Posted: May 5, 2004

Athletics: Dyer named USATF Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS – Tonette Dyer has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after turning in a world-leading mark in the 200m Sunday at the Steve Scott Invitational in Irvine, Calif.

A San Diego State University senior, Dyer ran 22.34 seconds to win the 200m in the fastest time in the world this season. A native of Shreveport, La., Dyer also won the 100m in 11.29 seconds on Sunday to set a new SDSU school and Mountain West Conference record in both events.

Other world-leading performances turned in by American athletes over the weekend included BYU junior Kassi Andersen clocking 9 minutes, 48.74 seconds in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Cardinal Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif., and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Stacy Dragila clearing 4.70meters/15 feet, 5 inches in the women’s pole vault at the UTEP Twilight meet in El Paso, Texas.

Collegiate records from the Cardinal Invitational over the weekend include University of Colorado sophomore Dathan Ritzenhein running 27:38.50 in his first ever men's 10,000 meters, and Stanford junior Alicia Craig established a national collegiate record in the 10,000 meter run with her time of 32:19.97.

Now in its fourth 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.

2004 USATF Athlete of the Week Winners: January 13, Dan Taylor; January 20, Jen Toomey; January 27, Erin Gilreath; February 3, Jearl Miles-Clark; February 10, Alan Culpepper; February 17, Curt Clausen; February 24, Jen Toomey; March 2, Gail Devers; March 9, Allen Johnson; March 16, Sanya Richards; March 23, Phillip Dunn; March 30, Max Springer; April 6, Colleen De Reuck; April 13, Erin Gilreath; April 20, Maurice Greene; May 4, Tonette Dyer.

Best Marks Week Ending May 2

Men:
100 - 10.26 Josh Norman (HPTC) - Irvine, CA 5/1
200 - 20.42 LeShaunte Edwards (RoosTC) - Columbus, OH 5/1
400 - 44.74 Darold Williamson (Baylor) - Norman, OK 5/1
800 - 1:46.76 Moise Joseph (Florida) - Gainesville, FL 5/2
1500 - 3:38.96 Jason Lunn (Nike) - Stanford, CA 4/30
3000SC - 8:35.00 Mike DiGennaro (Delaware RC) - Stanford, CA 4/30
5000 - 13:44.52 Brendan Rogers (Nike Farm Team) - Stanford, CA 4/30
10,000 - 27:24.10 Mebrahtom Keflezighi (Nike) - Stanford, CA 4/30   U.S. leader
110H - 13.38 Micah Harris (EHI) - Irvine, CA 5/1
400H - 48.94 Joey Woody (adidas) - Iowa City, IA 5/1
HJ - 2.26/7-5 Scott Sellers (Texas HS) - Houston, TX 4/30
PV - 5.45/17-10.5 Nick Hysong (Nike) - El Paso, TX 5/1
LJ - 8.06/26-5.5 Brian Johnson (Nike) - Irvine, CA 5/1
TJ - 16.73/54-10.75 Allen Simms (USC) - Los Angeles, CA 5/1
SP - 20.62/67-8 Dan Taylor (Ohio State) - Columbus, OH 5/1
DT - 64.11/210-4 Ian Waltz (HPTC) - La Jolla, CA 5/1
HT - 77.54/253-9 James Parker (US Air Force) - Eugene, OR 5/1   U.S. leader
JT - 81.33/266-10 Breaux Greer (adidas) - Athens, GA 5/1
Decathlon - 7726 Bryan Anderson (Unattached) - Pocatello, ID 5/1
20km Race Walk - 1:22:51 Kevin Eastler (US Air Force) - Naumburg, GER 5/2
50km Race Walk - 4:55:16 Theron Kissinger (Unattached) - Naumburg, GER 5/1

Women:
100 - 11.29 Tonette Dyer (San Diego State) - Irvine, CA 5/1
200 - 22.34 Tonette Dyer (San Diego State) - Irvine, CA 5/1   World leader
400 - 51.20 Monique Henderson (UCLA) - Los Angeles, CA 5/1   U.S. leader
800 - 2:02.59 Kameisha Bennett (Tennessee) - Knoxville, TN 5/1
1500 - 4:11.89 Nicole Teter (Nike Farm Team) - Stanford, CA 4/30
3000SC - 9:48.74 Kassi Andersen (BYU) - Stanford, CA 4/30   World leader
5000 - 15:01.36 Shayne Culpepper (adidas) - Stanford, CA 4/30   U.S. leader
10,000 - 31:34.37 Kate O'Neill (Nike) - Stanford, CA 4/30   U.S. leader
100H - 13.00 Sheena Johnson (UCLA) - Los Angeles, CA 5/1
400H - 56.45 Sheena Johnson (UCLA) - Los Angeles, CA 5/1
HJ - 1.83/6-0 Tanika Brown (Virginia Commonwealth) - Fairfax, VA 5/1
PV - 4.70/15-5 Stacy Dragila (Nike) - El Paso, TX 5/1   World leader
LJ - 6.55/21-6 Chi-Chi Aduba (Penn State) - Columbus, OH 5/1
TJ - 13.62/44-8.25 Chaytan Hill (Kansas State) - Norman, OK 5/1
SP - 18.15/59-6.75 Kristin Heaston (Nike) - Stanford, CA 4/30  U.S. leader
DT - 58.51/191-11 Gina LoMonaco (Unattached) - La Jolla, CA 5/1
HT - 66.77/219-1 Jukina Dickerson (Florida) - Gainesville, FL 5/2
JT - 56.66/185-11 Trina Rogers (Bronco TC) - Boise, ID 5/1   U.S. leader
Heptathlon - 5378 Jessica Stockard (Missouri) - Norman, OK 4/30
20km Race Walk - 1:41:59 Deborah Huberty (Unattached) - Naumburg, GER 5/2