Posted: August 4, 2004

Athletics: 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