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| March 4, 2003 | Tuesday | Zul Hijjah 30, 1423 |
Dragila creates world record
BOSTON, March 3: Reigning Olympic champion Stacy Dragila of the United States set a world indoor record in the women’s pole vault here Sunday, clearing 4.78m to win at the US Indoor Athletics Championships.
Dragila broke the mark of 4.77m set February 21 by Russia’s Svetlana Feofanova at the British Grand Prix Euro Series event in Birmingham, England.
The victory qualified Dragila, who missed most of last season with a foot injury, for the World Indoor Championships on March 14-16 in Birmingham, when she and Feofanova will likely have a showdown to decide indoor supremacy.
Feofana grabbed the world record just over a year ago but Dragila had vowed to reclaim the honor before their world showdown.
Two-time world champion Dragila cleared 4.40m to defeat runner-up Kellie Suttle for a seventh US indoor crown, then handled 4.60m on her second try and set her sights on the world record.
Dragila missed on her first bid at the record and grazed the bar on her second attempt but watched the bar stay up to give her the mark. Dragila made three tries at 4.88m (16 feet) but failed each time.
Regina Jacobs, 39, captured her second title of the meet, winning the 3,000m in 8:52.57 with Shayne Culpepper second at 8:56.26.
Results (two top finishers in each event advance to world championships if they meet minimums):
Men
200m: 1. John Capel 20.69 secs; 2. Shawn Crawford 20.77; 3. Bob Williams 20.85
800m: 1. David Krummenacker 1 min 50.59 secs; 2. Khadevis Robinson 1:50.69; 3. Bryan Woodward 1:51.60
3,000m: 1. Jonathon Riley 7:49.79; 2. Bolota Asmerom 7:51.85; 3. Dan Wilson 7:55.08
5,000m walk: 1. Tim Seaman 19:21.56; 2. John Nunn 19:26.43; 3. Curt Clausen 20:38.34
Long Jump: 1. Miguel Pate 8.25m; 2. Dwight Phillips 8.21m; 3. Savante Stringfellow 8.03m
High Jump: 1. Charles Austin 2.30m (Austin wins on fewer misses); 2. Tora Harris 2.30m; 3. Charles Clinger 2.30m
Shot Put: 1. Kevin Toth 21.30m; 2. John Godina 20.86m; 3. Adam Nelson 20.63m
Women
200m: 1. Michelle Collins 22.84; 2. Allyson Felix 23.14; 3. Kelli White 23.21
800m: 1. Nicole Teter 2:00.09; 2. Sasha Spencer 2:03.20; 3. Chantee Earl 2:05.13
3,000m: 1. Regina Jacobs 8:52.57; 2. Shayne Culpepper 8:56.26; 3. Amy Rudolph 8:57.44
Long Jump: 1. Kiamesha Otey 6.33m; 2. Adrien Sawyer 6.23m; 3. Pam Simpson 6.21m
High Jump: 1. Tisha Waller 1.97m; 2. Amy Acuff 1.94m; 3. Ifoma Jones 1.91m
Shot Put: 1. Kristin Heaston 18.03m; 2. Seilala Sua 17.83m; 3. Laura Gerraughty 17.50m
Pole Vault: 1. Stacy Dragila 4.78m (world record, old mark 4.77m by Svetlana Feofanova on February 21, 2003, at Birmingham, England); 2. Kellie Suttle 4.35m; 3. Melissa Mueller 4.30m.—AFP
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