2011 USA Indoor Champion Will Claye with former world record holder Willie Banks. Claye moved ahead of former world record holder Banks on the all-time U.S. indoor triple jump list.
DAY TWO
Galen Rupp and Chaunte Lowe highlighted the final day of the competition as they claimed the 2012 Indoor Visa Championship Series titles. A near sell-out crowd witnessed an American record by Lowe in the women’s high jump and another world-leading time from Sanya Richards-Ross in the women’s 400m.
Both the men’s and women’s championship titles remained in question until the day’s final events. Rupp first appeared on the leader board after his American Record effort in the two mile at the USATF Classic, and he was able to protect his lead to pull out a narrow win over Trell Kimmons. Meanwhile, Lowe needed every centimeter of her American high jump record of 2.02m/6-7.5 to grab the three-point win over Amber Campbell.
The largest roar from the crowd Sunday came in the women’s high jump. On her final attempt at the height after two narrow misses, Lowe established a new American record of 2.02m/6-7.5. It is the second best jump in the world this year. Lowe then made three attempts at 2.04m/ 6-8.25, which would have been the seventh best jump in history.
The final day of the competition was a big day for Sanya Richards- Ross who not only celebrated her birthday and anniversary, but also won the USA Indoor title in the women’s 400m. Richards-Ross set a meet record of 50.71 to win by nearly a second over runner-up Natasha Hastings (51.66).