Former Novocastrian Torrie Lewis has claimed the title of Australia's fastest-ever woman after bettering the national 100-metre record with a flying run of 11.10 seconds in Canberra.
The 19-year-old, who attended St Mary's Catholic College at Gateshead and started her athletics career with Macquarie Hunter Little Athletics Club at Glendale before moving to Brisbane, shaved one-hundredth of a second off the previous mark of 11.11 set by Melissa Breen 10 years ago at the same Australian Institute of Sport track.
