By USTFCCCA Communications, USTFCCCA
December 18, 2025  
GRAPEVINE, Texas — J.A. isn’t just back; he’s The Bowerman winner.
Jordan Anthony capped a sensational year by claiming collegiate track & field’s highest individual honor Thursday night at the conclusion of the annual USTFCCCA Convention at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.
Anthony edged a standout group of finalists that also included Baylor’s Nathaniel Ezekiel and Auburn’s Ja’Kobe Tharp. Ezekiel became the first athlete in collegiate history to break 48 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles four times, while Tharp swept the 60- and 110-meter hurdle titles with all-time top-five marks in both events.
The former Razorback earned the title of “Fastest Man in Collegiate Track & Field” after completing the 60-meter/100-meter double at the NCAA Championships in 2025. Anthony won the 60 meters back in March and then stormed to victory in the 100 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Just a few weeks before winning his second NCAA title of the year, Anthony scorched a barely wind-aided 9.75 (+2.1) to equal the second fastest all-conditions performance in collegiate history and equal to the ninth fastest all-conditions performer in world history. He also finished fourth in the 200 meters and anchored the third place 4×100 relay in Eugene.
Anthony is the third male athlete from Arkansas to win The Bowerman, joining 2023 winner Jaydon Hibbert and 2016 winner Jarrion Lawson. Former Arkansas standout Ayden Owens-Delerme was a finalist in 2022.
