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> Contact: Tom Surber > Media Information Manager > USA Track & Field > (317) 261-0500 x317 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.usatf.org > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > Tuesday, September 24, 2002 > > Jones named Athlete of the Week > > INDIANAPOLIS – Five-time Olympic medalist Marion Jones has been named USA > Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after completing an undefeated season > with her 100-meter win Friday at the 2002 IAAF World Cup in Madrid, Spain. > > A 20-minute downpour before Jones stepped into the blocks left her lane > (lane one) with slushy footing and standing water. After three false starts > (including one by her) Jones won the race in 10.90 seconds to finish 2002 > with her first unbeaten season ever. (She lost long jump competitions in > 1998-2000 and lost the 100m World Championship in 2001). Tayna Lawrence of > the Americas was second to Jones in 11.06 seconds. > > Jones ends the 2002 campaign tied for the second-fastest women’s 100m time > in the world this season (10.84) and she owns seven of the eight fastest > times in the world this year. Her 22.11 at 200-meters is the world’s best > this season and her 400m win (50.46) at Mt. SAC in April made her the > third-fastest American at that distance in 2002. Only Jearl Miles-Clark and > Michelle Collins were faster. > > This marks the second time this season that Jones has been named USATF’s > Athlete of the Week. She also earned the designation August 27 after > defeating reigning world 100m champion Zhanna Pintusevich Block at the > Norwich Union Grand Prix on August 23 in London, England. Jones ran away > with the race in 10.97 seconds. Pintusevich-Block was a distant second in > 11.11. > > Other U.S. winners at the World Cup in Madrid included Gail Devers, who > ended one of her finest seasons in leading the women’s 100m hurdles from > start to finish and breaking the tape in 12.65 seconds. > > On the men’s side, Olympic silver medalist Adam Nelson won the shot put with > a throw of 20.80 meters/68 feet, 3 inches, James Carter won the 400m hurdles > in 48.27 seconds and 2001 World Championships silver medalist Savante > Stringfellow, defeated world and Olympic champion Ivan Pedroso of the > Americas with a leap of 8.21m/26-11.75. > > Team USA’s men’s 4x100m relay squad of Jon Drummond, Jason Smoots, Kaaron > Conwright and Coby Miller ran a World Cup record of 37.95 seconds to easily > beat the Americas, who finished second in 38.32. By finishing as the > runner-up in the team competition, Team USA’s men had their best finish > since they won the World Cup in 1989. > > 2002 USA decathlon champion Tom Pappas also turned in an outstanding > performance this past weekend by defeating Czechoslovakia’s world record > holder Roman Sebrle to win the 2002 DecaStar in Talence, France. Pappas > grabbed the lead on the first day of competition by winning the high jump > with a clearance of 2.12 meters/6 feet-11.5 inches. He held the lead the > rest of the way in totaling 8,525 points for the victory. Sebrle was the > runner-up with 8,417 points. > > Also at Talence, 2002 U.S. champion and 2001 World Championships bronze > medalist Shelia Burrell finished third in the heptathlon with 6,085 points. > > 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; > September 10, Suzy Favor Hamilton; September 17, Tim Montgomery; September > 24, Marion Jones. > > BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING SEPT. 22 > (Note - all marks except decathlon/heptathlon are from the World Cup in > Madrid, ESP on 9/20-21) > > MEN > > 100 - 10.10 Jon Drummond > 200 - 20.32 Ramon Clay > 400 - 45.46 Alvin Harrison > 800 - 1:45.14 David Krummenacker > 1500 - 4:05.82 Seneca Lassiter > 3000 - 8:10.66 Bolota Asmerom > 5000 - 13:33.44 Meb Keflezighi > 3000SC - 8:32.72 Anthony Famiglietti > 110H - 13.45 Allen Johnson > 400H - 48.27 James Carter > HJ - 2.10/6-10.75 Nathan Leeper > PV - 5.70/18-8.25 Jeff Hartwig > LJ - 8.21/26-11.25 Savante Stringfellow > TJ - 17.23w/56-6.5 Walter Davis > SP - 20.80/68-3 Adam Nelson > DT - 61.52/201-10 Adam Setliff > HT - 71.03/233-0 John McEwen > JT - 65.73/215-7 Chris Clever > 4x100 - 37.95 > 4x400 - 2:59.21 > Decathlon - 8525 Tom Pappas - Talence, FRA Sept. 21-22 > > WOMEN > > 100 - 10.90 Marion Jones > 200 - 23.51 Kelli White > 400 - 50.27 Jearl Miles-Clark (U.S. leader) > 800 - 2:02.92 Sasha Spencer > 1500 - 4:10.78 Regina Jacobs > 3000 - 8:57.27 Sarah Schwald > 5000 - 15:59.44 Collette Liss > 100H - 12.65 Gail Devers > 400H - 54.46 Sandra Glover > HJ - 1.96/6-5 Tisha Waller > PV - 4.00/13-1.5 Mary Sauer > LJ - 5.91/19-4.75 Brianna Glenn > TJ - 13.79/45-3 Yuliana Perez > SP - 18.63/61-1.5 Teri Steer > DT - 59.57/195-5 Kris Kuehl > HT - 65.94/216-4 Anna Norgren-Mahon > JT - 56.91/186-8 Serene Ross > 4x100 - 42.05 > 4x400 - 3:24.67 > Heptathlon - 6085 Shelia Burrell - Talence, FRA Sept. 21-22 > > # # # > > PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE: If you would like to respond, please > direct your e-mail to the "Contact" person listed at the top of the text of > this message. 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