Alabama Track and Field Junior Shelby McEwen Earns Spot on Bowerman Watch List
2/7/2019 7:33:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
The Bowerman Trophy is collegiate track and field’s highest individual honors
NEW ORLEANS - Alabama junior high jumper Shelby McEwen has earned a spot on the men's The Bowerman Watch List, the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Thursday. The Bowerman is collegiate track and field's highest individual honor.
The NCAA Championship runner-up and Southeastern Conference champion in the high jump both indoor and outdoor last season, McEwen cleared 7-7 (2.31m) and 7-5.75 (2.28m) at the Carolina Challenge last weekend, giving him the top-two heights in the nation this season.
In addition to being a personal-best height, McEwen's 7-7 leap is also just three quarters of an inch off both the school and SEC record in the high jump and puts him more than an inch and a half ahead of his closest competitors nationally.
McEwen is also just a quarter of an inch from tying as the ninth best performer in collegiate history and three-quarters of an inch from fourth place.
This past summer, he finished fifth in the high jump and was the No. 2 collegian at the USATF National Championships.
McEwen is one of 10 men from throughout the NCAA, including one of five from the SEC, to earn a place on The Bowerman's mid-indoor watch list.
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