Jayden Ulrich Included on Latest Bowerman Watch List
May 07, 2025 | Track & Field
The senior has now been on two consecutive watch lists for the most prestigious award in collegiate track & field after being added to the list on April 16.
NEW ORLEANS, La. – University of Louisville women's track & field senior Jayden Ulrich has been recognized as one of 10 student-athletes on the Women's Pre-Outdoor Conference Championships Watch List for The Bowerman, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Wednesday.
After becoming the first athlete in program history to be included on a watch list for The Bowerman on April 16, the senior has now been included on two consecutive watch lists for the most prestigious award in collegiate track & field.
The award considers athletes' performances during the NCAA indoor track & field and outdoor track & field seasons with the performance window running from December 1 of the preceding year through the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the year in which the award is given.
Over the course of her senior season, Ulrich has continued to blossom into one of the best young throwers in the world, notably posting a personal-best mark of 69.39m (227-8) in the discus throw at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational on April 12. The throw stands as the second-best mark in NCAA history and the third-best mark in United States history, while also resetting both the Louisville program record and ACC conference record in the event.
Ulrich currently leads the NCAA among eligible marks in the women's discus throw with a mark of 66.14m (217-0) that came in her season debut at the USF Alumni Invitational on March 22, and also ranks fourth nationally in the women's shot put with a toss of 18.52m (60-9.25) at the Jim Click Shootout & Multis on April 4.
The native of East Alton, Ill. also posted a dominant indoor season that ended in the senior becoming the first athlete in program history to be named the USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year.
Ulrich earned First Team All-American honors in the event after finishing sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships for the second consecutive season and captured her second straight ACC title in the event at the ACC Indoor Championships. She also shattered her own Louisville program record with a toss of 18.40m (60-4.5) at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational on February 1.
The full list of names on the Women's Pre-Outdoor Conference Championships Watch List can be found below. The next watch list for the women is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, May 21 at the conclusion of all conference championship meets.
Three finalists for The Bowerman will be selected in late June following the NCAA Outdoor Championships, and the winners will be announced in December.
THE BOWERMAN – WOMEN'S PRE-OUTDOOR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS WATCH LIST (May 7, 2025)
Silan Ayyildiz, Oregon (Mid-Distance)
Aaliyah Butler, Georgia (Sprints)
Rachel Glenn, Arkansas (Hurdles/Jumps)
Brynn King, Roberts Wesleyan (Pole Vault)
Pamela Kosgei, New Mexico (Distance)
Doris Lemngole, Alabama (Distance)
Indya Mayberry, TCU (Sprints)
Amanda Moll, Washington (Pole Vault)
Michaela Rose, LSU (Mid-Distance)
Jayden Ulrich, Louisville (Throws)
ABOUT THE BOWERMAN
The Bowerman, which debuted in 2009 and is named after former University of Oregon coach Bill Bowerman, is presented annually by the USTFCCCA to the most outstanding male and female athlete in NCAA and NAIA track & field.
The first two winners of the Bowerman were Jenny (Barringer) Simpson and Galen Rupp, whose careers combined for three Olympic and three World Championships medals, including a gold in the Worlds by Simpson.
Past winners also include two-time Olympic decathlon gold medalist and five-time World Champion Ashton Eaton (2010), 2016 Olympic gold medalist and 2013 100-meter hurdles World Champion Brianna Rollins (2013), three-time World Champion 110-meter/60-meter hurdler Grant Holloway (2019) and 2021 Olympic and 2022 World Championships 800-meter gold medalist Athing Mu (2021).
As of August 2024, 22 winners of The Bowerman have won 21 Olympic medals – including 11 gold medals – 24 World Championships, 12 Indoor World Championships and 60 total World Championship medals.
Bill Bowerman served the sport of track & field in numerous ways. His leadership as president of the USTFCCCA's predecessor organization, the National Collegiate Track Coaches Association, and his contributions to NCAA track & field and the running community as a whole are among his many lasting legacies.
For more information on The Bowerman, the award, the trophy and Bill Bowerman himself, visit TheBowerman.org.
After becoming the first athlete in program history to be included on a watch list for The Bowerman on April 16, the senior has now been included on two consecutive watch lists for the most prestigious award in collegiate track & field.
The award considers athletes' performances during the NCAA indoor track & field and outdoor track & field seasons with the performance window running from December 1 of the preceding year through the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the year in which the award is given.
Over the course of her senior season, Ulrich has continued to blossom into one of the best young throwers in the world, notably posting a personal-best mark of 69.39m (227-8) in the discus throw at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational on April 12. The throw stands as the second-best mark in NCAA history and the third-best mark in United States history, while also resetting both the Louisville program record and ACC conference record in the event.
Ulrich currently leads the NCAA among eligible marks in the women's discus throw with a mark of 66.14m (217-0) that came in her season debut at the USF Alumni Invitational on March 22, and also ranks fourth nationally in the women's shot put with a toss of 18.52m (60-9.25) at the Jim Click Shootout & Multis on April 4.
The native of East Alton, Ill. also posted a dominant indoor season that ended in the senior becoming the first athlete in program history to be named the USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year.
Ulrich earned First Team All-American honors in the event after finishing sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships for the second consecutive season and captured her second straight ACC title in the event at the ACC Indoor Championships. She also shattered her own Louisville program record with a toss of 18.40m (60-4.5) at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational on February 1.
The full list of names on the Women's Pre-Outdoor Conference Championships Watch List can be found below. The next watch list for the women is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, May 21 at the conclusion of all conference championship meets.
Three finalists for The Bowerman will be selected in late June following the NCAA Outdoor Championships, and the winners will be announced in December.
THE BOWERMAN – WOMEN'S PRE-OUTDOOR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS WATCH LIST (May 7, 2025)
Silan Ayyildiz, Oregon (Mid-Distance)
Aaliyah Butler, Georgia (Sprints)
Rachel Glenn, Arkansas (Hurdles/Jumps)
Brynn King, Roberts Wesleyan (Pole Vault)
Pamela Kosgei, New Mexico (Distance)
Doris Lemngole, Alabama (Distance)
Indya Mayberry, TCU (Sprints)
Amanda Moll, Washington (Pole Vault)
Michaela Rose, LSU (Mid-Distance)
Jayden Ulrich, Louisville (Throws)
ABOUT THE BOWERMAN
The Bowerman, which debuted in 2009 and is named after former University of Oregon coach Bill Bowerman, is presented annually by the USTFCCCA to the most outstanding male and female athlete in NCAA and NAIA track & field.
The first two winners of the Bowerman were Jenny (Barringer) Simpson and Galen Rupp, whose careers combined for three Olympic and three World Championships medals, including a gold in the Worlds by Simpson.
Past winners also include two-time Olympic decathlon gold medalist and five-time World Champion Ashton Eaton (2010), 2016 Olympic gold medalist and 2013 100-meter hurdles World Champion Brianna Rollins (2013), three-time World Champion 110-meter/60-meter hurdler Grant Holloway (2019) and 2021 Olympic and 2022 World Championships 800-meter gold medalist Athing Mu (2021).
As of August 2024, 22 winners of The Bowerman have won 21 Olympic medals – including 11 gold medals – 24 World Championships, 12 Indoor World Championships and 60 total World Championship medals.
Bill Bowerman served the sport of track & field in numerous ways. His leadership as president of the USTFCCCA's predecessor organization, the National Collegiate Track Coaches Association, and his contributions to NCAA track & field and the running community as a whole are among his many lasting legacies.
For more information on The Bowerman, the award, the trophy and Bill Bowerman himself, visit TheBowerman.org.
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