Bowerman Snubs Rankings

Top Ten Women To Never Win The Bowerman

Only one male and one female can win the Bowerman each year. As a result many deserving athletes don't get to hoist the trophy in December. Here is a list of the biggest snubs in the nine year history of the award.

RankAthleteFinalistNCAA TitlesNCAA All-Time*
1Sally Kipyego (Texas Tech)-9#2 3k(i), #2 10k(o), #3 1500(o), #3 Mile(i), #5 5k(o), #10 5k(i)
2Keni Harrison (Kentucky/Clemson)'152#3 100H(o), #3 60H(i), #5 400H(o)
3Lisa Koll (Iowa State)'104#1 10k(o), #8 5k(o)
4Emma Coburn (Colorado)-3#2 3kSC(o), #5 1500(o)
5Blessing Okagbare (UTEP)'104#4 LJ(i), #5 LJ(o)
6Abbey D'Agostino (Dartmouth)-7#4 Mile(i), #4 3k(i), #4 5k(o)
7Kendell Williams (Georgia)-7#1 PEN(i), #5 HEP(o)
8Brigetta Barrett (Arizona)'12, '136#1 HJ(o), #3 HJ(i)
9Raven Saunders (Ole Miss/Southern Illinois)'165#1 SP(o), #1 SP(i)
10Shamier Little (Texas A&M)-3#2 400H(o)

*Wind-legal individual marks achieved during the collegiate season on a 200m track for indoors or a 400m track for outdoors.


2017 finalists Maggie Ewen, Keturah Orji and Raevyn Rogers were excluded from these rankings.