Brad Walker named USATF Athlete of the Week

[patchdoggydogg]

Courtesy USATF:

INDIANAPOLIS - Brad Walker has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the men's pole vault at the 2007 World Athletics Final in Stuttgart, Germany.

The reigning World Indoor and Outdoor champion, Walker won the men's pole vault with his clearance of 5.91 meters/19 feet 5.75 inches, topping the rest of the field by 5 cm. Walker, who owns the top two clearances in the world so far this year, equalled the #3 performance with his winning effort at Stuttgart.

Now in its sixth 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.

[SlickVT]

I'm gonna put this out there...

If Brad stays healthy next year, 6.03 is going down a few times.

6.06 sounds like a good guess.

Just my thoughts.

[Vault&Flip]

I agree. He was very consistent in performing well when it counted this year. Since next year is an olympic year, I think he will really step it up.