Cam Myers took another leap to raise his growing profile as he denied Yared Nuguse a fourth straight men’s Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games on Sunday in New York.
The stacked men’s group proved that Nuguse was not guaranteed the win especially with Hobbs Kessler fresh off of a world record in the 2,000m last week in Boston. But Myers had other ideas and was steady on the final two laps and took the win in 3:47.57. Yared Nuguse battled on the final backstretch but fell short in second at 3:48.31 while Kessler was third in 3:48.68.
“I honestly thought it would take 3:45-high, 3:46 to really get a win here, but I got the win so time doesn’t really matter here.” Myers said after the race. “My plan was to go with two laps to go but when the pace wanted to go at 1:52, 1:53, 1:53 and a half, and I honestly think it’s better to go slower than quicker. So it was a bit hotter early on, so I had to wait with 400 to go.”
A loaded men’s 2-mile lived up to the hype coming into the meet delivered as Olympic and world champion Cole Hocker pulled off another stunner. Hocker soared through a tactical race to take the win on the final lap in 8:07.31.
With four laps remaining, Graham Blanks broke from the pack and grabbed the lead and defended his position as Josh Kerr inched past with the bell lap in sight. Kerr and Parker Wolfe launched into their kick but Hocker timed his move with precision and grabbed the win. Kerr was second in 8:07.68 and Wolfe took third in 8:07.83.
“I wanted to win — I guess — the first 14 laps with my head and then see what I had left,” Hocker said after the race. “I feel like I did that so I’m really happy with it.”
Meanwhile, teen phenom Cooper Lutkenhaus grabbed the world lead in the men’s 600m in 1:14.15 along with setting the U20 world record. Lutkenhaus came from behind along the outside to open a gap on the final lap as he passed Jenoah McKiver to take the win. McKiver was second in 1:14.77 as Isaiah Jewett finished third in 1:15.48.
The women’s Wanamaker Mile had a first time winner as Nikki Hiltz executed a flawless final lap to take the win in a 4:19.64 world lead that is also a personal best. Hiltz pulled around from the outside to hold off Jessica Hull, who was second in 4:20.11 and Klaudia Kazimierska was third in 4:21.36.
Danielle Williams bolted from the line in the women’s 60m hurdles and grabbed the narrow win in 7.90 over Devynne Charlton who took second in 7.96 and Christina Clemons who finished third 7.97. On the men’s side of the 60m hurdles, Cordell Tinch was back in winning form, taking the race in 7.52 over Connor Schulman (7.57) and Daniel Roberts (7.61).
Dina Asher-Smith soared to a 7.10 victory in the women’s 60m after powering herself to the win last week at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston. Jacious Sears was second in 7.12 as Mariah Maxwell took third in 7.26. In an explosive men’s 60m, Ackeem Blake pushed to a 6.55 win ahead of Eloy Benitez, who clocked a 6.60 and Jordan Anthony who was third in 6.64.
The bell lap was the moment for the taking and Alabama’s Doris Lemngole took the last 400m under 60 seconds to win the women’s 3,000m in a 8:31.39 personal best, breaking the collegiate record in the process. She made a decisive pass on BYU’s Jane Hedengren and opened a lead that she would not surrender. Hannah Nuttall took second in a personal best 8:32.94 while Hedengren finished third in 8:34.98 to take the second all-time collegiate spot at the distance.
Northern Arizona’s Colin Sahlman held his own in the men’s 800 as he broke the collegiate record in 1:44.70 in a bell lap close on the final straightaway. Mohamed Attaoui was second in a 1:44.98 personal best as Ben Pattison got a personal best of his own in 1:45.53 to finish third.
Roisin Willis made a statment in the women’s 600m in 1:24.87 in a personal best as she found separation on the final lap and pulled head to take the win. Juliette Whittaker was second in 1:25.64 as Olivia Baker finished third in 1:25.91.
Chloe Timberg took the women’s pole vault as she cleared 4.60m in a personal best in her sixth attempt. Nastassja Campbell was second with 4.40m and Emily Grove took third with 4.40m.
In the women’s 1,000m, Tsige Duguma was simply in control as she surged to a 2:35.50 win ahead of Addy Wiley, who took second in a 2:35.77 personal best and Maggi Congdon who was third in 2:35.91.
Rajindra Campbell grabbed the world lead in the men’s shot put with a 21.77m throw on the fifth attempt to get the win. Joe was second in 21.21m while Chukwuebuka Enekwechi took third with a 20.63m toss.
