Chadron State College Athletics

Bowman was a four-time All-American in the shot put in the early 1990s. He was fourth at the NAIA National Indoor Meet in both 1990 and 1991 with marks of 52-4 ½ and 54-8 ¼. Outdoors, he was seventh in 1990 at 52-3 and third in 1991 at 55- ¼. His all-time best marks came at the national meets his senior year in 1991. Both rank fourth on the Eagles’ all-time lists. He placed second in the shot both indoors and outdoors at the RMAC Meets his junior year and won the event at both meets as a senior.
As a senior at Chadron High in 1987, Bowman was the Class B shot put champion at the state meet and was second in the all-class standings with a throw of 58-8. He also placed third in the Class B discus with a throw of 160-7. In both high school and college, he had a knack for nearly always having his personal best marks at the big meets. He is a biology instructor at Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff.