VALLEY PARA ATHLETES LEAD THE WAY AT VIC ALL SCHOOLS WK#1
Week 1 of the 2022 Victorian All Schools Track & Field Championships was a showcase for the talent possessed by the junior athletes at the Diamond Valley Athletic Club. On a wet and windy weekend when the conditions were never easy, the Valley athletes still managed to perform at their best against tough opposition. In all, the 29 juniors (21 Girls & 8 Boys) managed to win a total of 17 medals over the two days of the Championships. The three DVAC Para athletes competing, Ava Campbell, Kirra Wright and Jordan Rudd, managed to win 9 of the 17 medals. There were many other athletes who came away from the Championships happy that they had posted new personal best performances in the heat of Championship competition.
Ava Campbell (T54 & F54) (W14) had a remarkable degree of success in the four events in which she competed. Ava won Gold in the 1500m (6:40.03), Silver in the Shot Put (3.59m) and Bronze in the 100m (21.27) and 400m (82.79). The Montmorency Secondary College student set new Australian records for the T54 & F54 Under 15 classification in all four events.
Kirra Wright (T38) (Assumption College) lowered the Australian Under 15 record for the 100m, with a new personal best time of 15.36. Kirra was just outside her national record of 1:17.24 in the 400m when she was clocked at 1:17.87. Something special happened in the Shot Put when Kirra extended her personal best effort of 6.89m out to 8.20m at Lakeside. Kirra won Gold in all three events.
Jordan Rudd (T20) (Concord School) had tough competition in the 1500m and 400m, and while he managed to cross the line in first place he had to settle for the Silver medal in both events. His response to the competition was a model for any athlete – he worked harder than ever before and sliced a chunk of time off his previous pb in each distance. In the 1500m, Jordan lowered his own Australian record to 5:12.17 and in the 400m, Jordan ran the race of his life to cross in 64.47.
Keira Sanchez (W17) (Loyola College) broke a long standing DVAC club record in the Shot Put when she landed a put with the 3kg Shot at 11.94m. This mighty effort placed Keira in 4th place. Keira enjoyed another big breakthrough effort with her performance in the Discus:Keira’s best Throw was measured at 36.87m and this gave her the Gold medal. As if that were not enough, Keira also worked at the Discus on Sunday as a Cadet AV Official.
Katie Oliver (W17) lowered her best time for the 100m to 12.34 in the Heats and backed it up with the same time in the final to finish in third place. This time was well under the qualifying time for Nationals.
Asher Andrews (M16) (Plenty Valley Christian College) competed in the 100m, Discus and Shot Put and set new personal best marks in each event. Asher now has a best time of 11.43 for the 100m, a best distance with the Discus of 48.51m (2nd Place) and a best distance of 14.17m with the Shot Put (3rd place).
Maddy Meagher (W15) (Eltham College) lowered her time for the 100m to 12.49 to place second in the final.
Rebecca Hvalica (W14) (Ivanhoe Grammar) continued her great form this season with a personal best effort of 12.63 in the Heat of the 100m and then continued through the Semi (12.85) to finish second in the Final with 12.76.
Ally Brooks (W16) (Eltham High School) was a convincing winner in the W16 2000m Steeplechase, crossing in 7:22.60.
Fieke Van Der Kamp (W20) (Eltham High School) led the 1500m field from the start with brave running and managed to break the pack down to two over the last 600m. Fieke was overtaken in the home straight and crossed in second place in 4:58.34.
Other DVAC juniors to establish new personal best efforts at the All Schools were:
Jamieson Lander (W16) (Our Lady of Mercy College) 90m Hurdles – 14.91
Luella Wood (W15) (Melbourne Rudolph Steiner School) 5:35.65 for the 1500m.
Amelia De Benedetto (W15) (St Monica’s College) 27.84m Discus & 8.36m Shot Put.
Aylaa Arunan (W14) (Northside Christian College) 22:26.34 - 3000m Walk; 7.97m – Triple Jump.
Zoey Ryan (W14) (Viewbank Secondary College) 9.86m – Shot Put
Charl Louwrens (M18) (Eltham High School) – 11.44 – 100m
Zachariah Margiolakis (M17) (Viewbank Secondary College) 11.81 – 100m; 12.40m – Triple Jump.
Rhodri Whelan (M16) (Eltham High School) 5:01.51 – 1500m.
Felix Morgan (M14) (Eltham High School) 4:59.61 – 1500m
MEDAL WINNERS (Total 17)
GOLD: (6)
Keira Sanchez W17 Discus 36.87m
Kirra Wright WPAR15 100m (15.36); 400m (77.87); Shot Put (8.20m)
Ava Campbell WPAR15 1500m (6:40.03)
Ally Brooks W16 2000m Steeplechase (7:22.60)
SILVER: (7)
Rebecca Hvalica W14 100m (12.76)
Jordan Rudd MPAR17 1500m (5:12.17); 400m (64.47)
Asher Andrews M16 Discus (48.51m)
Maddy Meagher W15 100m (12.49)
Ava Campbell WPAR15 Shot Put (3.59m)
Fieke Van Der Kamp W20 1500m (4:58.34)
BRONZE: (4)
Asher Andrews M16 Shot Put (14.17m)
Ava Campbell WPAR15 100m (21.27); 400m (82.79)
Katie Oliver W17 100m (12.34)
2022 Victorian All Schools Track & Field Championships
Weekend #1
Lakeside Stadium
Saturday 29 October & Sunday 30 October 2022
DVAC RESULTS:
GIRLS:
W20
1500m: Fieke Van Der Kamp (Eltham High School) 4:58.34 (2nd);
W18
400m: Sugi Neecowen (Our Lady of Mercy College) 64.21 (4th);
W17
Discus: Keira Sanchez (Loyola College) 36.87m (1st);
Shot Put: Keira Sanchez (Loyola College) 11.94m (5th);
100m: Olivia Sheens (Marymede Catholic College) 13.21 (0.1) (P);
100m: Katie Oliver (Montmorency Secondary College) 12.34 (1.6) (3rd); 12.34 (1.4) (P);
1500m: Matilda L'Estrange (Montmorency Secondary College) 4:56.27 (4th);
400m: Charlee Dickson (St Helena Secondary College) 68.01 (P);
Discus: Tara Smith (St Helena Secondary College) 29.65m (9th);
High Jump: Tara Smith (St Helena Secondary College) 1.45m (7th);
Triple Jump: Charlee Dickson (St Helena Secondary College) 9.55m (1.9) (9th);
W16
100m: Mackenzie Genders (Eltham College) 14.02 (0.7) (P);
1500m: Ally Brooks (Eltham High School) 4:59.31 (6th); 4:56.14 (P);
1500m: Poppy Scot-Dalgleish (Viewbank Secondary College) 5:08.44 (8th); 5:08.03 (P);
2000m Steeple: Ally Brooks (Eltham High School) 7:22.60 (1st);
Shot Put: Mackenzie Genders (Eltham College) 9.56m (7th);
Triple Jump: Mackenzie Genders (Eltham College) 9.09m (0.5) (15th);
400m: Jamieson Lander (Our Lady of Mercy College) 62.30 (7th); 63.74 (P);
90m Hurdles: Jamieson Lander (Our Lady of Mercy College) 14.91 (6th);
WPAR15
100m: Kirra Wright (Assumption College) 15.36 (0.9) (1st);
400m: Kirra Wright (Assumption College) 77.87 (1st);
Shot Put: Kirra Wright (Assumption College) 8.20m (1st);
100m: Ava Campbell (Montmorency Secondary College) 21.27 (0.9) (3rd);
400m: Ava Campbell (Montmorency Secondary College) 82.79 (3rd);
1500m: Ava Campbell (Montmorency Secondary College) 6:40.03 (1st);
Shot Put: Ava Campbell (Montmorency Secondary College) 3.59m (2nd);
W15
100m: Maddy Meagher (Eltham College) 12.49 (2.6) (2nd); 12.74 (-0.1) (S); 12.34 (2.5) (P);
1500m: Luella Wood (Melbourne Rudolph Steiner School) 5:35.65 (P);
1500m: Georgia L'Estrange (Montmorency Secondary College) 5:39.48 (P);
Discus: Amelia Di Benedetto (St Monica’s College) 27.84m (5th);
Shot Put: Amelia Di Benedetto (St Monica’s College) 8.36m (9th);
W14
100m: Rebecca Hvalica (Ivanhoe Grammar) 12.76 (0.1) (2nd); 12.85 (-1.1) (S); 12.63 (1.0) (P);
3000m Walk: Aylaa Arunan (Northside Christian College) 22:26.34 (7th);
Triple Jump: Aylaa Arunan (Northside Christian College) 7.97m (4.1) (25th);
Shot Put: Zoey Ryan (Viewbank Secondary College) 9.86m (5th);
BOYS:
M18
100m: Charl Louwrens (Eltham High School) 11.44 (1.8) (P);
1500m: Tyler Murphy (St Helena Secondary College) 4:16.41 (12th); 4:17.39 (P);
MPAR17
400m: Jordan Rudd (Concord Special School) 64.47 (2nd);
1500m: Jordan Rudd (Concord Special School) 5:12.17 (2nd);
M17
100m: Zachariah Margiolakis (Viewbank Secondary College) 11.93 (2.5) (S); 11.81 (4.1) (P);
400m: Riley Neecowen (Parade College) 51.77 (6th); 51.86 (P);
Triple Jump: Zachariah Margiolakis (Viewbank Secondary College) 12.40m (-0.2) (8th)
M16
1500m: Cameron Ellis (Whitefriars College) 4:27.28 (9th);
1500m: Rhodri Whelan (Eltham High School) 5:01.51 (17th);
100m: Asher Andrews (Plenty Valley Christian College) 11.77 (-1.2) (S); 11.43 (0.6) (P);
1500m: Rhodri Whelan (Eltham High School) 5:01.51 (17th);
Discus: Asher Andrews (Plenty Valley Christian College) 48.51m (2nd);
Shot Put: Asher Andrews (Plenty Valley Christian College) 14.17m (3rd);
M14
1500m: Felix Morgan (Eltham High School) 4:59.61 (P);
