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

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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

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  1. ^ "None". USTFCCCA. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  2. ^ "The Bowerman on the World Stage ::: The Bowerman: The Nation's Top Award for Collegiate Track & Field Athletes". The Bowerman. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Rupp, Barringer Honored as Inaugural Winners of The Bowerman". December 17, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  4. ^ "Harrison, Eaton Named 2010 Winners of The Bowerman". U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. December 15, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  5. ^ "Jessica Beard, Ngoni Makusha Win The Bowerman 2011". U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. December 14, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  6. ^ "Levins, Duncan are 2012 Recipients of The Bowerman". U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. December 19, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Chavez, Christopher (December 17, 2015). "Marquis Dendy, Jenna Prandini win Bowerman Award honors". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  10. ^ Goe, Ken (December 16, 2016). "Jarrion Lawson and Courtney Okolo are named 2016 winners of The Bowerman Award". OregonLive.com. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "USC Track & Field's Michael Norman captures The Bowerman 2018". Pac-12.com. December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.[dead link]
  13. ^ Wells, Kevin. "Holloway wins The Bowerman, college track & field's highest honor". WCJB. p. December 19, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  14. ^ Mayforth, Tyler. "JuVaughn Harrison Wins The Bowerman In 2021". Ustfcca. p. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ 2023 Bowerman Award winner U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
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