FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas women’s track and field coach Lance Harter has had two finalists for The Bowerman trophy in the past nine years.
Had the covid-19 pandemic not upended the Razorbacks’ 2020 indoor and outdoor seasons, Harter thought Arkansas distance runner Katie Izzo had a good chance to become his third finalist for the award that recognizes the nation’s best overall athlete in the sport.
There will be no Bowerman presented this year, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Thursday. Sam Seemes, CEO of the USTFCCCA, said in a statement it was “prudent to forgo our normal procedures” used to determine a winner of the award, which takes into consideration performances indoors and outdoors.