Bowers clocked another personal record Friday, as he finished 13th in the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University. His time of 25:26.9 was 13 seconds better than his previous best effort over 8,000-meters. He led Nazareth to a third place team finish in the meet that featured 40 teams and 350 runners. It is Bowers’ second E8 weekly accolade of the 2022 season.