20-year-old Christopher Ius has rocketed into Olympic relay team calculations, slashing his 100m personal best by three-tenths of a seconds to 10.24 seconds in Sydney.
Running at the Illawong High Velocity Meet 2 at the traditionally blustery venue of The Ridge in southern Sydney, Ius made the most of the favourable 1.9 m/s tailwind and moved to =19th on the Australian all-time list. He finished ahead of Victoria’s Michael Romanin (10.32) with the top five in the field running 10.50s or quicker.
Chris Ius moves⬆️100 places on the Australian All-time list to =19th with a PB 10.24 (1.9m/s).
▪️After windy times of 10.47 (’19) & 10.45 (’20) he runs his 4th PB this year down from 10.56 to 10.24
▪️ =#3 🇦🇺 in 2020
▪️ Coach Andrew Murphy
▪️ Aged 20 yrs
▪️ former Trinity Grammar pic.twitter.com/FTT5ThTk6F— David Tarbotton (@David_Tarbotton) November 28, 2020
Running at the same meet, junior Monique Quirk took out a 11.61 (1.3) / 23.74 (0.1) sprint double. The night prior, in Canberra, 15-year-old Imogen Stewart ran 9:01.36 over 3000m. The performance is under the current Australian U16 and U18 records but will not count for record purposes due to being recorded in a mixed race.
Athletics ACT Summer Series No.6
Woden Park
27 November 2020
Full results
WOMEN
3000m (mix) Imogen Stewart 9:01.36
Go for 2 & 5 Program C
WA Athletics Stadium
27 November 2020
Full results
WOMEN
100m (1.4) Taylah Cruttenden 11.89
MEN
110m H (1.6) Adriaan Pelser 14.45
Shot Courtney Heinze 17.94m
Illawong High Velocity Meet 2
The Ridge Athletics Track
28 November 2020
Full results
WOMEN
100m (1.3) Monique Quirk 11.61, Maisie Stevens 11.85, Stephanie Power 11.90. [Race 2 (1.2): Bronte Carroll 11.76, Kelly McAndrew 11.88.]
200m (-0.1) Monique Quirk 23.74, Bronte Carroll 23.84
High Jump Alysha Burnett 1.87m
MEN
100m (1.9) Christopher Ius 10.24, Michael Romanin 10.32, Zach Holdsworth 10.36, Anas Abu Ganaba 10.46, Jin Su Jung 10.50
200m (1.2) Anas Abu Ganaba 20.79, Michael Romanin 20.92
110m H (2.7) Alex Diamond 14.87
High Jump Angus Clark 2.10m
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Tom Kelly Athletics Track
29 November 2020
Full results
WOMEN
60m (mix, nwi) Nana Owusu-Afriye 7.33, Chloe Grenade 7.64
Queensland Relay Championships
Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre – Main Stadium
28 November 2020
Full results
MEN
Long Jump Cedric Dubler 7.66m (1.8)
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