from Friday\u2019s heat<\/a> and dispelled fears of slow conditions that followed the 10.05sec he ran in his semi-final. Kennedy\u2019s winning margin to Josh Azzopardi in second place was a gaping chasm in the context of the 100m, especially given Kennedy was slower than expected in the first few steps.<\/p>\n\u201cI could definitely get my start better, my transition could definitely be a bit better,\u201d he said, before reiterating his goal of running under 9.9sec this year. \u201cI definitely want the Aussie record [9.93 sec].\u201d<\/p>\n
The fireworks came from the nearby Royal Easter Show. Their timing added more tension to a moment already charged with anticipation. The 22-year-old, though, rejected the notion they were the cause of his slow start. \u201cI just block all the noise out,\u201d he said. \u201cFireworks is definitely something different, sort of sounds similar to the gun, but you\u2019ve just got to make do.\u201d<\/p>\n
He had spent a year stewing after losing to Rohan Browning \u2013 who finished third on Saturday \u2013 at last year\u2019s national championships by less than 0.1sec. \u201cI got beat fair and square last year. I was able to get back and beat him this year, so it\u2019s just come full circle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kennedy said he hoped to run the 200m on Sunday against Gout Gout, but he would wait to feel how his body felt inthe morning.<\/p>\n
In the women\u2019s 100m, Georgia Harris was a surprise winner. The 21-year-old overcame recent injury struggles to break through for her first national title, after edging out Chloe Mannix-Power, and held back tears while being interviewed on Channel Seven. \u201cIt\u2019s just more that I actually did it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\nClaudia Hollingsworth (right) was disqualified from the women\u2019s 1500m for her role in Jess Hull\u2019s fall, but was awarded the title after an appeal.<\/span> Photograph: Dean Lewins\/AAP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nReece Holder did something similar, winning his first national title in the men\u2019s 400m after years plagued by injury. \u201cI don\u2019t think it was that well-executed a race,\u201d the 23-year-old said. \u201cBut it\u2019s nationals and you just come here to win.\u201d<\/p>\n
The women\u2019s 400m followed a different script, after Ellie Beer secured her fourth national title \u2013 even if she is the same age as Holder. \u201cIt\u2019s a tough event and I\u2019m still learning,\u201d she said.<\/p>\nFriday night\u2019s women\u2019s 1500m final threw up one final twist, after an appeal against the disqualification of Claudia Hollingsworth \u2013 who appeared to clip the favourite, Jess Hull, in the final straight \u2013 was allowed. The decision on Saturday handed the title to Hollingsworth, who turns 21 on Sunday, despite her role in the carnage that led to Hull falling. \u201cThere\u2019s no bad blood from my end and I\u2019m sure there\u2019s not from her. We respect each other a lot,\u201d Hollingsworth said.<\/p>\n
Hull intends to compete in Sunday\u2019s 5,000m, but withdrew from the 800m after the incident. Hollingsworth is through to Sunday\u2019s 800m final as the fastest qualifier. \u201cI\u2019m definitely willing to reach out [to Hull] for sure, and make sure she is OK,\u201d Hollingsworth said after winning her heat. \u201cWe\u2019re both mature athletes and we want the best for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a busy Saturday night, pole vaulter Nina Kennedy secured her fifth national title, as did Mackenzie Little in the javelin. Cam Myers backed up his victory in the 1500m on Friday to win the 5,000m. But there was pain for the Paris Olympian Peyton Craig, who prematurely slowed in his 800m heat and was beaten to the line, thereby missing out on Sunday\u2019s final.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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