Metrowest Daily News 5/24/09: On Campus: Foreman racing to the finish . Jessi Foreman arrived at the University of Connecticut like a comet blazing a trail across the night sky. The Wayland native was the Daily News Female Athlete of the Year in 2005 and owned state championships in the 100-meter dash her junior and senior years. Her success continued at UConn with Big East Championships, she made the NCAA Championships as a sophomore.