Since 2009, The Bowerman Award has celebrated the best collegiate track and field athletes in the NCAA. The Bowerman is an honor given annually to one of three finalists who boast outstanding track seasons. The winner is chosen by a panel of voters made up of previous Bowerman winners, The Bowerman Advisory Board, media, and the fans. Ultimately, one male and one female athlete will be awarded the greatest honor given in the NCAA when The Bowerman is announced on Friday, Dec. 16, in Orlando, Florida. 

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The 2016 men's finalists for The Bowerman Award are Jarrion Lawson, Edward Cheserek, and Donavan Brazier.

You've heard their names all season long, but how well do you know the finalists for this year's award? Test your knowledge with these blind resumes:

Athlete A
1 Collegiate Record
1 NCAA Title
1 Conference Title
2 Top 10 All-Time NCAA Performances

Athlete B
4 NCAA Titles
2 Conference Titles

Athlete C
5 NCAA Titles
2 Top 10 All-Time NCAA Performances
1 Conference Title

Finalists

Athlete A: Donavan Brazier

In his first and only season in the NCAA, Texas A&M freshman Donavan Brazier left his mark on the 800m. 

His opened his 2016 campaign with a 1:45.93 mark, the fifth-fastest indoor mark in NCAA history and the fastest by an underclassman. He won the SEC championship on February 27, and though he DNFd in the NCAA indoor prelims with an injury, Brazier bounced back in a big way this spring. His 1:45.07 in the NCAA outdoor prelims is the fastest qualifying time in meet history. He then stunned the world with his 1:43.55 collegiate record run in the final, breaking Jim Ryun's 50-year-old mark by one full second. His time is the 10th fastest in the world for 2016.

Watch Donavan Brazier's collegiate record here:

Athlete B: Jarrion Lawson

Jarrion Lawson accomplished what only Jesse Owens has previously done at the NCAA outdoor championships. The senior from Arkansas won the 100m, 200m, and long jump at Hayward Field. Owens accomplished this feat in 1935 and 1936. Combined with his NCAA indoor long jump title, Lawson accumulated four titles in his final season for the Razorbacks. He also scored two All-American finishes in the 4x100m relay and indoor 60m, proving to be one of the most versatile talents in 2016. He scored 31.5 points at the outdoor championship, the most by any man in the modern era of the meet. 

Watch Lawson win his third title of the 2016 NCAA championships:

Athlete C: Edward Cheserek

King Cheserek had his most flawless season at Oregon yet, and that's saying a lot. The man who owns 12 NCAA track titles (and three XC ones, although they don't count toward Bowerman voting) was undefeated on the track in 2016. Not only that, he became the second man since Galen Rupp to win the indoor 3K, 5K, and DMR and outdoor 5K and 10K in the same year. His indoor triple was astonishing to witness (and you should read about it here), and at outdoors he defeated Futsum Zienasellassie in the 10K and Justyn Knight, Sean McGorty, and Pat Tiernan in the 5K. 

He ran 7:40.51 in the Millrose Games 3K to become the second-fastest collegian behind Alistair Cragg. The Ducks' winning DMR broke the NCAA meet record (9:27.27), was the fifth-fastest time in NCAA history, and Cheserek split 3:52! This is Cheserek's third time as a finalist, and this was arguably his most impressive season in his storied career.

Watch the 2016 NCAA men's DMR race: