ALBUQUERQUE — Two world bests in the women's weight throw and a pair of world-leading marks in other field events highlighted the second day of the USATF Indoor Track & Field Championships Friday afternoon at the Convention Center. Taking the women's 20-pound weight world best into another stratosphere, 2019 World Championships hammer gold medalist DeAnna Price showed that she is fully recovered from the injuries that had hindered her after the Olympic Trials in 2021, twice setting world bests. Price threw 25.77m/84-6.75 in round three to better the existing WB by 17cm and then became the first woman to break 26m with a 26.02m/85-4.25 on her penultimate effort. Price had moved to No. 8 on the all-time performer list at 24.86m/81-6.75 on her first attempt and then added two feet to that with a 25.46m/83-6.5 in round two before her massive toss in the next stanza. “Last week I threw a massive PR with a 25 pound so we knew something big was in the tank,” said Price. “Did I ever think I’d be the only female to ever go over 26 meters, no. I get to take this as a little celebratory win.” Reigning world hammer champion Brooke Andersen uncorked a 24.97m/81-11.25 in the last round to take silver, and former Notre Dame star Rachel Tanczos had a huge PB of 24.58m/80-7.75 for bronze. The top six women all surpassed 24m in the deepest competition ever. Olympian Tara Davis Woodhall jumped an indoor lifetime best and world-leading 6.94m/22-9.25 in round two and improved to 6.99m/22-11.25 to climb to equal fourth on the all-time U.S indoor performer list. No one else came with a foot of that mark and Davis Woodhall gained her first USATF indoor title. Rhesa Foster's PB leap of 6.63m/21-9 earned her silver, with Tiffany Flynn in bronze position at 6.57m/21-6.75. Looking for his first USATF indoor 35-pound weight gold to go with the outdoor hammer title he won last summer, Daniel Haugh went out to 25.21m/82-8.5 in round two, a throw that elevated him to fourth on the all-time indoor performer list. On his next attempt he improved to 25.44m/83-5.75, moving up one spot to No. 3 and setting a facility record with the best throw in the world in 2023. That throw sealed the win, and last year's champion, Alex Young, used a 24.25m/79-6.75 on his final throw to take silver ahead of bronze medalist Rudy Winkler, who had a best of 23.88m/78-4.25 Taking her seventh straight USATF indoor title, Vashti Cunningham became the winningest woman in U.S. indoor high jump history. Cunningham had four straight first-time clearances through 1.95m/6-4.75 and then had the bar raised to 2.00m/6-6.75. She missed her first try at that height before clearing it on her second attempt to tie her indoor PB. Putting the bar at 2.03m/6-8 to try and claim the American indoor record, Cunningham made three attempts without success. Nissi Kabongo and Mercedeez Francis both set indoor PBs of 1.87m/6-1.5, with Kabongo getting silver due to fewer misses at that height, and Francis the bronze. 2021 NCAA 5,000m champion Elly Henes took the women's 3,000m field through the first 1km in 3:01.10 with Whittni Morgan, Val Constien and Emily MacKay a stride behind her. Hitting 2km at 6:02.08, Henes continued to make the pace but couldn't drop Morgan and Constien, and in the final kilometer Morgan pushed to the lead ahead of Constien and MacKay. Morgan sped up into the final circuit to try and lose Constien, but the Tokyo Olympic steeplechase finalist went wide off the final bend and ran past Morgan to the line to win in 8:48.29, a facility record. Morgan took silver in 8:48.42, and MacKay earned bronze in 8:50.14. A very leisurely pace through the first kilometer of the men's 3,000m had Dan Schaffer leading in 2:54.87, a smidgen in front of John Reniwiecki and Sam Prakel. After the field passed the mile point the pace picked up dramatically and at 2km Allen Sumrall was in front at 5:46.14. Then the mad dash commenced. Reniwiecki and Olin Hacker dropped 30-second laps but still had most of the field in striking distance. At the bell, Prakel surged to the fore and had David Ribich on his heels. Prakel held off Eduardo Herrera down the stretch to win in 8:12.46, with Herrera second in 8:13.11 and Hacker taking the bronze in 8:14.33. Day two of the men's heptathlon saw Devon Williams speed to a 7.89 in the 60m hurdles, the fastest time overall, but Will Daniels turned in a season best 7.98 that kept him in the lead in the point standings with 4,417 after five events. Steven Bastien stayed in second with 4,293, and Williams solidified his hold on third at 4,261. Bastien cut into Daniels' lead in the pole vault, cutting it to 33 with a 4.95m/16-2.75 clearance, but the big move came from Connor McLean, who went over 5.35m/17-6.5 to win the event. Going into the final event, the 1,000m, Daniels had 5,221 points, followed by Bastien with 5,188 and Williams in third with 5,095. One of the better combined events runners in the world, Bastien knew he had to beat Daniels by at least three seconds in the 1,000m to take the gold. He did all that and more, winning the event in 2:44.50 to finish with 6,012 points and take the top spot on the podium. Daniels scored 5,946 for silver and Williams took bronze with 5,898. Winner of three straight men's triple jump golds and four of the last five coming into the Championships, Donald Scott went to the top of the 2023 U.S. list in round two with a 16.85m/55-3.5 in the second round. He added to that in the fifth round with a 16.96m/55-7.75 and was never challenged for top honors as he picked up his fourth consecutive USATF indoor title. Omar Craddock placed second with a season best 16.38m/53-9, and R'Lazon Brumfield garnered bronze with a 16.14m/52-11.5 effort. Qualifying action on the track had new pentathlon American record holder Anna Hall winning her heat in the women's 400m in 53.66. NaAsha Robinson had the fastest time overall, winning heat two in 52.92. Heat winners in the women's 800m were Brenna Detra, Allie Wilson, and Kaela Edwards, with Detra the quickest overall at 2:02.26. World 200m champion Noah Lyles was an easy winner of the first heat in the men's 60, cruising to a 6.60 to automatically advance to the semifinal. Brandon Carnes and J.T. Smith ran 6.59 in the third heat, with Carnes getting the nod by .003 seconds. Noah Williams ran a season best 45.42 for the fastest time in the men's 400m heats, and World Indoor Championships silver medalist Trevor Bassitt also advanced by winning heat two in 45.96. Arizona State's Justin Robinson was the fastest time qualifier with an indoor PB 45.48. The final day of competition kicks off at 1:00 p.m. ET with the men’s pole vault, and the first gun goes off at 3:12 p.m. ET for the first round of the women’s 60m hurdles. Fans can follow along on social media @usatf and can watch live on USATF.TV+ and on NBC from 4 - 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 18. Join the conversation with USATF on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook using the hashtag #JourneyToGold.