INDIANAPOLIS - Walter Dix has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the men's 100 and 200 meters Saturday at the Seminole Twilight at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla.
The 2008 Olympic 100 and 200m bronze medalist, Dix first won the men's 100m in a stadium record 9.98 seconds. He then came back to win the men's 200m in 19.89. It is the fastest time by an American over 200m so far this year.
Elsewhere, reigning Olympic and World Outdoor bronze medalist David Oliver won the men's 110m hurdles in a world-leading 13.12 at the Ponce Grand Prix in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Oliver now owns the four fastest times in the world so far this year.
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; February 24, Amber Campbell; March 3, Amber Campbell; March 10, Phil Raschker; March 17, Ashton Eaton; March 31, Lisa Koll; April 7, Queen Harrison; April 14, Magdalena Lewy Boulet; April 21, Bershawn Jackson; April 28, Phoebe Wright; May 5, Chris Solinsky; May 12, Walter Dix.
BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING MAY 9
MEN
100 - 9.98 Walter Dix (Nike) Tallahassee, FL 5/8
200 - 19.89 Walter Dix (Nike) - Tallahassee, FL 5/8 U.S. leader
400 - 45.44 David Neville (Nike) - Ponce, PR 5/8
800 - 1:46.63 Cory Primm (UCLA) - Eagle Rock, CA 5/8
1500 - 3:40.33 Nick Symmonds (OTC Elite) - Ponce, PR 5/8
Mile - 3:59.33 Matthew Centrowitz (Oregon) - Eugene, OR 5/8
3000SC - 8:50.63 Jacques Sallberg (unat) - Eagle Rock, CA 5/8
5000 - 13:31.87 Ben Bruce (OTC Elite) - Eugene, OR 5/8
110H - 13.12 David Oliver (Nike) - Ponce, PR 5/8 World leader
400H - 48.46 Michael Tinsley (adidas) - Ponce, PR 5/8
HJ - 2.33/7-7.75 Dusty Jonas (Nike) - Lincoln, NE 5/8 World leader
PV - 5.60/18-4.5 Derek Miles (Nike) - Lincoln, NE 5/8
LJ - 7.90/25-11 Trevell Quinley (unat) - Ponce, PR 5/8
TJ - 15.81/51-10.5 Kyle Jenkins (unat) - Seattle, WA 5/8
SP - 21.34/70-0.25 Christian Cantwell (Nike) - Osaka, JPN 5/8
DT - 65.59/215-2 Casey Malone (Nike) - Fort Collins, CO 5/8
HT - 71.84/235-8 Cory Martin (Nike) - Bloomington, IN 5/7
JT - 77.06/252-10 Chris Hill (unat) - Osaka, JPN 5/8
Dec - 8154 Ashton Eaton (Oregon) - Berkeley, CA 5/9
WOMEN
100 - 11.15 Gloria Asumnu (adidas) - Ponce, PR 5/8
200 - 22.86 Debbie Dunn (unat) - Ponce, PR 5/8
400 - 51.47 Natasha Hastings (Nike) - Ponce, PR 5/8
800 - 2:02.18 Molly Beckwith (Indiana) - Bloomington, IN 5/7
1500 - 4:18.85 Nicole Blood (Oregon) - Eugene, OR 5/8
3000SC - 9:54.70 Bridget Franek (Penn State) - State College, PA 5/7
5000 - 16:24.13 Julie Bottorff (Duke) - Durham, NC 5/9
100H - 12.76 Ginnie Crawford (Nike) - Osaka, JPN 5/8
400H - 55.38 Dominique Darden (unat) - Ponce, PR 5/8
PV - 4.51/14-9.5 Kylie Hutson (Indiana State) - Bloomington, IN 5/7 World leader
LJ - 6.77/22-2.5 Funmi Jimoh (Nike) - Ponce, PR 5/8
TJ - 13.80/45-3.5 Toni Smith (Oklahoma Elite) - Norman, OK 5/7
SP - 16.48/54-1 Lawanda Henry (North Carolina State) - Chapel Hill, NC 5/8
DT - 62.40/204-9 Becky Breisch (Nike) - Osaka, JPN 5/8
HT - 66.64/218-8 Jessica Cosby (Nike) - Eagle Rock, CA 5/8
JT - 53.64/176-0 Rachel Yurkovich (Nike) - Eugene, OR 5/8
Hept - 5552 Barbara Nwaba (Cal-Santa Barbara) - Northridge, CA 5/8
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