Felix named Athlete of the Week
By Vicky Oddi, USATF
Posted Tuesday, 15 May, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS -Allyson Felix has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning an impressive double, the women's 100 meters and 400m, Friday at the Qatar IAAF World Super Tour 2007 in Doha, Qatar.
The 2005 World 200m champion, Felix started off her night with a win in the women's 100m, crossing the line in 11.27 seconds. A little less than an hour later, Felix dominated the women's 400m where she blasted her way to a new personal record and world-leading 50.40 for the win.
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.
2007 USATF Athlete of the Week Winners: January 2, Thomas Morgan; January 9, Jacquelyn Coward; January 16, Ryan Hall; January 23, Johnny Dutch; January 30, Shalane Flanagan; February 6, Gail Devers; February 13, Alan Culpepper; February 20, Bernard Lagat; February 27, Christian Cantwell; March 6, Fasil Bizuneh; March 13, Natasha Hastings; March 20, Anthony Famiglietti; March 27, Nadine O'Connor; April 4, Natasha Hastings; April 10, Diana Pickler; April 17, Shalane Flanagan; April 24, Virginia Tech women's team, Ryan Hall; May 1, Jen Rhines; May 8, Walter Henning; May 15, Allyson Felix.
BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING MAY 13
MEN
100 - 10.08 Trindon Holliday (LSU) - Tuscaloosa, AL 5/13 U.S. leader
200 - 20.13 Walter Dix (Florida State) - Atlanta, GA 5/12
400 - 44.35 Angelo Taylor (Regenerations) - Atlanta, GA 5/12
800 - 1:45.40 Khadevis Robinson (Nike) - Eagle Rock, CA 5/12 U.S. leader
1500 - 3:41.60 Leonel Manzano (Texas) - Lincoln, NE 5/13
3000SC - 8:36.42 Aaron Aguayo (Arizona State) - Stanford, CA 5/12
110H - 13.12 David Payne (Unat.) - Doha, QAT 5/11 World leader
400H - 49.25 Justin Gaymon (Georgia) - Tuscaloosa, AL 5/13
HJ - 2.33/7-7.75 Scott Sellers (Kansas State) - Lincoln, NE 5/13 U.S. leader
PV - 5.70/18-8.25 Jacob Pauli (Nike) - Naperville, IL 5/11
LJ - 7.84/25-8.75 Matt Turner (Arizona State) - Stanford, CA 5/12
TJ - 16.73/54-10.75 Aarik Wilson (Unat.) - Doha, QAT 5/11
SP - 21.37/70-1.5 Reese Hoffa (NYAC) - Doha, QAT 5/11
DT - 63.69/208-11 Greg Garza (UCLA) - Stanford, CA 5/13
HT - 71.42/234-4 Cory Martin (Auburn) - Tuscaloosa, AL 5/11
JT - 73.48/241-1 Ty Sevin (Unat.) - Lake Charles, LA 5/12
Dec - 7838 Raven Cepeda (Northern Iowa) - Des Moines, IA 5/11
WOMEN
100 - 11.21 Alexandria Anderson (Texas) - Lincoln, NE 5/13 & Tiffany Townsend (Texas HS) - Austin, TX 5/11
200 - 22.67 Alexandria Anderson (Texas) - Lincoln, NE 5/13 & Ebonie Floyd (Houston) - Houston, TX 5/12 U.S. leader
400 - 50.40 Allyson Felix (adidas) - Doha, QAT 5/11 World leader
800 - 2:01.50 Treniere Clement (Nike) - Atlanta, GA 5/12
1500 - 4:09.32 Erin Donohue (Nike) - Chapel Hill, NC 5/12 U.S. leader
3000SC - 9:57.90 Anna Willard (Michigan) -University Park, PA 5/12
100H - 12.66 Ginnie Powell (Nike) - Doha, QAT 5/11 World leader
400H - 54.34 Tiffany Williams (Reebok) - Santo Domingo, DMR 5/12 World leader
HJ - 1.93/6-4 Destinee Hooker (Texas) - Lincoln, NE 5/13 U.S. leader
PV - 4.36/14-3.5 Erin Asay (Sheffield Elite) - Eagle Rock, CA 5/12
LJ - 6.70/21-11.75 Brittney Reese (Ole Miss) - Tuscaloosa, AL 5/12
TJ - 14.15/46-5.25 Erica McLain (Stanford) - Stanford, CA 5/13 [B]U.S. leader
SP - 17.61/57-9.5 Sarah Stevens (Arizona State) - Stanford, CA 5/12
DT - 57.73/189-5 Sarah Stevens (Arizona State) - Stanford, CA 5/13
HT - 67.15/220-4 Jen Leatherman (Unat.) - Eagle Rock, CA 5/12
JT - 53.32/174-11 Rachel Yurkovich (Oregon) - Stanford, CA 5/12
Hep - 5726 Ashley Selig (Nebraska) - Lincoln, NE 5/11
Contact:
Vicky Oddi
Communications Coordinator
USA Track & Field
317-713-4670
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