Joyner-Kersee Wins Two Titles : Indoor track: She takes 60 high hurdles, long jump at U.S. championships; Deal sets 35-pound weight-throw record.

NEW YORK â€”  Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who had never won a national indoor title, won two Friday night, taking the 60-yard high hurdles and the long jump at the Mobil Track and Field Championships.

Joyner-Kersee’s two victories--which came about three hours apart--along with Lance Deal’s world record of 80 feet 11 1/4 inches in the 35-pound weight throw highlighted the U.S. championships.

The weight throw was one of four field events held at Princeton University. All other events were conducted at Madison Square Garden.

In the women’s 60-meter dash, Michelle Finn equaled the American record with a time of 7.07 seconds. She edged Gwen Torrence by .01 seconds. Torrence set the record three years ago in Budapest, Hungary.

Carl Lewis, who saw his 65-meet, 10-year overall long jump winning streak broken last year by Mike Powell in the World Outdoor Championships, continued his domination indoors with his 21st consecutive victory. However, his winning effort of 27-4 3/4 was his worst in three years.

Joyner-Kersee won the long jump with a leap of 22-5 1/4, then came back and took the hurdles in 8.07. She set a meet record of 8.06 in the preliminaries.

The 80-foot barrier in the weight throw, never previously reached, was broken five times Friday--four times by Deal.

In surpassing his previous world record of 79-3 3/4, set in this meet last year, Deal opened with a heave of 80-6 1/4. He broke the record again on his second throw with a 80-10 1/2, then followed with marks of 80-0 3/4 and 79-5 1/2 before having his best throw.

He completed his series at 78-7, the only throw that was not beyond the old mark. He also wound up with his fourth consecutive national title and fifth overall.

“I’ve been over 80 feet the last two or three weeks (in practice),� said the 31-year-old Deal, a 1988 Olympic hammer thrower. “It was good to see two guys over 80 feet today. The big barrier was 80 feet.�

The other thrower over 80 feet was Jud Logan. The three-time national champion, also a 1988 Olympic hammer thrower, finished second at 80- 1/4. Logan also had another throw farther than the previous record, reaching 79-8 3/4.

Deal, of Eugene, Ore., had competed only once this season, winning at 74-10 1/2 at Eugene on Jan. 17. Despite the lack of competition, he was in top form Friday.

Joyner-Kersee, whose indoor long jump best is 23-0 1/2, took only two of her six jumps, electing to pass the other four. Her other jump of 22-4 1/2 also would have been good enough to win.

“It’s hard to get motivated,� Joyner-Kersee said after competing in an almost empty arena. “You work so hard, but it’s hard to compete without fans.�

Leroy Burrell, the former world indoor record-holder in the men’s 60-meter dash, overcame a slow start and won in 6.55.

Dan O’Brien set a world record of 4,497 points and tied meet marks in the high jump and 60-meter high hurdles at the TAC-USA men’s indoor pentathlon championships at Moscow, Idaho.

O’Brien, who won all five events, ran the high hurdles in 7.88 seconds. He long jumped 24-1 1/2, threw the shot 48-2 1/2, high jumped 7 1/2 and ran the 1,000 meters in 2:40.12. The old record of 4,440 points was set by Christian Plaziat of France in 1990.