Here are 5 of 10 athletes on the 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 for The Bowerman!

Julien Alfred, @TexasTFXC
Adelaide Aquilla, @OhioStateTFXC
Alia Armstrong, @LSUTrackField
Talitha Diggs, @GatorsTF
Lamara Distin, @aggietfxc https://t.co/LRoH2gaNy2 pic.twitter.com/aL8RSAsXL2

— The Bowerman (@thebowerman) January 10, 2023

It baffles me why so many top college athletes many with Olympic experience did not go pro after last season. Why are some of these still competing in the NCAA?

Julien Alfred
Briton Wilson
Talitha Diggs
Jasmine Moore and others

I guess NIL might be one reason for keeping track athletes in the NCAA.

It is insane to see the amount of Olympic talent in an "amateur" level of competition! I don't know how these girls can stay and risk losing the money on a big contract for example that an injury might cause them or a poor season! God forbid Jasmine Moore hurts herself jumping and loses money or any of Texas sprinters over work themselves like Floreal tends to do… I don't get it! Imagine if we still had Athing Mu and Charokee Young on our roster or Brandon Miller! I understand NIL can alleviate that pressure but still why risk it! Look at Tyra for example, after 2021 she could have had a bigger pro contract but wasn't as marketable after this past season and shortcomings at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games! These are two methods of recruiting, run here and get your pro contract or compete at this level for 4/5 and run 4-6 times as many meets and hope you still can get that contract…

But seeing some of these names on rosters and you think to yourself *********they've been in college for 10 years! It's just crazy!

Florida's main collective is run by a very weathly business man who loves their school. He had an agenda to take Florida to the top. He is making his company's brand profit from such dealings. Their lawyers are abreast of the how to, do s and don't of NIL.. I saw a interview on it last year on TV and their structure and model was well thought out and designed to put the Gators on top. They have done so well in keeping and luring athletes their and they are making money across the board in other sports that most institutions have not tapped into yet. They are one of the premiere institutions who are well above the curve with marketing and executing contracts to prospectives. It may be awhile before most universities catch up. A&M needs a concerted effort beyond football.

Literally my goal when I'm older and richer! I'm almost done with my schooling and will have plenty and plenty of years of work to go but just wait! When I get an NIL going I'll get the best runners in the world to join Fred Kerley Jr and Bryce Deadmon Jr on a mile relay

Also Amaris Tyynisma of Alabama born and raised transferring to NC State is insane! Those Wolfpack girls can have 5 girls in the top 15/20 of cross country nationals

They may be a threat to score championship podium points from their distance crew alone. Loaded!

Absolutely if they can spread them out and score in the 1500, 5000, 10000, steeple, and possibly the 800 and if it's a tough battle in the sprints and jumps then they can! Indoors they have the DMR, 1600, 3000, 5000! However Tyynisma can't compete indoors because she ran in December for Bama!

That's wild! Why would she have run for Bama if she was planning to transfer?! I feel like there's a story there!!

Actually her coach just left to take the distance job at Florida!!! After he recruited so many girls to Bama and had much more shcolarship money and resources to a distance program there! So Tynnisma left, just crazy how NC State is attracting all these girls who could be 1's at other schools!

I agree on all that! We have the depth on the men's side but are lacking production in the 60 and 200! If only Achane or Broome had stayed but I'm not sure if Robinson or maybe Hanson can score in the 200! We need them to work on both! But I do love our 400 depth! We need to score as much as we can there, hopefully get 3 or 4 guys to qualify! I'm excited if they start running the open 400 this weekend to see where they stand! And the girls for once in a long time don't have the depth they've always had! Jania needs to start! I'm just surprised Tierra looked the way she did! But Jermaisha splitting that 51.9 her first race is really encouraging!! Now if Jania and Tierra can get under 52 we will be okay! Kennedy can run stronger also!

First Indoor ranking

Women - 12th
Men - Unranked

Texas women is ranked #1. Flo brought back all his professional athletes to win a championship which he promised when he took over the coaching job

What's worse is that our men's 4x400 isn't even in a position to qualify to nationals right now as it sits in 13th, if we don't get it together what an embarrassment that will be. I'm sure we can drop our time, but others can too, almost in front of us have only ran it once. Bamidele and Florida's relay is going to be scary together

Texas has still yet to have some other girls compete in their main events lmao

Potential NCAA Indoor qualifiers after today

Women
60m
Semira Kellibrew 7.23 (15th)
200m
Camryn Dickson 23.37 (21st)
400m
Jermaisha Arnold 51.89 (7th)
Kennedy Wade 52.11 (11th)
Tierra Robinson Jones 52.80 (26th)

4x400 3.29.29 (4th)

High Jump
Lamara Distin 1.97 (1st)
Bara Sajdokova 1.87 (4th)

Long Jump
GG Edwards 6.32 (12th)
Joniar Thomas 6.21 (20th)

Pole Vault
Heather Abadie 4.23m (20th)

Pentathlon
GG Edwards 4148 (10th)

Potential NCAA Indoor qualifiers after today

Men

400m
Auhmad Robinson 45.65 (3rd)

4x400 relay 3.03.42 (4th)

Distance Medley Relay 9.29.69 (3rd)

60m Hurdles
Connor Schulman 7.72 (21st)

Pole Vault
Zach Davis 5.43 (18th)

High Jump
Ushan Perera 2.25m (2nd)

Just gotta keep climbing up!! Conference week is going to be crazy!

Women ranked 9
Men ranked 11

SEC Top Ten Marks
Men

400:
3. Auhmad Robinson

Mile
9. Eric Casarez

3000
10. Eric Casarez

5000
4. Eric Casarez

60 Hurdles
4. Connor Schulman

4x400
4. Texas A&M

DMR
1. Texas A&M

High Jump
1. Ushan Perera

Pole Vault
2. Zach Davis
9. Landon Helms
10. Jack Mann

Heptathlon
9. Landon Helms
10. Blake Harris

SEC Top Ten Marks

Women

60
7. Semira Killebrew

400
5. Jermaisha Arnold
8. Kennedy Wade

800
8. Bailey Goggans

4x400
3. Texas A&M

High Jump
1. Lamara Distin
2. Bara Sajdokova
8. G'auna Edwards
8. Allyson Andress

Pole Vault
3. Heather Abadie

Long Jump
5. G'auna Edwards
8. Joniar Thomas

Pentathlon
1. G'auna Edwards
10. Allyson Andress

There are two meets on the track schedule for this weekend the Arkansas qualifier and Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational.
I guess these meets were schedule to decide the final roster for the SEC championship
So far we have no entries in Arkansas qualifier.
Athletes (flashresults.com)

I would've hoped we would allowed the people on the bubble like Connor Schulman, Zach Davis, Semira Killwbrew, Joniar Thomas, Heather Abadie, or Tierra Robinson-Jones could have benefited from improving their marks! Instead of having one shot at conference!

AMERICAN RECORD!!

Anna Hall scores a massive National Record of 5004 to win the women's pentathlon at the US Indoor Champs, missing the World Record by just 9 points!

Her marks were;

60mH - 8.04s
High Jump - 1.91m
Shot Put - 13.80m
Long Jump - 6.34m
800m - 2:05.70

Once I saw her get that high jump PR I knew it was over lol! Also cool to see Shaina Burns get 4th place!

Nice to see Devin Dixon win his heat in the 800, taking down Clayton Murphy! 1:47.27! The dudes a warrior and won so many races for us! Hate the way he went out but he has the talent and work ethic to get back to being elite! Hopefully this is the first step! Him and Sammy Watson advance to the indoor national finals!

DMR has some work to do Oklahoma State breaks Collegiate Record in a 9:16. Now we're 6th in the nation! Let's see how this Meet goes tomorrow

Oklahoma State - 9:16.40
Washington - 9:16.65
Arkansas - 9:22.13
Virginia - 9:23.71
Alabama - 9:24.64

Anna Hall wins the 400 also in 51.03! Not great competition though! The US is struggling to get people to compete indoors!