VALLEY IN POLE POSITION: CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE LOOMS

There were 72 DVAC athletes (37 Women & 35 Men) who contributed to the DVAC score of 41,761 points for Round 6. This was enough to put DVAC at the top of the Premier Division ladder for the day with Essendon in second place on 35,242pts & Eaglehawk in third place on 32,035pts.

With four top position finishes in the Premier Division out of the six rounds to date, the Diamond Valley Athletic Club should expect to be going into the Christmas break full of confidence. A true test of DVAC’s claims to success in this season’s AVSL Playoffs over two weeks in March 2023 will be faced in Round 7 on Saturday 17 December 2022 when DVAC faces up to Essendon on their home patch. The last time this happened was in Round 1 and DVAC finished 2^nd to Essendon. DVAC has won 4 of the next 5 Rounds and has a 5 point margin on top of the season ladder.

Make your plans to get across to Aberfeldie now for the Twilight Meet on Saturday 17 December 2022.

CLUB RECORDS

• Heidi Kuppler, fresh from winning the Australian Schools 10 Years 1500m title in Brisbane lined up for the 3000m in the stifling heat at Doncaster with the ambition of breaking 11 minutes. Heidi crossed the finish line in 10:40.0 to well and truly achieve that goal but also to set new DVAC club records for the Women 13 Years & 14 Years age groups.
• Peter Van Der Kamp, worked hard to claim the Men 50-54 DVAC 800m record in Round 4, setting the new club record at 2:13.32. Two rounds later, Peter smashed his own club record bring it down to 2:10.1.
• Gaelyne Kenshole, equalled her own DVAC club record for the Pole Vault when she cleared 2.65m.
• Rob Wendel, set a new DVAC club record for the Men 65-69 in the 800m when he completed the two laps in 2:48.5. (psst: Rob is the current President of Athletics Victoria).

PB COUNTRY

It’s hard to get them all, but here are just some of the pb’s posted by DVAC athletes in Rd 6:

Women:

400m Hurdles: Jamieson Lander (U16) 69:05; Charlee Dickson (U18) 72.09; Annalise Jones (U18) 85.38

200m: Katie Oliver (U18) 25.51; Ally Brooks (U16) 28.00; Sophie Compton-Cook (U18) 30.54; Matilda L’Estrange (U18) 31.34; Jo Moxon (40+) 41.53; Gayle Clifford (40+) 47.64

800m: Luella Wood (U16) 2:51.55; Lucy Johns (U14) 2:53.79

3000m: Heidi Kuppler (U14) 10:40.0; Lucy Johns (U14) 13:24.0

Shot Put: Bianca Eiting-Brown (U18) 11.40m; Amelia Di Benedetto (U16) 8.82m; Vanessa Smith (U16) 8.30m; Jo Moxon (40+) 5.25m

Discus: Amelia Di Benedetto (U16) 23.50m

Triple Jump: Alexia Moxon (U16) 8.18m

Hammer Throw: Zoey Ryan (U14) 24.40m

Pole Vault: Gaelyne Kenshole (40+) 2.65m

Men:

1500m Walk: Jaime Hvalica (U14) 7:40.65

200m: Asher Andrews (U16) 24.02; Harley Gilbert (U18) 25.26; Dillan Vidanapathirana (U20) 26.84; Jordan Rudd (U18) 29.50;

800m: Jordan Rudd (U18) 2:34.9; Peter Van Der Kamp (40+) 2:10.1

3000m:

Pole Vault: Asher Andrews (U16) 2.80m

Discus: Chehan Udugampala (U14) 19.81m

Javelin: Chehan Udugampala (U14) 27.63m

WELCOME TO THE VALLEY

Chehan Udugampala (MU14) made an impressive debut with the Diamond Valley Athletic Club in Round 6. Chehan has followed his father, Lalith to the Valley. The Men U14 team is starting to make a valuable contribution to the club score each week & Chehan will certainly help this along.

Hannah Hvalica (WU16) made her first appearance with the Valley on the weekend and showed talent in her 100m 13.90. Welcome, Hannah.

SPECIAL MOMENTS:

• Fieke Van Der Kamp (U20), ran a 10:09.65 at the Australian Schools T&F Championships in Perth in December 2019. Three years later, that pb for the 3000m has been replaced with a 10:07.0. In a wonderful exhibition of controlled power running, Fieke held on to the pace despite the heat. Well done Fieke.
• Damien Clifford (40+) said after his Shot Put: That’s the first time I’ve done Shot Put since Little Aths. Welcome back, Damien!
• Bianca Eiting-Brown (U18) after her pb 11.40m put with the Shot: “I got the glide & hip turn right.”
• Charlee Dickson (U18) knew she must be close to the qualifier for nationals (72.14) after her 400m Hurdles. The relief was visible when Results Hub finally came up with the time of 72.09 for Charlee’s run. Sydney here we come!
• Ally Brooks (U16) went out with all guns blazing in the first heat of the Women’s 800m. The result was a 2:16.10, Ally’s second fastest 800m. Little wonder that the run was scored at 521 points. Ally went on the run the 200m in a pb time of 28.00 (415pts) and ‘cruise’ around the 3000m in 10:37.0 (493pts) for a total score for the day of 1,429 points that topped the scores for DVAC on the day. Ally is now off to Brisbane for a week of Schools Volleyball. Good luck, Ally.

TOP TEN BRIGADE

DVAC athletes to rank in the Top Ten for their age division across the state included:

WOMEN:

Under 16: Ally Brooks 2^nd 1,429pts; Amelia Di Benedetto 7^th 1,250pts; Vanessa Smith 10^th 1,140pts

Women 50-54: Gaelyne Kenshole 4^th 974pts

Women 55-59: Jo Moxon 9^th 559pts

MEN:

Under 16: Asher Andrews 1^st 1,409pts

Men 50-54: Matthew Hall 1^st 1,250pts

Men 55-59: Luke De Biasi 2^nd 1.120pts

Men 60-64: Greg Luck 4^th 872pts; Ivan Dodin 5^th 852pts

Men 65-59: Bruce Wood 6^th 796pts

TEAM RESULTS

The DVAC Women Under 16 team claimed top spot in the state for Round 6 in their division.

The Women Under 16 team had 8 members of the squad of 15 compete to produce a winning score. The girls competing were Amelia De Benedetto, Vanessa Smith, Ally Brooks, Poppy Scot-Dalgeish, Luella Wood, Hannah Hvalica Jamieson Lander & Alexia Moxon.

Other DVAC Team results were as follows:

Women: W Open 3^rd/36 teams; W40+ 3^rd/ 33 teams; WU20 11^th/27 teams; WU18 2^nd/34 teams; WU16 1^st/32 teams; WU14 4^th /21 teams

Men: MOpen 6^th/37 teams; M40+ 2^nd/ 40 teams; MU20 22^nd/25 teams; MU18 10^th/35 teams; MU16 10^th/39 teams; MU14 5^th/26 teams

VALLEY CLUB HELPERS

The Diamond Valley Athletic Club’s current success in competition is supported a band of generous Club Helpers. If you have not yet taken a turn, can you please consider answering the call in the near future. DVAC gets a break in Round 7 and then it’s back in action in Round 8.

AVSL Rd 6 Club Helpers:

SHOT PUT: Lucinda Derrett, Susan Derrett (3 shifts each), Bronwyn Neecowen, Niluka Vidanapathirana, Chris Whelan, Charmaine Smith, Jeff Young, Kirby Telford, Max Balchin, Sarah Gittins

HAMMER THROW: Greg Luck, Charmaine Smith, Maryann Murray, Jeff Young

LAP SCORING: Lyn Davis

TRACK: Nicole Dickson

800m CUT IN: Maryann Murray

POLE VAULT: Tony Kenshole

AV OFFICIALS: DVAC Officials at Doncaster included: Paul Schofield, Jane Lacock, Andrew Stirling, Jeff Hughes, David Armstrong, & Rick Clarke

THANK YOU: To all those generous members who brought along food to share. It was well appreciated at Doncaster. Certainly the spread of food is getting better each week.

VALLEY JUNIORS OFF TO ADELAIDE FOR AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS CHAMPS

The following DVAC juniors will head off to Adelaide next weekend for the 2022 Australian Schools Track & Field Championships. The juniors in the Victorian team are:

Girls:

Under 14: Rebecca Hvalica (100m); Hanna Rowe (Hammer Throw); Ines Caton-Smith (Javelin)

Under 15: Maddy Meagher (100m & 200m); Kirra Wright (200m Para, Long Jump Para & Shot Put Para); Ava Campbell (800m Para)

Under 16: Jamieson Lander (200m Hurdles)

Under 17: Matilda L’Estrange (3000m)

Boys:

Under 16: Asher Andrews (Javelin, Long Jump)

ALL THE BEST TO EACH ATHLETE FROM ALL AT THE VALLEY

AVSL Rd 6

Saturday 3 December 2022

Doncaster & Yarra Ranges

DVAC Results:

WOMEN:

FOP
100m: Keely Boyne DNS;
200m: Keely Boyne 25.83 (+0.0); Sarah Papadopoulos 37.23;
800m: Sarah Papadopoulos 3:22.25;
100m Hurdles: Keely Boyne DNS;
Discus: Emma Butler 24.28m; Alexandra Mills 41.75m;
Hammer: Shania Murray 12.24m; Lucinda Derrett 33.40m;
Javelin: Emma Butler 39.24m; 39.69m; Alexandra Mills 22.41m;
Shot Put: Shania Murray 5.22m; Sarah Papadopoulos 5.23m; Lucinda Derrett 7.86m;
Triple Jump: Sarah Papadopoulos 7.23m;
F20
200m: Fieke Van Der Kamp DNS; Erin Hanlon DNS;
3000m: Fieke Van Der Kamp 10:07.0h;
Pole Vault: Elyssia Kenshole NM;
Shot Put: Elyssia Kenshole 10.18m; Elsie Clifford DNS; Erin Hanlon DNS;
Triple Jump: Erin Hanlon DNS;
F18
200m: Katie Oliver 25.51 (+0.0); Annalise Jones 29.21 (0.7); Sophie Compton Cook 30.54; Matilda L'Estrange 31.34; Charlee Dickson DNS; Alannah Hoffman DNS;
800m: Sugi Neecowen 2:30.61; Matilda L'Estrange 2:31.72;
400m Hurdles: Charlee Dickson 72.09; Annalise Jones 85.38;
Shot Put: Sugi Neecowen 6.57m; Sophie Compton Cook 6.37m; Bianca Eiting Brown 11.40m;
Triple Jump: Annalise Jones 8.76m; Sophie Compton Cook 9.13m;
F16
100m: Hannah Hvalica 13.90 (3.1); Maddy Meagher DNS;
200m: Jamieson Lander 27.15 (+0.0); Ally Brooks 28.00 (2.3); Alexia Moxon 38.52; Georgia L'Estrange DNS; Luella Wood DNS;
400m: Maddy Meagher DNS;
800m: Ally Brooks 2:16.10; Poppy Scot-Dalgleish 2:24.40; Luella Wood 2:51.55;
3000m: Ally Brooks 10:37.0h;
400m Hurdles: Jamieson Lander 69.05;
Discus: Amelia Di Benedetto 23.50m;
Hammer: Vanessa Smith 36.92m; Amelia Di Benedetto 18.46m;
Javelin: Amelia Di Benedetto 23.86m;
Long Jump: Maddy Meagher DNS;
Pole Vault: Alexia Moxon 1.90m;
Shot Put: Vanessa Smith 8.30m; Amelia Di Benedetto 8.82m;
Triple Jump: Alexia Moxon 8.18m; Vanessa Smith 8.56m;
F14
200m: Teagan Corden 38.20; Aylaa Arunan DNS;
800m: Lucy Johns 2:53.79;
3000m: Heidi Kuppler 10:40.0h; Lucy Johns 13:24.0h;
Hammer: Hanna Rowe 28.50m; Zoey Ryan 24.40m;
Javelin: Ines Caton-Smith 31.34m;
Shot Put: Hanna Rowe 6.80m; Zoey Ryan DNS; Teagan Corden 5.61m; Aylaa Arunan DNS;
Triple Jump: Teagan Corden 6.91m; Aylaa Arunan DNS;
F40
200m: Debbie McKenzie 36.72; Jo Moxon 41.53; Sarah Gittins 42.04; Gayle Clifford 47.64;
800m: Debbie McKenzie 3:06.00; Michelle King 3:29.28; Jo Moxon 3:31.39;
3000m: Debbie McKenzie 14:20.0h;
Hammer: Maryann Murray 17.88m;
Pole Vault: Gaelyne Kenshole 2.65m;
Shot Put: Kate Ryan 6.21m; Gayle Clifford 4.94m; Jo Moxon 5.25m; Debbie McKenzie 5.60m; Gaelyne Kenshole 8.34m; Maryann Murray 6.04m; Sarah Gittins 5.55m;
Triple Jump: Gaelyne Kenshole 8.27m;

MEN:
MOP
200m: Jarryd Cripps 25.24 (+0.0);
800m: Michael Martello 2:00.8h; Caden Murray 2:01.6h; Jarryd Cripps 2:02.0h; Dylan Littlejohn 2:19.7h;
3000m: Dylan Littlejohn 10:16.8h;
Discus: Colin Newman DNS;
Hammer: Colin Newman 36.97m;
Long Jump: Colin Newman DNS;
Shot Put: Caden Murray 6.33m; Colin Newman 11.81m;
M20
200m: Dillon Vidanapathirana 26.84 (+0.0);
800m: Dillon Vidanapathirana 2:31.0h;
M18
200m: Charl Louwrens 23.74 (1.5); Riley Neecowen 23.80 (0.5); Samuel Abolencia 24.64; Harley Gilbert 25.26 (0.3); Jordan Rudd 29.50 (2.1); Zachariah Margiolakis DNS; Rowan Fletcher DNS;
800m: Jordan Rudd 2:34.9h;
3000m: Joel Imbriano 10:37.2h;
Shot Put: Joel Imbriano DNS; Riley Neecowen 8.39m; Rowan Fletcher DNS; Samuel Abolencia DNS;
Triple Jump: James Hurley 11.48m; Harley Gilbert 11.47m; Samuel Abolencia DNS;
M16
200m: Asher Andrews 24.02 (0.9);
3000m: Dylan Nutbean 10:40.8h; Rhodri Whelan 11:02.4h;
Pole Vault: Asher Andrews 2.80m;
Shot Put: Asher Andrews 13.99m; Rhodri Whelan 4.43m;
Triple Jump: Asher Andrews 12.43m;
M14
800m: Oscar Mielicki 2:46.5h; Joshua Corden 3:29.6h;
1500m Walk: Jaime Hvalica 7:40.65;
Discus: Chehan Udugampala 19.81m;
Javelin: Chehan Udugampala 27.63m;
Long Jump: Chehan Udugampala DNS;
Shot Put: Joshua Corden 4.64m;
Triple Jump: Joshua Corden 4.66m;
M40
100m: Lalith Udugampala DNS;
200m: Ivan Dodin 27.28 (-0.0); Greg Luck 29.39 (-0.8); Jeff Young 31.96 (2.1); Lyal Douglas 34.67 (1.6); Andrew McKenzie 36.00 (+0.0); Mark Tapping DNS; Peter Van Der Kamp DNS; Arunan Arumainayagam DNS; Alan Abolencia DNS;
800m: Peter Van Der Kamp 2:10.1h; Rob Wendel 2:48.5h; Andre Obradovic 2:50.5h; Damien Clifford 2:59.3h; Andrew McKenzie 3:03.9h; Cyrus Wong 3:10.6h;
3000m: Rob Wendel 13:15.0h;
3000m Walk: Bernie Keirl 19:42.44;
Discus: Lalith Udugampala 26.97m; Matthew Hall 34.38m;
Hammer: Luke De Biasi 18.93m; Jeff Young DNS; Bruce Wood 21.28m; Matthew Hall 27.26m;
Javelin: Lalith Udugampala 36.25m; Matthew Hall 26.53m;
Long Jump: Lalith Udugampala DNS;
Shot Put: Luke De Biasi 9.34m; Damien Clifford 6.65m; Andrew McKenzie 5.36m; Greg Luck 6.36m; Mark Tapping DNS; Jeff Young DNS; Bruce Wood 8.80m; Matthew Hall 10.15m; Ivan Dodin 8.38m; DNS; Arunan Arumainayagam DNS; Alan Abolencia DNS;
Triple Jump: Luke De Biasi 9.91m; Greg Luck 7.87m; Cyrus Wong 7.55m; Arunan Arumainayagam DNS; Alan Abolencia DNS;

DVAC CHRISTMAS PARTY

TUESDAY 20^TH DECEMBER 2022

WILLINDA PARK CLUBROOMS

FROM 6:30PM

BBQ INCLUDING HAMBURGERS, SAUSAGES & SALADS

DRINK, LOLLY BAG, ZOOPER DOOPER/ ICE CREAM

SPECIAL VISIT FROM SANTA

GAMES & ENTERTAINMENT