Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Athletes Named to 2026 Bowerman Watch List

It’s time to look at potential Bowerman Award recipients, which are given annually to the most outstanding collegiate track and field competitors.

Here’s the most recent information on some of the top DI track & field athletes.

Watch lists from the season

Check out every 2026 watch list below.

The women’s preseason watch list was announced on Wednesday, Jan. 7, with the men’s preseason watch list announced on Thursday, Jan. 8.

**The Bowerman preseason watch list (Jan. 7/8)**
Gender	Athlete	School	Events
Women	Şilan Ayyildiz	Oregon	Mid-Distance
	JaMeesia Ford+	South Carolina	Sprints
	Grace Hartman*	NC State	Distance
	Jane Hedengren*	BYU	Distance
	Axelina Johansson	Nebraska	Throws
	Alyssa Jones*	Stanford	Jumps/Sprints
	Pamela Kosgei#	New Mexico	Distance
	Doris Lemngole!	Alabama	Distance
	Amanda Moll+	Washington	Pole Vault
	Hana Moll+	Washingotn	Pole Vault
Men	Mykolas Alekna+	Oregon	Discus
	Peyton Bair	Oregon	Combined Events
	James Corrigan+	BYU	Mid-Distance/Steeple
	Gary Martin	Virginia	Mid-Distance/Distance
	Ralford Mullings+	Oklahoma	Throws
	Brian Musau+	Oklahoma State	Distance
	Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan	Ole Miss	Throws
	Habtom Samuel	New Mexico	Distance
	Jonathan Seremes	Texas Tech	Jumps
	Ja’Kobe Tharp#	Auburn	Hurdles

*Watch list career debut
+Returning semifinalist
#Returning finalist
! Returning winner

The following athletes received votes:

Women
- Valentina Barrios Bornacelli, Missouri (Javelin)
- Indya Mayberry, TCU (Sprints)
- Madison Whyte, Southern California (Sprints)
Men
- BJ Green, Oklahoma (Jumps)
- T’Mars McCallum, Tennessee (Sprints)
- Chinecherem Nnamdi, Texas A&M (Javelin)
- Samuel Ogazi, Alabama (Sprints)
- Tarsis Orogot, Alabama (Sprints)
- Aleksandr Solovev, Texas A&M (Pole Vault)
- JC Stevenson, Southern California (Sprints/Jumps)
- Tyrice Taylor, Arkansas (Mid-Distance)