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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, July 9, 2002
Teter named USATF Athlete of the Week
U.S. indoor and outdoor 800m champion Nicole Teter has been named USA Track
& Fields Athlete of the Week after turning in impressive performances in
the 800 and 1500 meters last week in Europe.
Teter ran a U.S.-leading and personal-best time of 1:57.97 in the 800 meters
on July 2 at the Athletissima track meet in Lausanne, Switzerland. On July
5, she won the first major European title of her career, winning the 1500m
at Meeting Gaz de France in Paris, in a time of 4:05.52.
Also at the meet in Lausanne, three-time World 100m hurdles champion Gail
Devers continued her winning form as she ran a world-leading time of 12.40
seconds in the 100m hurdles.
Marion Jones ran 10.89 in the 100m at Paris, which was the best in the world
this year until Zhanna Pintusevich-Block of Ukraine ran 10.84 on July 7 in
Rethymno, Greece. Seneca Lassiter also ran a U.S.-leading mens 1500m time
of 3:36.73 in Paris.
On the youth level, Kerron Clement was named Verizon Male Athlete of the
Meet and Trisa Nickoley was named Verizon Female Athlete of the Meet at
USATFs Youth Athletics Championships in Miami, Fla.
CLARIFICATION: Sunday's Youth Athletics release should have stated that
16-year-old Trisa Nickoley, of Shawnee, Kan., broke the intermediate girls
U.S. 800m record with her time of 2:08.94. The previous U.S. record of
2:09.69, set by Liz Mueller, had stood for 11 years.
Now in its second year, USATFs 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 5,
Nicole Teter; March 12, Jeff Hartwig; March 19, Aretha Hill; March 26, Deena
Drossin; April 2, Kim Fitchen; April 9, Deena Drossin; April 16, Khalid
Khannouchi; April 23, Kenta Bell; April 30, Suzy Powell; May 7, Deena
Drossin; May 14, Savante Stringfellow; May 21, Adam Nelson; May 28, Kevin
Toth; June 4, Lashinda Demus; June 11, Anna Norgren Mahon; June 18, Molly
Huddle; June 25, Sanya Richards; July 2, Savante Stringfellow; July 9,
Nicole Teter.
BEST U.S. PERFORMANCES WEEK ENDING JULY 7
MEN
100 9.99 Maurice Greene Paris, FRA July 5
200 20.26 Darvis Patton Rethymnon, GRE July 7
400 44.48 Alvin Harrison Rethymnon, GRE July 7
800 1:44.83 David Krummenacker Paris, FRA July 5
1500 3:36.73 Seneca Lassiter Paris, FRA July 5 (U.S. Leader)
3000 8:16.05 Dave Davis CanAm, Waltham, MA July 2
3000SC 8:22.00 Tim Broe Paris, FRA July 5
5000 13:49.98 Ryan Kirkpatrick Brunswick, ME July 6
110H 13.13 Allen Johnson Rethymnon, GRE July 7
400H 48.54 James Carter Paris, FRA July 5
HJ 2.25/7-4.5 Matt Hemmingway Cork, IRL July 2
PV 5.85/19-2.25 Jeff Hartwig Lausanne, SUI July 2
LJ 8.31/27-3.25 Savante Stringfellow Madrid, ESP July 3
TJ 17.39/57-0.75 Walter Davis Lausanne, SUI July 2
SP 20.18/66-2.5 Jamie Beyer Madrid, ESP July 3
DT 58.75/192-8 Adam Setliff Madrid, ESP July 3
WOMEN
100 10.89 Marion Jones Paris, FRA July 5 (U.S. Leader)
200 22.56 Kelli White Paris, FRA July 5
400 50.45 Jearl Miles-Clark Rethymnon, GRE July 7
800 1:57.97 Nicole Teter Lausanne, SUI July 2 (U.S. Leader)
1500 4:05.52 Nicole Teter Paris, FRA July 5
3000 8:56.49 Sarah Schwald Paris, FRA July 5
5000 15:52.06 Katie McGregor Brunswick, ME July 6
100H 12.40 Gail Devers Lausanne, SUI July 2 (World Leader)
400H 54.94 Sandra Glover Paris, FRA July 5
HJ 1.94/6-4.25 Amy Acuff Lausanne, SUI July 2
PV 4.65/15-3 Stacy Dragila & Mary Sauer Madrid, ESP July 3
LJ 6.42/21-0.75 Grace Upshaw Madrid, ESP July 3
DT 62.79/206-0 Kris Kuehl Rethymnon, GRE July 7
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