The Bowerman
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.
As of March 2024, 22 winners of the award have won a combined 16 Olympic and 60 World Athletics Championship medals. 21 non-winning finalists of the award have won a combined 14 Olympic and 54 World Athletics Championship medals.[2]
List of recipients
[edit]| Year | Male winner | Female winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Galen Rupp, Oregon | Jenny Barringer, Colorado | [3] |
| 2010 | Ashton Eaton, Oregon | Queen Harrison, Virginia Tech | [4] |
| 2011 | Ngonidzashe Makusha, Florida State | Jessica Beard, Texas A&M | [5] |
| 2012 | Cam Levins, Southern Utah | Kimberlyn Duncan, LSU | [6] |
| 2013 | Derek Drouin, Indiana | Brianna Rollins, Clemson | [7] |
| 2014 | Deon Lendore, Texas A&M | Laura Roesler, Oregon | [8] |
| 2015 | Marquis Dendy, Florida | Jenna Prandini, Oregon | [9] |
| 2016 | Jarrion Lawson, Arkansas | Courtney Okolo, Texas | [10] |
| 2017 | Christian Coleman, Tennessee | Raevyn Rogers, Oregon | [11] |
| 2018 | Michael Norman, USC | Keturah Orji, Georgia | [12] |
| 2019 | Grant Holloway, Florida | Sha'Carri Richardson, LSU | [13] |
| 2021 | JuVaughn Harrison, LSU | Athing Mu, Texas A&M | [14] |
| 2022 | Trey Cunningham, Florida State | Abby Steiner, Kentucky | [15][16] |
| 2023 | Jaydon Hibbert, Arkansas | Julien Alfred, Texas | [17] |
References
[edit]- ^ "None". USTFCCCA. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "The Bowerman on the World Stage ::: The Bowerman: The Nation's Top Award for Collegiate Track & Field Athletes". The Bowerman. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Rupp, Barringer Honored as Inaugural Winners of The Bowerman". December 17, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "Harrison, Eaton Named 2010 Winners of The Bowerman". U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. December 15, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "Jessica Beard, Ngoni Makusha Win The Bowerman 2011". U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. December 14, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ^ "Levins, Duncan are 2012 Recipients of The Bowerman". U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. December 19, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
- ^ "Brianna Rollins & Derek Drouin are Winners of the 2013 The Bowerman Trophy". U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
- ^ "Laura Roesler & Deon Lendore Honored with 2014 Bowerman Trophies". U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ Chavez, Christopher (December 17, 2015). "Marquis Dendy, Jenna Prandini win Bowerman Award honors". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ Goe, Ken (December 16, 2016). "Jarrion Lawson and Courtney Okolo are named 2016 winners of The Bowerman Award". OregonLive.com. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ Goe, Ken (December 15, 2017). "Oregon Duck Raevyn Rogers wins The Bowerman as college track's outstanding woman athlete". OregonLive.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ "USC Track & Field's Michael Norman captures The Bowerman 2018". Pac-12.com. December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.[dead link]
- ^ Wells, Kevin. "Holloway wins The Bowerman, college track & field's highest honor". WCJB. p. December 19, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ Mayforth, Tyler. "JuVaughn Harrison Wins The Bowerman In 2021". Ustfcca. p. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "Trey Cunningham Wins The Bowerman In 2022 ::: The Bowerman: The Nation's Top Award for Collegiate Track & Field Athletes". The Bowerman. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "Abby Steiner Wins The Bowerman In 2022 ::: The Bowerman: The Nation's Top Award for Collegiate Track & Field Athletes". The Bowerman. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ 2023 Bowerman Award winner U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
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