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From the outside looking in, it was business as usual for Chase Jackson.

The Los Alamos native and Los Alamos High School grad strode into sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Convention Center on Friday evening, makeup meticulously applied. She joked with her competitors during shot put warmups and in the moments before she toed the circle and uncorked a throw that sailed perilously high and long before thudding into the turf.

Normal stuff for the reigning indoor and outdoor shot put champ. However, after struggling in training to start the year, the leadup to another appearance in the USATF Indoor Championships was anything but normal.

鈥淚 didn鈥檛 come in feeling very confident,鈥� Jackson said while speaking with media Friday night. 鈥淏ut there鈥檚 just something about throwing in front of my people and my family being here, (it) brings it out of me. I feel really confident now going to Glasgow and starting an Olympic year like this.鈥�

With almost all the comforts of home, Jackson (nee Ealey) won her second straight women鈥檚 shot put national title at the convention center on Friday night, coming up with a world-leading 20.02 meters on her third toss of the night. She said it鈥檚 been a 鈥渃razy鈥� year 鈥� Jackson married in January 鈥� but said this was about as good a start as she could hope for with World Indoor Championships next month in Glasgow, Scotland and the Paris Olympics on the horizon.

鈥淚 didn鈥檛 know how crazy it was gonna feel,鈥� Jackson said of it finally being an Olympic year, 鈥渂ut I鈥檓 feeling like, really kinda hyped. And coming off two world championship titles and now I have a world lead at the beginning of the year, I just feel really good. I鈥檓 really excited and I think it鈥檚 gonna help my training and help me feel confident.鈥�

Adding to another memorable night? A familiar face in the lineup.

New Mexico State鈥檚 Rebecca Green, after breaking the school record (16.10 meters) in the shot put at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic on Feb. 3, qualified for the USATF Indoor Championships. And by competing in Friday鈥檚 shot put, that meant there were two Los Alamos natives competing against each other.

Green鈥檚 best throw of the day traveled 15.40 meters, ensuring a last-place finish. But the improvement that she鈥檚 shown 鈥� her personal best last season was 15.22 meters 鈥� and the thrill of making it to a national championship only gave her more confidence heading down the home stretch of the Aggies鈥� indoor season.

鈥淚t means everything,鈥� Green said. 鈥淚鈥檓 so happy. Coming from last season, (which) wasn鈥檛 my best season, just the growth that I鈥檝e shown, it鈥檚 really meant the world to me. And seeing Chase and (Maggie Ewen) and all these amazing throwers 鈥� I feel like I belong.鈥�

The rarity of two Los Alamos natives on the big stage wasn鈥檛 lost on either.

鈥淚 mean, what do they put in the water up there? No, I鈥檓 kidding,鈥� Green laughed. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 great. It just shows me someone that I could be one day, or (who) I look up to (and) that I could get to where she is.鈥�

鈥淚 think it鈥檚 amazing,鈥� Jackson added. 鈥淪eeing her 鈥� I trained at home a few days ago and she was there. And to have two people from Los Alamos in the national championship is really good and made me really happy.鈥�

Both have plenty to look forward to, with Green vying for a conference title at the Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Championships next week.

鈥淚 feel like I have nothing to worry about after doing that,鈥� Green said, 鈥渂ecause that was super nerve-wracking. But, you know, I pushed through. Going into conference, I鈥檓 just trying not to worry about it all because I just did a huge thing for myself.鈥�

And Jackson? She wasn鈥檛 shy about why she delayed her honeymoon.

鈥淥lympics come first,鈥� she said. 鈥淎nd then I鈥檓 just gonna wear (the medal) to sleep, I鈥檒l wear it on my honeymoon. You鈥檒l see the picture.

鈥淚鈥檓 gonna be in my bathing suit with my Olympic gold medal,鈥� she laughed.

Around the track

The women鈥檚 60-meter hurdles world record had stood unchecked for just over 16 years.

Until the last five days, that is.

After Bahamas鈥� Devynee Charlton broke Susanna Kallur鈥檚 long-standing world record with a run of 7.67 on Sunday at the Millrose Games, Tia Jones issued a near-immediate answer. Jones ran a record-tying 7.67 in the 60-meter hurdles prelims Friday night before winning a national title with a 7.68 in the final.

鈥淚 mean, it was easier than I thought,鈥� she told reporters after her win. 鈥淚t (felt like) a 7.72, which is why I know I can execute and go faster. But whenever you鈥檙e prepared, it feels easier.

鈥淚 just hope it keeps getting easier.鈥�

And if Jones鈥� run was the early talk of the evening, Grant Holloway made sure he put the spotlight back on himself. Perhaps the greatest 60-meter hurdle runner of all time broke his own record (7.29) with a blistering 7.27 鈥� also in the prelims.

Holloway wasn鈥檛 immediately available for comment following his historic prelim, nor was he after the final. He did, however, issue a statement of his own via X.

鈥淪omeone find my race. Right now,鈥� he tweeted. 鈥淲orld f-----g record baby!鈥�

Holloway, however, did not win the title. After he opted out of the final with a record in hand, Trey Cunningham surged to a win with a 7.39, 0.06 seconds ahead of the closest competitor.

Daniel Haugh broke the world record in the men鈥檚 weight throw with a toss of 26.35 meters, bettering Lance Deal鈥檚 29-year-old record by 49 centimeters.

The University of New Mexico鈥檚 Elizabeth White finished eighth in the women鈥檚 long jump on Friday, jumping 6.29 meters to finish eighth out of a 12-person field.

Photos: Day one of the USATF Indoor Championships