Doncaster 40+ Newsletter
AVSL Playoffs – 27/03/2021
It was a magnificent day for Doncaster on Saturday, easily winning Premier division after winning division 2 last year. The results hub doesn’t show the breakdown of results for the various age divisions, but the 40+ team more than pulled their weight, with the women entering 20 events and the men 45!
Athletes to score more than 1000 points were:
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1 |
Campbell Mclennan |
DAC |
1211 |
M45 |
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2 |
David Firth |
DAC |
1207 |
M40 |
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3 |
Paul Mierisch |
DAC |
1176 |
M40 |
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4 |
Warren Hattwich |
DAC |
1105 |
M45 |
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5 |
Graham Ford |
DAC |
1095 |
M50 |
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6 |
Charmaine Smith |
DAC |
1089 |
F45 |
Of these, Campbell and David finished eighth and ninth out of all 40+ athletes competing.
When it came to records, the women were outstanding, with six records to the men’s two. There were also many PBs.
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3/27/2021 |
Playoffs |
F45 |
100 metres |
Wendy Smith |
16.59 |
Charmaine Smith |
17.18 |
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3/27/2021 |
Playoffs |
F50 |
100 metres |
Allison Parrott |
18.15 |
Kim Peak |
18.45 |
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3/27/2021 |
Playoffs |
F60 |
1500 metres |
Colleen Kelly |
06:40.1 |
Colleen Kelly |
06:49.7 |
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3/27/2021 |
Playoffs |
F40 |
2000m walk |
Laura McLennan |
11:37.0 |
Laura McLennan |
11:49.0 |
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3/27/2021 |
Playoffs |
F45 |
Discus Throw |
Charmaine Smith |
25.25 |
Charmaine Smith |
24.64 |
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3/27/2021 |
Playoffs |
F55 |
Discus Throw |
Jacqui Ward |
11.42 |
Jacqui Ward |
10.79 |
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3/27/2021 |
Playoffs |
F50 |
Long Jump |
Lisa Clark |
3.11 |
Lisa Clarke |
2.76 |
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3/27/2021 |
Playoffs |
M50 |
1500 metres |
Mark Purser |
04:51.8 |
Mark Purser |
5:00.8 |
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3/27/2021 |
Playoffs |
M50 |
Pole Vault |
Darryl Kilmartin |
2.65 |
Darryl Kilmartin |
2.60 |
Special mention should be made of Kim Peak, who did both throws on one leg! Darryl Kilmartin tweaked his hamstring early in the day and skipped the 100, but still ran (carefully) in a relay. New DAC members, Roberto Chavez and Matt Hughes, also ran relays with less than 100% hamstrings.
The athletes with the highest scores for individual events were:
|
Grade |
Discipline |
Distance |
Name |
Performance |
Points |
Notes |
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M40 |
Javelin |
David Firth |
40.01m |
(449) |
800g |
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M50 |
Run |
1500 |
Mark Purser |
4:51.8h |
(433) |
(Record) |
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M45 |
Run |
1500 |
Campbell Mclennan |
4:41.3h |
(425) |
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F45 |
Discus |
Charmaine Smith |
25.25m |
(419) |
(Record) |
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F40 |
Run |
1500 |
Colleen Kelly |
6:40.1h |
(418) |
(Record) |
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F40 |
Walk |
2000 |
Laura Mclennan |
11:37.0h |
(417) |
(Record) |
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M60 |
Discus |
Peter Coumaros |
28.55m |
(410) |
1kg |
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M70 |
Discus |
Graham Ford |
25.53m |
(409) |
1kg |
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F45 |
Javelin |
Charmaine Smith |
24.80m |
(408) |
600g |
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M60 |
Javelin |
Peter Coumaros |
25.70m |
(408) |
600g |
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M45 |
Javelin |
Matt Hughes |
30.77m |
(406) |
800g |
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M45 |
Javelin |
Campbell Mclennan |
30.68m |
(406) |
800g |
David Firth topped the list, though couldn’t break his own javelin record. Matt Hughes and Campbell McLennan scored the same number of points in their javelin.
Division 1
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Premier Division Championship |
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DAC |
Doncaster |
57,227 |
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ESS |
Essendon |
43,463 |
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BOH |
Box Hill |
16,929 |
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Videos
Check out these short video clips of our performances:
40+ Women: https://youtu.be/hZ91fDR38Jw
40+ Men: https://youtu.be/-0ghJc6FNDQ
Results:
|
Grade |
Discipline |
Distance |
Name |
Performance |
Wind |
Points |
Notes |
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F45 |
Run |
100 |
Wendy Smith |
16.59 |
2.3 |
(198) |
(Record) |
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F50 |
Run |
100 |
Allison Parrott |
18.15 |
2.9 |
(190) |
(Record) |
|
F50 |
Run |
100 |
Lisa Clark |
18.72 |
2.6 |
(183) |
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F40 |
Run |
1500 |
Colleen Kelly |
6:40.1h |
(418) |
(Record) |
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F50 |
Run |
1500 |
Allison Parrott |
7:24.4h |
(191) |
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F40 |
Relay |
800 |
Charmain, Allison, Wendy & Laura |
2:33.42 |
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(126) |
(new record) |
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F40 |
Walk |
2000 |
Laura Mclennan |
11:37.0h |
(417) |
(Record) |
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F45 |
Walk |
2000 |
Charmaine Smith |
15:11.4h |
(231) |
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F45 |
Discus |
Charmaine Smith |
25.25m |
(419) |
(Record) |
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F40 |
Discus |
Laura Mclennan |
20.45m |
(337) |
1kg |
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F45 |
Discus |
Wendy Smith |
14.12m |
(231) |
1kg |
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F50 |
Discus |
Lisa Clark |
12.20m |
(209) |
1kg |
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F55 |
Discus |
Jacqui Ward |
11.42m |
(219) |
(Record) |
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F50 |
Discus |
Kim Peak |
10.07m |
(161) |
1kg |
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F45 |
Javelin |
Charmaine Smith |
24.80m |
(408) |
600g |
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F50 |
Javelin |
Kim Peak |
9.66m |
(184) |
500g |
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F50 |
Long Jump |
Lisa Clark |
3.11m |
0.7 |
(217) |
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F45 |
Long Jump |
Charmaine Smith |
3.09m |
-0.9 |
(190) |
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F40 |
Long Jump |
Laura Mclennan |
2.84m |
-0.9 |
(157) |
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F45 |
Long Jump |
Wendy Smith |
2.65m |
-0.5 |
(156) |
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F50 |
Long Jump |
Allison Parrott |
1.70m |
-1 |
(0) |
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M40 |
Run |
100 |
Paul Mierisch |
12.33 |
1.6 |
(367) |
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M40 |
Run |
100 |
David Firth |
12.54 |
1.8 |
(338) |
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M45 |
Run |
100 |
Warren Hattwich |
12.66 |
1.8 |
(381) |
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M70 |
Run |
100 |
Graham Ford |
15.41 |
1.9 |
(273) |
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M40 |
Run |
100 |
Ken Montgomery |
16.49 |
-1.4 |
(175) |
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M40 |
Run |
100 |
Roberto Chavez |
17.14 |
0.3 |
(146) |
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M45 |
Run |
1500 |
Campbell Mclennan |
4:41.3h |
(425) |
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M50 |
Run |
1500 |
Mark Purser |
4:51.8h |
(433) |
(Record) |
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M40 |
Run |
1500 |
David Firth |
4:54.9h |
(307) |
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M40 |
Run |
1500 |
Leighton Kearney |
4:57.1h |
(297) |
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M50 |
Run |
1500 |
Navid Rashid |
5:40.4h |
(250) |
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M40 |
Run |
1500 |
Roberto Chavez |
6:01.2h |
(171) |
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M50 |
Steeple |
3000 |
John Curry |
13:16.7h |
(299) |
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M40 |
Relay |
800 |
Warren, Campbell, David & Paul |
01:49.9 |
(356) |
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M50 |
Relay |
800 |
Mark, Navid, John & Graham |
02:06.9 |
(244) |
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M50 |
Relay |
800 |
Ken, Colleen, Andrew & Darryl |
02:27.9 |
(132) |
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M60 |
Discus |
Peter Coumaros |
28.55m |
(410) |
1kg |
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M40 |
Discus |
Paul Mierisch |
28.29m |
(368) |
2kg |
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M45 |
Discus |
Matt Hughes |
27.18m |
(372) |
2kg |
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M40 |
Discus |
David Firth |
25.63m |
(331) |
2kg |
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M70 |
Discus |
Graham Ford |
25.53m |
(409) |
1kg |
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M40 |
Discus |
Leighton Kearney |
25.32m |
(326) |
2kg |
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M50 |
Discus |
Darryl Kilmartin |
22.34m |
(276) |
1.5kg |
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M45 |
Discus |
Campbell Mclennan |
21.93m |
(291) |
2kg |
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M45 |
Discus |
Warren Hattwich |
19.81m |
(242) |
2kg |
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M50 |
Discus |
Andrew Parrott |
15.96m |
(188) |
1.5kg |
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M40 |
Discus |
Ken Montgomery |
15.12m |
(167) |
1.5kg |
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M40 |
Javelin |
David Firth |
40.01m |
(449) |
800g |
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M45 |
Javelin |
Matt Hughes |
30.77m |
(406) |
800g |
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M45 |
Javelin |
Campbell Mclennan |
30.68m |
(406) |
800g |
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M45 |
Javelin |
Warren Hattwich |
29.37m |
(393) |
800g |
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M60 |
Javelin |
Peter Coumaros |
25.70m |
(408) |
600g |
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M40 |
Javelin |
Leighton Kearney |
24.24m |
(285) |
800g |
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M50 |
Javelin |
Darryl Kilmartin |
24.16m |
(331) |
700g |
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M70 |
Javelin |
Graham Ford |
19.10m |
(338) |
600g |
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M40 |
Javelin |
Ken Montgomery |
15.41m |
(184) |
700g |
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M40 |
Javelin |
Navid Rashid |
9.93m |
(129) |
700g |
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M40 |
Long Jump |
Paul Mierisch |
5.09m |
-0.2 |
(352) |
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M50 |
Long Jump |
Darryl Kilmartin |
4.12m |
1.3 |
(287) |
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M50 |
Long Jump |
Mark Purser |
3.87m |
2.6 |
(244) |
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M70 |
Long Jump |
Graham Ford |
3.32m |
1.5 |
(287) |
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M75 |
Long Jump |
Jim Poulter |
3.22m |
-1.1 |
(266) |
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M50 |
Long Jump |
Andrew Parrott |
2.76m |
-0.8 |
(159) |
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M50 |
Pole Vault |
Darryl Kilmartin |
2.65m |
(338) |
(Record) |
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M75 |
Pole Vault |
Jim Poulter |
2.20m |
(369) |
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