Well, Florida, we did it before... let's do it again! You all played a crucial role in supporting Jenny Barringer in her bid two years ago for the Bowerman Award--which is the Heisman Trophy of college track & field. Now it's our chance again! There are actually two guys representing Florida universities up for it (out of three total!): Christian Taylor of the University of Florida and Ngoni Makusha of Florida State. Vote with your heart, vote with your mind... but most importantly just VOTE!
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NEW ORLEANS – Online fan voting is now underway for The Bowerman – the nation’s top award for collegiate track & field athletes. Three men and three women are finalists for the award, and, you, the fan can help determine this year’s winners. Voting will be conducted at TheBowerman.org through Tuesday, August 16, and its results will amount to one full vote in the overall balloting process.
Over 20,000 votes were cast in online fan voting in 2009 and over 27,000 selections were made in 2010.
Paper balloting by The Bowerman Advisory Board, past winners, selected media personnel, statisticians, and collegiate administrators, is also underway until later this month. An independent accounting firm will collect, tabulate, and certify final results and will keep the result secret until the envelope is opened in December.
The award, in its third year of existence, will be presented in a ceremony at the USTFCCCA Convention on December 14 at the JW Marriott Hill Country, San Antonio, Texas. John Anderson, ESPN SportsCenter anchor and co-host of ABC’s Wipeout, will host the evening’s festivities for the second-straight year.
Ngoni Makusha, Florida State University: NCAA Division I Indoor champion in the long jump and NCAA Division I Outdoor champion in the long jump, 100 meters, and as a member of the 4x100-meter relay. Set a collegiate and Zimbabwean national record in the 100 meters with a time of 9.89 seconds at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Won ACC Indoor title in the long jump and Outdoor titles in the long jump, 100 meters, and 4x100-meter relay. Collegiate-leading and Zimbabwean national record of 27’-6 ¾” (8.40m) in the long jump. Fourth man in NCAA Division I history to win the 100 meters and long jump in the same Championships.
Christian Taylor, University of Florida: NCAA Division I Outdoor champion in the triple jump. Also finished tenth in the long jump and sixth in the 4x400-meter relay. NCAA Division I Indoor runner-up in the triple jump. Won SEC Indoor title in the triple jump and finished eighth in the long jump. Won SEC Outdoor title in the 4x100-meter relay, finished second in the long and triple jumps, and finished third in the 4x400-meter relay. Season best wind-aided mark of 58’-4 ¾” (17.80m) in the triple jump is the best all-conditions collegiate performance of all time.
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