Patterson named Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS- Kara Patterson has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after setting an American record in the women's javelin Friday evening at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.


Patterson won her consecutive U.S. women's javelin throw title with her final attempt that soared to 66.67m/218-8, which bettered the previous AR of 64.19/210-7 set by Kim Kreiner in 2007.

Earlier in the competition, Patterson twice hurled the spear to the third-farthest distance in U.S. history, beginning with her third-round throw of 62.61m/205-5, followed by her toss in the fifth-round of 62.80m/206-0. Patterson's impressive performance makes her the 13th best performer all-time.

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; June 16, Queen Harrison; June 30, Kara Patterson.


2010 U.S. OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS

MEN

100 - 10.04 Walter Dix (Nike)
200 - 19.77w Wallace Spearmon (Saucony)
400 - 44.61 Greg Nixon (Asics)
800 - 1:45.98 Nick Symmonds (OTC/Nike)
1500 - 3:50.83 Lopez Lomong (Nike)
3000SC - 8:27.87 Dan Huling (Reebok)
5000 - 13:54.08 Bernard Lagat (Nike)
10,000 - 28:59.29 Galen Rupp (Nike)
20k Walk - 1:29:22 John Nunn (US Army)
110H - 12.93 David Oliver (Nike)
400H - 47.32 Bershawn Jackson (Nike)
HJ - 2.26/7-5 Jesse Williams (Nike)
PV - 5.60/18-4.5 Mark Hollis (unattached)
LJ - 8.37/27-5.5 Dwight Phillips (Nike)
TJ - 17.02/55-10.25 Kenta Bell (unattached)
SP - 21.65/71-0.5 Christian Cantwell (Nike)
DT - 62.57/205-3 Casey Malone (Nike)
HT - 76.51/251-0 Jake Freeman (NYAC)
JT - 79.86/262-0 Sean Furey (unattached)
Dec - 8,215 Jake Arnold (Asics)



WOMEN

100 - 11.27 Allyson Felix (Nike)
200 - 22.40 Connie Moore (unattached)
400 - 49.64 Debbie Dunn (Nike)
800 - 1:59.87 Alysia Johnson (Nike)
1500 - 4:13.65 Anna Pierce (Nike)
3000SC - 9:53.59 Lisa Aguilera (Nike)
5000 - 15:28.70 Lauren Fleshman (OTC/Nike)
10,000 - 32:06.45 Amy Begley (Nike)
20k Walk - 1:39:47 Maria Michta (Walk USA)
100H - 12.69 Lolo Jones (Asics)
400H - 54.85 Ti'erra Brown (Miami)
HJ - 2.05/6-8.75 Chante Lowe (Nike)
PV - 4.89/16-0.5 Jenn Suhr (adidas)
LJ - 7.08w/23-2.75 Brittney Reese (Nike)
TJ - 14.18w/46-6.25 Erica McLain (Nike)
SP - 19.13/62-9.25 Jill Camarena (NYAC)
DT - 63.34/207-9 Becky Breisch (Nike)
HT - 71.52/234-7 Amber Campbell (Nike)
JT - 66.67/218-8 Kara Patterson (Asics)
Hept - 6,735 Hyleas Fountain (Nike
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