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The Bowerman: Men's May Watch List

The Bowerman: Men's May Watch List

May 20, 2015 by FloTrack Staff
The Bowerman: Men's May Watch List

NEW ORLEANS — All ten men on the last Bowerman Watch List before the NCAA Preliminary Rounds kick off won conference championships this past weekend. The Bowerman Watch List Committee announced the list Wednesday afternoon, adding two men who posted top ten all-time performances in their events at the SEC Championships.

The Bowerman Men’s May Watch List 

(Click student-athletes’ names for biographies & notes)

         
NAME YEAR SCHOOL EVENTS HOMETOWN
Shawn Barber JR Akron Pole Vault Kingwood, Texas
Trayvon Bromell SO Baylor Sprints St. Petersburg, Fla.
Edward Cheserek SO Oregon Distance Newark, N.J.
Ryan Crouser SR Texas Throws Gresham, Ore.
Marquis Dendy SR Florida Jumps Middletown, Del.
Deon Lendore SR Texas A&M Sprints Arima, Trinidad
Omar McLeod SO Arkansas Hurdles Kingston, Jamaica
Conor McCullough SR Southern Cal Throws Canoga Park, California
Michael Stigler SR Kansas Hurdles Canyon, Texas
Maicel Uibo JR Georgia Multis Polva, Estonia
 
Also Receiving Votes: Rodney Brown (LSU), Andre De Grasse (USC), JaCorian Duffield (Texas Tech), Eric Jenkins (Oregon), Anthony Rotich (UTEP)
 
Women’s Watch List: Thursday, May 21
Next Men’s Watch List: June 3


Georgia’s Maicel Uibo won the decathlon and Texas A&M’s Deon Lendore won the 400 at the SEC meet this weekend. Uibo scored 8,326 points–the fourth best in collegiate history–and Lendore covered one lap in 44.41 seconds, the ninth best time ever.

Of course, Lendore already has the eighth best time in collegiate history. He won the Bowerman Trophy last year after running 44.36 seconds at the 2014 SEC meet and following that up with an NCAA title a month later.

Uibo and Lendore replaced Georgia decathlete Garrett Scantling and Oregon distance runner Eric Jenkins on the List.

The other eight members of this edition of the List didn’t turn in career-best marks, but still overpowered (in some cases very strong) competition at their conference.

Jenkins lost to his teammate and Watch Lister Edward Cheserek by 0.08 seconds in the 5000 at the PAC-12 championships on Sunday. Cheserek and Lendore are the two returning finalists from last year; Cheserek has been on every list, while Lendore has been on four out of seven.

One other Watch List member competed in Los Angeles this weekend: Conor McCullough of Southern California won the hammer at UCLA, giving him career conference championships in the PAC-12 and the Ivy League.

Arkansas hurdler Omar McLeod, like McCullough, won his current conference for the first time. The sophomore took the 110 hurdles at the SEC meet in 13.28. His fellow hurdles Watch Lister Michael Stigler of Kansas won the 400 hurdles at the Big 12 championships; both men also ran the 4×400 and 4×100 relays for their team.

The last four men on the Watch List have been on all seven editions this year.

Akron vaulter Shawn Barber, Florida jumper Marquis Dendy, Baylor sprinter Trayvon Bromell, and Texas thrower Ryan Crouser all won outdoor conference championships for at least the second straight year.

For Barber, it was his third straight MAC vault championship; for Dendy, it was his second straight SEC triple jump championship (and first long jump championship); for Bromell, it was his second straight Big 12 100 title (and first 200 title), and for Crouser, it was his third straight Big 12 shot put title and second straight win in the discus.

Everyone except for Cheserek and Bromell is also the collegiate leader in their event heading into the NCAA first rounds, which begin next weekend. The fields for the first rounds will be announced tomorrow afternon. Barber, Dendy, Uibo will compete in the East prelims, while Bromell, Cheserek, Crouser, Lendore, McCullough, McLeod, and Stigler will compete in the West.

Rodney Brown (LSU), Andre De Grasse (Southern California), JaCorian Duffield (Texas Tech), Eric Jenkins (Oregon), and Anthony Rotich (UTEP) all received votes but did not crack the top ten.

The next men’s Watch List will be released on June 3; the women’s Watch List will be released tomorrow.