John Anderson To Host 2015 Bowerman Award Ceremony

Pubished by USTFCCCA.org on December 1st, 2015

NEW ORLEANS — Returns will be the name of the game come Thursday, December 17 when The Bowerman is handed out to collegiate track & field’s most outstanding male and female student-athletes at the annual U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Convention in San Antonio, Texas.

QUICK LINKS: Convention Schedule | The Bowerman

The USTFCCCA is pleased to announce that fan-favorite ESPN personality John Anderson will host the awards ceremony once again. This will be the fourth time in the past six years that Anderson has served as the master of ceremonies. Anderson, who is a staple on ESPN’s legendary program SportsCenter, last hosted in 2013.

Fans can watch the award ceremony live on USTFCCCA.org.

Seven former Bowerman winners will join Anderson at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa — Oregon’s Laura Roesler and Texas A&M’s Deon Lendore from 2014, Clemson’s Brianna Rollins and Indiana’s Derek Drouin from 2013, Florida State’s Ngoni Makusha and Texas A&M’s Jessica Beard from 2011 and Virginia Tech’s Queen Harrison, who won the award in 2010.

This year’s finalists are Akron’s Shawn Barber, Oregon’s Edward Cheserek and Florida’s Marquis Dendy for the men, and Kentucky’s Kendra Harrison, Stephen F. Austin’s Demi Payne and Oregon’s Jenna Prandini for the women.