The Bowerman

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The Bowerman is an annual track and field award that is the highest accolade given to the year's best student-athlete in American collegiate track and field. It is named after Oregon track and field and cross country coach Bill Bowerman and is administered by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).[1]

The winners of the award are announced in a mid-December ceremony held in conjunction with the USTFCCCA annual convention. Starting in January, The Bowerman Watch Committees regularly publish Watch Lists consisting of the top-10 athletes at the time of release. 7 Watch Lists are issued, followed by, in June, the release of the 10 semifinalists for each gender. Shortly after, the Bowerman Advisory Board meets to select three male and three female finalists, and The Bowerman Voters receive their ballots.[2]

Finalists and winners are selected by an advisory board, consisting of NCAA administrators, national and regional media personnel, and track & field statisticians. The Board is currently chaired by Herman Frazier, an Olympic medalist and longtime athletic director and administrator at the Division I level.[3]

As of December 2024, 23 winners of the award have won a combined 22 Olympic and 60 World Athletics Championship medals. 21 non-winning finalists of the award have won a combined 25 Olympic and 54 World Athletics Championship medals.[4]

Past winners include Julien Alfred, the first medalist in Saint Lucian history, 2021 Olympic 800 meter Champion Athing Mu, and 2024 Olympic Medalist Sha'Carri Richardson. Past finalists include pole vault World Record holder and 2024 Olympic Pole Vault Champion Mondo Duplantis, triple jump American Record holder Christian Taylor, and 400 meter hurdle World Record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Leverone.

The Bowerman trophy was designed by Tinker Hatfield, a Bowerman-coached pole vaulter at the University of Oregon. Hatfield, who spent extensive time working for Nike, designed the 35-pound, 20 inch tall trophy, which is made out of a block of aluminum and plated with gold.[5]

List of recipients

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Year Male winner Female winner Ref.
Athlete Team Athlete Team
2009 Galen Rupp Oregon Ducks Jenny Barringer Colorado Buffaloes [6]
2010 Ashton Eaton Oregon Ducks Queen Harrison Virginia Tech Hokies [7]
2011 Ngonidzashe Makusha Florida State Seminoles Jessica Beard Texas A&M Aggies [8]
2012 Cam Levins Southern Utah Thunderbirds Kimberlyn Duncan LSU Lady Tigers [9]
2013 Derek Drouin Indiana Hoosiers Brianna Rollins Clemson Tigers [10]
2014 Deon Lendore Texas A&M Aggies Laura Roesler Oregon Ducks [11]
2015 Marquis Dendy Florida Gators Jenna Prandini Oregon Ducks [12]
2016 Jarrion Lawson Arkansas Razorbacks Courtney Okolo Texas Longhorns [13]
2017 Christian Coleman Tennessee Volunteers Raevyn Rogers Oregon Ducks [14]
2018 Michael Norman USC Trojans Keturah Orji Georgia Bulldogs [15]
2019 Grant Holloway Florida Gators Sha'Carri Richardson LSU Lady Tigers [16]
2021 JuVaughn Harrison LSU Tigers Athing Mu Texas A&M Aggies [17]
2022 Trey Cunningham Florida State Seminoles Abby Steiner Kentucky Wildcats [18][19]
2023 Jaydon Hibbert Arkansas Razorbacks Julien Alfred Texas Longhorns [20]
2024 Leo Neugebauer Texas Longhorns Parker Valby Florida Gators [21][22]
2025 Jordan Anthony Arkansas Razorbacks Doris Lemngole Alabama Crimson Tide [23][24]

References

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  21. ^ Leo Neugebauer Wins The Bowerman In 2024, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, December 19, 2024
  22. ^ Parker Valby Wins The Bowerman In 2024, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, December 19, 2024
  23. ^ Doris Lemngole Wins The Bowerman In 2025, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, December 18, 2025
  24. ^ Jordan Anthony Wins The Bowerman In 2025, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, December 18, 2025
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