NEW ORLEANS, La. – Northern Arizona senior David McNeill was named one of 10 finalists for The Bowerman Award, the Bowerman Men's Watch Committee announced in conjunction with the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The group of ten will be narrowed to three men by the ten-member Bowerman Advisory Board in the coming weeks.

The Board, chaired by Herman Frazier, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Sports Administration at Temple University, will release their finalist selections on the week of July 12. The Board is vice chaired by Alfreeda Goff, Horizon League Senior Associate Commissioner.

Once the finalists are set, The Bowerman Voters, a group of around 100, consisting of national and regional media personnel, track & field statisticians, NCAA collegiate administrators, and Presidents of affiliated organizations will make their selections. Previous winners Galen Rupp and Jenny Barringer will also receive one vote. Once tabulations are calculated, award winners will be announced at the USTFCCCA Convention, held December 13-16 in San Antonio, Texas.

For more information on The Bowerman, the award, the recently-debuted trophy, and Bill Bowerman himself, visit TheBowerman.org.

THE BOWERMAN FINAL CANDIDATE LIST, 2010 MEN

(listed in alphabetical order, these are the final 10 in consideration for The Bowerman and will be narrowed to three in mid-July)      

Sam Chelanga, Liberty, RS Junior, Distance, Nairobi, Kenya (Bartolimo HS/Fairleigh Dickinson)

Captured NCAA outdoor 10k crown and, earlier in the season, sliced 20 seconds off own collegiate record in the event

Jeff Demps, Florida, Fresh. (indoor)/Soph. (outdoor), Sprints, Winter Garden, Fla. (South Lake HS)

Double sprint NCAA champion with 60m indoor crown and 100m outdoor title, added national title as anchor of 4x100

Johnny Dutch, South Carolina, Junior, Hurdles, Clayton, N.C. (Clayton HS)

NCAA 400-meter hurdle champ, ran world's fourth-best time in 2010 with 48.12 in national quarterfinal, also 110m hurdle and 4x400 national finalist

Ashton Eaton, Oregon, Senior, Combined Events, Bend, Ore. (Mountain View HS)

Won second-straight NCAA heptathlon title with world-record performance indoors, added third-straight national decathlon crown outdoors

Walter Henning, LSU, Junior, Throws, Kings Park, N.Y. (St. Anthony's HS/North Carolina)

Won national crowns with the weight throw indoors and hammer throw outdoors, first to do so since 2006

Kirani James, Alabama, Freshman, Sprints, Gouyave, Grenada

At just 17 years old, won the NCAA outdoor 400-meter crown and clocked 45.01 this season

David McNeill, Northern Arizona, Senior, Distance, Melbourne, Australia

Double 5000-meter champ, winning both NCAA indoor and outdoor titles, posted time of 13:25.63 outdoors

Christian Taylor, Florida, Sophomore, Jumps, Fayetteville, Ga. (Sandy Creek HS)

Winner of indoor and outdoor NCAA triple jump crowns, the first to do so since 2002, national runner-up both indoors and outdoors in the long jump

Andrew Wheating, Oregon, Senior, Mid-Distance, Norwich, Vt. (Kimball Union Academy)

Won both 800 and 1500 national championships outdoors, the first to do so since 1984, was anchor for NCAA champ DMR indoors

Ryan Whiting, Arizona State, Senior, Throws, Harrisburg, Pa. (Central Dauphin HS)

Indoor and outdoor national titlist with shot put, adding outdoor discus crown, recorded eight shot put throws of 70 feet or more during the season