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PHOENIX (USA): World Championships 100 m silver medalist Christina Coleman won The Bowerman in men category. Coleman became the first Tennessee athlete to win collegiate track & field’s highest honor on Friday night as he was feted during The Bowerman Presentation at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa during the 2017 USTFCCCA Convention. He also is the fourth male athlete from the Southeastern Conference to win The Bowerman in a row, joining Deon Lendore (2014), Marquis Dendy (2015) and Jarrion Lawson (2016). The other two nominees were 400 m runner Fred Kerley and Granada´s decathlete Lindon Victor. Women win for 800 m runner Raevyn Rogers. She became the third Woman of Oregon in the past four years to take home collegiate track & field’s highest honor. She joined Laura Roesler (2014) and Jenna Prandini (2015) in that regard. Other nominees were hammer thrower Maggie Ewen and triple jumper Keturah Orji. From ustfccca website.