Doncaster Newsletter
The seventh round of Shield competition saw Doncaster start to make an impact on the track. For the first time the M40+ team had a win over an undermanned Diamond Valley and the men’s open team had another win over Collingwood, entirely due to the sprinters. It was exciting to have four sub 50 second 400 metre performances. Things are looking good for the 4 x 400 team at Zatopek next week. The under 14 team continue to dominate while the under 16’s and 18’s are maintaining second and third positions in in their respective ladders.
For the second competition in a row the women’s open team finished in second position and if they continue this, they could qualify for Shield Final. Unfortunately there were no women competing in the under 20 team this week, the under 18’s were under strength but still hold second place in their ladder while the Under 14’s are still in third place, six points behind Preston.
Team scores:
Men’s Open
|
DAC |
4965 |
|
COL |
3229 |
|
DIV |
2216 |
Men’s 40+
|
DAC |
7376 |
|
DIV |
5490 |
|
IVA |
2350 |
|
DIV 2 |
569 |
Men’s Under 18
|
DIV |
4952 |
|
IVA |
1305 |
|
DAC |
700 |
|
DIV 2 |
687 |
|
COL |
429 |
|
PTN |
267 |
Men’s Under 16
|
DIV |
1908 |
|
DAC |
1646 |
|
COL |
430 |
Men’s Under 14
|
DAC |
2207 |
|
COL |
971 |
|
DIV |
773 |
|
PTN |
488 |
Women’s Open
|
PTN |
2813 |
|
DAC |
1282 |
|
WCA |
675 |
|
PTN 2 |
464 |
|
RIC |
336 |
|
PTN 3 |
174 |
Women’s Under 18
|
DIV |
1742 |
|
PTN |
1509 |
|
DAC |
1216 |
|
COL |
1152 |
Women’s Under 14
|
DIV |
1329 |
|
DAC |
380 |
|
COL |
336 |
|
PTN |
235 |
Results:
Men’s Open
100 metres: Kevin Rassool 10.78 (501), Conrad Coumaros 11.01 (478), Liam Procaccino 11.05 (474), Daniel Minz 11.37 (442)
200 metres: Emerson Shiel 23.10 (433), Lochie Sydenham-Clarke 24.22 (371), Christian Christopher 25.30 (290)
400 metres: Liam Procaccino 48.50 (508), Conrad Coumaros 48.99 (500), Tristan Robinson 49.52 (488), Daniel Minz 49.83 (480)
Men’s 40+
100 metres: Paul Mierisch 12.26 (408), David Firth 12.35 (400), Darryl Kilmartin 14.64 (213)
200 metres: Graham Ford 32.69 (280)
400 metres: David Firth 55.84 (426), Campbell McLennan 58.66 (409), Paul Mierisch 58.08 (370), Darryl Kilmartin 68.73 (235)
1500 metres: Campbell McLennan 4.41.8 (429), Darryl Kilmartin 5.34.0 (265)
300 metres hurdles: Graham Ford 57.48 (428)
Discus Throw: Paul Mierisch 30.37 (416), David Firth 24.21 (343)
Hammer Throw: David Lee 24.12 (429)
Shot Put: David Lee 8.29 (435), Graham Ford 7.34 (419)
Javelin Throw: David Firth 39.13 (444)
Long Jump: Paul Mierisch 5.34 (419), Darryl Kilmartin 3.95 (284)
Triple Jump: Graham Ford 7.42 (324)
Men’s Under 18
1500 metres: Ben Munks 5.27.7 (173)
Discus Throw: Declan Carman 57.01 (527)
Men’s Under 16
100 metres: Lachlan Parrott 12.73 (255)
400 metres: Lachlan Parrott 63.48 (193)
1500 metres: Luke Sinn 4.32.2 (326)
Discus Throw: Owen Rice 48.36 (449), Owen Rice 52.33 (invitation)
Pole Vault: Lachlan Parrott 3.25 (342)
Shot Put: Owen Rice 13.74 (407)
Men’s Under 14
100 metres: Matthew Parrott 12.97 (224), Brodie Mierisch 14.58 (170)
400 metres: Lachlan Marasco 64.14 (191)
800 metres: Noah Sewak 2.31.7 (197)
200 hurdles: Noah Sewak 36.85 (180)
Discus Throw: Kai Sapolu 27.05 (252), Brodie Mierisch 9.90
Javelin Throw: Kai Sapolu 28.15 (262), Brodie Mierisch 22.32 (197)
Hammer Throw: Kai Sapolu 29.40 (298)
High Jump: Noah Sewak 1.55 (313)
Long Jump: Kai Sapolu 4.61 (221), Matthew Parrott 1.81
Women’s Open
400 metres: Laura McLennan 90.44 (169)
3000 metres walk: Laura McLennan 20.14.1 (283)
Discus Throw: Laura McLennan 18.49 (321)
Pole Vault: Alana Green 3.55 (509)
Women’s Under 18
400 metres: Joanna O’Connell 60.54 (425)
800 metres: Alissa Ramsdale 2.30.2 (375)
High Jump: Alana Mierisch 1.50 (416)
Women’s Under 14
800 metres: Sanne Bakker 2.29.54 (380)
There were several notable performances from the round of competition,
- Ben Munks winning his 1500m heat by 6 seconds
- Darryl Kilmartin winning his heat of the 40+ 400m
- Joanna O’Connell winning the Under 18 400m two days after winning her 400m race at the Whitehorse Twilight meet
- Declan Carman winning the Elite Discus throw by nearly 6m
- Graham Ford comfortably winning the 40+ 300m Hurdles by 5 seconds
- And Leana Joyce’s squad of Liam Procaccino, Conrad Coumaros, Tristan Robinson and Daniel Minz finishing 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th in the Open 400m
Due to the Australian All-Schools Championships there will be no competition this coming weekend, the week after is a big one for the club with our Open Men, Women and Mixed 4x400m teams contesting their finals at Zatopek on Thursday 13th at Lakeside Stadium where we are also likely to see some of our up and coming juniors compete in other races that night. Interclub resumes with a Friday twilight competition at Lakeside Stadium on the 14th and we are hosing the day after on the 15th where we hope to see a massive turnout from as many DAC athletes as possible.
Also our annual DAC Christmas Party & Club Handicaps event is being held at the track on Tuesday 18th. We ask that members arrive around 5:45pm for a 6pm start to our handicap events which will run from 6pm-7pm.
The club will be putting on a BBQ where Men are asked to bring a salad and Women please bring a dessert. After dinner we will be having Christmas games including the Egg Toss, Three Legged Race and Musical Chairs. All members and their families are welcome to what is always a fun, relaxing and entertaining night.
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