Former world indoor champion Bernard Lagat used his miler's kick to win the 3,000m at the US selection meeting for next month's IAAF World Indoor Championships Saturday. Kenyan-born Lagat, twice an Olympic medalist at 1,500 meters, pulled away from Galen Rupp and Chris Solinsky in the final 150 meters to capture his first US indoor championship in a relatively slow 8:12.60. Rupp was second in 8:13.49 and Solinsky third at 8:13.85 as Albuquerque's high altitude affected all three. The top two finishers in each event at the US meeting are eligible for the world championships in Qatar on March 12-14, provided they have met the qualifying standards. Olympian Jesse Williams won the men's high jump impressively at 2.34 meters and Chaunte Howard Lowe took at the women's title with a leap of 1.98. Athens Olympic gold medalist Tim Mack surprised himself by winning the men's pole vault at 5.70m. The meeting concludes on Sunday. Results: 5000m Race Walk: 1. Tim Seaman 20:57.47, 2. Patrick Stroupe 21:19.90; High Jump: 1. Jesse Williams 2.34m, 2. Dusty Jonas 2.31m; Pole Vault: 1. Tim Mack 5.70m, 2. Derek Miles 5.70m; Triple Jump: 1. Lawrence Willis 16.86m, 2. Brandon Roulhac 16.72m; Weight Throw: 1. A.G. Kruger 24.99m, 2. Cory Martin 24.38m. Women: 3000m: 1. Renee Metivier Baillie 9:14.90, 2. Sara Hall 9:14.92; High Jump: 1. Chaunte Lowe 1.98m, 2. Deirdre Mullen 1.86m; Triple Jump: 1. Erica McLain 14.06m, 2. Shakeema Welsch 13.73m; Weight Throw: 1. Amber Campbell 24.70m, 2. Loree Smith 21.99m. Fujiwara wins marathon Japan's Masakazu Fujiwara won a rainy Tokyo Marathon Sunday amid tsunami warnings following a massive earthquake in Chile. Fujiwara broke clear at the 40km mark to cross the finish line at Tokyo Bay in two hours, 12 minutes and 19 seconds and become the first Japanese to claim the men's title. Namesake Arata Fujiwara finished runner-up in 2:12:34 to match his second-place in 2008 while Atsushi Sato rounded out a Japanese 1-2-3 in a time of 2:12:35. A record 35,000 began the 42.195km race. Russia's Alevtina Biktimirova won the women's race in 2:34:39.
