The Bowerman: How They Fared (May 20 Update)

NEW ORLEANS – Conference Championships Weekend delivered.

So did the athletes on the most recent versions of The Bowerman Watch Lists.

QUICK LINKS: Men’s Watch List | Women’s Watch List

Twenty athletes combined for 17 conference titles and a slew of all-time marks.

Let’s take a closer look at how they fared this past weekend.

Men’s Watch List

Mykolas Alekna, California

  • ACC Outdoor Championships
    • Won discus throw at 69.86m (229-3) for the ninth farthest throw in collegiate history
    • Also threw 69.72m (228-9) for the tenth farthest throw in collegiate history

Nathaniel Ezekiel, Baylor

  • Big 12 Outdoor Championships
    • Won 400-meter hurdles in PR 47.89 for the seventh fastest performance in collegiate history
    • Also ran 47.90 in the prelims for what is now the eighth fastest performance in collegiate history

Ishmael Kipkurui, New Mexico

  • Mountain West Outdoor Championships
    • Won 5000 meters in 13:26.84

Geoffrey Kirwa, Louisville

  • ACC Outdoor Championships
    • Finished fourth in 10,000 meters at 29:04.91

Angelos Mantzouranis, Minnesota

  • Big Ten Outdoor Championships
    • Finished runner-up in hammer throw at 75.11m (246-5)

Liam Murphy, Villanova

  • Big East Outdoor Championships
    • Won 1500 meters in 3:44.58
    • Ran leg on fourth-place 4×800 relay

Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan

  • SEC Outdoor Championships
    • Won shot put at 20.68m (67-10¼)
    • Won hammer throw at PR 75.72m (248-5)

Habtom Samuel, New Mexico

  • Mountain West Outdoor Championships
    • Finished runner-up in 1500 meters at 3:41.07
    • Finished runner-up in 5000 meters in 13:30.49

Ethan Strand, North Carolina

  • ACC Outdoor Championships
    • Won 1500 meters in 3:44.78
    • Finished runner-up in 5000 meters in 13:37.35

Ja’Kobe Tharp, Auburn

  • SEC Outdoor Championships
    • Finished runner-up in 110-meter hurdles at PR 13.15

Women’s Watch List

Silan Ayyildiz, Oregon

  • Big Ten Outdoor Championships
    • Won 5000 meters in 15:37.11
    • Finished runner-up in 1500 meters in 4:13.35

Aaliyah Butler, Georgia

  • SEC Outdoor Championships
    • Won 400 meters in 50.36
    • Anchored runner-up 4×400 relay in 48.86

Rachel Glenn, Arkansas

  • SEC Outdoor Championships
    • Finished third in high jump at 1.87m (6-1½)

Brynn King, Roberts Wesleyan

  • Did not compete

Pamela Kosgei, New Mexico

  • Mountain West Outdoor Championships
    • Won 5000 meters in 15:50.96

Doris Lemngole, Alabama

  • Won steeplechase in 9:20.83 for the seventh fastest performance in collegiate history
  • Won 5000 meters in 15:11.62 for the 14th fastest performance in collegiate history

Indya Mayberry, TCU

  • Big 12 Outdoor Championships
    • Won 100 meters in 11.03
    • Won 200 meters in 22.47
    • Anchored runner-up 4×100 relay

Amanda Moll, Washington

  • Big Ten Outdoor Championships
    • Won pole vault at 4.78m (15-8¼) to better own collegiate record

Michaela Rose, LSU

  • SEC Outdoor Championships
    • Won 800 meters in 1:59.75
    • Ran second leg of fourth-place 4×400 relay

Jayden Ulrich, Louisville

  • ACC Outdoor Championships
    • Won shot put at 17.56m (57-7½)
    • Won discus throw at 62.89m (206-4)
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