INDIANAPOLIS -- Bettering the American women's record* in the road mile, Sinclaire Johnson (Portland, OR/USATF Oregon) earned recognition as the 44th USATF Athlete of the Week award winner for 2025, her second AOW award of the year.
Johnson, who earned AOW honors after setting an American mile record on the track on July 19 at the London Diamond League meet, added the road mile American record to her resume with a 4:21.86 to win the Kalakaua Merrie Mile in Honolulu.
That took more than two seconds off the ratified record of 4:23.98 by Krissy Gear in April and put her at No. 2 on the all-time world performer list behind only the world record of 4:20.98 by Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji in 2023. Johnson was the 2022 USATF outdoor champion in the 1500 and has represented Team USATF in the 1500 at the last three World Athletics Championships. She was sixth at this year's World Indoor Championships. Other top performances from last week:
Alan Evans, 62, had the highest men's age grade score at the USATF Masters Half Marathon Championships with an 87.36% for his 1:23:03 time.
Jeannie Rice, 77, had an age grade score of 96.48% at the USATF Masters Half Marathon Championships with a 1:48:30, the highest score of all women's competitors.
Quaid Berger was the boys' 15-18 individual champion at the USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships, running 17:22.5 for 5K to win by almost 30 seconds in snowy conditions.
Morgan Delaney won the girls' 15-18 individual title at the USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships by 26 seconds with a 19:24.2 5K in snowy conditions. * – all American records subject to verification by USATF Records Committee
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; November 11, Anne Flower; November 25, Rocky Hansen; December 1, Weini Kelati; December 8, Josh Hoey; December 15, Sinclaire Johnson.
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