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The Bowerman is collegiate track & field’s highest honor, awarded every December by the @ustfccca to the most outstanding male & female athlete 🏆

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2016 The Bowerman winner Jarrion Lawson (@over_comer_) announces the 2026 finalists!

Samuel Ogazi - @alabamatrack
Habtom Samuel - @unmloboxctf
Ja’Kobe Tharp - @auburntfxc

Has it really been 10 years? by @thebowerman

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The wait is over…

Tens years after she won The Bowerman, Courtney Okolo (@courtneyokolo) reveals the 2026 Women’s Finalists!

Adaejah Hodge - @ugatrack
Axelina Johansson - @huskertfxc
Dejanea Oakley - @ugatrack by @thebowerman

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The Bowerman Family racked up winnings this past weekend at the @worldathletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest. Past winners and finalists of collegiate track & field’s highest individual honor won $865,000 in prize money. taken in Budapest, Hangary by @thebowerman

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When you and bestie find out you’re both finalists for The Bowerman > by @thebowerman

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Adaejah Hodge of @ugatrack wins The Bowerman Fan Vote on the women’s side!

Remember that the Fan Vote counts for one vote in final tally. by @thebowerman

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Ja’Kobe Tharp of @auburntfxc wins The Bowerman Fan Vote on the men’s side!

Remember that the Fan Vote counts for one vote in final tally. by @thebowerman

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More than 12,000 votes have already been cast in The Bowerman fan vote.

Swipe through to see who’s in the lead with 24 hours left! by @thebowerman

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The Bowerman Finalist.

#NCAATF by @thebowerman

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The men’s finalists for the 2026 @thebowerman were announced earlier this afternoon ⬇️

@alabamatrack’s @ogazi_jr
— NCAA Indoor and Outdoor 400m champion
— NCAA Outdoor 400m record

@unmloboxctf’s @habtom_samuel_
— NCAA Indoor and Outdoor 5000m champion
— NCAA 10,000m champion
— NCAA Indoor 2 mile and Outdoor 5000m records

@auburntfxc’s @jthurdles
— NCAA 60mH and 110mH champion
— NCAA 60mH record
— NCAA and World 110mH record

Fan voting for The Bowerman runs from June 30-July 2, and the winner will be announced on December 17 at the USTFCCCA Convention.

📸 @darbywinterphoto by @thebowerman

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🚨 ICYMI: Finalists for The Bowerman have been ANNOUNCED! 🏆

Here are the three men and the three women who will be in contention to win the most prestigious award in collegiate track and field…👀

Men’s Finalists
• Habtom Samuel, New Mexico (Long Distance) 🐺
• Ja’Kobe Tharp, Auburn (Hurdles) 🐯
• Samuel Ogazi, Alabama (Long Sprints) 🔴

Women’s Finalists
• Adaejah Hodge, Georgia (Short Sprints) 🐶
• Dejanea Oakley, Georgia (Long Sprints) 🐶
• Axelina Johansson, Nebraska (Throws) 🌽

Did The Bowerman Advisory Board get the finalists right? 🤔
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LINK IN BIO taken in Grapevine, Texas by @thebowerman

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Legends Are Made at the @univofalabama

To the outside, they’ll always be remembered as the first men’s and women’s finalists for The Bowerman in @ua_athletics history… but to us? They’re just Sammy and Doris.

Legacies to last a lifetime! by @thebowerman

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Ja’Kobe Tharp of @auburntfxc is a finalist for The Bowerman in 2026!

Tharp, who hails from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, starred at the NCAA DI Outdoor Championships, breaking Aries Merritt’s world record in the 110-meter hurdles with a 12.75 (+1.0) in the preliminaries. He returned two days later to win the NCAA title in 12.90 (-0.2), the ninth-fastest performance in world history. Indoors, Tharp broke 2019 The Bowerman winner Grant Holloway’s collegiate record in the 60-meter hurdles, running 7.32 one day after clocking 7.36 in the preliminaries. He is the sixth man to earn multiple finalist nods, joining Ashton Eaton, Lawi Lalang, Edward Cheserek, Grant Holloway, and Leo Neugebauer. by @thebowerman

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