2023 Men's Track and Field Roster

Brad Bowman

  • Position Pole vault
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Tacoma, WA
  • Highschool Bellarmine Prep

Biography

SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... 3-time GNAC All-Academic (2021, 2022, 2023).

Senior (2023): INDOOR – Cleared an indoor-best 14 feet, 1 3/4 inches – his first indoor 14-foot bar – to finish 4th at the GNAC Championships. ... Was a top-10 finisher in the last three regular-sesaon meets, taking 7th at the UW Indoor Preview, then 6th at the UW Invitational and at the Husky Classic. OUTDOOR – Took 4th at the GNAC Championships with a clearance of 14-4. ... Set a personal-best 14-11 for 6th place at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational on April 8. ... Followed up with a 14-10 for 2nd place at the CWU Wildcat Open on April 22 in Ellensburg. ... Had 3rd-place finishes at the Doris Heritage Track Festival, the Point Loma Collegiate Invitational, the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational, and the Linfield Open.

Junior (2022):  INDOOR – Placed 7th in the pole vault at the GNAC Championships with a clearance of 12 feet, 7 1/2 inches. ... Went an indoor personal-best 13-3 3/4 at the Whitworth Invitational on Feb. 12. ... For the first time in his career, did something other than the pole vault when he ran the 200-meter dash at the season-opening Spokane Invitational on Dec. 11, clocking 25.52 seconds.  OUTDOOR – Took 5th place at GNAC with a best-ever height of 14-10 1/4. That was his second straight 14-footer, having gone 14-1 3/4 at the Linfield Open on May 7. His previous outdoor best was 14-6 1/4 at the 2021 GNACs. 

Sophomore (2021): INDOOR – Season canceled.  OUTDOOR – Placed 6th in pole vault at the GNAC Championships with a personal-best clearance of 14 feet, 6 1/4 inches. A few minutes prior to that, got over a 14-foot bar for the first time at 14-0 1/2. ... Came close to 14 on three occasions during the regular season, clearing 13-11 1/4 at the PLU Invitational on April 10, the CWU Wildcat Invite on April 17, and the Ken Shannon Invitational on May 7.

Freshman (2020):  INDOOR – Participated in two meets. … Placed 5th at the GNAC Championships, clearing a college PR of 13 feet, 1½ inches.  OUTDOOR – Competed in the pole vault but did not clear opening height at the season-opening Ed Boitano / Puget Sound Invitational. … Rest of the season canceled because of the coronavirus.

Bellarmine Prep High School: Moved steadily up the South Puget Sound League ladder. Placed 13th as a sophomore (10 feet, 6 inches), 7th as a junior (11-0) and 3rd as a senior (13-0). ... Recorded a career-best clearance of 13-6 in the regular-season meet, getting over at 13-6. ... During his senior year in 2019, made the West Central District meet for the first time, finishing 11th at 13-0.


INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
200:
              25.52 (12/11/2021)
Pole vault:    14-1 3/4 / 4.31m (2/20/2023)


OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100:
              12.06 (3/4/2023)
Pole vault:   14-11 / 4.55m (4/8/2023)


CAREER RESULTS