Flanagan named Athlete of the Week

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

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Vicky Oddi
USA Track & Field
Communications Coordinator
317-713-4670; Vicky.Oddi@usatf.org


Flanagan named Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - Shalane Flanagan has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning her fourth USA Cross Country title Saturday at the 2010 USA Cross Country Championships at Plantes Ferry Recreation Park in Spokane, Wash.

The 2008 Olympic Games 10,000m bronze medalist, Flanagan took command of the open women's 8 km from the gun and never relinquished control, winning the race in 25:10. She was 51 seconds ahead of runner-up Molly Huddle, a two-time USA Women's 10 km champion. It was the second national title for Flanagan so far this year; she broke the course record in winning the USA Half Marathon Championships in January.

Now in its ninth 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 website. Selections are based on top performances and results from the previous week.
Winners: January 13, Jen Clayton; January 20, Shalane Flanagan; January 27, Nolan Shaheed; February 3, Bernard Lagat; February 10, Bernard Lagat; February 17, Shalane Flanagan.

BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 14

MEN

60 - 6.56 Mike Rodgers (Nike) - Fayetteville, AR 2/12
200 - 20.80 Curtis Mitchell (Texas A&M) - College Station, TX 2/13
400 - 45.03 Torrin Lawrence (Georgia) - Fayetteville, AR 2/12 World leader
800 - 1:46.36ot Andrew Wheating (Oregon) - Seattle, WA 2/13
Mile - 3:55.79 Russell Brown (Nike) - Fayetteville, AR 2/12
3000 - 7:49.94ot Craig Miller (Wisconsin) - Seattle, WA 2/13
5000 - 13:42.22ot Aaron Braun (Adams State) - Seattle, WA 2/12
60H - 7.43 Terrence Trammell (Trackstar Apparel) - Leipzig, GER 2/13 World leader
HJ - 2.32/7-7.25 Andra Manson (Nike) - Bydgoszcz, POL 2/10
PV - 5.52/18-1.25 Paul Gensic (USAF) - Air Force Academy, CO 2/13
LJ - 7.84/25-8.75 Jeff Henderson (unat) - Fayetteville, AR 2/12 & Bryce Lamb (Texas Tech) - College Station, TX 2/13
TJ - 16.55/54-3.75 Muhammad Halim (unat) - Ithaca, NY 2/13
SP - 21.61/70-10.75 Christian Cantwell (Nike) - Leipzig, GER 2/13
WT - 23.33/76-6.5 Jake Freeman (NYAC) - Riverdale, NY 2/11
Hept - 5496 Weston Leutz (North Dakota St.) - Fargo, ND 2/13

WOMEN

60 - 7.23 Kya Brookins (South Carolina) - Fayetteville, AR 2/12
200 - 23.15 Shalonda Solomon (Reebok) - Fayetteville, AR 2/13
400 - 51.67 Natasha Hastings (Nike) - Fayetteville, AR 2/12
800 - 2:02.60 Alysia Johnson (Nike) - Fayetteville, AR 2/12
Mile - 4:32.48ot Jessica Pixler (Seattle Pacific) - Seattle, WA 2/13
3000 - 9:12.25ot Jordan Hasay (Oregon) - Seattle, WA 2/13
5000 - 15:29.65ot Lisa Koll (Iowa State) - Ames, IA 2/13
60H - 8.00 Kellie Wells (unat) - Leipzig, GER 2/13
HJ - 1.94/6-4.25 Chaunte Howard-Lowe (Nike) - Valencia, ESP 2/13
PV - 4.66/15-3.5 Lacy Janson (Nike) - Fayetteville, AR 2/12
LJ - 6.63/21-9 Brittney Reese (Nike) - Fayetteville, AR 2/12
TJ - 13.82/45-4.25 Toni Smith (Oklahoma Elite) - Fayetteville, AR 2/13
SP - 17.48/57-4.25 Jill Camarena-Williams (NYAC) - Seattle, WA 2/13
WT - 22.34/73-3.5 D'Ana McCarty (Louisville) - Bloomington, IN 2/12
Pent - 4073 Liz Roehrig (unat) - Ames, IA 2/11


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