University of Tennessee Athletics
Dylan Jacobs Tabbed To Final Bowerman Watch List
June 05, 2023 | Track & Field
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Monday that Tennessee graduate student Dylan Jacobs was one of 10 athletes named to the final edition of the men's watch list for The Bowerman award, collegiate track's highest individual honor.
The long distance specialist from Orland Park, Illinois, is set to compete in two events at the upcoming NCAA Outdoor Championships — aiming to defend his 2022 title in the 10k Wednesday night and competing in the 5,000-meter on Friday. Jacobs' strong 2023 résumé includes claiming the indoor national crown in the 5k earlier this spring.
Jacobs has rewritten the Tennessee record book in his debut season on Rocky Top — most recently taking down the program standard in the outdoor 5k with a victory at the SEC Outdoor Championships on May 13. His time of 13:36.93 secured UT's first conference title in the 5k since 1981 while breaking the SEC meet record and LSU Bernie Moore Track Stadium facility record.
Jacobs, the defending national champion in the men's 10,000-meter for Notre Dame, made his outdoor debut for the Vols at the Bryan Clay Invitational and won the invitational 10k with a lifetime-best mark of 28:01.53. The performance took down a 32-year-old school record set by two-time Olympian Todd Williams.
His remarkable campaign includes being recognized as the USTFCCCA National Track Athlete of the Year for the 2022-23 indoor season after posting Southeastern Conference records and all-time top five performances in both the indoor 3,000m and 5,000m. His season-best time of 7:36.89 in the 3k was the No. 2 performance in collegiate history and .47 seconds off the NCAA record, while his fastest 5k of 13:11.01 stands as the No. 3 all-time collegiate performance and ranked fifth on the 2023 indoor world list.
After winning SEC gold in the 3k and DMR, his outstanding indoor season culminated with an individual national title in the men's 5,000-meter at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, running a time of 13:37.59 for the fastest indoor 5k at high altitude in collegiate history.
Jacobs is the fourth Tennessee athlete to appear on the men's watch list for The Bowerman alongside Darryl Sullivan (2020), 2017 winner Christian Coleman and Jake Blankenship (2016).
The USTFCCCA will name 10 men's Bowerman semifinalists after the conclusion of the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Six finalists (three men, three women) will be selected by the Bowerman Advisory Board, and voting will take place into July. The winners will be announced at the annual USTFCCCA convention in December, held this year in Aurora, Colorado, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center.
THEÂ BOWERMANÂ 2023
Men's Watch List - Update #7, June 5
Mykolas Alekna, California (Discus) Kyle Garland, Georgia (Combined Events) Jordan Geist, Arizona (Throws) Sondre Guttormsen, Princeton (Pole Vault) *Duncan Hamilton, Montana State (Distance/Steeple) Jaydon Hibbert, Arkansas (Jumps) Dylan Jacobs, Tennessee (Distance) Fouad Messaoudi, Oklahoma State (Mid-Distance) Ayden Owens-Delerme, Arkansas (Combined Events/Hurdles) *Cordell Tinch, Pittsburg State (Hurdles/Jumps)
* watch list career debuts
Also receiving votes:Â Caleb Dean, Texas Tech (Sprints/Hurdles); Elija Godwin, Georgia (Sprints); Kenneth Rooks, BYU (Distance/Steeple); Ryan Willie, Florida (Sprints)
The long distance specialist from Orland Park, Illinois, is set to compete in two events at the upcoming NCAA Outdoor Championships — aiming to defend his 2022 title in the 10k Wednesday night and competing in the 5,000-meter on Friday. Jacobs' strong 2023 résumé includes claiming the indoor national crown in the 5k earlier this spring.
Jacobs has rewritten the Tennessee record book in his debut season on Rocky Top — most recently taking down the program standard in the outdoor 5k with a victory at the SEC Outdoor Championships on May 13. His time of 13:36.93 secured UT's first conference title in the 5k since 1981 while breaking the SEC meet record and LSU Bernie Moore Track Stadium facility record.
Jacobs, the defending national champion in the men's 10,000-meter for Notre Dame, made his outdoor debut for the Vols at the Bryan Clay Invitational and won the invitational 10k with a lifetime-best mark of 28:01.53. The performance took down a 32-year-old school record set by two-time Olympian Todd Williams.
His remarkable campaign includes being recognized as the USTFCCCA National Track Athlete of the Year for the 2022-23 indoor season after posting Southeastern Conference records and all-time top five performances in both the indoor 3,000m and 5,000m. His season-best time of 7:36.89 in the 3k was the No. 2 performance in collegiate history and .47 seconds off the NCAA record, while his fastest 5k of 13:11.01 stands as the No. 3 all-time collegiate performance and ranked fifth on the 2023 indoor world list.
After winning SEC gold in the 3k and DMR, his outstanding indoor season culminated with an individual national title in the men's 5,000-meter at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, running a time of 13:37.59 for the fastest indoor 5k at high altitude in collegiate history.
Jacobs is the fourth Tennessee athlete to appear on the men's watch list for The Bowerman alongside Darryl Sullivan (2020), 2017 winner Christian Coleman and Jake Blankenship (2016).
The USTFCCCA will name 10 men's Bowerman semifinalists after the conclusion of the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Six finalists (three men, three women) will be selected by the Bowerman Advisory Board, and voting will take place into July. The winners will be announced at the annual USTFCCCA convention in December, held this year in Aurora, Colorado, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center.
THEÂ BOWERMANÂ 2023
Men's Watch List - Update #7, June 5
Mykolas Alekna, California (Discus) Kyle Garland, Georgia (Combined Events) Jordan Geist, Arizona (Throws) Sondre Guttormsen, Princeton (Pole Vault) *Duncan Hamilton, Montana State (Distance/Steeple) Jaydon Hibbert, Arkansas (Jumps) Dylan Jacobs, Tennessee (Distance) Fouad Messaoudi, Oklahoma State (Mid-Distance) Ayden Owens-Delerme, Arkansas (Combined Events/Hurdles) *Cordell Tinch, Pittsburg State (Hurdles/Jumps)
* watch list career debuts
Also receiving votes:Â Caleb Dean, Texas Tech (Sprints/Hurdles); Elija Godwin, Georgia (Sprints); Kenneth Rooks, BYU (Distance/Steeple); Ryan Willie, Florida (Sprints)
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