AVSL ROUND 8

Doncaster Newsletter 

Round 8 – 13/01/2024

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 – 6^th 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. 

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: 

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!   

Round 8 – Detailed Results: 

Premier Division 

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: