DVAC SLIPS TO SECOND: MINOR PREMIERSHIP STILL A CHANCE

After sitting in top position on the AV Premiership Division for the past six weeks, the Diamond Valley Athletic Club has been dethroned by Athletics Essendon who top points in Round 9. DVAC finished in second place in Round 9, but with Essendon doubling their points through their Powerplay they moved to 94 points for the season, one point ahead of DVAC. Should DVAC win the final round of the regular season they should go into the two week program of Playoffs as the 2022/2023 season minor premiers as they hold a lead on total points of 7,737 before the Round 10 action starts. That possibility should be enough to bring out all the Valley athletes on Saturday 18^th February 2023 at either Keilor Park, Keilor or Ballam Park, Frankston.

At the end of Round 9 the top 5 clubs on the Premiership Division Ladder most likely to contest the top honours for the season in their current order are: Essendon (94pts); Diamond Valley (93pts); Eaglehawk (78pts); Glenhuntly (64pts); & Western Athletics (61pts).

The 5 clubs most likely to contest possibility of Relegation are: Box Hill (54pts); Doncaster (52pts); Chilwell (23pts); Collingwood (22pts) & Wyndham (17pts).

The Playoff rounds will be conducted as follows:

Saturday 18^th March: AVSL Playoffs Wk 1: Doncaster & Glenhuntly

Track: Hurdles (110m/100m/90m/80m): 100m; 400m; 1500m; Steeplechase (3000m/2000m); 4x100m Relay

Field: Pole Vault; Long Jump; Discus; Javelin

Saturday 25^th March: AVSL Playoffs Wk 2: Aberfeldie & Yarra Ranges

Track: Walk (2000m); Hurdles (400m/300m/200m); 200m; 800m; 3000m; 4x400m Relays

Field: High Jump; Triple Jump; Shot Put; Hammer Throw

REMEMBER: to compete in any event at the Playoffs you must have done that event in the regular season of AVSL (ie: Rds 1-10) and have competed in at least THREE ROUNDS of AVSL.

DVAC had 75 athletes (35 Women & 40 Men) compete in AVSL Round 9. Daniel Rees (M40+) made his first appearance for the Valley in the 3000m Steeplechase. There was a very positive spirit at Aberfeldie where that bulk of DVAC athletes headed. DVAC athletes generated a points tally of 44,654pts to finish second on the day behind Essendon (52,673 pts). The weekly turnout and the points generated for the season so far are as follows.

TEAM RESULTS

The DVAC Women Under 18 team, & Men 40+ team claimed top spot in the state for Round 9 in their division.

The Women Under 18 team had 10 members of the squad of 15 compete to produce a winning score. The team is currently sitting on top of the AVSL season Ladder holding a slender lead over Eaglehawk by 900pts.

Thirteen members of the thirty strong DVAC Men 40+ team competed in Round 9 and produced a total of 13,449 points that put them at the top of the ladder for Round 9. The DVAC Men 40+ team are well clear on top of the season ladder with Essendon in second place.

The DVAC Women Under 16 suffered a rare defeat in Round 9, coming third behind Essendon & Eaglehawk. They still hold a clear lead on the season ladder.

The DVAC Team results were as follows; their position on the season ladder up to Rd 8 is in brackets:

Women: W Open 12^th/34 teams (3rd); W40+ 5^th/ 29 teams (4^th); WU20 9/26 teams (7^th); WU18 1^st/34 teams (1^st); WU16 3^rd/33 teams (1^st); WU14 4^th /29 teams (5^th)

Men: MOpen 7^th/41 teams (4^th); M40+ 1^st/ 44 teams (1^st); MU20 20^th/27 teams (19^th); MU18 9^th/36 teams (5^th); MU16 31^st/36 teams (12^th); MU14 12^th/29 teams (16^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 9:

DVAC CLUB RECORDS:

Keira Sanchez (WU18) broke her own WU18 DVAC club record for the 3kg Hammer with a throw of 47.40m. At training, Keira has been landing them out over 50m, so expect further club records before long.

Jaime Hvalica (MU14) sliced 21 seconds off his previous best time and claimed the MU14 DVAC club record when he crossed the line in the 2000m Walk in 7:19.1. The previous record was set nine years ago by Cooper Owen.

Jordan Rudd (MU18) smashed through the 29second barrier for the 200m (old pb 29.26) when he clocked 28.86 to lower his own DVAC club record for the T20 200m.

Bruce Wood (M40+) continued his great season in the field events, setting a new DVAC cluub record for the M65+ Shot Put (5kg) with a put measured at 8.94m..

PB’s

Georgia L’Estrange (WU16) lowered her previous best time for the 800m of 2:35.35 to 2:32.16 with a display of sustained effort. Georgia logged up a second pb with her 32.20 in the 200m as it was her first outing over the distance.

Poppy Scot-Dalgleish (WU16) lowered her time for the 2000m Steeplechase to 8:15.3.

Luella Wood (WU16) set a mark for the 2000m Steeplechase with a time of 9:09.7.

Teagan Corden (WU14) extended her best Long Jump to 3.08m.

Debbie McKenzie (W40+) was delighted to lower her best time for the 800m to 2:58.09.

Riley Neecowen (MU18) is having a break out season & this continued with his 200m at Aberfeldie. Riley was clocked at 23.40. A new pb!

Jordan Rudd (MU18) ignored the headwind down the home straight and powered home in the 200m to run under 29 seconds for the first time. Jordan’s time was 28.86.

Joel Imbriano (MU18) continued his run of pb’s for the season. This time it was in the Triple Jump with a leap of 9.90m.

Chehan Udugampala (MU14) continues his rapid rise in his first season of athletics with DVAC. This time Chehan set a new pb with the Discus with a throw that landed 28.68 from the ring.

Lucy Johns (WU14) joined the growing band of Walkers in the club in Round 9. Lucy set her pb for the 1500m Walk at 8:24.9. She joins other junior Walkers, Jaime Hvalica (MU14) and Max Davidson (MU14) to build a formidable line up in the Walks.

Bianca Eiting-Brown (WU18) extended her best throw with the Javelin to 24.48m. Her previous best distance was 24.43m set on 17 December 2022.

WATCH THIS ATHLETE

Michael Martello (MOpen) has a pb of 4:04.4 for the 1500m. At a recent Miler’s Club meet, Michael clocked 4:09.35. On Saturday he crossed in 4:06.2. That pb seems likely to go soon.

Tara Smith (WU18) recently returned to athletics following a significant injury but she is quickly getting back to her best form. In Round 9 Tara’s best throw with the 3kg Hammer was 39.28m. Her pb is 39.99m. That seems likely to change soon.

Elyssia Kenshole (WU20) is really starting to gain confidence after her lengthy time out due to injury. Elyssia has twice cleared 4.00m in the Pole Vault in recent weeks. On Saturday Elyssia cleared 3.95m. Word is that Elyssia will compete at the Adelaide Ivitational (a World Athletics Continential Tour Challenger) next Saturday. Elyssia does perform well on a big stage, so watch out!

Joel Imbriano (MU18) ran a huge pb for the 5000m (17:18.28) on Thursday evening and backed up with a 4:38.1 1500m at Yarra Ranges on Saturday. Imagine if Joel was fresh what he could do in the 1500m! As it was he was only one second off his best.

WE RELAY THANK YOU

Putting your hand up to run a Relay at Rounds of AVSL can be difficult – it’s one more event in a busy program; it might mean waiting around for another hour; you may have never talked to the other team members etc. Let me say that the positive aspects of running a relay far outweigh the negative aspects.

You get to meet new people & make new friends.

What’s another 100m? 200m? 400m? (Don’t tell me.)

What were you really going to do with that hour? Shopping??

You support your club by earning extra points.

Relays are a fun and challenging event.

Relays appear on the Playoff programs, so please consider.

In Round 9, DVAC put 7 teams out for the 4 x 100m Relays and the combined score from these teams was 1,634 points. That’s 3.6% of our total points for the day. (Check my math, please!)

Anyway, thanks to those athletes who ran in the Relays in Round 9.

DVAC ATHLETES LEAD THEIR AGE GROUP

Going into the final round of AVSL there are a number of DVAC athletes at the top of their Age Division across the state.

ALLY BROOKS (WU16) had an outstanding day in Round 9. Ally back to her best form in each of the three events she contested in Round 9: 800m – 2:16.39 (519pts); 200m – 28.24 (405pts); 2000m Steeplechase – 7:35.4 (498pts); Relay (67pts) for a total of 519pts for the day. By my reckoning, Ally will go into Rd10 at the top of the WU16 Most Valuable Athlete table.

GREG LUCK (M60-64) & IVAN DODIN (M60-64) are battling for top honours in their Age Division. It’s so close that Ivan seems to have moved ahead of Greg with only Rd 10 remaining.

MATTHEW HALL (M50-54) leads his age division at the end of Round 9.

ASHER ANDREWS (MU16) is still only 9 points behind the leader in his Age Division despite being laid up with injury.

COLIN NEWMAN (MOpen) sits in second place on the MOpen season list.

ZOEY RYAN (WU14) in listed in third place in her Division.

AVSL ROUND 9

SATURDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2023

ABERFELDIE & YARRA RANGES

DVAC RESULTS:

WOMEN:

FOP
100m: Keely Boyne DNS;
200m: Shania Murray 32.65 (-3.3); Sarah Papadopoulos 47.88 (-1.7); Carly Lesha DNS;
100m Hurdles: Keely Boyne DNS;
4x100m: (Shania Murray, Sophie Compton Cook, Fieke Van Der Kamp, Elyssia Kenshole) 61.94;
Discus: Alexandra Mills DNS;
Hammer: Shania Murray 11.91m; Sarah Papadopoulos 11.70m; Emma Butler 25.29m; Lucinda Derrett DNS;
Javelin: Shania Murray 9.53m; Sarah Papadopoulos 11.46m; Emma Butler 42.04m; Lucinda Derrett DNS;
Long Jump: Carly Lesha DNS;
F20
200m: Fieke Van Der Kamp 36.89 (-2.1);
800m: Fieke Van Der Kamp 2:34.85;
Javelin: Fieke Van Der Kamp 9.29m;
Long Jump: Elyssia Kenshole 4.60m;
Pole Vault: Elyssia Kenshole 3.95m;
F18
200m: Katie Oliver 26.10 (-2.9); Sugi Neecowen 28.60 (-2.2); Olivia Sheens 28.95 (-2.8); Annalise Jones 30.13 (-1.5); Sophie Compton Cook 33.74 (-3.3); Matilda L'Estrange 34.35 (-2.8);
800m: Matilda L'Estrange 2:28.61; Sugi Neecowen 2:36.65;
400m Hurdles: Annalise Jones 85.44;
4x100m: (Olivia Sheens, Annalise Jones, Matilda L'Estrange, Sugi Neecowen) 56.15; (Lara Brooks, Georgia L'Estrange, Tara Smith, Vanessa Smith) 61.14;
Hammer: Keira Sanchez 44.00m; 47.40m; Tara Smith 39.28m;
Javelin: Keira Sanchez 17.50m; Tara Smith 30.31m; Bianca Eiting Brown 24.48m;
Long Jump: Annalise Jones 4.15m; Sophie Compton Cook 3.21m;
F16
100m: Hannah Hvalica 14.74 (-0.7);
200m: Ally Brooks 28.24 (-2.2); Georgia L'Estrange 32.20 (-3.1); Mackenzie Genders DNS;
800m: Ally Brooks 2:16.39; Georgia L'Estrange 2:32.16;
2000m Steeple: Ally Brooks 7:34.4h; Poppy Scot-Dalgleish 8:15.3h; Luella Wood 9:09.7h;
400m Hurdles: Jamieson Lander 74.06;
4x100m: (Ally Brooks, Amelia Di Benedetto, Alexia Moxon, Poppy Scot-Dalgleish) 61.11;
Discus: Amelia Di Benedetto DNS;
Hammer: Vanessa Smith 35.66m; Amelia Di Benedetto 19.77m;
Javelin: Vanessa Smith 31.29m; Amelia Di Benedetto 25.15m;
Long Jump: Alexia Moxon 3.54m; Vanessa Smith 3.40m; Mackenzie Genders DNS;
Pole Vault: Alexia Moxon 2.15m;
F14
100m: Lucy Johns DNS;
200m: Lara Brooks 35.67 (-2.1); Teagan Corden 38.29 (-2.5);
800m: Heidi Kuppler 2:29.19;
1500m: Lucy Johns 6:05.3h;
1500m Walk: Lucy Johns 8:24.9h;
4x100m: Diamond Valley DNS;
Hammer: Zoey Ryan 17.87m;
Javelin: Zoey Ryan 23.18m; Ines Caton-Smith 30.67m; Aylaa Arunan DNS;
Long Jump: Teagan Corden 3.08m; Aylaa Arunan DNS;
F40
100m: Sarah Gittins ;
200m: Debbie McKenzie 38.45 (-2.5); Jo Moxon 44.79 (-5.4); Sarah Gittins DNS;
800m: Debbie McKenzie 2:58.09; Michelle King 3:25.15; Jo Moxon 3:26.83;
4x100m: (Gaelyne Kenshole, Debbie McKenzie, Jo Moxon, Kate Ryan) 69.85;
Hammer: Kate Ryan 17.14m; Gaelyne Kenshole 23.09m; Maryann Murray 16.86m; Michelle King NM;
Javelin: Kate Ryan 11.50m; Debbie McKenzie 14.26m; Gaelyne Kenshole 16.34m; Maryann Murray DNS;
Long Jump: Kate Ryan 2.74m; Gaelyne Kenshole 3.63m; Sarah Gittins DNS;
Pole Vault: Gaelyne Kenshole 2.45m;
 

MEN:

MOP
200m: Jarryd Cripps 25.95 (+0.0);
800m: Caden Murray 2:01.0h; Jarryd Cripps 2:10.0h; Dylan Littlejohn 2:12.6h;
1500m: Michael Martello 4:06.2h;
4x100m: (Riley Neecowen, Caden Murray, Dylan Littlejohn, Dillon Vidanapathirana) 51.91;
Discus: Colin Newman 26.47m;
Hammer: Colin Newman 36.35m;
Long Jump: Dylan Littlejohn 3.19m; Colin Newman 1.71m;
Shot Put: Colin Newman 11.64m;
M20
200m: Zac Andrews 25.95 (-0.1); Dillon Vidanapathirana 26.81 (-0.8);
800m: Dillon Vidanapathirana 2:44.1h;
Javelin: Zac Andrews DNS;
Long Jump: Zac Andrews DNS;
M18
100m: Zack Lambie 11.85 (-0.5); Harley Gilbert 13.17 (-1.9);
200m: Riley Neecowen 23.40 (0.2); Charl Louwrens 23.54 (0.2); Jordan Rudd 28.86 (-0.1); Rowan Fletcher DNS; Samuel Abolencia DNS;
800m: Jordan Rudd 2:37.4h;
1500m: Joel Imbriano 4:38.1h;
Javelin: Rowan Fletcher DNS;
Long Jump: Jordan Rudd 3.24m; James Hurley 5.79m; Zachariah Margiolakis DNS; Rowan Fletcher DNS; Samuel Abolencia DNS;
Shot Put: Joel Imbriano 7.53m;
Triple Jump: Joel Imbriano 9.90m; Harley Gilbert 11.15m;
M16
400m: Rhodri Whelan 65.53;
1500m: Rhodri Whelan 4:56.2h;
Shot Put: Rhodri Whelan 4.73m;
M14
200m: Oscar Mielicki DNS;
800m: Joshua Corden 3:53.8h;
1500m Walk: Jaime Hvalica 7:19.1h;
Discus: Chehan Udugampala 28.68m;
Long Jump: Joshua Corden 2.33m;
Shot Put: Chehan Udugampala 10.87m;
M40
100m: Lalith Udugampala 12.63 (-1.1); Ivan Dodin 13.31 (0.3); Luke De Biasi 13.96 (1.2); Jeff Young DNS;
200m: Darren Rudd 28.06 (-1.1); Greg Luck 30.34 (-1.0); Jeff Young 31.27 (-2.1); Aaron Scot-Dalgleish 32.08 (-3.9); Cyrus Wong 32.11 (-1.1); Adam Scott 34.14 (-3.9); Andrew McKenzie 37.69 (-5.1); Alan Abolencia 43.95 (-4.1); Lyal Douglas DNS; Arunan Arumainayagam DNS;
400m: Luke De Biasi 64.00; Ivan Dodin 68.03; Jeff Young DNS;
800m: Aaron Scot-Dalgleish 2:32.4h; Adam Scott 2:48.8h; Andre Obradovic 2:50.2h; Rob Wendel 2:58.9h; Jeff Young 3:00.0h; Greg Luck 3:05.8h; Cyrus Wong 3:09.5h; Andrew McKenzie 3:14.4h;
3000m Steeple: Daniel Rees 12:54.8h; Scott Barnes 13:30.8h;
300m Hurdles: Greg Luck 55.39;
1500m Walk: Bernie Keirl 8:52.6h;
4x100m: (Aaron Scot-Dalgleish, Darren Rudd, Greg Luck, Jeff Young) 57.83; (Arunan Arumainayagam, Paul Schofield, Cyrus Wong, Adam Scott) 59.89;
Discus: Luke De Biasi 26.39m; Bruce Wood 27.61m; Lalith Udugampala 25.44m; Matthew Hall 32.44m; Ivan Dodin 25.40m;
Hammer: Scott Barnes 16.61m; Jeff Young 13.17m; Matthew Hall 26.17m;
Javelin: Matthew Hall 29.62m; Cyrus Wong 26.85m; Arunan Arumainayagam 30.11m; Craig McMillan 36.72m; Alan Abolencia 28.64m;
Long Jump: Greg Luck 3.56m; Cyrus Wong 3.52m; Arunan Arumainayagam 3.84m; Alan Abolencia DNS; Paul Schofield 4.55m; Darren Rudd 4.37m;
Shot Put: Luke De Biasi 9.01m; Jeff Young DNS; Bruce Wood 8.94m; Lalith Udugampala 8.90m; Matthew Hall 10.49m; Ivan Dodin 8.34m; David Hvalica 8.39m;
Triple Jump: Lalith Udugampala 9.58m;