INDIANAPOLIS - Molly Huddle has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after breaking the American record in the women's 5,000m Friday at the Belgacom Memorial van Damme, the final meeting of the Samsung Diamond League in Brussels, Belgium.
The 2010 USA Outdoor runner-up, Huddle took .04 seconds off Shalane Flanagan's previous American record when she finished tenth in Brussels in 14:44.76. Her time is also an Area and NACAC record. Huddle has now taken over 30 seconds off the 15:17 lifetime best she had heading into the 2010 outdoor season.
Now in its ninth 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 13, Jen Clayton; January 20, Shalane Flanagan; January 27, Nolan Shaheed; February 3, Bernard Lagat; February 10, Bernard Lagat; February 17, Shalane Flanagan; February 24, Amber Campbell; March 3, Amber Campbell; March 10, Phil Raschker; March 17, Ashton Eaton; March 31, Lisa Koll; April 7, Queen Harrison; April 14, Magdalena Lewy Boulet; April 21, Bershawn Jackson; April 28, Phoebe Wright; May 5, Chris Solinsky; May 12, Walter Dix; May 26, Cory Martin; June 2, Chaunte Lowe; June 9, Bernard Lagat; June 16, Queen Harrison; June 30, Kara Patterson; July 7, David Oliver; July 22, David Oliver; July 28, Conor McCullough; August 4, Kennedy Blahnik; August 11, Tyson Gay; August 18, Allyson Felix; August 26, Robin Reynolds.
BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING AUGUST 29
MEN
100 - 9.79 Tyson Gay (adidas) - Brussels, BEL 8/27
200 - 19.85 Wallace Spearmon (Saucony) - Rieti, ITA 8/29
400 - 45.59 David Neville (Nike) - Brussels, BEL 8/27
800 - 1:43.76 Nick Symmonds (Nike/OTC) - Rieti, ITA 8/29 U.S. leader
1500 - 3:32.37 Leo Manzano (Nike) - Brussels, BEL 8/27
3000 - 7:29.00 Bernard Lagat (Nike) - Rieti, ITA 8/29 AMERICAN RECORD
5000 - 13:32.10 Ryan Vail (Brooks) - Merksem, BEL 8/28
110H - 13.01 David Oliver (Nike) - Rieti, ITA 8/29
400H - 47.85 Bershawn Jackson (Nike) - Brussels, BEL 8/27
HJ - 2.27/7-5.25 Jesse Williams (Nike) - Eberstadt, GER 8/28
PV - 5.65/18-6.5 Derek Miles (Nike) - Brussels, BEL 8/27
SP - 22.16/72-8.5 Reese Hoffa (NYAC) - Brussels, BEL 8/27
JT - 74.37/244-0 Sean Furey (unat) - Merksem, BEL 8/28
WOMEN
100 - 11.21 Miki Barber (Nike) - Rieti, ITA 8/29
200 - 22.61 Allyson Felix (Nike) - Brussels, BEL 8/27
400 - 50.87 Natasha Hastings (Nike) - Rieti, ITA 8/29
800 - 1:59.89 Alysia Johnson (Nike) - Brussels, BEL 8/27
1500 - 4:01.63 Shannon Rowbury (Nike) - Rieti, ITA 8/29
3000 - 8:53.13 Sara Hall (Asics) - Rieti, ITA 8/29
3000SC - 9:24.84 Lisa Aguilera (Nike) - Brussels, BEL 8/27 U.S. leader
5000 - 14:44.76 Molly Huddle (Saucony) - Brussels, BEL 8/27 AMERICAN RECORD
100H - 12.69 Queen Harrison (unat) - Brussels, BEL 8/27
400H - 54.71 Sheena Tosta (Nike) - Rieti, ITA 8/29
PV - 4.34/14-2.75 Lacy Janson (unat) - Rieti, ITA 8/29
LJ - 6.31/20-8.5 Brianna Glenn (unat) - Breda, HOL 8/28
DT - 61.58/202-0 Aretha Thurmond (Nike) - Brussels, BEL 8/27
HT - 69.87/229-2 Amber Campbell (Nike) - Rieti, ITA 8/28
About USA Track & Field
USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States.
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