On two successive weeks Adirondack Association members claimed USATF National's Athlete of the week awards.

October 12, Nicole Blood.

INDIANAPOLIS - Nicole Blood has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete
of the Week after breaking an 18-year-old course record at the 32nd Manhattan College Invitational in New York City's Van Cortlandt Park.

Blood (Gansevoort, N.Y.), ran 13 minutes, 57.0 seconds on the 2.5-mile course to better the 18-year-old course record of 14:01.9, which was set

in 1986 by two-time Foot Locker champion Erin Keogh of Langley, Va. A 16-year-old junior at Saratoga Springs (N.Y.) High School, Blood won the Eastern States Championship, which was held as part of the Manhattan College Invitational. The meet drew a record number of almost 11,000 entries representing more than 350 high schools from 15 states and Washington, D.C., and is known as the largest one-day meet in the United States.

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.

October 5, Josh McDougal

INDIANAPOLIS - Josh McDougal has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning his fourth consecutive race of the season in taking first place at the Great American Cross Country Festival in Cary, North Carolina.

McDougal, a freshman at Liberty University, won the men's 8 km race in 24 minutes, 0.91 seconds, which was 12 seconds ahead of the nearest competitor. The 2004 USA Junior 5,000m runner-up, McDougal was a member U.S. Team that competed at the IAAF World Junior Championships this summer in Grosetto, Italy and a member of the USA World XC Team that
competed in Brussels.

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