Its the same with the number of conference titles. The scheduling and the distances involved make doubling at conference impractical. The 1500 and 5000 finals are too close together, and running the 10000/5000 risks needlessly wearing out the athlete before nationals. Also you have team considerations.
I agree. Doubling is generally harder with the distance events and it also takes more out of your season if you race all out each time.
An interesting rationale for Tuohy being #4 in this guys mind for Bowerman at this point. I can see her being #4 as the other 3 have very strong cases, but if this is his reason, well really? "If the Bowerman finalists were announced today, I believe Katelyn Tuohy would narrowly miss out. That’s how stacked the watch list is at the top. During the indoor season, Tuohy set three collegiate records and won two NCAA titles. During the outdoor season, she set the 5000-meter collegiate record and won the ACC 10,000 meter title in her first-ever collegiate race. Tuohy’s Bowerman resume doesn’t include her cross country efforts this year, which aren’t considered for the award. Tuohy sits at a close fourth right now because one outdoor conference championship is less than two and she finished third among collegians in the 5K at the Wake Forest Invitational."
I guess the lesson is don't run a qualifying mark in a 5000 when you are tired after running a fast 1500 30 minutes prior?
I think for tuohy as far as the bowerman it all comes down to how she does at nationals, winning double gold will absolutely seal the deal for her but anything less will leave it up in the air unfortunately!
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As I expect Wilson to win 400, 400h and maybe the 4x400 I'd say she would have a very strong argument winning an umprecedented dounle plus relay. A Tuohy double win would also be unprecedented but I think Wilson would be 1, Tuohy should be 2 and then you would have Alfred and Moore with very strong accomplishments, but not really unprecented. Wilson being so high up in world 400 would be the edge imho. Maybe not fair to a distance runner, but they would need to pick one over the other.
For me if a sprinter wins it it will commemorate the best sprinting season until...another sprinter does the equivalent next season and the next and the next. There are high school sprinters that run world class times almost every year. Meanwhile even without the virtually impossible 1500/5000 double (another indication of how sprinting and distance running materially differ), what KT has already done may not be duplicated for a generation.
For me if a sprinter wins it it will commemorate the best sprinting season until...another sprinter does the equivalent next season and the next and the next. There are high school sprinters that run world class times almost every year. Meanwhile even without the virtually impossible 1500/5000 double (another indication of how sprinting and distance running materially differ), what KT has already done may not be duplicated for a generation.
well, that is why I would put Alfred 3 and Moore 4. I'm not sure it won't be a while to see such a fast 400h/400 runner - but maybe more will try the double seeing this. But I would agree if Tuohy does it, the range she would have exhibited is pretty impressive tho Sheila Reid did win XC and the next 1500.
For me if a sprinter wins it it will commemorate the best sprinting season until...another sprinter does the equivalent next season and the next and the next. There are high school sprinters that run world class times almost every year. Meanwhile even without the virtually impossible 1500/5000 double (another indication of how sprinting and distance running materially differ), what KT has already done may not be duplicated for a generation.
Its the same with the number of conference titles. The scheduling and the distances involved make doubling at conference impractical. The 1500 and 5000 finals are too close together, and running the 10000/5000 risks needlessly wearing out the athlete before nationals. Also you have team considerations.
Was Britton Wilson running the 400 and 400 hurdles 90 minutes apart at SEC not a difficult double in your estimation?
For me if a sprinter wins it it will commemorate the best sprinting season until...another sprinter does the equivalent next season and the next and the next. There are high school sprinters that run world class times almost every year. Meanwhile even without the virtually impossible 1500/5000 double (another indication of how sprinting and distance running materially differ), what KT has already done may not be duplicated for a generation.
I can't believe you're still whining about this. It's not Britton Wilson's fault that the college-age distance runners who would be good enough to win the Bowerman go pro instead of running in the NCAA (Jakob, Kiplimo, etc). Why should Wilson be penalized for that?
The Bowerman is not a sympathy award. It's the award for the athlete who performed at the highest level of the sport. The woman who has performed at the highest level in the NCAA this year is Britton Wilson, not Tuohy. Get over it already!
For me if a sprinter wins it it will commemorate the best sprinting season until...another sprinter does the equivalent next season and the next and the next. There are high school sprinters that run world class times almost every year. Meanwhile even without the virtually impossible 1500/5000 double (another indication of how sprinting and distance running materially differ), what KT has already done may not be duplicated for a generation.
I can't believe you're still whining about this. It's not Britton Wilson's fault that the college-age distance runners who would be good enough to win the Bowerman go pro instead of running in the NCAA (Jakob, Kiplimo, etc). Why should Wilson be penalized for that?
The Bowerman is not a sympathy award. It's the award for the athlete who performed at the highest level of the sport. The woman who has performed at the highest level in the NCAA this year is Britton Wilson, not Tuohy. Get over it already!
It is atually for the "most outstanding athlete" which is a little vague to me. "Most outstanding" likely means different things to different people. Wins? Records? World standing?
Note above I expect Wilson to win and be a deserving winner.
I do think the distance double in 90 minutes is harder than the 400/400h double in 90 minutes. 30 minutes like at regional and Nationals brings them closer in terms of difficulty.
"The Bowerman, which debuted in 2009 and is named after former University of Oregon coach Bill Bowerman, is presented annually by the USTFCCCA to the most outstanding male and female NCAA track & field athletes in the nation."
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