Lagat named Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS- Bernard Lagat has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after setting the American record over 5,000m Friday at the 2010 ExxonMobil Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway.

A two-time Olympic and three-time World Outdoor Championships medalist, Lagat ran 12:54.12 to break the previous American record of 12:56.27 set by Dathan Ritzenhein last year. The new record thrashed Lagat's previous personal best of 12:59.22, which he ran in 2006.

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; May 26, Cory Martin; June 2, Chaunte Lowe; June 9, Bernard Lagat.

BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING JUNE 6

MEN

100 - 10.09 Trell Kimmons (adidas) - Oslo, NOR 6/4
200 - 20.35 Wallace Spearmon (Saucony) - Rabat, MAR 6/6
400 - 45.74 Jamaal Torrence (Nike) - Bydgoszcz, POL 6/6
800 - 1:46.51 Khadevis Robinson (Nike) - Walnut, CA 6/6
Mile - 3:59.18 Andrew Jesien (unat) - Nashville, TN 6/5
3000SC - 8:42.07 Jacques Sallberg (unat) - Walnut, CA 6/6
5000 - 12:54.12 Bernard Lagat (Nike) - Oslo, NOR 6/4 AMERICAN RECORD
110H - 13.43 Ty Akins (unat) - Baunatal, GER 6/2
400H - 48.12 Kerron Clement (Nike) - Oslo, NOR 6/4 =U.S. leader
HJ - 2.20/7-2.5 Jamie Nieto (unat) - Rabat, MAR 6/6 & David Smith (Georgia HS) - Albuquerque, NM 6/5
PV - 5.62/18-5.25 Mark Hollis (unat) & Jeremy Scott (Nike) - Innsbruck, AUT 6/4
LJ - 8.26/27-1.25 Dwight Phillips (Nike) - Rabat, MAR 6/6
SP - 21.50/70-6.5 Christian Cantwell (Nike) - Bydgoszcz, POL 6/6
DT - 57.67/189-2 Matt Kosecki (unat) - Walnut, CA 6/6
HT - 75.82/248-9 Jake Freeman (NYAC) - West Point, NY 6/1
JT - 72.68/238-5 Aris Borajs (unat) - Walnut, CA 6/6
Dec - 7541 Ryan Harlan (unat) - Dallas, TX 6/6

WOMEN

100 - 10.90 Shalonda Solomon (Reebok) - Clermont, FL 6/5
200 - 22.54 Carmelita Jeter (Nike) - Oslo, NOR 6/4
400 - 50.75 Debbie Dunn (unat) - Oslo, NOR 6/4
800 - 2:01.55 Maggie Vessey (New Balance) - Rabat, MAR 6/6
Mile - 4:33.96 Amy Mortimer (Reebok) - Nashville, TN 6/5 U.S. leader
3000SC - 9:59.49 Juliane Masciana (unat) - Walnut, CA 6/6
100H - 12.66 Lolo Jones (Asics) - Oslo, NOR 6/4
400H - 55.71 Nicole Leach (Nike) - Bydgoszcz, POL 6/6
HJ - 2.01/6-7 Chaunte Lowe (Nike) - Oslo, NOR 6/4
PV - 4.35/14-3.25 Tori Pena (unat) - Walnut, CA 6/6
LJ - 6.59/21-7.5 Funmi Jimoh (Nike) - Bydgoszcz, POL 6/6
TJ - 13.43/44-0.75 Amanda Smock (unat) - Walnut, CA 6/6
DT - 61.80/202-9 Aretha Thurmond (Nike) - Oslo, NOR 6/4
HT - 66.00/216-6 Amy Haapanen (unat) - Walnut, CA 6/6
JT - 60.11/197-2 Rachel Yurkovich (Nike) - Rabat, MAR 6/6
Hept - 5636 Emily Pearson (unat) - Dallas, TX 6/6
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