2019 Long Beach Diary: Ryan Crouser sets PB and WL with 22.74m shot put!

LONG BEACH (USA, Apr 20): Olympic winner Ryan Crouser achieved the top result of Beach Invitational in shot put with 22.74 World lead and PB. He got in fourth round 22.73 and then in fifth the best mark. It is also the best result in last 29 years since 1990. He moved to 6th best performer ever. In great depth Payton Otterdahl as second 21.37 PB ahead of Canadian Tim Nedow 21.18 PB and Adrian Piperi 21.01 PB with Dutch Denzel Comenentia 20.78. World lead also in triple jump by Omar Craddock 17.68 (0.0) PB beating World and Olympic winner Christian Taylor 17.18 (+1.6) with Donald Scott third 17.11 (+0.2). Chris Nilsen cleared third World lead of this meet: 582 in the pole vault and Jordan Latimer 802 (+2.0) in long jump (equalled PB) with Ben Williams 65.04 discus over Reggie Jagers 65.02. In women discus PB for Laulauga Tausaga 62.28 ahead of Jamaican Sha dae Lawrence 61.80. In shot Alyssa Wilson 18.02 over Tausaga also 18.02, for both life-time bests. Olivia Gruver cleared 466 in the pola vault and Jade Stepter scored a 200/400 double with 22.97 (+1.5) and 52.35.