Carter Named Athlete of the Week

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Posted Tuesday, 22 August, 2006

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INDIANAPOLIS- Chris Carter has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning two gold medals at the 2006 IAAF World Junior Track & Field Championships in Beijing, China.

An All-American as a freshman at Brigham Young University, Carter won the men's 400m hurdles Friday in Beijing in 50.08 seconds after taking the lead for good at the second hurdle. Carter's performance makes him the first freshman hurdler from BYU ever to win a gold medal at a World Junior Championships.

The final event of the six-day meet was the men's 4x400m relay final where Carter ran the anchor leg as Team USA won the gold medal in the world junior leading time this season of 3 minutes, 3.76 seconds. Carter was joined on the U.S. squad by Quentin Summers, Justin Oliver and Bryshon Nellum.

As a true freshman in 2006, Carter won the Mountain West Conference outdoor 400-meter hurdle championship and later earned All-America honors in the event with a third-place finish at the NCAA National Outdoor Championships in Sacramento, where he turned in his personal-best time of 49.19 seconds.

Now in its sixth 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 website. Selections are based on top performances and results from the previous week.

2006 USATF Athlete of the Week Winners: January 3, Walt Henning; January 10, Amandi Rhett; January 17, Kevin Eastler; January 24, Marisa Hanson; January 31, Me'Lisa Barber; February 7, Reese Hoffa; February 14, Wallace Spearmon; February 21, Ryan Hall; February 28, Terrence Trammell; March 7, Ryan Harlan; March 14, Walter Davis; March 21, Bill Collins; March 28, Johnnye Valien; April 4, Deena Kastor; April 11, Trey Hardee; April 18, Meb Keflezighi; April 25, Deena Kastor; May 2, Alan Webb; May 9, Bershawn Jackson; May 16, Justin Gatlin; May 23, Kim Kreiner; May 30, Bryan Clay; June 6, Sanya Richards; June 13, Xavier Carter; June 20, A.J. Acosta; June 27, Lashinda Demus; July 5, Ebony Collins; July 11, Jeremy Wariner; July 18, Dominique Arnold; August 1, William Wynne; August 8, Nadine O'Connor; August 15, Walter Henning; August 22, Chris Carter.

BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING AUGUST 20

MEN

100 - 9.84 Tyson Gay (adidas) - Zurich, SUI 8/18
200 - 20.22 Xavier Carter (Nike) - Zurich, SUI 8/18
400 - 44.20 Jeremy Wariner (adidas) - Zurich, SUI 8/18
800 - 1:44.61 Khadevis Robinson (Nike) - Zurich, SUI 8/18
1500 - 3:34.70 Bernard Lagat (Nike) - Zurich, SUI 8/18
3000 - 7:34.98 Matt Tegenkamp (Nike) - Monaco 8/20
110H - 13.14 Allen Johnson (Nike) - Zurich, SUI 8/18
400H - 48.49 Bershawn Jackson (Nike) - Zurich, SUI 8/18
HJ - 2.30/7-6.5 Tora Harris (Shore AC) - Eberstadt, GER 8/20
PV - 5.85/19-2.25 Brad Walker (Nike) - Zurich, SUI 8/18
LJ - 8.25/27-0.75 Dwight Phillips (Nike) - Zurich, SUI 8/18
TJ - 17.08/56-0.5 Aarik Wilson (Unat.) - Zurich, SUI 8/18
SP - 21.75/71-4.25 Christian Cantwell (Nike) - Tallinn, EST 8/15
DT - 65.49/214-10 Jarred Rome (Nike) - Zurich, SUI 8/18
JT - 72.16/236-9 Barry Krammes (Unat.) - Birmingham, ENG 8/20

WOMEN

100 - 11.17 Lisa Barber (adidas) - Monaco 8/20
200 - 22.19 Allyson Felix (adidas) - Birmingham, ENG 8/20 U.S. leader
400 - 50.18 Sanya Richards (Nike) - Zurich, SUI 8/18
800 - 1:59.76 Hazel Clark (Nike) - Zurich, SUI 8/18
1500 - 4:12.77 Treniere Clement (Nike) - Birmingham, ENG 8/19
3000 - 9:01.59 Lauren Fleshman (Nike) - Birmingham, ENG 8/20
3000SC - 10:03.90 Lisa Galaviz (Nike) - Birmingham, ENG 8/19
5000 - 15:10.65 Jen Rhines (adidas) - Zurich, SUI 8/18
100H - 12.60 Michelle Perry (Nike) - Monaco 8/20
400H - 53.79 Tiffany Ross-Williams (Reebok) - Monaco 8/20
HJ - 1/94/6-4.25 Amy Acuff (Asics) - Zurich, SUI 8/18
PV - 4.66/15-3.5 Jenn Stuczynski (adidas) - Birmingham, ENG 8/19 U.S. leader
LJ - 6.53/21-5.25 Rose Richmond (Nike) - Tallinn, EST 8/15
DT - 59.76/196-1 Aretha Thurmond (Nike) - Tallinn, EST 8/15
HT - 68.46/224-7 Erin Gilreath (NYAC) - Birmingham, ENG 8/20
JT - 57.59/188-11 Kim Kreiner (Nike) - Monaco 8/20

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