Houston Astros outfielder George Springer and American runner Shalane Flanagan have been named the United States Sports Academy’s Male and Female Athletes of the Month for November
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DAPHNE – Houston Astros outfielder George Springer and American runner Shalane Flanagan have been named the United States Sports Academy’s Male and Female Athletes of the Month for November.
Springer was named the MVP of the World Series as the Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games, capped by a 5-1 win on Nov. 1, 2017. Springer finished the series with 11 hits, three doubles, five home runs and seven RBIs. He is just the third player to hit five home runs in a single World Series, tying Reggie Jackson in 1977 and Chase Utley in 2009. He also set World Series records with eight extra-base hits and 29 total bases.
Flanagan on Nov. 5, 2017 became the first American woman in 40 years (1977) to win the
New York City Marathon. Flanagan finished with a time of 2:26.53, a full minute ahead of three-
The second place finisher on the women’s side was Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjostrom and third place went to Chinese golfer Shanshan Feng. Sjostrom won the 100 meter butterfly with a time of 55.07 seconds – the best time ever recorded at an International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup event – in Tokyo on Nov.14, 2017. Later in the month, Sjostrom captured the women’s overall title at the FINA World Cup event in Singapore on Nov. 19 after winning the 50 meter fly and 200 meter freestyle events.
Feng became the first Chinese golfer – male or female – to reach No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings after shooting a 9-under- par 279 to win the Blue Bay LPGA title on Nov.11 in Hainan, China. She also won the Toto Japan Classic on Nov. 5.
Each month, the public is invited to participate in the Academy’s worldwide Athlete of the Month program by nominating athletes and then voting online during the first week of every month. The online votes are used to guide the Academy selection committee in choosing the male and female monthly winners, who then become eligible for selection to the prestigious Athlete of the Year ballot. A worldwide public vote on the annual ballot is used to guide the