 Pari gbolohun ti o tẹle: Aṣeyọri ile akọkọ Freeman wa ni 1997, ni ọjọ-ori 16, nigbati o ṣẹgun U17 200m ni AAA Junior Indoor Championships ni akoko ti 24.19, lẹhinna gbogbo akoko UK igbasilẹ. O lọ lati gba 100m ni AAA U20 Championships ni 1999 ṣaaju ki o to dije ni : 1999 European Athletics Junior Championships ní Riga, Latvia. 