance, Nairobi, Kenya, Bartolimo HS/Fairleigh Dickinson

Chelanga has a quiet start the 2010 season, only having recorded one time in an open event. Chelanga has also competed as part of his team’s 4×800-meter relay.

Upcoming Liberty meets:
Weekend of February 13: at Arkansas’ Tyson Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.)
Weekend of February 20: idle
Weekend of February 27: at Big South Championships (Clemson, S.C.)
Weekend of March 6: at ECAC/IC4A Championships (Boston, Mass.)

Will Claye, So., Oklahoma,
Jumps, Phoenix, Ariz., Mountain Pointe HS

Claye started his season last weekend in New York and is expected to compete this weekend at Arkansas’ Tyson Invitational.

Upcoming Oklahoma meets:
Weekend of January 16: at Texas A&M Invitational (College Station, Texas)
Weekend of January 23: at Arkansas’ Razorback Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.)
Weekend of January 30: hosts J.D. Martin Invitational (Norman, Okla.)
Weekend of February 6: at New Balance Collegiate Invitational (New York, N.Y.)

Jason Colwick, Sr., Rice,
Pole Vault, San Marcos, Texas, San Marcos HS

Colwick is the current collegiate leader in the men’s pole vault, having cleared 18-7¼ (5.67m) last weekend at Nebraska’s Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational. Colwick added a centimeter to the 18-6¾ (5.66m) mark posted by former leader, Washington’s Scott Roth, at the beginning of the season. Colwick and Roth are also the current 1-2 on the American leader board in 2010.

Upcoming Rice meets:
Weekend of February 13: at Texas A&M Challenge (College Station, Texas)
Weekend of February 20: idle
Weekend of February 27: at Conference USA Championships (Houston, Texas)
Weekend of March 6: last chance weekend

Ashton Eaton, Sr., Oregon,
Combined Events, Bend, Ore., Mountain View HS

Eaton topped the collegiate record in the heptathlon two weekends ago at Texas A&M with a 6,256-point performance over two days and seven events. Eaton is currently the American leader and only trails Russia’s Aleksey Drozdov (6,300) for the 2010 world lead.

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

German Fernandez, So., Oklahoma State,
Distance, Riverbank, Calif., Riverback HS

Fernandez has yet to start the 2010 season, but expect some racing by Fernandez at either this weekend’s Tyson Invitational in Arkansas and/or at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in two weeks at Ames, Iowa.

Upcoming Oklahoma State meets:
Weekend of February 13: at Arkansas’ Tyson Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.)
Weekend of February 20: at Sooner Open II (Norman, Okla.)
Weekend of February 27: at Big 12 Championships (Ames, Iowa)
Weekend of March 6: last chance weekend

Tabarie Henry, Jr., Texas A&M,
Sprints, U.S. Virgin Islands, Hallandale HS

January was undoubtedly Tabarie Henry’s month. On the 30th, Henry claimed a world-leading 45.81 clocking in the 400 meters, topping teammate Demetrius Pinder’s 46.01 from two weeks prior. On the same day, Henry, along with three other Aggies clocked a world-leading and collegiate-leading time of 3:04.86 in the 4×400-meter relay.

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

Andrew Wheating, Sr., Oregon,
Distance, Norwich, Vt., Kimball Union Academy

Wheating has yet to begin the 2010 season, but look for performances at this weekend’s Husky Classic and the  MSPF Championships in two weeks, both held in Seattle.

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

Ryan Whiting, Sr., Arizona State,
Throws, Harrisburg, Pa., Central Dauphin HS

Whiting is the current collegiate leader in the shot put, having thrown for 69-8¼ (21.24m) at the New Mexico Classic last weekend. Whiting is currently No. 3 in the world standings for the 2010 and is the second-best performer in America thus far this season, trailing only Christian Cantwell’s best mark of the season of 72-¼ (21.95m).

Upcoming Arizona State meets:
Weekend of February 13: at Iowa State Classic (Ames, Iowa)
Weekend of February 20: host Diablo Relays (Tempe, Ariz.) – OUTDOOR meet
Weekend of February 27: at MPSF Championships (Seattle, Wash.)
Weekend of March 6: last chance weekend