David Named The Bowerman Finalist
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 | Track and Field
.@Yaniis_Dav finding out she is a finalist for @thebowerman is EVERYTHING 😭😭😭
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) June 19, 2019
What a moment. pic.twitter.com/84y8PCrADA
The three women's finalists came from a list of 10 semifinalists, which were announced last week. Prior to David, the Gators' only other semifinalists for The Bowerman were Kyra Jefferson (2017) and Mariam Kevkhisvili (2010).
The Bowerman will be presented during a formal ceremony at the annual USTFCCCA Coaches Convention. This year's presentation will be December 19 at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grand Lakes in Orlando, Fla. Joining David as finalists are Arkansas' Janeek Brown and LSU's Sha'Carri Richardson.
The USTFCCCA will name three men's finalists – a group likely to include Gators all-around standout Grant Holloway – Thursday.
David, the USTFCCCA National Women's Indoor and Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year, won indoor triple jump and outdoor long jump national titles en route to a nation-leading 34 points at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. No other woman reached 29 points this year.
.@Yaniis_Dav scored a nation-leading 3️⃣4️⃣ points at #NCAATF Championships this year...
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) June 13, 2019
And she won 🏆🏆🏆🏆 #SECTF titles.
That combo makes her one of 10 @thebowerman semifinalists! pic.twitter.com/vPHvqmdzIv
The Lamentin, Guadeloupe native also made history outdoors, as she became the first woman to crack the collegiate all-time top 10 list in both horizontal jumps.
What does the No. 3⃣ triple jump in @NCAATrackField history look like?
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) May 15, 2019
* @Yaniis_Dav scrolls through camera roll *
📹👇 #GoGators 🐊 #WeBelieve pic.twitter.com/1Y8RxjuQNL
That's TWO-time #NCAATF champion @Yaniis_Dav!
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) June 7, 2019
📰: https://t.co/H7e5yj5aRJ#GoGators 🐊 #WeBelieve pic.twitter.com/22vs0uc7T5
Yanis David's Additional 2019 Achievements
- Posted the third-farthest triple jump mark and No. 2-ranked triple jump performance in collegiate history (14.35 meters / 47 feet, 1 inch) to win the SEC Outdoors title
- Tied the 10th-farthest long jump mark and tied the No. 7-ranked long jump performance in collegiate history (6.84 meters / 22 feet, 5.25 inches) to win the NCAA Outdoors title
- Also posted third-farthest long jump mark in NCAA Outdoors history, with only future Olympic gold medalists Sheila Echols (1987) and Brittney Reese (2008) jumping farther
- Seventh woman in NCAA Outdoors history to score 18-plus points in the horizontal jumps (won long jump, second in triple jump)
- Second woman in history to sweep the horizontal jumps titles at both SEC Indoor and Outdoor Championships in the same year, with the other being Gator Great Shara Proctor (2010)
- Posted four wind-legal triple jumps of 14-plus meters, a distance no other collegian reached this year
- Won NCAA Indoor Championships triple jump title by 20 centimeters
- Honda Sports Award winner (track and field)
- SEC Women's Indoor and Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year
👀👀👀👀👀👀
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) May 16, 2019
Here's the #SECTF 🏆🏆 SWEEP that put @Yaniis_Dav on @thebowerman Watch List!#GoGators 🐊 #WeBelieve pic.twitter.com/3jr1OrN98Z
"FINALLY!"@Yaniis_Dav got her #NCAATF title, and the emotion after her final jump was 😱😱😱😱#WeBelieve pic.twitter.com/pakAsH39n3
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) March 11, 2019
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