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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, September 3, 2002
De Reuck named Athlete of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS – Colleen De Reuck has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete
of the Week following her victory Monday at the USA 20K Championships at the
25th New Haven Road Race.
De Reuck caught and passed defending champion Milena Glusac in the second
mile and dominated thereafter, winning the race in 1 hour, 7 minutes, 53
seconds, making her the #5 U.S. performer all-time. Libbie Hickman was the
runner-up in 1:09:02. De Reuck now has a commanding lead in the 2002 USARC
women’s standings with 49 points. Hickman is in second place with 29 points.
Earlier this year De Reuck won the bronze medal in the women’s 8K
competition at the World Cross Country Championships in Dublin, Ireland, and
she set a new U.S. road record of 38:53 in winning the Bloomsday 12K May 5
in Spokane, Wash. Other wins for De Reuck this year came at the USA 7-Mile
Championship at Bix 7 in Davenport, Iowa in 37:44, and the Steamboat Classic
4-mile in Peoria, Ill., in 19:59.
Other outstanding U.S. performers last week included Marion Jones setting a
2002 world-leading mark in winning the women’s 200 meters at the Memorial
Van Damme Golden League meet in Brussels in 22.11 seconds. Jones also won
the 100m earlier that day in 10.88.
World outdoor record holder and Olympic gold medalist Stacy Dragila equaled
her 2002 U.S.-leading outdoor pole vault performance with a clearance of
4.72 meters/15 feet, 5.75 inches in Brussels, and David Krummenacker ran a
U.S.-leading time of 1:43.92 in the 800m. Four-time U.S. women’s 400m
hurdles champion Sandra Glover set the U.S.-leading mark of 54.40. Both
performances took place in Rovereto, Italy.
Despite heavy rains and gusting winds, short distance specialist Tim Seaman
won the USA 40K Race Walk Championship Sunday in Ocean Township, N.J., in
the new personal best and event record time of 3 hours, 6 minutes, 15
seconds. Susan Armenta set a new U.S. 40K best by winning the women’s
competition in 3:32:08, and third-place finisher Sherry Brosnahan set a new
masters women’s 40 & over world best with her time of 4:15:18.
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 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; July 16, Maurice Greene; July 23, Lashinda Demus; July 30,
Kerron Clement; August 6, Nate McDowell; August 13, Phil Raschker; August
20, James Carter; August 27, Marion Jones; September 3, Colleen De Reuck.
BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING SEPT. 1
MEN
100 - 9.91 Tim Montgomery - Brussels, BEL, Aug. 30
200 - 20.07 Coby Miller - Brussels, BEL, Aug. 30
400 - 46.14 Mike Kenyon - Padua, ITA, Sept. 1
800 - 1:43.92 David Krummenacker - Brussels, BEL, Aug. 30 (U.S. leader)
Mile - 3:57.77 Bryan Berryhill - Naimette-Xhovemont, BEL, Aug. 27
5000 - 13:42.38 Ray Hughes - Rovereto, ITA, Aug. 28
110H - 13.44 Duane Ross - Naimette-Xhovemont, BEL, Aug. 27
400H - 48.39 Joey Woody - Brussels, BEL, Aug. 30
HJ - 2.24m/7-4.25 Jamie Nieto - Goteborg, SWE, Aug. 27
PV - 5.80m/19-0.25 Jeff Hartwig - Brussels, BEL, Aug. 30
LJ - 8.36m/27-5.25 Dwight Phillips - Padua, ITA, Sept. 1
TJ - 17.40m/57-1 Walter Davis - Brussels, BEL, Aug. 30
WOMEN
100 - 10.88 Marion Jones - Brussels, BEL, Aug. 30
200 - 22.11 Marion Jones - Brussels, BEL, Aug. 30 (World/U.S. leader)
400 - 50.70 Jearl Miles-Clark - Brussels, BEL, Aug. 30
1500 - 4:01.06 Regina Jacobs - Brussels, BEL, Aug. 30
100H - 12.49 Gail Devers - Brussels, BEL, Aug. 30
400H - 54.40 Sandra Glover - Rovereto, ITA, Aug. 28 (U.S. leader)
PV – 4.72m/15-5.75 Stacy Dragila - Rovereto, ITA, Aug. 28 (ties U.S. leader)
HT - 66.23m/217-3 Leslie Coons - Reims, FRA, Aug. 30
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