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Jones named Athlete of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS – Five-time Olympic medalist Marion Jones has been
named USA
Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after completing an undefeated
season
with her 100-meter win Friday at the 2002 IAAF World Cup in Madrid, Spain.
A 20-minute downpour before Jones stepped into the blocks left her lane
(lane one) with slushy footing and standing water. After three false starts
(including one by her) Jones won the race in 10.90 seconds to finish 2002
with her first unbeaten season ever. (She lost long jump competitions
in
1998-2000 and lost the 100m World Championship in 2001). Tayna Lawrence
of
the Americas was second to Jones in 11.06 seconds.
Jones ends the 2002 campaign tied for the second-fastest women’s
100m time
in the world this season (10.84) and she owns seven of the eight fastest
times in the world this year. Her 22.11 at 200-meters is the world’s
best
this season and her 400m win (50.46) at Mt. SAC in April made her the
third-fastest American at that distance in 2002. Only Jearl Miles-Clark
and
Michelle Collins were faster.
This marks the second time this season that Jones has been named USATF’s
Athlete of the Week. She also earned the designation August 27 after
defeating reigning world 100m champion Zhanna Pintusevich Block at the
Norwich Union Grand Prix on August 23 in London, England. Jones ran away
with the race in 10.97 seconds. Pintusevich-Block was a distant second
in
11.11.
Other U.S. winners at the World Cup in Madrid included Gail Devers, who
ended one of her finest seasons in leading the women’s 100m hurdles
from
start to finish and breaking the tape in 12.65 seconds.
On the men’s side, Olympic silver medalist Adam Nelson won the
shot put with
a throw of 20.80 meters/68 feet, 3 inches, James Carter won the 400m hurdles
in 48.27 seconds and 2001 World Championships silver medalist Savante
Stringfellow, defeated world and Olympic champion Ivan Pedroso of the
Americas with a leap of 8.21m/26-11.75.
Team USA’s men’s 4x100m relay squad of Jon Drummond, Jason
Smoots, Kaaron
Conwright and Coby Miller ran a World Cup record of 37.95 seconds to easily
beat the Americas, who finished second in 38.32. By finishing as the
runner-up in the team competition, Team USA’s men had their best
finish
since they won the World Cup in 1989.
2002 USA decathlon champion Tom Pappas also turned in an outstanding
performance this past weekend by defeating Czechoslovakia’s world
record
holder Roman Sebrle to win the 2002 DecaStar in Talence, France. Pappas
grabbed the lead on the first day of competition by winning the high jump
with a clearance of 2.12 meters/6 feet-11.5 inches. He held the lead the
rest of the way in totaling 8,525 points for the victory. Sebrle was the
runner-up with 8,417 points.
Also at Talence, 2002 U.S. champion and 2001 World Championships bronze
medalist Shelia Burrell finished third in the heptathlon with 6,085 points.
Now in its second year, USATF’s Athlete of the Week program is
designed to
recognize 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.
2002 USATF Athlete of the Week winners: January 3, Jim Garcia; January
8,
Mary Louise Michelsohn; January 15, Tamara Diles; January 22, Miguel Pate;
January 29, Regina Jacobs; February 5, Jeff Hartwig; February 12, Meb
Keflezighi; February 19, Curt Clausen; February 26, Jeff Hartwig; March
5,
Nicole Teter; March 12, Jeff Hartwig; March 19, Aretha Hill; March 26,
Deena
Drossin; April 2, Kim Fitchen; April 9, Deena Drossin; April 16, Khalid
Khannouchi; April 23, Kenta Bell; April 30, Suzy Powell; May 7, Deena
Drossin; May 14, Savante Stringfellow; May 21, Adam Nelson; May 28, Kevin
Toth; June 4, Lashinda Demus; June 11, Anna Norgren Mahon; June 18, Molly
Huddle; June 25, Sanya Richards; July 2, Savante Stringfellow; July 9,
Nicole Teter; July 16, Maurice Greene; July 23, Lashinda Demus; July 30,
Kerron Clement; August 6, Nate McDowell; August 13, Phil Raschker; August
20, James Carter; August 27, Marion Jones; September 3, Colleen De Reuck;
September 10, Suzy Favor Hamilton; September 17, Tim Montgomery; September
24, Marion Jones.
BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING SEPT. 22
(Note - all marks except decathlon/heptathlon are from the World Cup in
Madrid, ESP on 9/20-21)
MEN
100 - 10.10 Jon Drummond
200 - 20.32 Ramon Clay
400 - 45.46 Alvin Harrison
800 - 1:45.14 David Krummenacker
1500 - 4:05.82 Seneca Lassiter
3000 - 8:10.66 Bolota Asmerom
5000 - 13:33.44 Meb Keflezighi
3000SC - 8:32.72 Anthony Famiglietti
110H - 13.45 Allen Johnson
400H - 48.27 James Carter
HJ - 2.10/6-10.75 Nathan Leeper
PV - 5.70/18-8.25 Jeff Hartwig
LJ - 8.21/26-11.25 Savante Stringfellow
TJ - 17.23w/56-6.5 Walter Davis
SP - 20.80/68-3 Adam Nelson
DT - 61.52/201-10 Adam Setliff
HT - 71.03/233-0 John McEwen
JT - 65.73/215-7 Chris Clever
4x100 - 37.95
4x400 - 2:59.21
Decathlon - 8525 Tom Pappas - Talence, FRA Sept. 21-22
WOMEN
100 - 10.90 Marion Jones
200 - 23.51 Kelli White
400 - 50.27 Jearl Miles-Clark (U.S. leader)
800 - 2:02.92 Sasha Spencer
1500 - 4:10.78 Regina Jacobs
3000 - 8:57.27 Sarah Schwald
5000 - 15:59.44 Collette Liss
100H - 12.65 Gail Devers
400H - 54.46 Sandra Glover
HJ - 1.96/6-5 Tisha Waller
PV - 4.00/13-1.5 Mary Sauer
LJ - 5.91/19-4.75 Brianna Glenn
TJ - 13.79/45-3 Yuliana Perez
SP - 18.63/61-1.5 Teri Steer
DT - 59.57/195-5 Kris Kuehl
HT - 65.94/216-4 Anna Norgren-Mahon
JT - 56.91/186-8 Serene Ross
4x100 - 42.05
4x400 - 3:24.67
Heptathlon - 6085 Shelia Burrell - Talence, FRA Sept. 21-22
AMERICAN 10,000 METER RECORD HOLDER MEBRAHTOM
KEFLEZIGHI SETS HIS SIGHTS ON THE MARATHON
NEW YORK, Sept 25 - Mebrahtom (Meb) Keflezighi, the American record holder
at 10,000 meters, reigning national champion at that distance and a member
of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team, will make his marathon debut on Sunday,
November 3rd, at the 33rd running of the New York City Marathon, it was
announced today by Allan Steinfeld, Race Director and President and CEO
of
New York Road Runners.
Keflezighi (Ka-FLEZ-gee) set the American 10,000m record (27:13.98) on
May
4, 2001 in Stanford breaking Mark Nenow's 15-year-old record by nearly
seven
seconds. This June, he won the U.S. national championship at 10,000m,
also
at Stanford, in 27:41.68.
"Some of the greatest marathon runners of all time have come from
a 10,000
meter background on the track, including three-time New York City Marathon
champion Alberto Salazar, so Meb is in good company as he steps up to
the
marathon distance," said Steinfeld
Keflezighi, 27, grew up in Eritrea, East Africa and became a U.S. citizen
in
July, 1998. During that summer he represented his new country for the
first
time at the Goodwill Games, finishing sixth (29:57.80) in the 10,000m.
In
2000 he became a member of the U.S. Olympic Team, where he won the 10,000m
at the U.S. Olympic Trials (28:03.32) and despite suffering the flu, went
on
to place 12th at Sydney (27:53.63).
Keflezighi, who currently resides in Mammoth Lakes, California has yet
to
return to Eritrea, despite Eritrea winning independence in 1993 after
a
30-year war with Ethiopia. Keflezighi graduated from UCLA in 1999 after
winning four NCAA titles (cross-country, indoor 5K, outdoor 5K and 10K).
Inaugurated in 1970 with 127 entrants, the New York City Marathon has
grown
into the world's premiere road race, featuring 30,000 participants, some
2.5
million live spectators, a leading elite field, and a guaranteed prize
purse
of more than $475,000. Broadcast across the nation and in 125 countries
worldwide, the 26.2-mile footrace is the United States' most watched one-day
sporting event. The New York City Marathon takes place the first Sunday
in
November each year and is the premier event of New York Road Runners,
the
world's most comprehensive running organization. For more information
visit
www.nycmarathon.org
David Monti, Editor & Publisher, Race Results Weekly
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