Dixon’s 600 win earns him USATF Athlete of the Week honors

INDIANAPOLIS -- Devin Dixon (McDonough, Georgia) ran the sixth-fastest indoor men’s 600m ever by an American to earn USATF Athlete of the Week.
 
Dixon, the NACAC U23 champion at 800m last year, zipped to a 1:15.16 at the Texas Tech Invitational in Lubbock to become the No. 5 all-time U.S. 600m performer overall, and the No. 2 American collegian ever. He closed out the meet with a 44.91 anchor leg on Texas A&M’s 4x400 to lead the Aggies to a world-leading time of 3:02.77, just outside the all-time collegiate indoor top 10 list.
 
Full results are here.
 
Other notable performances from the past week:

• Shelby Houlihan — Houlihan won the women’s mile at the Washington Invitational in a world-leading 4:23.68, making her the No. 6 all-time indoor performer in U.S. history.
• Micaiah Harris — Harris won the men’s 200m at the Arkansas Invitational with a world-leading 20.49.
• Randolph Ross — Ross clocked a world-leading 45.44 in the 400m at the Texas Tech Invitational.
• Emily Lipari — Lipari ran the world’s fastest women’s 5,000m of 2020 with her 15:07.44 at Boston. That time elevated her to #8 on the all-time indoor U.S. list.
• Cory McGee — McGee’s 4:04.75 to win the women’s 1,500m at Boston moved her to 5th on the all-time U.S. indoor list.

 
Now in its 19th 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.
 
2020 Winners: January 9, Miranda Melville; January 16, Paul Perry; January 23, Natosha Rogers; January 30, Tyler Day, February 6, Devin Dixon.
 
We welcome your nominations!
 
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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