Sachem alum Maria Michta-Coffey has been on fire lately. U.S. Track and Field has taken noticed and named her Athlete of the Week.
Here’s what she accomplished recently, according to USTAF:
- Set an American 10 km record en route to her 20 km title April 3 in Earth City, Missouri, at U.S. Trials for IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships.
- At the World Race Walking Team Championships she took down a 20-year-standing AR in the 10K, racing to a 44:17 split.
- In March, she cruised to a seventh consecutive USATF Indoor title in the women’s 3,000m race walk in Portland, where she defeated the national championships’ indoor field by over 13 seconds with a finish of 12:33.75
Next up: Michta-Coffey travels to Rome for the IAAF World Race Walk Team Championships in May.
-Words by Chris R. Vaccaro