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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, October 8, 2002
Torres named Athlete of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS – University of Colorado senior Jorge Torres has been named USA
Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after his record-breaking win at the
Rocky Mountain Shootout cross country race Saturday in Boulder.
Torres ran 24 minutes, 7 seconds for 8,000 meters to break Adam Goucher's
1998 course record by five seconds. Torres' win led Colorado, the defending
NCAA Division I Cross Country Champion, to the team title. Torres twin
brother Edwardo was the runner-up in 24:58. The Buffaloes totaled 15 points
in winning their 12th straight men’s Rocky Mountain Shootout team title,
with Air Force a distant runner-up with 50 points.
Also at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, Colorado senior Molly Austin won her
second straight women’s individual title, leading the #4 ranked CU women to
their 11th Rocky Mountain Shootout team crown. Austin grabbed individual
honors by winning in 20:23 (5.8 km), with her teammate Natalie Florence
finishing second in 20:49.
In other top performances last week, Stanford sophomore Ryan Hall led the
top-ranked Cardinal team to victory at the Notre Dame Invitational on
October 4, winning the individual competition in 24:10. Stanford's women,
sparked by a 1-2-3 finish by Sara Bei (16:48), Lauren Fleshman (16:49) and
Alicia Craig (16:49), also won at Notre Dame.
Dave Davis, who competed for Team USA at this year's World Cross Country
Championships in Dublin, Ireland (short course), ran a quick 23:14 for 8,000
meters to win at the Willamette Invitational in Oregon on Saturday.
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; October 1, Dan Browne; October 8, Jorge Torres.
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