ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, March 10-11 — Our coverage of the NCAA Indoor is divided into 4 parts: men’s track & field and women’s track & field.
The men’s field events (and heptathlon):
High Jump — Romaine Beckford (South Florida) 7-4¼
Top-seeded Oklahoma senior Vernon Turner, who sported a season best 7-5¾ (2.28), finished as runner-up, unable to successfully defend last year’s title, which he won at 7-7¾ (2.32). He cleared 7-3 (2.21) this time around.
Third-seeded Romaine Beckford, a South Florida junior, won with a clearance of 7-4¼ (2.24). Third wound up a tie between Louisville junior Trey Allen and Kansas soph Devin Loudermilk, the only person to at least equal his seasonal best of 7-3 (2.21).
Turner was the only jumper to pass the opening height of 6-10¾ (2.10). When he needed two attempts to clear at 7-½ (2.15) he was already in a hole, standing tied for 12th when the bar moved up to 7-1¾ (2.18). Clearing this height wound up scoring in the meet, and with first-attempt clearances only Beckford, Allen, Loudermilk, and Texas A&M’s Ushan Perera had perfect records.
The next height, 7-3 (2.21), cut the field to 4, as Turner and Beckford cleared on first efforts, while Loudermilk and Allen required 3. Beckford was the only one to clear 7-4¼ (2.24), doing so on his first jump, and when Turner then missed his first, he passed the next two jumps. When both failed on their attempts at 7-5¼ (2.27), Beckford was the champion. /Dave Johnson/
RESULTS
1. *Romaine Beckford’ (SFl-Jam) 7-4¼ (2.24)
(6-10¾, 7-½, 7-1¾, 7-3, 7-4¼, 7-5¼ [xxx]) (2.10, 2.15, 2.18, 2.21, 2.24, 2.27 [xxx]);
2. Vernon Turner (Ok) 7-3 (2.21)
(7-½ [2], 7-3, 7-4¼ [xpp], 7-5¼ [xx]) (2.15 [2], 2.21, 2.24 [xpp], 2.27 [xx]);
=3. **Devin Loudermilk (Ks) 7-3 (2.21)
(6-10¾, 7-½, 7-1¾, 7-3 [3], 7-4¼ [xxx]) (2.10, 2.15, 2.18, 2.21 [3], 2.24 [xxx]);
=3. *Trey Allen (Louis) 7-3 (2.21)
(6-10¾, 7-½, 7-1¾, 7-3 [3], 7-4¼ [xxx]) (2.10, 2.15, 2.18, 2.21 [3], 2.24 [xxx]);
5. *Ushan Perera’ (TxAM-SrL) 7-1¾ (2.18)
(6-10¾, 7-1¾, 7-3 [xxx]) (2.10, 2.18, 2.21 [xxx]);
6. Tony Jones (MsSt) 7-1¾ (2.18)
(6-10¾, 7-½, 7-1¾ [2], 7-3 [xxx]) (2.10, 2.15, 2.18 [2], 2.21 [xxx]);
7. tie, **Brady Palen (Wich), **Ali Eren Unlu’ (LaM-Tur), Mayson Conner (Nb) & Roberto Vilches’ (Mo-Mex) 7-1¾ (2.18);
11. tie, *Slavko Stević’ (SEnLa-Ser) & Shaun Miller’ (OhSt-Bah) 7-½ (2.15); 13. *Omamuyovwi Erhire’ (TxT-Ngr) 7-½; 14. Dontavious Hill (Aub) 7-½; 15. **Kennedy Sauder (Lib) 7-½; 16. ***Brion Stephens (Louis) 6-10¾ (2.10).
Pole Vault — Sondre Guttormsen (Princeton) 19-8¼ =CR
There’s now a 3-way tie for the highest collegiate vault ever. With his 19-8¼ (6.00) clearance Sondre Guttormsen equaled the absolute CR set outdoors in ’19 by Mondo Duplantis of LSU and matched indoors in ’21 by Baylor’s KC Lightfoot. The 23-year old Norwegian won his third successive NCAA title, which began with his indoor win last year.
Guttormsen followed a script not uncommon to him, passing the first two heights and then missing his first jump at an opening 17-11 (5.46). He then passed his remaining two jumps, letting the bar go to 18-1 (5.51), which he cleared on first attempt, putting him in a tie for 3rd with Kyle Rademeyer of South Alabama and Youngstown State’s Dorian Chaigneau, but trailing Clayton Simms of Kansas and Zach Bradford of Texas Tech.
Passing the next three heights, Guttormsen found himself tied for 8th with the bar set at 18-8¾ (5.71). Guttormsen cleared on first effort, now solely in 1st ahead of Rademeyer, who also cleared on first attempt but trailed on misses. Bradford cleared on second with only Michigan Stater Trevor Stephenson still in as he had passed his third attempt to take the jump at the next bar, 18-10¾ (5.76).
Stephenson missed and was out, and Rademeyer missed and passed, the bar going to 19-¾ (5.81). Bradford cleared on his first jump to take the lead, while Guttormsen missed, then passed his remaining jumps at the height. Stephenson and Rademeyer both missed their remaining efforts.
At 19-2¾ (5.86) Guttormsen cleared on first attempt, while Bradford missed twice and passed. The bar went to 19-4¾ (5.91), with Bradford clearing the PR height in an all-or-nothing bid to win. But when Guttormsen immediately followed with a first-jump clearance, the Princetonian was back in the lead. Guttormsen passed at 19-6½ (5.96) and watched Bradford miss three times. Guttormsen, with the win in his pocket, asked for the bar to be set at the magic 6 meters (19-8¼), which he cleared on his second jump before retiring.
Guttormsen had won the Euro Champs in Istanbul just 5 days earlier. Having flown to New Mexico from 10 time zones away the elated and understandably exhausted winner said, “I didn’t really know my shape until I came out here the other day. Coffee helps, and I was able to pull that [record] out of somewhere.” /Dave Johnson/
RESULTS
1. Sondre Guttormsen’ (Prin-Nor) 19-8¼ (6.00) =CR, =absoluteCR (= CR KC Lightfoot [Bay] ’21; = absolute CR Mondo Duplantis’ [LSU] ’19 & Lightfoot) (=9, x W)
(17-11 [xpp], 18-1, 18-8¾, 19-¾ [xpp], 19-2¾, 19-4¾ [=CL—=4, =7 C; in/out: =5, x C] 19-8¼ [2]) (5.46 [xpp], 5.51, 5.71, 5.81 [xpp], 5.86, 5.91, 6.00 [2]);
2. Zach Bradford (TxT) 19-4¾ (5.91) PR (=8, x A; =4, =7 C; 3, 6 AmC; in/out: =5, x C; =4, x AmC)
(17-9, 18-1, 18-4¾, 18-8¾ [2], 19-¾, 19-2¾ [xxp], 19-4¾, 19-6½ [xxx]) (5.41, 5.51, 5.61, 5.71 [2], 5.81, 5.86 [xxp], 5.91, 5.96 [xxx]);
3. *Kyle Rademeyer’ (SAl-SA) 18-8¾ (5.71) PR
(17-5 [2], 18-1, 18-4¾ [2], 18-8¾, 18-10¾ [xpp], 19-¾ [xx]) (5.31 [2], 5.51, 5.61 [2], 5.71, 5.76 [xpp], 5.81 [xx]);
4. Trevor Stephenson (MiSt) 18-6¾ (5.66) PR
(17-5, 17-9, 18-1 [2], 18-2¾, 18-4¾, 18-6¾ [2], 18-8¾ [xxp], 18-10¾ [x]) (5.31, 5.41, 5.51 [2], 5.56, 5.61, 5.66 [2], 5.71 [xxp], 5.76 [x]);
5. **Clayton Simms (Ks) 18-4¾ (5.61)
(17-9, 18-1, 18-4¾ [2], 18-6¾ [xxx]) (5.41, 5.51, 5.61 [2], 5.66 [xxx]);
6. Caleb Witsken (BYU) 18-4¾ (5.61)
(17-9, 18-1 [2], 18-2¾, 18-4¾ [2], 18-6¾ [xxx]) (5.41, 5.51 [2], 5.56, 5.61 [2], 5.66 [xxx]);
7. **Keaton Daniel (Ky) 18-2¾ (5.56)
(17-11, 18-2¾, 18-6¾ [xxp], 18-8¾ [x]) (5.46, 5.56, 5.66 [xxp], 5.71 [x]);
8. **Garrett Brown (Stan) 18-2¾ (5.56) PR
(17-5, 17-9, 17-11, 18-1 [3], 18-2¾ [2], 18-4¾ [xxx]) (5.31, 5.41, 5.46, 5.51 [3], 5.56 [2], 5.61 [xxx]);
9. *Dorian Chaigneau (Young) 18-1 (5.51); 10. *Alexander Slinkman (Rice) 18-1 =PR; 11. *Christyan Sampy (Hous) 18-1; 12. *Hunter Garretson (Akr) 18-1; 13. Jacob Englar (Wa) 17-11 (5.46); 14. Cole Riddle (Mem) 17-5 (5.31); 15. Wyatt Lefker (Young) 17-5;… nh—Branson Ellis (SFA).
Long Jump — Carey McLeod (Arkansas) 27-6¾
After Jasmine Moore iced the women’s field with a CR, the men’s event produced a more exciting competition as three different jumpers held the lead after the first round and the first four finishers recorded marks placing them among the four farthest collegiate jumpers ever indoors.
Carey McLeod of Arkansas, last year’s runner-up, was the winner, his final round 27-6¾ (8.40) making him the No. 5 collegian ever. Mississippi State’s Cameron Crump equaled his U.S.-leading mark from the SEC with his 27-6½ (8.39) to finish 2nd. Florida Stater Jeremiah Davis was 3rd at 27-5 ½ (8.37), and Arkansan Wayne Pinnock, the day’s most consistent jumper with four 27-footers, was 4th with a best of 27-4 (8.33).
Pinnock, winner of last year’s titles both indoors and out, led the end of round 1 at 26-11¼ (8.21). McLeod bumped that up a centimeter in round 2, reaching 26-11¾ (8.22). Round 3 saw Pinnock regain the lead at 27-1¾ (8.27), with Davis 2nd, McLeod 3rd and Crump 7th with a best of 25-10 (7.87).
As the third jumper for the final three rounds, Crump reached 27-6½ (8.39), moving to the lead and equaling his PR. Pinnock, jumping last, upped his best to 27-4 (8.33) to move into 2nd.
There were no major developments in round 5, but the final round brought the fireworks. McLeod, now 4th, popped the game changer with his winning 27-6¾ (8.40). Davis followed immediately with his best, 27-5½ (8.37), moving from 4th to 3rd. Pinnock, now in 4th, responded by equaling his best of the day, 27-4 (8.33).
“I was hoping for more, but I can’t complain,” said McLeod, referring to several long fouls at the SEC. /Dave Johnson/
RESULTS
1. Carey McLeod’ (Ar-Jam) 27-6¾ (8.40) PR (CL) (5, 6 C; in/out: =7, C)
(26-4¼, 26-11¾, 25-7¼, 26-4½, 26-1, 27-6¾) (8.03, 8.22, 7.80, 8.04, 7.95, 8.40);
2. Cameron Crump (MsSt) 27-6½ (8.39) =PR (=AL, =AmCL) (=10, x A; =6, =7 C; =5, =6 AmC; in/out: =10, x C; =8, x AmC)
(25-10, 25-8¾, 25-6¾, 27-6½, 27-2¾, 26-9) (7.87, 7.84, 7.79, 8.39, 8.30, 8.15);
3. *Jeremiah Davis (FlSt) 27-5½ (8.37) PR (8, 10 C; 7, 9 AmC)
(26-9¼, f, 27-0, 26-7¾, f, 27-5½) (8.16, f, 8.23, 8.12, f, 8.37);
4. **Wayne Pinnock’ (Ar-Jam) 27-4 (8.33) PR (=10, x C)
(26-11¼, 26-1½, 27-1¾, 27-4, 27-3¾, 27-4) (8.21, 7.96, 8.27, 8.33, 8.32, 8.33);
5. **Johnny Brackins (USC) 26-9¼ (8.16) PR
(25-4¾, 25-7½, 26-6¼, 25-9¼, 26-9¼, 26-1) (7.74, 7.81, 8.08, 7.85, 8.16, 7.95);
6. **Caleb Foster (Fl) 26-5 (8.05) PR
(25-8, 25-6¾, 25-8¼, 25-8, 26-4¼, 26-5) (7.82, 7.79, 7.83, 7.82, 8.03, 8.05);
7. PJ Austin (Fl) 26-3½ (8.01) PR
(26-3½, p, 24-7¼, 25-¾, 26-1, f) (8.01, p, 7.50, 7.64, 7.95, f);
8. ***Solomon Washington (Tx) 26-1¾ (7.97) PR
(24-4¼, 25-6¼, 26-1¾, f, 25-4¾, f) (7.42, 7.78, 7.97, f, 7.74, f);
9. **Sincere Robinson (Rut) 25-8¾ (7.84); 10. James Carter (Ia) 25-7¼ (7.80); 11. **Nikaoli Williams’ (Ok-Jam) 25-6¾ (7.79); 12. Brandon Hicklin (LSU) 25-4½ (7.73); 13. *Jake Burkey’ (NM-GB) 25-1¼ (7.65); 14. *Mitchell Effing (NnAz) 24-9¼ (7.55); 15. ***Greg Foster (Prin) 24-7¾ (7.51); 16. **Stacy Brown (Tx) 24-1½ (7.35).
Triple Jump — Jaydon Hibbert (Arkansas) 57-6½ CR, WJR
Having won the SEC with a list-leading 56-1¼ (17.10), Arkansas’s Jayden Hibbert entered the competition as the top seed and odds-on favorite to win the event. The Jamaican frosh destroyed the competition on his first effort, leaping to a Collegiate Record 57-6½ (17.54) — also an absolute World Junior Record for the 18-year-old. The old collegiate standard had stood since ’86 when Charles Simpkins of Baptist College (now Charleston Southern) jumped 57-5 (17.50). Volker Mai, competing for East Germany at the time, set the previous WJR, same distance as the Simpkins mark, in ’85.
Nothing of particular notice occurred among the first 7 jumpers, Fairleigh Dickinson senior Salif Mane leading the way at 54-2 (16.51). When Hibbert landed his first jump, he increased the lead by more than a meter, making him not only the CR holder indoors but also =No. 2 on the all-time college absolute list, tied with Arkansas’s Mike Conley and trailing only SMU’s Keith Connor the outdoor CR holder at 57-7¾ (17.57).
The best the rest of the field could do in that first round was a 53-7 (16.33) by Alabama’s second-seeded Christian Edwards, the SEC runner-up to Hibbert. Mane improved his 2nd-place position to 54-6 ½ (16.62) in round 2 and Hibbert decided to pass. He had taken his last jump of the day.
Mane eventually reach 55-1 (16.79) in round 5 to finish 2nd, with Virginia’s Owayne Owens 3rd at 54-9¼ (16.69). Hibbert had won and retired, leaving the field struggling desperately and unsuccessfully to follow in his footsteps. /Dave Johnson/
RESULTS
1. ***Jaydon Hibbert’ (Ar-Jam) 57-6½ (17.54) WJR, absolute WJR, CR (old WJR 56-5¼/17.20 Melvin Raffin [Fra] ’17; old absolute WJR 57-5/17.50 Volker Mai [EG] ’85; old CR 57-5/17.50 Charlie Simpkins [ChSn] ’86) (in/out: =2, =2 C)
(57-6½, p, p, p, p, p) (17.54, p, p, p, p, p);
2. Salif Mane (FD) 55-1 (16.79) PR
(54-2, 54-6½, 53-11¼, f, 55-1, 54-2¾) (16.51, 16.62, 16.44, f, 16.79, 16.53);
3. *Owayne Owens’ (Va-Jam) 54-9¼ (16.69) PR
(49-4¼, 52-11, 53-11, f, 53-3, 54-9¼) (15.04, 16.13, 16.43, f, 16.23, 16.69);
4. *Clarence Foote-Talley (OhSt) 54-4¾ (16.58) PR
(52-8, 54-1¼, f, 54-1¾, 54-½, 54-4¾) (16.05, 16.49, f, 16.50, 16.47, 16.58);
5. *Jeremiah Davis (FlSt) 53-9 (16.38) (45-¼, 53-9, f, p, p, p) (13.72, 16.38, f, p, p, p);
6. Carey McLeod’ (Ar-Jam) 53-7¾ (16.35)
(51-6¼, 46-4¾, 53-7¾, 53-7½, 53-2¼, f) (15.70, 14.14, 16.35, 16.34, 16.21, f); 7. Christian Edwards (Al) 53-7 (16.33)
(53-7, f, 53-5, f, f, 53-6½) (16.33, f, 16.28, f, f, 16.32);
8. *Russell Robinson (Mia) 53-5¾ (16.30)
(51-11, 53-2¼, 53-5¾, 52-9½, 53-¼, f) (15.82, 16.21, 16.30, 16.09, 16.16, f);
9. Jaren Holmes (TCU) 53-3 (16.23); 10. Chris Welch (TxT) 53-1½ (16.19); 11. **Apalos Edwards’ (LSU-Jam) 53-¾ (16.17); 12. **Luke Brown’ (Ky-Jam) 53-¾ (16.17); 13. **Jaden Patterson (Ks) 52-10 (16.10); 14. **Sean Dixon-Bodie (Fl) 52-4½ (15.96); 15. Chauncey Chambers (VaT) 52-3¾ (15.94); 16. James Carter (Ia) 51-¼ (15.55).
Shot — Jordan Geist (Arizona) 69-4¾
A first-round 69-4¾ (21.15) secured Jordan Geist his first national title. The top seed by a fraction more than 2-feet at 70-5¾ (21.48), the Arizona senior spent the rest of the day trying to increase his lead but unable to manage the ring, fouling 3 of his last 5 puts.
The third thrower in the rotation, he watched the rest of the field try to close the gap. Nebraska’s Jonah Wilson was closest at the end of round 1 with a 67-2¾ (20.49). Geist reached 68-¼ (20.73) in round 2, then saw Wilson improve marginally to 67-5¼ (20.55). Wilson improved again in round 3, this time to 67-6¼ (20.58), strengthening his hold on the runner-up position he would hold to the end.
With the throwing sequence changed for the final three rounds, Arizona State’s Turner Washington — a 2-time winner — improved from 3rd to 2nd in round 4, hitting 67-11¾ (20.72).
None of the top 3 improved in round 5. Geist saw Washington fall short of his best in round 6, and then breathed relief as Wilson threw a PR 68-7¼ (20.91), good enough for 2nd but not for the win. /Dave Johnson/
RESULTS
1. Jordan Geist (Az) 69-4¾ (21.15)
(69-4¾, 68-¼, f, f, 68-5¼, f) (21.15, 20.73, f, f, 20.86, f);
2. Jonah Wilson (Nb) 68-7¼ (20.91) PR
(67-2¾, 67-5¼, 67-6¼, 67-4¼, 67-5¼, 68-7¼) (20.49, 20.55, 20.58, 20.53, 20.55, 20.91);
3. Turner Washington (AzSt) 67-11¾ (20.72)
(67-½, f, 66-5¼, 67-11¾, 67-6¾, 66-10¾) (20.43, f, 20.25, 20.72, 20.59, 20.39);
4. *Maxwell Otterdahl (Nb) 67-8 (20.62) PR
(64-7¾, 65-3¼, 66-8, 67-8, f, 64-10½) (19.70, 19.89, 20.32, 20.62, f, 19.77);
5. Jordan West (Ar) 67-2 (20.47) PR
(66-1, f, 64-10½, f, f, 67-2) (20.14, f, 19.77, f, f, 20.47);
6. Fred Moudani’ (Cinc-Fra) 67-0 (20.42)
(65-1¼, 67-0, f, f, f, f) (19.84, 20.42, f, f, f, f);
7. *John Meyer (LSU) 66-6 (20.27)
(64-9¼, 66-6, f, f, 66-¼, f) (19.74, 20.27, f, f, 20.12, f);
8. Josh Sobota (Ky) 66-1½ (20.15)
(f, 63-10¼, 64-7¼, 64-3, 66-1½, f) (f, 19.46, 19.69, 19.58, 20.15, f);
9. Patrick Larrison (Ks) 65-3½ (19.90) PR; 10. *Hayden Tobias (OhSt) 64-5¾ (19.65); 11. ***Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan (Ms) 63-11 (19.48); 12. *Alexander Kolesnikoff’ (Harv-Aus) 63-10¼ (19.46); 13. *Roje Stona’ (Ar-Jam) 63-7 (19.38); 14. *Michael Shoaf (NDm) 63-0 (19.20); 15. *Warren Barrett’ (Lib-Jam) 59-3 (18.06);… 3f—*Patrick Piperi (Tx).
Weight — Isaiah Rogers (Kennesaw State) 79-6
Who could ask for a better matchup than the defending champion (Bobby Colantonio) vs. the yearly list leader (Isaiah Rogers)? Their slugfest featured all the drama one could want.
Rogers dominated early, opening at 75-10¼ (23.12). In the third stanza Colantonio matched that and went ahead on better second attempt. Briefly. Six throwers later Rogers trumped that with a 76-5¾ (23.31) and in round 4 improved to 76-7¼ (23.35).
Colantonio wasn’t done, though, taking the lead in round 5 with 76-9¼ (23.40). He fouled his final attempt and that left the last throw of the competition to Rogers and he came through with a winning 79-6 (24.23).
“This is what we prepped for,” said the Kennesaw State senior. “All the tough days and rehab sessions came down to one throw. One attempt just to show the world what KSU and I are capable of. I join a great teammate and friend, Daniel Haugh in the title of NCAA champion at KSU which is special to me. Since I arrived at KSU I believed one mantra, ‘You give me a chance and I’ll give you a ring.’ I like to think I accomplished that for this indoor championship.” /Garry Hill/
RESULTS
1. Isaiah Rogers (KennSt) 79-6 (24.23)
(75-10¼, f, 76-5¾, 76-7¼, 75-8¼, 79-6) (23.12, f, 23.31, 23.35, 23.07, 24.23);
2. Bobby Colantonio (Al) 76-9¼ (23.40)
(72-9¾, 74-8½, 75-10¼, f, 76-9¼, f) (22.19, 22.77, 23.12, f, 23.40, f);
3. ***Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan (Ms) 75-4 (22.96)
(73-3½, f, 75-4, 71-4¼, 68-9¼, 73-3½) (22.34, f, 22.96, 21.75, 20.96, 22.34);
4. Decio Andrade’ (Mia-Por) 73-11½ (22.54) PR
(71-9½, 72-2½, f, f, f, 73-11½) (21.88, 22.01, f, f, f, 22.54);
5. **Jayden White (Wa) 73-11 (22.53) PR (73-11, f, 73-6, 73-3½, f, f) (22.53, f, 22.40, 22.34, f, f);
6. *Kyle Brown (Aub) 73-7½ (22.44) PR (73-7½, 71-6¾, 70-4¼, f, 70-8½, f) (22.44, 21.81, 21.44, f, 21.55, f);
7. Newlyn Stephenson (EnMi) 73-2¾ (22.32)
(73-2¾, 71-2½, f, f, f, 70-1½) (22.32, 21.70, f, f, f, 21.37);
8. **Tyler Sudduth (Il) 72-4½ (22.06)
(71-4¼, 71-11, 69-9½, 71-10, 72-4½, 70-9) (21.75, 21.92, 21.27, 21.89, 22.06, 21.56);
9. Sam Coil (Wi) 72-¾ (21.96); 10. **Kenneth Ikeji’ (Harv-GB) 71-11 (21.92); 11. Johnny Vanos’ (Pur-Can) 71-9½ (21.88); 12. **Cam Jones (IaSt) 70-6¼ (21.49); 13. *Andrew White (WF) 69-4¾ (21.15); 14. *Maxwell Otterdahl (Nb) 68-5¾ (20.87); 15. *Max McKhann (Stan) 68-1¾ (20.77);… 3f—Jordan Geist (Az).
Heptathlon — Kyle Garland (Georgia) 6639 CR
A clash of the titans in the 7-eventer saw Georgia’s Kyle Garland defeat SEC rival Ayden Owens-Delerme and destroy the Collegiate Record with a stunning 6639 tally over the 2-day contest.
Garland, holder of the decathlon CR, had lost both the heptathlon and decathlon titles to Owens-Delerme last year. This time round, the Nos. 2 and 3 indoor multi-eventers in NCAA history behind Ashton Eaton’s record 6499 would arrive at a different result.
60: Owens-Delerme won his section in 6.77, while Garland finished 4th, a 10th back in 6.87. Advantage, 37 points.
LJ: Owens-Delerme PRed, as did 9 of the 15 jumpers. However, his 25-8 (7.82) in round 2 paled in comparison to the Collegiate Multi Record 26-1½ (7.96) that Garland had opened up with. That cut Owens-Delerme’s lead to a slim 2 points.
SP: Again, Owens-Delerme PRed, hitting 50-1¼ (15.27), but Garland reached 53-11¾ (16.45) on his final toss. Not a PR, but it put him 71 points ahead.
HJ: Advantage Garland, as he cleared 6-11½ (2.12) to AOD’s 6-8 (2.03) as the two jumped in separate groups. At the end of Day 1, he had a 155-point lead, 3773-3618. That crushed the first-day record of 3732 that he set in Lubbock in January.
60H: Running in section 3, the two rivals raced to the line, AOD taking the win in 7.73, a Collegiate Multi Record, with Garland’s PR 7.74 the tiniest of notches behind (7.731, per the timer). Garland lead: 152.
PV: Both hit lifetime bests in the vault, but Garland’s 16-11 (5.16) padded his margin over AOD even more, as the Razorback hit 16-3¼ (4.96). Going into the final event, Garland led by 214.
1000: As expected, Owens-Delerme led the way in 2:33.14 That gave him a score of 6518, and for a few fleeting moments (8.22 seconds, to be exact), it made him the Collegiate Record holder. Then Garland crossed with his PR 2:41.36 in 5th to close out his win—adding 121 points to the CR, while recording the No. 2 performance in world history.
Texas junior Leo Neugebauer scored 6214 in 3rd to become the No. 5 collegian ever, and Nebraska’s Till Steinforth hit 6196 in 4th to become No. 7 ever.
Said Garland of missing the World Record by a mere 6 points, “I had no idea that my body and my mind was going to take me there this weekend.” /Jeff Hollobaugh/
RESULTS
1. Kyle Garland (Ga) 6639 CR (old CR 6518 Ayden Owens-Delerme for 8.22 seconds in same race) (2, 2 W, A ) (WL, AL)
(6.87, 26-1½/7.96, 53-11¾/16.45, 6-11½/2.12 [3773], 7.74, 16-11/5.16, 2:41.36 [2866]);
2. *Ayden Owens-Delerme’ (Ar-PR) 6518 CR at time (old CR 6499 Ashton Eaton [Or] ’10) (3, 5 W; 2, 2 C)
(6.77, 25-8/7.82, 50-1¼/15.27, 6-8/2.03 [3618], 7.73, 16-3¼/4.96, 2:33.14 [2900]);
3. *Leo Neugebauer’ (Tx-Ger) 6214 PR (5, 9 C)
(6.99, 25-5½/7.76, 53-3/16.23, 6-8/2.03 [3582], 8.21, 15-11¼/4.86, 2:43.55 [2632]);
4. **Till Steinforth’ (Nb-Ger) 6196 PR (7, x C)
(6.88, 25-6¾/7.79, 46-1½/14.06, 6-8/2.03 [3495], 8.03, 16-11/5.16, 2:49.83 [2701]);
5. *Peyton Haack (Ia) 6048
(6.96, 23-4½/7.12, 46-4/14.12, 6-5½/1.97 [3251], 7.88, 17-3/5.26, 2:47.29 [2797]);
6. *Yariel Soto Torrado’ (Ar-PR) 6047 PR
(6.85, 25-8/7.82, 44-2¾/13.48, 6-4¼/1.94 [3397], 8.37, 15-7¼/4.76, 2:35.69 [2650]);
7. *Heath Baldwin (MiSt) 6000 PR
(7.09, 23-11/7.29, 49-6¼/15.09, 6-10¼/2.09 [3416], 8.05, 14-11½/4.56, 2:43.31 [2584]);
8. *Bruno Comin Pescador’ (Wa-Spa) 5992
(7.05, 24-1¾/7.36, 46-8¼/14.23, 6-6¾/2.00 [3310], 8.14, 15-7¼/4.76, 2:37.79 [2682]);
9. *Austin West (Ia) 5965 PR
(7.00, 24-11¾/7.61, 47-3¾/14.42, 6-4¼/1.94 [3347], 8.09, 14-3½/4.36, 2:34.14 [2618]);
10. Denim Rogers (TxT) 5948 PR
(6.79, 22-11¾/7.00, 43-9¼/13.34, 6-6¾/2.00 [3263], 7.74, 15-3½/4.66, 2:43.97 [2685]);
11. *Cade Amborn (Wi) 5840 PR
(7.20, 23-8¾/7.23, 48-2/14.68, 6-8/2.03 [3283], 8.14, 15-11¼/4.86, 2:52.30 [2557]);
12. Hakim McMorris (Cal) 5052
(6.90, 24-7¾/7.51, 45-2½/13.78, 6-4¼/1.94 [3319], 7.97, nh, 2:52.03 [1733]);
13. Johannes Erm’ (Ga-Est) 4037
(6.96, 24-9/7.54, 49-4¼/15.04, 6-4¼/1.94 [3383], 9.43, nh, dnf [654]);
… dnf—Kristo Simulask’ (Ok-Est) (7.21, 47-9/14.55, 6-3¼/1.91, dnc [3285]), Felix Wolter’ (Pitt-Ger) (7.58, 43-½/13.12, 6-3¼/1.91, 14.18 [3287]), Alex Spyridonidis’ (Aub-Gre). ◻︎