Collegiate track & field fans can cast votes for the 2009 men's and women's The Bowerman candidates until November 20th, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. central daylight time.

Four Big 12 student-athletes have been named finalists for the 2009 Bowerman Award the nation's top track and field honor. The Conference boasts all three finalists for the women's award - Jenny Barringer (Colorado), Destinee Hooker (Texas) and Porscha Lucas (Texas A&M) as well as German Fernandez (Oklahoma State) on the men's side.

University of Colorado senior Jenny Barringer's has been named a finalist for the U.S.A. Track and Field Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year Award presented by Nike.

Seventeen Big 12 track & field representatives placed in the top eight in the finals of the 2009 IAAF World Championships, highlighted by 12 total medals including eight gold.

Loren Groves (Kansas State) and Yolanda Odenyo (Oklahoma State) have been selected as two of the 10 Division I honorees for the 2009 NCAA Woman of the Year award that will be presented in October.

Twenty Big 12 track & field representatives have qualified for the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Championships that will be held Aug. 15–23 in Berlin, Germany.

Iowa State standout Lisa Koll has been named the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year winner for track & field/cross country, it was announced. It is the second straight year she has been named to the Academic All-America Team and the first time she has earned the top national award for her sport.

Texas A&M's Pat Henry, Vince Anderson and Jim VanHootegem have been honored as national coaches of the year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.