Gittens Named to The Bowerman Watch List

AUSTIN, Texas – No. 3 Texas women's track and field Tyra Gittens was named to The Bowerman Watch List on Wednesday. After being a finalist for the 2021 Bowerman Award, this is Gittens first appearance on the watch list this season.

Gittens is fresh off a runner-up performance in the high jump at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with a jump of 1.84m (6-0.50). The 2021 NCAA Indoor High Jump champion enters the 2022 NCAA Championship tied for the third-best mark in the county at 1.88m (6-2.00).

In her first appearance as a Longhorn, she wrote her name into the Texas record books as the No. 4 performer in Texas history with the jump of 1.88m. She also earned Big 12 Athlete of the Week honors for…