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Indiana State University Athletics

2025-26 Track & Field Roster

Janiya Bowman

  • Position Sprints/Long Jump
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Plainfield, Ill.
  • Highschool Plainfield South
  • Twitter nenebowman
  • Instagram janiya.bowmann

Biography


Indoor Track and Field
School Record Holder, Long Jump (6.15m/20-2.5)
#2 in School History, 200m Dash (23.70)
Part of #8 4x400m Relay Team in School History (3:45.93)

2026
MVC Most Valuable Athlete
MVC Champion (Long Jump)
MVC Runner-Up (200m Dash)
MVC Runner-Up (4x400m Relay)


2025
MVC Champion (Long Jump)
MVC Scorer (200m Dash, 6th)


2024
All-MVC (200m Dash, 3rd)
All-MVC (4x400m Relay, 3rd)


Outdoor Track and Field
School Record Holder, Long Jump - wind-legal marks (6.27m/20-7)
School Record Holder, Long Jump - all conditions (6.27m/20-7)
#3 in Program History, 200m Dash - wind-legal marks (23.41)
#4 in Program History, 200m Dash - all conditions (23.41)
#5 in Program History, 100m Dash - all conditions (11.51)
#7 in Program History, 100m Dash - wind-legal marks (11.67)
Part of #8 and #10 4x100m Relay Team in School History (45.38, 45.48)
Part of #3 4x200m Relay Team in School History (1:37.47)

2025
MVC Scorer (4x100m Relay, 5th)
MVC Scorer (Long Jump, 5th)
MVC Scorer (100m Dash, 6th)


2024
All-MVC (4x100m Relay, 3rd)
All-MVC (4x4000m Relay, 3rd)
MVC Scorer (200m Dash, 4th)
MVC Scorer (Long Jump, 4th)



Prior to Indiana State
  • Sixth in the 200m and long jump at the 2022 Illinois Class 3A State Championships
  • Eighth in the 100m at the 2022 Illinois Class 3A State Championships
  • Ninth in the 200m at the 2021 Illinois Class 3A State Championships

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Redshirt Freshman

    Sprints/Long Jump
  • 2024-25Redshirt Sophomore

    Sprints/Long Jump
  • 2025-26Redshirt Junior

    Sprints/Long Jump