Jaydon Hibbert etched his name in the Arkansas track and field’s history books last night in Denver.
The freshman from Jamaica became the first freshman male and the youngest to ever win the Bowerman Award which goes to the top collegiate track & field athlete.
He is only the second Razorback to ever win it, joining Texarkana’s Jarrion Lawson who won it in 2016.
Jaydon Hibbert comments after winning The Bowerman pic.twitter.com/xp8yTNgKmc
— Arkansas Track & Field (@RazorbackTF) December 15, 2023
The award comes after Hibbert produced an undefeated collegiate season in the triple jump, including a sweep of the SEC and NCAA titles. He has also broken decades old collegiate and world U20 records while finishing the year as a track and field world leader.
Arkansas is the fourth school to have a pair of men’s winners, joining Florida State, Florida, and Oregon.
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