AVSL ROUND 10

Doncaster Newsletter

Round 10 – 3/02/2024

AVSL returned to Doncaster for round 10, and, with our PowerPlay in place, DAC athletes responded. We finished fourth, which is our best result for the season, and we will certainly avoid any chance of relegation. Special mention should be made of Alessia Wynne, who rushed over from Murrumbeena to run in the relay at Doncaster. And that for a 4×400 relay!  Actually, there were a number of other athletes who visited both venues to maximise their points contribution to our POWERPLAY!  Doncaster fielded a total of 5 relay teams which was a fantastic effort – athletes squeezing every bit of out themselves to finish a very tough day.  The day was very hot – many of us not acclimatised to 34 degrees this summer.  The 5000m walkers and the 3000m/5000m runners worked exceptionally hard.  However, take your hat off to every contribution made on the day – volunteers, parents, athletes, officials, and supporters!  An awesome day for DAC!  

It was the juniors who led the way with the Women’s under 14 team topping the state. The men’s under 16 were 3^rd with the Men’s under 14 fourth.  The over 40 teams weren’t far behind.

Athletes to finish top in the state in the different age groups were: 

MOpen: 3000m John Portwood (1st), 5000m Matt Christy (7th) 

M40+: 100m Paul Mierisch (1st), 200m David Firth (8th), 400m Paul Mierisch (2nd), 800m David Vaughan (2nd), 3000m David Vaughan (3rd), Triple Jump Darryl Kilmartin (6th), Shot Put Campbell McLennan (8th), Hammer David Firth (2nd) 

M20: 1500m Luca Scholes-Robertson (1st) 

M18: 100m Brodie Mierisch (8th) 

M16 100m Christian Zapris (3rd), 200m Ezra Chan (8th), 400m Christian Zapris (2nd), 800m Joel Denny (9th), 3000m Alfie Onley (6th), 4×400 relay Doncaster (1st), Triple Jump Hamish McLennan (4th) Joel Denny (5th), Hammer Hamish McLennan (4th) 

M14: 800m Ashok Sinnadurai (10th), 3000m Ashok Sinnadurai (3rd), 4×400 relay Doncaster (2nd), Triple Jump Zander Botha (1st), Shot Put Zander Botha (4th), Discus Lewis McLennan (7th), Hammer Lewis McLennan (3rd) 

WOP: 100m Alessia Wynne (1st) Alana Mierish (4th), 4×400 relay Doncaster (1st), 100m hurdles (Alessia Wynne (1st), Long Jump Alessia Wynne (1st) 

W40+ 200m Wendy Smith (8th), Melinda Davey-Uecker (10th), 800m Deb Garden (10th), 3000m Lydia Rinaudo (5th), 4×400 relay Doncaster (2nd), Triple Jump Melinda Davey-Uecker (2nd) 

W20: 200m Alessandra Flynn (1st), Triple Jump Emma Peak (4th) 

W18: 200m Shakira Harding (2nd), 400m Zoe Cowlishaw (6th), 800m Gemma Young (4th), 4×400 relay Doncaster (2nd), 400m hurdles Shakira Harding (1st), Triple Jump Eliza Chivers (6th), Hammer Throw Jasmine Smith (5th) 

W16: 90m hurdles Jamison Harding (2nd), triple jump Giselle Uecker (2nd), Pole Vault Jamison Harding (1st), Shot Put Giselle Uecker (7th) 

W14: 100m April Kosta (3rd), 400m Madeleine Kearney (5th), 800m Chloe Baldock (1st), Long Jump April Kosta (6th) Allegria Basile (8th), Triple Jump Talise Botha (3^rd) April Kosta (4th), Pole Vault Allegria Basile (1st), Javelin Emily McKinley (1st), Shot Put Emily McKinley (1st), Discus Emily McKinley (2nd) 

For a change it was the juniors leading the way, with Chloe Baldock (U14) scoring 531 for her 800 metres and Emily McKinley (also U14) 519 and 514 for her Javelin and Shot Put. Behind them, Jameson Harding (U16) scored 505 and 497 for her hurdles and pole vault with Christian Zapris (U16) 495 for his 400 metres.  A number of athletes were close behind in the 480s.  

Emily McKinley was our most valuable athlete with 1,519 points, which was second in the state. Alessia Wynne wasn’t far behind with 1,470, sixth in the state, and we had multiple athletes scoring more than 1,000 points: Allegria Basile, David Firth, April Costa, David Vaughan, Joel Denny, Hamish McLennan, Lewis McLennan, Kim Peak, Madeleine Kearney, Laura McLennan and Jamison Harding. 

Thank you to our many volunteers who contributed to a very successful day for Doncaster: Darryl Kilmartin, Allan Watson, Andrew Parrott, Wendy Smith, Vanessa Botha, Kath Gawthorn, Kim Peak, David Mitchell, Matt Christie, Sonia Flynn, Alessia Wynne, Tim Denny, Deb Garden, Tim Maddocks, Tim McKinley, Nathan Down, Ant Gottlieb, David Vaughan, John Portwood, and Campbell McLennan!  This includes some great photos being taken for our Facebook page; in fact, we’ve enjoyed seeing ourselves in action all season!   A real team effort and Thank You All!