Brooks, Scott & Spencer Rejoin Final The Bowerman Women's Watch List

May 30, 2013

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

Courtesy: ArizonaWildcats.com Prelims: Is ranked No. 2 in the world in the high jump. Second among active student-athletes and third all time with 18 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. Advanced as the top qualifier from the West Prelims with three clearances through 5-10½ (1.79m). Finished third at the NYC Adidas Grand Prix Diamond League Meeting the following day with a height of 6-3¼ (1.91m).

This Season: 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. 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: 18 (3rd all-time, 2nd active)


Tia Brooks, Oklahoma

Courtesy: SoonerSports.com
Since Last Time: Last appeared on the April edition of the Watch List. Has won 13 consecutive shot put finals dating back to the 2012 Drake Relays, including 10 straight between the 2013 indoor and outdoor seasons, and owns the top 13 collegiate throws of the outdoor season. Most recently claimed the top qualifying spot at the NCAA finals shot put competition with two of the top three throws in outdoor collegiate history and three of the top 10. Her top throw of 62-2½ (18.96m) is the No. 2 mark all-time, just ahead of her 62-2¼ (18.95m) attempt earlier in the series. Claimed a Big 12 shot put title and a title at the Drake Relays.

This Season: Won her 2013 outdoor debut at the Sun Angel Classic shot put with a mark of 61-5½ (18.73m), the No. 6 outdoor mark in collegiate history, and recorded the No. 8 (61-2/18.64m) and 9 (61-0/18.59m) marks in the same meet. Broke the collegiate shot put record with a mark of 63-¾ (19.22m) en route to win the NCAA Indoor shot put title. Became the first woman in collegiate history to surpass 63 feet. She bested Laura Gerraughty of North Carolina’s 2004 record of 62-10 (19.15m). With another mark of 62-2½ (18.96m) at the NCAA meet, she now owns three of the five best throws in collegiate history. Has won 12 of 13 shot put events dating back to the 2012 indoor season.

Career Watch List Appearances: 12


Kori Carter, Stanford

Courtesy: GoStanford.com
Prelims: Ranked No. 3 in the world in the 400 hurdles and No. 8 in the 100 hurdles. Is undefeated in four finals in the 100 hurdles and three in the 400 hurdles in 2013. Advanced from the West Prelims as the top national qualifier for the NCAA Finals in the 400 hurdles with a 54.50 — giving her the nation’s two fastest collegiate times of the season. Also qualified 10th nationally in the 100 hurdles at 13.16 (+0.1m/s).

This Season: 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. Defeated 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: 3


Emma Coburn, Colorado

Courtesy: CUBuffs.com
Since Last Time: Was the top NCAA Finals qualifier from the West Prelims in the 3000 steeplechase at 9:55.20. Finished eighth at the Oxy High Performance Distance Classic in 4:06.87, placing her fifth all-time in collegiate history.

This Season: Won the steeplechase at the Pac-12 Championships in a meet-record 9:55.67. 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: 8


Kimberlyn Duncan, LSU

Courtesy: LSUSports.net
Prelims: Is No. 2 in the world at 200 meters. Second all-time with 20 Watch List appearances, most among active student-athletes.Has won 23 of her past 24 finals at 200 meters against collegians. Ran an 11.05w (+3.9m/s) to tie fellow Watch-Lister Aurieyall Scott of UCF with the fastest qualifying time to the NCAA Finals. Won her quarterfinal heat and ran the third-fastest 200 in the East Prelims at 22.97 (+0.7m/s) to qualify third from the East and sixth overall. Also ran a leg of the top-qualifying 4×100 relay from the East Prelim.

This Season: 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.
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: 20 (2nd all-time, most active); Reigning Bowerman Winner


English Gardner, Oregon

Courtesy: GoDucks.com
Prelims: Is No. 3 in the world at 100 meters. Was the top qualifier from the West Prelims at 100 meters in 11.42 (-0.8m/s) in the quarterfinals and 11.08w (+3.0m/s) in the first round. Also qualified at 200 meters at 23.34 (+0.8m/s) and as a member of the Ducks’ 4×100 and 4×400 relays. Has only lost once in 14 career finals between the indoor 60 and outdoor 100.

This Season: 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. 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.

Career Appearances: 10


Brianna Rollins, Clemson

Courtesy: ClemsonTigers.com
Prelims: Is ranked No. 3 in the world in the 100 hurdles. Ran the fastest time in the 100 hurdles of either the East or West Prelims, qualifying to the NCAA Finals with a quarterfinals time of 12.72 (+0.5m/s) and a first-round time of 12.72w (+2.3m/s). Also qualified as a member of Clemson’s 4×100 relay team.

This Season: 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. 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 12.54 (+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: 7


Betsy Saina, Iowa State

Courtesy: Cyclones.com
Prelims: Qualified for the NCAA Finals as the top qualifier at 10,000 meters in 34:52.34 and as the fifth-fastest qualifier from the West Prelims at 5000 meters in 16:07.18.

This Season: Won the 5000 at the Big 12 Championships in 15:41.64 by more than half a minute. 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: 5


Aurieyall Scott, UCF

Courtesy: UCFAthletics.com
Since Last Time: No. 8 in the world at 200 meters Last appeared on the Watch List in the final indoor edition. Ran the fastest 100 and 200 meters times of either the East or West Prelims at 11.05w (+3.8m/s) and 22.52 (+1.9m/s), respectively. Also ran an 11.15 (+1.7m/s) and a 22.85 (+2.0m/s) in her first-round races, and qualified as a member of UCF’s 4×100 relay. Won Conference-USA titles at 200 meters and as a member of the 4×100 relay, and finished runner-up at 100 meters.

This Season: Won an NCAA Indoor title at 60 meters in 7.13, and finished runner-up at 200 meters in 22.71. Snapped reigning The Bowerman winner Kimberlyn Duncan’s winning streak of 18 consecutive wins against collegians at 200 meters, defeating her by a slim .04 margin at the Tyson Invitational in a then-nation-leading time of 22.68. Won Conference USA individual championships at 60 and 200 meters to go along with a title in the 4×400 relay, claiming the 60 in a collegiate-leading 7.13, placing her in a tie for fourth all-time among collegiate performers and giving her a share of the fifth-fastest time in collegiate history. Has won six of seven finals this season at both 60 and 200 meters.

Career Appearances: 4


Ashley Spencer, Illinois

Courtesy: FightingIllini.com
This Season: Is ranked No. 10 in the world at 400 meters. First Appearance on the Watch List in 2013 since early in the indoor season/preseason. Became the collegiate leader at 400 meters with a 50.88 at the West prelims, making her the only sub-51 collegiate sprinter this season. Also qualified as a member of Illinois’ 4×400 relay team. Finished third at the NCAA indoor championships at 400 meters after winning her heat in in 52.17 and had the second-fastest prelims time at 51.55Q, again winning her heat. Won Big Ten titles outdoors at 200 and 400 meters and as a member of the 4×400 relay, and indoors in those same events. In just her second race in the 400 hurdles early in the outdoor season she posted what still stands as the seventh-fastest time among collegians in 2013 at 56.32.

Career Appearances: 4





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.

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