Doncaster 40+ Newsletter
Opening day of the new Shield format saw Doncaster Head Diamond Valley for much of the day before they made a late surge. However, the big surprise was Collingwood, who haven’t been fielding a 40+ team for some years, and had recruited a family of Dells from Richmond. They ended up being top in the State with Diamond Valley and Doncaster eighth and ninth. And we still have a number of members missing. The women’s team was also below strength, but still managed third.
There were a number of new records set, particularly Kath Gawthorn and Laura McLennan in the W45 and Will McCombie in the M60, while Graham Ford broke his M70 discus record.
It was a welcome back to Will McCombie, into a new age group and running well.
The women’s team is looking for some more members to help Laura and Kath.
Men’s 40+
| 
 Collingwood  | 
 COL  | 
 8,630  | 
| 
 Diamond Valley  | 
 DIV  | 
 6,006  | 
| 
 Doncaster  | 
 DAC  | 
 5,795  | 
| 
 Richmond  | 
 RIC  | 
 2,045  | 
| 
 Preston  | 
 PRE  | 
 1,659  | 
| 
 Ivanhoe  | 
 IVH  | 
 1,109  | 
Women’s 40+
| 
 Diamond Valley  | 
 DIV  | 
 4,415  | 
| 
 Preston  | 
 PRE  | 
 2,758  | 
| 
 Doncaster  | 
 DAC  | 
 891  | 
| 
 Richmond  | 
 RIC  | 
 389  | 
Men’s 40+ State-wide
| 
 COL  | 
 Collingwood  | 
 8,630  | 
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| 
 EAG  | 
 Eaglehawk  | 
 8,458  | 
||
| 
 GHY  | 
 Glenhuntly  | 
 8,094  | 
||
| 
 ESS  | 
 Essendon  | 
 7,904  | 
||
| 
 BEL  | 
 Bellarine  | 
 6,450  | 
||
| 
 BHA  | 
 Ballarat Harriers  | 
 6,171  | 
||
| 
 MPA  | 
 Mornington  | 
 6,091  | 
||
| 
 DIV  | 
 Diamond Valley  | 
 6,006  | 
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| 
 DAC  | 
 Doncaster  | 
 5,795  | 
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| 
 BGO  | 
 Bendigo Harriers  | 
 5,078  | 
||
| 
 KSB  | 
 Keilor St Bernards  | 
 4,810  | 
||
| 
 KNA  | 
 Knox  | 
 3,841  | 
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| 
 VMA  | 
 Vic Masters  | 
 3,283  | 
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| 
 WEN  | 
 Wendouree  | 
 3,000  | 
Results:
| 
 Grade  | 
 Discipline  | 
 Distance  | 
 Name  | 
 Performance  | 
 Points  | 
 
  | 
| 
 F40  | 
 Run  | 
 1500  | 
 Laura Mclennan  | 
 7:14.4h  | 
 (168)  | 
 
  | 
| 
 F40  | 
 Run  | 
 1500  | 
 Kathryn Gawthorn  | 
 6:50.4h  | 
 (195)  | 
 New Rec  | 
| 
 F40  | 
 Walk  | 
 3000  | 
 Laura Mclennan  | 
 19:35.6h  | 
 (302)  | 
 New Rec  | 
| 
 F40  | 
 Discus  | 
 Kathryn Gawthorn  | 
 13.95m  | 
 (226)  | 
 New Rec  | 
|
| 
 F40  | 
 Run  | 
 5000  | 
 Kathryn Gawthorn  | 
 25:25.9h  | 
 New Rec  | 
|
| 
 M40  | 
 Run  | 
 100  | 
 David Firth  | 
 12.83  | 
 (298)  | 
 New Rec  | 
| 
 M40  | 
 Run  | 
 100  | 
 Will McCombie  | 
 14.39  | 
 (327)  | 
 
  | 
| 
 M40  | 
 Run  | 
 100  | 
 Darryl Kilmartin  | 
 15.11  | 
 (196)  | 
 
  | 
| 
 M40  | 
 Run  | 
 100  | 
 Paul Mierisch  | 
 12.68  | 
 (318)  | 
 
  | 
| 
 M40  | 
 Run  | 
 200  | 
 Michael Scales  | 
 29.47  | 
 (337)  | 
 
  | 
| 
 M40  | 
 Run  | 
 400  | 
 David Firth  | 
 56.83  | 
 (397)  | 
 New Rec  | 
| 
 M40  | 
 Run  | 
 400  | 
 Will McCombie  | 
 69.77  | 
 (298)  | 
 
  | 
| 
 M40  | 
 Run  | 
 400  | 
 Darryl Kilmartin  | 
 73.51  | 
 (194)  | 
 
  | 
| 
 M40  | 
 Run  | 
 400  | 
 Paul Mierisch  | 
 59.57  | 
 (331)  | 
 
  | 
| 
 M40  | 
 Run  | 
 1500  | 
 Campbell Mclennan  | 
 4:50.6h  | 
 (392)  | 
 
  | 
| 
 M40  | 
 Run  | 
 1500  | 
 David Firth  | 
 5:19.1h  | 
 (217)  | 
 
  | 
| 
 M40  | 
 Discus  | 
 Graham Ford  | 
 28.94m  | 
 (439)  | 
 Record  | 
|
| 
 M40  | 
 Discus  | 
 Paul Mierisch  | 
 27.61m  | 
 (359)  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 M40  | 
 High Jump  | 
 Michael Scales  | 
 1.50m  | 
 (480)  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 M40  | 
 Javelin  | 
 Darryl Kilmartin  | 
 22.79m  | 
 (310)  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 M40  | 
 Javelin  | 
 Graham Ford  | 
 20.59m  | 
 (368)  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 M40  | 
 Long Jump  | 
 Darryl Kilmartin  | 
 3.95m  | 
 (258)  | 
 
  | 
|
| 
 M40  | 
 Long Jump  | 
 Paul Mierisch  | 
 4.58m  | 
 (276)  | 
 
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