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NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- Virginia Tech track All-American and three-time NCAA champion Queen Harrison is one of ten female finalists for the Bowerman Award. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the ten men and ten women student-athletes that will be considered for The Bowerman in 2010 as chosen by The Bowerman Men’s and Women’s Watch List Committees. The groups of 10 will be narrowed to three women and three men by the ten-member Bowerman Advisory Board in the coming weeks.

Harrison became the first female in NCAA history to win both the 100- and 400-meter hurdle national titles earlier this month at the NCAA Finals in Eugene, Ore. Harrison captured Virginia Tech’s first national title in women’s track and field at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships, winning the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.95.

The Board, chaired by Herman Frazier, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Sports Administration at Temple University, will release their selections on the week of July 12. The Board is vice chaired by Alfreeda Goff, Horizon League Senior Associate Commissioner.

Once the finalists are set, The Bowerman Voters, a group of around 100, consisting of national and regional media personnel, track & field statisticians, NCAA collegiate administrators, and Presidents of affiliated organizations will make their selections. Previous winners Galen Rupp and Jenny Barringer will also receive one vote. Once tabulations are calculated, award winners will be announced at the USTFCCCA Convention, held December 13-16 in San Antonio, Texas.

The award is named after legendary University of Oregon head track and field coach Bill Bowerman who served as coach from 1949-72. Bowerman remained active at the University and in the coaching world even as the shoe company he cofounded, Nike®, grew into a global sports giant.

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