Posted: July 11, 2006

Athletics: Wariner Named USATF Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS- Jeremy Wariner has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the men's 400 meters Saturday at the Meeting Gaz de France in Paris, part of the IAAF's Golden League series.

The 2004 Olympic gold medalist and 2005 World champion, Wariner dominated the field running a personal best and world-leading 43.91 seconds, winning by over one second. It was the fastest time in the world since the 2000 Olympics.

Also at the Meeting Gaz de France, two-time Olympic silver medalist Terrence Trammell won the 110 meter hurdles in a world-leading 13.06 seconds.

2005 World Outdoor silver medalist and 2006 Visa champion Lashinda Demus dominated the field in the women's 400 meter hurdles Monday, easily winning in a world-leading, personal-best time of 53.02 seconds at the Athens Super Grand Prix.

Four-time U.S. champion Kim Kreiner again improved upon her American Record in the women's javelin with her second place heave of 62.44 meters/204 feet 10 inches Thursday at the Aarhus Games in Denmark. This marks the fifth time that Kreiner has broken her record this year, improving upon her previous record of 62.43m set at the U.S. Championships on June 23.

2004 World Junior 200m and 2006 NCAA 200m champion Shalonda Solomon won the 200 meters (22.90 seconds) and was runner-up in the 100 meters (11.39) at the 2006 North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) U-23 Track and Field Championships at the Panamerican Stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Solomon was also part of the winning 4x100 meter relay team who claimed the gold in 43.53.

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.

Best Marks Week Ending July 9

MEN 
100 - 10.08 Marcus Brunson (Nike) - Saint-Denis, FRA 7/8
200 - 20.30 Wallace Spearmon (Nike) - Lucerne, SUI 7/6
400 - 43.91 Jeremy Wariner (adidas) - Saint-Denis, FRA 7/8 World leader
800 - 1:44.21 Khadevis Robinson (Nike) - Athens, GRE 7/3
1500 - 3:31.48 Bernard Lagat (Nike) - Saint-Denis, FRA 7/8 U.S. leader
3000SC - 8:30.04 Steve Slattery (Nike) - Athens, GRE 7/3
5000 - 13:25.46 Dathan Ritzenhein (Nike) - Lucerne, SUI 7/6
110H - 13.06 Terrence Trammell (Mizuno) - Saint-Denis, FRA 7/8 World leader
400H - 48.00 Bershawn Jackson (Nike) - Athens, GRE 7/3
PV - 5.70/18-8.25 Toby Stevenson (Nike) - Athens, GRE 7/3
LJ - 8.16/26-9.25 Dwight Phillips (Nike) - Saint-Denis, FRA 7/8
TJ - 16.64/54-7.25 Kenta Bell (Nike) - Lucerne, SUI 7/6
SP - 22.04/72-3.75 Christian Cantwell (Nike) - Aarhus, DEN 7/6
DT - 65.10/213-7 Ian Waltz (Nike) - Athens, GRE 7/3
HT - 67.87/222-8 Nick Owens (North Carolina) - Santo Domingo, DMR 7/8
JT - 85.45/280-4 Breaux Greer (adidas) - Saint-Denis, FRA 7/8 U.S. leader

WOMEN 
100 - 10.92 Marion Jones (Unat.) - Saint-Denis, FRA 7/8 U.S. leader
200 - 22.90 Shalonda Solomon (South Carolina) - Santo Domingo, DMR 7/9
400 - 49.73 Sanya Richards (Nike) - Saint-Denis, FRA 7/8
800 - 1:59.43 Alice Schmidt (adidas) - Athens, GRE 7/3
1500 - 4:07.88 Christin Wurth-Thomas (Nike) - Athens, GRE 7/3
3000 - 8:51.67 Blake Russell (Reebok) - Lucerne, SUI 7/6
3000SC - 9:50.52 Carrie Messner (Asics) - Athens, GRE 7/3
5000 - 15:08.32 Sara Slattery (Nike) - Saint-Denis, FRA 7/8
100H - 12.62 Damu Cherry (adidas) - Lucerne, SUI 7/6 & Saint-Denis, FRA 7/8
400H - 53.02 Lashinda Demus (Nike) - Athens, GRE 7/3 World leader
HJ - 1.94/6-4.25 Amy Acuff (Asics) & Chaunte Howard (Nike) - Saint-Denis, FRA 7/8
PV - 4.51/14-9.5 Mary Sauer (Asics) - Saint-Denis, FRA 7/8
LJ - 6.48/21-3.25 Kierra Foster (Maryland) - Santo Domingo, DMR 7/8
TJ - 13.92/45-8 Erica McLain (Stanford) - Santo Domingo, DMR 7/8
SP - 16.82/55-2.25 Amarachi Ukabam (Southern Illinois) - Santo Domingo, DMR 7/7
DT - 53.45/175-4 Amarachi Ukabam (Southern Illinois) - Santo Domingo, DMR 7/9
HT - 66.30/217-6 Brittany Riley (Southern Illinois) - Santo Domingo, DMR 7/7 
JT - 62.44/204-10 Kim Kreiner (Nike) - Aarhus, DEN 7/6 American Record

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