INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Maurice Greene has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after setting a world-leading mark in the 100m Sunday at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, California.

The 2000 Olympic gold medalist, Greene ran 10.02 seconds into a 1.6 mps headwind to win the men's 100 meters. Greene also anchored his HSI teammates to victory in the 4x100m relay (38.56).

Other world-leading marks turned in at the Mt. SAC Relays include 2001 NCAA 5,000m champion Jonathon Riley running 13:21.11 to win the 5,000m; 2004 World Indoor long jump champion Savante Stringfellow leaped 8.31m/27 feet, 3.25 inches to win the men's long jump and Carrie Messner ran 9:50.16 to win the women's 3,000m steeplechase.

Other world-leading performers over the weekend were Baylor junior Darold Williamson running 44.59 in the 400m at the Michael Johnson Classic in Waco, Tex.; Rice University senior Ryan Harlan scored 8,054 points in the men's decathlon during Friday and Saturday's competition at the LSU Alumni Gold meet and 2002 U.S. Outdoor 800m champion Nicole Teter ran 2:01.26 in the women's 800m at Claremont, Calif.

Now in its fourth 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 the USATF website. Selections are based on top performances and results from the previous week.

BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING APRIL 18

MEN

100 - 10.02 Maurice Greene (adidas) - Walnut, CA 4/18 World leader
200 - 20.31 Mickey Grimes (Nike) - Walnut, CA 4/18
400 - 44.59 Darold Williamson (Baylor) - Waco, TX 4/17 World leader
800 - 1:46.32 Jonathan Johnson (Texas Tech) - Walnut, CA 4/18 U.S. leader
1500 - 3:38.83 Jason Lunn (Nike) - Claremont, CA 4/16 U.S. leader
3000SC - 8:33.27 John Mortimer (Boston AA) - Walnut, CA 4/15 U.S. leader
5000 - 13:21.11 Jonathon Riley (Nike) - Walnut, CA 4/15 World leader
10,000 - 28:30.65 Jason Hubbard (Unattached) - Walnut, CA 4/15
110H - 13.25 Allen Johnson (Nike) - Walnut, CA 4/18
400H - 49.11 Joey Woody (adidas) - Walnut, CA 4/18
HJ - 2.28/7-5.75 Nathan Leeper (Nike) - Lawrence, KS 4/17
PV - 5.70/18-8.25 Eric Eshbach (Nebraska) - Lincoln, NE 4/17 U.S. leader
LJ - 8.31/27-3.25 Savante Stringfellow (Nike) - Walnut, CA 4/18 World leader
TJ - 17.40/57-1 Kenta Bell (Nike) - Walnut, CA 4/18
SP - 19.95/65-5.5 Dan Taylor (Ohio State) - Walnut, CA 4/18
DT - 64.11/210-4 Carl Brown (Nike) - Walnut, CA 4/18
HT - 76.94/252-5 James Parker (USAF) - Walnut, CA 4/18 U.S. leader
JT - 77.36/253-10 Justin St. Clair (Bronco TC) - Walnut, CA 4/18
Decathlon - 8054 Ryan Harlan (Rice) - Baton Rouge, LA 4/17 World leader

WOMEN

100 - 11.39 Ginnie Powell (USC) - Walnut, CA 4/18 & 11.04 (wind- aided) Inger Miller (Nike) - Walnut, CA 4/18
200 - 22.96 Stephanie Durst (LSU) - Baton Rouge, LA 4/17
400 - 51.49 Monique Henderson (UCLA) - Walnut, CA 4/18
800 - 2:01.26 Nicole Teter (Nike) - Claremont, CA 4/16 World leader
1500 - 4:11.96 Nicole Teter (Nike) - Walnut, CA 4/18
3000SC - 9:50.16 Carrie Messner (Asics) - Walnut, CA 4/15 World leader
5000 - 15:09.67 Shalane Flanagan (Unattached) - Walnut, CA 4/15 U.S. leader
10,000 - 31:57.64 Sylvia Mosqueda (Unattached) - Walnut, CA 4/15 U.S. leader
100H - 13.00 Nichole Denby (Texas) - Waco, TX 4/17
400H - 55.18 Brenda Taylor (Sheffield Elite) - Walnut, CA 4/18
HJ - 1.96/6-5 Tisha Waller (Nike) - Walnut, CA 4/18 U.S. leader
PV - 4.47/14-8 Chelsea Johnson (UCLA) - Walnut, CA 4/18
LJ - 6.49/21-3.5 Monique Freeman (Unattached) - Baton Rouge, LA 4/17 U.S. leader
TJ - 13.83/45-4.5 Shakeema Walker (HPTC) - Walnut, CA 4/18
SP - 18.07/59-3.5 Kristin Heaston (Nike) - Walnut, CA 4/18
DT - 63.37/207-11 Aretha Hill (Nike) - Walnut, CA 4/18 U.S. leader
HT - 71.20/233-7 Erin Gilreath (NYAC) - Claremont, CA 4/16
JT - 55.12/180-10 Erica Wheeler (Unattached) - Lawrence, KS 4/16
Heptathlon - 6033 Hyleas Fountain (Georgia) - Oxford, MS 4/17 U.S. leader