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AVSL ROUND 8 2025 - DVAC RESULTS

Round 8 of AVSL season DVAC scored 42,896 points to rank as the second highest club score behind Eaglehawk. DVAC remains firmly fixed as the second placed club on the Premier Division season ladder. A total of 65 athletes (37 Male & 28 Female) competed at the Aberfeldie, Mt Evelyn and Geelong venues.

DVAC HOLDS TIGHT IN AVSL RD 7 2025

The AVSL Round 7 action on Saturday 11th January 2025 took part for the most part at the Meadowglen and Frankston venues in hot and humid conditions. When the final scorecard was posted, the DVAC had finished in second position for the round to consolidate its season ladder position in the Premier Division. The Eaglehawk team had confirmed its position on top of the ladder, scoring 47,395 points to the 43,696 points scored by the Valley. A total of 61 DVAC athletes competed.

SPECIALIST MEETS BRING SPECIAL JOY

Two nights of specialist athletics action have attracted large turnouts of athletes enjoying the final chance to compete in 2024. On Tuesday 17 December 2024 a combination of the High Velocity Club, Athletics Victoria Throwers and the AV Rare Air specialist groups offered a variety of events at Doncaster. On Thursday 19 December 2024, the Victorian Milers Club Meet #2 attracted over 600 athletes to the Box Hill venue for a program that included 26 races over 800m and 22 races over 1500m.

2024 AUSTRALIAN ALL SCHOOLS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS_DVAC RESULTS

The 11 DVAC athletes (7 Female & 4 Male) at this year’s Australian All Schools Athletics Championships won a total of 7 medals (2 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze) over the three days of competition. In 2023, 16 DVAC athletes competed in Perth and won a total of 7 medals.

VALLEY TEAMS UP FOR SUCCESS AT RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS

A total of 37 teams (15 Female & 22 Male) represented Diamond Valley in the Track & Field relays. There were 76 DVAC athletes (30 Female & 46 Male) involved in the program. The Valley athletes produced 22 podium results (9 Gold, 5 Silver and 8 Bronze) over the two days.

AVSL RD 5: DVAC SECOND AT THE TURN

The Diamond Valley Athletic Club is having a good season. At the half-way mark of the season the club is sitting in second place on the ladder in the Premier Division with 9 of the 16 age-groups in the top three across the state. DVAC finished in second place in Round 5 with 66 athletes (25 female & 41 male) amassing a total of 43,488 points.

AVSL ROUND 4: SPRINTERS TAKE THE VALLEY TO THE TOP

The quality of the DVAC sprint team in Round 4 of the AVSL season helped to propel the Valley to the top of the Premier Division table by the end of competition. By the end of Round 4, DVAC was on top of the Premier Division table with 52,703 points and 4,702 points clear of the second placed team, Eaglehawk who remain at the top of the season ladder. There were 78 Valley athletes on the results list for Round 4 with 36 Female and 42 Male athletes either at the Doncaster or Murrumbeena venues.

JUNIORS SHINE FOR SCHOOL & CLUB AT WK 2 OF ALL SCHOOLS

The showcase of superb athletics continued throughout Week 2 of the All Schools Championships with 35 DVAC juniors applying their skills to represent their schools. Over the weekend the 19 Girls and 16 Boys won a total of 35 Medals (8 Gold, 6 Silver and 6 Bronze). As well, there were a number of DVAC club records broken and many personal best performances.

DVAC JUNIORS ALL CLASS AT VIC ALL SCHOOLS

The 37 DVAC junior athletes (21 Female & 16 Male) who travelled to the Lakeside Stadium for the 2024 All Schools Championships benefitted from a true Championship experience over the two days of competition. The DVAC athletes came away from the meet with the satisfaction of competing in a Championship, many personal best performances as well as a total of 15 medals. They won 7 Gold, 4 Silver and 4 Bronze medals.

AVSL RD 3: VALLEY ATHLETES SHINE AS SEASON HEATS UP

There were plenty of great highlights for the Diamond Valley Athletic Club in Round 3 of the Athletics Victoria Shield League competition. The 75 DVAC athletes (35 Female & 40 Male) produced a final score of 52,792 points to place the Valley in second position on the Premier League ladder for the Round. Going in to Round 3, DVAC was placed second on the season ladder, one point behind Eaglehawk. In Round 3 both Eaglehawk and Western Athletics used their Powerplay to double the points they won.

AVSL ROUND 2 - VALLEY ON THE RISE

The Diamond Valley Athletic Club finished Round 2 of the AV Shield League season at the top of the Premier Division scores for the day and will move into second place on the season ladder. The total score accumulated by the DVAC athletes rose from 37,000 points in Round 1 to 53,442 points in Round 2. The contributing factors for the improved score included the increased turnout, the more local track at Doncaster, an influx of new members, and much better weather conditions.

AVSL ROUND 1 - BRAVING THE ELEMENTS

Round 1 of the AV Shield League season was a wild ride for the Track & Field athletes who faced conditions more commonly associated with Cross Country. The athletes at Aberfeldie had to cope with bursts of heavy rain and wild winds that seemed to peak as Ella Littlehales (F20) was running in Heat 2 of the Female 800m’s. Despite the atrocious conditions, Ella typified the spirit of the 66 Diamond Valley Athletic Club athletes (28 Female & 38 Male) by battling through to a brave finish.

WILLINDA CLASSIC: LAKER'S SUCCESSFUL RETURN

Glenhuntly Athletic Club distance runner, Kaleb Laker, made his third and most successful appearance at the Willinda Classic event when he powered home to victory in the 2024 Willinda Classic 10,000m Open race. At his previous two appearances at the Willinda Classic, Laker has clocked impressive runs over the 3000m distance and in the 2023 edition he finished 3rd in the 10,000m race in 32:28.2. This time there was no denying Laker the victory as he crossed the finish line in 31:27.7.

XCR24 RD 10: TAN RELAYS_DVAC RESULTS

The coldest September day since 2004 and 46 Valley athletes (15 Female & 31 Male) assembled early on Saturday 14th September to run a lap of the Tan. The Valley tent drew a crowd that sought some refuge from the cold before the Tan Relays commenced at 9:00am. Once the Relays got under way all complaints about the cold were forgotten as each athlete attacked the 3.8km loop with full intensity.

XCR'24 RD 9: ROAD RACES AT BURNLEY

The 36 Diamond Valley Athletic Club athletes (12 Female & 24 Male) who took up the challenge of running either the Half Marathon or the 5km distances offered in Round 9 of the XCR’24 season had reason to be satisfied with their individual and team achievements.

VALLEY RUNNERS BRAVE THE NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Eight Diamond Valley Athletic Club athletes competed in the 2024 Cross Country Championships on Saturday 31 August at Symmons Plains, Launceston. Driving to the course from Launceston, the backdrop of snow capped mountains should have been a warning that this Championship would be different.

DVAC SENDS A MESSAGE AT THE 2024 EKIDEN RELAYS.

Inspired by the Japanese tradition of Ekiden Relays, Round 8 of the Athletics Victoria Winter season saw teams of runners take on a number of different stages over a true Cross Country setting at the St Annes Winery, Myrniong. If the origin of the Ekiden was to transmit communication, then the message being delivered by the Diamond Valley Athletic Club athletes would have been that the 2024 Winter season is going well.

GOLDEN EFFORTS ON THE GOLDFIELDS OF BALLARAT

The Diamond Valley athletes who journeyed to Ballarat for Round 7 of the 2024 Winter season arrived ready to face the challenge of the longest race for the season so far. Round 7 of the Athletics Victoria 2024 Winter season was a Road Race set around Lake Wendouree at Ballarat over distances of 6km and 15km. In perfect conditions the junior athletes ran one 6km lap of the Lake while Open & Masters athletes ran a 3km loop followed by two laps of the Lake.

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