Here’s what you need to know about The Bowerman, the male and female finalists for track and field’s Heisman. The finalists are the top three vote-getters for the annual award given to the most outstanding athletes in college athletics. The finalists come after an indoor and outdoor track and field season filled with elite performances. The 2025 winner will be announced on December 18 at the 2025 USTFCCCA Convention.
Men’s finalists
Your Bowerman Man of 2025 is a finalist Jordan Anthony, Nathaniel Ezekiel and Ja’Koby Tharp. Here is a brief introduction to each season of 2025.
Jordan Anthony | Arkansas
Men’s 100m Final – 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Men’s 60m – 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Anthony joins 2016 winner Jarrion Lawson, 2023 winner Jaydon Hibbert and 2022 finalist Aiden Owens-Delerme as the fourth finalist in the history of the Arkansas men’s program.
Achievements of the season
- NCAA Indoor 60m Champion
- NCAA outdoor 100m champion
- SEC Indoor 60-meter champion
- SEC Outdoor 100m Champion
- SEC Outdoor 200m Champion
- SEC Outdoor Team Champion
- #2 fastest all-time 100m in NCAA history
- 3rd fastest 60m in NCAA history
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Nathaniel Ezekiel| Baylor
Men’s 400m Hurdles Final – 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Ezekiel is the first Baylor athlete to reach the finals.
Achievements of the season
- NCAA Outdoor 400 hurdles champion
- Big 12 Indoor 400-meter champion
- Big 12 Indoor 4×400-meter relay champion
- Big 12 Outdoor 400 Hurdles Champion
- 3rd, 7th, 8th, 9th fastest outdoor 400m hurdles in NCAA history.
- 7th fastest 400m in NCAA history
- 2025 is undefeated in the collegiate 400m hurdles
Ja’Kobe Tharp | Bourne
Men’s 110m Hurdles Final – 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Men’s 60m Hurdles – 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Tharpe is the first Auburn athlete to qualify as a finalist.
Achievements of the season
- NCAA Indoor 60m Hurdles Champion
- NCAA outdoor 100m hurdles champion
- SEC Indoor 60-meter hurdles champion
- 5th fastest 110 hurdles in NCAA history
- 8th fastest 60m hurdles in NCAA history
Athletes in the women’s finals
Your 2025 Woman Bowerman finalists include Pamela Kosgei, Doris Lemgol and Savannah Sutherland. Here is a brief introduction to each season of 2025.
Pamela Kosgei | New Mexico
Women’s 5000m Final – 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Women’s 10K Final – 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Kosgei is the first New Mexico athlete to reach the finals.
Achievements of the season
- NCAA outdoor 5000m champion
- NCAA outdoor 10,000m champion
- Mountain West Indoor Mile Champion
- Mountain West Indoor 3000 meter champion
- Mountain West Indoor 5,000m champion
- Mountain West Outdoor 5000 meter champion
- Mountain West Outdoor 3,000-meter steeplechase champion
- Mountain West Indoor team champion
- Mountain West Outdoor Team Champion
- 2nd fastest outdoor 5000m in NCAA history
- 2nd and 3rd fastest 10,000m finishes in NCAA history
- #6 fastest 3,000m steeplechase in NCAA history
- 6th fastest 5,000m in NCAA history
- Unbeaten in collegiate outdoor 5000m and outdoor 10,000m in 2025
Kosgei’s running awards don’t count on his resume for The Bowerman.
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Doris Lemgole | Alabama
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Finals – 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Women’s 5000m – 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Lemngol is the first Alabama athlete to reach the finals.
Achievements of the season
- NCAA 5,000m champion
- NCAA Outdoor 3000-meter steeplechase champion
- NCAA 3,000-meter steeplechase record
- NCAA record holder in the 5,000 meters
- SEC Indoor 5000m champion
- SEC Outdoor 3,000-meter steeplechase champion
- SEC Outdoor 5,000m Champion
- 1st, 3rd, 4th, 11th fastest 3,000m steeplechase times in NCAA history.
- 5th fastest 3000m in NCAA history
- Undefeated in indoor collegiate competition
Lemngole’s running awards don’t count on his resume for The Bowerman.
Savannah Sutherland | Michigan
Women’s 400m Hurdles Final – 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Sutherland is the first Michigan state finalist.
Achievements of the season
- NCAA Outdoor 400m Hurdles
- NCAA 400-meter hurdles record
- Big Ten Indoor 400-meter champion
- Big Ten outdoor 400-meter hurdles champion
- 1st and 8th fastest 400m hurdles in NCAA history
- undefeated in the 400-meter hurdles in collegiate competition
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