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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 4, 2003
Jacobs named Athlete of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS - Regina Jacobs has been named USA Track & Field's
Athlete of the Week following her world record-breaking performance in
the 1,500 meters Saturday at the adidas Boston Indoor Games.
Jacobs broke 4 minutes for 1,500 meters for the first time in
her storied career in Boston running 3:59.98 to break Romanian Doina
Melinte's world record of 4:00.27 set in 1990.
Other impressive performances from last week included Olympic pole vault
gold medalist Stacy Dragila, who cleared 4.71 meters/15 feet, 5.5 inches
in Boston to beat her own American record of 4.70/15-5 in the Visa
women's pole vault.
World-leading performances by American men in Boston included
Maurice Greene's 6.52 in the 60 meters and Darvis Patton's 20.73 in the
200 meters. Another world leading mark was set at the Bodybuilding.com
Invite in Boise, Idaho, when Charles Clinger cleared of 2.34m/7-8 in the
high jump.
Now in its third year, USATF's Athlete of the Week program is
designed to recognize outstanding 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.
2003 USATF Athlete of the Week Winners: January 7, J-Mee Samuels;
January 14, Kevin Toth; January 21, Michelle Collins; January 28,
Natasha Hastings; February 4, Regina Jacobs.
BEST INDOOR MARKS FOR WEEK ENDING FEB. 2, 2003
MEN
60: 6.52 Maurice Greene, (adidas)
Boston - 2/1 World Leader
200: 20.73 Darvis Patton, (Unattached)
Boston - 2/1 World Leader
400: 46.33 Corey Nelson, (Bronco TC)
Boise - 2/1
46.27 (ot) Derrick Brew, (Unattached)
Johnson City - 1/31
800: 1:48.10 Derrick Peterson, (Unattached)
Boston - 2/1
1500: 3:39.04 David Krummenacker (adidas)
Boston - 2/1
3000: 7:51.39 Daniel Lincoln, (Arkansas)
Boston - 2/1
7:49.68 (ot) Bolota Asmeron, (Nike)
Seattle - 2/1
5000: 14:09.58 Joe Gibson, (Hanson's)
Indianapolis - 2/1
13:49.82 (ot) Louie Luchini, (Stanford)
Seattle - 2/1
3000 Walk: 12:07.4 Adam Staier, (Mansfield)
Findlay - 2/1
55H: 7.22 David Payne, (Bearcat TC)
Findlay - 2/1
60H: 7.68 Greg Richardson
Stuttgart - 2/2
Dawane Wallace, (Nike)
Johnson City - 2/1
HJ: 2.34/7-8 Charles Clinger, (Bronco TC)
Boise - 2/1 World Leader
PV: 5.70/18-8.25 Paul Terek, (Unattached)
Seattle - 2/1
LJ: 8.13/26-8.25 Dwight Phillips, (Nike)
Stuttgart - 2/2
TJ: 16.92/55-6.25 Walter Davis, (Unattached)
Baton Rouge - 1/31
SP: 20.52/67-4 Dan Taylor, (Ohio State)
Columbus - 2/1
35Wt: 21.99/72-1.75 Thomas Freeman, (Manhattan)
New York City - 2/1
WOMEN
60: 7.19 Angela Williams
Boston - 2/1
200: 24.05 Rachelle Boone, (Indiana)
Champaign - 2/1
400: 52.96 Monique Hennagan
Boston - 2/1
800: 2:05.75 Alice Schmidt, (N. Carolina)
Boston - 2/1
2:05.28 (ot) Tiffany Burgess, (UCLA)
Seattle - 2/1
1500: 3:59.98 Regina Jacobs (HSI)
Boston - 2/1 World Record
3000: 8:51.07 Sarah Schwald
Stuttgart - 2/2
5000: 16:38.44 Carrie Gould, (Unattached)
Penn State - 2/1
60H: 8.04 Jenny Adams
Boston - 2/1
HJ: 1.83/6-0 Karol Rovelto, (Nike)
Norman - 2/1
PV: 4.71/15-5.5 Stacy Dragila, (Nike)
Boston - 2/1 American Record
LJ: 6.36/20-10.5 Patricia Soman, (Ball St.)
Indianapolis - 2/1
TJ: 14.01/45-11.75 Yuliana Perez, (Aztec TC)
Pima - 2/1 (Outdoor mark)
13.57/44-6.25 Vanitta Kinard, (Nike)
Norman - 2/1
SP: 17.37/57-0 Adriane Blewitt, (Ashland)
Columbus - 2/1
20Wt: 22.20/72-10 Dawn Ellerbe, (NYAC) Chapel
Hill - 2/1
Pent: 4002 pts. Jennifer Hoppe, (Unattached)
Chapel Hill - 2/1
# # #
Tune in this weekend for the Verizon Millrose Games at New York City's
Madison Square Garden, the second stop on USATF's Golden Spike Tour. The
meet will be broadcast live on ESPN2 on Friday, February 7, from 7-9 pm
ET and Saturday, February 8 on NBC from 2:30 - 4 p.m.
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