INDIANAPOLIS -- Dashing to 100-meter gold at the World Para Athletics Championships, Jaydin Blackwell (Oak Park, MI/USATF Michigan) earned recognition as the 34th USATF Athlete of the Week award winner for 2025. It is his second AOW award this year.
Blackwell dominated the dash in New Delhi, setting a men's T38 meet record with a 10.70 clocking that put him .2 seconds in front of the runner-up. It was his fifth World Championships gold since 2023, and his third straight in the T38 100. Blackwell also took gold in the 100 and 400 at the Paralympics in Paris last summer.
Other top performances from last week:
Katie Schide won the women's Long Trail race at the World Mountain & Trail Running Championships in Spain by 25:04, covering the 82-kilometer course in 9:57:59.
Jim Walmsley was the men's winner of the Long Trail Race at the World Mountain & Trail Running Championships in Spain, running 8:35:11 on the 82-kilometer course to win by 10:54.
Now in its 24th 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 when there are high-level competitions and features the athlete on USATF.org. Selections are based on top performances and results from the previous week.
2025 Winners: January 15, Zariel Macchia; January 22, Conner Mantz; January 29, Katelyn Tuohy; February 5, Ethan Strand; February 12, Yared Nuguse; February 19, Grant Fisher; February 26, Josh Hoey; March 5, Heather MacLean; March 12, Cole Boone; March 19, Isabella Whittaker; March 26, Claire Bryant; April 2, Curtis Thompson; April 9, Taylor Roe; April 16, Valarie Allman; April 23, Jane Hedengren; April 30, Kaitlin Bounds; May 6, Masai Russell; May 13, Lynna Irby-Jackson; May 20, Jaydin Blackwell; May 27, Jonah Koech; June 3, Anna Hall; June 10, Jane Hedengren; June 17, Nico Young; June 24, Cooper Lutkenhaus; July 1, Chase Jackson; July 8, Rudy Winkler; July 15, Quincy Wilson; July 22, Sinclaire Johnson; August 5, Cooper Lutkenhaus; August 19, Curtis Thompson; August 26, Nikki Hiltz; September 2, Cordell Tinch; September 9, Conner Mantz; September 30, Jaydin Blackwell.
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