2018-19 Track & Field/Cross Country Roster
Bowden, Skyler

Skyler Bowden
- Position:
- Sprints
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Saline, Mich.
- High School:
- Saline
Bio
ACCOLADES
- School record-holder, indoor 4x400 (2017)
- First Team All-American, outdoor 4x400 (2017)
- First Team All-American, indoor 4x400 (2017)
- Second Team All-SEC, outdoor 4x400 (2017)
- Second Team All-SEC, indoor 4x400 (2017)
2018-19
2019 Outdoor Season
- Finished 7th in the 200 meters at the LSU Invitational with a time of 21.43
- Finished 1st in the 400 meters at the Crimson Tide Invitational with a time of 45.91
- Finished 22nd in the 200 meters at the Florida Relays with a time of 20.98. Also finished 14th in the 400 meters with a time of 46.60
- Finished 1st in the 400 meters at the Florida State Relays with a time of 47.13
2019 Indoor Season
- Finished prelim 11th in the 400 meters at the SEC Indoor Championship with a time of 47.12
- Finished 16th in the 400 meters at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 47.80. Also finished 28th in the 200 meters with a time of 21.59
- Finished 3rd in the 400 meters at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a time of 47.12
- Finished 2nd in the 300 meters at the Blazer Invite with a time of 33.75
2017-18
2018 Outdoor Season
- Ran the second leg on the Tide’s “B” 4x400 relay that finished fourth at the LSU Invitational in 3:18.22
- Ran the anchor leg on the Tide’s “A” 4x100 relay which finished second at the Tom Jones Invitational with a time of 39.72
- Ran the anchor leg on Alabama’s 4x100 relay which finished first at the Samford Alabama Track Challenge with a time of 40.08. Also finished fourth in the 200 meters with a time of 21.81
- Finished sixth in the 400 meters at the season-opening UTSA Invitational with a time of 49.07
2018 Indoor Season
- Ran the anchor leg of the Tide’s 4x400 relay which finished seventh at the SEC Championships with a time of 3:09.52
- Finished eighth in the 400 meters at the New Mexico Classic with a time of 48.02
- Ran the anchor leg of the Alabama “A” 4x400 relay that finished first at the Vanderbilt Invitational in a time of 3:07.86. Also finished fifth in the 400 meters with a time of 47.43
- Was the top collegiate finisher in the 300 meters at the season-opening UAB Blazer Invitational in a personal-best 34.16. Also anchored the Tide’s “A” 4x400 relay that posted a time of 3:12.03, the top collegiate time in the race
2016-17
2017 Outdoor Season
- Ran the third leg on Alabama’s 4x400 relay that finished sixth at the NCAA Championships in 3:03.81. The time was the eighth-fastest in school history
- Ran the lead leg on Alabama’s 4x400 relay that finished fourth at the NCAA East Preliminary in 3:03.54 to qualify for the NCAA Track & Field Championships
- Ran the third leg on Alabama’s 4x400 relay team that finished third at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 3:02.75. Also finished 29th in the prelims of the 200 meters at the SEC meet in a season-best 21.59
- Ran the third leg on Alabama’s 4x400 relay that finished first at the Ole Miss Classic in 3:03.52
- Finished ninth in the 200 meters at the SEC Relays in 21.42. Also ran the third leg on Alabama’s 4x400 relay team that finished seventh at the SEC Relays in 3:28.68
- Finished 10th in the 200 meters at the Jim Bush Collegiate in a time of 21.75. Also ran the second leg on the 4x400 relay that finished fourth in the Jim Bush Collegiate in 3:13.21
- Finished sixth in the 400 meters at the Crimson Tide Invitational in 48.18. Ran the anchor leg on the 4x100 relay team (40.31) that finished third and the lead leg on the Alabama “A” 4x400 relay team (3:14.37)
- Ran the third leg on Alabama’s sprint medley relay at the Florida Relays that won the event with a time of 3:18.00. Also competed in the 400 meters, finishing 34th in 48.3
- Finished eighth in the 200 meters at the Florida State Relays in 21.68
2017 Indoor Season
- Ran the opening leg on Alabama’s 4x400 relay team that finished eighth at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in 3:06.06
- Ran the opening leg on Alabama’s 4x400 relay team that finished third at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships in a school record 3:02.92. Also finished 21st in the prelims of the 400 meters at the SEC meet in a personal-best 47.41
- Ran the lead leg on the Tide’s 4x400 relay squad that finished first at the Alex Wilson Invitational in a school-record time of 3:04.73
- Finished 12th in the 400 meters at the Tiger Paw Invitational in a personal-best 47.62
- Finished sixth in the 400 meters at the Bob Pollock Invitational in a time of 47.70. Also ran the third leg on the Tide’s 4x400 relay squad that finished first in 3:07.67
- Finished seventh in the 200 in 21.79 and anchored the lead leg of the Tide’s 4x400 relay that finished .second in 3:17.96 at the Auburn Invitational
- Finished fourth in the 400 meters in a personal-best time of 47.66 at the Commodore Invitational
2015-16
2016 Outdoor Season
- Ran 48.26 in the 400 meters to finish 15th at the LSU Invitational
- Clocked a 400-meter time of 48.57 to finish seventh in the event at the War Eagle Invitational
- Ran 21.62 in the 200 meters to finish 10th at the Florida State Relays
2016 Indoor Season
- Participated in the 4x400 relay that finished sixth at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in a time of 3:09.77
- Ran the 200 meters (21.84) and the 400 meters (48.19) at the Tyson Invitational
- Finished ninth in the 200 meters at the New Mexico Classic with a time of 21.41
- Clocked a time of 21.86 in the 200-meter preliminaries at the Conference Clash
- Finished fifth in the 400 meters with a time of 48.25 to open his Alabama career at the Commodore Indoor Invitational
PREP HIGHLIGHTS
- Ran the eighth-fastest indoor 400-meter time and was also part of the nation’s fastest indoor 4x400 relay team during the 2015 indoor season while competing for the Michigan All-Stars
- Earned MVP honors at the Michigan Indoor State Championships
- Five-time MHSAA state champion, including winning the 400 meters and the 4x400 relay as a senior
- Shaved more than two seconds off his indoor 400-meter time (49.37 to 47.66) his senior season
- Also played football, basketball and baseball at the varsity level
PERSONAL INFORMATION
- Son of Tim and Venessa Bowden
- Did not begin competing in track and field until the age of 16
- Born May 24, 1997
- Majoring in criminal justice
SEC Cross Country Championships:
Friday, November 01
Harvey Glance Tide and Tigers Dual Meet: Coach Waters
Friday, January 12
SEC Cross Country Championships Recap: Coach Waters
Saturday, October 28
Southern Showcase Recap: Coach Waters
Friday, September 15