INDIANAPOLIS - Alan Webb has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after running the fastest time ever in the men's mile by an American on U.S. soil Saturday at the Nike Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon.

Webb's winning time of 3 minutes, 50.85 seconds again took Jim Ryun off the record books and is the fastest time in the world this year. Ryun had held the U.S. all-comers record by an American for 37 years with his time of 3:51.1, on June 23, 1967 in Bakersfield, Calif.

In 2001, as a senior in high school, Webb made history at Prefontaine when he ran 3:53.43 to break Jim Ryun's 36-year-old U.S. high school record. Earlier this year, Webb ran a world- leading 3:32.73 in the 1,500m June 8, in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

World-leading performers from last week include 2004 world indoor 60m silver medalist, Shawn Crawford, who won in 9.88 seconds to become the first person ever to break 10 seconds in the 100 at Prefontaine. Crawford broke Maurice Greene's track record of 9.90, set at the U.S. championships in 2001.

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 JUNE 20

MEN

100 - 9.88 Shawn Crawford (Nike) - Eugene, OR 6/19 World leader
400 - 45.38 Lashawn Merritt (Virginia HS) - Raleigh, NC 6/19
800 - 1:47.78 Trent Riter (Minnesota) - Stanford, CA 6/20
1500 - 3:34.42er Alan Webb (Nike) - Eugene, OR 6/19
Mile - 3:50.85 Alan Webb (Nike) - Eugene, OR 6/19 World leader
3000SC - 8:36.30 Tom Brooks (Unattached) - Stanford, CA 6/20
5000 - 13:30.68 Dan Browne (Nike) - Eugene, OR 6/19
110H - 13.14 Larry Wade (Nike) - Eugene, OR 6/19
400H - 48.79 Bershawn Jackson (St. Augustine's) - Eugene, OR 6/19
HJ - 2.30/7-6.5 Jamie Nieto (Nike) - Eugene, OR 6/19
PV - 5.80/19-0.25 Jeff Hartwig (Nike) & Brad Walker (Unattached) & Toby Stevenson (Nike) - Eugene, OR 6/19
SP - 21.74/71-4 Christian Cantwell (Nike) - Eugene, OR 6/19 and 22.25/73-0 exhibition at Atlanta, GA 6/18
HT - 77.78/255-2 James Parker (US Air Force) - Eugene, OR 6/19 U.S. leader
JT - 78.06/256-1 Leigh Smith (Tennessee) - Athens, GA 6/19
Decathlon - 7730 Kip Janvrin (WGADC) - Fargo, ND 6/16

WOMEN

100 - 11.05 Inger Miller (Nike) - Eugene, OR 6/19
400 - 50.02 Michelle Collins (Nike) - Raleigh, NC 6/19 U.S. leader
800 - 1:59.09 Nicole Teter (Nike) - Eugene, OR 6/19
1500 - 4:06.37 Marla Runyan (Nike) - Eugene, OR 6/19
5000 - 15:44.27 Blake Russell (New Balance) - Stanford, CA 6/20
100H - 12.56 Danielle Carruthers (Doyle Mgmt) - Eugene, OR 6/19
400H - 54.24 Sandra Glover (Unattached) - Houston, TX 6/18
PV - 4.70/15-5 Stacy Dragila (Nike) - Eugene, OR 6/19
LJ - 6.93/22-9 Marion Jones (Nike) - Eugene, OR 6/19 U.S. leader
TJ - 13.38/43-10.75 Stacey Bowers-Smith (Unattached) - Houston, TX 6/18
SP - 17.85/58-6.75 Kristin Heaston (Nike) - Athens, GA 6/19
DT - 57.88/189-11 Deshaya Williams (Unattached) - Athens, GA 6/19
HT - 65.29/214-2 Jamine Moton (Springco) - Athens, GA 6/19
JT - 55.70/182-9 Dee O'Connell (Unattached) - Athens, GA 6/19