USATF Release: Shook named Athlete of the Week

August 3rd, 2004

Shook named Athlete of the Week > >

> > INDIANAPOLIS – Briana Shook has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete > of the Week after setting an American record in the women’s 3,000m > steeplechase Saturday at the KBC Night of Athletics meet in > Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. >

> > > Shook, of Toledo, Ohio, ran 9 minutes, 29.32 seconds to better the > previous American record of 9:41.94 set in 2001 by Elizabeth Jackson > in Brisbane, Australia. > > >

> Other notable performances include, Kenneth Hall broke a national high > school record to win the young men's triple jump at the 38th USATF > Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. A Baton > Rouge, La., native Hall leaped 16.72m/54-10.25 on his third attempt to > break the previous high school triple jump record of 16.44m/53-11.25 > set by Greg Yeldell (E. Spencer, N.C.) at the 1998 World Junior > Championships in Annecy, France. > >

> > 2003 Pan Am Junior 5,000m gold medalist, Galen Rupp broke the American > junior and U.S. high school 5,000m record in 13 minutes, 37.91 seconds > in Heusden. Rupp, a Portland, Ore., native bettered the high school > record of 13:44.00 set in 1964 by Gerry Lindgren of Spokane, Wash. > He also bettered the American junior record of 13:38.39 set in 2001 by > Franklyn Sanchez of Georgetown University. > > >

> Another impressive performance was turned in by reigning World Indoor > and Outdoor champion and 2004 Olympic Trials long jump winner Dwight > Phillips who soared to a career-best and world-leading mark for the > year with a first round leap of 8.60 meters/28 feet, 2.75 inches. > Phillips surpassed the 28-foot barrier for the first time with his > winning effort Monday in Linz, Austria. > > >

> 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; May 11, Toby Stevenson; > May 18, Sheena Johnson; May 25, Tim Seaman; June 1, Maurice Greene; > June 8, Christian Cantwell; June 15, Stacy Dragila; June 22, Alan > Webb; July 6, Le Shundra “DeDee” Nathan; July 13, Maurice Greene; July > 20, LaShawn Merritt; July 27, Dwight Phillips; August 3, Briana Shook. > > >
> BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING AUGUST 2 >
> MEN >
> 100 - 9.97 Maurice Greene (adidas) - London, ENG 7/30
> 200 - 20.20 Coby Miller (Nike) - Linz, AUT 8/2
> 400 - 44.72 Jerry Harris (adidas) - Stockholm, SWE 7/27
> 800 - 1:45.16 Khadevis Robinson (Nike) - Heusden, BEL 7/31
> 1500 - 3:34.71 Charlie Gruber (Nike) - Heusden, BEL 7/31
> Mile - 3:50.73 Alan Webb (Nike) - London, ENG 7/30 U.S. Leader
> 3000SC - 8:19.06 Anthony Famiglietti (adidas) - Stockholm, SWE 7/27
> 5000 - 13:16.02 Dan Browne (Nike Oregon) - Heusden, BEL 7/31 U.S. > Leader
> 110H - 13.30 Duane Ross (Nike) - Heusden, BEL 7/31
> 400H - 48.63 James Carter (Nike) - London, ENG 7/30
> HJ to 2.30/7-6.5 Jamie Nieto (Nike) - Viersen, GER 8/1
> PV - 5.82/19-1 Toby Stevenson (Nike) - Leverkusen, GER 8/1
> LJ - 8.60/28-2.75 Dwight Phillips (Nike) - Linz, AUT 8/2 World Leader
> TJ - 17.20/56-5.25 Melvin Lister (Unattached) - London, ENG 7/30
> DT - 63.57/208-6 Carl Brown (Nike) - Heusden, BEL 7/31
> JT - 80.07/262-8 Breaux Greer (adidas) - London, ENG 7/30 >

> WOMEN >
> 100 - 11.16 Allyson Felix (adidas) - Linz, AUT 8/2
> 200 - 22.99 LaShauntea Moore (Arkansas) - Linz, AUT 8/2
> 400 - 51.66 Demetria Washington (Nike) - Malmo, SWE 8/2
> 800 - 1:58.52 Nicole Teter (Nike) - Heusden, BEL 7/31 U.S. Leader
> 1500 - 4:06.30 Carrie Tollefson (adidas) - Heusden, BEL 7/31 U.S.
> Leader
> 3000SC - 9:29.32 Briana Shook (Toledo) - Heusden, BEL 7/31 American
> Record
> 100H - 12.68 Melissa Morrison (adidas) - Heusden, BEL 7/31
> 400H - 53.40 Sandra Glover (Nike) - Heusden, BEL 7/31
> HJ - 1.97/6-5.5 Amy Acuff (Unattached) - London, ENG 7/30
> PV - 4.60/15-1 Stacy Dragila (Nike) - London, ENG 7/30
> LJ - 6.71/22-0.25 Grace Upshaw (Nike) - Stockholm, SWE 7/27
> TJ - 14.03/46-0.5 Tiombe Hurd (Nike) - Linz, AUT 8/2
> SP - 17.53/57-6.25 Kristin Heaston (Nike) - Heusden, BEL 7/31
> HT - 63.83/209-5 Loree Smith (Colorado State) - Sherbrooke, CAN 7/30
> JT - 53.15/174-4 Dana Pounds (AF Academy) - Sherbrooke, CAN 7/30
> Heptathlon - 5485 Jacquelyn Johnson (Arizona State) - Sherbrooke, CAN
> 8/1

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