Davis-Woodhall takes over world lead at 22-11.25 (6.99m) in women’s long jump, the best indoor mark by an American athlete since 2016; Cunningham captures seventh straight women’s high jump crown and 12th national title overall, Scott makes it four in a row and nine for his career in men’s triple jump
By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Tara Davis-Woodhall said Friday that she could identify and sympathize with the emotions Anna Hall experienced Thursday at the conclusion of the pentathlon competition at the USATF Indoor Championships, coming so close to a career milestone, only to miss the target by a fraction.
Despite producing the best indoor long jump by an American female athlete in seven years, Davis-Woodhall was left to imagine what could have been after just missing a 7-meter performance, winning her first U.S. national title with a 22-11.25 (6.99m) effort at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
“I’m, like, feeling Anna Hall right now,” Davis-Woodhall said. “I know what she felt (Thursday) for that world record, because (the frustrating difference of) 6.99m and 7 meters. It’s like 7 meters is right there. But I know it’s coming, it’s February and big marks are coming soon.”
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Hall elevated to the No. 2 all-time performer in the pentathlon with 5,004 points, needing to run 0.6 seconds faster in the 800 meters to surpass the 2012 world record of 5,013 points established by Ukraine’s Nataliya Dobrynska at the World Indoor Championships in Turkey.
Hall returned Friday to win her qualifying heat in the 400 meters in 53.66 seconds to advance to Saturday’s final.
Davis-Woodhall, 23, equaled the No. 4 all-time American indoor competitor and matched No. 19 performer in global indoor history with her world-leading mark that also tied the 2011 facility record achieved by Janay DeLoach-Soukup.
Davis-Woodhall, who has produced multiple 7-meter outdoor jumps in her career, improved on her previous-best indoor mark of 22-9 (6.93m) from the 2021 NCAA Division 1 Indoor Championships in Arkansas.
Rhesa Foster, a former Oregon All-American and Nike professional athlete, achieved a personal-best 21-9 (6.63m) to place second, with Tiffany Flynn taking third at 21-6.75 (6.57m) and two-time indoor…
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