The 2024 Bowerman Finalists and Watch List for men's and women's NCAA track and field

It's time for a look at potential winners of the Bowerman, an annual award presented to the most outstanding athletes in collegiate track and field.

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

Finalists

Click or tap here for more info on the 2024 Bowerman finalists

Watch lists from the season

Check out every 2024 watch list below.

Semifinalists

* Watch list career debut

Date of the winner of the Bowerman 

The 2024 winner will be announced on December 19 at the 2024 USTFCCCA convention.

2023 BOWERMAN: Jaydon Hibbert wins men's Bowerman | Julien Alfred wins women's Bowerman

2024 watch list dates

Below you'll find all of the future 2024 Bowerman watch list dates. 

All dates subject to change

PREDICTING: How the Bowerman watch lists predict the award's final winner

Past watch lists

Watch list update No. 7

* Watch list career debut

The following athletes received votes:

• Women | Maribel Caicedo | Washington State | Hurdles
• Women | Doris Lemngole | Alabama | Distance
• Women | Hilda Olemomoi | Alabama | Distance
• Women | Alida Van Daalen | Florida | Throws
• Men | Jordan Davis | Southern Connecticut State | Javelin
• Men | Caleb Dean | Texas Tech | Sprints/Hurdles
• Men | Luke Houser | Washington | Distance
• Men | Shaun Maswanganyi | Houston | Sprints
• Men | Chinecherem Nnamdi | Baylor | Javelin
• Men | Tarsis Orogot | Alabama | Sprints
• Men | Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan | Ole Miss | Throws

Watch list update No. 6

* Watch list career debut

THE BOWERMAN:

The following athletes received votes:

• Women |Lamara Distin | Texas A&M | Jumps
• Women |Elena Kulichenko | Georgia | Jumps
• Women | Doris Lemngole | Alabama | Distance
• Women | Grace Stark | Florida | Sprints/Hurdles
• Men | Graham Blanks | Harvard | Distance
• Men | Luke Houser | Washington | Distance
• Men | Terrence Jones | Texas Tech | Sprints
• Men | Godson Oghenbrume | LSU | Sprints
• Men | Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan | Ole Miss | Thorws
• Men | Claudio Romero | LSU | Throws
• Men | Parker Wolfe | North Carolina | Distance

Watch list update No. 5

* Watch list career debut

The following athletes received votes:

• Women | Kaylyn Brown | Arkansas | Sprints
• Women | Jalani Davis | Ole Miss | Throws
• Women | Brynn King | Roberts Wesleyan | Pole Vault
• Women | Doris Lemngole | Alabama | Distance
• Women | Ackelia Smith | Texas | Jumps
• Women | Juliette Whittaker|  Stanford | Mid-Distance
• Men | Jordan Davis | Southern Connecticut | Javelin
• Men | BJ Green | Oklahoma | Jumps
• Men | Luke Houser | Washington | Distance
• Men | Kenneth Ikeji | Harvard | Throws
• Men | Nathan Mountain | Virginia | Mid-Distance
• Men | Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan | Ole Miss | Throws
• Men | Claudio Romero | LSU | Throws
• Men | Caleb Snowden | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Jumps
• Men | Parker Wolfe | North Carolina | Distance

Watch list update No. 4

*Watch list career debut

The following athletes received votes:

• Women | Jalani Davis | Ole Miss | Throws
• Women | Brynn King | Roberts Wesleyan | Pole Vault
• Women | Olivia Markezich | Notre Dame | Distance
• Men | Johnny Brackins Jr. | Southern California | Hurdles/Jumps
• Men | Keaton Daniel | Kentucky | Pole Vault
• Men | Jordan Davis | Southern Connecticut | Javelin
• Men | Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan | Ole Miss | Throws
• Men | Parker Wolfe | North Carolina | Distance

Watch list update No. 3

*Watch list career debut

The following athletes received votes:

• Women | Jalani Davis | Ole Miss | Throws
• Women | Brynn King | Roberts Wesleyan | Pole Vault 
• Men | Keaton Daniel | Kentucky | Pole Vault
• Men | Luke Houser | Washington | Distance
• Men | Habtom Samuel | New Mexico | Distance
• Men | Parker Wolfe | North Carolina | Distance

Watch list update No. 2

*Watch list career debut

The following athletes received votes:

• Women | Temitope Adeshine | Texas Tech | Jumps
• Women | Amber Anning | Arkansas | Sprints
• Women | Jalani Davis | Ole Miss | Throws
• Men | Yusuf Bizimana | Texas | Mid-Distance
• Men | Keaton Daniel | Kentucky | Pole Vault
• Men | Luke Houser | Washington | Distance
• Men | Kenneth Ikeji | Harvard | Throws
• Men | Parker Wolfe | North Carolina | Distance

Watch list update No. 1

*Watch list career debut

The following athletes received votes:

• Women | Amber Anning | Arkansas | Sprints
• Women | Axelina Johansson | Nebraska | Throws
• Women | Maia Ramsden | Harvard | Mid-Distance/Distance
• Women | Jacious Sears | Tennessee | Sprints
• Women | Roisin Willis | Stanford | Mid-Distance
• Men | Favour Ashe | Auburn | Sprints
• Men | Yusuf Bizimana | Texas | Mid-Distance
• Men | Keaton Daniel | Kentucky | Pole Vault
• Men | Robert Gregory | Florida | Sprints
• Men | Kenneth Ikeji | Harvard | Throws
• Men | Shaun Maswanganyi | Houston | Sprints
• Men | Tinoda Matsatsa | Georgetown | Mid-Distance/Distance
• Men | Godson Oghenebrume | LSU | Sprints
• Men | Tarsis Orogot | Alabama | Sprints

Preseason watch list

The women's preseason watch list was announced on Tuesday, January 9 and the men's preseason watch list was announced on Wednesday, January 10. On the men's side, Jaydon Hibbert represents only the second time the winner from a previous year has returned, following Texas A&M's Deon Lendore in 2015.

*Watch list career debut
∆Returning winner
#Returning finalist
+Returning semifinalist
^NAIA athlete (first-ever)

The following athletes received votes:

• Women | JaMessia Ford | South Carolina | Sprints
• Women | McKenzie Long | Ole Miss | Sprints
• Women | Hana Moll | Washington | Pole Vault
• Women | Maia Ramsden | Harvard | Mid-Distance/Distance
• Women | Juliette Whittaker | Stanford | Mid-Distance
• Men | Issam Asinga | Texas A&M | Sprints
• Men | Caleb Dean| Texas Tech| Sprints/hurdles
• Men | Robert Gregory| Florida | Sprints
• Men | Fouad Messaoudi | Oklahoma State | Mid-Distance/Distance
• Men | Tarsis Orogot| Alabama | Sprints 
• Men | Tzuriel Pedigo | LSU | Javelin 
• Men | Kyle Rademeyer | South Alabama | Pole Vault 
• Men | Chris Robinson | Alabama | Sprints/Hurdles 
• Men| Joe Waskom | Washington | Mid-Distance

JaMessia Ford and Hana Moll are the first true freshmen to receive votes on a Bowerman women's preseason watch list since 2018. Issam Asinga is the first true freshman to receive votes on a Bowerman men's preseason watch list since 2020.

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