Sutherland Athletic Club kept local sprinters in the spotlight, holding their Sunday Sutherland Sprint 100 on one of the hottest days of the year in the latest round of their Summer Track Series.
With a full timetable of events at the Sylvania Waters synthetic track, the club ran 100,400,800 and 1500 metre races and a long jump.
Commonwealth Games runner Larissa Pasternatsky who has supported all Sutherland Summer events took the women's sprint win over Stephanie Power in 11.76. Will Roberts won the men's 100 in a 10.62.
Sutherland junior Emma Lee placed fifth in the women's A100m (12.14) She is part of the NSW Target Talent Program for Athletics NSW.
"It's been our aim to get our numbers up-we thought if we spend a bit of prize money, we can encourage good competition and put on a good meet" Club president Dave Scott said thanking Thrive physiotherapy, Jannali healthcare, Tradies, Runnulla and the Running Company for support.
The heat played havoc with the starting gun, but the hot tailwind didn't hurt times with Alicia Kerr beating Laura Roff in the opening 800m race with a 2.09.27.
In the men's and run in a 1.55.46, Richard Newell led from start to finish and held off Joseph Ryan to take a good win.
Wanda Beach runner Kai Hammond had a win in the men's 1500 in a 4.17 with Sutherlands Will Gair and Kyle McIntosh finishing two and three, and Bethany Scott took the women's title.
Ian Halpin, the NSW 400m Champion, won his race fresh off a sub-four-minute mile attempt last weekend in Wollongong.