DVAC Results

Shield Round 12 2009/10 Season
Saturday 30 January 2010, Doncsater

FINALS BERTHS AHEAD FOR VALLEY ATHLETES

The Diamond Valley Athletic Club is set to contest the East Region finals in nine of the fourteen divisions. Going into Round 12 of the AV Shield competition last Saturday, the Valley teams were secure in their top four position in the Women's Under 18, Under 20 and Division 1 and the Men's Under 14, Under 16, Under 18, Under 20 and Men's 40+. The Women's Under 14 team were fighting to hang on to fourth spot.

The final round of the AV Shield regular season was held as a twilight meet at the Doncaster venue with the hot conditions better suited to the shorter track events. In the 100m, Monica Brennan took advantage of the moderate tail wind to record her quickest time for the season when she was clocked at 12.23. In the Men's 100m, Dale Lyons ran the fastest time for the Valley with a time of 11.38.

The highlight of the round for DVAC came in the Men's 400m where Iain Douglas (U18, pic at right) stormed home to record the first sub 50 second run by a Valley runner for several years. While Douglas came close to the mark at the 2009 Australian All Schools Track & Field Championships when he clocked 50.58, his 49.90 at Doncaster represented a giant breakthrough for the talented speedster.

Olivia Getson (U18) marked her return to the track with a solid run in the 400m of 61.55 to lead the times for the Valley women. Getson had earlier run a 100m in 13.54 and joined forces with Catherine Brennan, Monica Brennan and Leah Phillips to win the Women's Under 18 4x100m relay in 48.99. This was the fastest women's relay at the venue.

Bernie Smith, who ran the 400m in 58.2, coaches both Getson and Douglas.

Ashleigh Hamilton (U20) had a season best performance in the 100m Hurdles, going under 15 seconds for the first time when she crossed the line in 14.7. Hamilton also had good performances in the 100m (13.08), Javelin (28.60m) and the Triple Jump (11.40m). Hamilton was also a member of the winning 4x100m relay team in the Under 20 women. Hamilton, Crista Ashby, Sarah Walshe and Taryn Ashby crossed the line in 52.51 to be the second quickest team at the venue.

Club president, Rob Wendel, competing for the Men's 40+ team, led by example in the 3000m Steeplechase when he completed the regular season unbeaten in the event. In Round 12, Wendel finished the Steeple in 12:25.7.

Chris Lynch lowered his own 1500m club record for the Men's 55 age group to 4:43.3. Meanwhile, Cooper Owen broke the U13 2000m Steeple record to add to his recent swag of walk records.

Brynton Ashton (U18) continued a run of personal best performances for the season. Ashton broke through the 4min30sec barrier for the 1500m for the first time, finishing in 4:29.5. Jessica Campbell was the best performed for the women with a time of 5:27.8.

In the throws, Chiara Di Girolami and Andrew Drossinis, each produced personal best performances. Di Girolami sent the Discus out a distance of 23.27m, while Drossinis extended his best Javelin throw to 44.54m.

Patrick Lacock-Smith (U18) showed his value to the Men's Under 18 team again in Round 12. Lacock-Smith earned valuable points for his team in the 100m (13.09), 110m Hurdles (18.4), Discus (23.91m), Javelin (31.36m), and the Triple Jump (10.17m).

Photos by Alan Phillips and Graham Ford. Article by Max Balchin. Results compiled by David Armstrong.

Results: Women

100m: Monica Brennan 12.23(2.4); Catherine Brennan 12.48(2.4); Leah Phillips 12.70(2.4); Ashleigh Hamilton 13.08(1.0); Crista Ashby 13.08(0.2); Olivia Getson 13.54(1.0); Alyce Folan 13.95(1.1); Taryn Ashby 13.99(0.2); Sarah Fisher 14.45(1.6); Chiara Di Girolami 14.76(1.6); Jacqueline Cowell 15.03(0.6); Emma Rumney 15.06(0.6); Samantha Quinn 15.87(0.3); Kylie Anderson 16.17(0.3);
400m: Olivia Getson 61.55; Sarah Fisher 67.06; Chiara Di Girolami 68.90; Sarah Leeming 70.23; Clare Derham 72.36; Kirby Smith 73.17; Michelle King 74.77; Monique Butler 1:21.3h; Samantha Quinn 1:22.10;
1500m: Jessica Campbell 5:27.8h; Sarah Leeming 5:53.7h; Kerryn Walshe 5:59.4h; Maria Benke 6:32.9h;
100mH: Ashleigh Hamilton 14.7h(1.2); Clare Derham 19.0h(0.3); Sarah Fisher 19.0h(0.3);
90mH: Kirby Smith 17.7h; 0); Helena Lotoaniu 18.7h(0.4);
Discus: Chiara Di Girolami 23.27m; Maria Benke 16.66m; Amy Stirling 14.38m;
Javelin: Ashleigh Hamilton 28.60m; Amy Stirling 16.17m;
Triple Jump: Ashleigh Hamilton 11.40m; Crista Ashby 9.39m; Taryn Ashby 8.21m;
4x100m:
FOP1: Alyce Folan, Sarah Fisher, Chiara Di Girolami, Kylie Anderson 57.18
FOP2: Clare Derham, Kerryn Walshe, Michelle King, Jessica Campbell 63.35
F20: Crista Ashby, Ashleigh Hamilton, Sarah Walshe, Taryn Ashby 52.51
F18: Catherine Brennan, Monica Brennan, Leah Phillips, Olivia Getson 48.99
F18: Sarah Leeming, Maria Benke, Samantha Quinn, Jacqueline Cowell 59.17
F16: Emma Rumney, Monique Butler, Kirby Smith, Amy Stirling 62.45

Results: Men

100m: Dale Lyons 11.38(-0.7); Matthew Haynes 11.43(-0.7); Matthew Smith 11.75(0.3); Travis Pike 11.76(-0.1); Iain Douglas 11.86(0); Justin Coutts 11.88(0); Linden Marsh 12.16(1.4); Jack Lewis 12.22(-0.4); Nathan Holmes 12.27(-0.1); Jared Hammett 12.38(-0.1); Patrick Lacock-Smith 13.09(0.6); Aidan Smith 13.13(0); Darren Quix 13.27(0); Luke De Bias 13.36(0.4); Kieren Poppe 13.5(0.8); Darren Corden 13.55(0); Graham Ford 14.28(1.1); Nicholas Phillips 15.08(0.8); Jeffrey Young 26.57(0);
400m: Iain Douglas 49.90; Nathan Riali 51.13; Aaron Smith 52.24; Shane Lefevre 52.42; Justin Coutts 52.83; Brynton Ashton 53.91; Damien Cusack 54.3h; Travis Pike 57.72; William Getson 57.1h; Bernie Smith 58.2h; Jack Kidgell 58.9h; Lindley Cowell 60.6h; Kieren Poppe 60.9h; Aidan Smith 61.0h; Luke Kidgell 64.5h; Mark Bevilacqua 65.8h; Graham Ford 68.3h; Martin Fruin 70.8h; Nicholas Phillips 77.2h;
1500m: Brynton Ashton 4:29.5h; Damien Cusack 4:41.9h; Christopher Lynch 4:43.3h; Philip Champion 4:51.9h; Quent Kidgell 4:56.1h; Luke Kidgell 4:59.2h; Rory Ashton 5:10.2h;
110mH: Matthew Smith 15.8h(0.6); Patrick Lacock-Smith 18.4h(-1.4); Luke De Bias 19.2h(0); Gregory Champion 21.0h(1.0);
2000mSC: Cooper Owen 8:41.0h;
2000mW: Gary Hammett 11:04.1h;
3000mSC: Rob Wendel 12:25.7h;
90mH: Nicholas Phillips 17.4h(0.9);
Discus: William Getson 30.49m; Matt Owen 30.12m; Andrew Drossinis 28.63m; Darren Quix 24.54m; Patrick Lacock-Smith 23.91m; Ivan Zovko 22.76m; Peter Murray 20.43m; Cooper Owen 19.55m; Lachlan Cowell 15.23m;
Javelin: Andrew Drossinis 44.54m; Jared Hammett 38.05m; Patrick Lacock-Smith 31.36m; Matt Owen 31.25m; Cooper Owen 17.74m; Peter Murray 16.49m;
Triple Jump: Luke De Bias 11.03m; Patrick Lacock-Smith 10.17m; Kieren Poppe 9.94m; Cooper Owen 7.47m; Lachlan Cowell 7.21m; Peter Murray 6.06m;
4x100m:
MOP1: Dale Lyons, Justin Coutts, Travis Pike, Jared Hammett 44.73
MOP2: Bernie Smith, Damien Cusack, Brynton Ashton, Mark Bevilacqua 49.83
MOP3: Aidan Smith, Peter Murray, Darren Corden, Graham Ford 58.36
M40: Lindley Cowell, Darren Quix, Luke De Bias, William Getson 50.25
M20: Matthew Smith, Aaron Smith, Nathan Riali, Shane Lefevre 44.82
M18: Matthew Haynes, Nathan Holmes, Jack Lewis, Taylor Mills 46.31
M16: Nicholas Phillips, Luke Kidgell, Kieren Poppe, Linden Marsh 54.29

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