Arkansas' Jaydon Hibbert won the 2023 Bowerman as the most outstanding man in track and field. Hibbert is the first true freshman to ever win the Bowerman and the second Razorback to win the award, following Jarrion Lawson in 2016. The 18-year-old Hibbert swept the indoor-outdoor triple jump titles and broke the indoor-outdoor triple jump ɬַ records.
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Hibbert had a fantastic season filled with great performances. Here are some of his top moments from his award-winning season.
The top moments from Jaydon Hibbert's 2023 season
The first jump
Jaydon Hibbert started his collegiate career with a bang, triple jumping 16.73 meters. Hibbert set a Jamaican U20 record in his debut performance.
Jaydon Hibbert
— RazorbackTF/XC (@RazorbackTF)
SEC Freshman of the Week
2023 collegiate leader in triple jump with indoor debut of 54-10.75 (16.73)
Currently No. 8 on 2023 world list
Jamaica national U20 indoor record
No. 9 on all-time UA list
The indoor record
Jaydon Hibbert's impressive freshman season continued at the DI indoor championships. Hibbert only needed one jump to set a collegiate triple jump record — he only needed 20 jumps out of 45 available jumps all year — and win the ɬַ title. Hibbert scored 10 points with his win, helping Arkansas secure the indoor team title.
🏆:&Բ;Recapping the 2023 Division I indoor track and field championships
Midseason at Carifta Games
Jaydon Hibbert competed in the Carifta Games before he started his ɬַ outdoor season, winning an international crown in between the indoor and outdoor seasons.
2023 CARIFTA Games
— RazorbackTF/XC (@RazorbackTF)
Nassau, Bahamas
Arkansas freshman Jaydon Hibbert defends his title in the triple jump
Wins with a mark of 52-10.25 (16.11) into a -0.3 headwind to open his outdoor season while using a short approach 🐗🇯🇲
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Outdoor record at SECs
17.87 meters. That's how far Jaydon Hibbert jumped to win the 2023 SEC outdoor triple jump title, setting an ɬַ record.
A COLLEGIATE RECORD triple jump for FRESHMAN Jaydon Hibbert🔥
— Stan Becton (@stan_becton)
17.87 meters for the superstar in the making
Finishing with a title
Jaydon Hibbert wasn't able to break his record at ɬַ championships, suffering an injury on his second jump, but all he needed was his first jump to win the title. Hibbert leaped 17.56 meters (0.62 meters in front of second place).
🏆:&Բ;Recapping the 2023 Division I outdoor track and field championships
Full recap
Here's a look at all of Alfred's accomplishments this year:
Championships:
- ɬַ DI Indoor Triple Jump champion
- ɬַ DI Outdoor Triple Jump champion
- SEC Indoor Triple Jump champion
- SEC Outdoor Triple Jump champion
- SEC Indoor team title
- SEC Outdoor team title
- ɬַ DI Indoor team title
Collegiate Records and All-Time marks:
- 17.54 Indoor Triple Jump — No. 1 in ɬַ history
- 17.87 Outdoor Triple Jump — No. 1 in ɬַ history
- 2023 Outdoor Triple Jump — owns No. 1, 3 & 8 all-time ɬַ marks
🧠 WHAT TO KNOW: Comparing indoor and outdoor seasons | Wind and scoring explained | Greatest venues | Best uniforms
