SPRINT TEAM LEADS VALLEY TO THE TOP IN ROUND 4

            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. Eight of the club’s sprinters notched up scores of 400 points or more with their work over 200m with other sprinters contributing valuable points. 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. To challenge for the season title DVAC still needs to keep a winning streak alive and then to rely on maximizing its Powerplay later in the season. 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.

ATHLETICS … THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING

            A highlight of Round 4 was the winning form of DVAC’s Masters athletes who won four of the six age divisions for the Round. DVAC headed the Age Group tables in the F40, F50, M50 & M60 divisions. The F40 & F50 teams have consolidated their position on top of the season ladder while the M50 and M60 teams will edge toward the top in their divisions. Well done to the members of each team:

F40 – Victoria Lindores, Meg Nicholls, Kate Ryan, & Briony Rheuben;

F50 – Rebecca Quigley, Sarah Gittens, Paula Merino, & Gaelyne Kenshole;

M50 – Lalith Udugampala, Adam Scott, Darren Corden, Andrew McKenzie, Scott Barnes, David Hvalica, Matthew Hall, Darren Rudd

M60 – Luke De Biasi, Greg Luck, Lyal Douglas, Greg Champion, Bernie Keirl, Bruce Wood

AVSL LADDER POSITIONS AFTER RD 3 & IN RD 4 ()

DVAC IN PREMIER DIVISION – 2^ND/10 (1^st)

Female Open: 8^th/ 29 teams (7^th)

Male Open: 6^th/ 38 teams (5^th)

FU20: 1^st/ 25 teams (6^th)

M20: 4^th/ 30 teams (7^th)

F18: 2^nd/ 35 teams (3^rd)

M18: 8^th/ 35 teams (8^th)

F16: 2^nd/ 29 teams (2^nd)

M16: 2^nd/ 30 teams (1^st)

F14: 19^th/ 34 teams (24^th)

M14: 16^th/ 29 teams (11^th)

F40: 1^st/ 24 teams (1^st)

M40: 2^ND/ 30 teams (3^rd)

F50: 1^st/ 26 teams (1^st)

M50: 4^th/ 25 teams (1^st)

F60: 7^th/ 13 teams (7^th)

M60: 3^rd/ 24 teams (1^st)

MEN UNDER 16 WIN ROUND 4

            DVAC is excited to have a junior men’s team starting to make serious headway in the AVSL competition. For several seasons, the DVAC F16 & F18 teams have won season premierships in both summer & winter comps, but the boys are starting to write their own story.

Well done to the members of the M16 team in Round 4:

Charlie Cooper, Harvey McGregor, Elliot Williams, Brodie Batt, William Quigley, Jaimie Havilica, Chehan Udugampala, Toby Hamilton & Ethan Deres

SPRINT EXPRESS CONTINUES

            The sprint team that took the All Schools by storm over the last two weeks were back in action at Doncaster along with a new cast of bend breakers!. Jaimie Ritchie (F14) was back at the helm, notching up an amazing 483 points for her 200m in 25.97. Then in order of points awarded were: Rebecca Hvalica (F16) 25.76 (463 pts); Keely Boyne (FOpen) 24.93 (440 pts); Maddy Meagher (F18) 26.01 (435 pts); Katie Oliver(F20) 25.63 (433 pts); Kirra Wright (F18) 100m – 16.47 (421 pts); Luke De Biasi (M60) 27.66 (418 pts); Asher Andrews (M18) 23.36 (407 pts); Charlie Cooper (M16) 24.20 (405 pts).

            Outside of the sprinters there were none better than Briony Rheuben (F40) who sent the Hammer out for a distance of 51.20 to score 435 points. Also there was Chehan Udugampala (M16) who sent the Discus away for 43.89m to score 419 points.

TOP TEN TALENT

            DVAC was well represented in the top ten MVA lists for each of the age groups. Out top ten talent was headed by Luke De Biasi (M60) who led the valley MVA points list with 1202 points. Luke gathered these points through his Shot Put – 10.41m (341); 200m – 27.66 (418); Triple Jump – 9.76m (383) and 4 x 400m Relay (60).

            The second highest MVA points tally was registered by Kirra Wright, a T38 athlete. Kirra earned points in the 100m – 16.47 (421); Long Jump – 3.61m (409) and the 400m – 1:32.03 (269).

            Others listed in the top ten of their age division were: Bruce Wood (M65) 3^rd (960 pts); Lalith Udugampala (M50) 5^th (926); Damien Cusack (M40) 2^nd (793); Colin Newman (M40) 6^th (588); Asher Andrews (M18) 9^th (998); Jo Moxon (F60) 7^th (785); Paula Merino (F55) 10^th (592); Kate Ryan (F45) 4^th(837); Meg Nicholls (F45) 5^th (800); Victoria Lindores (F40) 3^rd (824).

THE STRANGE ATTRACTION OF THE STEEPLECHASE

Seven DVAC athletes took on the Steeplechase event at Doncaster and from all accounts it was no picnic in the country!

Blake Barnes (MOpen) won his division in the 3000m Steeplechase (91cm) in his second best time, 10:10.2.

Ethan Armstrong-Bourne (M18) was impressive in his first attempt at the 2000m Steeple (84cm) and lodged a national qualifier and club record with 6:21.8 to score a massive 439 points. This was after Ethan had run a personal best time of 2:00.89 in the 800m and scored 407 points!

William Quigley (M16) set out with the intent of posting a national qualifier (6:45.0) in the 2000m Steeplechase (76cm) and fell agonizingly short with a finishing time of 6:46.9.

Scott Barnes (M50) finished in second place in the M50 division, crossing in 13:00.2.

Kate Ryan (F40), Meg Nicholls (F40) and Liv Nicholls (F16) had made a joint pact to do this event beforehand and drew great support from the Valley crew on the Hill and those around the Water Jump. All finished undaunted by the experience. Kate picked up top points for the F40 team with her time of 10:42.2.

WELCOME (BACK) TO THE VALLEY

            Lalith Udugampala (M50), Kirra Wright (F18), Matthew Hall (M50), Darren Rudd (M50), Damien Cusack  (M40) all returned to compete for DVAC in Round 4 and made a huuge contribution to the success of the day.

            Jerome Nu’U (M14) wore the Valley colours for the first time and put the 3kg Shot a distance of 13.41m.

PB COUNTRY

            A few of the PB’s recorded by DVAC athletes in Round 4 included:

Ethan Armstrong-Bourne M18           800m               2:00.89

Jesse Littlehales          M20                 800m:              2:50.09

Rhodri Whelan            M18                 1500m             4:32.51

Rhodri Whelan            M18                 400m:              61.00

Asher Andrews           M18                 200m:              23.36

Daniil Rauzin               MOpen:           Pole Vault:      2.20m

Daniil Rauzin               MOpen:           Shot Put:         10.17m

Keira Sanchez              F20:                 Hammer Throw (4kg) 44.16m (Club Record for FU20)

Jordan Rudd:               M18 (T20):      Shot Put:         5.03m

Brodie Batt:                 M16:               800m:              2:08.84

Charlie Cooper:           M16:               800m:              2:14.63

Jaime Hvalica:             M16:               1500m Walk:  7:16.4

William Quigley:         M16:               2000m Steeple: 6:46.9

Joshua Corden:           M16:               800m:              3:15.96

Congratulations to all.

CLUB HELPERS FOR ROUND 4:

            DVAC covered every Club Helper duty assigned to it for Round 4 and owes a BIG THANK YOU to the following:
            HURDLES SET UP: Max Balchin

            RELAYS CROSSOVER: Greg Champion & Jarryd Cripps

            LAP SCORING: Lyn Davis

            HAMMER THROW: ADAM SCOTT, PAULA MERINO, LUKE HAMILTON, MATT HALL, KEIRA SANCHEZ, VICTORIA LINDORES, MICHELLE KING, TONY KENSHOLE, KATE RYAN, ZOEY RYAN, CHARMAINE SMITH, TEAGAN CORDEN, JO MOXON, GREG LUCK

AVSL RD 4 2024_DVAC RESULTS

SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2024

DONCASTER & MURRUMBEENA

Female OP
200m: Keely Boyne 24.93 (+0.0); 
800m: Sarah Papadopoulos 3:46.21; 
1500m: Shania Murray 4:49.90; 
4x400m: (Vanessa Smith, Ella Littlehales, Alexia Moxon, Sarah Papadopoulos) 6:06.50; 
Discus: Shania Murray 12.31m; 
Hammer: Sarah Papadopoulos 14.20m; Lucinda Derrett 34.29m; 
Pole Vault: Elyssia Kenshole SCR; 
Shot Put: Elyssia Kenshole SCR; Sarah Papadopoulos 5.00m; Lucinda Derrett 7.27m; 
Female 20
200m: Katie Oliver 25.63 (+0.0); Olivia Sheens 27.46 (+0.0); 
Hammer: Keira Sanchez 44.16m; 
Shot Put: Keira Sanchez 9.89m; 
Triple Jump: Tara Smith SCR; 
Female 18
100m: Hannah Hvalica 14.84 (-1.5); Kirra Wright 16.47 (1.1); 
200m: Maddy Meagher 26.01 (+0.0); Alexia Moxon 35.84 (+0.0); 
400m: Kirra Wright 1:32.03; 
800m: Ella Littlehales 2:49.08; 
Discus: Amelia Di Benedetto 25.19m; 
Hammer: Vanessa Smith 36.46m; Alexia Moxon 14.74m; Amelia Di Benedetto 27.65m; 
Javelin: Vanessa Smith 37.45m; Amelia Di Benedetto 27.60m; 
Long Jump: Kirra Wright 3.61m; 
Shot Put: Vanessa Smith 8.88m; Alexia Moxon SCR; 
Triple Jump: Alexia Moxon 7.58m; 
Female 16
100m: Ines Caton-Smith DNS; 
200m: Rebecca Hvalica 25.76 (+0.0); Daisy Whyte 28.34 (-1.2); Zoey Ryan 29.93; Liv Nicholls 30.94 (-1.2); Lucy Johns 33.99 (-0.4); 
800m: Daisy Whyte 2:46.26; Lucy Johns 2:55.96; 
2000m Steeple: Liv Nicholls 11:21.3h; 
3000m Walk: Sarah Holmes 16:05.5h; 
4x400m: (Daisy Whyte, Matilda Johnson, Lucy Johns, Liv Nicholls) 4:50.19; 
Hammer: Zoey Ryan 44.96m; 47.99m; Liv Nicholls 10.86m; Hanna Rowe 33.47m; 
Javelin: Ines Caton-Smith 31.85m; 
Shot Put: Zoey Ryan 10.18m; Liv Nicholls 6.25m; Hanna Rowe 9.60m; Teagan Corden 6.89m; 
Triple Jump: Liv Nicholls 8.75m; Georgie Ritchie SCR; 
Female 14
200m: Jamie Ritchie 25.97 (+0.0); 
400m: Eadie Raso 69.10; 
Female 40
200m: Victoria Lindores 32.32 (-0.4); Meg Nicholls 34.79 (-3.2); 
800m: Kate Ryan 3:13.84; 
2000m Steeple: Kate Ryan 10:42.2h; Meg Nicholls DQ; 
Hammer: Briony Rheuben 51.20m; 
Shot Put: Kate Ryan 6.09m; Meg Nicholls 5.24m; Victoria Lindores 6.53m; 
Triple Jump: Kate Ryan 6.50m; Meg Nicholls 7.47m; Victoria Lindores 7.81m; 
Female 50
200m: Rebecca Quigley 36.06 (-2.0); Sarah Gittins 40.20 (-2.0); 
4x400m: (Jo Moxon, Michelle King, Rebecca Quigley, Sarah Gittins) 6:38.14; 
Hammer: Paula Merino 24.76m; Sarah Gittins 15.69m; Gaelyne Kenshole 23.50m; 
Pole Vault: Gaelyne Kenshole 2.65m; 
Shot Put: Paula Merino 6.55m; Sarah Gittins 5.86m; Gaelyne Kenshole 7.99m; Rebecca Quigley 5.58m; 
Triple Jump: Gaelyne Kenshole 7.63m; 
Female 60
200m: Jo Moxon 43.34 (-2.0); 
800m: Jo Moxon 3:27.94; Michelle King 3:34.44; 
Hammer: Michelle King 17.78m; 
Shot Put: Jo Moxon 4.28m; Michelle King 6.28m; 
Male OP
200m: Hayden Moon 23.85 (-3.1); Jarryd Cripps 26.48 (1.8); Dillon Vidanapathirana 26.63 (1.8); Daniil Rauzin 27.09 (+0.0); 
800m: Jarryd Cripps 2:05.85; Dillon Vidanapathirana 2:30.90; Jesse Littlehales 2:50.09; 
1500m: Michael Martello 4:20.84; 
3000m Steeple: Blake Barnes 10:10.2h; 
4x400m: (Jordan Rudd(T20), Jarryd Cripps, Dillon Vidanapathirana(T20), Daniil Rauzin) 4:16.36; (Charlie Cooper, Brodie Batt, Darren Corden, Joshua Corden) 4:41.43; 
Pole Vault: Daniil Rauzin 2.20m; 
Shot Put: Daniil Rauzin 10.17m; 
Triple Jump: Jesse Littlehales 7.56m; 
Male 20
200m: James Hurley 24.39 (-3.6); Jordan Rudd 26.61 (+0.0); Harley Gilbert 26.80 (1.8); 
800m: Jordan Rudd 2:14.35; 
Shot Put: Jordan Rudd 5.03m; 
Triple Jump: James Hurley 11.49m; Harley Gilbert 10.93m; 
Male 18
200m: Asher Andrews 23.36 (-3.1); 
400m: Rhodri Whelan 61.00; 
800m: Ethan Armstrong-Bourne 2:00.89; 
1500m: Rhodri Whelan 4:32.51; 
2000m Steeple: Ethan Armstrong-Bourne 6:21.8h; 
Pole Vault: Asher Andrews 3.40m; 
Shot Put: Asher Andrews 12.38m; 
Male 16
200m: Charlie Cooper 24.20 (-2.2); Harvey McGregor 25.04 (-0.4); Elliot Williams 25.90 (-3.6); 
800m: Brodie Batt 2:08.84; Charlie Cooper 2:14.63; 
2000m Steeple: William Quigley 6:46.9h; 
1500m Walk: Jaime Hvalica 7:16.4h; 
Discus: Chehan Udugampala 43.89m; ; 
Hammer: Chehan Udugampala 36.57m; 
Javelin: Chehan Udugampala 40.91m; 
Pole Vault: Toby Hamilton 3.10m; 
Shot Put: Elliot Williams DNS; Chehan Udugampala 11.30m; 
Triple Jump: Toby Hamilton 10.36m; Ethan Deres 10.89m (+0.0); 
Male 14
200m: Jesse Porter 26.91 (0.1); 
800m: Joshua Corden 3:15.96; 
Shot Put: Joshua Corden 8.06m; Jerome Nu'U 13.41m; 
Male 40
200m: Damien Cusack 29.25 (-1.5); Cyrus Wong 30.94 (-1.5); 
800m: Damien Cusack 2:25.60; Cyrus Wong 2:55.25; 
4x400m: (Damien Cusack, Cyrus Wong, Aaron Bourne, Darren Rudd) 4:35.73; 
Discus: Arunan Arumainayagam DNS; 
Hammer: Colin Newman 37.79m; Arunan Arumainayagam SCR; 
Javelin: Arunan Arumainayagam SCR; 
Shot Put: Colin Newman 12.49m; Arunan Arumainayagam SCR; Damien Cusack 8.55m; 
Triple Jump: Cyrus Wong 7.35m; 
Male 50
100m: Lalith Udugampala DNS; 
200m: Adam Scott 28.26 (+0.0); Darren Corden 34.27 (+0.0); 
800m: Adam Scott 2:32.02; Andrew McKenzie 3:05.78; 
3000m Steeple: Scott Barnes 13:00.2h; 
4x400m: (Lyal Douglas, Greg Luck, Luke De Biasi, Adam Scott) 4:43.14; 
Discus: David Hvalica 31.88m; Lalith Udugampala 28.39m; 
Hammer: Matthew Hall 27.16m; 
Javelin: Lalith Udugampala 30.59m; 
Long Jump: Lalith Udugampala 4.78m; 
Shot Put: Darren Corden 5.19m; David Hvalica 9.73m; Adam Scott 5.56m; Darren Rudd 9.20m; Matthew Hall 9.77m; 
Triple Jump: Darren Rudd 9.02m; Matthew Hall 6.19m; 
Male 60
200m: Luke De Biasi 27.66 (+0.0); Greg Luck 32.25 (-1.5); Lyal Douglas 34.71 (+0.0); Greg Champion 36.35 (+0.0); 
800m: Lyal Douglas 2:55.98; 
1500m Walk: Bernie Keirl 9:10.8h; 
Discus: Bruce Wood 31.44m; 
Hammer: Bruce Wood 25.41m; 
Javelin: Bruce Wood 21.19m; 
Shot Put: Greg Luck 6.65m; Luke De Biasi 10.41m; Bruce Wood 10.37m; Greg Champion 6.65m; 
Triple Jump: Greg Luck 7.47m; Luke De Biasi 9.76m; 

Officials: Patrick Clarke; David Armstrong; Andrew Stirling; Jane Lacock; Jeff Hughes; Paul Schofield;