VALLEY BLOWS TO THE TOP IN ROUND 5

The Meadowglen Stadium is well known for the windy conditions that seem to prevail at the venue. The wind that persisted throughout AVSL Round 5 on Saturday 19 November was by far the worst experienced in an AV Shield League meet. Rarely was there a moment of relief from the constant battering. Despite this, there were still 74 (36 women/ 38 men) who braved the conditions & earned a total of 46,534 points and a position on top of the Premier Division ladder for Round 5. Essendon came in at second on 40,370 points & Eaglehawk third on 38,609 points.

WE KNEW THE WIND WAS STRONG BECAUSE …

• Tents were a problem. The AV Tents were being weighted down by officials who seemed about to go wind surfing at times. In the end they had to give up the fight and pack it up. The DVAC tent was set up in a hollow, tethered to a tree and the fence … and it was wrecked by the force of the wind.
• A number of discus throws into the wind produced odd flight patterns like taking right angle turns.
• So many sprinters ran the fastest 100m of their lives with the tailwind reading between 2.0 and 5.4.
• The 400m runners talked about running up & down on the spot in the back straight.

PB COUNTRY

It’s hard to get them all, but here are just some of the pb’s posted by DVAC athletes in Rd 4:

100m: Women: Keely Boyne WOpen 12.37 (3.5); Fieke Van Der Kamp WU20 17.01 (2.6); Katie Oliver WU18 12.20 (3.5); Ally Brooks WU16 13.53 (4.1); Mackenzie Genders WU16 13.75 (4.1)

100m: Men: Samuel Abolencia MU18 11.51 (4.5); Zack Lambie MU18 11.63 (1.8); Riley Neecowen MU18 11.77 (1.8); James Hurley (MU18) 11.97 (4.6); Harley Gilbert MU18 12.22 (3.6);

400m: Men: Riley Neecowen MU18 51.28; Peter Van Der Kamp M40+ 61.58;

Long Jump: Men: Jordan Rudd MU18 4.09m; James Hurley MU18 5.89m; Zachariah Margiolakis 6.06m; Harley Gilbert MU18 5.58m; Samuel Gilbert MU18 5.65m; Joshua Corden MU14 2.89m

CLUB RECORDS

19/11/2022 W50 1500m Walk 10.25.9 Debbie McKenzie

19/11/2022 M65 Discus(1Kg) 31.82 Bruce Wood

19/11/2022 MU13 3000m Walk 15:57.5 Jaime Hvalica

TOP TEN BRIGADE

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

Asher Andrews: Asher topped all athletes in the State with a total of 1,498 points for the round. Asher jumped a pb in the Long Jump of 6.70m to score 524 points. He ran 11.48, another pb, to score 495 points and threw the Javelin 40.39m to score 479 points. As well, Asher threw the Discus 25.30m and ran the 400m in 59.13. This was Asher’s highest total points score for the season. Needless to say, Asher was ranked 1^st in the Men Under 16. Asher – we salute you!

Keely Boyne – 8^th in Open Women.

Colin Newman – 7^th in Open Men.

Vanessa Smith – 7^th in Women Under 16.

Ally Brooks – 8^th in Women Under 16

Cyrus Wong – 7^th in Men 40-45

Matthew Hall – 1^st in Men 50-54

Gaelyne Kenshole – 2^nd in Women 50-54

Jo Moxon – 10^th in Women 55-59

Ivan Dodin – 1^st in Men 60-64

Greg Luck – 2^nd in Men 60-64

Bruce Wood – 9^th in Men 65-69

SPECIAL MOMENTS

There not always pb’s or Club records, but these moments were special in Round 5:

• Beat your Buddy! I’m sure that there were many examples of Beat your Buddy going on around the venue but at Meadowglen two examples were: Erin Maloney & Georgia L’Estrange train together & often find themselves in the same heat. In Round 5, Erin was sailing away to a glorious victory in the 1500m until Georgia came from the clouds to sneak past. Both racked up another pb!
• Beat your Buddy (2): When Lyal Douglas & Jeff Young line up in a 400m you know there’s something on the line. This week Lyal Douglas reigned supreme with a faster time, but there’s no doubt that the battle will continue.
• Welcome to the Valley: Lara Brooks (WU14) made a great start to her athletics career in difficult conditions. Lara ran 15.39 for the 100m and 89.3 for the 400m.
• The Highs & Lows in the Life of an athlete: Olivia Sheens (WU18) had gone under 13 seconds for the first time, 12.93 (with a wind of only 2.0) but later suffered a painful ankle injury at the Long Jump. Ouch!
• Courage Award: Adam Smith (M40+) suffered a broken leg in a Motor Bike accident recently, but came along to Meadowglen to help out at the Long Jump.

TEAM RESULTS

Two DVAC teams claimed top spot in the state for Round 5 in their division, one DVAC team finished the day in second place, and two others finished in third place for Round 5.

The Women Under 16 team had only SIX members of the squad of 15 compete to produce a score of 5,749 points to head all 31 WU16 teams across the state. The girls competing were Amelia De Benedetto, Vanessa Smith, Ally Brooks, Poppy Scot-Dalgeish, Mackenzie Genders & Georgia L’Estrange. Heroic stuff!

The Men 40+ team had 18 of the squad of 30 compete to produce a massive score of 11,289 points to head the state against all 43 other teams in their Division for the round.

The DVAC Men Under 18 team finished Round 5 second on the State ladder to achieve their best result for the season. Helps when 5 of the hugely talented sprint team go under 12 seconds for the 100m.

The DVAC Women Open team finished 3^rd on the State ladder as did the Women Under 18 team.

Other DVAC Team results were as follows:

Women: W40+ 4^th/ 30 teams; WU20 17^th/26; WU14 4^th /26 teams

Men: MOpen 6^th/38 teams; MU20 27^th/30 teams; MU16 9^th/38 teams; MU14 19^th/32 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.

AVSL Rd 5 Club Helpers:

LONG JUMP: Melinda De Benedetto, Damien Clifford, Adam Scott, Scott Ellis, Charmaine Smith, Darren Rudd, Chris Whelan, Max Balchin, Narelle Genders, Jo Moxon, Amanada Smith & Sarah Gittins

LAP SCORING: Lyn Davis

AV OFFICIALS: DVAC Officials at Meadowglen 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 Meadowglen.

AVSL Round 5

Saturday 19 November 2022

Meadowglen & Casey

DVAC Results:

Women:

FOP
100m: Keely Boyne 12.37 (3.5); Sarah Papadopoulos 17.70 (2.6); Shania Murray DNS; Taylor Radatti DNS; Carly Lesha DNS;
400m: Shania Murray 67.2h; Taylor Radatti DNS;
1500m: Sarah Papadopoulos 7:20.4h;
100m Hurdles: Keely Boyne 14.57 (3.9);
3000m Walk: Sarah Papadopoulos 20:12.8h;
Discus: Lucinda Derrett 25.55m; Alexandra Mills 42.25m;
High Jump: Carly Lesha DNS;
Javelin: Lucinda Derrett 22.04m;
Long Jump: Sarah Papadopoulos 3.39m; Carly Lesha DNS;
F20
100m: Fieke Van Der Kamp 17.01 (2.6);
400m: Fieke Van Der Kamp 74.7h;
1500m: Fieke Van Der Kamp 5:00.5h;
F18
100m: Katie Oliver 12.20 (3.5); Olivia Sheens 12.93 (2.0); Sugi Neecowen 13.62 (4.1);
400m: Katie Oliver 62.9h; Sugi Neecowen 66.4h; Chloe Sia 67.2h; Erin Maloney 77.2h;
1500m: Erin Maloney 5:36.1h;
400m Hurdles: Charlee Dickson 75.24;
3000m Walk: Tayla Borg 18:13.7h;
Discus: Keira Sanchez 31.43m; Tara Smith DNS; Bianca Eiting Brown NM;
Javelin: Keira Sanchez 21.89m; Tara Smith DNS; Bianca Eiting Brown 19.51m;
Long Jump: Tara Smith DNS; Olivia Sheens NM;
F16
100m: Ally Brooks 13.53 (4.1); Mackenzie Genders 13.75 (4.1); Poppy Scot-Dalgleish 14.60 (3.7);
400m: Ally Brooks 66.9h; Poppy Scot-Dalgleish 67.5h; Georgia L'Estrange 69.7h; Vanessa Smith 83.8h;
1500m: Ally Brooks 4:56.5h; Poppy Scot-Dalgleish 5:16.4h; Georgia L'Estrange 5:33.6h;
90m Hurdles: Hayley Sposato DNF;
Discus: Vanessa Smith 27.08m; Amelia Di Benedetto 21.57m;
High Jump: Hayley Sposato DNS;
Javelin: Vanessa Smith 32.51m; Amelia Di Benedetto 22.28m;
Long Jump: Hayley Sposato DNS; Vanessa Smith 4.02m; Mackenzie Genders 4.61m;
F14
100m: Lara Brooks 15.39 (5.4); Aylaa Arunan 15.80 (5.2); Teagan Corden 16.81 (2.9); Zoey Ryan DNS; Rebecca Hvalica DNS; Lucy Johns DNS;
400m: Lucy Johns 86.4h; Lara Brooks 89.3h; Teagan Corden DNS;
1500m: Lucy Johns 6:08.5h;
Discus: Zoey Ryan 21.85m;
High Jump: Aylaa Arunan 1.10m;
Javelin: Zoey Ryan 23.37m; Ines Caton-Smith 30.82m; Teagan Corden 15.04m;
Long Jump: Teagan Corden 2.95m; Aylaa Arunan 3.59m;
F40
100m: Gaelyne Kenshole 15.86 (4.8); Kate Ryan 16.65 (2.9); Vula Sheens 17.19 (4.2); Sarah Gittins 18.85 (5.4); Jo Moxon 20.24 (5.4); Gayle Clifford 22.54 (5.4);
400m: Michelle King 1:36.1h; Kate Ryan 86.6h; Jo Moxon DNS; Vula Sheens DNS;
1500m: Vula Sheens 5:45.3h; Debbie McKenzie 6:23.3h; Jo Moxon 7:05.0h; Michelle King 7:22.5h;
80m Hurdles: Gaelyne Kenshole DNS;
1500m Walk: Kate Ryan 10:14.4h; Debbie McKenzie 10:25.9h; Jo Moxon 11:25.6h; Sarah Gittins 13:48.0h;
Discus: Kate Ryan 15.92m; Debbie McKenzie 11.85m; Gaelyne Kenshole 18.66m;
Javelin: Kate Ryan 13.08m; Gayle Clifford 9.59m; Debbie McKenzie 10.83m; Gaelyne Kenshole 17.18m; Maryann Murray 11.74m;
Long Jump: Gaelyne Kenshole 3.88m; Sarah Gittins 2.12m;

Men:
MOP
100m: Jarryd Cripps DNS; Josh Donnelly DNS; Damien Furlong DNS;
200m: Jarryd Cripps DNS;
400m: Caden Murray DNS; Dylan Littlejohn DNS; Jarryd Cripps DNS; Josh Donnelly DNS;
1500m: Michael Martello 4:12.0h; Caden Murray 4:17.0h; Jarryd Cripps 4:35.6h; Dylan Littlejohn 4:41.9h;
Discus: Colin Newman DNS;
Hammer: Colin Newman 35.69m;
Javelin: Caden Murray 23.71m; Colin Newman DNS;
Long Jump: Dylan Littlejohn DNS; Colin Newman DNS;
Shot Put: Colin Newman 12.02m;
M20
400m: Dillon Vidanapathirana 70.27;
1500m: Dillon Vidanapathirana 5:41.3h;
M18
100m: Samuel Abolencia 11.51 (4.5); Zack Lambie 11.63 (1.8); Riley Neecowen 11.77 (1.8); Zachariah Margiolakis 11.85 (6.2); James Hurley 11.97 (4.6); Harley Gilbert 12.22 (3.6); Joel Imbriano DNS; Rowan Fletcher DQ (4.5);
400m: Riley Neecowen 51.28; Jordan Rudd 69.00; Joel Imbriano DNS;
1500m: Joel Imbriano 4:57.1h; Jordan Rudd 5:40.9h;
High Jump: James Hurley 1.55m;
Javelin: Rowan Fletcher 25.69m;
Long Jump: Jordan Rudd 4.09m; James Hurley 5.89m; Joel Imbriano DNS; Zachariah Margiolakis 6.06m; Harley Gilbert 5.58m; Rowan Fletcher 4.18m; Samuel Abolencia 5.65m;
M16
100m: Asher Andrews 11.48 (3.2);
400m: Asher Andrews 59.13;
1500m: Cameron Ellis 4:23.9h; Rhodri Whelan 5:17.6h;
1500m Walk: Rhodri Whelan 9:44.0h;
Discus: Asher Andrews 25.30m;
High Jump: Asher Andrews NM;
Javelin: Asher Andrews 40.39m;
Long Jump: Asher Andrews 6.70m;
M14
100m: Joshua Corden 18.07 (4.4);
400m: Joshua Corden DNS;
3000m Walk: Jaime Hvalica 15:57.5h;
High Jump: Joshua Corden NM;
Javelin: Joshua Corden 10.71m;
Long Jump: Joshua Corden 2.89m;
M40
100m: Ivan Dodin 12.94 (4.2); Chris Boyne 13.00 (1.6); Peter Van Der Kamp 13.13 (6.1); Greg Luck 14.45 (3.3); Jeff Young 15.06 (4.5); Cyrus Wong 15.13 (3.3); Darren Corden 15.99 (4.4); Arunan Arumainayagam 16.02 (2.3); Alan Abolencia 16.84 (4.7); Lyal Douglas 17.10 (4.4);
400m: Cyrus Wong 1:33.92; Peter Van Der Kamp 61.58; Ivan Dodin 63.51; Mark Tapping 73.59; Lyal Douglas 74.38; Jeff Young 77.96; Damien Clifford 83.4h; Greg Luck DNS; Chris Boyne DNS; Darren Corden DNS;
1500m: Peter Van Der Kamp 4:42.3h; Aaron Scot-Dalgleish 5:05.5h; Mark Tapping 5:53.2h; Rob Wendel 6:05.6h; Cyrus Wong 6:25.8h; Damien Clifford 6:27.4h; Lyal Douglas 6:35.6h;
Discus: Greg Luck 15.17m; Jeff Young 15.24m; Bruce Wood 31.82m; Matthew Hall 32.77m; Ivan Dodin 22.56m; DNS; Craig McMillan 19.99m; Alan Abolencia 17.73m;
Hammer: Matthew Hall 28.53m;
High Jump: Luke De Biasi DNS; Greg Luck 1.25m; Ivan Dodin NM; Darren Corden 1.10m; Arunan Arumainayagam 1.20m;
Javelin: Luke De Biasi 34.40m; Damien Clifford 10.69m; Bruce Wood 20.41m; Cyrus Wong 27.55m; Arunan Arumainayagam NM; Craig McMillan 30.28m;
Long Jump: Greg Luck 3.63m; Cyrus Wong 3.69m; Arunan Arumainayagam 4.11m; Alan Abolencia 3.37m;
Shot Put: Matthew Hall 10.08m;

THE LIFE OF RILEY … just gets better

When Riley Neecowen, MU18, won Heat 2 at Meadowglen in a new pb of 51.28, the chance of Riley getting the Men Under 18 National qualifier of 51.14 was just around the corner. If he could post a time like that in the winds of Meadowglen, then all that was needed was a race in good conditions.

Turns out, the corner was very close. Like two sleeps away!

At the High Velocity Club, Meet #1 at Doncaster on Tuesday 22 November 2022, in perfect conditions, Riley was clocked at 50.83. Sydney here we come.

There were four DVAC athletes who ran the HVC meet at Doncaster.

Keely Boyne & Maddy Meagher combined to cross as second women’s team in this rarely offered relay. They completed the 200m in 24.82.

HIGH VELOCITY CLUB: MEET #1

Doncaster

Tuesday 22 November 2022:

DVAC Results:

Female
200m: Maddy Meagher 26.26 (+0.0);
Male
200m: Charl Louwrens 23.48 (+0.0); Riley Neecowen DNS;
400m: Riley Neecowen 50.83;
W84.0H
100m Hurdles: Keely Boyne 14.88 (0.6);
MA
2x100m: (Maddy Meagher, Keely Boyne) 24.82;

AV THROWERS – MEET # 1

Tuesday 22 November 2022

Doncaster:

DVAC Results:

Female
Discus: Zoey Ryan (U14) 22.12m;
Shot Put: Zoey Ryan (U14) 8.83m;

SCHOOL SPORT AUSTRALIA 10-12 YEARS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Congratulations to Heidi Kuppler who represented Team Vic (SSV) with distinction at the School Sport Australia 10-12 Years Track & Field Championships from 17-21 November 2022 in Brisbane, QLD. Heidi won the National Championship 10 Years Old in the 1500m in a time of 4:55.20 & finished 4^th in the 800m in 2:28.30. Matilda Johnson is another Squad member who competed at the Nationals: Matilda finished 4^th in the Girls 12 Year Olds 1500m Final in 4:56.49. Amazing effort, Girls.