XCR ROUND 5

XCR ROUND 5

Doncaster Newsletter  Round 5 – 29/06/2024 Livinia Nixon said, “For this first weekend of the school holidays, it looks like indoorsy weather and great for watching a couple of DVDs.”  (One would also add: munchies, trackies, heater…)   However, on June 29, 44...
XCR ROUND 4

XCR ROUND 4

Doncaster Newsletter  Round 4 – 15/06/2024 Twenty athletes travelled to St Anne’s Winery just outside of Bendigo.  A foggy morning made way for a mostly sunny afternoon with light winds.  The course had a lot of tough hills and uneven terrain; however, it was...
XCR ROUND 3

XCR ROUND 3

Doncaster Newsletter Round 3 – 02/06/2024 A big contingent of 35 athletes took on the XCR Round 3 Lakeside Road Race.  The event is much anticipated by runners keen to post a 10km PB time, especially if weather conditions are favorable.   Compared with the...
XCR ROUND 2

XCR ROUND 2

Doncaster Newsletter Round 2 – 11/05/2024 Twenty-one DAC athletes headed to Hanging Rock in Northwest Victoria for the first individual cross-country event of the season.  As legend has it – the rock can swallow up unsuspecting picnickers in mysterious...
XCR ROUND 1

XCR ROUND 1

Doncaster Newsletter Round 1 – 27/04/2024 11 teams (37 athletes) were greeted with beautiful sunshine and a slight breeze at Jells Park, Waverley.   It was a day ‘out of the box’, and with a firm course, made for perfect cross-country conditions.  Athletes ran...
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Doncaster Newsletter National Champs – 12/04/2024 A number of DAC’s best young athletes qualified to participate in the Australian Championships.  For the Junior athletes, this was a great learning experience as they develop their athletic resumes and decide...
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Doncaster Newsletter State Champs – 6/03/2024 A talented contingent of DAC athletes took on the Victorian Track and Field Championships, held over 2 huge weekends at Lakeside!  Collectively, they came away with 7 Gold, 9 Silver and 4 Bronze medals!  An amazing...
AVSL ROUND 12

AVSL ROUND 12

 Doncaster Newsletter Round 12 – 17/02/2024  It should have been an easy finish. We had noted that there were three teams in the last four places on the ladder with very similar scores, so, although sitting seventh, it was possible for us to slip down. However,...
AVSL ROUND 11

AVSL ROUND 11

Doncaster Newsletter Round 11 – 10/02/2024 With AVSL at Knox and Aberfeldie, and Little Aths Regionals on the same day, numbers were down, but, though we finished ninth, we could easily have finished fifth with a couple more athletes. Athletes to finish top in...
AVSL ROUND 10

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....