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Jarret Eaton, Gunnar Nixon Join The Bowerman’s Watch List of Ten

The pair accomplished impressive feats last weekend



February 1, 2012



NEW ORLEANS – Syracuse sophomore Jarret Eaton and Arkansas freshman Gunnar Nixon are the latest additions to The Bowerman Watch List the award’s watch list committee announced Wednesday. The underclassmen duo had performances last weekend worthy of acclaim and they are now on the radar for collegiate track & field’s biggest award.



Eaton (Abington, Pa.) recorded two of the top ten fastest-recorded times for a collegian in the 60-meter hurdles last weekend at the Penn State National. In the meet’s preliminary round, Eaton clocked 7.54, moving to eighth on the all-time collegiate charts. In the meet’s final, Eaton notched a time of 7.49 – the fastest collegiate time since 1997. Collegiate record holder Reggie Torian of Wisconsin (7.47) is the only to have run faster.



Nixon (Edmond, Okla.) had his glory in the heptathlon this past weekend at the Razorback Invitational on his home track in Arkansas. The Razorback frosh won the event and scored 6,022 points which not only places him fifth on the all-time collegiate performers list, but it also topped the world junior record set in 1989 by Germany’s Michael Kohnle (5,953).



Both Eaton and Nixon are making their first-ever appearance on The Bowerman Watch List.



The committee also added Texas’ Ryan Crouser, Kansas State’s Erik Kynard, and North Central’s (Ill.) Josh Winder to the “also receiving mention” list.





THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, PRESEASON 2012 MEN

(updated February 1, 2012, listed in alphabetical order)



NAME
YEAR
SCHOOL
EVENTS
HOMETOWN

Robby Andrews
SO/JR
Virginia
Distance
Englishtown, N.J.

Miles Batty
SR
BYU
Distance
Sandy, Utah

Jeff Demps
JR/SR
Florida
Sprints
Winter Garden, Fla.

Jarret Eaton
SR
Syracuse
Hurdles
Abington, Pa.

Marquise Goodwin
JR
Texas
Jumps/Sprints
Garland, Texas

Leonard Korir
JR
Iona
Distance
Iten, Kenya

Lawi Lalang
SO
Arizona
Distance
Eldoret, Kenya

Tony McQuay
JR
Florida
Sprints
Riviera Beach, Fla.

Maurice Mitchell
SR
Florida State
Sprints
Kansas City, Mo.

Gunnar Nixon
FR
Arkansas
Combined Events
Edmond, Okla.






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

(N) – new to either list



QUICKLY – The Watch List in 2012



Robby Andrews, Virginia – Has yet to compete.



Miles Batty, BYU – 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. 2 seed for the NCAA Championships.



Jeff Demps, Florida – Has yet to compete.



Jarret Eaton, Syracuse -- Recorded two of the top ten fastest-recorded times for a collegian in the 60-meter hurdles last weekend at the Penn State National. In the meet’s preliminary round, Eaton clocked 7.54, moving to eighth on the all-time collegiate charts. In the meet’s final, Eaton notched a time of 7.49 – the fastest collegiate time since 1997. Collegiate record holder Reggie Torian of Wisconsin (7.47) is the only to have run faster. In 2011, Eaton redshirted and he previously had a collegiate best of 7.68 in the 60 hurdles. The 7.49 is also currently the world-leading time.



Marquise Goodwin, Texas – Winner of the Razorback Invitational long jump with world- and collegiate-leading jump of 26-7 (8.10m). Also recorded ancillary mark of 26-3½ (8.01m) in the event’s first round. He placed second at the Razorback in the 60 meters with a 6.74 time in the finals. He has a season best in the 60 of 6.72, ranking in the top 25 in the NCAA .



Leonard Korir, Iona – Winner of the 3000 meters at BU’s Terrier Classic by nearly two seconds with a 7:54.59 showing. Won the Mile at Saturday Night at the Races.



Lawi Lalang, Arizona – Won the invitational Mile at the Razorback Invitational by over five seconds, clocking 3:55.09 for the fastest world and collegiate time of the year. The time posted was only seven hundredths of a second off the collegiate record (3:55.02) and placd Lalang in the all-time collegiate top three in the event.



Tony McQuay, Florida – Has yet to compete.



Maurice Mitchell, Florida State – Has yet to compete.



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.





ALSO RECEIVING MENTION



NAME
YEAR
SCHOOL
EVENTS
HOMETOWN

Curtis Beach
JR
Duke
Combined Events
Albuquerque, N.M.

Ryan Crouser
FR
Texas
Throws
Gresham, Ore.

Derek Drouin
SR/JR
Indiana
Jumps
Corunna, Ontario

German Fernandez
SR/JR
Oklahoma State
Distance
Riverbank, Calif.

Mason Finley
JR
Kansas
Throws
Salida, Colo.

Tim Glover
JR
Illinois State
Javelin
Normal, Ill.

Erik Kynard
JR
Kansas State
Jumps
Toledo, Ohio

Ryan Loughney
SR
Ashland
Throws
Grahamsville, N.Y.

Andrew Riley
SR
Illinois
Sprints/Hurdles
Kingston, Jamaica

Ben Sathre
SR
St. Thomas (Minn.)
Distance
Chaska, Minn.

Maston Wallace
JR
Texas
Pole Vault
Houston, Texas

Josh Winder
SO
North Central (Ill.)
Pole Vault
Joliet, Ill.






(D) – Demoted from the watch list

(N) – new to either list





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