Perdita Felicien won the women's 100-metre hurdles final at the Canadian track and field championships Saturday in Toronto.
Felicien finished with a time of 12.80, edging out Olympic bronze medallist Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, who ran the course in 12.95. Lopes-Schliep had won the last four times the pair had raced, but Felicien was clearly motivated to win an eighth national title in the event.
Dylan Armstrong of Kamloops, B.C., easily won the men's shot put event on Saturday.
The 28-year-old, who was fourth at last summer's Beijing Olympics, fouled on four of his six throws, but his first toss of 20.30 metres was good enough to win.
Justin Rodhe of Kamloops threw 19.24 for second, while Matthew Doherty of Red Deer, Alta., was third with 16.30.
Jennifer Joyce of Richmond, B.C., won the women's hammer throw with a toss of 69.05 metres.
Sultana Frizell of Perth, Ont., the Canadian record holder, was second at 68 metres, while Megann Vandervliet was third with 60.48.
Earlier Saturday, Derek Watkins of Windsor, Ont., won the men's high jump, clearing 2.18 metres. Mark Dillon of Toronto jumped 2.15 for second, while Michael Mason of Nanoose Bay, B.C., took the bronze with 2.15.
The Canadian championships are the qualifying meet for next month's world championships in Berlin, and also mark the first time Toronto's Varsity Stadium has hosted the event in nearly 40 years.
