Holloway joking with John Anderson at the presentation of 2018's The Bowerman.
Holloway Named to The Bowerman Preseason Watch List
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 | Track and Field
NEW ORLEANS – Rising junior hurdler, jumper, and sprinter Grant Holloway is one of the 10 men named to The Bowerman Preseason Watch List, as announced by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Tuesday afternoon.
Holloway was one of three finalists for 2018's The Bowerman, collegiate track and field's highest individual honor. Southern California's Michael Norman captured the men's award, while Georgia's Keturah Orji won the women's trophy. Both received The Bowerman at a ceremony last month as part of the USTFCCCA Coaches Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
Last year, Holloway became the program's fourth men's finalist for The Bowerman, tying Oregon and Texas A&M for the most in the award's 10-year history. Florida's previous finalists were Christian Taylor (2011), Tony McQuay (2012), and Marquis Dendy (2015). Dendy is the program's only winner.
Holloway and the Gators open their 2019 season next Friday and Saturday at the Clemson Invitational and Hokie Invitational.
Holloway's Historic 2018 Season
Aside from his bundle of titles (more on those shortly), Holloway broke the 60-meter hurdles collegiate record (7.42), ran the second-fastest 110-meter 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:
And for a closer look at Holloway's story, both on and off the track, below is a link to an in-depth feature published via FloridaGators.com in February.
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Holloway was one of three finalists for 2018's The Bowerman, collegiate track and field's highest individual honor. Southern California's Michael Norman captured the men's award, while Georgia's Keturah Orji won the women's trophy. Both received The Bowerman at a ceremony last month as part of the USTFCCCA Coaches Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
Mr. Do-It-All Grant Holloway (@Flaamingoo_) from @GatorsTF is now on stage! pic.twitter.com/vRn3zV6A4g
— The Bowerman (@thebowerman) December 21, 2018
.@Flaamingoo_'s intro tape = 🔥🔥🔥
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) December 21, 2018
Watch @thebowerman live on ESPN3: https://t.co/SPxdiI0pNr pic.twitter.com/BdzITqxBPl
Last year, Holloway became the program's fourth men's finalist for The Bowerman, tying Oregon and Texas A&M for the most in the award's 10-year history. Florida's previous finalists were Christian Taylor (2011), Tony McQuay (2012), and Marquis Dendy (2015). Dendy is the program's only winner.
Holloway and the Gators open their 2019 season next Friday and Saturday at the Clemson Invitational and Hokie Invitational.
Holloway's Historic 2018 Season
Aside from his bundle of titles (more on those shortly), Holloway broke the 60-meter hurdles collegiate record (7.42), ran the second-fastest 110-meter 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
And for a closer look at Holloway's story, both on and off the track, below is a link to an in-depth feature published via FloridaGators.com in February.
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