Holloway Enters Outdoor Season on The Bowerman Watch List
Thursday, March 15, 2018 | Track and Field
Holloway is the only man in history to long jump 8.13 meters and break 7.50 seconds in the 60 hurdles in a season
NEW ORLEANS – Sophomore hurdler, jumper and sprinter Grant Holloway remained on The Bowerman Men's Watch List for a fourth straight release, as announced Thursday afternoon by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
The Bowerman is collegiate track and field's highest individual honor, presented annually to the sport's top male and female athlete. Ten semifinalists are named after June's NCAA Outdoor Championships, followed by the selection of three finalists. The Bowerman presentation ceremony is part of December's USTFCCCA Convention.
Holloway, a 2017 semifinalist for The Bowerman, is coming off his second consecutive NCAA and SEC titles in the 60-meter hurdles, in addition to breaking the collegiate record in February. The Chesapeake, Va., native also took runner-up honors in the long jump at NCAA Indoor Championships with an 8.13-meter (26 feet, 8.25 inches) leap, becoming the first man in Division I history with top-two finishes in the high hurdles and long jump.
Moreover, Holloway was a fixture on the Gators' 4x400 relay, which ran two of the nine fastest times ever recorded—including the third-fastest clocking of all time (3:01.43)—and collected a silver medal at SEC Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at NCAA Indoors. Holloway split 44.91 seconds as the second leg of the Gators' historic run to 3:01.43.
The three-time NCAA champion is the fifth man in history to repeat as the 60 hurdles national champion. And he is third man in history to win consecutive SEC 60 hurdles titles.
Holloway's 19.5 individual points led the Gators to their eighth NCAA team title since 2010—a total that leads the nation by three.
Here is a look at some other feats Holloway's achieved this season:
And here is a closer look at some of Holloway's other achievements from a year ago:
Holloway and the Gators open their outdoor season next Friday at the Florida State University Relays in Tallahassee.
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The Bowerman is collegiate track and field's highest individual honor, presented annually to the sport's top male and female athlete. Ten semifinalists are named after June's NCAA Outdoor Championships, followed by the selection of three finalists. The Bowerman presentation ceremony is part of December's USTFCCCA Convention.
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— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) March 13, 2018
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Holloway, a 2017 semifinalist for The Bowerman, is coming off his second consecutive NCAA and SEC titles in the 60-meter hurdles, in addition to breaking the collegiate record in February. The Chesapeake, Va., native also took runner-up honors in the long jump at NCAA Indoor Championships with an 8.13-meter (26 feet, 8.25 inches) leap, becoming the first man in Division I history with top-two finishes in the high hurdles and long jump.
Moreover, Holloway was a fixture on the Gators' 4x400 relay, which ran two of the nine fastest times ever recorded—including the third-fastest clocking of all time (3:01.43)—and collected a silver medal at SEC Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at NCAA Indoors. Holloway split 44.91 seconds as the second leg of the Gators' historic run to 3:01.43.
The three-time NCAA champion is the fifth man in history to repeat as the 60 hurdles national champion. And he is third man in history to win consecutive SEC 60 hurdles titles.
Holloway's 19.5 individual points led the Gators to their eighth NCAA team title since 2010—a total that leads the nation by three.
Here is a look at some other feats Holloway's achieved this season:
- USTFCCCA South Region Indoor Track Athlete of the Year
- SEC Indoor Runner of the year
- Only man in indoor track and field history to break 7.50 seconds and eclipse 8.00 meters in the same season (did so in 24 hours at NCAA Indoors)
- Joined American 60 hurdles record holder, seven-time world champion, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist Allen Johnson as the only other man in indoor track and field history to break 7.45 seconds and long jump at least 8.00 meters
- Broke Omar McLeod's collegiate record by 0.03 seconds (7.42 seconds) at Clemson's Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 9)
- That made him the No. 11-ranked American in history and tied him for No. 20 on the world all-time list
- Second man in history to run 7.42 or faster prior to turning 21 (Cuba's Dayron Robles)
- Only man currently on the collegiate all-time top 10 in the 60 hurdles and with a 4x400 relay team
- Also tied the third-fastest and fourth-fastest times in collegiate history (7.47 at NCAA Indoors; 7.49 Jan. 19 at Clemson)
- Only 60 hurdler in collegiate history to break 7.50 seconds three times
- Only man since at least 2001 to score in both the 60 hurdles (champion) and long jump (fourth) at SEC Indoor Championships, doing so this year and last season
- Split 45.12 seconds for Florida's 4x400 relay—which ran the fifth-fastest time in collegiate history and ninth-fastest time ever recorded (3:02.23)
- Split 45.67 seconds and anchored Florida's 4x400 relay to the eighth-fastest time in collegiate history in a runner-up finish at SEC Indoors
- Became first 60 hurdler in collegiate history to break 7.60 seconds six times in a career (six this season alone, eight for his career)
And here is a closer look at some of Holloway's other achievements from a year ago:
- 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
- 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 what was, at the time, 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)
Holloway and the Gators open their outdoor season next Friday at the Florida State University Relays in Tallahassee.
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