Doncaster Newsletter
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. 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. The men’s over 40 team and women’s under 20 were the standouts. The standout performance was a massive club record of 11.77 for the M40 100 metres to Paul Mierisch, beating his own record of 12.07 set in 2019!
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. However, we strongly encourage everyone to enter in at least two to three events to give us every possible chance of maximising our score.
All 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.
Zatopek:10
Last Thursday the 15th, a handful of DAC athletes competed in the Zatopek competition with distinction.
In the De Castella U20 3000m, Remy Williams smashed the Under 17 and 18 club records for that distance. Remy lowered the Under 17 record by 6.15 sec (totalling 14.89 seconds off the old record he originally broke at Milers last month), and took 4.39 seconds off Jeff Chambers’ Under 18 club record.
In the Steve Hooker Pole Vault team challenge, Tahlia Grace finished 9th with a clearance of 3.22m. Tahlia also created club history becoming the first DAC athlete to compete in the team challenge at Zatopek since its inception nearly ten years ago. Tahlia also contested the Steigen Pole Vault event in Geelong on Sunday, finishing 6th with a clearance of 3.30m
And, despite missing two of our best 400m runners through injury, our Open Men’s 4x400m team contested the final for the thirteenth consecutive year. The team of Lachlan Reynolds, Kevin Rassool, Peter Holland and Matthew Parrott finished a gallant fourth place in a hotly contested competition.
Also, congratulations to Alastair Christy on winning the ‘A’ Race in the Zatopek Challenge held at Aberfeldie a few days earlier. The Zatopek challenge/lower grades are considered a valuable stepping stone for up-and-coming Victorian long distance runners, to win the A race shows Al has a bright future ahead in athletics.
Christmas Party Wrap-up
Last Tuesday the 13th was our Christmas Party where we were able to contest the annual club handicap races. Brodie Mierisch was the winner of the Peter Ruff 100 metres handicap on Tuesday. It was one of the closest races for years: check out the video on our Facebook page. Lewis McLennan won the Ivan Harding Men’s 800 metres handicap and Alessia Wynne astounded her coach by winning the Tom Kelly Memorial Women’s 800m handicap. And, after applying the secret formula, we are excited to announce the winner of the Adam Robertson Javelin handicap is Lula Parrott! Lula becomes the first female winner of the event since Stephanie Ratcliffe in 2015.
Thank you to everyone who attended and the committee members involved in the setup and running of the event.
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
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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 results ……..
Athletes to finish top 10 in the state in the different age groups were:
MOpen: 800m Oscar O’Connor (2nd)
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)
M18: 100m Brodie Mierisch (10th), 1500m Luca Scholes-Robertson (5th), Nathaniel Uecker (7th), High Jump Brodie Mierisch (7th), Discus Brodie Mierisch (3rd)
M16: 400m Will Katic (1st), Christian Zapris (2nd), Long Jump Max McCool (10th )
WOP: 200m Nicole Reynolds (3rd)
W40+ 100m Wendy Smith (10th ), 2000m Walk Kim Peak (9th ), Javelin Sue Kilmartin (8th)
W20: 100m Alana Mierisch (8th ), 400m Alessandra Flynn (2nd), High Jump Alana Mierisch (1st), Javelin Emma Peak (4th ), Discus Emma Peak (7th )
W18: Alanna Turner (7th )
W16: 1500m Zahara Dvir (9th), Javelin Jessica Nolan (1st)
W14 800m Charlotte Senior (2nd),
Those to top the lists in Zone A were :
MOP: 800m Oscar O’Connor
M18: High Jump Brodie Mierisch
M16: 400m Will Katic
M40+: 100m Paul Mierisch, 400m Paul Mierisch, 800m David Vaughan 3000m Steeple John Curry, Javelin David Firth
FOP: 200m Nicole Reynolds
F20: High Jump Alana Mierisch
F16: Javelin Jessica Nolan
F14: 800m Charlotte Senior
Jessica Nolan was out highest scoring athlete with 510 for her Javelin and Will Katic on 499 for his 400m and Brodie Mierisch on 499 for his Discus.
Brodie Mierisch was the top scorer for the round on 1,381 just ahead of his father, Paul on 1,318 and David Firth on 1,128. The low numbers of high scoring athletes was reflected in the result.
The High Velocity Meet (incorporating the Victorian 100 Yards Championship) was held at Doncaster on Tuesday 6th December. A massive congratulations to Matthew Parrott on winning the championship. A special moment in the club’s history with Matt becoming the first Doncaster athlete to win the event named in club legend David Baxter’s memory.
High Velocity Club results:
|
Discipline |
Distance |
Name |
Performance |
Wind |
|
|
Run |
100 yards |
Alessia Wynne |
11.35 |
1.3 |
Heat |
|
Run |
200m |
Alessia Wynne |
24.89 |
2.5 |
|
|
Run |
200m |
Shakira Harding |
25.77 |
2.1 |
|
|
Hurdles |
200mH |
Shakira Harding |
29.49 |
-0.5 |
|
|
Hurdles |
200mH |
Jamison Harding |
31.80 |
-0.5 |
|
|
Run |
100 yards |
Matthew Parrott |
10.02 (F) |
0.1 |
Final, Gold |
|
Run |
100 yards |
Matthew Parrott |
10.20 (P) |
0.4 |
Heat |
|
Run |
100 yards |
Charlie Wu |
10.77 |
0.4 |
Heat |
|
Run |
100 yards |
Ethan Luo |
11.35 |
-1.0 |
Heat |
|
Run |
200m |
Ryan O’Neil-Parker |
22.96 |
0.1 |
|
|
Run |
200m |
Lachlan Reynolds |
23.27 |
1.1 |
|
|
Run |
200m |
Paul Mierisch |
24.44 |
0.8 |
|
|
Run |
200m |
Max McCool |
25.69 |
0.8 |
|
|
Long Jump |
|
Charlie Wu |
6.22m |
0.0 |
The Zatopek 10000m was held at Aberfeldie on Saturday 10 December 2022, and two of our athletes competed, Alastair Christy completed the distance in 30:10.2 and Matthew Christy in 34:53.1.
Doncaster athletes competed with distinction at the Australian All Schools Championships in Adelaide over the weekend of the 9th to 11th:
Across the three days of competition, medals were won by Remy Williams (Gold, U18 1500m), Shakira Harding (Gold, U16 200m Hurdles) and Jamison Harding and Allegria Basile (Gold and Silver, U14 Pole Vault).
W16 200m hurdles Shakira Harding 28.35 1st (club record)
M18 100m Matthew Parrott 11.05 4th (heat)
M18 100m Matthew Parrott 10.86 6th (final, Personal Best)
M18 1500m Remy Williams 3:54.94 1st
W16 90m hurdles Shakira Harding 12.75 (heat, club record)
M18 800m Remy Williams 1:56.36 5th
W16 High Jump Eliza Chivers 1.55 eq 6th
W14 Pole Vault Jamison Harding 3.20 1st (club record), Allegria Basile 1.65 2nd
Zatopek results:
|
Grade |
Discipline |
Distance |
Name |
Performance |
|
WOP |
Pole Vault |
Tahlia Grace |
3.22m |
|
|
M20 |
Run |
3000m |
Remy Williams |
08:18.8 |
|
MOP |
Relay |
4 x 400m |
Lachlan Reynolds; Kevin Rassool; Peter Holland & Matthew Parrott |
3:21.38 |
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
Open Men (39 out of 41)
|
ESS |
Essendon |
5,557 |
|
COL |
Collingwood |
5,147 |
|
MUU |
Melbourne Uni |
4,344 |
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
3,834 |
|
PTN |
Preston |
2,467 |
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
1,728 |
|
OSC |
Old Scotch |
1,186 |
|
COB |
Coburg |
1,180 |
|
KSB |
Keilor St Bernards |
1,068 |
|
IVA |
Ivanhoe |
753 |
|
BWK |
Brunswick |
725 |
|
OLM |
Old Melburnians |
496 |
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
404 |
|
WTN |
Williamstown |
304 |
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 |
Men’s Under 18 (10 out of 36)
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
5,966 |
|
ESS |
Essendon |
5,789 |
|
PTN |
Preston |
4,402 |
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
3,835 |
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
3,139 |
|
WTN |
Williamstown |
1,055 |
|
KSB |
Keilor St Bernards |
993 |
|
COL |
Collingwood |
475 |
|
IVA |
Ivanhoe |
472 |
|
MUU |
Melbourne Uni |
294 |
Men’s Under 16 (18 out of 39)
|
ESS |
Essendon |
5,467 |
|
WTN |
Williamstown |
4,097 |
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
3,055 |
|
COL |
Collingwood |
2,983 |
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
2,921 |
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
1,686 |
|
KSB |
Keilor St Bernards |
1,233 |
|
OSC |
Old Scotch |
1,103 |
|
COB |
Coburg |
748 |
|
MUU |
Melbourne Uni |
506 |
|
IVA |
Ivanhoe |
270 |
Women’s Open (27 out of 34)
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
2,357 |
|
KSB |
Keilor St Bernards |
1,951 |
|
ESS |
Essendon |
1,840 |
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
1,840 |
|
MUU |
Melbourne Uni |
1,642 |
|
PTN |
Preston |
1,626 |
|
COL |
Collingwood |
1,085 |
|
BWK |
Brunswick |
1,017 |
|
WTN |
Williamstown |
960 |
|
COB |
Coburg |
896 |
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
477 |
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 |
Women’s Under 20 (3 out of 24)
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
1,780 |
|
COL |
Collingwood |
1,348 |
|
KSB |
Keilor St Bernards |
1,261 |
|
ESS |
Essendon |
1,019 |
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
987 |
|
OSC |
Old Scotch |
985 |
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
812 |
|
WTN |
Williamstown |
752 |
|
PTN |
Preston |
555 |
|
MUU |
Melbourne Uni |
471 |
Women’s Under 18 (33 out of 34)
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
4,751 |
|
ESS |
Essendon |
4,061 |
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
3,187 |
|
PTN |
Preston |
699 |
|
COB |
Coburg |
658 |
|
WTN |
Williamstown |
454 |
|
KSB |
Keilor St Bernards |
450 |
|
COL |
Collingwood |
284 |
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
196 |
Women’s Under 16 (23 out of 32)
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
9,864 |
|
ESS |
Essendon |
5,520 |
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
3,347 |
|
IVA |
Ivanhoe |
1,955 |
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
1,470 |
|
COL |
Collingwood |
1,312 |
|
KSB |
Keilor St Bernards |
1,110 |
|
PTN |
Preston |
716 |
|
WTN |
Williamstown |
515 |
Women’s Under 14 (27 out of 29)
|
ESS |
Essendon |
7,178 |
|
DIV |
Diamond Valley |
2,466 |
|
WES |
Western Athletics |
1,660 |
|
KSB |
Keilor St Bernards |
1,007 |
|
IVA |
Ivanhoe |
980 |
|
COL |
Collingwood |
904 |
|
WTN |
Williamstown |
715 |
|
PTN |
Preston |
642 |
|
DAC |
Doncaster |
463 |
AVSL Round 7 Results:
|
Grade |
Discipline |
Distance |
Name |
Performance |
Wind |
Points |
Notes |
|
FOP |
Run |
200 |
Nicole Reynolds |
24.95 |
4 |
(477) |
|
|
F20 |
Run |
100 |
Alana Mierisch |
13.19 |
-0.7 |
(401) |
|
|
F20 |
Run |
400 |
Alessandra Flynn |
57.99 |
(478) |
||
|
F20 |
Discus |
Emma Peak |
16.69m |
(227) |
1kg |
||
|
F20 |
High Jump |
Alana Mierisch |
1.53m |
(369) |
|||
|
F20 |
Javelin |
Emma Peak |
17.72m |
(305) |
600g |
||
|
F18 |
Run |
1500 |
Alanna Turner |
6:13.3h |
(196) |
||
|
F16 |
Run |
100 |
Lucy Jordan |
15.72 |
0.9 |
(198) |
|
|
F16 |
Run |
1500 |
Zahara Dvir |
5:27.3h |
(342) |
||
|
F16 |
Run |
1500 |
Chloe Wenzel |
5:55.6h |
(255) |
||
|
F16 |
Run |
1500 |
Lucy Jordan |
7:14.2h |
(165) |
||
|
F16 |
Javelin |
Jessica Nolan |
34.41m |
(510) |
500g |
||
|
F14 |
Run |
800 |
Charlotte Senior |
02:30.7 |
(463) |
||
|
F40 |
Run |
100 |
Wendy Smith |
16.12 |
0.3 |
(192) |
|
|
F40 |
Run |
1500 |
Sue Kilmartin |
6:50.1h |
(202) |
||
|
F40 |
Walk |
2000 |
Kim Peak |
15:09.8h |
(288) |
LS. |
|
|
F40 |
Discus |
Kim Peak |
14.09m |
(292) |
1kg |
||
|
F40 |
Javelin |
Sue Kilmartin |
14.96m |
(278) |
500g |
||
|
F40 |
Javelin |
Kim Peak |
12.96m |
(266) |
500g |
||
|
MOP |
Run |
800 |
Oscar Oconnor |
02:05.8 |
(404) |
||
|
M18 |
Run |
100 |
Brodie Mierisch |
11.5 |
-1.6 |
(458) |
|
|
M18 |
Run |
100 |
Ryan O’Neil-Parker |
11.56 |
1 |
(451) |
|
|
M18 |
Run |
100 |
Anthony Jordan |
11.72 |
-1.3 |
(432) |
|
|
M18 |
Run |
400 |
Brodie Mierisch |
55.88 |
(0) |
Score Limit |
|
|
M18 |
Run |
1500 |
Luca Scholes-Robertson |
4:15.7h |
(453) |
||
|
M18 |
Run |
1500 |
Nathanael Uecker |
4:24.4h |
(422) |
||
|
M18 |
Discus |
Brodie Mierisch |
43.35m |
(499) |
1.5kg |
||
|
M18 |
High Jump |
Brodie Mierisch |
1.73m |
(424) |
|||
|
M16 |
Run |
100 |
Max McCool |
12.41 |
-1.9 |
(383) |
|
|
M16 |
Run |
400 |
Will Katic |
51.38 |
(499) |
||
|
M16 |
Run |
400 |
Christian Zapris |
53.37 |
(462) |
||
|
M16 |
Long Jump |
Max McCool |
4.85m |
(342) |
|||
|
M40 |
Run |
100 |
Paul Mierisch |
11.77 |
-1.6 |
(459) |
|
|
M40 |
Run |
100 |
David Firth |
12.73 |
-2.4 |
(337) |
|
|
M40 |
Run |
100 |
Darryl Kilmartin |
15.07 |
8 |
(0) |
Score Limit |
|
M40 |
Run |
400 |
Paul Mierisch |
54.99 |
(444) |
||
|
M40 |
Run |
800 |
David Vaughan |
02:23.0 |
(430) |
||
|
M40 |
Steeple |
3000 |
John Curry |
13:40.2 |
(239) |
YLS. ; 91cm |
|
|
M40 |
Discus |
Campbell McLennan |
23.17m |
(295) |
1.5kg |
||
|
M40 |
Discus |
Graham Ford |
19.66m |
(283) |
1kg |
||
|
M40 |
Discus |
Darryl Kilmartin |
21.34m |
(292) |
1.5kg |
||
|
M40 |
Discus |
David Firth |
24.08m |
(336) |
2kg |
||
|
M40 |
High Jump |
Paul Mierisch |
1.58m |
(415) |
|||
|
M40 |
Javelin |
Campbell McLennan |
29.91m |
(401) |
700g |
||
|
M40 |
Javelin |
Darryl Kilmartin |
20.13m |
(280) |
700g |
||
|
M40 |
Javelin |
David Firth |
38.25m |
(455) |
800g |
||
|
M40 |
Long Jump |
Graham Ford |
3.36m |
(306) |
|||
|
M40 |
Long Jump |
Darryl Kilmartin |
3.97m |
(291) |
|||
|
M40 |
Shot Put |
David Vaughan |
7.50m |
(389) |
6kg |