The Bowerman

The Bowerman is awarded each year to the top male & top female athlete in collegiate track & field. 2025 recipients were Jordan Anthony and Doris Lemngole.

[The Bowerman @thebowerman]

The results are in!

Ja’Kobe Tharp (@AuburnTFXC) and Adaejah Hodge (@UGATrack) win The Bowerman Fan Vote.

Each earns one first-place vote toward the final tally in the selection of The Bowerman winners.

https://t.co/ziWBtuMCC9

[The Bowerman @thebowerman]

That's our 2023 👑

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We announced the 2026 men's finalists for The Bowerman last week and my goodness!

Samuel Ogazi, @AlabamaTrack
Habtom Samuel, @UNMLoboXCTF
Ja'Kobe Tharp, @AuburnTFXC

Seven @NCAATrackField titles and five records (4 CRs and 1 WR).

https://t.co/QrTYdjlYAJ

[The Bowerman @thebowerman]

We announced the 2026 women's finalists for The Bowerman last week and it is a historic class!

Adaejah Hodge, @UGATrack
Axelina Johansson, @HuskerTFXC
Dejanea Oakley, @UGATrack

6 @NCAATrackField titles, 4 CRs, and 22 all-time top-10 performances.

https://t.co/f1X1Y4toGY

[The Bowerman @thebowerman]

When you and bestie learn that you're BOTH finalists for The Bowerman >

What a moment for @UGATrack's Adaejah Hodge & Dejanea Oakley.

[The Bowerman @thebowerman]

And down the stretch they come!

More than 20,000 votes have been cast so far in The Bowerman Fan Vote. Find out who the fans feel should win collegiate track & field's highest individual honor.

https://t.co/pnYg70O7eY

[The Bowerman @thebowerman]

More than 12,000 votes have been cast in the first 24 hours of The Bowerman Fan Vote. Find out who's in the lead with just 24 hours remaining!

https://t.co/pnYg70OF4w

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And then there were three.

Samuel Ogazi, @AlabamaTrack
Habtom Samuel, @UNMLoboXCTF
Ja'Kobe Tharp, @AuburnTFXC

Seven @NCAATrackField titles. Four collegiate records. Thirteen all-time top-ten performances. Oh, and don't forget about that world record.

https://t.co/QrTYdjlYAJ

[The Bowerman @thebowerman]

And then there were three.

Adaejah Hodge, @UGATrack
Axelina Johansson, @HuskerTFXC
Dejanea Oakley, @UGATrack

Six @NCAATrackField titles. Four collegiate records. Twenty-two all-time top-10 performances.

Only one will win The Bowerman.

https://t.co/f1X1Y4toGY

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Fan voting for The Bowerman is NOW OPEN!

https://t.co/p2ffxcCw1l

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@AlabamaTrack @NCAATrackField @UNMLoboXCTF Meet The Bowerman Finalist

Ja'Kobe Tharp of @AuburnTFXC

✅ Broke the 110m hurdles world record (12.75)
✅ Two-time @NCAATrackField champion
✅ Collegiate 60m hurdles indoor record-holder

https://t.co/QrTYdjlYAJ

[The Bowerman @thebowerman]

And then there were three.

Samuel Ogazi, @AlabamaTrack
Habtom Samuel, @UNMLoboXCTF
Ja'Kobe Tharp, @AuburnTFXC

Seven @NCAATrackField titles. Four collegiate records. Thirteen all-time top-ten performances. Oh, and don't forget about that world record.

https://t.co/QrTYdjlYAJ

[The Bowerman @thebowerman]

@AlabamaTrack @NCAATrackField Meet The Bowerman Finalist

Habtom Samuel of @UNMLoboXCTF

✅ 3x @NCAATrackField champion
✅ Collegiate 5000m outdoor record-holder
✅ First male distance runner since Morgan McDonald to win three individual track titles in a single collegiate year

https://t.co/QrTYdjlYAJ

[The Bowerman @thebowerman]

Time is a flat oval.

2016 The Bowerman winner Jarrion Lawson (@JarrionL) reveals the 2026 men's finalists.

Samuel Ogazi, @AlabamaTrack
Habtom Samuel, @UNMLoboXCTF
Ja'Kobe Tharp, @AuburnTFXC

Has it really been 10 years, Jarrion? Doesn't seem like it.

https://t.co/QrTYdjlYAJ

[Alabama Track & Field @AlabamaTrack]

Legends Are Made at the @UofAlabama

To the outside, they’ll always be remembered as the first men’s and women’s finalists for The Bowerman in @UA_Athletics history… but to us? They’re just Sammy and Doris.

Legacies to last a lifetime!

[RunnerSpace @runnerspace]

Go vote!

[Alabama Track & Field @AlabamaTrack]

Another year, another @UA_Athletics finalist for The Bowerman

Samuel Ogazi becomes the second finalist for The Bowerman in Alabama history and the program's first men's finalist

📰 https://t.co/Nxn5UXvuo3

@yea_ala | #RollTide | @thebowerman

[Auburn Track & Field @AuburnTFXC]

A FINALIST FOR THE BOWERMAN, AGAIN‼️🤫

[Mountain West @MountainWest]

𝘿𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙏𝙃𝙍𝙀𝙀 👀

@UNMLoboXCTF's Habtom Samuel is the first @thebowerman men's FINALIST in New Mexico history 🔥

Fan vote is now open until July 2 ↩️ https://t.co/LAzDN8cs4S

Winner announced at the annual The Bowerman Presentation in December!

#MWOTF | #GoLobos