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Stan Becton | NCAA.com | March 3, 2023

The 2023 Bowerman watch list for men's and women's NCAA track and field

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The 2023 track and field is underway and it's time for an early look at potential winners of the Bowerman, an annual award presented to the most outstanding athletes in collegiate track and field.

Here's latest watchlist highlighting some of the best in DI track and field.

The Bowerman watch list update No. 2 (March 1 & 2)
Gender Athlete School Events
Women Rhasidat Adeleke* Texas Sprints
  Julien Alfred Texas Sprints
  Talitha Diggs Florida Sprints
  Lamara Distin Texas A&M Jumps
  Jasmine Moore Florida Jumps
  Favour Ofili LSU Sprints
  Masai Russell Kentucky Sprints/Hurdles
  Katelyn Tuohy NC State Mid-Distance/Distance
  Jorinde Van Klinken Oregon Throws
  Britton Wilson Arkansas Sprints
Men Mykolas Alekna California Discus
  Drew Bosley Northern Arizona Distance
  Sean Burrell LSU Hurdles
  Cameron Crump* Mississippi State Jump
  Anass Essayi* South Carolina Mid-Distance
  Kyle Garland Georgia Combined Events
  Elija Godwin* Georgia Sprints
  Sondre Guttormsen Princeton Pole Vault
  Dylan Jacobs* Tennessee Distance
  Ayden Owens-Delerme Arkansas Combined Events

* watch list career debuts

The following athletes received votes:

  • Women | Michaela Rose | LSU | Mid-Distance
  • Women | Roisin Willis | Stanford | Mid-Distance
  • Men | Matthew Boling | Georgia | Sprints/Jumps
  • Men | Jordan Geist | Arizona | Throws
  • Men | Jaydon Hibbert | Arkansas | Jumps
  • Men | Terrence Jones | Texas Tech | Sprints
  • Men | Jacory Patterson | Florida | Sprints
  • Men | Joe Waskom | Washington | Mid-Distance
  • Men | Micah Williams | Oregon | Sprints

Future Watch list dates for the Bowerman 

Women's Bowerman watch list dates
Event Date
Post-NCAA Indoor March 22
First watch list of outdoor April 12
Second watch list of outdoor May 3
Post-Outdoor May 17
Post-NCAA Prelims June 5
Post-NCAA Outdoor June 19
Finalists June 26
Winner December TBD
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Men's Bowerman watch list dates

Event Date
Post-NCAA Indoor March 23
First watch list of outdoor April 13
Second watch list of outdoor May 4
Post-Outdoor May 18
Post-NCAA Prelims June 6
Post-NCAA Outdoor June 20
Finalists June 27
Winner December TBD

Typically, the Bowerman watch list will release on the dates below at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesdays for women and 4 p.m. ET on Thursday for men. The dates in June are tentative as of Jan. 13. The winner will be announced at the 2023 USTFCCCA convention in Denver during December.

Throughout the season, only 10 men and 10 women will make each official watch list update. Athletes who received votes will also be listed. Three men and three women will be named finalists in late June, with the 2023 men's and women's Bowerman winners announced in December at the annual USTFCCCA convention in Denver, Colorado. The Bowerman watch list is selected by the watch list committee, a subcommittee of the full Bowerman Advisory Board.

2022 BOWERMAN: Trey Cunningham wins men's Bowerman | Abby Steiner wins women's Bowerman

Past watch lists

Checkout the every 2023 watch list below.

Watch list update No. 1

The Bowerman watch list update No. 1 (Feb. 1)
Gender Athlete School Events
Women Julien Alfred Texas Sprints
  Adelaide Aquilla Ohio State Throws
  Talitha Diggs Florida Sprints
  Lamara Distin Texas A&M Jumps
  Jasmine Moore Florida Jumps
  Favour Ofili LSU Sprints
  Masai Russell* Kentucky Sprints/Hurdles
  Katelyn Tuohy NC State Mid-Distance/Distance
  Jorinde Van Klinken Oregon Throws
  Britton Wilson Arkansas Sprints
Men Mykolas Alekna Cal Throws
  Matthew Boling Georgia Sprints/Jumps
  Drew Bosley* Northern Arizona Distance
  Sean "Squirrel" Burrell LSU Hurdles
  Kyle Garland Georgia Combined Events
  Sondre Guttormsen Princeton Pole Vault
  Zach McWhorter Duke Pole Vault
  Ayden Owens-Delerme Arkansas Combined Events
  Joe Waskom* Washington Mid-Distance
  Micah Williams Oregon Sprints

* watch list career debuts

The following athletes received votes:

  • Women | Michaela Rose | LSU | Mid-Distance
  • Women | Kennedy Simon | Texas | Sprints
  • Women | Roisin Willis | Stanford | Mid-Distance
  • Men| Christopher Bailey | Arkansas | Sprints
  • Men | Jordan Geist | Arizona | Throws
  • Men | Charles Hicks | Stanford |Distance
  • Men | Dylan Jacobs | Tennessee | Distance
  • Men | Carey McLeod | Arkansas | Jumps
  • Men | Wayne Pinnock | Arkansas | Jumps
  • Men | Turner Washington | Arizona State | Throws
  • Men | Nico Young | Northern Arizona |Distance

Preseason watch list

Seven returning women's semifinalists from 2022 were automatically on the preseason watch list, with Cal's Camryn Rogers making the list as the lone returning finalist. Florida's Talitha Diggs and Texas A&M's Lamara Distin made their debut appearances on the watch list.

Four returning men's semifinalists from 2022 were automatically on the preseason watch list, with Arkansas' Ayden Owens-Delerme making the list as the lone returning finalist. Stanford's Charles Hicks, Arkansas' Wayne Pinnock and Northern Arizona's Nico Young made their debut appearances.

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The Bowerman preseason watch list
Gender Athlete School Events
Women Julien Alfred Texas Sprints
  Adelaide Aquilla Ohio State Throws
  Alia Armstrong LSU Sprints/Hurdles
  Talitha Diggs Florida Sprints
  Lamara Distin Texas A&M Jumps
  Jasmine Moore Florida Jumps
  Favour Ofili LSU Sprints
  Camryn Rogers Cal Throws
  Jorinde Van Klinken Oregon Throws
  Britton Wilson Arkansas Sprints
Men Mykolas Alekna Cal Throws
  Matthew Boling Georgia Sprints/Jumps
  Sean "Squirrel" Burrell LSU Hurdles
  Kyle Garland Georgia Combined Events
  Sondre Guttormsen Princeton Pole Vault
  Charles Hicks Stanford Distance
  Ayden Owens-Delerme Arkansas Combined Events
  Wayne Pinnock Arkansas Jumps
  Turner Washington Arizona State Throws
  Nico Young Northern Arizona Distance

The following athletes received votes:

  • Women | Grace Stark | Florida | Sprints/Hurdles
  • Women | Katelyn Tuohy | NC State | Mid-Distance/Distance
  • Men| Jordan Geist | Arizona | Throws
  • Men| Eliud Kipsang | Alabama | Mid-Distance
  • Men| Carey McLeod | Arkansas | Jumps
  • Men| Zach McWhorter | Duke | Pole Vault
  • Men| Marc Minichello | Georgia | Javelin
  • Men| Jacory Patterson | Florida | Sprints
  • Men| Claudio Romero | LSU | Throws
  • Men| Micah Williams | Oregon | Sprints

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Preseason watchlist breakdown

By event

Event # on Men's Watch List # on Women's Watch List Total on Watch list
Sprints 0 4 4
Sprints/Hurdles 0 1 1
Hurdles 1 0 1
Sprints/Jumps 1 0 1
Throws 2 3 5
Jumps 1 2 3
Distance 2 0 2
Pole Vault 1 0 1
Combined Events 2 0 2

By school

Total on Watch list School
3 Arkansas, LSU
2 Cal, Florida, Georgia
1 Arizona State, Northern Arizona, Ohio State, Oregon,
Princeton, Stanford, Texas, Texas A&M

By conference

Total on Watch list School
11 SEC
5 Pac-12
1 Big 12, Big Ten, Big Sky, Ivy​​​​​

 

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