Many Highs at USA Indoor Track & Field Championships
first in the 800 meters winning his title in a U.S.-leading time of 1:47.10. Jearl Miles-Clark won her first indoor 800m title in a U.S.-leading 2:00.96.
2000 Olympian Coby Miller broke the meet record in the 200 meters with his time of 20.31. Anjanette Kirkland won the 60-meter hurdles in 7.97 for her first-ever U.S. title, and LaTasha Jenkins accomplished the same feat in the 200 meters, running 23.0 seconds.
Connie Price-Smith won her seventh U.S. Indoor shot put title, defending her 2000 crown with a throw of 60 feet, 2.5 inches. Dawn Ellerbe won her sixth career U.S. indoor title in the women's weight throw at 73-1.75.
Dwight Phillips won the men's long jump at 826-7.75. Dawn Burrell leaped to her third U.S. long jump indoor title with a jump of 21-11, and LaMark Carter won his fourth U.S. indoor title in the triple jump at 55-5.5.
In the 400, James Davis and Suziann Reid successfully defended their U.S. titles. Davis ran 46.16, while Reid won in 52.01.
Michelle Rohl successfully defended her title and broke the meet record in the women's 3,000-meter race walk with her time of 12:28.32, and Tim Seaman won his fourth consecutive title in the men's 5,000-meter race walk with his time of 19:29.96.
The top two finishers in each event who have met the IAAF standard are eligible to represent the United States at the World Indoor Track & Field Championships March 9-11 in Lisbon, Portugal. The U.S. team will be announced later this week.
For complete results and Pontiac Grand Prix Cup rankings, visit the USATF Web site: http://www.usatf.org.
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