The prime-time match up in the 100 meter hurdles pitting Valley Christian's Hannah Goransan against Leland's Katie Nelms failed to materialize at the 30th annual Top 8 Classic on Friday night when Nelms was disqualified for a false start.

But the setback didn't seem to bother either athlete.

Goransan won the race in a personal best of 14.23 seconds and Nelms rebounded with victories in the 100 meters and the 300 hurdles at Los Gatos High.

The meet didn't use a wind gauge, but coaches said the strong breeze Friday would have rendered most times as winded aided.

"When Katie jumped it threw me off a little bit; I wish she was there to push me even harder," said Goransan, a junior whose time is the fourth best in the state this year. "It was a slow start because everyone seems to hold back after a false start."

Valley Christian Coach Greg Marshall said "Hannah's not the fastest out there, but she is so efficient."

Nelms, another one of the state's top juniors, won the 100 meters with an electric performance of 11.88 seconds, which ranks third among wind-aided times in California this year. Fifty minutes later Nelms blew away the field in the 300 hurdles with a time of 44.09.