Vote for the Top College Performer of the Year

Note: Voting closes at the end of the day Thursday and we'll announce this year's winner Friday.

Edward Cheserek, Oregon: The most decorated champion in NCAA Division 1 history with 17 career titles, a back injury cut short Cheserek's collegiate career in the spring, but not before he added two more championships and a collegiate record. Cheserek captured indoor crowns in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters, along with a second-place finish in the mile. Prior to the NCAA indoor finals, Cheserek set the collegiate mile record by clocking 3:52.01 in February at Boston University. He also achieved the collegiate indoor 1,500 mark of 3:37.01 en route to the mile record. Cheserek, who won three national titles in cross country, nine in indoor track and five in outdoor track, surpassed the previous NCAA Division 1 record of 15 championships set from 1978-82 by UTEP's Suleiman Nyambui.

Christian Coleman, Tennessee: The Bowerman male award winner became the first individual since former Tennessee star Justin Gatlin in 2002 to sweep NCAA Division 1 titles in the same year in the indoor 60 and 200 meters, along with the outdoor 100 and 200. Coleman set the collegiate indoor record in the 60 in March by clocking 6.45 seconds, equal to the No. 4 performer in American history. He just missed the collegiate and American indoor records by clocking 20.11 in the 200, just short of Wallace Spearmon's 2005 mark of 20.10 at Arkansas. After running the second-fastest wind-legal 200 in collegiate history with a 19.85 at the Southeastern Conference Championships, Coleman set the collegiate outdoor 100 record with a 9.82 in the NCAA Division 1 semifinals. He added a silver medal in the 100 at the IAAF World Outdoor Championships by clocking 9.94.

Maggie Ewen, Arizona State: In addition to setting the collegiate record in the hammer throw, Ewen produced one of the most impressive all-around seasons by a thrower in NCAA Division 1 history. She became the first female athlete to capture Pac-12 titles in the hammer throw, discus throw and shot put in the same year, then earned All-America honors in all three events -- taking second in the discus and sixth in the shot put -- at the Division 1 outdoor final to place 10th overall by herself with 21 points. Ewen set the collegiate hammer throw record with a mark of 240 feet, 7 inches (73.32m) to capture Arizona State's first title in the event since 2013. She joined Arizona State's Sarah Stevens in 2009 in earning All-America recognition in all three events and became the first female athlete since Southern Illinois' Jeneva McCall in 2010 to achieve the feat in the same year.

Fred Kerley, Texas A&M: In addition to setting the collegiate record in the outdoor 400 meters by clocking 43.70 seconds, Kerley finished the year with the second-fastest time in the world, trailing only champion Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa. Kerley became the No. 6 all-time American performer with his performance in May at the Southeastern Conference finals. Kerley also swept NCAA Division 1 indoor and outdoor titles in the 400, in addition to contributing to collegiate records for Texas A&M in the indoor 4x400 (3:02.52) and the outdoor 1,600 sprint medley relay (3:11.94). He contributed to the Aggies' victories in the indoor and outdoor 4x400, the former clinching the Division 1 team title.

Justyn Knight, Syracuse: After placing ninth in the 5,000 meters in 13 minutes, 39.15 seconds representing Canada in August at the IAAF World Outdoor Championships, Knight captured Syracuse's first NCAA Division 1 cross country title in November, covering the 10-kilometer course at Louisville's E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park in 29:00.1 to edge Northern Arizona's Matthew Baxter by less than a second. Knight won all four races, including the Northeast Regional title when he had to stop to tie his shoe early in the race, before coming back to win. He also placed second in the NCAA Division 1 indoor 3,000 final and third in the outdoor 5,000 championship.

Ednah Kurgat, New Mexico: After sitting out a year following her transfer from Liberty, Kurgat more than made up for lost time by becoming the first female athlete since 2010 to win the NCAA Division 1 cross country individual championship and also lead her team to a title, the Lobos' second in three years. Kurgat won all five of her races, including the Division 1 title in November, covering the 6-kilometer layout at Louisville's E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park in 19 minutes, 19.5 seconds, setting course and meet records, taking down the 2012 mark of 19:27.9 set by Iowa State's Betsy Saina. Following the cross country crown, Kurgat ran 15:19.03 in the indoor 5,000 at the Boston University season opener, the seventh-fastest time in NCAA history.

Keturah Orji, Georgia: The collegiate and American record holder in both the women's indoor and outdoor triple jump, Orji added to her legacy by sweeping both NCAA Division 1 titles again, helping Georgia to runner-up team finishes at the indoor and outdoor finals. She extended her collegiate and American indoor records to 46 feet, 11.75 inches (14.32m) at the Southeastern Conference championships, then won the Division 1 title in the triple jump and placed third in the long jump. Orji captured another NCAA outdoor crown with a 46-10.75 (14.29m) effort in the triple jump and added a second-place finish in the long jump. She secured a U.S. national triple jump with a leap of 46-9.50 (14.26m), but didn't compete at the IAAF World Outdoor Championships because of a foot injury.

Raevyn Rogers, Oregon: The Bowerman female award winner set the collegiate outdoor record in the 800 meters by clocking 1 minute, 59.10 seconds at the Mt. San Antonio College Relays in April. Rogers captured NCAA Division 1 indoor and outdoor championships in the 800 for the third consecutive year, helping the Ducks capture team titles in both to complete the school year triple crown, following the 2016 cross country championship. Rogers also contributed to a collegiate record 10:48.77 in the indoor distance medley relay and anchored the Ducks to not only a Division 1 championship in the outdoor 4x400 relay, but also a collegiate record 3:23.13 with a 49.77 anchor.

Raven Saunders, Ole Miss: The collegiate record holder in both the indoor and outdoor shot put, Saunders continued to build an impressive resume with an NCAA Division 1 indoor title and a U.S. national championship outdoors. Saunders increased the collegiate record in the indoor shot put to 64 feet, 2.25 inches (19.56m) in March to capture the title. Following a disappointing fourth-place finish in the shot put at the Division 1 outdoor final, Saunders rebounded to secure the U.S. title with a personal-best effort of 64-10 (19.76m). Although it didn't count as the collegiate record, Saunders' performance surpassed her best mark during the 2016 college season of 63-5 (19.33m). She went on to place 10th at the IAAF World Outdoor Championships with a mark of 58-7.75 (17.86m).

Karissa Schweizer, Missouri: After winning the 2016 NCAA cross country title, Schweizer continued her distance dominance by capturing indoor and outdoor championships in the 5,000 meters to become only the fourth Division 1 female athlete to complete the sweep of all three titles, joining Villanova's Jennifer Rhines (1994-95), Arizona's Amy Skieresz (1997-98) and Texas Tech's Sally Kipyego (2007-08). Schweizer also became Missouri's first female athlete to win three individual national titles. She went on to finish fourth in the 5,000 at U.S. Nationals in 15:18.69, then placed 11th at the Division 1 cross country final in November. Schweizer quickly rebounded to run 15:17.31 in the indoor 5,000 at the Boston University season opener, the sixth-fastest time in Division 1 history.

Lindon Victor, Texas A&M: The collegiate record holder in the decathlon, Victor repeated as NCAA Division 1 champion. He broke Trey Hardee's 2006 collegiate decathlon record with 8.472 points in March at the Texas Relays. Victor then surpassed that mark with an 8,539-point effort at the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships, becoming one of 57 individuals in history to surpass 8,500 points, setting Grenada's national record. He also placed fifth in the indoor heptathlon to contribute to Texas A&M's national title.

Kendell Williams, Georgia: After becoming the only female athlete in NCAA Division 1 history to win four consecutive indoor titles in any event when she captured the pentathlon championship in March, Williams secured her third NCAA outdoor heptathlon crown in June. The collegiate record holder in the indoor pentathlon, Williams finished her career with the top five scores in Division 1 history. She went on to win the U.S. title in the heptathlon, elevating to the No. 5 American performer with 6,564 points, before finishing 12th at the IAAF World Outdoor Championships, despite competing with a sprained ankle.