Stanford's Kori Carter Back on The Bowerman Women's Watch List

May 16, 2013


NEW ORLEANS – Historic performances were in no short supply at the Pac-12 Championships, where one member of The Bowerman Women’s Watch List built upon her legendary resume and another rejoined the final regular-season edition of the Watch List — released Thursday — after a historic showdown in the hurdles.

Arizona high jumper and 2012 The Bowerman finalist Brigetta Barrett broke the in-season collegiate high jump record with a clearance of 6-6¼ (1.99m) to add to an already sterling career resume that includes five NCAA titles.

Stanford hurdler Kori Carter is beginning to build a legacy of her own, rejoining the Watch List following the No. 2 in-season 400 hurdles time in collegiate history with a 54.21 win over rival and 2012 Olympic finalist Georganne Moline of Arizona. That in addition to a Pac-12 title in the 100 hurdles places Carter firmly back on The Bowerman radar after not making the pre-conference championships Watch List.

Barrett and Carter weren’t by any means the only two to make an impact at conference championship meets during the past two weeks, with a combined 15 event titles between the 10 members of the Watch List. Claiming multiple conference crowns were Carter, Dartmouth’s Abbey D’Agostino (1500/3000), reigning The Bowerman winner Kimberlyn Duncan of LSU (100/200), Octavious Freeman of UCF (100/4×100), Oregon’s English Gardner (200/4×100) and Kansas’ Andrea Geubelle (triple jump/4×100).


THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, PRE-NCAA 2013
(Updated May 16, 2013. Listed in alphabetical order by last name.)

NAME YEAR SCHOOL EVENTS HOMETOWN
Brigetta Barrett SR Arizona High Jump Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
Kori Carter JR Stanford Hurdles Claremont, Calif.
Emma Coburn SR Colorado Distance Crested Butte, Colo.
Abbey D’Agostino JR Dartmouth Distance Topsfield, Mass.
Kimberlyn Duncan SR LSU Sprints Katy, Texas
Octavious Freeman SO UCF Sprints Lake Wales, Fla.
English Gardner JR Oregon Sprints Voorhees, N.J.
Andrea Geubelle SR Kansas Jumps University Place, Wash.
Brianna Rollins RS JR Clemson Hurdles Miami, Fla.
Betsy Saina RS SR Iowa State Distance Eldoret, Kenya



QUICKLY – THE WATCH LIST
Brigetta Barrett, Arizona

Courtesy: ArizonaWildcats.com Since Last Time: Holds the world lead in the high jump. Broke the in-season collegiate high jump mark with a Pac-12 championship-winning clearance of 6-6¼ (1.99m), breaking the record of 6-6 (1.98m) held by UCLA’s Amy Acuff and SMU’s Kajsa Bergqvist. Did not miss a height through her first 14 heights, passing at four others, before clearing the collegiate record on her third attempt. Third all time with 17 appearances on the Watch List. Has won 29 of 30 high jump events – indoors and outdoors – against collegians dating back to the beginning of the 2012 indoor season and 24 straight.

This Season: Won the high jump at the Arizona-Arizona State-Northern Arizona double dual meet with a clearance of 6-4¼ (1.94m), tying Amy Acuff’s (UCLA) 1995 record. Won the Mt. SAC Relays high jump at 6-2¼ (1.89m). Her 6-4¼ clearance, which she also achieved earlier in the outdoor season, is the No. 2 mark in the world outdoors in 2013. Won the Stanford Invitational high jump with a clearance of 6-4¼ (1.94m) in her only outdoor high jump of 2013. Won the NCAA Indoor high jump with a collegiate-leading 6-4¾ (1.95m) with only one miss through seven heights. Missed three attempts at the collegiate record at 6-6¼ (1.99m). Cleared a then-collegiate-leading 6-3¼ (1.91m) in her season debut at the Razorback Invitational. Won the MPSF high jump title with a clearance of 6-2 (1.88m). Finished runner-up in the Millrose Games high jump at 6-1½ (1.87m).

Career Watch List Appearances: 17 (3rd all-time, 2nd active)


Kori Carter, Stanford

Courtesy: GoStanford.com
Since Last Time: Holds the world lead in the 400 hurdles. Again defeated 400 hurdles rival and 2012 Olympic finalist Georganne Moline of Arizona, this time for the Pac-12 Championships crown with a winning time of 54.21 to Moline’s 54.54. Moved to No. 2 on the all-time in-season collegiate list in the 400 hurdles by running the fastest in-season time since the Sheena Johnson of UCLA ran a record 53.54 in 2004. Also won the Pac-12 100 hurdles title in 12.76 (+0.1m/s), giving her the second-fastest qualifying time in Division I. Remains undefeated in both the 100 and 400 hurdles this season in seven finals. Las appeared on the April Bowerman Watch List.

This Season: Defeated 2012 Olympian Georganne Moline of Arizona in her first 400 hurdles race of the 2013 outdoor season, running a 2½ second personal best 54.71 to Moline’s 54.98. Won the 100 hurdles at the Stanford Invitational in 13.28. Leads all collegians in the 400 hurdles and No. 15 in DI in the 100 hurdles. Won the MPSF Championship at 200 meters during the indoor season and qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 60 hurdles.

Career Watch List Appearances: 2


Emma Coburn, Colorado

Courtesy: CUBuffs.com
Since Last Time: Is No. 9 in the world in the 3000 steeplechase. Won the steeplechase at the Pac-12 Championships in a meet-record 9:55.67.

This Season: Became the second collegiate woman under 9:30 in the 3000 steeplechase during a college season with a world-leading 9:28.26 win at the Payton Jordan Invitational — the third-fastest in-season performance in collegiate history. Joins former Bowerman winner Jenny Barringer (Simpson) as the only other woman to go sub-9:30 during the college season. Ran a 4:11.36 over 1500 meters at the Drake Relays 48 hours earlier, good for fifth among collegians this season. Last appeared on the post-indoor Watch List in mid-March. Became just the second collegiate woman to run two sub-4:30.00 indoor miles. Won the NCAA Indoor mile title in 4:29.91, the seventh-fastest time in indoor collegiate history. In her only other race this indoor season, she finished fourth and first among collegians in the Millrose Games’ Wanamaker Mile in 4:29.86, making her the fifth-fastest collegiate performer in the indoor mile all-time.

Career Watch List Appearances: 7


Abbey D’Agostino, Dartmouth

Courtesy: DartmouthSports.com
Since Last Time: Is No. 2 in the world at 5000 meters. Has won or been the top collegian in 16 of her last 17 individual event finals, ranging from the 1000 to the 5000, dating back to the 2012 Mt. SAC Relays. Claimed Ivy League titles at 1500 meters in 4:11.94 and 3000 meters in 9:21.79, and ran a leg of the third-place 4×800 relay. Won the 800 in 2:08.11 at the New Balance Boston Twilight Meet.

This Season: Won the Mt. SAC Relays 5000 in 15:11.35 in her 2013 outdoor debut, making her the No. 3 in-season collegiate performer of all time and the second-fastest in the world outdoors in 2013. Completed just the third 3000/5000 meters double NCAA Indoor Championship by a woman in the history of the meet, and became the first American woman to do so. Won both events by more than five seconds, running an indoor career-best and world-leading 15:28.11 at 5000 meters and 9:01.08 at 3000 meters. Finished the season ranked with the fastest time at 3000 meters, No. 2 in the mile (4:30.03), No. 3 at 5000 meters and No. 4 at 1000 meters (2:45.42.) Claimed Ivy League Indoor titles in the mile and at 5000 meters.

Career Watch List Appearances: 5


Kimberlyn Duncan, LSU

Courtesy: LSUSports.net
Since Last Time: Is No. 2 in the world at 200 meters. Second all-time with 19 Watch List appearances. Has won 23 of her past 24 finals at 200 meters against collegians. Ran a collegiate-leading 22.35 (+1.3m/s) en route to an SEC 200 meters title. Also won the 100 meters SEC title in 11.32 (+0.4m/s) after running an 11.28w (+2.2m/s) in the prelims.

This Season: Won the 200 at the LSU Battle on the Bayou in 22.82 (-0.4m/s). Won the 100 at the LSU Alumni Gold Open in 11.18 (+1.8m/s). Ran a leg of the winning sprint medley relay at the Penn Relays, winning by two seconds with a time of 3:44.26.Ranked No. 2 at 100 meters (11.06w at Texas Relays win). Won an NCAA Indoor title at 200 meters in 22.58, the ninth-fastest time in collegiate history, becoming the first sprinter – male or female – to win three straight NCAA titles indoors. Won 22 of her past 23 finals at 200 meters against collegians, edged out only once by fellow Watch Lister Aurieyall Scott of UCF by .04 at the Razorback Invitational. Reclaimed 2013′s fastest collegiate time at 200 meters with her SEC Championship-winning 22.54, placing her fifth on the all-time indoor collegiate performers list and giving her the sixth-fastest time in indoor college history. Unbeaten in finals at 60 meters this season with an SEC Championship and the nation’s second-fastest time at 7.16.

Career Watch List Appearances: 19 (2nd all-time, most active); Reigning Bowerman Winner


Octavious Freeman, UCF

Courtesy: UCFAthletics.com
Since Last Time: No. 4 in the world at both 100 and 200 meters. Won a Conference-USA title at 100 meters with a winning time of 11.18 (-1.1m/s) after running an 11.30 (-1.2m/s) in the prelims. Finished runner-up at 200 meters in 23.24 (-0.2m/s). Ran a leg of the C-USA 4×400 relay championship team.

This Season: Won the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational in a wind-legal, then-collegiate-leading 22.57 (+0.1m/s) — defeating 2011 Bowerman winner Jessica Beard. The time stands as the second-fastest wind-legal in the world so far in 2013. Won the 100 in 11.17 (+0.3m/s) and finished runner-up to teammate Aurieyall Scott at 200 meters in 23.79 (+0.2m/s) at the Arkansas Team Invitational.Won the Pepsi Florida Relays 100 meters in a then-world-leading 11.02 (+1.2m/s), placing her No. 8 among all-time collegiate performers with the tenth-fastest wind-legal in-season race in collegiate history. Also won the Florida Relays 200 meters in 22.85, tying her for the 2013 outdoor collegiate lead. Finished third at both 60 and 200 meters during the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Career Appearances: 7


English Gardner, Oregon

Courtesy: GoDucks.com
Since Last Time: No. 2 in the world at 100 meters. Won the 200 meter title at the Pac-12 Championships in 22.62 (+1.1m/s) and ran a leg of the Pac-12 Championship-winning 4×100 relay team.

This Season: Won the elite section of the 100 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays in a world-leading 11.00 (+1.8m/s), making her the No. 6 in-season collegiate performer all-time. Ran a leg of the winning 4×400 relay team at the Penn Relays that set the Relays record with a 3:26.73, placing the team No. 10 all-time on the collegiate list. Finished runner-up at 200 meters in 23.32 (-2.1m/s) at the Oregon Pepsi Invitational. Finished runner-up at 60 meters (7.15) at the NCAA Indoor Championships and ran a leg of the 4×400 relay that clinched an Oregon team championship from the first heat. Won the Millrose Games 60 in 7.19, defeating three Olympians in her season debut in the event. Claimed the MPSF title at 60 meters in 7.24, and ran a leg of the Ducks’ victorious 4×400 relay team. Is currently ranked third in a three-way tie at 60 meters. Has only lost twice in 11 career finals between the indoor 60 and outdoor 100.

Career Appearances: 9


Andrea Geubelle, Kansas

Courtesy: KUAthletics.com
Since Last Time: Is. No. 10 in the world in the triple jump. Jumped a 2013 outdoor-best 45-5¼ (13.85m) in the triple jump at the Georgia Tech Invitational, placing her No. 2 in the country. Won the Big 12 triple jump crown with a winning mark of 44-7w (13.59m, +2.1m/s) and finished runner-up in the long jump with a season’s best 21-5¼ (+0.7m/s), in addition to running a leg of the winning 4×100 relay.

This Season: Finished third in the long jump at the Sun Angel Classic with a mark of 20-8½ (6.31m). Jumped a collegiate-best 45-1¾ (13.76m) at the Texas Relays, and is No. 6 in the long jump at 20-8½ (6.31m), both of which are her only jumps competitions of the 2013 outdoor season. Has won 10 of her last 12 horizontal jumps events between the 2012-13 indoor and outdoor seasons, and 14 of her last 15 in the triple jump against collegians dating back to 2012 indoor. Won NCAA Indoor titles in both the long jump and triple jump, marking the first time since 2003 that double has been completed indoors. Won the triple jump with a collegiate-leading mark of 46-6¼ (14.18m), placing her fourth on the all-time collegiate performers list. She won all four competitions in the indoor long jump this season including wins at the NCAA Championships, Big 12 Championships and the Armory Collegiate Invitational where she posted a collegiate-leading jump of 21-11½ (6.69m), just a quarter inch shy of placing her among the top 10 collegians all-time. Won an individual title in the Big 12 triple jump, recording a mark of 44-3¼ (13.49m).

Career Appearances: 6


Brianna Rollins, Clemson

Courtesy: ClemsonTigers.com
Since Last Time: Is No. 3 in the world in the 100 hurdles. Became the sixth-fastest in-season collegiate performer in the 100 hurdles by running a 12.68 into a 1.5m/s headwind at the Georgia Tech Invitational. has not lost — prelims or finals — in 12 races this season between the 60 hurdles indoors and 100 hurdles outdoors.

This Season: Won individual ACC titles in the 100 hurdles in 12.87 (-1.4m/s) and at 200 meters in 23.04 (+0.2m/s). Her 100 hurdles performance is the fastest wind-legal time among collegians this season, and ranks No. 5 in the world among wind-legal times. Ran the fastest collegiate 100 hurdles time of 2013 with a 12.54w (+2.1m/s) at the Texas Relays, the fifth-fastest all-conditions collegiate performance of all time and at the time the world-leader. Owns five of the top 10 times in collegiate history in the 60 hurdles and the three fastest times in the world this season, including the collegiate record of 7.78.Won an NCAA Indoor title in the 60 hurdles with a 7.79 in the finals, giving her the second-fastest time in collegiate history, and qualified with a time of 7.82, giving her the third-fastest time in collegiate history. Broke the all-time collegiate record in the 60 hurdles in her season debut, scorching to a 7.78 and becoming the first collegiate woman to dip under 7.80. Beat the previous record of 7.84 held by USC’s Virginia Powell since 2006. Has won nine of 10 60 hurdles finals dating back to her individual national championship in 2011. Owns seven of the eight fastest times in the nation this season. Claimed the ACC title in the 60 hurdles by nearly a quarter of a second with a 7.90 in the finals.

Career Appearances: 6


Betsy Saina, Iowa State

Courtesy: Cyclones.com
Since Last Time: Is No. 2 in the world at 10,000 meters and No. 3 in the world at 5000 meters. Won the 5000 at the Big 12 Championships in 15:41.64 to win by more than half a minute.

This Season: Won the Payton Jordan Invitational 10,000 meters in 31:37.22, giving her the second-fastest time in the world for 2013 and the No. 3 in-season time in collegiate history. Made her 2013 outdoor debut with a 15:12.05 5000 meters win at the Stanford Invitational, which was at the time the fourth fastest in-season performance in collegiate history (now fifth), and stands as the third-fastest in the world for 2013. Last appeared on the Watch List in March prior to the NCAA Indoor Championships. Finished runner-up over 5000 meters at the NCAA indoor championships (15:33.66) and fourth at 3000 meters (9:07.34). Ran a collegiate-leading 15:21.66 over 5000 meters at the Iowa State Classic – the fifth-fastest all-conditions time in indoor collegiate history (oversized track). Claimed Big 12 individual titles in the mile, 3000 and 5000.

Career Appearances: 4





ALSO RECEIVING MENTION
NAME YEAR SCHOOL EVENTS HOMETOWN
Makeba Alcide SR Arkansas Combined Events Castries, St. Lucia
Tia Brooks RS SR Oklahoma Throws Grand Rapids, Mich.
Georganne Moline SR Arizona Hurdles Phoenix, Ariz.
Ashley Spencer SO Illinois Sprints Indianapolis, Ind.
Shanieka Thomas JR San Diego State Sprints/Jumps Clarendon, Jamaica



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.

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