And last but not least, Sally Pearson won the 100 and 200:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-15/pearson-beats-breen-in-100m-in-sydney/5323712
And last but not least, Sally Pearson won the 100 and 200:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-15/pearson-beats-breen-in-100m-in-sydney/5323712
Here are where the results for THIS year's meets will be found. The Sydney meet is on today, but no results posted yet:
Interesting to note that 400 guy Steffensen ran the 800 in 1:50.
Calgary wrote:
You mean this one
http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/oliver-sum-merritt-samuels-sydney-track-class
No. Athletics Australia is where you would go to get results from their own meets.
Americans open 2014 overseas with victories at Sydney Track ClassicAs if there isn't enough going on this weekend with NCAAs, NYC Half.
USATF wrote:
3/15/2014
SYDNEY, Australia -- The U.S. was well-represented at the 2014 Sydney Track Classic at Sydney Olympic Park on Friday. Four American athletes turned in victories at the event, including 2014 World Champion in the women’s 4x4, Natasha Hastings (Round Rock, Texas), who opened the outdoor season with a win in the women’s 400 in 52.01.
2013 World Champion David Oliver (Orlando, Fla.) opened his outdoor season with a win in the 110-meter hurdles, crossing in 13.38.
2013 Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year LaShawn Merritt (Suffolk, Va.) bested the field in the men’s 200m, finishing in 20.42.
Duane Solomon (Los Angeles, Calif.), a finalist in the men’s 800m at the 2012 Olympics, won the event in Sydney, turning in a time of 1:45.95.
2014 Sydney Track Classic - Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Stadium
Women 400 Meters 1, Natasha Hastings, 52.01.
Women 5000 Meters 9, Lauren Fleshman, 15:53.02.
Men 200 Meters (w: 0.2) 1, LaShawn Merritt, 20.42M. 9, Joel Brown, 21.54.
Men 800 Meters 1, Duane Solomon, 1:45.95.
Men 110 Meter Hurdles (w: 1.0) 1, David Oliver, 13.38.
uhhhhhhh Lauren Fleshman is still trying to run track?
Editor's note: WE previously were incorrectly linking to last year's results. We found the results website:http://nswathletics.info/liveresults/2014/aa_stc/
800
Finals
800 1 Duane Solomon Usa 1:45.95 CA 2 Alex Rowe Vic 1:46.22 CB 3 Jared West Nsw 1:47.04 CB 4 Nagmeldin Bol WA 1:48.32 5 Timas Harik Vic 1:48.59 6 James Gurr Nsw 1:49.35 7 Bryce Watkins SA 1:49.81 8 Jordan Gusman Nsw 1:49.96 9 John Steffensen Nsw 1:50.08 10 Brad Mathas Nzl 1:59.26 -- Jason Brown (Pace) Nsw DNF
Finals 1 Eunice Sum Ken 2:01.20 CB 2 Georgia Wassall 96 Nswis 2:01.78 CB 3 Angie Smit Nzl 2:02.01 CB 4 Kelly Hetherington 89 Vis 2:02.15 5 Katherine Katsanev 88 Vic 2:02.81 6 Brittany McGowan 91 Qld 2:02.94 7 Laura Crowe Irl 2:03.16 8 Zoe Buckman Vic 2:03.41 9 Selma Kajan 91 Nsw 2:04.09 10 Trychelle Kingdom 90 Nsw 2:08.12 11 Claire Gibson Gbr 2:09.58 -- Kate Ryan (Paces) Vic DNF