INDIANAPOLIS -- Breaking a masters women's road race record that has stood for 10 years, Jenny Hitchings (Sacramento, CA/USATF Pacific) earned recognition as the 39th USATF Athlete of the Week award winner for 2025.
The 62-year-old Hitchings clocked a stellar 39:21 for 10K at the Clarksburg Country Run to win the women's 60-64 division and clip three seconds off the ratified American 60-64 record that was set in 2015 by Christine Kennedy. Hitchings placed fifth overall with that time and won her age division by more than 13 minutes.
Pending ratification by the USATF Records Committee, Hitchings' 10K mark will give her national 60-64 records at nine different distances from 5K to the marathon.
Other top performances from last week:
Susannah Scaroni won the women's wheelchair division at the NYC Marathon by more than 5 minutes in 1:42:10. She completed her sweep of U.S. stops in the Abbott World Marathon Majors for 2025 after winning Boston and Chicago earlier this year.
Vidal Macchia won the USATF Youth 5K Championships boys race in 16:35 at the Abbott Dash to the Finish Line in New York City.
Charlize-Trinity McKenzie was the girls’ winner at the USATF Youth 5K Championships in New York City in 17:55.
Joel Reichow was the top American men's finisher in the NYC Marathon, placing sixth in a lifetime best of 2:09:56.
Fiona O'Keeffe was the top American women's finisher in the NYC Marathon, placing fourth in a season best 2:22:49.
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; October 7, Annie Carey; October 14, Conner Mantz; October 21, Jane Hedengren; October 28, Tara Dower; November 4, Jenny Hitchings.
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To nominate an athlete for USATF Athlete of the Week, please send a detailed email about their performance to communications@usatf.org.
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