INDIANAPOLIS - Briana Shook has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after setting an American record in the women's 3,000m steeplechase Saturday at the KBC Night of Athletics meet in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.

Shook, of Toledo, Ohio, ran 9 minutes, 29.32 seconds to better the previous American record of 9:39.335 set by Ann Gaffigan at the Olympic Trials.

Other notable performances include, Kenneth Hall broke a national high school record to win the young men's triple jump at the 38th USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. A Baton Rouge, La., native Hall leaped 16.72m/54-10.25 on his third attempt to break the previous high school triple jump record of 16.44m/53-11.25 set by Greg Yeldell (E. Spencer, N.C.) at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Annecy, France.

2003 Pan Am Junior 5,000m gold medalist, Galen Rupp broke the American junior and U.S. high school 5,000m record in 13 minutes, 37.91 seconds in Heusden. Rupp, a Portland, Ore., native bettered the high school record of 13:44.00 set in 1964 by Gerry Lindgren of Spokane, Wash. He also bettered the American junior record of 13:38.39 set in 2001 by Franklyn Sanchez of Georgetown University.

Another impressive performance was turned in by reigning World Indoor and Outdoor champion and 2004 Olympic Trials long jump winner Dwight Phillips who soared to a career-best and world-leading mark for the year with a first round leap of 8.60 meters/28 feet, 2.75 inches. Phillips surpassed the 28-foot barrier for the first time with his winning effort Monday in Linz, Austria.

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 AUGUST 2

MEN

100 - 9.97 Maurice Greene (adidas) - London, ENG 7/30
200 - 20.20 Coby Miller (Nike) - Linz, AUT 8/2
400 - 44.72 Jerry Harris (adidas) - Stockholm, SWE 7/27
800 - 1:45.16 Khadevis Robinson (Nike) - Heusden, BEL 7/31
1500 - 3:34.71 Charlie Gruber (Nike) - Heusden, BEL 7/31
Mile - 3:50.73 Alan Webb (Nike) - London, ENG 7/30 U.S. Leader
3000SC - 8:19.06 Anthony Famiglietti (adidas) - Stockholm, SWE 7/27
5000 - 13:16.02 Dan Browne (Nike Oregon) - Heusden, BEL 7/31 U.S. Leader
110H - 13.30 Duane Ross (Nike) - Heusden, BEL 7/31
400H - 48.63 James Carter (Nike) - London, ENG 7/30
HJ to 2.30/7-6.5 Jamie Nieto (Nike) - Viersen, GER 8/1
PV - 5.82/19-1 Toby Stevenson (Nike) - Leverkusen, GER 8/1
LJ - 8.60/28-2.75 Dwight Phillips (Nike) - Linz, AUT 8/2 World Leader
TJ - 17.20/56-5.25 Melvin Lister (Unattached) - London, ENG 7/30
DT - 63.57/208-6 Carl Brown (Nike) - Heusden, BEL 7/31
JT - 80.07/262-8 Breaux Greer (adidas) - London, ENG 7/30

WOMEN

100 - 11.16 Allyson Felix (adidas) - Linz, AUT 8/2
200 - 22.99 LaShauntea Moore (Arkansas) - Linz, AUT 8/2
400 - 51.66 Demetria Washington (Nike) - Malmo, SWE 8/2
800 - 1:58.52 Nicole Teter (Nike) - Heusden, BEL 7/31 U.S. Leader
1500 - 4:06.30 Carrie Tollefson (adidas) - Heusden, BEL 7/31 U.S. Leader
3000SC - 9:29.32 Briana Shook (Toledo) - Heusden, BEL 7/31 American Record
100H - 12.68 Melissa Morrison (adidas) - Heusden, BEL 7/31
400H - 53.40 Sandra Glover (Nike) - Heusden, BEL 7/31
HJ - 1.97/6-5.5 Amy Acuff (Unattached) - London, ENG 7/30
PV - 4.60/15-1 Stacy Dragila (Nike) - London, ENG 7/30
LJ - 6.71/22-0.25 Grace Upshaw (Nike) - Stockholm, SWE 7/27
TJ - 14.03/46-0.5 Tiombe Hurd (Nike) - Linz, AUT 8/2
SP - 17.53/57-6.25 Kristin Heaston (Nike) - Heusden, BEL 7/31
HT - 63.83/209-5 Loree Smith (Colorado State) - Sherbrooke, CAN 7/ 30
JT - 53.15/174-4 Dana Pounds (AF Academy) - Sherbrooke, CAN 7/30
Heptathlon - 5485 Jacquelyn Johnson (Arizona State) - Sherbrooke, CAN 8/1