VALLEY SUCCESS AT RELAY CARNIVAL

The atmosphere at the 2023 Victorian Track Relay Championships held at the Doncaster venue on Saturday 25^th November had a distinctly different feel to the normal round of club competition or Track & Field Championships. There was a lot more chatter as members of the 24 teams (14 Women’s & 10 Men’s) involving a total of 63 DVAC athletes (38 Women & 25 Men) worked out their running orders and how the baton might be passed from one runner to the next. There was a lot more cheering for teammates that now shared a common goal, and then after the event the lengthy reviews continued apace in the club tent.

Then there were the celebrations that marked the achievements of the nine teams that got to stand on the podium – 4 Gold, 2 Silver and 3 Bronze. The Valley ‘bank’ overlooking the track had a large band of family & friends to cheer the proud athletes that returned to the club area proudly wearing the medals to mark their success.

The DVAC entered four teams in the Open Women Relays and came away with four medals.The Open Women 4 x 1500m team of Poppy Scot-Dalgleish, Shania Murray, Matilda L’Estrange and Ally Brooks got the day off to a great start winning the Gold medal in a club record time of 19:35.95. This time meant that the team averaged 76 second laps for the 15 lap race. This team finished in second place in 2022.

At the other end of the day’s program, the DVAC Open Women’s 4 x 100m Relay team created a sense of showdown against the team from Ringwood. The DVAC team of Georgia Gillson, Keely Boyne, Maddy Meagher & Monica Brennan had already demonstrated that they were the fastest combination in DVAC’s history in the Heats, setting a club record of 47.29. There was a feeling that improved baton changes and a Finals’ effort could sees that team cause an upset and win. In the Final, the Valley team did improve their time to 46.47, but still had to be content with second place behind Ringwood.

GOLD MEDALS:

Male 14 4 x 400m: Kai Bunyard, William Quigley, Logan Armstrong-Bourne, and Jaime Hvalica - 4:25.94;

Female 40 4 x 100m: Kate Ryan, Meg Nicholls, Michelle King & Sarah Gittins- 68.43;

Male 50 4 x 100m: Lalith Udugampala, Luke De Biasi, Adam Scott, Chris Boyne - 54.60

Female Open: 4 x 1500m: Poppy Scot-Dalgleish, Shania Murray, Matilda L'Estrange, Ally Brooks) 19:35.94 (1st);

SILVER MEDALS:

Female Open: 4x100m: (Georgia Gillson, Keely Boyne, Maddy Meagher, Monica Brennan) 46.47 (2nd); (Georgia Gillson, Keely Boyne, Maddy Meagher, Monica Brennan) 47.29 (P);

Female 40: 4x400m: (Debbie Mckenzie, Jo Moxon, Michelle King, Laura Campbell) 5:38.66 (2nd);

BRONZE MEDALS:

Female Open: Medley Relay: (Keely Boyne, Georgia Gillson, Taylor Radatti, Shania Murray) 4:14.68 (3rd);

4x100m: (Tess Gillson, Katie Oliver, Olivia Sheens, Rebecca Hvalica) 50.05 (3rd); (Tess Gillson, Katie Oliver, Olivia Sheens, Rebecca Hvalica) 50.31 (P);

Female Open: 4x800m: (Sugi Neecowen, Ella Littlehales, Taylor Radatti, Erin Maloney) 10:13.29 (2nd);

Male 50: 4x400m: (Paul Schofield, Spiro Neofitou, Adam Scott, Luke De Biasi) 4:12.56 (3rd)

DVAC CLUB RECORDS

2023 VICTORIAN TRACK RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Doncaster,

Saturday 25 November 2023

DVAC Results:

Female OP
Medley Relay: (Keely Boyne, Georgia Gillson, Taylor Radatti, Shania Murray) 4:14.68 (3rd);

4x100m: (Georgia Gillson, Keely Boyne, Maddy Meagher, Monica Brennan) 46.47 (2nd); (Georgia Gillson, Keely Boyne, Maddy Meagher, Monica Brennan) 47.29 (P);

4x800m: (Sugi Neecowen, Ella Littlehales, Taylor Radatti, Erin Maloney) 10:13.29 (2nd);

4x1500m: (Poppy Scot-Dalgleish, Shania Murray, Matilda L'Estrange, Ally Brooks) 19:35.94 (1st);

Female 18
Medley Relay: (Katie Oliver, Olivia Sheens, Jamieson Lander, Matilda L'Estrange) 4:18.91 (4th); (Tess Gillson, Isabelle Brennan, Charlee Dickson, Erin Maloney) 4:30.71 (8th);
4x100m: (Tess Gillson, Katie Oliver, Olivia Sheens, Rebecca Hvalica) 50.05 (3rd); (Tess Gillson, Katie Oliver, Olivia Sheens, Rebecca Hvalica) 50.31 (P); (Isabelle Brennan, Thyra Abolencia, Mackenzie Genders, Annalise Jones) 54.13 (P);
4x400m: (Poppy Scot-Dalgleish, Charlee Dickson, Ally Brooks, Jamieson Lander) 4:14.86 (4th);
Female 16
Medley Relay: (Liv Nicholls, Zoey Ryan, Georgia L'Estrange, Grace Robinson) 4:31.66 (4th);
4x100m: (Liv Nicholls, Zoey Ryan, Lucy Johns, Aylaa Arunan) 58.73 (P);
4x400m: (Georgia L'Estrange, Luella Wood, Grace Robinson, Lucy Johns) 4:42.03 (4th);
Female 40
4x100m: (Kate Ryan, Meg Nicholls, Michelle King, Sarah Gittins) 68.43 (1st);
Female 50
4x400m: (Debbie Mckenzie, Jo Moxon, Michelle King, Laura Campbell) 5:38.66 (2nd);
Male 18
4x800m: (Thomas Short, Nicholas Tomkins, Joel Imbriano, Rhodri Whelan) 9:06.63 (12th); (William Quigley, Alexander Tomkins, Jordan Rudd, Glen Imbriano) DNF;
Male 16
Medley Relay: (Jesse Porter, Nicholas Tomkins, Ethan Armstrong-Bourne, Thomas Short) 4:00.18 (8th);
4x400m: (Thomas Short, Nicholas Tomkins, Glen Imbriano, Alexander Tomkins) 3:59.21 (6th); (Ethan Armstrong-Bourne, Nicholas Tomkins, Glen Imbriano, Thomas Short) 3:54.11 (P);
Male 14
4x400m: (Kai Bunyard, William Quigley, Logan Armstrong-Bourne, Jaime Hvalica) 4:25.94 (1st);
Male 40
4x1500m: (Peter Van Der Kamp, Spiro Neofitou, Brett Maloney, Daniel Rees) 20:51.67 (4th);
Male 50
4x100m: (Lalith Udugampala, Luke De Biasi, Adam Scott, Chris Boyne) 50.31 (1st); (Greg Luck, Paul Schofield, Jeff Young, Darren Corden) 54.60 (4th);
4x400m: (Paul Schofield, Spiro Neofitou, Adam Scott, Luke De Biasi) 4:12.56 (3rd); (Greg Luck, Chris Boyne, Jeff Young, Peter Van Der Kamp) 4:31.32 (6th);