Bor’s 10 Mile Road Win Earns Him USATF Athlete of the Week Honors

INDIANAPOLIS — Running away from his challengers over the final two miles to win the men's USATF 10 Mile Road Championships presented by Toyota, Hillary Bor (Colorado Springs, Colorado/USATF Colorado) earned recognition as the 33rd USATF Athlete of the Week award winner for 2022.
 
Bor, best known as a two-time Olympian and three-time World Championships team member in the 3,000m steeplechase, shared the lead with Shadrack Kipchirchir through the first few miles of the Medtronic TC course that started in Minneapolis and finished in St. Paul. At the halfway point Bor and Kipchirchir were a step behind Biya Simbassa, with Sam Chelanga also in the mix as all four passed the mark in 23:15.
 
Over the next three miles, Bor and Chelanga steadily built a lead over the others and it was a two-man race. In the final stages of the race, Bor surged again and gapped Chelanga by eight seconds to win in 46:06, chopping 26 seconds off the course record.
 
Other top performances from last week:

• Katelyn Tuohy of North Carolina State dominated the individual women's 5km race at Notre Dame's Joe Piane Invitational, winning by 12 seconds in 15:50 to lead the Wolfpack to the team title.
• Parker Wolfe of North Carolina won the men's 8km title at the Lehigh Paul Short Invitational in 23:02.4 to pace his Tar Heels to the team trophy.
• Fiona O'Keeffe won the women's USATF 10 Mile Road Championship with a course record 51:42, trimming two seconds off the old record.

Now in its 21st 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 when there are high-level competitions and features the athlete on USATF.org. Selections are based on top performances and results from the previous week.

2022 Winners: January 10, Alicia Monson; January 17, Keira D’Amato; January 24, Nyckoles Harbor; January 31, Elle Purrier St. Pierre; February 7, Chris Nilsen; February 14, Grant Fisher; February 21, Camille Herron; February 28, Cole Hocker; March 7, Grant Fisher; March 14, Randolph Ross; March 21, Grant Holloway; March 28, Anna Hall; April 4, Natalie Cook; April 11, Valarie Allman; April 18, Gabby Thomas; April 25, Robyn Stevens; May 2, Erriyon Knighton; May 9, Emily Sisson; May 16, Britton Wilson; May 23, Janee Kassanavoid; May 30, Michael Norman; June 6, Chari Hawkins; June 13, Devon Allen; June 27, Sydney McLaughlin; August 10, Roisin Willis; August 17, Grant Fisher; August 24, Kara Winger; August 31, Alicia Monson; September 7, Kara Winger; September 14, Joe Kovacs; September 21, Biya Simbassa; September 28, Garrett Heath; October 4, Hillary Bor.

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