Women’s Winter Report
It would seem that the world (or at least grass) is at Abbey’s feet with U18 State Cross Country titles won at Albert Park, Ballarat, and Burnley. Other top performers in our women’s U18 team include Jessica Ng, Melissa Niewoudt, and Alissa Ramsdale(often up from U16 for relays).
Our Women’s Open team was represented by Claire Walpole, Colleen Kelly, Abbey De La Motte, Georgia Feben, and Connor Gist. Honourable mentions go to Claire and Colleen who competed in most of rounds, despite often being short of teammates.
Doncaster also had representation from one or two individuals across almost all the age groups. Lachlan Herd was the standout having qualified for the National Cross Country Championships in the U20 age group.
40+
The Men’s Over 40 team were standout performers having won Bronze at Jells Park Relays and Sandown Relays. Special mention to Campbell McLennan who played a provincial role in recruiting past athletes back to the team. Runners include Leighton Kearney, Richard Matison,JohnCurry, Stuart McClay, and three Olympians in Rod De Highden, Sean Quilty, and WhaddonNiewoudt.
Men’s
Though frequent 4th places may sound disappointing, the team that went from division 4 to the premiership in the space of 5 years is now itching closer to a podium finish. In addition, our division 7 team finished 2nd place overall and were promoted to division 6.
Matthew Johnsen was our standout performer both on and off the course. In addition to his enthusiasm in rounding up the numbers each round, Matthew was our best individual performer finishing 7th overall on the individual ladder. Ben Ashkettle(NZL) was also in the top 10 finishing 9th overall. The open team is strengthened by Dave Ridley (NZL), Josh Maisey(NZL), John Portwood(UK), Adrian Patti, Nick Jamnick(USA), Gerard Heaney (IRL), Chow Lui(SGN), Joel Tobin White, Lachlan Herd, Tristan Harradine, Patrick Forno, and Tom Robertson.
The last time the team won medals was at the Sandown relays in 2007. We believe 2018 will be our year as we add additional talent to the team. On behalf of the whole team, we would like to give a special thank you to those who helped with timing, recording, supporting, and taking photos. Please join us for Cross Country in 2018!
Round 1 Jells Park
Women under 20
Invitation 7th 42:23 (Melissa Niewoudt 12:57, Alissa Ramsdale 13:06, Emily Lumsden 16:20)
Round 2 Wandin Park 13/05/2017
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M14 |
24th |
Liam McLennan |
9:02.18 |
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M16 |
27th |
Caleb McLennan |
13:59.45 |
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M18 |
28th |
Hugh Parrott |
16:37.85 |
|
M18 |
38th |
Justyn Beveridge |
18:16.99 |
|
M20 |
12th |
Lachlan Herd |
14:57.88 |
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MOpen |
6th |
Benjamin Ashkettle |
26:54.39 |
|
MOpen |
15th |
Matthew Johnsen |
27:20.77 |
|
MOpen |
32nd |
John Portwood |
28:23.10 |
|
MOpen |
38th |
Dave Ridley |
28:36.76 |
|
MOpen |
40th |
Joshua Maisey |
28:42.59 |
|
MOpen |
52nd |
Gerard Heaney |
29:20.49 |
|
MOpen |
60th |
Nicholas Jamnick |
29:48.55 |
|
M40 |
16th |
Campbell McLennan |
33:4625 |
|
M45 |
7th |
Whaddon Niewoudt |
32:38.57 |
|
M50 |
6th |
Sean Quilty |
33:29.76 |
|
W16 |
30th |
Alissa Ramsdale |
14:52.65 |
|
W18 |
2nd |
Abbey Caldwell |
12:23.33 |
|
W18 |
18th |
Jessica Ng |
14:11.52 |
|
W20 |
7th |
Jessica O”Keefe |
17:44.65 |
|
W20 |
17th |
Emily Lumsden |
25:59.17 |
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Round 3 Cruden Farm 27/05/2017
|
M18 |
32nd |
Justyn Beveridge |
32:46.77 |
|
M20 |
10th’ |
Lachlan Herd |
20:03.25 |
|
W20 |
10th |
Jessica O’Keefe |
35:28.22 |
|
W20 |
16th |
Emily Lumsden |
51:00.62 |
|
W16 |
25th |
Alissa Ramsdale |
26:45.45 |
|
W18 |
6th |
Jessica Ng |
24:28.82 |
|
W18 |
16th |
Melissa Niewoudt |
26:19.00 |
|
MOpen |
5th |
Matthew Johnsen |
50:11.11 |
|
MOpen |
7th |
Benjamin Ashkettle |
50:23.27 |
|
MOpen |
15th |
Dave Ridley |
51:01.16 |
|
MOpen |
27th |
Joshua Maisey |
52:18.98 |
|
MOpen |
40th |
John Portwood |
53:09.94 |
|
MOpen |
47th |
Nicholas Jamnick |
53:50.00 |
|
MOpen |
62nd |
Gerard Heaney |
55:32.99 |
|
M45 |
3rd |
Whaddon Niewoudt |
59:44.16 |
Round 4 Bundoora Park 17/06/2017
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W20 |
14th |
Jessica O’Keefe |
26:43.86 |
|
W20 |
17th |
Morgan Costelloe |
27:16.11 |
|
M20 |
7th |
Lachlan Herd |
28:10.06 |
|
WOpen |
113th |
Claire Walpole |
48:18.73 |
|
W55 |
7th |
Colleen Kelly |
49:30.16 |
|
MOpen |
6th |
Matthew Johnsen |
32:04.53 |
|
MOpen |
13th |
Benjamin Ashkettle |
32:25.77 |
|
MOpen |
37th |
John Portwood |
33:34.56 |
|
MOpen |
63rd |
Gerard Heaney |
35:11.96 |
|
MOpen |
72nd |
Adrian Patti |
35:40.58 |
|
M45 |
5th |
Whaddon Niewoudt |
37:54.16 |
|
M40 |
21st |
Campbell McLennan |
39:56.34 |
|
M45 |
15th |
Roderic de Highden |
41:12.09 |
Schools Championships Bundoora 17/06/2017
|
M18 |
70th |
Justyn Beveridge |
25:51.25 |
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W17 |
16th |
Jessica Ng |
15:48.84 |
|
W18 |
35th |
Melissa Niewoudt |
17:00.77 |
Round 5 Sandown Road Relays
Men Division 1 4th Doncaster 1:58.16
(Nicholas Jamnick 19:03, Matthew Johnsen 18:50, John Portwood 19:41, Lachlan Herd 20:15, Tristan Harradine 21:03, Gerard Hearney 19:54)
Women Division 2 11th Doncaster 1:58.42
(Rachel Lyster 27:28, Carla Downes 32:05, Colleen Kelly 27:57, Emily Lumsden 31:12)
Men 40+ 3rd Doncaster 1 1:07.29
(Campbell McLennan 23:28, Whaddon Niewoudt 21:42, Sean Quilty 22:19)
Men 40+ 8th Doncaster 2 1:16.43
(Leighton Kearney 24:34, John Curry 25:41, Richard Matison 26:28)
Men 16 9th Invitation 35:47
(Caleb McLennan 11:51, Ben Purser 11:08, Alissa Ramsdale 12:48)
Women 18 4th Doncaster 35:34
(Abbey Caldwell 10:26, Jessica Ng 11:35, Melissa Niewoudt 13:33)
Round 6 Albert Park 21/07/2017
|
W16 |
23rd |
Alissa Ramsdale |
12:14.93 |
|
M16 |
21st |
Caleb McLennan |
11:07.89 |
|
W18 |
1st |
Abbey Caldwell |
9:57.05 |
|
W18 |
6th |
Jessica Ng |
10:59.39 |
|
W18 |
15th |
Melissa Niewoudt |
12:09.39 |
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M20 |
5th |
Lachlan Herd |
33:08.90 |
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W55 |
6th |
Colleen Kelly |
45:57.35 |
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MOpen |
16th |
Matthew Johnsen |
30.52.74 |
|
MOpen |
31st |
Nicholas Jamnick |
31:33.23 |
Round 7 Ballarat 03/08/2017
|
M16 |
26th |
Caleb McLennan |
24:58.16 |
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W18 |
1st |
Abbey Caldwell |
20:56.64 |
|
M18 |
13th |
Hugh Parrott |
21:15.66 |
|
M20 |
5th |
Lachlan Herd |
19:22.39 |
|
MOpen |
5th |
Benjamin Ashkettle |
46:53.72 |
|
MOpen |
12th |
Matthew Johnsen |
47:47.68 |
|
MOpen |
30th |
Dave Ridley |
49:58.44 |
|
MOpen |
32nd |
Nicholas Jamnick |
50:06.48 |
|
MOpen |
57th |
Gerard Heaney |
53:03.65 |
Round 9 Burnley 10/09/2017
|
M16 |
13th |
Caleb McLennan |
19:34.23 |
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W18 |
1st |
Abbey Caldwell |
17:19.44 |
|
W18 |
6th |
Jessica Ng |
19:27.46 |
|
W20 |
9th |
Jessica O’Keefe |
20:35.48 |
|
M20 |
3rd |
Lachlan Herd |
15:47.08 |
|
MOpen |
5th |
Matthew Johnsen |
1:08:07.22 |
|
MOpen |
16th |
Dave Ridley |
1:10:08.57 |
|
MOpen |
31st |
Nicholas Jamnick |
1:12:44.00 |
Round 10 Princes Park Relays
Men Division 1 5th Doncaster 57:53
(Joel Tobin-White 9:02, Matthew Johnsen 9:20, Tom Robinson 10:16, John Portwood 9:41, Gerard Heaney 9:52, Nick Jamnick 9:41)
Men Division 7 3rd Doncaster 49:57
(Nathan Down 11:51, Anthony Paige 10:26, Michael Gallacher 14:38, Patrick Forno 13:02)
Women Division 2 1st Doncaster 45:34
(Katherine Katsanevakis 10:36, Abbey de la Motte 10:51, Georgia Feben 13:11, Connor Gist 10:56)
Men 40+ 5th Doncaster 1 34:12
(Sean Quilty 10:41, Leighton Kearney 12:14, Campbell McLennan 11:17)
Men 40+ 12th Invitation 40:27
(David Neil 13:04, Lee Kelvin 15:34, Trevor Carter 11:49)
Men 40+ 14th Doncaster 2 43:26
(Stuart McLay 13:01, Michael Eefting 17:23, Mark Howard 13:02)
Women 40+ Invitation 11th 47:26
(Colleen Kelly 13:39, ? 18:40, ? 15:04)
Men 20 2nd Doncaster 1 29:31 (Yuan Chow Lui, Lachlan Herd, Hugh Parrott)
Men 20 4th Invitation 32:59 (Ethan Sinn 10:09, Justyn Beveridge12:14, Matt Perry 10:36)
Men 16 15th Doncaster 39:45 (Matthew Parrott 12:40, Caleb McLennan 12:21, Cole Eefting 14:44)
Men 14 3rd Invitation 3 34:49 (Ben Purser 11:00, Ruban Parsons 12:15, Remy Williams 11:34)
Men 14 5th Invitation 38:44 (Simon Perry 12:11, Luke Carter 12:56, Liam McLennan 13:38)
Women 18 2nd 35:00 (Abbey Caldwell 10:36, Jessica Ng 11:53, Melissa Niewoudt 12:31)
Individual ladders:
Open Men Matthew Johnsen 7th, Benjamin Ashkettle 9th
M45 Whaddon Niewoudt 6th
M50 Sean Quilty 8th
Men 20 Lachlan Herd 5th
Women 18 Abbey Caldwell 1st, Jessica Ng 7th
Team Ladders:
Men Premier Division 4th
Men Division 7 2nd
Men 40+ 6th and 20th
Women Division 2 11th
Women Division 5 20th
Men Under 16 16th
Women Under 18 2nd