May 3, 2012
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By Doug Richards
UCFAthletics.com
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - UCF freshman Octavious Freeman has returned to The Bowerman Women's Watch List the award's watch list committee announced on Thursday. Freeman returns to the grand list of 10 vying for the top award in collegiate track & field after tallying some of the best performances in the world this year in the 100 and 200 meters. This is Freeman's second appearance on the watch list this season.
The Bowerman, which debuted in 2009, is presented annually by the USTFCCCA to the most outstanding male and female collegiate track & field athletes in the nation.
Freeman is the collegiate leader in the 200 meters, having clocked 22.80 to win the event at the Florida Relays. In the 100 meters, Freeman owns the second-best wind-legal collegiate time (11.10) from a sweep of the short-sprint events at the Pepsi Relays. The 100-meter time ranks third in the world this year while the 200-meter clocking is in the world's top ten this year. At the Penn Relays, Freeman led UCF to a third-place showing in the 4x100.
The next updates to The Bowerman Watch List will occur after the conclusion of the regular season - May 16 (men) and May 17 (women). The NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships begin May 24-26 with preliminary rounds in Austin, Texas, and Jacksonville, Fla. The national championships for Division I will conclude June 6-9 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Freeman and the Knights will return to action on May 11 when competition begins at the Conference USA Championships in New Orleans.