Sally Pearson made her hurdling return but pole vaulter Alana Boyd and 400m specialist John Steffensen stole the show at the Perth Track Classic on Saturday night.
Boyd, 27, set a new outdoor Australian record of 4.66m on her third attempt, bettering Kym Howe’s previous outdoor record of 4.65m.
Howe still holds the overall Australian record of 4.72m – set indoors – after Boyd failed in all three of her attempts to clear 4.75m.
Steffensen then upset Ben Offereins in the 400m final, with the Olympic silver medallist dropping to his knees and looking up to the heavens after posting the winning time of 46.11seconds.
A disappointed Offereins came third in a time of 46.49sec, with Steve Solomon grabbing second in 46.26sec.
“I’m loving my running and it’s good to have a great team,” Steffensen said.
Pearson, competing at the 100m hurdles for the first time since crashing out in the Diamond League final in Brussels last September, posted a time of 12.86sec to romp to an easy victory in her pet event.
The 25-year-old Australian went into the race wanting to post a time of around 12.70sec, saying it would ensure a “not too shabby start to the season”.
Although she failed to achieve that, Pearson said her preparations remained on track heading into the Sydney Track Classic next week.
“I think I was running too fast, I couldn’t get my strides,” Pearson said.
“I think I tripped.
“The sixth hurdle almost came down.
“I wanted to come down here tonight and give everyone a show, but I did my best.
“I have Sydney next week so it’s good to get one race down.”
Earlier, Pearson failed to beat her season best time in the 100m sprint but still did enough to secure victory in a time of 11.28sec.
Although she was aided by a +0.4 tail-wind, her time fell short of the 11.25sec she posted in Brisbane last month.
Dani Samuels (60.74m) could only manage third in the women’s discus, with American Stephanie Trafton-Brown taking out first place with a throw of 61.71m.
But Tamsyn Manou, nee Lewis, had better luck in the 800m, winning with a time of 2:03.20 as she continues to build her fitness after recovering from last November’s calf tear.
West Australian Mangar Chuot endured heartbreak in the heats of the men’s 100m sprint, pulling his hamstring about 60m in and failing to finish the race.
Chuot, a Sudanese refugee, had hit the headlines in recent months after being repeatedly attacked by a Sudanese gang in Perth.
One attack involved the Olympic hopeful being struck several times on his legs with a plank of wood.
Chuot, 22, was near the lead when he suffered the injury, and lay on the track for a lengthy period before being helped off.
