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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 29, 2002 Asmeron named Athlete of the Week INDIANAPOLIS – Bolota Asmeron has been named USATF’s Athlete of the Week following his second-place finish at the 2002 North American 5K Championships Sunday at Chula Vista, Calif. The championships were held in conjunction with the 14th annual Arturo Barrios Invitational 5K & 10K. Asmeron, who placed fourth in the 5,000 meters at the 2002 USA Outdoor Championships (13:32.88) led Team USA to a second-place finish behind Mexico by completing the course in 13 minutes, 54 seconds. Other U.S. finishers included Clint Wells, who was fourth in 14:01, and Henry Dennis (6th-14:19). Sylvia Mosqueda was the top American woman at Chula Vista with her fourth-place finish in 15:38. Libbie Hickman was sixth in 15:49 and Colleen De Reuck was seventh in 15:57. 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, JeffHartwig; 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; October 15, Khalid Khannouchi; October 22, Connie Gardner; October 29, Bolota Asmeron. # # # 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. To be removed from this mailing list or to notify us of a change in your e-mail address, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]