The Bowerman: Watching The Watch List (May 17)

NEW ORLEANS – We’re at a loss for words.

How can you explain what happened over Conference Championships Weekend?

RELATED: Men’s Pre-Outdoor Conference Championships Watch List | Women’s Pre-Outdoor Conference Championships Watch List

Members of The Bowerman Watch List combined to set three collegiate records and add numerous top-10 marks to the all-time collegiate charts.

Let’s take a closer look at how they did this past weekend.

Men’s Watch List

Mykolas Alekna, California

• Pac-12 Outdoor Championships
  • Won discus throw at 70.40m (231-0)
  • Second-farthest throw in collegiate history
  • Also added four other all-time top-10 marks

Kyle Garland, Georgia

• SEC Outdoor Championships
  • Won decathlon with 8589 points
  • Second-best total in collegiate history

Jordan Geist, Arizona

• Pac-12 Outdoor Championships
  • Won shot put at 20.75m (68-1)
  • Won hammer throw at 73.82m (242-2)

Sondre Guttormsen, Princeton

• Ivy League Outdoor Championships
  • Won pole vault with clearance of 5.60m (18-4½)

Jaydon Hibbert, Arkansas

• SEC Outdoor Championships
  • Won triple jump with collegiate-record 17.87m (58-7½)
  • Also broke World U20 record that had stood since 1985

Dylan Jacobs, Tennessee

• SEC Outdoor Championships
  • Won 5000 meters in 13:36.93

Terrence Jones, Texas Tech

• Big 12 Outdoor Championships
  • Finished runner-up in 100 meters in 10.08
  • Finished runner-up in 200 meters in 20.32
  • Anchor leg on first-place 4×100 relay team

Fouad Messaoudi, Oklahoma State

• Big 12 Outdoor Championships
  • Won 1500 meters in 3:36.59

Ayden Owens-Delerme, Arkansas

• SEC Outdoor Championships
  • Won 400-meter hurdles in collegiate-leading 48.26

Keyshawn Strachan, Auburn

• Did not compete

Women’s Watch List

Rhasidat Adeleke, Texas

• Big 12 Outdoor Championships
  • Won 400 meters in 50.58
  • Ran third leg of collegiate record-setting 4×100 relay

Julien Alfred, Texas

• Big 12 Outdoor Championships
  • Won 100 meters in 10.84
  • Won 200 meters in 22.28
  • Ran first leg of collegiate record-setting 4×100 relay

Talitha Diggs, Florida

• SEC Outdoor Championships
  • Finished third in 400 meters in 50.74
  • Finished fourth in 200 meters in 22.72

Lamara Distin, Texas A&M

• SEC Outdoor Championships
  • Won high jump at 1.91m (6-3¼)

Jasmine Moore, Florida

• SEC Outdoor Championships
  • Won long jump at 6.88m (22-7)
  • Won triple jump at 14.14m (46-4¾)

Ackera Nugent, Arkansas

• SEC Outdoor Championships
  • Finished runner-up in 100-meter hurdles in 12.43
  • Finished fourth in 100 meters in 11.13
  • Ran leadoff leg on ninth-place 4×100 relay team

Masai Russell, Kentucky

• SEC Outdoor Championships
  • Finished runner-up in 400-meter hurdles in 55.21
  • Finished third in 100-meter hurdles in 12.47
  • Ran third leg on second-place 4×100 relay team

Katelyn Tuhoy, NC State

• ACC Outdoor Championships
  • Won 10,000 meters in 32:56.75

Jorinde van Klinken, Oregon

• Pac-12 Outdoor Championships
  • Won shot put at 18.59m (61-0)
  • Won discus throw at 63.05m (206-10)

Britton Wilson, Arkansas

• SEC Outdoor Championships
  • Won 400 meters in collegiate record-setting 49.13
  • Previously set collegiate record in prelims at 49.40
  • Won 400-meter hurdles in 53.28