Doncaster Newsletter
Round 5 – 19/11/2022
It was wild and woolly at Round five of AVSL at Epping and Casey last Saturday, at one stage it all stopped for the officials’ tents to be taken down, and then the photo finish equipment had been damaged, so we were back to manual timing for the 400s. The sprinters and long jumpers didn’t mind, but the only legal wind reading was 2 mps for Alessia Wynne’s extra jump, which was further than her official jump where the wind reading was 2.6!
With some of our VCE students returning after exams, the under 20 team topped the state. In the atrocious conditions, Alessandra Flynn was the only athlete on the day to break 60 seconds for the 400. The men’s 40+ team came third in the state.
A big thank you to our helpers who assisted us with track and Discus duty throughout the afternoon: Sera Basile, Julie O’Neil-Parker, Liam McLennan, Graham Ford, Karen Lloyd, Sonia Flynn, David Vaughan, Alana Mierisch, Kim Peak and Elizabeth Nolan
We would also like to give a special congratulations to Tahlia Grace who bettered her own club record in the Coburg Vault competition last Sunday! Tahlia cleared 3.21m, bettering her Under 16, 17 and 18 club records by 1cm.
Round 6 of AVSL is back at Doncaster this coming Saturday the 3rd and entries are already open! There are plenty of spots available in track events, while field events are filling up fast! There are spots available in the following field events (except Discus which is full):
Doncaster
Triple Jump: 5pm
Shot Put: 3pm (Throw & Go), 4:30pm, 5:30pm and elite 1pm
Hammer Throw: 4pm (Throw & Go), 5pm and elite 2pm
Yarra Ranges
All Long Jump sheets
Javelin: 3pm, 4pm, 5pm (Throw & Go), 5:30pm and elite 2pm
Entries close at midday on Wednesday so make sure you enter ASAP to avoid missing out!
Save the Date! DAC Christmas Party – Tuesday 13th of December,
All members and their families are invited to attend our annual DAC Christmas Party which returns to our newly resurfaced track!
The night is always filled with fun and enjoyment and we will be contesting our annual club handicap races:
Peter Ruff 100m handicap for Men and Women
Tom Kelly 800m handicap for Women
Ivan Harding 800m handicap for Men
Adam Roberton Javelin handicap for Men and Women
Please arrive at the track from 5:45pm for a 6pm start.
The club will also be putting on a BBQ, men please bring a salad, women please bring a dessert.
After dinner we will contest our usual Christmas party games of the egg toss, three-legged race and the infamous (yet prestigious) musical chairs.
Please save the date and join us in what is always a fun, light-hearted way to celebrate the season so far.
Tom Kelly Christmas Eve Stations session – Saturday 24th of December
For the last nine years since Tom Kelly’s passing, this session has been held to remember the time and energy he poured into this club.
A favourite of Tom’s, the session can be completed by anyone regardless of age, ability or fitness level. The session starts off with a lap around the oval for the first rep (approx. 400m) with each rep following (10 in total) becoming shorter in distance with the final rep distance being 100m.
When: Saturday 24th of December (Christmas Eve)
Where: Schramms Reserve, JJ Tully Drive, Doncaster (the football ovals behind the Manningham City Council chambers on Doncaster Road)
Time: 7:45am for an 8:15am start, meet at the front of the pavilion overlooking the top oval.
Cornwell’s Mitre 10
Just a reminder to visit Cornwell’s Mitre 10 at 13 Anderson Creek Road, Doncaster East to get that hardware fix!
As one of our major sponsors, Cornwell’s Mitre 10 is offering DAC members a discount of up to 10% on a range of items. To receive this discount, all you need to do is mention that you are a DAC member, as all purchases will be assigned to the Club.
We encourage you to please support Cornwell’s Mitre 10 by heading into their store at 13 Anderson Creek Road, Doncaster East for all your retail and trade needs. Make sure you introduce yourself to Matt and his dedicated team, whose expertise and knowledge will help answer all your DIY questions.
We would sincerely like to thank Matt and his team at Cornwell’s Mitre 10 for coming on board to support the club as a sponsor partner. We are looking forward to working with him, not only to promote his business, but also to promote the health and fitness benefits that DAC and the sport of athletics provide, now and into the future.
Athletes to finish top 10 in the state in the different age groups were:
MOpen: 800m Oscar O’Connor (4th), 3000m David Mitchell (2nd)
M40+: 100m Paul Mierisch (4th), 200m David Firth (7th), 400m Paul Mierisch (3rd), David Vaughan (8th), 1500m David Vaughan (2nd), Campbell McLennan (8th), Javelin Campbell McLennan (8th), Discus Paul Mierisch (3rd), Hammer David Firth (2nd)
M20: 400m Alex Jones (4th)
M18: 100m Matthew Parrott (1st), Ryan O’Neil-Parker (9th), 400m Ryan O’Neil-Parker (3rd), Brodie Mierisch (7th), 800m Peter Holland (1st), 1500m Luca Scholes-Robertson (1st), Liam McLennan (4th), Javelin Liam McLennan (1st)
M14: 1500m Joel Denny (3rd), 1500m walk Lewis McLennan (2nd), Hamish McLennan (3rd), Javelin Hamish McLennan (1st), Lewis McLennan (2nd), Discus Hamish McLennan (5th)
W40+ 400m Lydia Rinaudo (2nd), Wendy Smith (5th), 1500m Lydia Rinaudo (1st), 1500m Walk Laura McLennan (3rd), Kim Peak (5th), Javelin Laura McLennan (5th), Kim Peak (7th)
W20: 100m & 100m hurdles & long jump Alessia Wynne (1st), Alana Mierisch (6th), 400m Alessandra Flynn (1st), High Jump Alana Mierisch (2nd),
W16: 200m hurdles Shakira Harding (1st), Long Jump Jessica Nolan (8th), High Jump Eliza Chivers (1st), Javelin Jessica Nolan (1st), Discus Jessica Nolan (3rd)
W14 200m Jamison Harding (4th), 200m hurdles Jamison Harding (2nd), Long Jump Allegria Basile (3rd), Javelin Allegria Basile (2nd), Discus Allegria Basile (4th)
Matthew Parrott was our highest scoring athlete this round with 541 for the 100 metres, with Jessica Nolan on 523 for her Javelin and Jamison Harding 509 for the 200 hurdles. Alessia Wynne and Peter Holland scored 507 for their 100 hurdles and 800, with Shakira Harding on 505 for her 200 hurdles.
Alessia Wynne scored the most points for the club on 1,476, the second highest of any athlete, with Jessica Nolan on 1,382, Paul Mierisch on 1,283, David Firth on 1,197, Allegria Basile on 1,187, David Vaughan on 1,035, Campbell McLennan on 1,017 and Brodie Mierisch on 1,005.
Some of our athletes also competed in the Vic 5,000 metres Victorian Championships at Box Hill on Thursday evening:
|
Distance |
Name |
Performance |
|
5000 |
Alastair Christy |
14:14.6 |
|
5000 |
Josh Ascar |
16:37.8 |
|
5000 |
Jacob Tymms |
17:19.0 |
|
5000 |
John Curry |
21:01.5 |
Premier Division
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
46,572 |
10 |
|
|
ESS |
Essendon |
40,007 |
9 |
|
|
EAG |
Eaglehawk |
38,609 |
8 |
|
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
31,964 |
7 |
|
|
BOH |
Box Hill |
29,376 |
6 |
|
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
27,752 |
5 |
|
|
GHY |
Glenhuntly |
23,776 |
4 |
|
|
WYN |
Wyndham |
21,074 |
3 |
|
|
COL |
Collingwood |
18,925 |
2 |
|
|
CHI |
Chilwell |
15,232 |
1 |
The results for Zone A with position in the state in brackets
Open Men (16 out of 38)
|
COL |
Collingwood |
3,348 |
||
|
ESS |
Essendon |
2,635 |
||
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
2,576 |
||
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
2,273 |
||
|
COB |
Coburg |
1,353 |
||
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
1,288 |
||
|
KSB |
Keilor St Bernards |
1,201 |
||
|
MUU |
Melbourne Uni |
801 |
||
|
SME |
South Melbourne |
723 |
||
|
OSC |
Old Scotch |
682 |
||
|
IVA |
Ivanhoe |
484 |
||
|
WTN |
Williamstown |
310 |
||
|
BWK |
Brunswick |
276 |
Men’s 40+ (3 out of 43)
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
11,289 |
||
|
ESS |
Essendon |
8,890 |
||
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
7,014 |
||
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
5,744 |
||
|
COL |
Collingwood |
5,341 |
||
|
KSB |
Keilor St Bernards |
4,087 |
||
|
PTN |
Preston |
2,549 |
||
|
IVA |
Ivanhoe |
1,628 |
||
|
COB |
Coburg |
1,298 |
||
|
RIC |
Richmond |
1,272 |
||
|
OSC |
Old Scotch |
1,257 |
||
|
WTN |
Williamstown |
1,020 |
||
|
BWK |
Brunswick |
1,000 |
||
|
OLM |
Old Melburnians |
664 |
||
|
MUU |
Melbourne Uni |
384 |
Men’s Under 20 (11 out of 30)
|
ESS |
Essendon |
3,344 |
||
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
2,764 |
||
|
IVA |
Ivanhoe |
1,453 |
||
|
KSB |
Keilor St Bernards |
1,344 |
||
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
1,184 |
||
|
COL |
Collingwood |
844 |
|
|
|
COB |
Coburg |
822 |
|
|
|
MUU |
Melbourne Uni |
650 |
|
|
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
352 |
||
|
WTM |
Williamstown |
243 |
|
|
Men’s Under 18 (5 out of 34)
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
6,441 |
||
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
2,503 |
||
|
ESS |
Essendon |
3,064 |
||
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
3,112 |
||
|
OSC |
Old Scotch |
1,371 |
||
|
COL |
Collingwood |
1,335 |
|
|
|
IVA |
Ivanhoe |
1,323 |
||
|
PTN |
Preston |
1,146 |
||
|
KSB |
Keilor St Bernards |
949 |
|
|
|
WTN |
Williamstown |
400 |
Men’s Under 14 (7 out of 32)
|
ESS |
Essendon |
2,090 |
||
|
KSB |
Keilor St Bernards |
1,987 |
||
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
1,857 |
||
|
COB |
Coburg |
1,414 |
||
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
892 |
||
|
OSC |
Old Scotch |
771 |
||
|
COL |
Collingwood |
644 |
||
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
462 |
Women’s 40+ (7 out of 30)
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
4,984 |
||
|
ESS |
Essendon |
3,194 |
||
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
3,167 |
||
|
KSB |
Keilor St Bernards |
3,155 |
||
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
2,595 |
||
|
COL |
Collingwood |
1,687 |
||
|
PTN |
Preston |
1,608 |
||
|
OSC |
Old Scotch |
1,005 |
||
|
COB |
Coburg |
810 |
|
Women’s Under 20 (1 out of 27)
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
3,625 |
||
|
KSB |
Keilor St Bernards |
1,715 |
||
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
1,344 |
||
|
ESS |
Essendon |
1,155 |
||
|
COL |
Collingwood |
1,069 |
||
|
OSC |
Old Scotch |
844 |
||
|
PTN |
Preston |
793 |
||
|
WTN |
Williamstown |
790 |
||
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
758 |
||
|
MUU |
Melbourne Uni |
484 |
Women’s Under 16 (11 out of 31)
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
5,749 |
||
|
ESS |
Essendon |
4,907 |
||
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
3,436 |
||
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
2,549 |
||
|
IVA |
Ivanhoe |
1,917 |
||
|
WTN |
Williamstown |
550 |
||
|
PTN |
Preston |
377 |
Women’s Under 14 (9 out of 26)
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
3,605 |
||
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
2,132 |
||
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
1,660 |
||
|
ESS |
Essendon |
1,490 |
||
|
IVA |
Ivanhoe |
1,210 |
||
|
KSB |
Keilor St Bernards |
178 |
|
AVSL Round 5 Results:
|
Grade |
Discipline |
Distance |
Name |
Performance |
Wind |
Points |
Notes |
|
F20 |
Run |
100 |
Alessia Wynne |
12.27 |
3.7 |
(487) |
|
|
F20 |
Run |
100 |
Alana Mierisch |
13.14 |
4.8 |
(406) |
|
|
F20 |
Run |
400 |
Alessandra Flynn |
59.2h |
(449) |
||
|
F20 |
Run |
400 |
Emma Peak |
77.7h |
(0) |
Score Limit |
|
|
F20 |
Hurdles |
100 |
Alessia Wynne |
13.96 |
3.9 |
(507) |
84cm |
|
F20 |
Discus |
Emma Peak |
18.35m |
(263) |
1kg |
||
|
F20 |
Discus |
Alana Mierisch |
15.02m |
(193) |
1kg |
||
|
F20 |
High Jump |
Alana Mierisch |
1.50m |
(351) |
|||
|
F20 |
Javelin |
Emma Peak |
16.53m |
(285) |
600g |
||
|
F20 |
Long Jump |
Alessia Wynne |
5.79m |
2.6 |
(482) |
||
|
F20 |
Long Jump |
Alessia Wynne |
6.00m |
2 |
(0) |
INV. |
|
|
F20 |
Long Jump |
Emma Peak |
3.71m |
(202) |
|||
|
F16 |
Hurdles |
200 |
Shakira Harding |
29.03 |
2.8 |
(505) |
76cm |
|
F16 |
Hurdles |
200 |
Eliza Chivers |
35.79 |
3 |
(219) |
76cm |
|
F16 |
Discus |
Jessica Nolan |
28.56m |
(447) |
1kg |
||
|
F16 |
High Jump |
Jessica Nolan |
1.40m |
(0) |
Score Limit |
||
|
F16 |
High Jump |
Eliza Chivers |
1.50m |
(443) |
|||
|
F16 |
Javelin |
Jessica Nolan |
36.85m |
(523) |
500g |
||
|
F16 |
Javelin |
Jessica Nolan |
38.20m |
(0) |
INV. ; 500g |
||
|
F16 |
Long Jump |
Jessica Nolan |
4.50m |
(412) |
|||
|
F14 |
Run |
100 |
Allegria Basile |
DQ |
3.9 |
(0) |
14.65. |
|
F14 |
Run |
200 |
Jamison Harding |
28.43 |
4.9 |
(436) |
|
|
F14 |
Hurdles |
200 |
Jamison Harding |
33.69 |
2.8 |
(509) |
76cm |
|
F14 |
Discus |
Allegria Basile |
16.45m |
(335) |
1kg |
||
|
F14 |
Javelin |
Allegria Basile |
25.09m |
(434) |
400g |
||
|
F14 |
Long Jump |
Allegria Basile |
4.15m |
(418) |
|||
|
F40 |
Run |
100 |
Laura McLennan |
16.58 |
(0) |
Score Limit |
|
|
F40 |
Run |
100 |
Renee Reardon |
16.75 |
(174) |
||
|
F40 |
Run |
100 |
Allison Parrott |
18.91 |
(162) |
||
|
F40 |
Run |
400 |
Renee Reardon |
1:36.1h |
(141) |
||
|
F40 |
Run |
400 |
Lydia Rinaudo |
74.7h |
(200) |
||
|
F40 |
Run |
400 |
Wendy Smith |
85.8h |
(177) |
||
|
F40 |
Run |
1500 |
Lydia Rinaudo |
4:58.6h |
(460) |
||
|
F40 |
Walk |
1500 |
Kim Peak |
10:28.5h |
(346) |
||
|
F40 |
Walk |
1500 |
Laura McLennan |
9:13.3h |
(392) |
||
|
F40 |
Discus |
Laura McLennan |
15.95m |
(269) |
1kg |
||
|
F40 |
Discus |
Kim Peak |
11.09m |
(201) |
1kg |
||
|
F40 |
Javelin |
Laura McLennan |
15.60m |
(289) |
600g |
||
|
F40 |
Javelin |
Kim Peak |
11.47m |
(229) |
500g |
||
|
F40 |
Long Jump |
Renee Reardon |
2.43m |
(127) |
|||
|
MOP |
Run |
200 |
Declan Brown-Porteous |
27.27 |
2.8 |
(199) |
|
|
MOP |
Run |
800 |
Oscar Oconnor |
02:07.8 |
(382) |
||
|
MOP |
Run |
1500 |
John Portwood |
4:48.5h |
(260) |
||
|
MOP |
Run |
3000 |
David Mitchell |
10:29.2h |
(288) |
YLS. |
|
|
MOP |
Shot Put |
David Mitchell |
5.40m |
(159) |
7.26kg |
||
|
M20 |
Run |
100 |
Alex Jones |
12.38 |
3.5 |
(310) |
|
|
M20 |
Run |
200 |
Alexander Rowlands |
25.76 |
3.1 |
(279) |
|
|
M20 |
Run |
400 |
Alex Jones |
54.99 |
(364) |
||
|
M20 |
Run |
800 |
Alexander Rowlands |
02:27.8 |
(231) |
||
|
M18 |
Run |
100 |
Matthew Parrott |
10.66 |
3.1 |
(541) |
|
|
M18 |
Run |
100 |
Ryan O’Neil-Parker |
11.52 |
2.8 |
(456) |
|
|
M18 |
Run |
100 |
Brodie Mierisch |
11.65 |
5.2 |
(440) |
|
|
M18 |
Run |
400 |
Ryan O’Neil-Parker |
53.99 |
(417) |
||
|
M18 |
Run |
400 |
Brodie Mierisch |
60.01 |
(280) |
||
|
M18 |
Run |
800 |
Peter Holland |
01:58.1 |
(507) |
||
|
M18 |
Run |
800 |
Matthew Deane |
02:13.6 |
(375) |
||
|
M18 |
Run |
800 |
Phillip Deane |
02:45.5 |
(188) |
||
|
M18 |
Run |
1500 |
Luca Scholes-Robertson |
4:14.3h |
(458) |
||
|
M18 |
Run |
1500 |
Liam McLennan |
4:28.0h |
(409) |
||
|
M18 |
Discus |
Liam McLennan |
21.62m |
(278) |
1.5kg |
||
|
M18 |
High Jump |
Brodie Mierisch |
1.50m |
(285) |
|||
|
M18 |
Javelin |
Liam McLennan |
26.40m |
(302) |
700g |
||
|
M14 |
Run |
1500 |
Joel Denny |
4:56.6h |
(372) |
||
|
M14 |
Walk |
1500 |
Lewis McLennan |
8:53.9h |
(361) |
||
|
M14 |
Walk |
1500 |
Hamish McLennan |
9:35.9h |
(298) |
||
|
M14 |
Discus |
Hamish McLennan |
19.41m |
(237) |
1kg |
||
|
M14 |
Discus |
Lewis McLennan |
14.84m |
(172) |
1kg |
||
|
M14 |
Javelin |
Hamish McLennan |
18.89m |
(238) |
600g |
||
|
M14 |
Javelin |
Lewis McLennan |
14.90m |
(179) |
600g |
||
|
M40 |
Run |
100 |
Paul Mierisch |
11.89 |
5.2 |
(445) |
|
|
M40 |
Run |
100 |
Graham Ford |
15.32 |
2.3 |
(307) |
|
|
M40 |
Run |
100 |
Darryl Kilmartin |
15.45 |
4.7 |
(0) |
Score Limit |
|
M40 |
Run |
200 |
David Firth |
26.74 |
2.8 |
(325) |
|
|
M40 |
Run |
400 |
Paul Mierisch |
56.09 |
(423) |
||
|
M40 |
Run |
400 |
David Vaughan |
65.3 |
(310) |
||
|
M40 |
Run |
400 |
Graham Ford |
84.91 |
(0) |
Score Limit |
|
|
M40 |
Run |
1500 |
David Vaughan |
4:57.4h |
(417) |
||
|
M40 |
Run |
1500 |
Campbell McLennan |
5:07.9h |
(325) |
||
|
M40 |
Run |
1500 |
Christian Lloyd |
6:09.2h |
(170) |
||
|
M40 |
Run |
3000 |
John Curry |
12:15.4h |
(245) |
YLS. |
|
|
M40 |
Discus |
David Vaughan |
22.22m |
(308) |
1.5kg |
||
|
M40 |
Discus |
Campbell McLennan |
24.99m |
(322) |
1.5kg |
||
|
M40 |
Discus |
Graham Ford |
20.41m |
(301) |
1kg |
||
|
M40 |
Discus |
Darryl Kilmartin |
17.75m |
(206) |
1.5kg |
||
|
M40 |
Discus |
Paul Mierisch |
30.42m |
(415) |
2kg |
||
|
M40 |
Hammer |
David Firth |
37.70m |
(456) |
7.26kg |
||
|
M40 |
High Jump |
Paul Mierisch |
1.55m |
(0) |
Score Limit |
||
|
M40 |
High Jump |
Christian Lloyd |
1.30m |
(225) |
|||
|
M40 |
Javelin |
David Vaughan |
21.53m |
(0) |
700g; Score Limit |
||
|
M40 |
Javelin |
Campbell McLennan |
27.77m |
(370) |
700g |
||
|
M40 |
Javelin |
Darryl Kilmartin |
22.76m |
(327) |
700g |
||
|
M40 |
Long Jump |
Graham Ford |
3.14m |
(259) |
|||
|
M40 |
Long Jump |
Darryl Kilmartin |
3.88m |
(275) |
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M40 |
Long Jump |
Christian Lloyd |
3.31m |
(167) |
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M40 |
Shot Put |
David Firth |
8.64m |
(416) |
7.26kg |