Nathaniel Ezekiel eyes Bowerman Award after stellar NCAA season
Nathaniel Ezekiel is on the verge of making history as a finalist for the Bowerman Award, the top honor in US college track and field. The award ceremony will take place in Grapevine, Texas on June 7, 2025, and will be streamed live. Ezekiel is the first from Baylor University to reach the final three for this prestigious prize. His achievements this season have set new records and raised hopes for a Nigerian win.
Match highlights
- Nathaniel Ezekiel is the reigning NCAA outdoor 400m hurdles champion and set a school record of 47.49s.
- He is the first Baylor athlete to be named a Bowerman Award finalist, with the ceremony on June 7, 2025.
- Throughout the season, he remained unbeaten in the 400m hurdles and produced four of the ten fastest times in NCAA history for the event.
- Ezekiel also set a new Nigerian 400m hurdles record of 47.11s at the World Championships in Tokyo.
- He faces competition from Ja’Kobe Tharp (Auburn) and Jordan Anthony (Arkansas) for the men's award.
