San Diego’s Pagel Sets U.S. Shot Put Record

Ramona Pagel of San Diego set an American record of 62-9 in the women’s shotput in the Southern Pacific Assn. TAC track and field championships at UCLA.

The old record was 62-7 3/4, set by Maren Seidler in 1979.

Pagel, 24, from Schurr High School in Montebello, attends San Diego State but is competing unattached this season.

Mickey Tadlock, a Pro Stock driver from Austin, Tex., was reported in critical condition with massive head injuries after crashing his car Saturday night during a qualifying round at the National Hot Rod Assn.’s $605,000 Cajun Nationals, officials said in Baton Rouge, La.

Tadlock, 45, had just completed a quarter-mile run in 8.05 seconds at 170.65 m.p.h. when he lost control of his 1983 Camaro and crashed into a power pole bordering the track beyond the finish line.