Doncaster Newsletter
After the eighth round was washed out, the ninth round of Shield competition saw a number of athletes missing because of the holidays. The men’s open team had a close tussle with Collingwood and a stirring win in the 4 x 200 relay. The men’s under 14 had their highest score of the season!
For the third competition in a row the women’s open team finished in second position and look like making the finals. Unfortunately there were no women competing in the under 14 team this week.
With a strong wind at Glenhuntly time were generally slow.
Men’s Open
|
Collingwood |
COL |
3682 |
|
Doncaster |
DAC |
3504 |
|
Diamond Valley |
DIV |
1315 |
Men’s 40+
|
Diamond Valley |
DIV |
4583 |
|
Doncaster |
DAC |
4177 |
|
Ivanhoe |
IVA |
1978 |
|
Doncaster 2 |
DAC |
1070 |
|
Diamond Valley 2 |
DIV |
100 |
Men’s Under 18
|
Diamond Valley |
DIV |
5268 |
|
Ivanhoe |
IVA |
1887 |
|
Collingwood |
COL |
1251 |
|
Doncaster |
DAC |
648 |
Men’s Under 16
|
Diamond Valley |
DIV |
2307 |
|
Doncaster |
DAC |
1761 |
Men’s Under 14
|
Doncaster |
DAC |
3969 |
|
Collingwood |
COL |
965 |
|
Diamond Valley |
DIV |
750 |
Women’s Open
|
Preston |
PTN |
5559 |
|
Doncaster |
DAC |
1387 |
|
Preston 2 |
PTN |
1289 |
|
Richmond |
RIC |
728 |
|
Whittlesea City |
WCA |
416 |
|
Preston 3 |
PTN |
413 |
|
Preston 4 |
PTN |
324 |
Women’s Under 20
|
Diamond Valley |
DIV |
1549 |
|
Doncaster |
DAC |
442 |
Women’s Under 18
|
Diamond Valley |
DIV |
3370 |
|
Collingwood |
COL |
2831 |
|
Preston |
PTN |
1959 |
|
Doncaster |
DAC |
1025 |
Results:
Men’s Open
100 metres: Kevin Rassool 11.35 (444), Kyle Nicolussi 11.42 (437), Liam Procaccino 11.90 (381), Conrad Coumaros 11.95 (372), Daniel Minz 12.27 (318)
800 metres: Caleb Sinn 2:03.0 (433)
1500 metres: Tristan Robinson 4:33.8 (317), David Mitchell 4:43.6 (273)
4×200 metre relay: Conrad Coumaros, Liam Procaccino, Daniel Minz and Kevin Rassool 1:28.77 (529)
Men’s 40+
100 metres: Paul Mierisch 13.01 (287), Graham Ford 15.79 (244), David Firth 14.11 (199)
400 metres: Paul Mierisch 57.97 (373), David Firth 66.25 (199)
3000 metres steeplechase: John Curry 13:09.1 (403)
Discus Throw: Graham Ford 25.96 (435), Paul Mierisch 30.85 (420), David Firth 26.99 (380), Peter Coumaros 21.69 (337)
Javelin Throw: David Firth 37.02 (432), Peter Coumaros 26.12 (407), Graham Ford 19.10 (353)
Long Jump: Paul Mierisch 5.19 (406), Graham Ford 3.56 (378)
Men’s Under 18
800 metres: Ethan Sinn 2:04.4 (423)
1500 metres: Cameron Noonan 4:55.4 (225)
Men’s Under 16
100 metres: Lachlan Parrott 12.95 (226)
800 metres: Luke Sinn 2:13.6 (325)
Hammer Throw: Owen Rice 41.55 (423)
Long Jump: Lachlan Parrott 5.48 (368)
Shot Put: Owen Rice 14.84 (423)
Men’s Under 14
100 metres: Kai Sapolu,14.54 (171), Matthew Parrott 14.96 (162), Brodie Mierisch 15.15 (158)
200 metres: Noah Sewak 28.10 (190)
400 metres: Lachlan Marasco 63.06 (195), Kai Sapolu 65.80 (185), Brodie Mierisch 81.88 (128)
800 metres: Ashton Sinn,2:31.5 (197)
200 hurdles: Kai Sapolu 33.61 (club record) (217)
2000 metre Steeplechase: Ben Purser 7:07.10 (389), Charlie Oakley 8:44.60 (208)
High Jump: Noah Sewak 1.55 (313)
Discus Throw: Kai Sapolu 28.24 (273), Brodie Mierisch 22.13 (185)
Javelin Throw: Kai Sapolu 28.09 (261), Brodie Mierisch 16.29 (156)
Long Jump: Kai Sapolu 4.84 (263)
Women’s Open
200 metres: Stephanie Larkin 27.16 (415)
1500 metres: Abbey De La Motte 4:38.5 (473)
400 Hurdles: Stephanie Larkin 63.06 (499)
Women’s Under 20
800 metres: Melissa Niewoudt 2:21.0 (442)
Women’s Under 18
100 metres: Rebecca Munyard 14.03 (295)
800 metres: Alissa Ramsdale 2.38.2 (314)
High Jump: Alana Mierisch 1.50 (416)
Despite the tricky conditions there were some fantastic results across the board:
- Kai Sapolu breaking the Under 14 200m Hurdles club record by 0.66 seconds
- Tristan Robinson and Abbey De La Motte made it a DAC Double with both winning the Open 1500m while Cameron Noonan finished second in the Under 18 race
- Charlie Oakley had a go at the 2000m steeple to help the Under 14 Men earn some extra points as well as qualify for Shield Final, Charlie handled the race brilliantly despite having never done steeple before
- Out at Werribee Noah Sewak finished second in the Under 14 High Jump and Triple Jump, Owen Rice won the Under 14 Shot Put competition and finished fourth in the elite Hammer Throw and Caleb and Ethan Sinn finished second and third respectively in the Elite Men’s 800m race
- And in Geelong Stephanie Larkin won the Open 400m Hurdles in her third fastest ever time for that event before backing up in the 200m 30 minutes later
This weekend we will be back at Doncaster which will be the final time we host Shield this season, we would love to see as many if not all DAC athletes and their families come along to compete and support the club at our home track. The round will be particularly important for our Under 18 and Open Women who are barely holding on to second place in their ladders and will need a massive showing this weekend and for the remaining two rounds after to guarantee their place at Shield Final.
Upcoming competitions:
Saturday 19th AV Shield Round 10 – Doncaster
Saturday 2nd February AV Shield Round 11 – Knox (Shield Final program) and Werribee
Saturday 9th February AV Shield Round 12 – Epping (Shield Final program) and Nunawading
Saturday 23rd February AV Shield Final – Lakeside Stadium (qualified teams: Open Men, 40+ Men, Under 20 Women, Under 16 Men and Under 14 Men. Nearly qualified: Open and Under 18 Women)
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