A world-leading and lifetime best 19.79m/64-11.25 in round two of the women’s shot put gave Maggie Ewen (Dilworth, Minnesota/USATF Minnesota) her first U.S. indoor crown. Ewen, who was fourth at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, opened her competition with a season best 19.50m/63-11.75 and added two more throws past the 19m mark as she moved to No. 4 on the all-time American indoor performer list. Chase Ealey (Holman, New Mexico/USATF New Mexico) was second with a best of 19.10m/62-8 in the third round. Olympic silver medalist Chris Nilsen (Vermillion, South Dakota/USATF Dakotas) won his first indoor U.S. gold with a first-attempt clearance at 5.91m/19-4.75 in the men’s pole vault. Nilsen earlier this month bettered the American indoor record with a 6.02m/19-9 effort in France and his last five meets have all been at 5.91m or higher. KC Lightfoot (Lees Summit, Missouri/USATF Missouri Valley) took second on the strength of a 5.86m/19-2.75 jump and three other men made it over 5.81m/19-0.75. A loaded men’s 3,000m saw Cole Hocker (Indianapolis, Indiana/USATF Indiana) take the lead at the 2km mark, passing in 5:17.52, but Emmanuel Bor (Colorado Springs, Colorado/USATF Colorado) moved back to the front and the race was on. Bor led with two laps remaining and then Hocker surged to the lead once again at the bell and used the same withering kick that carried him to Olympic Trials victory in the 1,500m last summer to stave off Bor and win in 7:47.50 with a 26.69 last 200m. Bor secured second in 7:48.64. Olympian JuVaughn Harrison (Baton Rouge, Louisiana/USATF Southern) won the men’s high jump as the only person to clear 2.28m/7-5.75, going over that height on his second attempt. Harrison missed once at his opening height of 2.20m/7-2.5 before sailing over 2.25m/7-4.5 first time. Darryl Sullivan (Farmington, Arkansas/USATF Tennessee) edged Darius Carbin (San Jose, California/USATF Pacific) for the runner-up spot as both cleared 2.25m/7-4.5, Sullivan on his second try and Carbin on his third. American indoor mile record holder Elle Purrier St. Pierre (Enosburg, Vermont/USATF New England) went to the front through the first lap of the women’s 1,500m and controlled the pace with Tokyo teammates Josette Norris (Tenafly, New Jersey/USATF New England) and Heather MacLean (Brighton, Massachusetts/USATF New England) right behind her. Dani Jones (Boulder, Colorado/USATF Colorado) moved up into contention with two laps remaining, but MacLean, Norris and Purrier St. Pierre made a mad dash for the line off the final turn and MacLean outleaned her two challengers to win in a season best of 4:06.09. Norris was second in 4:06.13, .01 ahead of Purrier St. Pierre. Winning her first national title with a lifetime best of 4,492 points, Chari Hawkins (San Diego, California/USATF San Diego-Imperial) opened the women’s pentathlon with a pair of personal bests, clocking 8.20 to win the 60m hurdles and following up with a 1.84m/6-0.75 clearance in the high jump. She added another lifetime best in the shot put with a throw of 13.55m/44-5.5 to almost double her lead over Kendell Williams (Kennesaw, Georgia/USATF Georgia) to 180 points after three events. Williams trimmed that lead to 51 points with a 6.40m/21-0 long jump win, with Hawkins spanning a season best 5.99m/19-8. In the final event, Hawkins ran 2:24.08 in the 800m to seal her victory by 93 points over Williams. Sha’Keela Saunders (Austin, Texas/USATF Texas Southern) and Tiffany Flynn (Ellenwood, Georgia/USATF Georgia) were 1-2 in the women’s long jump standings after three rounds, both having hit 6.48m/21-3.25. In the next round, Quanesha Burks (Baton Rouge, Louisiana/USATF Southern) soared 6.55m/21-6 to take over the lead and that held up for the win, with Flynn improving by one centimeter in round five to claim second at 6.49m/21-3.5. Olympic decathlon fourth-place finisher Garrett Scantling (Jacksonville, Florida/USATF Florida) moved quickly atop the point standings in the men’s heptathlon after zipping to a personal best 6.86 in the 60m. Scantling’s Tokyo teammate, Steven Bastien (Ann Arbor, Michigan/USATF Michigan), used a 7.51m/24-7.75 in the long jump to take a one-point lead overall as Scantling went 7.34m/24-1. Bastien withdrew after the long jump and Scantling then won the shot put with a 16.16m/53-0.25 and cleared 2.05m/6-8.75 to end the first day with 3,540 points and a lead of more than 100 points. Winner of the last three women’s U.S. indoor 800m titles, Ajee’ Wilson (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/USATF Mid-Atlantic) stamped her authority in the heats with a dominant 2:01.73 that was almost a half-second faster than her nearest challenger. Bryce Hoppel (Midland, Texas/USATF Missouri Valley) topped the men’s 800m qualifiers with a 1:46.87 in heat one. In the heats of the men’s 400m, Trevor Bassitt (Elida, Ohio/USATF Ohio) was the fastest overall, winning heat one in 46.27. Lynna Irby (Indianapolis, Indiana/USATF Indiana) had the quickest time in the women’s 400m heats with a season best 52.49.. Fans can view a full schedule of events here, while live results can be found here. Day two of the 2022 USATF Indoor Championships presented by BD will be streamed live on USATF.TV+ from 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 27 and will be broadcast live on CNBC and Peacock from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. 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