This is the eighth time a Gator has been named a finalist for The Bowerman
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After an incredible 2023 season where the honors and accolades continued to roll in, Jasmine Moore can add one more to the list, The Bowerman Finalist. On Monday afternoon, the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the three women’s finalists for the award. Jasmine Moore of Florida, Julian Alfred of Texas, and Britton Wilson of Arkansas. Moore along with the other two finalists appeared on every Women’s The Bowerman watchlist this season. The Bowerman is awarded each year to the top male and female collegiate athlete in the sport of NCAA track & field.
The Bowerman Finalists: Women
Jasmine Moore, Florida
Julian Alfred, Texas
Britton Wilson, Arkansas
Moore is one of seven Gators Track & Field athletes in the program’s history to be named a Bowerman Finalist. This is the third time in the program’s history that a Florida women’s athlete has been named a finalist. Anna Hall was most recently a finalist in 2022, preceded by fellow horizontal jumper Yanis David in 2019. On the men’s side, Grant Holloway was a finalist in 2018 and 2019, Marquis Dendy in 2015, Tony McQuay in 2012, and Christian Taylor in 2011. Grant Holloway in 2019 and Marquis Dendy in 2015 are the only Gators to win the award. If Moore wins she will be the first Gator woman to win the award.
Florida Finalists for The Bowerman
Christian Taylor: 2011
Tony McQuay: 2012
Marquis Dendy: 2015
Grant Holloway: 2018, 2019
Yanis David: 2019
Anna Hall: 2022
Jasmine Moore: 2023
Jasmine Moore’s 2023 campaign was historic, featuring championships and records at every turn. During the indoor season, Moore earned First Team All-American and All-SEC honors in both the long and triple jump. At the SEC Indoor Championships, she won gold in both the long jump (6.91m/ 22’8″) and triple jump (14.57m/47’9.75″), earning her fifth and sixth consecutive horizontal jump golds as a Gator at the SEC Championship. She won 2023 SEC Indoor Women’s Field Athlete of the Year.
She followed up the performance a few weeks later at the NCAA Indoor Championships, winning gold in the long jump (7.03m/23’0.75″) and triple jump (15.12m/49’7.25″). Moore became the first woman ever to clear both 15m in the triple jump and 7m in the long jump at the same meet. She is second woman to ever clear both 15m and 7m indoors and only the fourth woman ever in indoor or outdoor horizontal jumps to clear these marks. Moore’s triple jump mark set a new American and collegiate record and her long jump was a new collegiate record.
Moore won the 2023 USTFCCCA Indoor Women’s Field Athlete of the Year award for her performances, the second consecutive year that she has earned the honors. She became only the fourth field athlete to ever win the award in back to back years.
The outdoor season went similarly for Moore, who earned First Team All-American and All-SEC honors in both the long and triple jump for the second time in 2023. At the SEC Outdoor Championships, Moore was again golden, earning first in the long jump (6.88m/22’7″) and triple jump (14.14m/46’4.75″). For the second consecutive year, Moore swept the indoor and outdoor SEC titles in the horizontal jumps. Her SEC title winning long jump mark was a new school record in the event. She won 2023 SEC Outdoor Women’s Field Athlete of the Year.
At the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Austin, Texas Moore earned 16 points for the Gators, finishing with gold in the triple jump (14.78m/48’6″) and bronze in the long jump (6.66m/21’10.25″). Her mark in the triple jump was a collegiate record and the second farthest jump in the world this year. With her gold in the triple jump, Moore has medaled at every SEC and NCAA horizontal jump competition as a Gator and has won gold in every triple jump competition. She has won seven of the eight horizontal titles at SEC and NCAA meets this season and fifteen of sixteen for her career.
Her outdoor performances won her the 2023 USTFCCCA Indoor Women’s Field Athlete of the Year award, her third National Field Athlete of the Year award as a Gator.
During the 2023 season, Jasmine Moore set the collegiate record in the indoor triple jump, outdoor triple jump, and indoor long jump. She also set the school records in all four horizontal jump events. A full list of Moore’s 2023 accomplishments can be found below.
Jasmine Moore’s 2023 Accomplishments
* 3 NCAA Championships
* Long Jump (Indoor)
* Triple Jump (Indoor)
* Triple Jump (Outdoor)
* 1 NCAA Bronze Medal
* Long Jump (Outdoors)
* SEC 4 Championships
* Long Jump (Indoor)
* Triple Jump (Indoor)
* Long Jump (Outdoor)
* Triple Jump (Outdoor)
* USTFCCCA Honors
* The Bowerman Finalist
* USTFCCCA Indoor National Women’s Field Athlete of the Year
* USTFCCCA Outdoor National Women’s Field Athlete of the Year
* Honda Cup Winner- Track & Field
* Track & Field News Honors
* US Indoor Women’s Athlete of the Year
* Collegiate Indoor Women’s Athlete of the Year
* SEC Honors
* SEC Indoor Women’s Field Athlete of the Year
* SEC Outdoor Women’s Field Athlete of the Year
* American Records
* Triple Jump (Indoor) (15.12m/ 49 feet, 7.25 inches at 2023 NCAA Indoor Championship)
* Collegiate Records
* Long Jump (Indoor) (7.03m/ 23 feet, 0.75 inches at 2023 NCAA Indoor Championship)
* Triple Jump (Indoor) (15.12m/ 49 feet, 7.25 inches at 2023 NCAA Indoor Championship)
* Triple Jump (Outdoor) (14.78m/ 48 feet, 6 inches at 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championship)
* School Records
* Long Jump (Indoor) (7.03m/ 23 feet, 0.75 inches at 2023 NCAA Indoor Championship)
* Triple Jump (Indoor) (15.12m/ 49 feet, 7.25 inches at 2023 NCAA Indoor Championship)
* Long Jump (Outdoor) (6.88m/ 22 feet, 7 inches at 2023 SEC Outdoor Championship)
* Triple Jump (Outdoor) (14.78m/ 48 feet, 6 inches at 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championship)
THE BOWERMAN VOTING PROCESS
The Bowerman Voters will receive ballots listing each of the finalists and must rank them first, second and third. First-place votes will receive three points, second place will earn two, and third will receive one point. The finalist with the highest point total will be declared the winner.
The Bowerman Voters consist of:
* Voting by the public will constitute one vote (ranking of choices will be made by the ranking of vote totals after the fan vote)
* Voting by USTFCCCA members will constitute one vote (ranking of choices will be made by the ranking of vote totals after the online voting)
* The Bowerman Voters consists of national and regional media personnel, track & field statisticians, NCAA collegiate administrators, past winners, and Presidents of affiliated organizations.
Online fan voting will be conducted at TheBowerman.org from Tuesday, June 27 at 4:00 p.m. ET until Thursday, June 29 at 2:00 p.m. ET, and its results will amount to one full vote in the overall balloting process.
The 2023 The Bowerman winners will be announced on December 14, 2023, at The Bowerman Presentation at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, Colorado.
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