2015 Bowerman Finalists to Be Announced Via Live Webcast Next Week
NEW ORLEANS – With the collegiate track & field season complete and national champions crowned, only one honor remains unclaimed: the Bowerman Trophy, the sport’s highest individual award.
The three male finalists and three female finalists for The Bowerman will be announced via live webcast on TheBowerman.org beginning a week from today.
Men’s finalists will be announced Wednesday, July 8, at 3pm ET, followed by the women’s finalists Thursday, July 9, at 3pm ET.
Following the unveiling of the finalists next week, voting to determine the male and female winners will open on July 27. Fans will be able to make their Bowerman Trophy picks in the fan vote on TheBowerman.org that will also begin July 27. All voting will end August 11.
Those finalists will be chosen from the pool of 10 semifinalists for each gender that were announced following the completion of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships in mid-June.
The semifinalists are listed below.
The Bowerman Men’s 2015 Semifinalists(Click student-athletes’ names for biographies & notes)
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The Bowerman Women’s 2015 Semifinalists(Click student-athletes’ names for biographies & notes)
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ABOUT THE BOWERMAN
The Bowerman, which debuted in 2009, is presented annually by the USTFCCCA to the most outstanding male and female collegiate track & field athletes in the nation.
Oregon’s Laura Roesler and Texas A&M’s Deon Lendore are the reigning winners of The Bowerman, which is named for legendary Oregon track & field and cross country coach Bill Bowerman.
Past winners include Olympic gold medalist, World Champion and decathlon world-record holder Ashton Eaton (2010), 10,000-meter Olympic silver medalist Galen Rupp (2009), 2011 IAAF World Champion at 1500 meters Jenny Simpson (2009), 2013 100-meter hurdles World Champion Brianna Rollins (2013) and 2012 Olympic high jump bronze medalist Derek Drouin (2013).
In total, the winners from the award’s first five years have won three Olympic Medals, two World Championships and six World Championships medals. When considering finalists for the award, 13 individuals have earned a combined seven Olympic medals, four World Championships and 17 World Championships medals.
Bowerman served the sport of track and field in numerous ways. His leadership in the USTFCCCA’s predecessor organization, the National Collegiate Track Coaches Association, and his contributions to NCAA track and field and the running community as a whole are among his many lasting legacies.
For more information on The Bowerman, the award, the trophy and Bill Bowerman himself, visit TheBowerman.org.
