Nothing against Browne, as I am very glad to see a good marathon performance
out of him BUT... can USATF retroactively award David Krummenacker with an
Athlete of the Week honor? Seems something of an anomaly that David, who
has certainly out performed many on the Athlete of the Week roster, won't
receive that recognition.
I only hope that when the USATF Annual Meeting rolls into Kansas City he'll
be given the a bit more consideration.
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Tuesday, October 1, 2002
Browne named Athlete of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS Dan Browne has been named USA Track Fields Athlete of the
Week after his victory at Sundays USA Mens Marathon Championship at the
Twin Cities Marathon.
In his debut as a marathoner, Browne won the 26.2-mile race from Minneapolis
to St. Paul, Minn., in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 35 seconds. In winning the 10th
national title of his career, Browne also won the 2002 USA Running Circuit
mens title ($6,000) and a winners check of $34,000.
In other top performances from the weekend, Jill Gaitenby won her first
national title and set a personal record by winning the USA Womens Marathon
Championship in 2:36:10 at Twin Cities. Gaitenby teamed with Susannah Beck
for most of the race, before breaking away from Beck in the final miles for
the title and a check of $29,000.
National titles were also up for grabs at the 2002 USA 2-Hour/1-Hour Race
Walk Championships Sunday on Long Island, N.Y., where Philip Dunn and Susan
Armenta won the mens and womens national championships.
Dunn was in a one-on-one battle with Curt Clausen until he broke away for
good at the 19K mark. Dunn covered 26,815 meters for the win. Clausen was
the runner-up with 26,655 meters.
Armenta led from start to finish in winning her fourth national title of the
year by capturing the USA womens 1-hour crown with 12,195 meters. Cheryl
Rellinger was the runner-up with 11,236 meters.
Now in its second year, USATFs Athlete of the Week program is designed to
recognize performers at all levels of the sport. USATF names a new honoree
each week and features the athlete on the USATF Web site. Selections are
based on top performances and results from the previous week.
2002 USATF Athlete of the Week winners: January 3, Jim Garcia; January 8,
Mary Louise Michelsohn; January 15, Tamara Diles; January 22, Miguel Pate;
January 29, Regina Jacobs; February 5, Jeff Hartwig; February 12, Meb
Keflezighi; February 19, Curt Clausen; February 26, Jeff Hartwig; March 5,
Nicole Teter; March 12, Jeff Hartwig; March 19, Aretha Hill; March 26, Deena
Drossin; April 2, Kim Fitchen; April 9, Deena Drossin; April 16, Khalid
Khannouchi; April 23, Kenta Bell; April 30, Suzy Powell; May 7, Deena
Drossin; May 14, Savante Stringfellow; May 21, Adam Nelson; May 28, Kevin
Toth; June 4, Lashinda Demus; June 11, Anna Norgren Mahon; June 18, Molly
Huddle; June 25, Sanya Richards; July 2, Savante Stringfellow; July 9,
Nicole Teter; July 16, Maurice Greene; July 23, Lashinda Demus; July 30,
Kerron Clement; August 6, Nate McDowell; August 13, Phil Raschker; August
20, James Carter; August 27, Marion Jones; September 3, Colleen De Reuck;
September 10, Suzy Favor Hamilton; September 17, Tim Montgomery; September
24, Marion Jones; October 1, 2002, Dan Browne.
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