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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 19, 2002
Hill named Athlete of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS - Aretha Hill has been named USA Track & Field�s Athlete of
the Week after winning the women�s discus competition (61.28m/201-0) at the
Georgia Relays on Saturday in Athens, Georgia.
In her second year as a volunteer assistant track and field coach at the
University of Tennessee, Hill won the competition by nearly 10 meters. A
1996 Olympian, Hill is a 1998 graduate of the University of Washington.
Throwers dominated the weekend�s top outdoor performances, with Reese
Hoffa winning the men�s shot put (19.97m/65-6.25) and Jay Harvard winning
the men�s hammer throw (69.50m/228-1) at the Georgia Relays. Nick Petrucci
threw 61.50m/ 201-9 in the men�s discus in Los Angeles and Dawn Ellerbe
threw 63.90m/209-8 to win the women�s hammer in Coral Gables, Florida.
Now in its second year, USATF�s Athlete of the Week program is designed to
recognize 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; January 15, Tamara Diles; January 22, Miguel Pate;
January 29, Regina Jacobs; February 5, Jeff Hartwig; February 12, Meb
Keflezighi; February 19, Curt Clausen; February 26, Jeff Hartwig; March 2,
Nicole Teter; March 12, Jeff Hartwig; March 19, Aretha Hill.
TOP OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES, WEEK OF MARCH 17
MEN�S 100 METERS - 10.24 - Anthony Buchanan (Washington State) at UCLA
MEN�S HIGH JUMP - 7-4.5 (2.25m) - J.J. Barton at Louisiana State
MEN�S LONG JUMP - 27-4 (Wind aided) (8.33m) - Brian Johnson (Southern U.) at
New Orleans
MEN�S TRIPLE JUMP - 55-0 (wind aided) (16.76m) - Lavar Anderson at Baton
Rouge, La.
MEN�S SHOT PUT - 65-6.25 (19.97m) - Reese Hoffa at University of Georgia
MEN�S DISCUS THROW - 201-9 (61.50m) - Nick Petrucci at Los Angeles
MEN�S HAMMER THROW - 228-1 (69.50m) - Jay Harvard at University of Georgia
MEN�S JAVELIN THROW - 247-0 (75.29m) - John Stiegeler (Oregon) at Eugene,
Oregon
MEN�S DECATHLON - 7948 points - Ryan Harlan (Rice) at Texas A&M
WOMEN�S 400 METERS - 52.95 - LaTasha Jenkins at Auburn, Ala.
WOMEN�S 100-METERS HURDLES - 13.39 - Kia Davis at Charlotte, NC
WOMEN�S 400-METERS HURDLES - 57.94 - Tiffany Ross (South Carolina) at Coral
Gables, Fla.
WOMEN�S DISCUS THROW - 201-00 (61.28m) - Aretha Hill at University of
Georgia
WOMEN�S HAMMER THROW - 209-8 (63.90m) - Dawn Ellerbe at Coral Gables, Fla.
WOMEN�S JAVELIN THROW - 171-3 (52.20m) - Kim Kreiner at Baton Rouge, La.
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