T&F’s Brown and Ezekiel Remain on Bowerman Watchlist Ahead of NCAA Outdoor Championships
6/5/2025 3:00:00 PM | Track & Field
BU represented on male and female final watchlist before Eugene
NEW ORLEANS – In the week prior to the final meet of the 2025 season at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, Baylor track & field's Alexis Brown and Nathaniel Ezekiel remain on the Bowerman Watch List, the organization announced on Thursday afternoon.
This marks Ezekiel's sixth update in a row that the senior Nigerian has been represented while this is Brown's second update to be named. Overall, 27 athletes and 19 programs were represented on this year's women's watch lists, the most athletes in award history. On the men's side, 25 athletes and 20 programs were represented on this year's watch lists.
The Bowerman is bestowed to collegiate track & field's top male and female athlete for the year. The Bowerman Advisory Board, and ultimately, The Bowerman Voters, are instructed to consider performances inclusively from the collegiate indoor track & field and outdoor track & field seasons only.
Brown punched two tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, set to take place in Eugene, Ore. at the historic Hayward Field from June 11-14, in women's long jump and the 4x100 relay. Brown is the current national and second-best world outdoor leader in the long jump with a historic 7.03 meters, 23'0.75", mark. The Kennedale, Texas, native is just the third collegiate woman to jump past seven meters and is the second-best American collegiate ever in the event. Brown is looking to sweep the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor titles, as she won the Indoor Championships earlier in the year.
In the 4x100, Brown takes part as the third leg in the relay team. Altogether, the squad ranks No. 2 in the NCAA with a season-best time of 42.73.
Ezekiel also punched two tickets to Eugene in the 400 meter hurdles and the 4x400 relay. In the 400mH, Ezekiel posted two different NCAA all-time historic performances at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship in Lawrence, Kan. He started his week by breaking his own Championship meet during the preliminary round (47.90) before he won the gold medal with a time of 47.89 seconds. Both times are now the seventh and eighth fastest times in NCAA history. At the NCAA West Preliminaries, Ezekiel finished second in his heat to punch his ticket.
In the 4x400 relay, Ezekiel holds strong as one could say the best anchor leg in the nation. At the West Prelims, Baylor sought to finish top three in their heat to automatically qualify to Eugene. When Ezekiel received the baton, BU was in sixth. Ezekiel went on to run an insane 43.70-second split, passing three teams to help the Bears run a season-best time of 3:05.33 and grab the third automatic qualifying time from the second heat.
Semifinalists for the Bowerman award are slated to be announced Wednesday, June 25 (women) and Thursday, June 26 (men). Finalists will be announced the week of Monday, June 30.
This marks Ezekiel's sixth update in a row that the senior Nigerian has been represented while this is Brown's second update to be named. Overall, 27 athletes and 19 programs were represented on this year's women's watch lists, the most athletes in award history. On the men's side, 25 athletes and 20 programs were represented on this year's watch lists.
The Bowerman is bestowed to collegiate track & field's top male and female athlete for the year. The Bowerman Advisory Board, and ultimately, The Bowerman Voters, are instructed to consider performances inclusively from the collegiate indoor track & field and outdoor track & field seasons only.
Brown punched two tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, set to take place in Eugene, Ore. at the historic Hayward Field from June 11-14, in women's long jump and the 4x100 relay. Brown is the current national and second-best world outdoor leader in the long jump with a historic 7.03 meters, 23'0.75", mark. The Kennedale, Texas, native is just the third collegiate woman to jump past seven meters and is the second-best American collegiate ever in the event. Brown is looking to sweep the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor titles, as she won the Indoor Championships earlier in the year.
In the 4x100, Brown takes part as the third leg in the relay team. Altogether, the squad ranks No. 2 in the NCAA with a season-best time of 42.73.
Ezekiel also punched two tickets to Eugene in the 400 meter hurdles and the 4x400 relay. In the 400mH, Ezekiel posted two different NCAA all-time historic performances at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship in Lawrence, Kan. He started his week by breaking his own Championship meet during the preliminary round (47.90) before he won the gold medal with a time of 47.89 seconds. Both times are now the seventh and eighth fastest times in NCAA history. At the NCAA West Preliminaries, Ezekiel finished second in his heat to punch his ticket.
In the 4x400 relay, Ezekiel holds strong as one could say the best anchor leg in the nation. At the West Prelims, Baylor sought to finish top three in their heat to automatically qualify to Eugene. When Ezekiel received the baton, BU was in sixth. Ezekiel went on to run an insane 43.70-second split, passing three teams to help the Bears run a season-best time of 3:05.33 and grab the third automatic qualifying time from the second heat.
Semifinalists for the Bowerman award are slated to be announced Wednesday, June 25 (women) and Thursday, June 26 (men). Finalists will be announced the week of Monday, June 30.
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