40+ at Vic Relay Champs

This week was the Victorian Relay Championships, and the Doncaster 40+ teams did well. The women were the standouts, being the only DAC team to win. Competing against a strong team from Chilwell, Renee Reardon  pulled back a 40 metre deficit and burst through down the...

Vic Relay Championships

While many were enjoying the Australia Day public holiday, Doncaster athletes were in action at Lakeside Stadium for the Victorian Relay Championships. Traditionally DAC have performed well at this competition, with twenty-one teams entered across age groups ranging...

Round 7 – 22 January 2022

Another great result for Doncaster in round 8 moving into fourth place, ensuring we will not have to fight to hold our position in Premier Division in the Playoffs. Athletes stepped up for our Power Play, as demonstrated by the number of athletes who hit their event...

2022-01-22 Round 7 40+

Doncaster 40+ Newsletter (edition 51) Round 8 – 22/01/2022 Both 40+ teams picked up places this week, which was particularly pleasing when it was our Power Play. Paul Mierisch was our top scoring athlete with 1156, with Laura McLennan on 1050, David Firth on 980 and...

2021-12-04 Round 4 40+

Doncaster 40+ Newsletter (edition 47) Round 4 – 4/12/2021 The men’s team improved this week, finishing fourth, while the women slipped down to sixteenth. Relays The Victorian Relay Championships will be held on Australia Day, January 26, and we are looking to enter...

2021-11-27 Round 3 40+

Doncaster 40+ Newsletter (edition 46) Round 3 – 27/11/2021 In spite of the extra distance, and the miler’s event on Thursday, both 40+ teams performed better this week. It was good to see injured Wendy Smith throwing the shot put. Relays The Victorian Relay...

Happy New Year

Happy 2022 to all of our members! And what a lovely Christmas Eve as a good few members took part in the traditional Tom Kelly Stations Session. A perfect morning and perfect surface greeted our members at the traditional ‘stations’ session on Christmas Eve The...