Christie's 35km walk performance earns him USATF Athlete of the Week honors

INDIANAPOLIS — Walking the second-fastest 35km ever by an American, Nick Christie (El Cajon, California/USATF San Diego-Imperial) earned recognition as the 44th USATF Athlete of the Week award winner for 2022.
 
Christie finished second in the 35km race walk at the Irish Championships in Dublin, finishing in 2:41:03 after passing through the 20km split in 1:29:20. Starting the year with a win at the USATF 35km Championships in California in January, Christie followed up with a 2:41:08 to take 36th at the World Championships in Eugene. He set the American record of 2:38:16 at the Irish Championships in 2021.
 
Other top performances from last week:

• Sergio Reyes, 41, won the San Diego Holiday Half Marathon by 16 seconds in 62:29. Last week, Reyes was the USATF Club Cross Country masters men's 10km champion.
• Jamie Davis, 42, bettered the American masters women's 40-44 indoor pole vault record with a 3.55m/11-7.75 clearance at the Above the Bar 550 PV Meet in Colorado.

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; October 11, Emily Sisson; October 18, Katelyn Tuohy; October 25, Chris Gomez; November 1, Parker Valby; November 8, Adam Peterman; November 15, Tyrone Gorze; November 22, Katelyn Tuohy; November 29, Irene Riggs; December 5, Paige Stoner; December 12, Jacob Nur; December 19, Nick Christie.

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