Julien Alfred Wins 2023 The Bowerman Award
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ธ.ค. 2023
- Julien Alfred Wins 2023 The Bowerman Award
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Texas' Julien Alfred, Arkansas' Jaydon Hibbert Bring International Flavor to Bowerman Award
For first time since award’s inception in 2009, international competitors capture top honors in collegiate track and field; Lawson represented Arkansas men and Okolo was recognized for Texas women both in 2016
By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor
The Bowerman Award had already seen an Arkansas male athlete and Texas female competitor win in the same year in the event’s prestigious history.
But even though the respective universities added to the Bowerman legacy Thursday at the annual ceremony as part of the USTFCCCA Convention in Colorado, history was made at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center in Aurora.
For the first time since the award’s inception in 2009, a pair of international student-athletes were recognized as the winners, with Jamaican jumper Jaydon Hibbert of Arkansas earning men’s top honors and Saint Lucian sprinter Julien Alfred from Texas achieving the women’s recognition.
JULIEN ALFRED ACCEPTANCE SPEECH | JAYDON HIBBERT ACCEPTANCE SPEECH | WEBCAST REPLAY
Both programs were previously represented at the 2016 ceremony in Orlando, Fla., when Jarrion Lawson of Arkansas received the men’s award and Courtney Okolo from Texas was the women’s honoree.
Hibbert, 18, is the youngest winner in the award’s history, in addition to being the fifth men’s horizontal jumper to earn recognition. Georgia’s Kyle Garland and Texas’ Leo Neugebauer, both multi-event athletes, were the other men’s finalists.
Alfred, 22, is the seventh female sprinter to secure the Bowerman trophy. Florida jumper Jasmine Moore and Arkansas sprinter/hurdler Britton Wilson were the additional women’s finalists.
Hibbert achieved both collegiate indoor and outdoor triple jump records during his freshman year, becoming the first men’s competitor since Oregon’s Emmanuel Ihemeje in 2021 to sweep both NCAA Division 1 indoor and outdoor titles. He also contributed to the Razorbacks winning the men’s indoor team championship.
Hibbert, who produced an indoor mark of 57-6.50 (17.54m) at the Division 1 indoor final in Albuquerque and soared to a 58-7.50 (17.87m) outdoor effort at the Southeastern Conference Championships in Baton Rouge, became the first Arkansas male jumper since Melvin Lister in 2000 to capture both NCAA titles in the same year.
Alfred contributed to five NCAA titles for the Longhorns, becoming the first female athlete to win the 60- and 200-meter indoor championships, along with the 100- and 200-meter outdoor crowns in the same year. She was also part of Texas winning the 4x100 relay at the Division 1 outdoor final, helping the Longhorns secure the women’s team title.
Alfred set collegiate indoor records in the 60 at 6.94 and 200 by clocking 22.01 at the Division 1 finals in Albuquerque. She also produced the fastest all-conditions outdoor marks in NCAA history, with wind-aided efforts of 10.72 in the 100 and 21.73 in the 200, in addition to contributing to the collegiate record of 41.55 in the 4x100, all at the NCAA championship on her home track at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
All six Bowerman finalists competed in August at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. - กีฬา
I'm so happy she won the award. She is so humble, smart, beautiful, dedicated, fast. I love her!!!!!!
From France, congratulation Julien. With 6.94 on 60 and a good start i have no doubt Paris Gold is for you at 100 ❤
Congratulations to our girl 🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🔥🔥🔥🔥
Congratulations Julien. Continue to excel and remember always to put God first. We are so proud of your achievements. 🎉🎉🎉
Made St Lucia 🇱🇨 proud. Just the start of greatness
That is awesome, congratulations Queen Juju. SLU 758 is proud of you.
It is so strange and beautiful to see these amazing athletes dressed like civilian ladies. They are stunning ❤
Greatest Respect Julien!!! 🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨
Congrats Julien you are from my favorite country after home (Tobago)❤❤🎉🎉
Congratulations star girl 🎉
Bravo to St.Lucia🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨
Congratulations Ms Alfred for your monumental achievement! keep up the amazing work and the very best wishes for the 24 summer Olympics👏👏👏🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
She is the next Olympic gold.
🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨
She embodies the power of genuine gracefulness. So proud of you Sis, don’t change - we love you just as you are. God Bless!
758 in the house 🎉. Congrats juju.
Big Up Julien Champ Future
EMPRESS🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Congrats, Julien!
Very beautiful and very black !!!!
Emotional
$uch ah BEAUTIFUL Person! Inside & Outside! More than that, what a Lovely Child Of GOD!!!
Congratulations! Juju!! !! May Jehovah continue to Richly Bless Abundantly in all the Races that you will be taking part in. Born to Win!! Will send another Beautiful song on Kiss FM for you!! 🙏🙏💗💗🤗😘😘
Is she a bodybuilder?
Natural muscle building genetics, our women have higher testosterone and the Caribbean features a lot of very athletic women. She was 16 at St Catherine HS and ripped to shreds.
What does it look like?
Idiot
@@acetofresh1...she only praise the Texas university and the coaches there but no mention of the other schools she attended or the other people who help her to get to where she is....somebody saw the talent in her before she got to the university at 17....she is not being honest and forthright and that is not a good sign...
@@julienalfred6761Julien congratulations on you achievement. I think it was an oversight on your part not mentioning your early coaches and we all make mistakes. Bravo to you and all who contributed to your success.