Julien Alfred Wins The Bowerman In 2023

AURORA, Colo. — Nobody could slow down Julien Alfred in 2023.

It’s only fitting that Alfred ended the year sprinting past one of the most talented groups of finalists in the history of The Bowerman to win collegiate track & field’s highest honor. Alfred captured The Bowerman on Thursday night as the 2023 USTFCCCA Convention wrapped up at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center.

The Texas phenom from Castries, St. Lucia, won five NCAA titles (four individual, one relay) and had her hand in five collegiate records (two individual, three relay). Alfred swept the 100 and 200 at the NCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships and doubled up at the NCAA DI Indoor Championships with the 60 and 200.

Indoors, Alfred lowered the CR in the 60 five different times (ultimately to 6.94), producing eight of the top-11 marks in collegiate history. In the indoor 200, her CR 22.01 is the second-fastest in world history.

Outdoors, Alfred started with four relay wins on her home track at the Texas Relays – three as the leadoff leg in CRs (4×100, 4×200 and sprint medley). Her kickstart led the Longhorn 4×100 squad in lowering the CR three times with a best of 41.55 in prelim duty before winning the NCAA title. In individual events outdoors she registered the fastest all-conditions 100 and 200 marks by a collegian in the 100 (10.72w, twice) and 200 (21.73w), while also clocking wind-legal times of 10.83 and 21.91 in becoming No. 4 and No. 2 all-time, respectively, by a collegian.

Alfred is the second female athlete from Texas to win The Bowerman, joining 2016 winner Courtney Okolo. The Longhorns are now the fourth program in the history of The Bowerman with multiple women’s winners.