Virginia Tech women, Hall named Athletes of the Week
By Vicky Oddi, USATF
Posted Tuesday, 24 April, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS -The Virginia Tech women's track and field team has been named USA Track & Field's Athletes of the Week after winning the women's team title at the ACC Championships this weekend in College Park, Md. Among individual athletes, Ryan Hall earns the honor for his American marathon debut record at the 2007 Flora London Marathon.
The Hokie women sat in second place heading into the final day of the conference championship meet, but six school records, four individual champions, four other All-ACC performances and a total of 15 point scorers propelled them to a 144.5-113 victory over second-place Miami.
Elsewhere, American record holder Ryan Hall made his marathon debut in style, finishing seventh at the Flora London Marathon in a time of 2 hours 08 minutes 24 seconds. Hall's time was the fastest debut marathon for an American man by a margin of 1:16. Hall not only ran with the leaders for more than 23 miles but was brave enough to take a turn at the lead before World Marathon champion Jaouad Gharib (MAR) made a bid to break away. As the leaders sped along the Victoria Embankment next to the Thames River, Hall fell off the pace but would hold on to run the fifth fastest marathon ever for a U.S. man.
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.
BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING APRIL 22
MEN
100 - 10.16 John Woods (Unattached) - Ft. Collins, CO 4/21
200 - 20.19 Walter Dix (Florida State) - College Park, MD 4/21 World leader
400 - 44.66 Jeremy Wariner (adidas) - Waco, TX 4/21 World leader
800 - 1:47.90 Alex McClary (Unattached) - Fayetteville, AR 4/21
1500 - 3:41.59 Seth Summerside (Unattached) - Fayetteville, AR 4/21
3000SC - 8:34.78 Max King (Oregon TC) - Eugene, OR 4/20
5000 - 13:30.49 Galen Rupp (Oregon) - Eugene, OR 4/20
10,000 - 29:02.57 Jordan Horn (Cal-Fullerton) - Eugene, OR 4/20
20k Walk - 1:29:47 Kevin Eastler (USAF) - Balneario Camboriu, BRA 4/21
50k Walk - 4:14:58 Philip Dunn (Unattached) - Balneario Camboriu, BRA 4/22
110H - 13.22 David Oliver (Nike) - Greensboro, NC 4/21 World leader
400H - 48.75 Bershawn Jackson (Nike) - Lawrence, KS 4/21 World leader
HJ - 2.26/7-5 Tim Williams (South Alabama) - Auburn, AL 4/21
PV - 5.72/18-9.25 Jeff Hartwig (Nike) - Lawrence, KS 4/21
LJ - 7.96/26-1.5 John Moffitt (Nike) - Baton Rouge, LA 4/21
TJ - 16.78/55-0.75 Walter Davis (Nike) - Baton Rouge, LA 4/21
SP - 20.88/68-6 Christian Cantwell (Nike) - Lawrence, KS 4/20
DT - 68.37/224-3 Jarred Rome (Nike) - Wailuku, HI 4/16 U.S. leader
HT - 253-0 (c77.11) A.G. Kruger (Nike) - Sioux City,IA 4/20 U.S. leader
JT -72.28/237-2 Cody Fillinich (NWn Louisiana) - Fayetteville, AR 4/21
WOMEN
100 - 11.33 Shalonda Solomon (South Carolina) - Greensboro, NC 4/21
200 - 23.07 Debbie Dunn (Nike) - Greensboro, NC 4/21
400 - 51.19 Mary Wineberg (Nike) - Lawrence, KS 4/21
800 - 2:03.22 Rebekah Noble (Oregon) - Eugene, OR 4/21
1500 - 4:14.83 Nicole Teter (Oregon TC) - Eugene, OR 4/20
3000SC - 10:07.30 Trina Cox (Brooks) - Lawrence, KS 4/20
5000 - 15:16.86 Kara Goucher (Nike) - Eugene, OR 4/20
10,000 - 32:58.20 Michelle Sikes (Wake Forest) - College Park, MD 4/19
20k Walk - 1:45:53 Samantha Cohen (Parkside RW) - Balneario Camboriu, BRA 4/21
100H - 12.97 Lolo Jones (Asics) - Baton Rouge, LA 4/21
400H - 56.66 Shell Green (Virginia Tech) - College Park, MD 4/21
HJ - 1.87/6-1.5 Kaylene Wagner (Kansas State) - Lawrence, KS 4/20
PV - 4.73/15-6.25 Jenn Stuczynski (adidas) - Brockport, NY 4/21 World leader
LJ - 6.57/21-6.75 Grace Upshaw (Nike) - Lawrence, KS 4/20
SP - 18.81/61-8.5 Jillian Camarena (Ironwood) - La Jolla, CA 4/21
DT - 67.37/221-0 Becky Breisch (HPTC) - Wailuku, HI 4/16
HT - 66.16/217-1 Loree Smith (NYAC) - La Jolla, CA 4/21
JT - 52.55/172-5 Rachel Yurkovich (Oregon) - Eugene, OR 4/21
Hep - 5,351 Ashley Wilhelm (Cincinnati) - Cincinnati, OH 4/20
Contact:
Vicky Oddi
Communications Coordinator
USA Track & Field
317-713-4670
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