Perry’s 3,000m record earns him USATF Athlete of the Week honors

INDIANAPOLIS -- Paul Perry (Orland Park, Illinois) set a men’s masters 3,000m American record to earn USATF Athlete of the Week.
 
Perry, 75, clocked 12:18.49 at the NYRR Night at the Races at the Armory in New York City to better Doug Goodhue’s existing 75-79 age group indoor record of 12:29.32 by more than 11 seconds. In 2016, Perry set the 70-74 American indoor record in the 800m with a 2:32.37.
 
Full results are here.
 
Other notable performances from the past week:

• Tamara Clark — Clark became the No. 3 all-time collegiate woman at 300m with her 36.56 at the Blazer Invitational in Birmingham.
• Abraham Alvarado — Alvarado clocked the 5th-fastest men’s indoor 1,000m ever by an American at the Clemson Orange & Purple Invitational, going 2:18.01.
• Taj Burgess — Burgess zipped to a 1:00.80 in the 500m at the Great Dane Classic at the Armory, making the Rutgers athlete the second-fastest collegian ever and the No. 9 U.S. performer all-time.

 
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.
 
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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