Christian Coleman broke the world indoor record in the 60 meters in 6.34 seconds Sunday to win his first U.S. title in the final event of the USA Track & Field Indoor National Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. .
Coleman had run a world best a month ago at the Clemson Invitational, but the mark was not recognized because electronic blocks were not used.
This time there was no doubt when he put on an extra burst about midway through the run, pulling away from former champion Ronnie Baker, who finished with a personal best of 6.40.
"I was just trying to come out with the win," Coleman said. "I knew it would take something special with a great group of guys in the field and so I was just running to win. The world record was just icing on the cake really."
Vashti Cunningham won her third straight high jump, clearing 6 feet, 5 ½ inches, then received her championship medal from father Randall Cunningham, the former Vikings quarterback.
"That was a good moment with my dad," she said. "I've never really accepted an award from him or anything like that since I was a little kid. It felt good to have him there with me."
Tennis
Federer wins in the Netherlands
Roger Federer came to the ABN AMRO World Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands, aiming to return to the top of the world rankings. He achieved that goal Friday. On Sunday, he won the tournament for good measure.
Federer overpowered Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-2 in less than an hour to win his 97th career title.