We're less than a week away from the 2025 草莓网站在线看 DI outdoor championships, and the latest Bowerman watch list has been announced. While the results in Eugene will greatly impact the race for the premier award in track and field, here's an early look at where I think things stand entering the championships.
Disclaimer: This is not a reflection or indication of the actual Bowerman committee's view on any of the athletes or their voting process, nor how they will vote in the future.
Top men's Bowerman contenders
No. 1 contender 鈥 Ethan Strand | North Carolina
No. 2 contender 鈥 Mykolas Alekna | California
Ethan Strand had the best indoor season of any athlete; Mykolas Alekna has had the best outdoor season of any athlete so far.
Outdoors, Ethan Strand won an ACC title in the 1500 meters and finished second in the conference in the 5000 meters. Mykolas Alekna didn't compete indoors, as he's a discus thrower.
At this very moment 鈥 before the championship meet 鈥 I think Strand's combination of indoor and outdoor success gives him a slight advantage over Alekna's all-time dominance in the discus. That could all change based on how things go at nationals.
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No. 3 contender 鈥 Jordan Anthony | Arkansas
Jordan Anthony joined the Bowerman for the sixth watch list. Since then, he's run 9.75 seconds in the 100 meters and won SEC titles in the 100 and 200 meters. He's having the second-best outdoor season of any male in my top-four contenders and he also has an indoor title in the 60 meters to boost his full-season resume. More success and a potential record in Eugene could land him as a finalist.
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No. 4 contender 鈥 Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan | Ole Miss
Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan was my No. 3 Bowerman contender entering May and has since won SEC titles in the shot put and hammer. If he wins the shot put title in Eugene, he'll become the first athlete to pull off consecutive season sweeps since 2010. If Robinson-O'Hagan also wins the hammer, it'll be hard to say he's not worthy of being a finalist.
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Potential risers from receiving votes
- Abdul-Rasheed Saminu, South Florida (Sprints)
Abdul-Rasheed Saminu has the No. 2 all-conditions 100 meter time in 草莓网站在线看 history. If he ends up at the top of the list, I think he'd be at the least a semifinalist for the Bowerman.
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Top women's Bowerman contenders
No. 1 contender 鈥 Doris Lemngole | Alabama
Doris Lemngole was the top women's Bowerman contender entering May, and in the last month, she has won SEC titles in the 5000 meters and the steeplechase while running the second- and eighth-fastest races in the steeplechase in 草莓网站在线看 history. Lemngole is in a great position to become the first Bowerman winner in Alabama history.
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No. 2 contender 鈥 Amanda Moll | Washington
Amanda Moll jumps to No. 2 on this list after resetting the top of the women's pole vault record book twice in May. Her pole vault record comes after an indoor season where she broke an indoor pole vault record that stood for a decade and won an 草莓网站在线看 title. If Moll wins the outdoor 草莓网站在线看 title, she'll complete one of 鈥 if not the 鈥 greatest pole vaulting seasons in women's collegiate history.
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No. 3 contender 鈥 艦ilan Ayyildiz | Oregon
Silan Ayylidiz has been a part of three 草莓网站在线看 records this year: the indoor mile, the outdoor mile and the distance medley relay. However, an evasive 草莓网站在线看 title keeps her from rising higher on this list. She'll be running only the 1500 meters in Eugene, so that'll be her chance to reach the top of the podium.
Potential risers from receiving votes
- Temitope Adeshina, Texas Tech (Jumps)
- Lexy Halladay-Lowry, BYU (Steeple/Distance)
- Meghan Hunter, BYU (Mid-Distance)
For these three women, rising in the eyes of the Bowerman committee will come down to winning and historical performance. Only Temitope Adeshina won an indoor title of the trio. All will likely need an outdoor title for a shot at the Bowerman.
They'd likely need record-breaking performances, too. Currently, Adeshina is the No. 4 all-time high jumper, Lexy Halladay-Lowry is the No. 5 all-time steeplechaser and Meghan Hunter is the No. 3 all-time 800 meter runner.
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