Tuesday, October 23, 2007


INDIANAPOLIS - Jordan Hasay has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete
of the Week after winning the 2007 Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational
Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif.

The 2007 World Youth 1,500m silver medalist, Hasay won the girls
individual 3 mile sweepstakes race at the Mt. SAC Invitational in 16
minutes 42 seconds. She won for the third straight year in a personal
best time and now has sole possession of the fourth-fastest time ever
by a girl at the course.

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; August 8, Reese Hoffa; August 14, Jeremy Wariner; August 21,
Lela Nelson; August 28, Tyson Gay, September 5, Allyson Felix and Bernard Lagat, 
September 11, Phil Raschker; September 19, Sanya Richards; September 26, Brad 
Walker; October 3, Kara Goucher; October 9, Abdi Abdirahman; October 17, Deena 
Kastor; October 23, Jordan Hasay.

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