Brooks, Scott & Spencer Rejoin Final Women’s Watch List
NEW ORLEANS – How deep is the competition for The Bowerman women’s award heading into the NCAA Finals? In order to make room for a trio of collegiate leaders and/or top NCAA Finals qualifiers on the final Watch List of the season — released Thursday by the Watch List Committee — a pair of double indoor champions were bumped down to "Also Receiving Mention" status.
Oklahoma thrower Tia Brooks made an assault on the all-time in-season collegiate shot put mark, Ashley Spencer of Illinois is rounding into form just in time to position herself for a 400 meters title defense, and Aurieyall Scott of UCF posted the top Prelims times at both 100 and 200 meters.
All three join the Watch List after having been on the list earlier this season.
Bumped down off the Watch List are indoor 3000/5000 meter champ Abbey D’Agostino of Dartmouth and indoor long jump/triple jump champ Andrea Geubelle of Kansas, along with Scott’s teammate Octavious Freeman of UCF.
Of course with the NCAA Finals next weekend in Eugene on June 5-8, the list could make another dramatic change between now and when semifinalists are released Tuesday, June 18.
The NCAA Finals will be filled with head-to-head The Bowerman match-ups. Gardner, Scott, Freeman and Reigning the Bowerman Winner Kimberlyn Duncan of LSU are all competing at both 100 and 200 meters; D’Agostino and Iowa State’s Betsy Saina going head-to-head at 5000 meters; and Stanford Watch-Lister Kori Carter and "Also Receiving Mention" Georganne Moline of Arizona will square off for the third time this season in the 400 hurdles.
Duncan became just the second woman to reach 20 Watch List appearances, behind Oregon Brianne Theisen’s 22.
THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, NCAA Finals 2013
(Updated May 30, 2013. Listed in alphabetical order by last name.)
| NAME | YEAR | SCHOOL | EVENTS | HOMETOWN |
| Brigetta Barrett | SR | Arizona | High Jump | Wappingers Falls, N.Y. |
| Tia Brooks | RS SR | Oklahoma | Throws | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| Kori Carter | JR | Stanford | Hurdles | Claremont, Calif. |
| Emma Coburn | SR | Colorado | Distance | Crested Butte, Colo. |
| Kimberlyn Duncan | SR | LSU | Sprints | Katy, Texas |
| English Gardner | JR | Oregon | Sprints | Voorhees, N.J. |
| Brianna Rollins | RS JR | Clemson | Hurdles | Miami, Fla. |
| Betsy Saina | RS SR | Iowa State | Distance | Eldoret, Kenya |
| Aurieyall Scott | JR | UCF | Sprints | Greenbelt, Md. |
| Ashley Spencer | SO | Illinois | Sprints | Indianapolis, Ind. |
QUICKLY – THE WATCH LIST
Brigetta Barrett, Arizona
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Tia Brooks, Oklahoma
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Kori Carter, Stanford
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Emma Coburn, Colorado
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Kimberlyn Duncan, LSU
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English Gardner, Oregon
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Brianna Rollins, Clemson
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Betsy Saina, Iowa State
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Aurieyall Scott, UCF
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Ashley Spencer, Illinois
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ALSO RECEIVING MENTION
| NAME | YEAR | SCHOOL | EVENTS | HOMETOWN |
| Abbey D’Agostino | JR | Dartmouth | Distance | Topsfield, Mass. |
| Octavious Freeman | SO | UCF | Sprints | Lake Wales, Fla. |
| Andrea Geubelle | SR | Kansas | Jumps | University Place, Wash. |
| Georganne Moline | SR | Arizona | Hurdles | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Vashti Thomas | SR | Academy of Art | Hurdles/Jumps | San Jose, Calif. |
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.
Southern Utah’s Cam Levins and LSU’s Kimberlyn Duncan are the reigning winners of The Bowerman, which is named for legendary Oregon track & field and cross country coach Bill Bowerman.
Past winners include Olympic gold medalist and decathlon world-record holder Ashton Eaton (2010), 10,000-meter Olympic silver medalist Galen Rupp (2009), and 2011 IAAF World Champion at 1500 meters, Jenny Simpson (2009).
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.











