Florida’s Parker Valby won the 2024 Bowerman as the most outstanding woman in track and field. Valby is the third athlete in Florida history to win the Bowerman, but the first woman to win the award. Valby joins Marquis Dendy (2015) and Grant Holloway (2019) as the other Gator winners.
Valby won four NCAA titles in the outdoor 5000 meters, outdoor 10,000 meters, indoor 5000 meters and indoor 3000 meters. She also set three NCAA records in 2024. Valby’s cross country performance from the 2023 season doesn’t count toward her resume for the Bowerman.
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Valby had a fantastic season filled with great performances. Here are some of her top moments from her award-winning season.
A record-breaking indoor opener
Two weeks after Parker Valby won the cross country individual title, she opened up her indoor track season at the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener. There looked to be no fatigue in the star distance runner’s legs, as she ran 14:56.11 across 5000 meters to set an NCAA record.
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