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Subject: USATF Release: Michelsohn named Athlete of the Week
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 16:15:28 -0500
Contact: Tom Surber
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 8, 2002
Michelsohn named Athlete of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS – Mary-Louise Michelsohn has been named USA Track &
Field’s
Athlete of the Week after setting a new masters world record over the
weekend at a meet in Brentwood on Long Island in New York.
Michelsohn, 60, of Stony Brook, N.Y., set a new world and American
record
in the 1,500 meters in the 60-64 age group. Michelsohn, who competes for the
Bohemia Track Club, ran 5:50.2.
Now in its second 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 Web site.
Selections are based on top performances and results from the previous week.
2002 USATF Athlete of the Week Winners: January 3, Jim
Garcia; January 8,
Mary-Louise Michelsohn.
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CORRECTION: USATF’s News & Notes on Monday mistakenly reported that Kathy
Martin’s performance of 5:02.8 in the 1,500 meters over the weekend in
Brentwood was a masters world record. Although the performance does not
qualify as a world record, it is an American record in the 50-54 age group.
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