Gray’s world title earns him USATF Athlete of the Week honors

INDIANAPOLIS -- Joseph Gray (Colorado Springs, Colorado) won the men’s World Mountain Running Championships to earn USATF Athlete of the Week.

Gray, who finished fourth at the last two Championships after winning in 2016, covered the muddy 14km course in Angostura, Argentina, in 1:05:13 to win by eight seconds. His performance led Team USATF to a second-place finish overall.

Full results are here.

Other notable performances from the past week:

• Grayson Murphy — Murphy was a dominant winner of the women’s division of the World Mountain Running Championships, taking a 21-second victory.
• Jim Walmsley — Walmsley captured the men’s long course gold at the World Mountain Running Championships by 48 seconds and led Team USATF to a second-place finish, missing the trophy by only two points.
• Taylor Werner — Werner led her Arkansas team to a perfect score at the NCAA Division I South Central Regional, clocking 20:30.3 for 6K on her home course in Fayetteville.
• Elly Henes — Henes won the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional by six seconds in 19:48.9 and led her North Carolina State squad to the team title.
• Ella Donaghu — A Stanford junior, Donaghu won the NCAA Division I women’s West Regional in 19:50.8 for 6K and led the Cardinal to the team title.

Now in its 18th 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 USATF.org. Selections are based on top performances and results from the previous week.
 
2019 Winners: January 9, Nick Christie; January 16, Hillary Bor; January 23, Taylor Ewert; January 30, Devin Dixon; February 6, Alison Wood; February 13, Ajee’ Wilson; February 20, Abbabiya Simbassa; February 27, Athing Mu; March 6, Neringa Jakstiene; March 13, Grant Holloway; March 20, Robyn Stevens; March 27, Deena Kastor; April 3, Irene Obera; April 10, Stanley Kebenei; April 17, Israel Merkle; April 24, Ryan Crouser; May 1, Emily Sisson; May 8, Kayla White; May 15, Parker Stinson; May 22, Kenny Bednarek; May 29, Sha’Carri Richardson; June 6, Brooke Andersen; June 12, Sha’Carri Richardson; June 19, Kayla Davis; June 26, Jordan Gray; July 3, Will Claye; July 10, Noah Lyles; July 17, Florence Meiler; July 24, Matthew Boling; July 31, Dalilah Muhammad; August 7, Cory McGee; August 14, Kara Winger; August 21, Leonard Korir; August 28, Will Claye; September 4, Donavan Brazier; September 11, Sara Hall; September 18, Kate Grace; October 10, Dalilah Muhammad; October 17, Jacques Sallberg; October 24, Leonard Korir; October 31, Camille Herron; November 7, Abdi Abdirahman; November 13, Dot McMahan; November 20, Joseph Gray.
 
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To nominate an athlete for USATF Athlete of the Week, please send a detailed email about his/her performance to communications@usatf.org.
 
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