UC Riverside senior Brenda Martinez is among the select group of athletes named to the 2010 Bowerman Official Preseason Watch List.

Martinez, who specializes in middle distance races, was not listed among the 10 on the watch list, but is on the receiving mention list along with four other athletes. This allows her performances in 2010 to be considered for inclusion on future watch lists throughout the season.

The Bowerman Advisory Board appointed four of its members to comprise The Bowerman Men’s Watch Committee and another four of its members to make up The Bowerman Women’s Watch Committee. The committee will release its next list, using only marks from the 2010 season, on Tuesday, February 9, with updates occurring during the first Tuesday of each month leading to the final watch lists on Tuesday, June 7, the week of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Watch lists will also be released on March 16 to coincide with the conclusion of the indoor season and May 18 to mark the ending of the outdoor conference season. The three men and three women finalists will be named on June 15.

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