INDIANAPOLIS - Conor McCullough has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after setting an American Junior record in the men's hammer throw Sunday at the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada.
The reigning USA Junior champion and a silver medalist at this meet in 2008, McCullough crushed the meet record and his own American Junior record (AJR) in winning the hammer with a massive personal best of 80.79m/265-0 on his second attempt to add more than eight feet to his previous AJR. He set the previous record of 78.28m/256-10 when he won the USA Junior title this year.
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.
BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING JULY 25
MEN
100 - 10.23 Charles Silmon (TCU) - Moncton, CAN 7/21
200 - 19.72 Tyson Gay (adidas) - Monaco 7/22
400 - 45.31 LeJerald Betters (Nike) - Monaco 7/22
800 - 1:44.06 Nick Symmonds (Nike/OTC) - Monaco 7/22 U.S. leader
1500 - 3:30.90 Andrew Wheating (unat) - Monaco 7/22 U.S. leader
3000SC - 8:55.33 Jared Berman (Virginia Tech) - Moncton, CAN 7/23
5000 - 14:16.08 Trevor Dunbar (Portland) - Moncton, CAN 7/24
10,000 - 29:32.23 Parker Stinson (Texas HS) - Moncton, CAN 7/20
110H - 13.01 David Oliver (Nike) - Monaco 7/22
400H - 47.78 Bershawn Jackson (Nike) - Monaco 7/22
10K Walk - 41:50.29 Trevor Barron (Pennsylvania HS) - Moncton, CAN 7/23 American Junior Record
HJ - 2.28/7-5.75 Jesse Williams (Nike) - Monaco 7/22
PV - 5.81/19-0.75 Derek Miles (unat) - Jockgrim, GER 7/21
LJ - 8.46/27-9.25 Dwight Phillips (Trackstar Apparel) - Monaco 7/22 World leader
TJ - 16.23/53-3 Omar Craddock (Florida) - Moncton, CAN 7/25
DT - 65.13/213-8 Casey Malone (Nike) - Monaco 7/22
JT - 74.64/244-10 Joe Zimmerman (Washington) - Moncton, CAN 7/23
(HT (Jr-6kg) - 80.79/265-0 Conor McCullough (Princeton) - Moncton, CAN 7/25 American Junior Record
WOMEN
100 - 10.82 Carmelita Jeter (Nike) - Monaco 7/22 U.S. leader
200 - 22.99 Stormy Kendrick (Clemson) - Moncton, CAN 7/23
800 - 1:57.34 Alysia Johnson (Nike) - Monaco 7/22 World leader
1500 - 4:13.95 Jordan Hasay (Oregon) - Moncton, CAN 7/25
3000SC - 10:18.74 Shelby Greany (Providence) - Moncton, CAN 7/20
5000 - 15:48.91 Emily Sisson (Missouri HS) - Moncton, CAN 7/21 High School Record
100H - 12.63 Lolo Jones (Asics) - Monaco 7/22
400H - 54.52 Sheena Tosta (Nike) - Monaco 7/22
HJ - 1.82/5-11.5 Hannah Willms (Iowa HS) - Moncton, CAN 7/25
PV - 4.60/15-1 Lacy Janson (unat) - Monaco 7/22
TJ - 13.78/45-2.5 Erica McLain (Nike) - Monaco 7/22
SP - 18.70/61-4.25 Michelle Carter (Nike) - Monaco 7/22
DT - 54.96/180-4 Erin Pendleton (Michigan) - Moncton, CAN 7/22
JT - 64.21/210-8 Kara Patterson (Asics) - Monaco 7/22
Hept - 5260 Alex Gochenour (Iowa HS) - Moncton, CAN 7/23
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