Holloway One of 10 The Bowerman Semifinalists
Thursday, June 14, 2018 | Track and Field
Grant Holloway is the third two-time semifinalist for The Bowerman in school history
NEW ORLEANS – For a second consecutive year, sophomore hurdler, jumper, and sprinter Grant Holloway is one of the 10 semifinalists for The Bowerman—track and field's highest individual honor—as announced Thursday afternoon by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
The group of 10 will be cut to three finalists next Thursday. The Bowerman is presented during the USTFCCCA Coaches Convention, which will be in San Antonio, Texas this December.
Holloway is one of eight Gators who have combined for 11 appearances in the semifinalist group. Florida's 11 The Bowerman semifinalists are the most in the award's history. The Chesapeake, Va., native also joins Christian Taylor (2010-11) and Marquis Dendy (2014-15), who won the award in 2015, as the only other Gators to be multi-time semifinalists. Florida is the only program in the country to produce three multi-time semifinalists.
Aside from his titles (more on those shortly), Holloway broke the 60 hurdles collegiate record (7.42), ran the second-fastest 110 hurdles time in collegiate history (13.15), tied the third-fastest 110 hurdles time in collegiate history (13.16), and tied the third-fastest 60 hurdles time in collegiate history (7.47)
Holloway successfully defended both his 60-meter hurdles and 110-meter hurdles NCAA titles this year, joining South Carolina's Terrence Trammel (1999-2000) as the only other man in Division I history to repeat as the national champion in both the indoor and outdoor high hurdles.
Also indoors, Holloway took runner-up honors in the long jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships, making him the first man in history with top-2 finishes in the long jump and high hurdles. Combined with Florida's third-place finish in the 4x400 relay, Holloway totaled 19.5 individual points at NCAA Indoors.
At the SEC Outdoor Championships, Holloway accounted for 23 individual points, tied for the highest total at this year's meet. Twenty of those points came from his becoming the second man in history (Keith Talley, Alabama, 1986-87) to win both the 110 hurdles and long jump titles.
Here's a look at some of Holloway's other achievements from this year:
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The group of 10 will be cut to three finalists next Thursday. The Bowerman is presented during the USTFCCCA Coaches Convention, which will be in San Antonio, Texas this December.
Holloway is one of eight Gators who have combined for 11 appearances in the semifinalist group. Florida's 11 The Bowerman semifinalists are the most in the award's history. The Chesapeake, Va., native also joins Christian Taylor (2010-11) and Marquis Dendy (2014-15), who won the award in 2015, as the only other Gators to be multi-time semifinalists. Florida is the only program in the country to produce three multi-time semifinalists.
Aside from his titles (more on those shortly), Holloway broke the 60 hurdles collegiate record (7.42), ran the second-fastest 110 hurdles time in collegiate history (13.15), tied the third-fastest 110 hurdles time in collegiate history (13.16), and tied the third-fastest 60 hurdles time in collegiate history (7.47)
Holloway successfully defended both his 60-meter hurdles and 110-meter hurdles NCAA titles this year, joining South Carolina's Terrence Trammel (1999-2000) as the only other man in Division I history to repeat as the national champion in both the indoor and outdoor high hurdles.
Also indoors, Holloway took runner-up honors in the long jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships, making him the first man in history with top-2 finishes in the long jump and high hurdles. Combined with Florida's third-place finish in the 4x400 relay, Holloway totaled 19.5 individual points at NCAA Indoors.
At the SEC Outdoor Championships, Holloway accounted for 23 individual points, tied for the highest total at this year's meet. Twenty of those points came from his becoming the second man in history (Keith Talley, Alabama, 1986-87) to win both the 110 hurdles and long jump titles.
Here's a look at some of Holloway's other achievements from this year:
- SEC Indoor and Outdoor Runner of the Year
- USTFCCCA South Region Indoor and Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year
- 2-time NCAA Champion (60-meter hurdles; 110-meter hurdles)
- 3-time SEC Championships gold medalist (60-meter hurdles; 110-meter hurdles; outdoor long jump)
- NCAA Indoor Championships silver medalist (long jump)
- NCAA Outdoor Championships bronze medalist (4x100 relay)
- NCAA Indoor Championships bronze medalist (4x400 relay) – split 44.91 seconds for third-fastest relay team in indoor track and field history
- NCAA Outdoor Championships fourth-place finisher (4x400 relay)
- SEC Indoor Championships silver medalist (4x400 relay)
- 2-time SEC Outdoor Championships bronze medalist (4x100 relay; 4x400 relay)
- Only man in outdoor track and field history to break 13.20 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles and long jump at least 8.10 meters (both wind-legally), according to athlete bios maintained by the IAAF (did so in 24 hours at SEC Outdoors)
- 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 in a career
- Finished outdoor season as the No. 3-ranked long jumper (8.32 meters / 27 feet, 3.75 inches; wind-aided)
- Third collegian in history (Aleec Harris, Southern California; Renaldo Nehemiah, Maryland) to break 13.20 seconds twice in a career
- Only 60 hurdler in collegiate history to break 7.50 seconds three times
- Only man currently on the collegiate all-time top 10 in the 60 hurdles and with a 4x400 relay team
- Also tied the fifth-fastest 60 hurdles times in collegiate history (7.49 Jan. 19 at Clemson)
- 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
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