King named USATF Athlete of the Week
Posted Thursday, 29 September, 2011
INDIANAPOLIS – Max King has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after a weekend in which he won both the USA 50 km Trail Championships and the XTERRA National Championships.
King (Bend, Ore.) took home titles in races which were just 24 hours apart. Running Saturday in Bend, his first win came in the USA 50 km Trail Championships in a time of 3:27.54 and the second win came Sunday in the 21 km XTERRA National Championships in Ogden, Utah, in a time of 1:17.59.
Continuing his evolution from track ace to trail champion, King earlier this month was the gold medalist at the World Mountain Running Championships. He won both the half marathon trail championship and the mountain championship in June.
Now in its tenth 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.
Winners: January 5, Bill Tribou; January 12, Tyler Sorensen; January 20, Josh Cox; January 26,Ben Shorey; February 2, Ashton Eaton; February 9, Ashton Eaton; February 16, Bernard Lagat; February 23, Ryan Crouser; March 2, Jillian Camarena-Williams; March 10, Bill Collins; March 16, Miles Batty; March 23, Shalane Flanagan; March 30, John Nunn; April 6, Aries Merritt; April 13, Gunnar Nixon; April 20, Desiree Davila; April 27, Nolan Shaheed; May 4, Emma Coburn; May 11, Willie Gault; May 18, English Gardner; May 25, Kibwé Johnson; June 1, Khadevis Robinson; June 8, Carmelita Jeter; June 15, Lukas Verzbicas; June 22, Aisling Cuffe; June 29, Trevor Barron; July 6, Aldrich Bailey; July 13, Jillian Camarena-Williams; July 20, Johnnye Valien; July 27, Bernard Lagat; August 3, Marcus Krah; August 9, Leo Manzano; August 17, Magdalena Lewy Boulet; August 24, Brigetta Barrett; September 7, LaShinda Demus; September 14, Kasie Enman; September 21, Galen Rupp; September 28, Max King.
