Meet Notes

NEW ORLEANS – University of Hawai'i high jumper Amber Kaufman was promoted back to The Bowerman Watch List announced Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Kaufman was initially selected to the first watch list update but slipped to the “Also Receiving Mention” category in the next two updates. The San Jose, Calif., native returns to the group as a result of a American- and collegiate-leading high jump mark of 6-3¼ (1.91m) at the Stanford Invitational. The mark is also the tied for the second-best in the world thus far in the 2010 outdoor season. Kaufman has cleared six feet in each completion so far this year, including the indoor season.

The Bowerman Advisory Board appointed four of its members to comprise The Bowerman Men's Watch Committee and another four of its members to make up The Bowerman Women's Watch Committee. The committee will release its next update on Wednesday, May 5. The three men and three women finalists will be named on July 13. Award winners will be announced at the USTFCCCA Annual 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. Keep up with Bowerman candidates on the USTFCCCA's weekly results page (http://www.ustfccca.org/weekly-results) and by following the organization's twitter feed twitter.com/TheBowerman.

Kaufman and the rest of the Rainbow Wahine will embark on their longest road trip of the season for a pair of meets in Arizona this week and to southern California for three meets next week. First up are the Mesa Classic, Friday, April 9 in Mesa, Ariz., and 31st Sun Angel Track Classic, Saturday, April 10 in Tempe, Ariz. The Rainbow Wahine will send a contingent of 13 athletes with most competing in both meets.

The Rainbow Wahine, ranked 47th nationally this week, will make their second trip to the mainland during the oudoor season. Hosted by Mesa Community College, the Mesa Classic will be held at John D. Riggs Stadium. The Angel Track Classic, hosted by Arizona State, will feature 35 men's and women's teams including nationally ranked women's teams, No. 6 Penn State, No. 9 Oklahoma, No. 12 BYU, No. 14 Auburn, and No. 17 Arizona at the Sun Angel Stadium/Joe Selleh Track.

The following week, UH will compete in the Cal State Los Angeles Twilight Meet, April 14, Mt. SAC Relays, April 15-17 in Walnut, Calif., and Beach Invitational, April 17 in Norwalk, Calif.