Track and Field

Baylor’s 2024-25 Big 12 Athlete of the Year Nominees

The 2024-25 Big 12 Athlete of the Year nominees will be featured in alphabetical order by school starting Monday, July 14, through Wednesday, July 23, at 11 a.m. CT and 2 p.m. CT.

Each institution nominated one male and one female athlete of any classification who competed for their institution during the 2024-25 school year. Student-athletes were required to be in good academic standing and must have participated in a league-sponsored sport.

The 16 full-membership schools that competed during the 2024-25 academic year are eligible.

The winners will be announced Thursday, July 24. Stay tuned to Big12Sports.com and the league’s social media platforms to see the rest of the candidates.

This morning’s featured candidates are Baylor’s Nathaniel Ezekiel and Alexis Brown.  

Baylor Male Athlete of the Year Candidate
Nathaniel Ezekiel, Track and Field
Sr., Delta State, Nigeria
Accomplishments
  • Named the USTFCCCA Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year and Big 12 Indoor and Outdoor Performer of the Year. He was also a finalist for The Bowerman, marking the first time a Baylor student-athlete has been named as a finalist for the prestigious award.
  • Big 12 Outdoor Champion and meet record holder in the 400-meter hurdles; also won the Big 12 Indoor Championship in the 400 meters.
  • Became Baylor’s first Outdoor National Champion in the 400-meter hurdles since 2001, recording the No. 3 all-time mark in collegiate history with a time of 47.49. Also finished as the Indoor National Runner-Up in the 400 meters.
  • Graduated from Baylor in four years with a communication specialist degree.
Baylor Female Athlete of the Year Candidate
Alexis Brown, Track and Field
Gr., Kennedale, Texas
  • Baylor’s first Indoor National Champion in the long jump and NCAA Outdoor Bronze Medalist in the same event.  
  • Named the Big 12 Outdoor Women’s Performer of the Year; also won the Big 12 Indoor and Outdoor Championship long jump titles.
  • NCAA Indoor First Team All-American in the 60 meter and Second Team All-American in the 4x100 relay.
  • Became Baylor’s first Big 12 Outdoor Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
2024-25 Big 12 Athletes of the Year Nominees
Arizona - Colton Smith and Devyn Netz
Arizona State - Cam Skattebo and Kenzie Brown
Baylor - Nathaniel Ezekiel and Alexis Brown