Blessing Okagbare has been tabbed one of three finalists for The Bowerman - the highest honor given to collegiate track and field student-athletes by the USTFCCCA.
UTEP track and field standout Blessing Okagbare continued to receive accolades Tuesday morning when she was named the 2010 Conference USA Female Athlete of the Year.
UTEP's Blessing Okagbare has been named a top 10 finalist for The Bowerman Award presented by the the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) to the nation's top collegiate track and field student-athlete.
Blessing Okagbare added more hardware to her collection on Friday morning when Conference USA named the All-American the 2010 Female Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year.
The women's UTEP track and field team moved up eight spots to No. 16 in the latest USTFCCCA rankings, while Blessing Okagbare was honored by the league as this week's Conference USA Female Athlete of the Week.
All-American Blessing Okagbare dominated the sprints claiming two titles in the final day of the 35th Annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Neb.
