Lagat named Athlete of the Week

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INDIANAPOLIS – Bernard Lagat has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after winning the men’s 3,000 and 5,000m over the weekend at the IAAF Continental Cup in Split, Croatia.
The 2007 1,500 and 5,000 World Outdoor champion, Lagat kicked a 51-second final lap to win a tactical men’s 5,000m Saturday in 13:58.23. It was more of the same Sunday night, as he surged over the final 80m to win the 3,000m in 7:54.75, making him the only individual double winner in Split. Along with his 1,500m win at the World Cup in Madrid eight years ago, Lagat became the first athlete to collect victories at a World or Continental Cup in three different events.

Elsewhere, Trevor Barron of Bethel Park, Pa., posted an eye-popping performance at the Nordic 20 km RW Championships in Finland. Barron covered the 20-kilometers in a blistering 1 hour 23 minutes 49.39 seconds, which is the fastest time by an American since 2007. His performance bettered the U.S. Junior record by 18:31. However, the required judging was not present to qualify his performance for the IAAF World Championships.

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; July 7, David Oliver; July 22, David Oliver; July 28, Conor McCullough; August 4, Kennedy Blahnik; August 11, Tyson Gay; August 18, Allyson Felix; August 26, Robin Reynolds; September 1, Molly Huddle; September 8, Bernard Lagat.

BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 5

MEN

100 - 9.92 Tyson Gay (adidas) - Zagreb, CRO 9/1

200 - 19.95 Walace Spearmon (Saucony) - Split, CRO 9/5

400 - 44.22 Jeremy Wariner (adidas) - Split, CRO 9/4

800 - 1:44.98 Nick Symmonds (Nike/OTC) - Split, CRO 9/5

1500 - 3:36.48 Leonel Manzano (Nike) - Split, CRO 9/4

3000 - 7:54.75 Bernard Lagat (Nike) - Split, CRO 9/5

3000SC - 8:27.59 Dan Huling (Reebok) - Split, CRO 9/5

5000 - 13:58.23 Bernard Lagat (Nike) - Split, CRO 9/4

110H - 13.11 David Oliver (Nike) - Split, CRO 9/5

400H - 48.62 Bershawn Jackson (Nike) - Split, CRO 9/4

HJ - 2.21 Dusty Jonas (Nike) - Split, CRO 9/4

PV - 5.75 Derek Miles (Nike) - Split, CRO 9/5

LJ - 8.34 Dwight Phillips (Trackstar Apparel) - Split, CRO 9/4

SP - 22.22 Christian Cantwell (Nike) - Zagreb, CRO 9/1

DT - 61.33 Jason Young (Nike) - Split, CRO 9/5

HT - 74.00 A.G. Kruger (Nike) - Split, CRO 9/4

JT - 73.18 Mike Hazle (Nike) - Split, CRO 9/5

WOMEN

100 - 11.09 Shalonda Solomon (Reebok) - Split, CRO 9/4

200 - 22.94 Marshevet Myers (adidas) - Zagreb, CRO 9/1

400 - 50.21 Debbie Dunn (unat) - Split, CRO 9/4

800 - 1:59.49 Morgan Uceny (Reebok) - Zagreb, CRO 9/1

1500 - 4:21.46 Christin Wurth-Thomas (Nike) - Split, CRO 9/5

3000 - 9:04.82 Shannon Rowbury (Nike) - Split, CRO 9/4

3000SC - 9:41.48 Lisa Aguilera (Nike) - Split, CRO 9/5

5000 - 16:08.60 Molly Huddle (Saucony) - Split, CRO 9/5

100H - 12.66 Lolo Jones (Asics) - Split, CRO 9/5

400H - 55.64 Nicole Leach (Nike) - Split, CRO 9/4

PV - 4.35 Becky Holliday (unat) - Split, CRO 9/4

LJ - 6.28 Brianna Glenn (unat) - Split, CRO 9/5

TJ - 13.62 Erica McLain (Nike) - Split, CRO 9/4

SP - 18.49 Jill Camarena (NYAC) - Split, CRO 9/5

DT - 60.70 Becky Breisch (Nike) - Split, CRO 9/4

JT - 58.07 Kara Patterson (Asics) - Split, CRO 9/4

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