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INDIANAPOLIS - Orville Rogers has been named USATF's Athlete of the Week after setting a world and American record in the M90 800 meters Sunday at the 2008 USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, Mass.
Rogers, a 90-year-old youngster from Dallas, set a world and American record with his time of 4 minutes 19.97 seconds in the M90 800 meters. It demolished the previous world record of 4:50.81 run by Bob Matteson one year ago at this meet. On Saturday, Rogers ran 9:56.58 in the mile.
Now in its seventh 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.
Best Marks Week Ending March 30, 2008
MEN
100 - 10.23 Darvis Patton (adidas) - Arlington, TX 3/29
200 - 20.37 Jeremy Wariner (adidas) - Arlington, TX 3/29
400 - 44.72 LaShawn Merritt (Nike) - Raleigh, NC 3/28
800 - 1:48.40 Chris Woods (Mississippi State) - Starkville, MS 3/29
1500 - 3:44.07 Shane Stroup (Unat) - Tallahassee, FL 3/29
5000 - 13:51.67 Brendan Fennell (American) - Raleigh, NC 3/28
110H - 13.66 Ty Akins (Auburn) - Atlanta, GA 3/29
400H - 50.29 Nathaniel Garcia (Army WCAP) - Tempe, AZ 3/29
3000SC - 8:51.57 Tom Slosky (Duquesne) - Raleigh, NC 3/29
20k Walk - 1:30:29.4 Patrick Stroupe (Unat) - Eugene, OR 3/30
HJ - 2.25/7-4.5 Keith Moffatt (Unat) - Tallahassee, FL 3/28
PV - 5.45/17-10.5 Paul Gensic (Air Force) - Tempe, AZ 3/29
LJ - 7.93/26-0.25 Walter Davis (Nike)- Baton Rouge, LA 3/29
TJ - 17.22/56-6 Rafeeq Curry (Shore AC) - Tallahassee, FL 3/29
SP - 20.94/68-8.5 Garrett Johnson (Unat.) - Tallahassee, FL 3/28
DT - 63.54/208-5 Michael Robertson (Unat) - Arlington, TX 3/29
HT - 73.42/240-10 A.G. Kruger (Nike) - Raleigh, NC 3/28
JT - 73.60/241-6 Chris Hill (Georgia) - Atlanta, GA 3/29
Dec - 7792w Ashton Eaton (Oregon) - Sacramento, CA 3/28
WOMEN
100 - 11.20 Porscha Lucas (Texas A&M) - Tallahassee, FL 3/29
200 - 22.56 Sanya Richards (Nike) - Arlington, TX 3/29
400 - 53.63 Sarah Lyons (Rice) - Houston, TX 3/29
800 - 2:05.82 MacKenzie Pierce (California) - Sacramento, CA 3/29
1500 - 4:16.89 Sarah Bowman (Tennessee) - Coral Gables, FL 3/29
5000 - 15:47.03 Serena Burla (Riadha) - Columbia, MO 3/29
100H - 13.19 Jacquelyn Johnson (Arizona State) - Tempe, AZ 3/29
400H - 56.43 Lashinda Demus (Nike) - Columbia, SC 3/28
20k Walk - 1:36:18.6 Teresa Vaill (Walk USA) - Eugene, OR 3/30
HJ - 1.82/5-11.5 Sharon Day (CP/SLO) - San Luis Obispo, CA 3/29
PV - 4.45/14-7.25 Lacy Janson (Nike) - Tallahassee, FL 3/28
LJ - 6.91/22-8 Funmi Jimoh (Unat.) - Houston, TX 3/29
TJ - 13.04/42-9.5 Brittany Grovey (Unat) - Sacramento, CA 3/29
SP - 17.60/57-9 Liz Wanless (NYAC) - Fort Collins, CO 3/29
DT - 59.17/194-1 Stephanie Brown-Trafton (Unat) - San Luis Obispo, CA 3/29
HT - 68.79/225-8 Brittany Riley (Southern Illinois) - Carbondale, IL 3/28
JT - 53.45/175-4 Rachel Yurkovich (Oregon) - Sacramento, CA 3/28
Hept - 5606 Ashley Wilhelm (Unat) - Tuscaloosa, AL 3/28
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