The Bowerman is awarded each year to the top male & top female athlete in collegiate track & field. 2023 recipients were Jaydon Hibbert & Julien Alfred.
RIP
@deonlendore
๐๏ธ
We honored & remembered the legacy of 2014
@thebowerman
winner Deon Lendore of
@aggietfxc
this past Thursday at The Bowerman Presentation.
๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ
Abby Steiner of
@KentuckyTrack
wins The Bowerman in 2022!
Steiner is the fourth consecutive female athlete from the
@SEC
to capture collegiate track & field's highest individual honor.
๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ช๐ข๐ ๐๐ก'๐ฆ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง
Athing Mu,
@aggietfxc
3
#NCAATF
๐
6 Collegiate Records
10 All-Time Top-10 Marks
Mu became the 1st woman in collegiate history to hold CRs in both the 400 & 800, among other incredible feats!
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FIGHT ON!
@USC_Track_Field
โs Michael Norman (
@Mike_Norman22
) is the menโs winner of
#TheBowerman
in 2018!
Norman is the current ๐ record holder in the indoor 400, collegiate record holder in the outdoor 400 & anchored the indoor & outdoor collegiate record 4x400 relay teams.
THE THIRD TIME WAS THE CHARM!
@UGATrack
โs Keturah Orji (
@Keturahorji
) wins
#TheBowerman
!
Orji scored 38 points at
#NCAATF
meets in 2018 and bettered her own collegiate records in the indoor and outdoor triple jump.
Here are the winners of ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฉ๐ผ๐๐ฒ in 2021!
Men's - JuVaughn Harrison
Women's - Tara Davis
These former
@LSUTrackField
&
@TexasTFXC
athletes each receive one 1st-place vote toward their respective overall tally.
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๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ & ๐๐๐๐
Trey Cunningham of
@FSU_Track
wins The Bowerman in 2022!
Cunningham is the second Seminole to capture collegiate track & field's highest honor (Ngoni Makusha, 2011).
๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ
Athing Mu (
@athiiing
) is now the youngest winner in the history of
#TheBowerman
at 19 years, 23 days. Mu took home collegiate track & field's highest individual honor after a sensation year with
@aggietfxc
in 2021.
๐ท Craig Macaluso
๐ช๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐น
Grant Holloway (
@Flaamingoo_
) celebrates winning The Bowerman, collegiate track & fieldโs highest honor, two years ago in Orlando, Florida.
Here are the ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง'๐ฌ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ for
#TheBowerman
in 2023!
Julien Alfred,
@TexasTFXC
Jasmine Moore,
@GatorsTF
Britton Wilson,
@RazorbackTF
10
@NCAATrackField
๐
12 Collegiate Records
33 All-Time Top-10 Efforts
This trio was UNREAL!
โMy mom is my world. Sheโs the reason Iโm here today. Sheโs the reason I do what I do - along with that little short man sitting next to her (my brother)โ ~ 2021
#TheBowerman
winner JuVaughn Harrison aka
@Mr_Jumps_
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Abby Steiner,
@KentuckyTrack
3
@NCAATrackField
๐
4 Collegiate Records
9 All-Time Top-10 Marks
From start to finish, Steiner's record-breaking year set the track & field world ablaze.
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๐ฅ 7โฃ.2โฃ9โฃ ๐ฅ
2019 The Bowerman winner Grant Holloway (
@Flaamingoo_
) breaks the near 27-year-old ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ in the 60H at the Madrid
#WorldIndoorTour
!
DAZZLING DEBUTS:
@aggietrk
's Sammy Watson and
@KentuckyTrack
's Sydney McLaughlin are the first freshmen to ever appear on The Bowerman Women's Preseason Watch List.
#TheBowerman18
Here is the rest of the Watch List -
Historically fast? โ
Undefeated in signature event(s)? โ
Among only men to do something in ๐ history? โ
๐ Men's finalists for
#TheBowerman18
! ๐
@USC_Track_Field
's Rai Benjamin
@GatorsTF
's Grant Holloway
@USC_Track_Field
's Michael Norman
READ MORE:
Duck, Duck, Duck, The Bowerman: Raevyn Rogers (
@TheROYALlife21
) is the third Woman of Oregon (
@OregonTF
) in the past four years to win collegiate track & fieldโs highest honor. She joins Laura Roesler (2014) and Jenna Prandini (2015).
#TougherTogether
#GoDucks
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐'๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Randolph Ross, Jr.,
@NCATAGGIES
โ Undefeated
โ 2
@NCAATrackField
๐
โ 3 All-Time Top-10s
Ross is third-fastest man in ๐ history in the indoor 400 meters & put up 2 all-time top-10 collegiate marks in the event.
๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป'๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐
Cole Hocker,
@OregonTF
3
#NCAATF
๐
No. 2 A-T Indoor Mile
No. 4 A-T Outdoor 1500
Hocker is only 3rd man in NCAA DI history to sweep indoor mile-3K & win the outdoor 1500m at the
@NCAATrackField
Championships.
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Here are final standings of
#TheBowerman18
Men's Fan Vote!
๐ฅ
@GatorsTF
's Grant Holloway
๐ฅ
@USC_Track_Field
's Michael Norman
๐ฅ
@USC_Track_Field
's Rai Benjamin
A grand total of 45,586 votes were cast on men's finalists for The Bowerman.
READ MORE -
Here are 5 of the 10 athletes deemed to be ๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ for The Bowerman in 2022!
Julien Alfred,
@TexasTFXC
Adelaide Aquilla,
@OhioStateTFXC
Anna Hall,
@GatorsTF
Jasmine Moore,
@GatorsTF
Favour Ofili,
@LSUTrackField
WHAT. A. GROUP.
Here are the 10 women who have been named semifinalists for
#TheBowerman
in 2019 ๐ฅณ
They combined for 1โฃ4โฃ
#NCAATF
๐ & nearly 2โฃ0โฃ0โฃ
#NCAATF
points between the indoor & outdoor seasons.
๐ FIND OUT MORE ๐
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๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ'๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ป
1โฃ0โฃ.7โฃ5โฃ
Collegiate Record in 100
2โฃ2โฃ.1โฃ7โฃ
5th fastest mark in
#NCAATF
history in 200
1โฃ
Only freshman in
@SEC
history to sweep 100 & 200 AND be part of title-winning 4x100 relay
๐ LEARN MORE ๐
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๐ช๐๐๐ง. ๐. ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐.
2017 The Bowerman winner Raevyn Rogers (
@TheROYALlife21
) picks off three runners in the final 50 meters to win the ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ก๐ญ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ in the Women's 800 Meters at the Tokyo Olympic Games! Rogers finished in a new PR of 1:56.81!
Here are the ๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ for The Bowerman in 2022!
#TheBowerman
Anna Hall,
@GatorsTF
Camryn Rogers,
@CalTFXC
Abby Steiner,
@KentuckyTrack
These three athletes left their mark on the collegiate track & field year in a BIG way!
1โฃ
#NCAATF
๐
1โฃ Collegiate Record
2โฃ ๐ Junior Records
Sydney McLaughlin was a Tour de Force, posting seasonal top-4 marks in each of the 6โฃ individual events she contested.
That's why McLaughlin is a finalist for
#TheBowerman18
.
READ MORE -
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Trey Cunningham,
@FSU_Track
โ Undefeated
โ 2
@NCAATrackField
๐
โ 7 All-Time Top-10s
Cunningham has most sub-7.42 60mH clockings in collegiate history & most sub-13.16 110mH efforts in single collegiate season.
๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ
Here are the ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป'๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ for
@thebowerman
in 2021!
Tara Davis,
@TexasTFXC
Tyra Gittens,
@aggietfxc
Athing Mu,
@aggietfxc
They combined for 8
#NCAATF
๐, 9 collegiate records & 20 all-time marks!
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๐จ BREAKING NEWS ๐จ
Winners of
#TheBowerman
Fan Vote!
Divine Oduduru,
@TexasTechTF
Sha'Carri Richardson,
@LSUTrackField
Both of them receive ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ for collegiate track & field's highest honor!
๐ READ THE STORY ๐
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๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Anna Hall,
@GatorsTF
2
@NCAATrackField
๐
3 CRs in Multi Events
4 All-Time Top-10 Marks
Hall's versatility this year, especially at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships, was unmatched.
๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ช๐ข๐ ๐๐ก'๐ฆ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง
Tyra Gittens,
@aggietfxc
3
#NCAATF
๐
1 Collegiate Record
5 All-Time Top-10 Marks
Gittens led ๐๐๐ scorers at the
@NCAATrackField
DI Championships in 2021 with 50 combined points!
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Divine Oduduru of
@TexasTechTF
is the winner of the Men's Fan Vote!
โข ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ percentage of votes for a men's finalist in FV history
โข ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ margin of victory for a men's finalist in FV history
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Here are the ๐๐๐ง'๐ฌ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ for
#TheBowerman
in 2023!
Kyle Garland,
@UGATrack
Jaydon Hibbert,
@RazorbackTF
Leo Neugebauer,
@TexasTFXC
This is just the 2nd time in history that all 3 men's finalists broke at least one collegiate record!
๐ง๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐. ๐๐น๐น ๐ฌ'๐ฎ๐น๐น
Here are ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป'๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ for
@thebowerman
in 2021, which we announced yesterday!
Tara Davis,
@TexasTFXC
Tyra Gittens,
@aggietfxc
Athing Mu,
@aggietfxc
Legends. All three of them.
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Here are the ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ from
#TheBowerman
Fan Vote for the 3 women's finalists in 2023!
1. Julien Alfred,
@TexasTFXC
2. Britton Wilson,
@RazorbackTF
3. Jasmine Moore,
@GatorsTF
Each will receive one vote corresponding to their place.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐
A Few Numbers
4โฃ2โฃ
That's how many points he scored at the
@NCAATrackField
Championships in 2019!
1โฃ2โฃ.9โฃ8โฃ
That's what he ran to break the COLLEGIATE RECORD in the 110 Meter Hurdles!
๐ HERE'S THE REST ๐
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1โฃ7โฃ
#NCAATF
individual ๐
1โฃ0โฃ collegiate records
4โฃ9โฃ all-time top-10 marks
After the indoor and outdoor seasons these 10 women had, you better believe they were named semifinalists for
#TheBowerman18
!
READ MORE -
๐ Indoor 400m Record? โ
6th Fastest Performer in ๐ History - Outdoor 400m? โ
Unified 400m Collegiate Records? โ
Undefeated in Final Competition? โ
These are reasons why
@USC_Track_Field
's Michael Norman is a finalist for
#TheBowerman18
.
READ MORE:
From Dallas to Baton Rouge.
From
@LSUTrackField
to the record book.
From the record book to
#TheBowerman
Presentation.
From The Bowerman Presentation to winning collegiate track & field's highest honor.
@itskerrii
is Ms. Bowerman.
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Britton Wilson,
@RazorbackTF
โ 2
@NCAATrackField
๐
โ 4 Collegiate Records
โ 10 All-Time Top-10 Marks
Wilson holds six of the top-7 marks in collegiate history in the 400m, combining both indoor & outdoor seasons.
The Bowerman goes back to
@GatorsTF
.
Grant Holloway, who never met a collegiate record he didn't like to break, wins The Bowerman.
Welcome to the family, Grant.
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Here are 5 of 10 athletes on the ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง'๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ for The Bowerman!
Julien Alfred,
@TexasTFXC
Adelaide Aquilla,
@OhioStateTFXC
Alia Armstrong,
@LSUTrackField
Talitha Diggs,
@GatorsTF
Lamara Distin,
@aggietfxc
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Julien Alfred,
@TexasTFXC
โ 5
@NCAATrackField
๐
โ 5 Collegiate Records
โ Indoors - 6.94/22.01
โ Outdoors - 10.72w/21.73w
Alfred became the second-fastest woman in WORLD HISTORY in both 60m & 200m at
#NCAATF
!
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐'๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Ayden Owens-Delerme,
@RazorbackTF
โ Undefeated
โ 2
@NCAATrackField
๐
โ 4 All-Time Top-10s
Owens-Delerme is the only male athlete in collegiate history w/ multiple all-time top-10 marks in both combined events.
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Jaydon Hibbert of
@RazorbackTF
starred in the triple jump in 2023!
Two of his jumps took down two collegiate records that both stood for more than 35 years. Hibbert surpassed the outdoor record by 30cm (nearly 1 foot).