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INDIANAPOLIS- 2006 U.S. Junior champion Walter Henning has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after setting an American junior record last Tuesday at the The Road to Eugene '08 meet at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
The reigning U.S. Junior men's hammer throw champion, Henning broke his own American junior record twice Tuesday in Eugene. On his first attempt of the day, Henning threw 72.28 meters/237 feet 1 inch, before surpassing that effort on his final throw with a toss of 72.59m/238-2. Both performances bettered his previous American record of 71.62m/235-0 set in June at the 2006 Finish Line USA Junior Championships in Indianapolis.
In another impressive performance in Eugene, 2005 World Outdoor 4x400m gold medalist LaShawn Merritt ran the second-fastest men's 300-meter time in history, crossing the finish line in 31.31 seconds. Only Michael Johnson's world record time of 30.85 is faster.
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.
Best Marks Week Ending August 13
MEN
100 - 10.15 Shawn Crawford (Nike) - Eugene, OR 8/81500 - 3:36.07 Matt Tegenkamp (Nike) - Eugene, OR 8/8110H - 13.37 Robby Hughes (Unat.) - Eugene, OR 8/8400H - 49.47 Kenneth Ferguson (adidas) - Eugene, OR 8/8PV - 5.70/18-8.25 Toby Stevenson (Nike), Brad Walker (Nike) & Russ Buller (Asics) - Eugene, OR 8/8LJ - 8.19/26-10.5 Miguel Pate (Nike) - Eugene, OR 8/8SP - 21.61/70-10.75 Reese Hoffa (NYAC) - Eugene, OR 8/8DT - 63.67/208-11 Ian Waltz (Nike) - Eugene, OR 8/8HT - 74.95/245-11 A.G. Kruger (Ashland Elite) - Eugene, OR 8/8
WOMEN
100 - 11.42 Gabby Mayo (NCHS) - Eugene, OR 8/8200 - 22.92 Lisa Barber (adidas) - Eugene, OR 8/8800 - 2:00.25 Alice Schmidt (adidas) - Eugene, OR 8/8100H - 12.70 Lolo Jones (Nike) - Eugene, OR 8/8400H - 55.49 Sandra Glover (Nike) - Eugene, OR 8/8HJ - 1.92/6-3.5 Amy Acuff (Asics) - Eugene, OR 8/8PV - 4.40/14-5.25 Kellie Suttle (Nike) - Eugene, OR 8/8LJ - 6.62/21-8.75 Akiba McKinney (Nike) - Eugene, OR 8/8DT - 60.53/198-7 Suzy Powell (Asics) - Eugene, OR 8/8HT - 68.84/225-10 Erin Gilreath (NYAC) - Eugene, OR 8/8
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