Doncaster Newsletter
Round 8 – 13/01/2024
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2024, and another year of “action-a-plenty” at DAC! Wishing you and your family all the very best!
In this issue:
Round 8 – Saturday January 13; Round-Up
High Velocity Meet – January 6
Victorian Multi Event Championships – January 6&7
Geelong and Surf Coast Track Classic – January 6
Throws Coaching News
Pole Vault Coaching News
Round 9 – Saturday January 20,
Round 10 – Powerplay!
Congratulations to Anita & Nick Finch!
Round 8 – Saturday January 13
With AVSL back at Doncaster on Saturday, DAC again finished fifth. Some athletes were still on holidays, but the Men’s 40+ and Women’s under 14 teams both finished fourth in the state. In the Men’s Under 20 it was a big welcome back to para–Commonwealth Games athlete, Anthony Jordan, and state 100 yards champion Matthew Parrott.
Athletes to finish top in the state in the different age groups were:
MOpen: 100m Kevin Rassool (3rd), 1500m David Mitchell (9th)
M40+: 100m Paul Mierisch (3rd) David Firth (7th), 400m Paul Mierisch (3rd) David Vaughan (4th) Campbell McLennan (6th) David Firth (7th) Sean Peters (10th), 1500m David Vaughan (1st) Campbell McLennan (4th), Long Jump Sean Peters (4th), Pole Vault Jim Poulter (3rd), Javelin Campbell McLennan (4th) David Firth (6th)
M20: 100m Anthony Jordan (1st) Matthew Parrott (3rd), 400m Ben Purser (3rd)
M18: 100m Ryan O’Neil-Parker (4th), 400m Riley Neecowen (2nd) Ryan O’Neil-Parker (4th), 800m Josh Ascar (3rd), 2000m steeplechase Josh Ascar (2nd)
M16 100m Zachary Wong (6th), 1500m walk Hamish McLennan (2nd), Hammer Hamish McLennan (4th)
M14: 1500m Ashok Sinnadurai (3rd), 1500m walk Lewis McLennan (1st), Javelin Lewis McLennan (2nd), Hammer Lewis McLennan (1st)
FOP: 100m Alessia Wynne (2nd), 400m Alana Mierisch (3rd), 100m hurdles Alessia Wynne (1st), Long Jump Alessia Wynne (3rd)
W40+ 100m Wendy Smith (4th), 400m Laura McLennan (7th), 1500m Deb Garden (4th ), 1500m walk Kim Peak (5th), Javelin Sue Kilmartin (4th) Laura McLennan (9th) Kim Peak (10th)
W20 Alessandra Flynn (1st), Long Jump Emma Peak (4th)
W18: Hammer Jasmine Smith (6th)
W16: 400m Mia Fernandez (5th), 1500m Lucy Kearney (1st), Pole Vault Jamison Harding (1st)
W14: 100m Zoe Garden (2nd) April Kosta (4th), 400m Chloe Baldock (1st), 1500m Madeleine Kearney (2nd), Long Jump April Kosta (3rd) Talise Botha (6th)
The highest scoring athlete was Josh Ascar, with an outstanding six minutes for the 2000 metres steeplechase, scoring 545 points! Not far behind was Jamison Harding scoring 538 for her pole vault and para-Commonwealth Games athlete Anthony Jordan scoring 507 for his 100 metres. Riley Neecowen made an impressive debut for the club, running under 50 seconds for the 400 metres to score 496.
Our most successful athlete was Alessia Wynne with 1,369 points. Young Lewis McLennan had a big win, finishing ahead of his father for the first time on 1,141 points to Campbell’s 1,126. He was top in the state in the walk and hammer, and second in the javelin. Masters David Vaughan and David Firth followed close behind with 1,075 and 1,056, with Josh Ascar on 1,001 from his two events.
A big thank you to those members who assisted with volunteer duties during Round 9. Ashok’s dad, Ben Jordan, Wendy Smith, Sue and Darryl Kilmartin, Phil Allen, Amanda McLellan, Allan Watson, Kim Peak, Andy Parrott and Matt Christie.
More details on Round 8 Club and individual results at the bottom of this newsletter.
High Velocity Meet – 6th January
On January 6, several Doncaster athletes headed to Lakeside for the High Velocity meeting. Thomas Reynolds, currently the leading quarter miler in Australia this season, and ran an impressive 46.89.
| Grade | Discipline | Distance | Name | Performance | Wind |
| FOP | Run | 200 | Alessia Wynne | 24.51 | 2.4 |
| FOP | Run | 400 | Alessandra Flynn | 58.50 | |
| FOP | Run | 400 | Lucy Kearney | 65.61 | |
| FOP | Run | 400 | Alana Mierisch | 66.67 | |
| FOP | Run | 400 | Madeleine Kearney | 67.30 | |
| MOP | Run | 200 | Kevin Rassool | 21.72 | 0 |
| MOP | Run | 200 | Ryan O’Neil-Parker | 22.88 | 3.3 |
| MOP | Run | 200 | Anthony Jordan | 23.73 | 1.4 |
| MOP | Run | 400 | Thomas Reynolds | 46.89 | |
| MOP | Run | 400 | Lachlan Reynolds | 51.74 | |
| MOP | Run | 400 | Christian Zapris | 52.09 | |
| MOP | Run | 400 | Brodie Mierisch | 53.83 | |
| MOP | Run | 400 | Paul Mierisch | 54.97 | |
| F84 | Hurdles | 100 | Alessia Wynne | 13.82 | 3 |
On the same weekend and venue, Jamison Harding and Allegria Basille competed in the pole vault, clearing 3.65 and 2.80 respectively. Also, siblings Talise and Zander Botha competed in the Victorian Multi-Events championships with Talise coming away with a silver medal:
| Grade | Discipline | Distance | Name | Performance | Wind | Points |
| F14 | Run | 800 | Talise Botha | 02:49.8 | 2174 | |
| F14 | Shot Put | Talise Botha | 6.08m | 2174 | ||
| F14 | High Jump | Talise Botha | 1.30m | 2174 | ||
| F14 | Hurdles | 80 | Talise Botha | 14.51 | 0.5 | 2174 |
| F14 | Run | 200 | Talise Botha | 29.3 | -0.3 | 2174 |
| M16 | Hurdles | 100 | Zander Botha | 19.42 | 3 | 2786 |
| M16 | Run | 1500 | Zander Botha | 05:06.2 | 2786 | |
| M16 | High Jump | Zander Botha | 1.50m | 2786 | ||
| M16 | Shot Put | Zander Botha | 7.79m | 2786 | ||
| M16 | Run | 200 | Zander Botha | 25.27 | 1.2 | 2786 |
| M16 | Javelin | Zander Botha | 18.19m | 2786 | ||
| M16 | Long Jump | Zander Botha | 5.10m | -2 | 2786 |
It was a busy weekend, with Matt Christy going to Geelong to compete in the Surf Coast Track Meet, running an impressive 33:42.58 for the 10,000 metres.
While the rest of us were taking it easy, congratulations to these athletes on a very successful weekend!
Throws Coaching
We are pleased to announce Allan Watson is back coaching. If you are interested, please contact Allan via the coaching page on our new website.
Peter Coumaros will continue to make himself available on Monday evenings from 5:30. Generally, he will be starting with hammer throw and at 6:30 move onto a different discipline each week. Text him on 0401 993 218 if you are interested.
Pole Vault Coaching
Come and try out with our new Pole Vault Coach, David Thomson, now on Monday evenings at 5:30pm.
Free tryouts are available for DAC and DLAC members over 11 years old, whether you’re experienced or new to pole vaulting, trials extended until the end of March. Simply reply to this email to express your interest. Non-members aged 11 to 99 are also welcome at a negotiable price for ongoing coaching after the first free session. Don’t miss this chance to improve your skills with David’s guidance. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
Round 9 – Saturday January 20
Round 9 entries close on Wednesday 17th January at midday. Be sure to get yourself onto the start sheets! Also of note is the 4 x 400m relay scheduled at Round 9. Please indicate your interest and availability to Team Managers on the day!
POWERPLAY Round 10 on February 3. Heads up that at Round 10 on February 3rd will see DAC use their ‘Powerplay’ on our home track! Sharpen both your spikes and starts and come and be part of a big day for DAC!
At Doncaster we are required to provide 3 helpers for hammer throw. Please check off these tasks on the Stacks Team App! Download the Stacks Team App here:
iPhone – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/team-app-your-team-your-app/id625607532
Andriod – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teamapp.teamapp
Anyone having issues with the app is asked to contact Matt Christie; we need everyone to do their share of helping out.
Please direct any queries to Matt (summer.coordinator@doncasterac.org.au).
Congratulations to Anita & Nick Finch!
Thomas Arthur Finch (3.97kg) was welcomed into the world on December 20 by proud new parents, Anita and Nick!! Anita and new bub are doing very well. In about 12ish years, we hope to see a much bigger Tom join DAC to make 3 generations of Finch family members at the club! Baby Tommy was named after the honourable Tom Kelly! Congratulations!
Round 8 – Detailed Results:
Premier Division
| DIV | Diamond Valley | 46,813 | 10 |
| EAG | Eaglehawk | 40,610 | 9 |
| ESS | Essendon | 38,454 | 8 |
| GHY | Glenhuntly | 30,187 | 7 |
| DAC | Doncaster | 28,035 | 6 |
| BOH | Box Hill | 26,688 | 5 |
| WEN | Wendouree | 24,952 | 4 |
| MEN | Mentone | 22,928 | 3 |
| COL | Collingwood | 22,034 | 2 |
| WES | Western Athletics | 19,367 | 1 |
Open Men (26 out of 38)
Men’s 40+ (4 out of 42)
Men’s Under 20 (10 out of 28)
Men’s Under 18 (13 out of 34)
Men’s Under 16 (24 out of 36)
Men’s Under 14 (10 out of 26)
Open Women (7 out of 34)
Women’s 40+ (8 out of 28)
Women’s Under 20 (6 out of 24)
Women’s Under 18 (25 out of 31)
Women’s Under 16 (11 out of 33)
Women’s Under 14 (4 out of 29)
Results:
| Grade | Discipline | Distance | Name | Performance | Wind | Points | Notes |
| FOP | Run | 100 | Alessia Wynne | 12.44 | -0.2 | (453) | |
| FOP | Run | 100 | Alana Mierisch | 13.51 | 0 | (299) | |
| FOP | Run | 100 | Christal Xie | 18.94 | -0.9 | (137) | |
| FOP | Run | 400 | Christal Xie | 01:35.2 | (127) | ||
| FOP | Run | 400 | Alana Mierisch | 64.76 | (278) | ||
| FOP | Hurdles | 100 | Alessia Wynne | 14.18 | -1.9 | (461) | 0.838m |
| FOP | Javelin | Christal Xie | 12.42m | (157) | 600g | ||
| FOP | Long Jump | Alessia Wynne | 5.74m | (455) | |||
| F20 | Run | 400 | Alessandra Flynn | 59.54 | (434) | ||
| F20 | Run | 400 | Emma Peak | 71.99 | (198) | ||
| F20 | Javelin | Emma Peak | 15.13m | (202) | 600g | ||
| F20 | Long Jump | Emma Peak | 4.29m | (277) | |||
| F18 | Hammer | Jasmine Smith | 27.60m | (313) | 3kg | ||
| F18 | Javelin | Jasmine Smith | 17.67m | (241) | 500g | ||
| F16 | Run | 100 | Teiva Levy | 14.36 | 1.7 | (281) | |
| F16 | Run | 400 | Mia Fernandez | 64.9 | (396) | ||
| F16 | Run | 400 | Teiva Levy | 69.59 | (290) | ||
| F16 | Run | 1500 | Lucy Kearney | 5:03.7h | (422) | ||
| F16 | Run | 1500 | Bella Davey | 6:04.4h | (198) | ||
| F16 | Pole Vault | Jamison Harding | 3.75m | (538) | |||
| F14 | Run | 100 | Zoe Garden | 13.79 | 0.2 | (419) | |
| F14 | Run | 100 | April Kosta | 14.07 | 0.3 | (388) | |
| F14 | Run | 400 | Chloe Baldock | 63.92 | (467) | ||
| F14 | Run | 1500 | Madeleine Kearney | 5:09.0h | (438) | ||
| F14 | Long Jump | Talise Botha | 4.30m | (410) | |||
| F14 | Long Jump | April Kosta | 4.53m | (441) | |||
| F14 | Shot Put | Allegria Basile | 7.79m | (414) | 3kg | ||
| F40 | Run | 100 | Wendy Smith | 15.65 | 1 | (264) | |
| F40 | Run | 100 | Allison Parrott | 19.8 | -0.9 | (156) | |
| F40 | Run | 400 | Kathryn Gawthorn | 01:33.2 | (164) | ||
| F40 | Run | 400 | Kim Peak | 01:40.1 | (0) | Score Limit | |
| F40 | Run | 400 | Laura McLennan | 84.37 | (186) | ||
| F40 | Run | 1500 | Deb Garden | 5:34.7h | (289) | ||
| F40 | Run | 1500 | Kathryn Gawthorn | 6:54.6h | (179) | ||
| F40 | Run | 1500 | Allison Parrott | 7:35.2h | (173) | ||
| F40 | Walk | 1500 | Kim Peak | 10:29.5h | (313) | ||
| F40 | Hammer | Laura McLennan | 18.99m | (299) | 4kg | ||
| F40 | Hammer | Kim Peak | 19.88m | (330) | 3kg | ||
| F40 | Javelin | Laura McLennan | 15.06m | (248) | 600g | ||
| F40 | Javelin | Kim Peak | 12.25m | (237) | 500g | ||
| F40 | Javelin | Sue Kilmartin | 15.69m | (292) | 500g | ||
| MOP | Run | 100 | Kevin Rassool | 11.15 | -0.7 | (450) | |
| MOP | Run | 400 | Brock Goodings | 66.7 | (182) | ||
| MOP | Run | 1500 | David Mitchell | 4:53.7h | (202) | ||
| MOP | Run | 1500 | Brock Goodings | 5:18.0h | (181) | ||
| MOP | Run | 1500 | William Sullivan | 6:00.7h | (147) | ||
| M20 | Run | 100 | Matthew Parrott | 11.41 | -0.7 | (443) | |
| M20 | Run | 100 | Anthony Jordan | 11.76 | -0.9 | (507) | T47 |
| M20 | Run | 400 | Benjamin Purser | 56.66 | (297) | ||
| M18 | Run | 100 | Ryan O’Neil-Parker | 11.61 | -0.4 | (445) | |
| M18 | Run | 400 | Riley Neecowen | 49.86 | (496) | ||
| M18 | Run | 400 | Ryan O’Neil-Parker | 52.68 | (436) | ||
| M18 | Run | 800 | Josh Ascar | 02:02.6 | (456) | ||
| M18 | Steeple | 2000 | Josh Ascar | 06:00.2 | (545) | 0.838m | |
| M16 | Run | 100 | Zachary Wong | 12.1 | -0.4 | (422) | |
| M16 | Run | 400 | Hamish McLennan | 61.98 | (0) | Score Limit | |
| M16 | Run | 1500 | Hamish McLennan | 4:56.7h | (283) | ||
| M16 | Walk | 1500 | Hamish McLennan | 8:47.7h | (306) | ||
| M16 | Hammer | Hamish McLennan | 26.34m | (339) | 4kg | ||
| M16 | Javelin | Hamish McLennan | 22.26m | (0) | Score Limit | ||
| M14 | Run | 400 | Lewis McLennan | 71.14 | (0) | Score Limit | |
| M14 | Run | 1500 | Ashok Sinnadurai | 5:13.9h | (265) | ||
| M14 | Run | 1500 | Lewis McLennan | 5:26.3h | (0) | Score Limit | |
| M14 | Walk | 1500 | Lewis McLennan | 7:38.5h | (443) | ||
| M14 | Hammer | Lewis McLennan | 30.26m | (406) | 3kg | ||
| M14 | Javelin | Lewis McLennan | 23.20m | (292) | 600g | ||
| M40 | Run | 100 | Paul Mierisch | 12.21 | -0.6 | (436) | |
| M40 | Run | 100 | Sean Peters | 13.02 | 0 | (265) | |
| M40 | Run | 100 | David Firth | 13.03 | -0.6 | (315) | |
| M40 | Run | 100 | Justin Botha | 13.74 | 0 | (198) | |
| M40 | Run | 100 | Darryl Kilmartin | 15.38 | -0.6 | (0) | Score Limit |
| M40 | Run | 400 | Paul Mierisch | 55.73 | (449) | ||
| M40 | Run | 400 | David Firth | 60.41 | (340) | ||
| M40 | Run | 400 | Campbell McLennan | 61.7 | (362) | ||
| M40 | Run | 400 | David Vaughan | 62.69 | (389) | ||
| M40 | Run | 400 | Sean Peters | 62.96 | (245) | ||
| M40 | Run | 400 | Justin Botha | 68.03 | (192) | ||
| M40 | Run | 1500 | David Vaughan | 4:50.7h | (444) | ||
| M40 | Run | 1500 | Campbell McLennan | 4:59.8h | (354) | ||
| M40 | Hammer | Andrew Parrott | 15.50m | (188) | 5kg | ||
| M40 | Hammer | David Vaughan | 17.94m | (242) | 6kg | ||
| M40 | Hammer | Darryl Kilmartin | 18.19m | (248) | 6kg | ||
| M40 | Javelin | Campbell McLennan | 30.75m | (410) | 700g | ||
| M40 | Javelin | Andrew Parrott | 12.96m | (174) | 600g | ||
| M40 | Javelin | Darryl Kilmartin | 22.64m | (320) | 700g | ||
| M40 | Javelin | David Firth | 30.80m | (401) | 800g | ||
| M40 | Long Jump | Darryl Kilmartin | 3.86m | (283) | |||
| M40 | Long Jump | Sean Peters | 5.27m | (384) | |||
| M40 | Pole Vault | Jim Poulter | 1.95m | (254) | |||
| M40 | Pole Vault | Darryl Kilmartin | 2.40m | (0) | Score Limit |