Doncaster Newsletter
Despite being moved to Duncan MacKinnon due to the Formula One, the second weekend of the Victorian Track & Field Championships showcased some high octane racing and Doncaster claimed nine gold, two silver and three bronze medals over two days! Combined with last week’s results this gives the club a total medal tally of fifteen gold, six silver and six bronze medals.
Anthony Jordan (U16 Para 100m, 200m and Long Jump) and Alessia Wynne (U18 100m Hurdles, 200m and Long Jump) were the stand-out athletes over the championships, claiming gold in all three of their events!
Special mentions to Declan Carman who broke his own club record in the Under 20 Discus which he set two weeks ago and doubled as a second consecutive World Under 20 qualifying performance, and to new member Shakira Harding (daughter of life member Murray) who won bronze in the Under 14 Women’s 200m hurdles and broke the Under 13 club record for that event by just over four seconds!
On top of this, ten athletes placed in finals for their respective events. These results have shown how strong the club has become, how well our junior athletes have developed and the quality of our coaches. Also, a big thank you to Edwin Bakker, Deb Caldwell, Terry Carman, Graham Ford, Andrew Glover, Jo Holland, Olivia Katic, Colleen Kelly, Heather Marasco, Campbell McLennan, Paul Reynolds, Tony Sinn and Jodie White for assisting throughout the weekend with our club helper duties. Your efforts are greatly appreciated.
For some of our athletes, their attention now turns to the Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney from March 21-29.
Milers club
This Thursday the 12th we are hosting the final round of the Victorian Milers Club in conjunction with the AV Throwers meet from 6:30pm. We want to encourage all our members to come down and support our athletes in what will be a high quality, entertaining showcase of throwing prowess and distance running talent.
We are also planning to run a simple BBQ and sell a few drinks from the kitchen next to the canteen.
We will need 2 or 3 people at any one time to help with setup, running of BBQ & pack-up at the following times:
- Set up 5:00
- BBQ 6:00 – 7:30
- BBQ 7:30 – 9:00
- Pack-up 9:30
If you are able to help, please contact Campbell McLennan either via SMS (0414533677) or email (president@doncasterac.org.au)
Please note that on the night, the track and throwing area will be unavailable for training from 6pm onwards.
Elite Athlete Q&A – Saturday 14th SAVE THE DATE!
Please Join us at 7pm sharp on Saturday, 14th March for a great Q&A night with some of our elite athletes of the club!
Athletes include, Liv Ryan, Joel Tobin-White, Katherine Katsanevakis, Liam Procaccino, Abbey Caldwell and Declan Carman.
The night is set up to hear and learn from these athletes to help share some of their experiences and to pass on some advice that will be relevant for athletes of all abilities.
This event is open to all members, past and present of the Doncaster Athletic Club, Doncaster Little Athletic Club and the Doncaster Masters Club. We also encourage you to bring family and friends to enjoy the night. Everyone is welcome.
Event details:
Date: Saturday 14th March
Time: 7:00pm Sharp – 8:30pm
Venue: The Pavilion, Tom Kelly Athletics Track (Behind the canteen)
Entry: No cost
Uniform sale
Our Nike uniform sale is still happening! We have dropped the price on select DAC uniforms!
Nike Training Singlet: was $60, now $45
Green baseball cap: was $35, now $15
Grey DAC warm-up t-shirt: was $50, now $30
If you are interested in purchasing these items or any other uniform, please email our uniform coordinator Antony Gottlieb (uniforms@doncasterac.org.au).
Victorian T&F Championships Weekend 2 Results:
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FOP |
800m: Melissa Niewoudt 2:19.47 (P); |
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FOP |
400m Hurdles: Stephanie Larkin 62.23 (3rd); |
Bronze |
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400m Hurdles: Nicole Reynolds 62.47 (4th); |
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FU14 |
800m: Rachel White 2:30.79 (4th); 2:25.96 (P); Eliza Chivers 2:40.34 (P); |
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FU14 |
200m Hurdles: Shakira Harding 32.58 (3rd) (-2.1); |
Bronze |
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FU15 |
3000m: Rachel White 10:51.49 (2nd); |
Silver |
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FU15 |
Discus: Mariah Pezos 31.88m (2nd); Jasmine Smith 19.77m (13th); |
Silver |
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FU15 |
Javelin: Mariah Pezos 21.02m (7th); |
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FU16 |
800m: Sanne Bakker 2:21.48 (7th); 2:19.41 (P); |
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FU17 |
800m: Chiara Bakker 2:38.99 (8th); 2:26.29 (P); |
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FU17 |
Long Jump: Petra Edwards 5.53m (1st) (1.6); |
Gold |
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FU18 |
200m: Alessia Wynne 25.27 (1st) (-3.1); 25.77 (P) (-2.9); |
Gold |
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FU18 |
400m Hurdles: Harriette Glover 70.46 (6th); 71.11 (P); |
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FU18 |
Long Jump: Alessia Wynne 5.92m (1st) (2.0); |
Gold |
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FU20 |
200m: Rebecca Munyard 28.28 (P) (-0.1); |
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FU20 |
800m: Abbey Caldwell 2:15.21 (1st); 2:17.95 (P); |
Gold |
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MOP |
200m: Kyle Nicolussi 26.53 (8th) (-2.7); 21.93 (S) (-3.3); 22.20 (P) (-1.3); Conrad Coumaros 22.58 (S) (-3.3); 22.56 (P) (+0.0); Liam Procaccino 22.89 (S) (-4.2); 22.82 (P) (-1.3); Daniel Minz 22.90 (S) (-3.3); 22.85 (P) (-1.3); Kevin Rassool 21.79 (P) (0.7); Tristan Robinson DNS (P) (-1.3); |
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MOP |
Discus: Declan Carman 54.24m (1st); |
Gold |
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MPAR16 |
200m: Anthony Jordan T47 25.55 (1st) (-5.0); |
Gold |
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MPAR16 |
Long Jump: Anthony Jordan T47 5.17m (1st) (1.0); |
Gold |
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MU14 |
800m: Will Katic 2:18.74 (3rd); Josiah Bakker 2:37.21 (8th); |
Bronze |
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MU15 |
800m: Lachlan Marasco 2:21.28 (7th); 2:13.79 (P); Ashton Sinn 2:18.72 (P); |
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MU15 |
Discus: Brodie Mierisch 40.42m (4th); |
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MU16 |
200m: Matthew Parrott 25.63 (P) (-1.1); |
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MU16 |
800m: Peter Holland 2:01.25 (2nd); 2:05.58 (P); |
Silver |
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MU16 |
3000m: Benjamin Purser 10:14.49 (10th); |
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MU16 |
Long Jump: Matthew Parrott 4.94m (17th) (2.0); |
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MU17 |
3000m: Luke Sinn 9:13.17 (7th); |
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MU17 |
Discus: Owen Rice 45.23m (1st); |
Gold |
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MU18 |
400m Hurdles: Caleb Mclennan 63.48 (7th); |
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MU20 |
800m: Hugh Parrott 2:04.56 (P); |
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MU20 |
Discus: Declan Carman 58.55m (1st); |
Gold |
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