Baker Named to Bowerman Watch List
1/7/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Indoor Track
The Bowerman is awarded each year to the top male and female collegiate athlete in NCAA track & field. It is the highest individual honor in the sport.
Baker took home gold in the 60 meters at the 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships last year. His first-place time of 6.52 broke a 15-year-old school record. Before his record-setting performance, he also finished second at the Big 12 Championships in the event.
The nine-time All-American was among ten athletes selected to the Watch List.
Ronnie Baker, TCU
Devon Allen, Oregon
Jake Blankenship, Tennessee
Edward Cheserek, Oregon
Najee Glass, Florida
Jarrion Lawson, Arkansas
Brandon McBride, Mississippi State
Nick Miller, Oklahoma State
Chad Noelle, Oklahoma State
Maicel Uibo, Georgia
Also receiving votes: Ryan Crouser, Texas; Grant Fisher, Stanford; Sam Mattis, Penn.
Baker and the No. 7 Horned Frogs will return to the track on Jan. 16 as they travel to College Station for the Texas A&M Invitational.
