KHANNOUCHI & JONES NAMED U.S. ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Mountain View, California--Track & Field News has named marathoner Khalid Khannouchi and sprinter Marion Jones as its U.S. Athletes Of The Year for 2002.
Khannouchi earned 20 of the 24 votes for men's No. 1 as he became the first marathoner to top the voting since Frank Shorter in '72. The other 1st-place votes went to putter Adam Nelson (3) and World Record-setting sprinter Tim Montgomery (1), who finished 2-3 in the tabulation. Jones was a unanimous choice on the women's side as she won for the fifth time, matching the record held by Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Hurdler Gail Devers was a unanimous choice for No. 2. Athletes are listed with the events in which they appeared in the World Rankings. Men's Voting Leaders: 1. Khalid Khannouchi (New Balance--marathon) 235 2. Adam Nelson (Nike--shot) 213 3. Tim Montgomery (Nike--100m) 197 4. Jeff Hartwig (Nike--pole vault) 159 5. Savanté Stringfellow (Nike--long jump) 134 6. David Krummenacker (adidas--800m/1500m-Mile) 79 7. Walter Davis (LSU--triple jump) 61 8. Tom Pappas (adidas--decathlon) 60 9. Allen Johnson (Nike--110m Hurdles) 59 10. Maurice Greene (adidas--100m) 44 Women's Voting Leaders: 1. Marion Jones (Nike--100m/200m) 220 2. Gail Devers (Nike--100m Hurdles) 198 3. Nicole Teter (Nike Farm Team--800) 131 4. Jearl Miles Clark (New Balance--400m) 115 5. Sandra Glover (Nike--400m Hurdles) 111 6. Shelia Burrell (Nike--heptathlon) 103 7. Suzy Favor Hamilton (Nike--1500m-Mile) 101 8. Stacy Dragila (Nike--pole vault) 77 9. Deena Drossin (Asics--10,000m) 60 10. Anna Norgren-Mahon (SoBe--hammer) 52
