NEW ORLEANS — Returns will be the name of the game come Thursday, December 17 when The Bowerman is handed out to collegiate track & field’s most outstanding male and female student-athletes at the annual U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
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The USTFCCCA is pleased to announce that fan-favorite ESPN personality John Anderson will host the awards ceremony once again. This will be the fourth time in the past six years that Anderson has served as the master of ceremonies. Anderson, who is a staple on ESPN’s legendary program SportsCenter, last hosted in 2013.
Fans can watch the award ceremony live on USTFCCCA.org.
Seven former Bowerman winners will join Anderson at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa — Oregon’s Laura Roesler and Texas A&M’s Deon Lendore from 2014, Clemson’s Brianna Rollins and Indiana’s Derek Drouin from 2013, Florida State’s Ngoni Makusha and Texas A&M’s Jessica Beard from 2011 and Virginia Tech’s Queen Harrison, who won the award in 2010.
This year’s finalists are Akron’s Shawn Barber, Oregon’s Edward Cheserek and Florida’s Marquis Dendy for the men, and Kentucky’s Kendra Harrison, Stephen F. Austin’s Demi Payne and Oregon’s Jenna Prandini (Clovis HS) for the women.
Barber and Payne, who are both pole vaulters, both won the fan vote by a close margin.
Be sure to watch the ceremony in its entirety at USTFCCCA.org on Thursday, December 17, starting with The Bowerman Arrival Party at 6 p.m. CT followed by The Bowerman Presentation one hour later. Once again, Ryan Fenton and 2010 Bowerman winner Queen Harrison will host the Red Carpet Show and conduct interviews with the who’s who of Bowerman history.
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.Oregon’s Laura Roesler and Texas A&M’s Deon Lendore 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, two-time World Champion and decathlon world-record holder Ashton Eaton (2010), 10,000-meter Olympic silver medalist Galen Rupp (2009), 2011 IAAF World Champion at 1500 meters Jenny Simpson (2009), 2013 100-meter hurdles World Champion Brianna Rollins (2013), and 2012 Olympic high jump bronze medalist and 2015 IAAF World Champion Derek Drouin (2013).
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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