Daszay Freeman

Position:
Hurdles
Height:
5-7
Class:
Junior
High School:
Manchester High School
Hometown:
Mandeville, Jamaica

2024: Outdoor – Ran a 24.88 to place 17^th in the 200-meter dash at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational...Earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic honors.

Indoor – Made her Georgia debut in the 60-meter hurdles at the Track at New Balance Collegiate Showdown, posting a winning time of 8.24 to move to No. 8 in Georgia history.

Arkansas (2020-23): 2023 – Member of the team.
2022 – Member of the team.
2021 – Outdoor: Established career best 100-meter hurdle time of 12.82 during semifinal of Jamaica Championships, then finished fifth in final with a 13.09…Represented Jamaica in NACAC U23, held in San Jose, Costa Rica, winning with a time of 13.80 into a 2.9 headwind…Finished 11th in NCAA semifinal with a 12.95…Set then career best of 12.85 during prelims of NCAA West, then clocked 12.92w with third best qualifying time in quarterfinal…SEC bronze medalist in 12.81w (+3.6 wind) after running a then PR of 12.92 in prelims…Improved career best six times during outdoor season with a progression of 13.27, 13.08, 12.93, 12.92, 12.85, 12.82…Finished as runner-up in Texas A&M, Florida, John McDonnell Invitational, and LSU in consecutive weeks…Won Arkansas Twilight in 13.01.
Indoor: Earned All-America honor as silver medalist in 60m hurdles at NCAA Indoor with a career best of 7.99, moving to No. 3 on UA all-time list…Posted a then PR of 8.05 during the NCAA prelims…Silver medalist in SEC Championships with then career best of 8.07, after a then PR of 8.10 in prelims…Opened season placing fourth in Wooo Pig Classic (8.27), then finished fifth in Razorback Invitational (8.31)…Won Arkansas Qualifier in 8.20, then improved to a then career best of 8.12 in prelims of Tyson Invitational with an 8.16 in final to place fifth.
2020 – Competed in six meets in her debut indoor season with the Razorbacks…During her initial season running 60m hurdles, opened with an 8.38 in January and improved to 8.15 in February, placing fourth in the SEC Indoor Championships final…During the SEC Indoor prelims, she posted an 8.18 to place eighth overall and earn the final spot into the final…The 8.15 ranks her fifth on the Arkansas all-time list…Started campaign at Arkansas Invitational with a runner-up finish in 60m hurdles (8.38) and fourth place in 200m (24.62)…Finished third in 60m hurdles (8.28), with an 8.27 prelim, at Red Raider Invitational and seventh in 200m (24.66)…Placed fifth in 60m hurdles at Tyson Invitational, which included three rounds of racing – 8.35, 8.22, 8.24…Also ran indoor best of 24.41 in 200m…Won 60m hurdles (8.28) at Arkansas Qualifier.

High School: Four-year letter for coach Carlos Samuels at Manchester High School… 2016 and 2019 Girls Champ 100mH Gold Medalist…2019 Girls Champs 200-meters Bronze Medalist…2016 CARIFTA U-18 Gold Medalist…2017 CARIFTA U-18 silver medalist…2018 CARIFTA U-20 silver medalist…2019 World Youth bronze medalist in Kenya…Personal-bests of 13.30 in the 100m hurdles and 23.6 in the 200m.

Personal: Born Jan. 25, 2000...Has eight siblings...Graduated from Arkansas in 2023 with a degree in Financial Management and Investments…Pursuing a master’s in Financial Planning at Georgia.