Alums Daniel Haugh, Shelby McEwen Strike Gold at 2024 USATF Indoor Championships
2/17/2024 4:32:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
The Crimson Tide’s Haugh broke the 28-year-old world record in the weight throw (26.35m | 86-5.50) while McEwen soared to a 2.28-meter (7-5.75) mark to successfully defend his USATF indoor high jump title
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Alabama track and field program saw two of its alumni earn gold-medal-finishes at the 2024 USA Track and Field Indoor Championships, as Daniel Haugh finished first in the men's weight throw and Shelby McEwen defended his USATF indoor high jump title.
On March 4, 1995, two months before Haugh was born, American Lance Deal set the world standard in the men's weight throw via a 25.86-meter (84-10) performance. Fast forward 28 years, Haugh's stepped up for his fourth attempt in the event at the 2024 USATF Indoor Championships and launched a blistering 26.35-meter (86-5.50) throw to obliterate Deal's original mark.
Over on the runway, McEwen arrived to New Mexico as the reigning indoor champion in the men's high jump. With only three athletes remaining, McEwen soared over the 2.28-meter threshold (7-5.75) to successfully defend his title from a year ago.
Crimson Tide Results at 2024 USATF Indoor Championships
- Daniel Haugh finished first in the men's weight throw (25.86m | 84-10)
- Shelby McEwen finished first in the men's high jump (2.28m | 7-5.75)
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