Golden oldie wins fifth indoor title

Amy Acuff is trying to end a great career on a high note. Make that a series of high notes.

Acuff, who will retire after the World Outdoor Championships in Berlin, won the women's high jump at the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships for the fifth time Saturday.

The four-time Olympian and the winner of six US Outdoor Championships, soared 6 feet, 2.75 inches on her last jump to best Deirdre Mullen of the Nike TC by 2 inches on the first day of the meet at the Reggie Lewis Center.

"I'm glad I came back for one more year," said Acuff, 33, of Port Arthur, Tex. "I feel I still have the goods to get off a good jump."

Other veterans of past championships showed they also still have the goods to compete with the young folk.

The men's 1,500 meters lost some of its star power when American record-holder Bernard Lagat had to pull out due to injury, but the field still included three past U.S. indoor champions — Rob Myers (2004, 2008), Alan Webb (2007) and Chris Lukezic (2006).

Webb took an early lead and held it until the bell lap, when he was passed by Myers, who then held off a desperate charge from Webb at the wire to win in 3:45.73, 0.09 ahead of Webb.

Amy Begley of the Nike TC edged Sara Hall of the Asics TC in the women's 3,000 meters in 8:53.27.

David Torrence won his first US title, holding off Brandon Bethke to win the men's 3,000 meters in 7:53.67.

Olympian Jill Camarena captured the women's shot put with a throw of 61 feet, and Randall Flimmons jumped 25-6.75 to win the men's long jump by less than an inch over Matthew Turner.

Shakeema Welsch won the women's triple jump with a leap of 45-2.25.

Jason Scott captured his first US indoor pole vault title with a vault of 18-4.5 inches.

Two-time Olympian Tim Seaman won the 5,000-meter walk in, what else, a walk in 19:59.