Doncaster Newsletter 40+
Edition 68
AVSL Round 7 – 17/12/2022
Christmas is coming and with Christmas parties aplenty, Doncaster Little Aths with their Open Day and large distances for athletes to travel last weekend, numbers were down and we finished near the bottom, though the over age teams did better than many of the younger ones. Having finished midfield last round, there were no men in the under 20 or under 14 competition this week, and many age groups were struggling. Paul Mierisch was the athlete of the day smashing the 12 second barrier for the first time and breaking the club M40 record he set three years ago. He also broke his high jump record, while David Vaughan continued his fine form in the 800 metres.
Heading into the Christmas/New Year break, we have dropped to seventh in the Premier Division ladder. With three rounds left until the two weeks of finals, we will need to ensure we have strong attendance at the remaining rounds, as these will be crucial in deciding whether we will contest the promotion or relegation playoff at the finals.
The next round of AVSL is being held at Doncaster and Duncan MacKinnon on Saturday 21st of January. This will also be the round where we will use our Powerplay, doubling our ladder points yield. Entries are not due to open until 5pm on Wednesday 11th of January. we strongly encourage everyone to enter in at least two to three events to give us every possible chance of maximising our score.
We are also filming a Promotional Video of the club on the 21st Jan at Doncaster so please enter events at Doncaster and invite your cheer squad!
All records and results below after a few community announcements !
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: 8am for an 8:30am start, meet at the front of the pavilion overlooking the top oval.
Uniforms
Uniforms are available to try on and purchase at training or AVSL. We have a range of sizes and styles to suit ranging from singlets and crop tops to shorts and compression tights. Check out our website .
For further information, please contact our uniform Co-ordinator, Alessia Wynne at uniforms@doncasterac.org.au 0473 359 747.
Newsletter
Is there information you would like to see in these newsletters ? If you have feedback or suggestions for the newsletter please email newsletter@doncasterac.org.au
Did you know ?
There is now an option to request a withdrawal of your entry if you make a mistake, or if you are injured. This option is only available up to close of entries on the Wednesday before the meet. You can either withdraw your whole booking or there is a dialogue box to specify which entries you wish to withdraw from.
Do you have a helpful hint to share ? If so, please email newsletter@doncasterac.org.au
Helpers
A big shout out to those that helped with setup and pack up of the track and equipment and assisted during the HVC & AVT meets on Tuesday 6 December. We are always grateful for assistance provided and appreciate it when people offer to assist when there is a task to do.
Cornwell’s Mitre 10
Remember 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 sincerely 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.
Now back to the records and results ……..
Records :
|
6/12/22 |
HVC |
M45 |
200 metres |
Paul Mierisch |
24.44 |
Paul Mierisch |
24.65 |
|
17/12/22 |
AVSL |
M45 |
100 metres |
Paul Mierisch |
11.77 |
Paul Mierisch |
12.13 |
|
17/12/22 |
AVSL |
M55 |
800 metres |
David Vaughan |
02:23.0 |
David Vaughan |
02:26.3 |
|
17/12/22 |
AVSL |
M45 |
High Jump |
Paul Mierisch |
1.58 |
Paul Mierisch |
1.55 |
Athletes to finish top 10 in the state in the different age groups were:
M40+: 100m Paul Mierisch (3rd), 400m Paul Mierisch (2nd), 800m David Vaughan (1st), 3000m Steeple John Curry (1st), Long Jump Graham Ford (10th), High Jump Paul Mierisch (5th), Javelin David Firth (2nd), Campbell McLennan (7th)
W40+: 100m Wendy Smith (10th ), 2000m Walk Kim Peak (9th ), Javelin Sue Kilmartin (8th)
Those to top the lists in Zone A were :
M40+: 100m Paul Mierisch, 400m Paul Mierisch, 800m David Vaughan 3000m Steeple John Curry, Javelin David Firth
The 45-year-olds Paul Mierisch and David Firth on 1318 and 1129 respectively were the top scorers for this round with Paul finishing just behind his son Brodie.
High Velocity Club results from Tuesday 6th December saw Paul Mierisch broke his own 200m record from March, with a 24.44 (wind 0.8).
AVSL Round 7 Premier Division ladder results
|
ESS |
Essendon |
55,026 |
10 |
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
45,071 |
9 |
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
32,660 |
8 |
|
EAG |
Eaglehawk |
32,237 |
7 |
|
GHY |
Glenhuntly |
27,315 |
6 |
|
BOH |
Box Hill |
23,359 |
5 |
|
COL |
Collingwood |
20,382 |
4 |
|
WYN |
Wyndham |
17,370 |
3 |
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
16,961 |
2 |
|
CHI |
Chilwell |
14,884 |
1 |
AVSL Premier Division Ladder after Round 7#
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
286,063 |
66 |
Promotion Playoff |
|
EAG |
Eaglehawk |
228,970 |
58 |
Promotion Playoff |
|
ESS |
Athletics Essendon |
276,994 |
55 |
Promotion Playoff |
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
198,061 |
47 |
Promotion Playoff |
|
BOH |
Box Hill |
161,808 |
37 |
Promotion Playoff |
|
GHY |
Glenhuntly |
177,454 |
33 |
Relegation Playoff |
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
171,698 |
29 |
Relegation Playoff |
|
COL |
Collingwood Harriers |
125,682 |
13 |
Relegation Playoff |
|
WYN |
Wyndham T&F |
122,728 |
13 |
Relegation Playoff |
|
CHI |
Athletics Chilwell |
120,252 |
13 |
Relegation Playoff |
# Round 2 of AVSL at Geelong was rescheduled to early January due to the extensive flooding at Landy Field, causing the original round in October to be postponed. AV will update the ladder when Geelong Region results have been finalised.
The results for Zone A with position in the state in brackets
Men’s 40+ (6 out of 44)
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
10,108 |
|
ESS |
Essendon |
9,070 |
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
5,652 |
|
COL |
Collingwood |
5,035 |
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
3,493 |
|
COB |
Coburg |
3,102 |
|
PTN |
Preston |
2,805 |
|
KSB |
Keilor St Bernards |
2,739 |
|
RIC |
Richmond |
2,412 |
|
IVA |
Ivanhoe |
1,509 |
|
BWK |
Brunswick |
989 |
|
MUU |
Melbourne Uni |
826 |
|
WTN |
Williamstown |
688 |
|
OSC |
Old Scotch |
664 |
|
OLM |
Old Melburnians |
467 |
|
SME |
South Melbourne |
343 |
Women’s 40+ (15 out of 29)
|
ESS |
Essendon |
4,549 |
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
3,640 |
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
3,492 |
|
PTN |
Preston |
2,465 |
|
KSB |
Keilor St Bernards |
1,677 |
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
1,518 |
|
COL |
Collingwood |
1,380 |
|
COB |
Coburg |
738 |
|
BWK |
Brunswick |
663 |
|
OSC |
Old Scotch |
525 |
AVSL Round 7 Results:
|
Grade |
Discipline |
Distance |
Name |
Performance |
Wind |
Points |
Notes |
|
F45 |
Run |
100 |
Wendy Smith |
16.12 |
0.3 |
(192) |
|
|
F50 |
Run |
1500 |
Sue Kilmartin |
6:50.1h |
(202) |
||
|
F55 |
Walk |
2000 |
Kim Peak |
15:09.8h |
(288) |
LS. |
|
|
F55 |
Discus |
Kim Peak |
14.09m |
(292) |
1kg |
||
|
F50 |
Javelin |
Sue Kilmartin |
14.96m |
(278) |
500g |
||
|
F55 |
Javelin |
Kim Peak |
12.96m |
(266) |
500g |
||
|
M45 |
Run |
100 |
Paul Mierisch |
11.77 |
-1.6 |
(459) |
(Record) |
|
M45 |
Run |
100 |
David Firth |
12.73 |
-2.4 |
(337) |
|
|
M55 |
Run |
100 |
Darryl Kilmartin |
15.07 |
8 |
(0) |
Score Limit |
|
M45 |
Run |
400 |
Paul Mierisch |
54.99 |
(444) |
||
|
M55 |
Run |
800 |
David Vaughan |
02:23.0 |
(430) |
(Record) |
|
|
M50 |
Steeple |
3000 |
John Curry |
13:40.2 |
(239) |
YLS. ; 91cm |
|
|
M50 |
Discus |
Campbell McLennan |
23.17m |
(295) |
1.5kg |
||
|
M70 |
Discus |
Graham Ford |
19.66m |
(283) |
1kg |
||
|
M55 |
Discus |
Darryl Kilmartin |
21.34m |
(292) |
1.5kg |
||
|
M45 |
Discus |
David Firth |
24.08m |
(336) |
2kg |
||
|
M45 |
High Jump |
Paul Mierisch |
1.58m |
(415) |
(Record) |
||
|
M50 |
Javelin |
Campbell McLennan |
29.91m |
(401) |
700g |
||
|
M55 |
Javelin |
Darryl Kilmartin |
20.13m |
(280) |
700g |
||
|
M45 |
Javelin |
David Firth |
38.25m |
(455) |
800g |
||
|
M70 |
Long Jump |
Graham Ford |
3.36m |
(306) |
|||
|
M55 |
Long Jump |
Darryl Kilmartin |
3.97m |
(291) |
|||
|
M55 |
Shot Put |
David Vaughan |
7.50m |
(389) |
6kg |