FINALS LOOMING AND THE COMPETITION HEATS UP

Round 8 of the AVSL season was a perfectly sound effort by the Diamond Valley Athletic Club. The turnout of 80 athletes (41 Women & 39 Men) was the second highest turnout for the season. The team score of 50,005 points was not too far off the best for the season of 52033 points. But with the AVSL finals only two rounds away, the other clubs in the AVSL Premier League have picked up their game and are battling to finish as high up the ladder as possible. By the end of Round 8 DVAC was placed in third position for the Round but was still 10 points clear on top of the season ladder. Essendon won the top points for Round with Glenhuntly in second place followed by Diamond Valley.

The season ladder after Round 8, finds Diamond Valley (84) on top followed by Essendon (74), Eaglehawk (70), Glenhuntly 59) and Western Athletics (57). These five clubs will compete for the season premiership over the two weekends of the Playoffs on the 18^th & 25^th March 2023. Box Hill, Doncaster, Collingwood, Chilwell and Wyndham will be competing to avoid relegation.

There remain two rounds of the regular AVSL season followed by two programs of the AVSL Playoffs.

The remaining dates of the AVSL season are:

Saturday 4 February 2023: AVSL Rd 9 Aberfeldie & Yarra Ranges

Saturday 18 February 2023: AVSL Rd 10 Keilor & Frankston

Saturday 18 March 2023: AVSL Playoffs Doncaster & Glenhuntly

Saturday 25 March 2023: AVSL Playoffs Aberfeldie & Yarra Ranges

Each athlete must have competed in at least THREE Rounds of the AVSL season before the Playoffs & must have a ranking in each event they wish to compete in at the AVSL Playoffs. There is a full range of events over the two weeks of the Playoffs so it is well work examining the programs and then making sure that you can take part in at least three events over the two weeks of the Playoffs.

DVAC had 64 athletes (33 Women & 31 Men) compete in AVSL Round 7 on Saturday 17 December 2022. There was a very positive spirit at Aberfeldie where that bulk of DVAC athletes headed. DVAC athletes generated a points tally of 45,071 to finish second on the day behind Essendon (55,026 points). The result does highlight the need for DVAC to have good turnouts for the remaining rounds in order to generate sufficient points to be competitive when it counts. The weekly turnout and the points generated for the season so far are as follows.

TEAM RESULTS

The DVAC Women Under 16 team, & Men 40+ team laimed top spot in the state for Round 8 in their division.

The Women Under 16 team had 11 members of the squad of 15 compete to produce a winning score. Eighteen members of the thirty strong DVAC Men 40+ team answered the call in Round 8 and produced a total of 13,602 points that put them at the top of the ladder for Round 8. Their total was 3,186 points clear of the second placed team, Essendon.

Other DVAC Team results were as follows;their position on the season ladder up to Rd 7 is in brackets:

Women: W Open 8^th/34 teams (3rd); W40+ 3^rd/ 29 teams (4^th); WU20 6/26 teams (6^th); WU18 4^th/34 teams (1^st); WU16 1^st/33 teams (1^st); WU14 3^rd /29 teams (4^th)

Men: MOpen 5^th/41 teams (4^th); M40+ 1^st/ 44 teams (1^st); MU20 15^th/27 teams (19^th); MU18 9^th/36 teams (5^th); MU16 31^st/35 teams (7^th); MU14 12^th/29 teams (17^th)

TOP OF THE LISTS:

The top ten on the DVAC Most Valuable Athlete for AVSL Rd 8 were:

DVAC MVA LIST

Ally Brooks (1,317); Matthew Hall (1,291); Amelia Di Benedetto (1,251); Lalith Udugampala (1,206); Colin Newman (1,203); Vanessa Smith (1,182); Craig McMillan (1,144); Chehan Udugampala (1,115); Luke De Biasi (1,063); Zoey Ryan (1,040)

AGE GROUP LISTS:

DVAC athletes up near the top of their respective age groups were:

Women: (U14) Zoey Ryan (14^th); (U16) Amelia Di Benedetto (11^th), Vanessa Smith (16^th); (40+) Kate Ryan (8^th); (50-59) Debbie McKenzie (7^th); Gaelyne Kenshole (9^th); (55-59) Michelle King (3^rd), Jo Moxon (8^th)

PB COUNTRY

It’s hard to get them all, but here are just some of the pb’s posted by DVAC athletes in Rd 8:

Hurdles:

Women:

400m Hurdles: (U18) Annalise Jones 81.66

100m:

Women: Hayley Sposato (U16) 14.89

200m:

Women: (U14) Aylaa Arunen 32.89; (U14) Lara Brooks 34.80

Men: (U20) Dillon Vidanapathirana 26.40

800m:

Women: (U14) Lara Brooks 3:16.40; (40+) Debbie McKenzie 2:58.31

Men: (U18) Jordan Rudd 2:29.7; Rodhri Whelan 2:25.3

3000m:

Women: (Open) Simone Kuppler (inv) 11:18.5; (U16) Georgia L’Estrange 12:23.2; (40+)Vula Sheens 11:53.2;

Men: (U18) Jordan Rudd 12:00.1;

5000m:

Men: (Open) Damien Cusack 17:46.2; (40+) Andre Obradovic 21:44.4

Discus:

Women: (U16) Amelia Di Benedetto 25.12m

Men: Matthew Hall 36.95m

Hammer Throw: (U16) Amelia Di Benedetto 20>68m

Javelin:

Women: (U16) Ines Caton-Smith 33.57m

Men: (40+) Matthew Hall 29.13

Shot Put:

Women: (U14) Teagan Corden 5.69m; (U14) Aylaa Arunen 9.06m; (40+) Sarah Gittin 5.96m

Men: (U14) Joshua Corden 4.76m

Men: (U18) Rowan Fletcher 6.95m

Pole Vault:

Women:

(U16) Amelia Moxon 2.25m

Triple Jump:

Men: (U18) James Hurley 12.45m; (U14) Joshua Corden 6.24m

FIRST AID CORNER

Good news this week. Great to see two athletes back in action after injury breaks. McKenzie Genders (WU16) & Olivia Sheens (WU18) both made a valuable contribution to the Valley tally.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery go to Asher Andrews who suffered a Hamstring strain at the Combine Championships.

WELCOME TO THE VALLEY

DVAC is happy to welcome Max Davidson (MU14) to the club. Max is a talented walker who placed second at the School Sport Victoria Boys 12-15 Years 2000m Walk in 7:25.81 in October 2022. At Murrumbeena on Saturday, DVAC had two MU14 walkers in the 2000m Walk – Max & Jaime Hvalica. It has been a long time since that happened.

RD 8 CLUB HELPERS

Once again the Diamond Valley Athletic Club covered all of its Club Helper duties with distinction. It really has been a great season in this area.

THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING CLUB HELPERS IN RD 8:

SHOT PUT: Alexia Moxon, Kate Ryan, Paula Merino, Charmaine Smith, Maryann Murray, Chris Whelan, Zoey Ryan, Damien Clifford, Niluka Vidanapathirana, Anni Rowe, Ivan Dodin, Adam Scott, Jo Moxon, Toumas Rowe, Matt Hall,

HURDLES: Damian Clifford

LAP SCORERS: Caden Murray, Shania Murray, Lyn Davis, Jarryd Cripps

2023 VICTORIAN COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

DVAC is still looking to fill the following CLUB HELPER duties at GEELONG next Thursday & Friday. The Duties are:

THURSDAY: (TRACK/ HURDLES) 1:30pm/ 3:00pm

FRIDAY: JAVELIN/ TRIPLE JUMP: 2:00pm – JAVELIN; 5:45pm – TRIPLE JUMP; 7:00pm – TRIPLE JUMP

FRIDAY: 2:10pm – HIGH JUMP; 5:00pm – HIGH JUMP; 6:05pm – HIGH JUMP

If it is possible to cover any of these time slots, DVAC would be very thankful.

RELAYS DO MATTER AT THE VALLEY

DVAC should be proud that it was able to put out SIX 4x400m Relay teams in Round 8. On a day when there was a total of 16 teams entered in the 4x400m Relays across the whole of the Premier Division DVAC contributed over 40% on the day.

The DVAC teams that raced were:

Women – Open (1^st) 295pts; U14 (1^st) 223pts; 40+ (1^st) 174pts

Men – Open (2^nd) 334pts; 50+ (1^st) 288pts; 50+ (2^nd) 195pts

This meant that DVAC was able to earn a total of 1,509pts from the Relays. Great work.

DVAC RESULTS IN AVSL RD 8

AVSL ROUND 8

Saturday 21 January 2023

Doncaster & Aberfeldie

DVAC Results:

WOMEN:

FOP
100m: Keely Boyne 12.78 (-0.4);
200m: Shania Murray 31.83 (-0.6); Taylor Radatti DNS;
3000m: Sarah Papadopoulos 16:21.6h; Simone Kuppler (inv) 11:18.5
4x400m: (Sugi Neecowen, Annalise Jones, Shania Murray, Vanessa Smith) 4:51.42;
Hammer: Shania Murray 14.75m; Lucinda Derrett 36.91m;
Shot Put: Shania Murray 5.00m; Sarah Papadopoulos 5.43m; Lucinda Derrett 7.49m;
F20
Shot Put: Elsie Clifford 5.63m;
F18
200m: Olivia Sheens 28.36; Sugi Neecowen 28.97; Annalise Jones 29.56;
3000m: Matilda L'Estrange 10:39.0h;
400m Hurdles: Annalise Jones 81.66;
Hammer: Keira Sanchez 45.61m; Tara Smith 38.51m;
Shot Put: Keira Sanchez 11.70m; Tara Smith 8.97m; Bianca Eiting Brown 11.24m;
Triple Jump: Annalise Jones 9.05m;
F16
100m: Maddy Meagher 12.78 (-1.8); Hannah Hvalica 14.67 (0.1); Hayley Sposato 14.89 (-2.6);
200m: Ally Brooks 28.56; Mackenzie Genders 31.08 (-0.6); Alexia Moxon DNS;
400m: Maddy Meagher DNS;
800m: Ally Brooks 2:25.39;
1500m: Luella Wood 5:45.5h;
3000m: Ally Brooks 10:51.7h; Poppy Scot-Dalgleish 11:06.1h; Georgia L'Estrange 12:23.2h;
90m Hurdles: Hayley Sposato 15.77 (-2.0);
Discus: Amelia Di Benedetto 25.12m;
Hammer: Vanessa Smith 36.31m; Amelia Di Benedetto 20.68m;
Javelin: Amelia Di Benedetto 23.77m;
Long Jump: Hayley Sposato DNS; Maddy Meagher 5.09m;
Pole Vault: Alexia Moxon 2.25m;
Shot Put: Vanessa Smith 7.95m; Amelia Di Benedetto 8.44m;
Triple Jump: Alexia Moxon 8.03m; Vanessa Smith 8.47m;
F14
100m: Rebecca Hvalica 13.01 (1.5); Ines Caton-Smith DNS;
200m: Zoey Ryan 32.23 (1.0); Aylaa Arunan 32.89 (1.9); Lara Brooks 34.80 (-1.3); Lucy Johns 35.83 (2.3); Teagan Corden 38.24 (1.9);
800m: Lucy Johns 2:56.64; Lara Brooks 3:16.40;
3000m: Heidi Kuppler 10:41.7h;
4x400m: (Lucy Johns, Teagan Corden, Lara Brooks, Aylaa Arunan) 5:55.84;
Hammer: Hanna Rowe 27.31m; Zoey Ryan 24.83m;
Javelin: Ines Caton-Smith 33.57m;
Shot Put: Hanna Rowe 7.04m; Zoey Ryan 8.96m; Teagan Corden 5.69m; Aylaa Arunan 4.61m;
Triple Jump: Teagan Corden 5.90m; Aylaa Arunan 9.06m;
F40
200m: Kate Ryan 34.96 (1.9); Sarah Gittins 41.66 (-0.9); Jo Moxon 42.07 (-0.9); Gayle Clifford 48.04 (0.4); Debbie McKenzie DNS; Gaelyne Kenshole DNS;
800m: Debbie McKenzie 2:58.31; Kate Ryan 3:13.64; Jo Moxon 3:25.32; Michelle King 3:29.08; Gayle Clifford 4:21.40;
3000m: Vula Sheens 11:53.2h; Debbie McKenzie 13:50.2h; Michelle King 16:56.4h;
4x400m: (Michelle King, Jo Moxon, Debbie McKenzie, Kate Ryan) 5:49.44;
Hammer: Kate Ryan 16.04m; Maryann Murray 17.43m; Michelle King 20.27m;
Pole Vault: Gaelyne Kenshole 2.10m;
Shot Put: Kate Ryan 6.20m; Gayle Clifford 5.08m; Jo Moxon 4.97m; Debbie McKenzie 6.12m; Gaelyne Kenshole 7.03m; Maryann Murray 5.89m; Michelle King 6.53m; Sarah Gittins 5.96m;
Triple Jump: Gaelyne Kenshole 7.64m;

MEN:
MOP
200m: Jarryd Cripps 26.37 (0.4); Damien Furlong DNS;
800m: Caden Murray 1:59.2h; Jarryd Cripps 2:11.0h; Dylan Littlejohn 2:11.8h; Damien Cusack 2:36.3h;
5000m: Damien Cusack 17:46.2h;
4x400m: (Riley Neecowen, Jarryd Cripps, Caden Murray, Dillon Vidanapathirana) 3:56.86;
Discus: Colin Newman 25.55m;
Hammer: Colin Newman 35.93m;
Javelin: Colin Newman 20.84m;
Shot Put: Caden Murray 6.60m; Dylan Littlejohn 6.01m; Colin Newman 11.60m; Damien Cusack 8.02m;
M20
200m: Hayden Moon 25.63 (-0.7); Dillon Vidanapathirana 26.40 (-0.5); Zac Andrews DNS;
800m: Dillon Vidanapathirana 2:39.3h;
Shot Put: Zac Andrews DNS;
Triple Jump: Zac Andrews DNS;
M18
100m: Zachariah Margiolakis DNS; Samuel Abolencia DNS;
200m: Riley Neecowen 23.41 (0.5); Charl Louwrens 24.01 (1.9); Harley Gilbert 26.31 (2.7); Jordan Rudd 29.82 (1.0); Rowan Fletcher 30.24 (-0.2); Samuel Abolencia DNS;
400m: Joel Imbriano DNS;
800m: Jordan Rudd 2:29.7h;
1500m: Joel Imbriano 4:42.82;
3000m: Jordan Rudd 12:00.1h;
Long Jump: Zachariah Margiolakis 5.46m;
Shot Put: Tuomas Rowe 6.93m; Rowan Fletcher 6.95m;
Triple Jump: James Hurley 12.45m; Harley Gilbert 10.46m;
M16
200m: Asher Andrews DNS;
800m: Rhodri Whelan 2:25.3h;
3000m: Rhodri Whelan 10:56.2h;
Pole Vault: Asher Andrews DNS;
Shot Put: Asher Andrews DNS; Rhodri Whelan 4.99m;
Triple Jump: Asher Andrews DNS;
M14
200m: Felix Morgan DNS; Oscar Mielicki DNS;
800m: Joshua Corden 3:25.2h;
2000m Walk: Max Davidson 11:06.0h; Jaime Hvalica 11:15.7h;
Discus: Chehan Udugampala 25.56m;
Hammer: Chehan Udugampala 20.99m;
Javelin: Chehan Udugampala 25.57m;
Shot Put: Joshua Corden 4.76m; Chehan Udugampala 11.00m;
Triple Jump: Joshua Corden 6.24m;
M40
100m: Chris Boyne DNS; Ivan Dodin DNS; Alan Abolencia DNS;
200m: Ivan Dodin 29.01 (1.4); Luke De Biasi 29.05 (1.4); Darren Rudd 29.24 (-0.2); Greg Luck 30.53 (+0.0); Jeff Young 31.12 (1.8); Adam Scott 33.42 (-0.2); Andrew McKenzie 42.46 (0.9); Lyal Douglas DNS;
800m: Aaron Scot-Dalgleish 2:28.8h; Andre Obradovic 2:48.7h; Rob Wendel 2:51.1h; Adam Scott 2:55.0h; Greg Luck 3:05.2h;
3000m: Aaron Scot-Dalgleish 11:10.8h; Rob Wendel 13:28.0h; Andrew McKenzie 13:44.8h; Damien Clifford 14:23.7h; Jeff Young DNF;
5000m: Andre Obradovic 21:44.4h;
4x400m: (Greg Luck, Aaron Scot-Dalgleish, Ivan Dodin, Luke De Biasi) 4:33.99; (Jeff Young, Andrew McKenzie, Adam Scott, Andre Obradovic) 5:11.96;
Discus: Lalith Udugampala 27.92m; Matthew Hall 36.95m; Ivan Dodin DNS; David Hvalica 23.22m; Craig McMillan 21.98m; Alan Abolencia 16.39m;
Hammer: Luke De Biasi 17.36m; Jeff Young NM; Bruce Wood 21.46m; Matthew Hall 26.36m;
Javelin: Lalith Udugampala 32.27m; Matthew Hall 29.13m; Craig McMillan 36.18m; Alan Abolencia 25.43m;
Shot Put: Luke De Biasi 9.86m; Damien Clifford 6.68m; Andrew McKenzie 5.28m; Greg Luck 6.81m; Adam Scott 5.86m; Jeff Young 4.97m; Bruce Wood 8.67m; Lalith Udugampala 9.27m; Matthew Hall 10.58m; Ivan Dodin 8.14m; Arunan Arumainayagam 6.94m; Craig McMillan 9.46m; Darren Rudd 8.05m;
Triple Jump: Greg Luck 8.02m; Lalith Udugampala 9.86m; Arunan Arumainayagam 8.99m; Paul Schofield 10.93m;