Sprinter Zoe Hobbs has smashed her own national women's 100-metre-record at the Potts Classic in Hastings on Saturday.
Hobbs took another 0.06 seconds off the record she set at the McKinnon Shield Meet at Mt Smart Stadium in December, establishing a new mark of 11.21 seconds.
The 24-year-old went even faster in the final with a time of 11.14s, but windspeed was deemed above the allowable limit for a record.
"The strategy was to go hard in both (the heat and the final) as it's not often we get perfect conditions like this," Hobbs said after the event.
"I was so happy to get the record in the heat. It ticked that box going into the final. I then just wanted to refocus for the final and reinforce what I'd done in the heat. I have bigger goals and I wanted to qualify for worlds.
"To run 11.14 was bittersweet. A big aim is to run 11.15 (with a legal time) as that is the standard for worlds (World Championships) and Commonwealth Games (11.15 is the Athletics NZ B Performance standard) but I will take a national record."
Rising star Tiaan Whelpton won the men's 100 final. His blistering time of 10.09s was quick enough for a new national record, but was also dismissed due to windspeeds.
In other action, Olivia McTaggart claimed a new personal best of 4.60m to win the women's pole vault and claim her second Commonwealth Games A Performance standard.
