As with the HS'ers, we have one person winning all 3 major categories, and a somewhat tougher choice to make among the other sex!
However, there WERE differences, as will be explained below!
The Collegiate OUTdoor season ended with the final event of the NCAA Championship meet back in June!
NO INdoor marks were considered!
Let's start with the Men!
Collegiate Records went to Michael Norman (43.61 in the 400), Michael Saruni's 1:43.25 in the 800, Josh Kerr's 1500 time of 3:35.01, Rai Benjamin's 400H time of 47.02, and USC's 2:59.00 in the 4X400 Relay!
There were no Frosh or Senior Class records!
Soph Class records fell to Norman, Saruni, and Gleb Dudarev's HT of 256-0!
Junior Class records went to Kerr and Benjamin!
NCAA Meet Records were set by Norman, Benjamin, USC, Chris Nilsen (19-1.50 in the PV), and Anderson Peters's 271-9 in the JT!
My AOY pick really came down to two Men---Michael Norman and Rai Benjamin.
Norman ran on USC's Relay (See above!), sped a quick 200, and broke the CR in the 400.
But RAI BENJAMIN gets my Collegiate Athlete of the Year award for his incredible 47.02 in the 400H!!
Second only to Kevin Young's 46.78 WORLD Record, and TIED with the most venerable Edwin Moses, only, say, a 43.20 or so by Norman might have tilted this award to him!
Getting HM's were Norman, Dudarev, Kerr, Nilsen, and Grant Holloway!
As noted above, one athlete garnered all 3 of my Awards--and his name is Rai Benjamin!!
For my Performance of the Year, I had to go with Benjamin again!
Tying Moses was the deal-breaker!
But Norman's 43.61 was spectacular!
So he leads the Honorable Mentions!
Other HM's go to Kerr, Dudarev, Saruni, Nilsen (but for his PR of 19-2.75), Holloway's 13.15 in the 110H, and Houston's 4X100 Relay time of 38.17!
As for my Personality of the Year award, it goes to Norman!
For being TALKED about more than any other Collegiate athlete this year!
Speculation of what was possible for him dominated the T&FN Message Board all spring!
(After his 47.02, lots of commentary went Benjamin's way also!)
Event of the Year for the Collegiate Men--
The 400 led with 5 marks from 2018!
The 1500 got 4.
With 3 each were the 100, 110H, 400H, PV, JT, HT, 4X100 Relay, and the DMR!
With a pair were the 200, 800, SP, Decathlon, and the 4X400 Relay.
The 5000 and LJ have one.
With ZERO are the Mile, 10000, 3000SC, HJ, TJ, and DT!
Following are all the marks from 2018 on my various DDD's!
Events with NO marks are NOT listed!
100 Bacon (9.97 14th, tied with 5 others) Ewers (9.98 20th, tied with 3 others) K Williams (9.99 24th, tied with 4 others)
200 Titi (20.00 13th, tied with 1 other) Norman (20.06 23rd)
400 Norman (43.61 CR 1st) Bloomfield (43.94 3rd) N Allen (44.13 6th) Strother (44.34 11th, tied with 1 other) St Hilaire (44.55 19th)
800 Saruni (1:43.25 CR 1st) I Harris (1:44.76 12th)
1500 Kerr (3:35.01 CR 1st) Knight (3:36.07 7th) Dominic (3:36.33 9th) Prakel (3:36.84 17th)
5000 Trouard (13:21.07 16th)
110H Holloway (13.15 2nd) D Roberts (13.27 10th, tied with 1 other) Walters (13.31 16th)
400H Benjamin (47.02 CR 1st) Selmon (48.12 5th) Kendziera (48.42 13th)
LJ Bazile (27-5.50 8th, tied with 1 other)
PV Nilsen (19-2.75 4th, tied with 1 other) King (19-0.25 8th, tied with 2 others) Richartz (18-8.25 20th, tied with 7 others)
SP Otterdahl (68-9.25 19th) Comenentia (68-6 20th, tied with 1 other)
JT A Peters (271-9 7th) S Gudmundsson (264-1 17th) Quuara (263-2 18th)
HT Dudarev (256-0 4th) Comenentia (250-8 10th) Eriksson (243-5 21st)
Dec Duckworth (8336 7th) Saluri (8137 24th)
4X100R Houston (38.17 2nd) Ohio St (38.67 16th) Southern Miss (38.89 24th)
4X400R USC (2:59.00 CR 1st) Houston (3:01.82 19th)
DMR Notre Dame (9:35.18 19th) Princeton (9:35.74 22nd) Florida (9:35.90 23rd)
Now for the Women!
Collegiate Records went to Sydney McLaughlin (52.75 in the 400H), Keturah Orji's 47-11.75 TJ, Maggie Ewen's 63-10.25 in the SP--AND her 244-6 in the HT!!--as well as LSU's 4X100 Relay time of 42.05!
Frosh Class records go to McLaughlin, Twanisha Terry's 10.99 in the 100, Lynna Irby's 49.80 over 400 meters, Weini Kelati's 5000 time of 15:22.71, and Shannon Wasike's 10000 time of 32:11.81.
NO Soph Class records!!
Lexi Jacobus (15-3 in the PV), and Makenzie Little's JT of 198-0 got Junior Class records!
Orji, and both of Ewen's marks got Senior Class records!!
NCAA Meet Records fell to Irby, Sharon Lokedi's 10000 of 32:09.20, and LSU's 4X100 Relay of 42.09!
There was a 3-way tie for my Event of the Year!
The 400, 1500, and HT all got 5 marks dated 2018 on my DDD's!
With 4 apiece were the 100, 5000, 10000, TJ, PV, and the Heptathlon!
With 3 each were the 800, 3000SC, 100H, SP, JT, and the 4X100 Relay.
Getting a pair each were the 200, LJ, DT, and the 4X400 Relay.
With 1 each are the 400H and the DMR.
Getting NONE were the Mile, 3000, and the HJ!
As with the HS Men, one person was dominant in my AOY ratings!
However, she came nowhere near the dominance of Mondo Duplantis, despite a GREAT season!!
That said, SYDNEY McLAUGHLIN---as with Mondo--wins ALL THREE of my Awards--the Athlete of the Year, Performance of the Year, and Personality of the Year!!
Just tone down the SHINE around her aura by several notches from that produced by Mr Duplantis among the HS crowd!!
Her 400H time of 52.75, as well as her 50.07 400, 22.39 over a Half Lap, and her sensational Relay splits--as well as the breadth and depth of her popularity--made her a fairly easy choice for AOY!!
But the HM's were pretty strong!
Maggie Ewen came much closer to McLaughlin than anyone came to Mondo!
Her Throwing talents saw TWO Collegiate Records, plus a decent DT!!
Other HM'ers include Irby, Orji, Jacobus, and Lokedi!
The latter gets Special Mention for taking down the 30 year old NCAA Meet Record in the 10000, a rarity in distance events!!
McLaughlin, as noted, also gets my Performance of the Year!!
Her 52.75 took 1.07 seconds off her 2017 PR, and was a solo run!!
Speculation on a World Record immediately followed!!
And she did this as a FROSH!!
But for my HM's you can't ignore Irby's 49.80, Orji's TJ, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn's 12.40 over the 100H, both of Ewen's CR's, as well as Lokedi's 10K!
(Again, Lokedi gets VERY Special Mention here also!!)
McLaughlin takes my Personality of the Year hands down!!
NOT for her magnificent athletics ability, but for how she handled the MASSIVE attention thrown her way from Day One of her only Collegiate season!!
In fact, I'm not certain who got more---Syd the Kid--or Mondo!!
Her serious yet playful demeanor throughout her entire year makes her's a personality to die for!!
Hang on to your hats, Friends!
My list of all the 2018 marks making my various Collegiate DDD's is MASSIVE!!
Again, only events WITH 2018 marks are included!!
Also remember that NO marks made AFTER the end of the NCAA meet are included here!!
100 Henderson (10.98 9th, tied with 2 others) S Collins (10.98 9th, tied with 2 others) T Terry (10.99 12th, tied with 1 other) T Clark (11.02 17th, tied with 1 other)
200 Irby (22.25 10th) Thomas (22.32 14th, tied with 1 other) McLaughlin (22.39 24th, tied with 1 other)
400 Irby (49.80 2nd) K Ellis (49.99 3rd) McLaughlin (50.07 4th) Dunmore (50.63 20th, tied with 1 other) Barnett (50.69 24th)
800 Southerland (2:00.72 12th) Wilson-Perteete (2:01.14 20th) J Fray (2:01.18 24th)
1500 Hull (4:08.75 9th) Hiltz (4:09.14 11th) Cranny (4:09.49 14th) C Aragon (4:09.59 18th) Pocratsky (4:10.03 24th)
5000 Schweizer (15:19.65 13th) E Kurgat (15:20.06 14th) V Fraser (15:20.10 15th) Kelati (15:22.71 16th)
10000 Schweizer (32:00.55 8th) Lokedi (32:09.20 13th) Wasike (32:11.81 15th) Wright (32:15.73 19th)
3000SC Ostrander (9:38.57 8th) Bouchard (9:41.32 14th) Prouse (9:45.45 23rd)
100H Camacho-Quinn (12.40 2nd) Charleton (12.70 16th, tied with 3 others) P Seymour (12.72 22nd, tied with 2 others)
400H McLaughlin (52.75 CR 1st)
LJ Orji (22-4.25 9th, tied with 2 others) T Brooks (22-3 14th, tied with 3 others)
TJ Orji (47-11.75 CR 1st) David (46-4.25 7th) Ebwea-Bile (45-11.25 12th) C Cook (45-7 17th)
PV Jacobus (15-3 3rd) Gunnarsson (15-1 7th, tied with 3 others) Gruver (14-11 12th, tied with 2 others) Guy (14-7.50 22nd, tied with 2 others)
SP Ewen (63-10.25 CR 1st) Woodard (61-3.50 9th) Giger (59-4.25 23rd, tied with 1 other)
DT Allman (206-1 10th) Ewen (204-11 12th)
JT Little (198-0 5th) Olin (191-6 15th) Gray (187-11 21st)
HT Ewen (244-6 CR 1st) Andersen (243-5 2nd) Stewart (239-3 4th) Scarvelis (226-8 15th)
Kassanavoid (223-9 22nd)
Hept Ellenwood (6173 9th) Schultz (6133 14th) Gittens (6074 18th, tied with 1 other) Grauvogel (6074 18th, tied with 1 other)
4X100 Relay LSU (42.05 CR 1st) Kentucky (42.30 3rd) USC (42.53 5th)
4X400 Relay Kentucky (3:25.99 7th) Purdue (3:26.91 11th)
DMR Missouri (11:07.59 23rd)
And that's a wrap on my AOY's---until December 31st, when I'll choose my AOY's etc for the US and the World!!
The Continental Cup is next up on the fading OUTdoor T&F schedule!
It's been getting lots of "thumbs down" comments on the T&FN Message Board!
But the provisional entry lists shows it COULD be a GREAT meet!!
My detailed report should follow soon after its end!!
The 5th Avenue Mile is also upcoming!!
See you soon!
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