Canada's Morales Williams a finalist for NCAA men's track and field athlete of the year

Christopher Morales Williams will carry added momentum into his 400-metre races this week at the Canadian Olympic track and field trials in Montreal.

The University of Georgia star was named a finalist for the Bowerman Award on Tuesday as NCAA male track and field athlete of the year along with Texas Tech hurdler Caleb Dean and Texas decathlete Leo Neugebauer.

Morales Williams, the 19-year-old sophomore from Vaughan, Ont., completed an indoor-outdoor sweep of NCAA titles, capping an undefeated season by taking the outdoor 400 in 44.47 seconds on June 7 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. On March 9 in Boston, he captured the indoor race in 44.67.

Morales Williams's performance three weeks ago was his third race under 44.50 this year, more than 2018 Bowerman recipient Michael Norman, the 2022 world champion in the 400.

CMW!!!!!! The Champion!!!