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Here's how Jaydon Hibbert's impeccable 2023 season earned him the Bowerman Award and a place in Jamaican athletics history.
At the 2023 Bowerman Awards, Jaydon Hibbert was crowned the Male Athlete of the Year, thus becoming the first Jamaican athlete to attain such a feat.
The Bowerman is the highest accolade given to the best student-athlete in American collegiate track and field season, and the Jamaican youngster won based on his historic performances for the University of Arkansas.
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His victory made him become not just the first Jamaican winner, but the first freshman male winner and the youngest Bowerman winner ever.
Jaydon Hibbert's record-breaking season
The 18-year-old triple jumper had record-breaking performances never before seen of a teenager in athletics history.
In 2023, Hibbert won the NCAA and SEC triple jump titles indoors and outdoors. He leaped a magnificent distance of 17.87m that closed as the world lead and broke a 41-year-old NCAA outdoor record and the world junior record that stood since 1982. While indoors, his 17.54m obliterated a 38-year-old NCAA record
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His achievements made him one of the favourites to win the gold medal at the world championships in Budapest. Sadly, a hamstring injury sustained after his qualifying round ruled him out of the final.
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How Jaydon Hibbert got the nickname 'wunderkid'
Hibbert's talent in the hop, step, and jump event has made him one of the stars for the future and a contender to break Jonathan Edwards world record of 18.29m in the future.
His prowess at mastering the event at such a young age has earned him the nickname 'wunderkid' - fondly called by his peers and in his country, and he officially uses it on his social media platforms.
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