The Bowerman: How The Watch List Fared (NCAA Outdoor Edition)

We’re at a loss for words.

The 2025 NCAA DI Outdoor T&F Championships were historic.

Members of The Bowerman Watch List delivered – and then some.

Let’s find out which athletes stepped up when it mattered most.

Men’s Watch List

Mykolas Alekna, California

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Finished second in discus throw

Jordan Anthony, Arkansas

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Won 100 meters in 10.07
  • Finished fourth in 200 meters
  • Anchored third place 4×100 relay

James Corrigan, BYU

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Won steeplechase in 8:16.42
    • No. 4 performer in collegiate history

Nathaniel Ezekiel, Baylor

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Won 400-meter hurdles in PR 47.49
    • No. 3 performer in collegiate history

Ishmael Kipkurui, New Mexico

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Won 10,000 meters in 29:07.70
  • Finished seventh in 5000 meters

Liam Murphy, Villanova

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • DNQ for final of 1500 meters

Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan, Ole Miss

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Finished third in hammer throw
  • Finished third in shot put

Habtom Samuel, New Mexico

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Finished runner-up in 10,000 meters
  • Finished runner-up in 5000 meters

Ethan Strand, North Carolina

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Finished runner-up in 1500 meters
  • Finished 19^th in 5000 meters

Ja’Kobe Tharp, Auburn

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Won 110-meter hurdles in PR 13.05
    • No. 5 performer in collegiate history

Women’s Watch List

Silan Ayyildiz, Oregon

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Finished fourth in 1500 meters

Alexis Brown, Baylor

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Finished third in long jump

Aaliyah Butler, Georgia

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Won 400 meters in PR 49.26
    • No. 5 performance in collegiate history
  • Anchored winning 4×400 relay

JaMeesia Ford, South Carolina

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Won 200 meters in 22.21
  • Finished runner-up in 100 meters
  • Anchored runner-up 4×100 relay
• Went PR 10.87 and PR 21.98 in semifinals

Pamela Kosgei, New Mexico

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Won 5000 meters in 15:33.96
  • Won 10,000 meters in 31:17.82
    • No. 3 performance in collegiate history

Doris Lemngole, Alabama

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Won steeplechase in 8:58.15
    • Collegiate record
    • No. 9 in world history

Indya Mayberry, TCU

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Anchored fourth place 4×100 relay
  • DNQ for final of 100 meters
  • DNQ for final of 200 meters

Amanda Moll, Washington

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Finished second in pole vault

Michaela Rose, LSU

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Finished fourth in 800 meters

Jayden Ulrich, Louisville

• NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Finished seventh in discus throw