LISA KOLL, PHOEBE WRIGHT ADDED TO THE BOWERMAN WATCH LIST FOR FIRST TIME

LISA KOLL, PHOEBE WRIGHT ADDED TO THE BOWERMAN WATCH LIST FOR FIRST TIME
February was a month for distance runners to step up



March 3, 2010



NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Wednesday the second update of the official watch list for The Bowerman as selected by The Bowerman Women’s Watch Committee. Joining the watch list for the first time is Iowa State’s Lisa Koll and Tennessee’s Phoebe Wright.



The 10 listed represent eight collegiate-leading marks from the 2010 season and three national records.



The Bowerman Advisory Board appointed four of its members to comprise The Bowerman Men’s Watch Committee and another four of its members to make up The Bowerman Women’s Watch Committee. The committee will release its next update, following the NCAA Indoor Championships, on Wednesday, March 17.



The three men and three women finalists will be named on July 13.



For more information on The Bowerman, the award, the recently-debuted trophy, and Bill Bowerman himself, visit TheBowerman.org. Keep up with Bowerman candidates on the USTFCCCA’s weekly results page (http://www.ustfccca.org/weekly-results) and by following the organization’s twitter feed twitter.com/TheBowerman.



THE BOWERMAN OFFICIAL WATCH LIST, 2010 WOMEN

(updated March 3, 2010, listed in alphabetical order)

NAME
YEAR
SCHOOL
EVENTS
HOMETOWN
HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS

Jessica Beard
JR
Texas A&M
Sprints
Euclid, Ohio
Euclid HS

Queen Harrison
SR
Virginia Tech
Hurdles
Richmond, Va.
Hermitage HS

Kylie Hutson
SR
Indiana State
Pole Vault
Terre Haute, Ind.
Terre Haute North HS

Mariam Kevkhisvili
SR
Florida
Throws
Tbilisi, Georgia
Varketili Secondary

Lisa Koll
SR
Iowa State
Distance
Fort Dodge, Iowa

Porscha Lucas
SR
Texas A&M
Sprints
Plano, Texas
Plano HS

Shara Proctor
SR
Florida
Jumps
The Valley, Anguilla
Albena Lake Hodge Comp.

Brianne Theisen
JR
Oregon
Combined Events
Humboldt, Saskatchewan
Humboldt Collegiate Institute

Kim Williams
JR
Florida State
Jumps
Kingston, Jamaica
Vere Technical

Phoebe Wright
SR
Tennessee
Mid-Distance
Signal Mountain, Tenn.
Red Bank HS










Also Receiving Mention

Joanna Atkins
JR
Auburn
Sprints
Stone Mountain, Ga.

Angela Bizzarri
SR
Illinois
Distance
Mason, Ohio

Marie Borner
SR
Bethel (Minn.)
Distance
Hastings, Minn.

Charlotte Browning
JR/SR
Florida
Distance
Pulborough, England

Kristi Castlin
SR
Virginia Tech
Hurdles
Douglasville, Ga.

Lacey Cramer
SO
BYU
Mid-Distance
Cedar Hills, Utah

Shaniqua Ferguson
JR
Auburn
Sprints
Nassau, Bahamas

Semoy Hackett
SO
Lincoln (Mo.)
Sprints
Scarborough, Trinidad & Tobago

Jordan Hasay
FR
Oregon
Distance
Arroyo Grande, Calif.

Amber Kaufman
SR
Hawaii
Jumps
San Jose, Calif.

Brenda Martinez
SR
UC Riverside
Mid-Distance
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Gabby Mayo
JR
Texas A&M
Sprints/Hurdles
Raleigh, N.C.

Francena McCorory
JR
Hampton
Sprints
Hampton, Va.

Blessing Okagbare
SR
UTEP
Jumps
Umuahi, Nigeria

Liz Patterson
SR
Arizona
High Jump
Rowlett, Texas

Barbara Pierre
SR
Saint Augustine's
Sprints
Winter Haven, Fla.

Jessica Pixler
SR
Seattle Pacific
Distance
Sammamish, Wash.

Shelia Reid
JR
Villanova
Distance
Newmarket, Ontario

Alicia Rue
SR
Minnesota
Pole Vault
Plymouth, Minn.

April Sinkler
RS SO
Clemson
Combined Events
Stafford, Va.










Jessica Beard, Jr., Texas A&M,

Sprints, Euclid, Ohio, Euclid HS



Beard clocked an all-conditions collegiate-leading 51.15 over 400 meters in winning the Big 12 title in the event for the third-straight year … the 51.15 is the fastest time ever by an American on an oversized track and the seventh-best in the World … Beard scored 20½ at the Big 12 Championships, which also included a second-place showing in the 200m and as anchor of the Big 12 Champ 4x400 team, helping the Aggies to their fourth-straight conference title … The 23.18, 200m clocking from the Big 12 meet places her No. 5 in the NCAA … 4x400-meter relay team is ranked No. 2 in the NCAA.











Queen Harrison, Sr., Virginia Tech,

Hurdles, Richmond, Va., Hermitage HS



Harrison is the collegiate leader in the 60-meter hurdles, having clocked a 7.94 for a personal best and conference crown at last weekend’s ACC Championships … The 7.94 also places Harrison among the top 10 in the world in 2010 and ranks among the collegiate all-time top-10 … Harrison was a double winner at the ACCs, capturing victory in the 400 meters with a personal-best 53.06 time, which ranks No. 9 in the NCAA this season.









Kylie Hutson, Sr., Indiana State,

Pole Vault, Terre Haute, Ind., Terre Haute North HS



Hutson leaped to a collegiate-leading clearance of 14-8¼ (4.48m) to become the first Missouri Valley pole vaulter to win four-straight conference crowns in the event … Hutson is now No. 5 on the all-time indoor collegiate list with the vault … Hutson is undefeated in the event this season, and has cleared more than 14 feet on four occasions.









Mariam Kevkhisvili, Sr., Florida,

Throws, Tbilisi, Georgia, Varketili Secondary



Kevkhisvili has the collegiate lead in the women’s shot put from a 60-10¾ (18.56m) performance at Virginia Tech from February … The distance is also a national record for her home country of the Republic of Georgia and ties her as the third-best performer all-time in the collegiate ranks … The Gator is undefeated this season and has won 12 competitions in a row, dating back to 2008 … At the SEC Championships, Kevkhisvili broke her own SEC meet record in winning the conference crown for the second-straight year.









Lisa Koll, Sr., Iowa State,

Distance, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Fort Dodge HS



Koll claimed double Big 12 Championship titles and double collegiate-leading marks last weekend in Ames … Combining times on 200 meter and oversized tracks, Koll would be the fifth-best collegiate performer all-time in the 5000m and sixth-best all-time in the 3000m from times recorded at the Big 12 meet.









Porscha Lucas, Sr., Texas A&M,

Sprints, Plano, Texas, Plano HS



Lucas won her third-straight Big 12 title at 200 meters with a 23.12 clocking last weekend ... Her 23.06 clocking from January ranks No. 2 in the NCAA this season.









Shara Proctor, Sr., Florida,

Jumps, The Valley, Anguilla, Albena Lake Hodge Comp.



Proctor claimed national records for her home country of Anguilla, an island nation in the Lesser Antillies of the Caribbean … Proctor claimed Florida’s first indoor long jump SEC title since 1997 with a 21-2¾ (6.47m) performance … Proctor is currently ranked No. 2 in the NCAA with both the long jump and the triple jump.







Brianne Theisen, Jr., Oregon,

Combined Events, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Humboldt Collegiate Institute



Theisen is the collegiate leader in the pentathlon, having scored 4,198 points at the Texas A&M Challenge in January … Among the pentathlon’s five events, Theisen has claimed personal best with the 60-meter hurdles and shot put this season … Theisen finished third in the 60-meter hurdles at the MSPF Championships … Theisen is the Canadian-leader in the pentathlon as well.









Kim Williams, Jr., Florida State,

Jumps, Kingston, Jamaica, Vere Technical



Williams notched a new collegiate-leading triple jump of 46-8¼ (14.24m) in winning the ACC title … The mark is also a national leader for Jamaica … Williams was second at the ACC meet in the long jump and ranks in a tie at No. 5 in the NCAA in that event.









Phoebe Wright, Sr., Tennessee,

Mid-Distance, Signal Mountain, Tenn., Red Bank HS



Wright has been the collegiate leader in the 800 meter since her 2:04.00 run in late January … Ever since, Wright has bested her that time twice, clocking a 2:02.84 at Texas A&M in mid-February and running her recent best of 2:01.47 in winning the SEC title for the second-straight time … Only Tennessee’s Nicole Cook (2:00.75) has had a faster indoor run among collegians all-time … Shortly after winning the SEC 800m crown, Wright lead-off her SEC Champ DMR team to a 3:29.58, 1200-meter split.

















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Tom Lewis

U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

Communications Manager

1100 Poydras St., Suite 1750

New Orleans, LA 70163

(O) 504-599-8904 (F) 504-599-8909

Email: tom@ustfccca.org


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