BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 23, 2023)—–Seven Southeastern Convention male observe and area athletes had been named to the up to date watch checklist for The Bowerman, it was introduced Thursday by the U.S. Observe and Subject and Cross Nation Coaches Affiliation.

Named to the watch checklist from the SEC had been LSU’s Sean Burrell, Georgia’s Kyle Garland and Elija Godwin, Tennessee’s Dylan Jacobs and Arkansas’ Ayden Owens-Delerme, Jaydon Hibbert and Carey McLeod.

Georgia’s Matthew Boling, Mississippi State’s Cameron Crump and South Carolina’s Anass Essayi had been listed amongst different athletes as additionally receiving votes.

Six SEC athletes had been named to the up to date ladies’s Bowerman watch checklist on Wednesday.

The Bowerman is the very best honor bestowed to collegiate observe and area’s most excellent athletes of the yr. An SEC feminine athlete has received the Bowerman every of the final 4 instances the award was introduced: Georgia’s Keturah Orji in 2018, LSU’s Sha’Carri Richardson in 2019, Texas A&M’s Athing Mu in 2021 and Kentucky’s Abby Steiner in 2022.

An SEC male athlete has received the Bowerman in six of the final eight years through which the award was introduced: Texas A&M’s Deon Lendore in 2014, Florida’s Marquis Dendy in 2015, Arkansas’ Jarrion Lawson in 2016, Tennessee’s Christian Coleman in 2017, Florida’s Grant Holloway in 2019 and LSU’s JuVaughn Harrison in 2021.

The Bowerman can be introduced in December on the annual USTFCCCA Conference to be held in Aurora, Colo.