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DeAnna Price breaks WR in Weight Throw Twice, to highlight 2023 USATF Indoors Day 2!

DeAnna Price breaks WR in Weight Throw Twice, to highlight 2023 USATF Indoors Day 2!

USATF Indoor Champs, Day two

Women’s Weight Throw

Deanna Price breaks WR twice in a weight throw!

In a spectacular competition, Deanne Price, 2019 WC in the hammer throw, broke the WR twice in the weight throw. Her series lead from the first throw, 24.86m, 25.46m, 25.77mWR, 25.21m, 26.02m and a foul. Her 26.02 meters equates to 85 feet, 4.5 inches.

Deanna Price also has the number2 hammer throw of all time.

1. Deanna Price, NYAC/Nike, 26.02m, NR/WR, 2. Brooke Andersen, NIKE/NYAC, 24.97m, 3. Rachel Tanczsos, Velaasa, 24.58m, 4. Annette Echikunwoke, Unattached, 24.56m, 5. Erin Reese, Velaasa, 24.34m, 6. Janeh Stewart, NYAC, 24.20m

Men’s 60 meters, first round

In heat 1, Noah Lyles, adidas, took the win in 6.60, Kendal Williams,adidas, 6.66q, Sam Blaskowski, WI-LaCrosse, 6.69q, Jaylan Mitchell, 6.71q, Mason Phillips, Northwood MI, 6.76q. All top 5 moved on.

In heat 2, Kirk Wilson, Jr. won, in 6.66, Isaiah Trousil, Northern Iowa, 6.68q, Coby Hilton, 6.68q, Cravon Gillespie, NIKE< 6.71q, and Deondre Spruil, SHARKS AC, 6.8q.

In heat 3, Brandon Carnes won, in heat leading 6.59, JT Smith Texas A&M-Commerce, 6.59q, Jalen Drayden, Arizona State U, 6.71q, Bryan Sosoo, CPTC, 6.71q, Emmanuel Wells, Jr. 6.72q, Demarius Smith, 6.73q.

Men’s Triple Jump-Donald Scott

Donald Scott won the TJ with a leap of 16.96m, in his fifth attempt. His series, 16.43m, 16.85m, 16.56m 16.70m, 16.96m, 16.53m showed a good level of fitness this early in the year.

1. Donald Scott, 16.96m, 2. Omar Craddock, ASICS, 16.38m, 3. RLazon Brumfeld, unattached, 16.14m.

Women’s Long Jump, final-Tara Davis Woodhall goes WL

Tara Davis dominated the LJ, with only three legal jumps, she could have won on any of the three. Tara fouled in round 1, leaped 6.94m in round 2, leaped 6.67m in round 3, folded in 4, leaped 6.99m WL in round 5, and fouled in six. The young jumper has real talent, and when she connects, she delivers.

1. Tara Davis Woodhall, LuLulemon, 6.99m, WL, PB, 2. Rhese Foster, NIKE, 6.63m, 3. Tiffany Flynn, unattached, 6.57m, 4. Quenesha Burks, Unattached, 6.46m, 5. Quanesha Saunders, adidas, 6.37m SB, 6. Elizabeth White, New Mexico, 6.31m.

Women’s 3000m-tactical win by Valerie Constien

Running distance races at altitude, like Albuqeurque, New Mexico (4900 feet/1,500m to 6700 feet (2000m) is complicated. Elly Henes, adidas kept the pace honest, hitting 1k in 3:01.10 and 2,000m at 6:02.08. On her shoulders were Whitni Morgan (just ran 8:30.5 at Millrose,…

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