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2025-26 Men's Track and Field Roster

Donovyn Fowler

Donovyn Fowler

  • Event(s):
    Jumps
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Joplin, Mo.
  • High School:
    Joplin HS
  • Prev School:
    University of Oklahoma

Summary

Biography

Individual Meet Results 

2025 Outdoor Season
  • Competed in 2 outdoor meets 
  • Season-best of 7.19m Long Jump at the Southwest Baptist Invitational (03/2025) and 14.39m Triple Jump at the Pittsburg State University Tune-Up (04/2025) 
2025 Indoor Season
  • Competed in 5 indoor meets 
  • Finished first place in Long Jump with his season-best of 7.47m at the MIAA Indoor Championships 
  • Also had his season-high of 14.81m in Triple Jump at the MIAA Indoor Championships placing 4th  
  • Placed 11th at the NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Championships  
Prior to Southern
A Joplin native, Fowler prepped at Joplin High School under coaches James Spencer and Nicholas Reid. He competed in the long jump and triple jump for the Eagles, setting personal records of 25' 3" (7.71m) in the long jump and 49' 11.75" (15.24m) in the triple jump. Fowler earned numerous honors, including the Springfield Sports Commission Award for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, Boys Field Events Athlete of the Year, Joplin Globe Athlete of the Year - Male Track & Field (2021-22), and finalist for Gatorade Player of the Year (2021-22). He was also named SOMO Sports Track and Field Athlete of the Year (2022) and received the Aldo Sebben Award for Outstanding Class 5 High School Track & Field Athlete (2022). Unbeaten in the triple jump and long jump during his senior year, Fowler became the first Joplin Track and Field athlete to win two gold medals at the state meet.

Personal
Donovyn, the son of Shawn and Troy Fowler, is pursuing a degree in Kinesiology at Southern.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Redshirt Freshman

    Jumps
    6'0" 145 lbs
  • 2025-26Redshirt Sophomore

    Jumps
    6'0" 145 lbs