Joshua Ross (AUS) (© Getty Images)
A men's 100m dash which drew three men to 10.20 second times or better was the centre piece of today’s Perth Telstra A-series at Perry Lakes Stadium, in Perth, Australia.
Joshua Ross, the 2004 national champion who turns 24 years of age on 9 February, won in a time of 10.12 (1.1m/s) a personal best, ahead of former 400m runner Daniel Batman in 10.19. Third was Cameroon’s Joseph Batangdon with 10.20.
Ross’s previous 100m best was his 10.22 clocking in his qualification round heat at last summer’s Olympics. He progressed to the quarter final stage in Athens. He has a 200m PB of 20.78 (20.76 windy). He had run two times already this Australian outdoor season in Mingara on 16 January (10.30 windy final, and 10.64 heat), both of them wins.
Burgess on high again
The highlight of the infield action was Olympic Pole Vault finalist Paul Burgess who cleared 5.80 metres to take an impressive win to reinforce his current credentials as the world’s inform vaulter. He set his personal best of 5.91m last weekend which remains the 2005 world season outdoor lead. In today’s competition Burgess made three attempts to increase this lead but failed each time at 5.95m.
Steve Hooker took second place (5.60m), while former World champion Dmitri Markov finished third bowing out after clearing 5.45m.
Athletics Australia and IAAF
Selected Results –
TELSTRA A-SERIES - PERTH, 22 January 2005
Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat, WA
MEN
100m Heats
Heat 1: (3.1) 1. Joseph Batangdon, CMR, 10.14; 2. Joshua Ross, NSWIS, 10.15.
Heat 2: (2.4) 1. Ambrose Ezenwa, NGR, 10.28; 2. Daniel Batman, NSWIS, 10.30;
Heat 3: (2.8) 1. Kristopher Neofytou, NSWIS, 10.26; 2. Matthew
Shirvington, NSWIS, 10.29; 3. Ben Offereins, WAIS, 10.39.
100m Final:
(1.1) 1. Joshua Ross, NSWIS, 10.12; 2. Daniel Batman, NSWIS, 10.19; 3. Joseph Batangdon, CMR, 10.20; 4. Ambrose Ezenwa, NGR, 10.22; 5. Matthew Shirvington, NSWIS, 10.32; 6. Kristopher Neofytou, NSWIS, 10.35.
400m
1. Ben Offereins, WAIS, 46.51; 2. Marty Duke, VIC, 46.97;
1500m:
1. Mark Tucker, VIS, 3:43.76.
Pole Vault:
1. Paul Burgess, WAIS, 5.80m; 2. Steve Hooker, VIS, 5.60m; 3. Dmitri Markov, SASI, 5.45m; 4. Luke Vedelago, QAS, Jnr, 5.45m.
Long Jump:
1. John Thornell, NSWIS, 8.05m (2.8); 2. Timothy Parravicini, AIS, 7.79m, (2.1); 3. Shane Hair, WA, 7.73m, (2.0)..
Triple Jump:
1. Larry Achike, GBR, 17.03m (5.1); 2. Alwyn Jones, SASI,
16.27m, (5.3); 3. Marat Safiulin, SASI, 16.25m, (6.3)
Discus Throw:
1. Scott Martin, VIS, 61.99m
WOMEN
100m Heats:
Heat 1: (2.5) 1. Ebony Cope, WAIS, 11.76
Heat 2: (3.6) 1. Preya Carey, NSWIS, 11.63; 2. Kylie Wheeler, WAIS, 11.81.
100m Final:
(2.3)1. Preya Carey, NSWIS, 11.69; 2. Ebony Cope, WAIS, 11.83; 3. Kylie Wheeler, WAIS, 11.87;
800m
1. Sarah Jamieson, VIS, 2:04.96;
100m Hurdles:
(2.3)1. Kylie Wheeler, WAIS, 13.5h.
High Jump:
1. Kylie Wheeler, WAIS, 1.79m