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Victoria Jordan named USATF Athlete of the Week
Posted August 1st, 2007 at 9:41 AM by Martin Kennedy
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Victoria Jordan has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after several outstanding performances at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships July 24-29 in Walnut, Calif.
Jordan won set two national records in the young women’s (17-18) age division, on her way to picking up four gold medals. Jordan’s first […]
William Wynne named USATF Athlete of the Week
Posted July 17th, 2007 at 3:46 PM by Allyson Rosen
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
William Wynne has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after setting a world youth record in the boys’ 400 meter hurdles and earning three medals at the IAAF World Youth Championships held July 11-15 in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Wynne (Kennesaw, Ga.) sped to a gold medal Sunday in the 400m hurdles with […]
FSU’s Walter Dix named USATF Athlete of the Week
Posted June 12th, 2007 at 6:44 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Walter Dix has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after winning three national titles, the 100 meters, 200m and 4×100m relay, over the weekend at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif.
The 2005 NCAA 100m champion and 2006 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor 200m champion, Dix warmed up […]
Stuczynski named USATF Athlete of the Week
Posted June 6th, 2007 at 8:00 AM by Martin Kennedy
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Jenn Stuczynski has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after becoming the first American woman to clear 16 feet in the pole vault Saturday at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York City, the third stop of USATF’s Visa Championship Series.
Stuczynski’s winning clearance of 4.88 meters/16 feet 0 inches, was her […]
Dix named Athlete of the Week by USA Track & Field
Posted May 29th, 2007 at 4:00 AM by Allyson Rosen
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Walter Dix has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after setting a collegiate record in the men’s 200 meters Saturday at the NCAA East Regional Championships in Gainesville, Fla.
A three-time NCAA champion, Dix won the men’s 200m in a collegiate-record world-leading time of 19.69 seconds (+0.9mps), easily surpassing the previous record […]
Greer named USATF Athlete of the Week
Posted May 22nd, 2007 at 8:15 AM by Jeanie Rebb
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Breaux Greer has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after breaking his own American record Sunday at the adidas Track Classic at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
A seven-time U.S. champion, Greer opened his competition with a throw of 90.71 meters/297 feet 7 inches, to smash his previous American record […]
Henning named Athlete of the Week by USA Track & Field
Posted May 8th, 2007 at 9:00 AM by Martin Kennedy
Section: News & Results
Walter Henning has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after setting a high school national record in the men’s hammer throw Sunday at the St. Anthony’s Invitational in South Huntington, New York.
The 2006 USA Junior and Nike Outdoor National champion, Henning won the men’s hammer throw with his high school national […]
Shalane Flanagan named Athlete of the Week by USATF
Posted April 17th, 2007 at 8:00 PM by Martha Jones
Section: News & Results
Shalane Flanagan has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after setting an American Record in the women’s 5,000 meters Friday at the 2007 Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif.
A 2004 Olympian and the 2005 USA Outdoor 5,000m champion, Flanagan won the women’s 5,000m in 14 minutes 44.80 seconds, bettering the previous […]
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