J-Mee Samuels (Mt. Tabor, Winston-Salem, NC) is one of the top prep sprinters to come along in a while, blazing 10.42 100m and 20.99 200m bests last year as just a 9th grader!!! He set a National Frosh 200m record with the 20.99, and has the Age 15 100m National Record with the 10.42. Rumors have him heading west for Arcadia in mid-April, so Golden Staters, come ready to run against the nation's lastest high stepping star!!!

Samuels named Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - J-Mee Samuels has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after posting the fastest U.S. prep time this indoor season in the 300 meters. He ran 34.72 seconds on a flat
track in winning the North Carolina High School Opener on Saturday at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Samuels, a sophomore at Mt. Tabor High School in Winston Salem, N.C., also won the 55m at Saturday's meet with a time of 6.42 seconds, which is the fourth-best time in the U.S. among high schoolers indoors in 2003. The event marked the first major 2003 track meet in North Carolina for high schools.

Last season, Samuels posted the fastest mark of any returning prep athlete in the 200m with time of 20.99 seconds. He also had the fourth-fastest return mark in the 100m (10.42) and was the first leg on the third-ranked high school sprint medley relay team of 2002 (3:24.96).

Now in its third year, USATF's Athlete of the Week program is designed to recognize outstanding performers at all levels of the sport. USATF names a new honoree each week and features the athlete on the USATF Web site. Selections are based on top performances and results from the previous week.

2003 USATF Athlete of the Week Winners: January 7, J-Mee Samuels.

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