AVSL RD 2: TOP EFFORT BY THE VALLEY

The Diamond Valley Athletic Club has one hand on top position in the Premier Division of the Athletics Victoria Shield League. With an outstanding club performance in Round 2 of the 2022/2023 season, DVAC finished on top of the Ladder well clear of all other teams with a claim on top spot for the season so far. The inability of the Geelong venue to host Round 2 competition left some uncertainty over the standing of the points claimed from the other venues. AV released a statement explaining:

“At this stage, AV are reviewing options to reschedule Geelong’s Round 2 of AVSL to a later date. This means that AVSL point scoring will still be tallied for all other venues today, although if AV are unable to reschedule, the tallied scores will not stand for Round 2”

A total of 84 DVAC athletes (41 Women & 43 Men) competed in AVSL Round 2, mostly at the Doncaster venue where the Valley nerve centre was the gathering around the Valley tent. The high standard of performances by the DVAC athletes kept the points tally ticking over and at the end of the day DVAC had amassed a total of 50,081 points to head the Premier Division. If the points do stand then the Valley would grab top spot on the season ladder by a narrow margin of 1,895 points.

TEAM RESULTS

Three DVAC teams claimed top spot for Round 2 and there were a number of other DVAC teams that were close to the top in their group. The DVAC Men 40+, Women Under 18 and Women Under 16 headed all other teams across the state in their age groups at the end of competition

The Men 40+ team had 17 of the squad of 28 compete to produce a whopping score of 5952 points to earn top points for the round.

The Women Under 18 team had 9 of the squad of 14 compete to produce a score of 5952 points to earn top points for the round.

The Women Under 16 team had 12 of the squad of 13 compete to produce a score of 6440 points to earn top points for the round.

Other DVAC Team results were as follows:

Women: WOpen 4^th/28 teams; W40+ 5^th/ 28 teams; WU20 9^th/28 teams; WU18 1^st/28 teams; WU16 1^st/ 34 teams; WU14 6^th/29 teams

Men: MOpen 3^rd/34 teams; M40+ 1^st/41 teams; MU20 16^th/28 teams; MU18 3^rd/36 teams; MU16 5^th/32 teams; MU14 13^th/23 teams

SPRINT EXPRESS

DVAC sprinters showed in Round 2 that they are tuning in to their best form quickly: for the junior sprinters there are the Victorian All School Track & Field Championships around the corner as an incentive. Maddy Meagher (WU16) went under 13 seconds for the 100m for the first time with an impressive 12.89 at Glenhuntly.

Keely Boyne (W Open) ran her second fastest 100m at Glenhuntly clocking 12.61. At Doncaster, Katie Oliver ran the fastest 200m for the Valley with a 25.93 that was close to her best time of 25.88.

Chris Boyne (M40+) 12.90 for the 100m and Lalith Udugampala (M40+) 26.13 for the 200m led the charge for the 40+ team.

Valley athletes to lower their previous best time in the 200m were: Olivia Sheens (U18) 27.58; Sugi Neecowen (U18) 28.55; Sophie Compton Cook (U18) 30.68; and Rebecca Hvalica (U14) 26.62.

The Junior men to kick the season of to a flying start with pb’s were: Riley Neecowen (U18) 23.75; Dillon Vidanapathirana (U20) 29.83; Zachariah Margiolakis (U18) 24.39; Harley Gilbert (U18) 25.64; Asher Andrews (U16) 24.61; and Ethan Armstrong-Bourne (U16) 27.28.

MIDDLE & LONG DISTANCE

The fastest 800m for the Valley in Round 2 was set by Caden Murray (M Open) 1:59.0 closely followed by Jarryd Cripps (M Open) with a 2:02.8. Poppy Scot-Dalgleish (U16) set the best time for the DVAC Women with 2:28.5 with Sugi Neecowen (WU18) close behind with a personal best time of 2:30.8. Georgia L’Estrange (U16) clocked her first 800m time at AVSL with a 2:50.4.

Junior men to peel sizeable chunks off their previous best times for the 800m included: Ethan Armstrong-Bourne (U16) 2:08.9; Cameron Ellis (U16) 2:09.6; Rhodri Whelan (U16) 2:27.9; Tyler Murphy(U18) 2:07.4; Joel Imbriano (U18) 2:17.3; Jordan Rudd (U18) 12:26.4; and Dillon Vidanapathirana (U20) 2:38.4.

Run of the day by the Valley distance fraternity was undoubtedly by Blake Barnes (M Open) who never dropped his pace in the 5000m to storm home in a personal best time of 16:30.9.

Others to record a pb in the 3000m were: Vula Sheens (W 40+) 12:03.9; Aaron Scot-Dalgleish (40+) 10:52.3; Rhodri Whelan (U16) 10:53.0; Luella Wood (U16) 12:35.9; and Felix Morgan (U14) 10:47.2.

FIELD OF DREAMS

Alexia Moxon (U16) tackled the Pole Vault for the first time & won! She cleared 1.80m to score 182 points.

Tara Smith (U18) recorded 10.31m with the Shot Put to set a new personal best result.

Amelia Di Benedetto (U16) competed for DVAC for the first time with results in the Discus 21.98m and Javelin 22.07m.

Others to record a pb in the Throws were: Dylan Littlejohn (M Open) 6.25m; and Sarah Gittins (40+) Shot Put 5.95m.

OH RELAY?

DVAC put out 7 Relay teams at Doncaster. The teams ran in the Women Open (3^rd); WU18 (1^st); WU16 (3^rd); W40+ (4^th); Men Open (5^th); MU18 (2^nd) and Men 40+ (4^th)

DVAC CLUB HELPERS FOR ROUND 2

DVAC filled all of its Club Helper Duties for Round 2. A huge vote of thanks to the following people: Bronwyn Neecowen, Leigh Murphy, Matthew Thompson, Dylan Littlejohn, Jo Morgan, Alexia Moxon, Scott Ellis, Scott Barnes, Natalie Lander, Paula Merino, Nicole Dickson, Cyril Dixon, David Armstrong and the Crew that helped pack the tent at the end of a long day.

AVSL ROUND 2

SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER 2022

DONCASTER & GLENHUNTLY VENUES

DVAC RESULTS:

WOMEN:

FOP
100m: Keely Boyne 12.61 (1.6);
200m: Carly Lesha 32.30 (2.4); Sarah Papadopoulos DNS;
800m: Sarah Papadopoulos 3:28.8h;
4x200m: (Carly Lesha, Shania Murray, Elsie Clifford, Elyssia Kenshole) 2:11.60;
Discus: Alexandra Mills 41.62m;
Hammer: Shania Murray 11.68m; Lucinda Derrett 34.78m;
Shot Put: Shania Murray 5.64m; Sarah Papadopoulos 5.61m; Lucinda Derrett 7.31m; Carly Lesha 6.69m;
Triple Jump: Sarah Papadopoulos DNS;
F20
200m: Elsie Clifford 35.22 (0.4);
800m: Elsie Clifford 3:18.7h;
Shot Put: Elyssia Kenshole 9.31m; Elsie Clifford 6.16m;
Triple Jump: Elsie Clifford 7.80m;
F18
200m: Katie Oliver 25.93 (+0.0); Olivia Sheens 27.58 (1.2); Sugi Neecowen 28.55 (0.6); Sophie Compton Cook 30.68 (+0.0); Chloe Sia DNS;
800m: Sugi Neecowen 2:30.8h; Sophie Compton Cook 3:18.2h;
400m Hurdles: Charlee Dickson 78.60;
1500m Walk: Tayla Borg 8:20.1h;
4x200m: (Olivia Sheens, Sophie Compton Cook, Charlee Dickson, Sugi Neecowen) 1:54.66;
Hammer: Keira Sanchez 47.02m; 47.02m; Tara Smith 31.25m;
Shot Put: Keira Sanchez 8.94m; Tara Smith 10.31m; Bianca Eiting Brown 9.52m; Katie Oliver DNS;
Triple Jump: Sophie Compton Cook 8.41m; Tara Smith 8.95m; Charlee Dickson 9.83m;
F16
100m: Maddy Meagher 12.89 (1.2); Elisha Blair 12.92 (1.6);
200m: Alexia Moxon 35.99 (0.4); Elisha Blair DNS;
800m: Poppy Scot-Dalgleish 2:28.5h; Georgia L'Estrange 2:50.4h;
1500m: Ally Brooks 4:50.6h;
3000m: Poppy Scot-Dalgleish 11:04.1h; Luella Wood 12:35.9h;
200m Hurdles: Jamieson Lander 31.38 (+0.0); Hayley Sposato 37.18 (0.6); Vanessa Smith DNS;
4x200m: (Jamieson Lander, Poppy Scot-Dalgleish, Aylaa Arunan, Teagan Corden) 2:11.40;
Discus: Amelia Di Benedetto 21.98m;
Hammer: Vanessa Smith 37.46m;
Javelin: Amelia Di Benedetto 22.07m;
Long Jump: Maddy Meagher DNS;
Pole Vault: Alexia Moxon 1.80m;
Shot Put: Hayley Sposato 6.10m; Vanessa Smith 7.31m;
Triple Jump: Alexia Moxon 7.86m; Vanessa Smith 8.81m;
F14
200m: Rebecca Hvalica 26.62 (0.7); Aylaa Arunan 32.96 (1.0); Zoey Ryan 33.11 (+0.0); Teagan Corden 36.42 (1.3);
Hammer: Hanna Rowe 25.03m; Zoey Ryan 20.76m;
Javelin: Ines Caton-Smith 28.14m;
Shot Put: Hanna Rowe 6.83m; Zoey Ryan 7.96m; Teagan Corden 5.19m; Aylaa Arunan 4.19m;
Triple Jump: Teagan Corden DNS; Aylaa Arunan 7.89m;
F40
200m: Kate Ryan 35.42 (+0.0); Jo Moxon 44.48 (-0.4); Gayle Clifford 50.64 (-0.4);
800m: Kate Ryan 3:11.5h; Michelle King 3:34.6h; Jo Moxon 3:42.3h; Gayle Clifford 4:19.2h;
3000m: Vula Sheens 12:03.9h; Jo Moxon 15:24.6h; Michelle King 16:49.1h;
4x200m: (Jo Moxon, Gayle Clifford, Maryann Murray, Sarah Gittins) 3:11.06;
Hammer: Maryann Murray 18.85m; Michelle King 15.96m;
Shot Put: Kate Ryan 6.42m; Gayle Clifford 4.82m; Jo Moxon 4.44m; Maryann Murray 6.21m; Sarah Gittins 5.05m;
Triple Jump: Kate Ryan 6.73m;
 

MEN:

MOP
200m: Jarryd Cripps 25.07;
800m: Caden Murray 1:59.0h; Jarryd Cripps 2:02.8h; Dylan Littlejohn 2:24.4h; Damien Cusack 2:28.9h;
3000m: Caden Murray 8:53.5h;
5000m: Blake Barnes 16:30.9h; Damien Cusack 18:36.2h;
400m Hurdles: Damien Cusack 75.93;
4x200m: (Elijah Zantey, Ethan Armstrong-Bourne, Damien Cusack, Dillon Vidanapathirana) 1:51.08;
Discus: Colin Newman DNS;
Hammer: Colin Newman 36.36m;
Long Jump: Colin Newman DNS;
Shot Put: Caden Murray 6.83m; Dylan Littlejohn 6.25m; Colin Newman 11.92m; Damien Cusack 7.57m;
M20
200m: Elijah Zantey 24.35 (0.8); Dillon Vidanapathirana 29.83 (1.6);
800m: Dillon Vidanapathirana 2:38.4h;
M18
200m: Riley Neecowen 23.75 (-0.4); Charl Louwrens 23.99 (+0.0); Zachariah Margiolakis 24.39 (+0.0); Harley Gilbert 25.64 (1.1); Rowan Fletcher DNS;
800m: Tyler Murphy 2:07.4h; Joel Imbriano 2:17.3h; Jordan Rudd 2:38.3h;
3000m: Tyler Murphy 10:13.3h; Joel Imbriano 10:25.0h; Jordan Rudd 12:26.4h;
4x200m: (Asher Andrews, Riley Neecowen, Harley Gilbert, Charl Louwrens) 1:37.42;
Shot Put: Tuomas Rowe 6.82m; Rowan Fletcher 6.02m;
Triple Jump: James Hurley 11.56m (+0.0); Joel Imbriano DNS; Zachariah Margiolakis 12.08m; Harley Gilbert 11.67m;
M16
200m: Asher Andrews 24.61; Ethan Armstrong-Bourne 27.28 (+0.0);
800m: Ethan Armstrong-Bourne 2:08.9h; Cameron Ellis 2:09.6h; Rhodri Whelan 2:27.9h;
3000m: Ethan Armstrong-Bourne 10:01.4h; Rhodri Whelan 10:53.0h;
Shot Put: Asher Andrews 13.16m; Rhodri Whelan 4.70m;
Triple Jump: Asher Andrews 11.73m;
M14
800m: Joshua Corden 3:22.3h;
3000m: Felix Morgan 10:47.2h; Oscar Mielicki 11:47.6h;
1500m Walk: Jaime Hvalica 8:15.3h;
Shot Put: Joshua Corden 3.90m;
Triple Jump: Joshua Corden 4.99m;
M40
100m: Chris Boyne 12.90 (2.2); David Hvalica 14.39 (0.1);
200m: Lalith Udugampala 26.13 (+0.0); Ivan Dodin 27.54 (+0.0); Greg Luck 30.00 (+0.0); Aaron Bourne 30.66 (1.6); Cyrus Wong 30.88 (1.2); Jeff Young 32.40 (+0.0); Lyal Douglas 33.32 (+0.0);
800m: Peter Van Der Kamp 2:26.1h; Aaron Scot-Dalgleish 2:30.9h; Aaron Bourne 2:32.9h; Lyal Douglas 2:55.8h; Cyrus Wong 2:58.8h;
3000m: Aaron Scot-Dalgleish 10:52.3h; Aaron Bourne 11:57.6h; Scott Barnes 12:45.0h; Lyal Douglas 13:42.4h; Cyrus Wong 13:47.3h;
3000m Walk: Bernie Keirl 19:33.7h;
4x200m: (Jeff Young, Greg Luck, Ivan Dodin, Luke De Biasi) 2:04.14;
Discus: Matthew Hall 34.30m;
Hammer: Luke De Biasi 21.94m; Scott Barnes DNS; Jeff Young 11.81m; Bruce Wood 21.76m; Matthew Hall 29.28m;
Javelin: Luke De Biasi 34.57m; Matthew Hall 26.83m;
Shot Put: Luke De Biasi 9.40m; Scott Barnes 7.62m; Greg Luck 6.68m; Mark Tapping DNS; Jeff Young 5.55m; Bruce Wood 8.52m; Lalith Udugampala 9.53m; Matthew Hall 10.50m; Ivan Dodin 7.69m; Arunan Arumainayagam 6.56m;
Triple Jump: Luke De Biasi DNS; Greg Luck 8.06m; Cyrus Wong 7.74m; Arunan Arumainayagam 8.19m;