Posted: August 1, 2007

Athletics: Jordan named USATF Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - Victoria Jordan has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after several outstanding performances at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships July 24-29 in Walnut, Calif. Jordan won set two national records in the young women's (17-18) age division, on her way to picking up four gold medals. Jordan's first record came in the prelims of the 200 meter dash, where she finished in 23.24 seconds. That time bettered the previous record of 23.27 set in 2006 by Gabrielle Mayo. In the 200m finals, Jordan posted a wind-aided time of 22.84 to take the championship. She anchored the Dallas Gold Track Club's 4x100m relay to a winning time of 44.43, which broke the record of 44.56 set by the same club in 2006. Jordan also earned a championship in the 100m with a time of 11.36. She completed her impressive weekend with a 53-second split while anchoring the winning 4x400m relay to a time of 3 minutes 39.10 seconds. 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. 2007 USATF Athlete of the Week Winners: January 2, Thomas Morgan; January 9, Jacquelyn Coward; January 16, Ryan Hall; January 23, Johnny Dutch; January 30, Shalane Flanagan; February 6, Gail Devers; February 13, Alan Culpepper; February 20, Bernard Lagat; February 27, Christian Cantwell; March 6, Fasil Bizuneh; March 13, Natasha Hastings; March 20, Anthony Famiglietti; March 27, Nadine O'Connor; April 4, Natasha Hastings; April 10, Diana Pickler; April 17, Shalane Flanagan; April 24, Virginia Tech women's team, Ryan Hall; May 1, Jen Rhines; May 8, Walter Henning; May 15, Allyson Felix; May 22, Breaux Greer; May 29, Walter Dix; June 5, Jenn Stuczynski; June 12, Walter Dix; June 19, Chanelle Price; June 27, Tyson Gay; July 3, Jim Sorensen; July 10, Robin Reynolds; July 17, William Wynne; July 24, Alan Webb; July 31, Victoria Jordan. Best Marks Week Ending July 29 MEN 100 - 10.01 Mickey Grimes (Nike) & J.J. Johnson (Nike) - Zaragoza, ESP 7/28 200 - 20.54 Jordan Vaden (adidas) - Rio de Janeiro, BRA 7/25 400 - 44.38 LaShawn Merritt (Nike) - Monaco 7/25 800 - 1:43.84 Alan Webb (Nike) - Heusden, BEL 7/28 U.S. leader 1500 - 3:36.48 Matt Tegenkamp (Nike) - Heusden, BEL 7/28 3000 - 7:37.31 Matt Tegenkamp (Nike) - Monaco 7/25 3000SC - 8:19.29 Brian Olinger (Reebok) - Heusden, BEL 7/28 5000 - 13:12.24 Chris Solinsky (Nike) - Heusden, BEL 7/28 10,000 - 28:28.48 Jorge Torres (Reebok) - Rio de Janeiro, BRA 7/27 50k Walk - 4:15:47 Philip Dunn (New Balance) - Rio de Janeiro, BRA 7/28 110H - 13.19 Terrence Trammell (Mizuno) - Monaco 7/25 400H - 48.45 Angelo Taylor (Regenerations) - Monaco 7/25 HJ - 2.29/7-6 Tora Harris (Shore AC/Asics) - Zaragoza, ESP 7/28 PV - 5.77/18-11 Brad Walker (Nike) - Monaco 7/25 LJ - 8.27/27-1.75 Dwight Phillips (Nike) - Zaragoza, ESP 7/28 TJ - 17.04/55-11 Aarik Wilson (Nike) - Naimette-Xhovement, BEL 7/25 SP - 20.16/66-1.75 Christian Cantwell (Nike) - Zaragoza, ESP 7/28 DT - 64.93/213-0 Ian Waltz (Nike) - Kaunas, LTU 7/25 HT - 73.23/240-3 Kibwe Johnson (NYAC) - Rio de Janeiro, BRA 7/25 JT - 75.33/247-1 Mike Hazle ((Unat.) - Rio de Janeiro, BRA 7/28 Dec - 7687 Ryan Harlan (Unat.) - Rio de Janeiro, BRA 7/24 WOMEN 100 - 11.02 Mikele Barber (Nike) - Rio de Janeiro, BRA 7/24 200 - 23.00 LaShauntea Moore (adidas) - Heusden, BEL 7/28 400 - 51.73 Monique Hennagan (Nike) - Kaunas, LTU 7/25 800 - 2:01.12 Erin Donohue (Nike) - Naimette-Xhovement, BEL 7/25 1500 - 4:05.55 Erin Donohue (Nike) - Heusden, BEL 7/28 U.S. leader 3000 - 8:35.03 Jen Rhines (adidas) - Monaco 7/25 U.S. leader 3000SC - 9:28.75 Lisa Galaviz (Nike) - Heusden, BEL 7/28 American Record 5000 - 15:08.07 Lauren Fleshman (Nike) - Naimette-Xhovement, BEL 7/25 10,000 - 32:54.41 Sara Slattery (adidas) - Rio de Janeiro, BRA 7/23 100H - 12.74 Damu Cherry (Nike) - Monaco 7/25 & Lolo Jones (Asics) - Heusden, BEL 7/28 400H - 54.64 Sheena Johnson (Nike) - Rio de Janeiro, BRA 7/25 HJ - 1.94/6-4.25 Amy Acuff (Asics) - Monaco 7/25 PV - 4.40/14-5.25 April Steiner (adidas) - Rio de Janeiro, BRA 7/23 TJ - 13.92/45-8 Shani Marks (Unat.) - Rio de Janeiro, BRA 7/27 SP - 18.11/59-5 Jillian Camarena (NYAC) - Rio de Janeiro, BRA 7/27 DT - 59.08/193-10 Suzy Powell-Roos (Asics) - Rio de Janeiro, BRA 7/23 HT - 66.47/218-1 Kristal Yush (Unat.) - Rio de Janeiro, BRA 7/23 JT - 58.00/190-3 Dana Pounds (USAF) - Rio de Janeiro, BRA 7/27 Hep - 5619 GiGi Johnson (Unat.) - Rio de Janeiro, BRA 7/25 Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest