Qantas Melbourne Track Classic

Melbourne, Australia
March 2-3, 2012
by Keith Conning

David Torrence (Loyola HS, Los Angeles 2003; California 2008), who lives in Berkeley, defeated both the silver and gold medalists from the 2008 Olympic Games. You can watch the video of the race at
http://www.flotrack.org/speaker/400-Nick-Willis/video/616435-2012-QMTC-M-1500m-Willis-Carson

Men
800 Metres - Race2
Pos Athlete Nat Mark
1 David Lekuta Rudisha KEN 1:44.33
2 Jeffrey Riseley AUS 1:45.62
3 Lachlan Renshaw AUS 1:46.06
4 James Gurr AUS 1:46.45
5 Nick Symmonds (Bishop Kelly HS, Boise, ID 2002; Willamette 2006; Oregon TC; USA) 1:48.03
6 James Kaan AUS 1:48.31
7 Alexander Rowe AUS 1:48.70
8 Jordan Williamsz AUS 1:54.93
Sammy Tangui KEN DNF

1500 Meters
1. Ryan Gregson (Aus) 3:38.51
2. David Torrence (US) 3:39.32 (3:39.4 for 1500 is equivalent to a 3:57.0 mile)
3. Nick Willis (NZ) 3:39.77 silver medal in the 1500m at the 2008 Olympics
4. Jeff Riseley (Aus) 3:40.50
5. Asbel Kiprop (Ken) 3:42.52 gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics
6. Brenton Rowe (Austria) 3:42.68

5000 Metres
1 Craig Mottram AUS 13:18.58
2 Collis Birmingham AUS 13:22.30
3 Ben True [Oregon TC; Dartmouth 2008; Greely (Cumberland, ME) HS 2004]
USA 13:26.56
4 Jake Robertson NZL 13:29.71
5 Andrew Vernon GBR 13:33.52
6 Will Leer (Minnetonka HS, MN; Pomona Pitzer 2007) USA 13:36.15 PR

Women

100 Metres Hurdles - Wind : +0.8 m/s
Pos Athlete Nat Mark
1 Sally Pearson AUS 12.49
2 Yvette Lewis (Menchville HS, Newport News, VA 2003; Hampton 2007; USA) 13.22

High Jump
Pos Athlete Nat Mark
1 Elizabeth Lamb NZL 1.83
2 Ashleigh Reid AUS 1.80
3 Jane Doolittle (Mountain View HS; UC Santa Barbara) USA 1.75 (5-8 3/4)