Bates (left) and Holloway (right) scored huge points in the Gators' team title run.
Bates, Holloway Named The Bowerman Semifinalists
Thursday, June 15, 2017 | Track and Field
Bates and Holloway combined for five NCAA titles this season
NEW ORLEANS – Three-time national champion KeAndre Bates and two-time national champion Grant Holloway are among the 10 semifinalists for The Bowerman, track and field's version of the Heisman Trophy, the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Thursday (June 15).
Three finalists for The Bowerman, track and field's highest individual honor, will be announced June 21.
Bates, a junior, became the seventh man in Division I history to sweep the long jump and triple jump titles at NCAA Outdoor Championships. It was the 11th horizontal jumps sweep in Division I history. The El Paso, Texas native joined 2015 The Bowerman winner Marquis Dendy (2014, 2015) as the only other Gator to accomplish the feat.
Bates also won the long jump title and took second in the triple jump at NCAA Indoor Championships, earning USTFCCCA National Indoor Field Athlete of the Year honors.
Holloway, just a freshman, became the first man in Division I history to log top-2 finishes in both the 110 hurdles and long jump at NCAA Outdoors. The Chesapeake, Va. native also became the first freshman in history to win both the indoor 60 hurdles and outdoor 110 hurdles national titles.
Additionally, Holloway joined two-time Olympic decathlon gold medalist Ashton Eaton and 2016 Olympic decathlon bronze medalist Damian Warner as the only other man in the world since 1999 to wind-legally break 13.50 seconds in the 110 hurdles and long jump over 8.00 meters in an outdoor season.
Holloway and UTEP's Emmanuel Korir are the only two freshmen The Bowerman semifinalists this year. They are the seventh and eighth freshmen semifinalists in history.
Bates and Holloway also became the second pair of teammates in Division I history to post a 1-2 finish in the long jump at NCAA Outdoors.
Here is a look at some more of Bates' achievements this season:
And here is a look at more of Holloway's achievements this season:
Bates and Holloway are two of several Gators traveling to Sacramento for the United States Track and Field Outdoor Championships. The four-day meet, held June 22-25, determines who will represent Team USA at August's IAAF World Championships in London.
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Three finalists for The Bowerman, track and field's highest individual honor, will be announced June 21.
Bates, a junior, became the seventh man in Division I history to sweep the long jump and triple jump titles at NCAA Outdoor Championships. It was the 11th horizontal jumps sweep in Division I history. The El Paso, Texas native joined 2015 The Bowerman winner Marquis Dendy (2014, 2015) as the only other Gator to accomplish the feat.
Bates also won the long jump title and took second in the triple jump at NCAA Indoor Championships, earning USTFCCCA National Indoor Field Athlete of the Year honors.
Holloway, just a freshman, became the first man in Division I history to log top-2 finishes in both the 110 hurdles and long jump at NCAA Outdoors. The Chesapeake, Va. native also became the first freshman in history to win both the indoor 60 hurdles and outdoor 110 hurdles national titles.
Additionally, Holloway joined two-time Olympic decathlon gold medalist Ashton Eaton and 2016 Olympic decathlon bronze medalist Damian Warner as the only other man in the world since 1999 to wind-legally break 13.50 seconds in the 110 hurdles and long jump over 8.00 meters in an outdoor season.
Holloway and UTEP's Emmanuel Korir are the only two freshmen The Bowerman semifinalists this year. They are the seventh and eighth freshmen semifinalists in history.
Bates and Holloway also became the second pair of teammates in Division I history to post a 1-2 finish in the long jump at NCAA Outdoors.
Here is a look at some more of Bates' achievements this season:
- Eighth man in Division I history to post top-3 finishes in both horizontal jumps at consecutive NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Others: Marquis Dendy, Florida (2014-15); Aarik Wilson, Indiana (2004-05); Walter Davis, LSU (2001-02); Robert Howard, Arkansas (1997-98); Erick Walder, Arkansas (1993-94); Mike Conley, Arkansas (1983-85); Pertti Pousi, BYU (1968-69)
- Fourth Division I man since 2006 to finish in the top 2 of both horizontal jumps at NCAA Indoors
- Three-time SEC Champion (indoor long jump and triple jump, outdoor triple jump)
- SEC Outdoor Championships silver medalist (long jump)
- USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American (4x100 relay)
- SEC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year
- Cliff Harper Trophy winner (individual high points scorer at SEC Indoor Championships)
And here is a look at more of Holloway's achievements this season:
- Third freshman in Division I history to win the 110 hurdles national title, joining Oregon's Devon Allen (2014) and San Jose State's Dedy Cooper (1976)
- Second Division I freshman since at least 1999 to win the 60 hurdles national title, joining Arkansas' Omar McLeod (2014)
- Split 43.89 seconds anchoring Florida's 4x400 relay to a season-best of 3:02.16 (No. 10 in school history) and fourth-place finish to clinch the NCAA Outdoors team title
- Fourth Division I freshman since 1986 to post a top-2 long jump finish at NCAA Outdoors
- Ran the third-fastest wind-legal 110 hurdles time by a freshman since 2002, trailing only Devon Allen (13.16, 13.27 - 2014)
- Was just the third man since 1998 to qualify for NCAA Outdoors in both the 110 hurdles and long jump
- Joined Ashton Eaton as the only other man in the world since 1999 to break 7.75 seconds in the 60 hurdles and long jump 8.05-plus meters
- Tied the second-fastest 60 hurdles time (7.58 seconds) by a Division I true freshman since 2002
- SEC Indoor and Outdoor Freshman Runner of the Year
- SEC Indoor champion (60 hurdles) – second freshman since 2000 to win the title
- SEC Outdoors silver medalist (110 hurdles)
- SEC Outdoors bronze medalist (long jump)
- USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American (4x100 relay)
- First man since at least 2001 to score in both the 60 hurdles and long jump at SEC Indoors
- First man since at least 2005 to score in both the 110 hurdles and long jump at SEC Outdoors
- Sixth Division I freshman since 2002 to wind-legally long jump over 8.00 meters
Bates and Holloway are two of several Gators traveling to Sacramento for the United States Track and Field Outdoor Championships. The four-day meet, held June 22-25, determines who will represent Team USA at August's IAAF World Championships in London.
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