Bates (left) and Holloway (right) make up arguably the best 1-2 punch in collegiate track and field.
Bates, Holloway Land on The Bowerman Preseason Watch List
Tuesday, January 9, 2018 | Track and Field
The two combined for 66 individual points (not including relays) at last year's two NCAA Championship meets
NEW ORLEANS – Senior horizontal jumper KeAndre Bates and sophomore hurdler, jumper and sprinter Grant Holloway were named to The Bowerman Men's Preseason Watch List, as announced Tuesday afternoon by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
The Bowerman is collegiate track and field's highest honor, and it is awarded each year to the top male and female athlete. Ten studenth-athletes were named to The Bowerman Men's Preseason Watch List.
Bates was a 2017 semifinalist for The Bowerman, in addition to being the 2017 USTFCCCA National Indoor Field Athlete of the Year. The Texan captured three NCAA and SEC titles, as well as five All-America honors last season.
Some of Bates' other accolades from his stellar junior campaign include:
In his first year as a collegian, Holloway blossomed into one of the most versatile athletes in the world, becoming the eighth freshman semifinalist in The Bowerman's history. The Virginian won a pair of NCAA titles, an SEC title, and earned seven All-America honors in his debut season with the Gators.
Here's a closer look at Holloway's achievements in 2017:
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The Bowerman is collegiate track and field's highest honor, and it is awarded each year to the top male and female athlete. Ten studenth-athletes were named to The Bowerman Men's Preseason Watch List.
Bates was a 2017 semifinalist for The Bowerman, in addition to being the 2017 USTFCCCA National Indoor Field Athlete of the Year. The Texan captured three NCAA and SEC titles, as well as five All-America honors last season.
Some of Bates' other accolades from his stellar junior campaign include:
- NCAA Titles: indoor long jump; outdoor long jump and triple jump
- SEC Titles: indoor long jump and triple jump; outdoor triple jump
- Seventh man in Division I history to sweep horizontal jumps at NCAA Outdoor Championships (11th all-time sweep)
- Eighth man in Division I history to post top-3 finishes in both horizontal jumps at consecutive NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Fourth Division I man since 2006 with top-2 finishes in both horizontal jumps at NCAA Indoor Championships
- 2017 SEC Indoor Field Athlete of the year
- 2017 Cliff Harper Trophy winner (individual high point scorer at SEC Indoor Championships)
- 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships runner-up (triple jump)
- 2017 SEC Outdoor Championships runner-up (long jump)
In his first year as a collegian, Holloway blossomed into one of the most versatile athletes in the world, becoming the eighth freshman semifinalist in The Bowerman's history. The Virginian won a pair of NCAA titles, an SEC title, and earned seven All-America honors in his debut season with the Gators.
Here's a closer look at Holloway's achievements in 2017:
- NCAA Titles: 60-meter hurdles; 110-meter hurdles
- SEC Titles: 60-meter hurdles
- 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships runner-up (long jump)
- Joined Ashton Eaton and Damian Warner as the only other man in the world since 1999 to wind-legally break 13.50 seconds (110 hurdles) and long jump over 8.00 meters in an outdoor season
- Joined Ashton Eaton as the only other man in the world since 1999 with indoor personal bests under 7.75 seconds (60 hurdles) and at least 8.05 meters (long jump)
- First man in Division I history to log top-2 finishes in both 110 hurdles and long jump at NCAA Outdoor Championships
- First freshman in Division I history to sweep indoor 60 hurdles and outdoor 110 hurdles NCAA titles
- Third freshman in Division I history to win the 110 hurdles NCAA title (Devon Allen, Oregon, 2014; Dedy Cooper, 1976, San Jose State)
- Second Division I freshman since at least 1999 to win the 60 hurdles NCAA title (Omar McLeod, Arkansas, 2014)
- Split 43.89 seconds anchoring Florida's 4x400 relay to the No. 10-ranked time in school history (3:02.16) and a fourth-place finish at NCAA Outdoors
- Split 44.81 seconds running second and helping the Gators to the 11th-fastest 4x400 relay time in collegiate history and a runner-up finish at NCAA Indoors
- 2017 SEC Indoor and Outdoor Freshman Runner of the Year
- 2017 SEC Outdoor Championships runner-up (110-meter hurdles)
- 2017 SEC Outdoor Championships bronze medalist (long jump)
The Gators continue their 2018 season Friday and Saturday at the Commodore Invitational, hosted by Vanderbilt.
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