Eight-time Florida track and field All-American Michelle Freeman is one of eight Gators who will be inducted into the 2011 class of the UF Athletic Hall of Fame. The induction banquet will take place on Friday, April 8, 2011, in the Holloway Touchdown Terrace at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Freeman, who competed for the Gators in 1991 and 1992, was a member of Florida’s 1992 NCAA Indoor Championship Team. She was a seven-time SEC Champion and a member of the 1992 4x400m relay NCAA Championship team.
Freeman still holds Florida’s school records in the 55-meter dash, 55-meter hurdles, 100-meter dash and 100-meter hurdles. The 55-meter hurdles time of 7.34 that she set on Feb. 22, 1992, was a world record in that event at the time.
Freeman was a member of the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympic teams and a bronze medalist in the 4x100-meter relay for the country of Jamaica in 1996. Freeman won the 100-meter hurdles at the 1994 Commonwealth Games held in Victoria, British Columbia.
Each year, the F Club Committee selects members to the Hall of Fame, divided into three different categories: Gator Greats, Distinguished Letterwinners and Honorary Letterwinners. Gator Greats are letterwinners who have brought recognition and prominence to the University and to themselves through athletic accomplishments as an undergraduate. Distinguished Letterwinners are those who have made major contributions to the University’s athletic program through personal time, effort, interest and many years of continued service. They may have also distinguished themselves as exceptional in their chosen field of endeavor. Honorary Letterwinners are individuals, coaches, athletic officials, staff members and other University officials who were not letterwinners or athletes at the University of Florida, yet have rendered outstanding service to the intercollegiate athletic program through personal time, effort, interest and through many years of continued service.
Please contact Gator Boosters at (352) 375-4683 x 5015 for information on attending the 2011 Hall of Fame Induction Banquet.
2011 UF ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME CLASS
Gator Greats
Dawn Buth, Women’s Tennis
Judd Davis, Football
Bob Emrick, Men’s Basketball
Michelle Freeman, Women’s Track and Field
Mimosa McNerney, Women’s Swimming
Mike Peterson, Football
Distinguished Letterwinner
Keith Tribble, Football
Honorary Letterwinner
Dr. Richard Shaara, Former UF Team Physician
