NCAA Div. III bragging rights:
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USATF Release: Buttry named Athlete of the Week |
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Tue, 9 Dec 2003 17:09:55 -0500 |
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday,
December 9, 2003
Buttry
named Athlete of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS
Missy Buttry has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the
Week after winning the women’s 6 km title Sunday at
the 2003 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships at
Bryan Park Golf Club in Greensboro, North
Carolina.
Buttry,
a junior at WartburgCollege
(Iowa) won the race in 19
minutes, 59.9 seconds. It was Buttry’s first career U.S. Open title. Buttry,
the 2002 and 2003 NCAA Division III cross country champion, defeated 2002
NCAA Division I cross country runner-up Kate O’Neill by a little more than
one second (20:01.4).
Now
in its third 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.
2003
USATF Athlete of the Week Winners: January 7, J-Mee Samuels; January 14,
Kevin Toth; January 21, Michelle Collins; January 28, Natasha Hastings;
February 4, Regina Jacobs; February 11, Gail Devers; February 18, Terrence
Trammell; February 25, James Davis; March 4, Stacy Dragila; March 11, Deena
Drossin;
March 18, Michelle Collins; March 25, Brenda Taylor; April 1, Deena
Drossin;
April 8, Shawn
Crawford; April 15, Deena
Drossin;
April 22, Kevin Toth; April 29, Torri Edwards; May 6, Allyson Felix; May
13, Matt
Hemingway; May 20, Bershawn Jackson; May 27, Tisha Waller; June 3, Sanya
Richards; June 10, Tim Seaman; June 17, Daniel Lincoln; June 25, Kelli
White; July 1, Grace Upshaw; July 8, Allen Johnson; July 15, Jason Richardson;
July 22, Shalonda Solomon; July 30, Jamie Nieto; August 5, Bianca Knight;
August 12, Kim Kreiner; August 19, Chryste Gaines; August 27, Kelli White;
September 3, Allen Johnson; September 9, Sandra Glover; September 16, Gail
Devers; September 22, Justin Gatlin; September 30, Eddy Hellbuyck; October
7, Blake Russell; October 14, Elva Dryer; October 21, Nick Bdera; October
28, Bradley Harkrader; November 4, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs; November 11,
Bob Kennedy; November 18, Joshua McDougal; November 25, Shalane Flanagan;
December 2, Brian Sullivan; December 9, Missy Buttry.
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