Australia’s fastest man this year continued his dominance of the event but he was forced to do it into a headwind in the Maurie Plant Meet at Lakeside Stadium on Saturday night. He was unlucky with the fluky winds given 10 minutes earlier the women’s 100m race was run with a perfect tailwind of +1.1 mps. With a sold-out crowd of 10000 packing the stands, Kennedy produced his usual brilliant start and was never threatened, clocking an impressive 10.17sec. Reigning national champion Sebastian Sultana got home strongly for second in 10.29sec with Paris Olympian Rohan Browning third in 10.30sec. “I didn’t have the best start but considering the conditions, I’ll take that, build from it and go on to nationals,” Sultana said. “(The crowd) is electric, it’s loud and crazy. Australian athletics is really popping off, everyone is running quick and everyone wants to put on a show.” Browning, who ran a career best 10.01sec when making the semi-finals of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, has had a delayed start to the season and realises he has ground to make up. “Obviously these guys are running really strong at the moment and I have to improve between now and nationals (in April),” Browning said. “I want to win the national championships, make the worlds team and then hopefully be a contender but I know I have to be a lot quicker.” In the women’s 100m Paris Olympic semi-finalist Bree Rizzo was in a league of her own, comfortably pulling away over the final stages to win in 11.35sec. There was a major upset in the women’s javelin with world championships medallist Mackenzie Little beaten by US-based college student Lianna Davidson. Davidson, 22, took the win with a throw of 61.06m with Little, who won the bronze medal at the Budapest world championships two years ago, recording a best throw of 59.66m. In the women’s 400m Ellie Beer continued on her form from the world indoor championships with a stunning victory. Beer, 22, was a member of the 4x400m relay team who won the bronze medal in China last weekend. Originally published as Maurie Plant: Lachlan Kennedy wins 100m, Melbourne’s weather stops 10-second barrier push