CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR 800m RUNNERS
Diamond Valley Athletic Club's junior middle distance runners, Matthew Sholakis (U18) and Nicholas Phillips (U16) went in to the Christmas break content that their season has already produced break-through performances in the 800m.
Sholakis went under 1:59 for the 800m for first time when he crossed the line in 1:58.7. Phillips lowered his previous best time for the 800m by 8 seconds when he finished his race in a time of 2:16.7.
Both Sholakis and Phillips were a part of strong teams in the two lap event. In the Under 18 Men, Sholakis was well supported by Jack Kidgell (2:10.1) and Joe Hardy (2:13.2). The Men's Under 16 team was led admirably by Dean Neofitou (2:04.2), and had a strong support team with Liam Fahey (2:10.8) and Mitchell Cooper (2:14.3) as well as Phillips.
For the DVAC Women, Lara Kolar (U14) recorded the quickest run for her age group with a time of 2:22.2. Belinda Scholes (Open) brought her best time down to 2:38.5 while Michaela Prunotto (WU14) and Sarah Walshe (U20) both recorded a personal best effort over the 800m.
In the 200m, the fastest run for the Valley women was posted by Monica Brennan with a 24.6. Iain Douglas, fresh from his 400m run of 49.72 in Round 8 of the AV Shield ran the fastest 200m for the Valley team. His time was 23.4.
DVAC Open team members, Lauren Crowe and Stephen McCullough excelled in the 3000m. Crowe completed her run in 10:38.5 to lead the Valley women's team home. Laura Campbell established a new club record for the Women 50-54 age group with a run of 11:22.5.
McCullough led a large team of 15 Valley men home in the 3000m in a time of 9:34.5. The Men's 40+ distance team of Chris Lynch, Antony Milovac, Trevor Carter and Quent Kidgell did enough to hold their team at the top of the division at the end of the day.
Emmet Brasier (MU14) continued his recent record breaking spree in the Walks when he slashed 30 seconds off the previous DVAC record for the 1500m Walk in his age group. Brasier finished in a time of 6:53.1.
Ellen Brasier (WU16) moved up to the 400m Hurdles in preparation for Under 18 Championships in the New Year and showed an immediate ability to excel at the event. Brasier completed the 400m Hurdles in a time of 65.5, well under the Nationals qualifying time.
Iain Douglas (U20) won his heat of the 400m Hurdles in 57.3. Graham Ford lowered his own DVAC Men's 60+ age group record for the 400m Hurdles to 71.1.
The father and daughter team of Andrew and Amy Stirling were the leading athletes in the Hammer Throw for the Valley. Andrew sent the 6.0kg Hammer out a distance of 36.82m and Amy was just short of her all time best throw when she recorded a throw of 42.28m.
Ashleigh Hamilton (WOpen) and Drew McClaren (M40+) both led their competition in the Shot Put to earn maximum points. Hamilton was back near her best distance with the Shot Put with a put of 11.84m. McClaren put the shot a distance of 11.24m. McClaren, along with Andrew Stirling and Luke Getson filled the top three places for the M40+ division.
National champion High Jumper, Chris Armet made his first appearance for the season at the AV Shield competition. He cleared 2.10m to easily lead the venue's results for the Men's High Jump. Ashleigh Hamilton and Coll McClaren led the Women's High Jump results for the day when they both cleared 1.55m.
Ellen Brasier and Jake Di Palma, both Under 16 athletes, led their age groups in the Triple Jump. Brasier landed a distance of 11.06m to be short of the DVAC record by only 7cm. Di Palma landed a distance of 11.90m for the Triple Jump.
The fastest 4x400m relay for the Women was the combination of Sarah Fisher, Alyce Folan, Belinda Scholes and Crista Ashby that finished in 4:33.7. The Men Under 16 relay team of Nicholas Phillips, Jarrod Robinson, Mitchell Cooper and Andrew Kelham recorded the best time for the Valley men with a time of 3:56.4.
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Article by Max Balchin. Photos by Alan Phillips. Results compiled by David Armstrong and Max Balchin.
Results Women| Open | |
| 200m: | Ashleigh Hamilton 26.4; Crista Ashby 27.0; Alyce Folan 28.4; Coll Mcclaren 29.3; Mandy Easton 30.2; |
| 3000m: | Lauren Crowe 10:38; Laura Campbell 11:22.5**; Jessica Campbell 11:24.9*; Tanya Simpson 13:50.8; Michelle King 14:45.5; |
| 800m: | Belinda Scholes 2:38.5*; Sarah Fisher 2:50.5; Kerryn Walshe 3:07.8; Angela Champion 3:26.1; |
| 400m H: | Sarah Fisher 82.8; |
| High Jump: | Ashleigh Hamilton 1.55m; Coll Mcclaren 1.55m; |
| Shot Put: | Ashleigh Hamilton 11.84m; Amy Murray 9.00m; Kerryn Walshe 5.40m*; |
| 4x400m: | (1) Sarah Fisher, Alyce Folan, Belinda Scholes, Crista Ashby 4:33.7; (2) Taryn Ashby, Kerryn Walshe, Michelle King, Mandy Easton 5:02.2; |
| Under 20: | |
| 200m: | Sarah Walshe 27.8; Sinead Murray 28; Taryn Ashby 31; Samantha Quinn 31.6; |
| 3000m: | Sarah Leeming 14:17.2; |
| 800m: | Sinead Murray 2:35.3; Sarah Walshe 2:43.2*; Sarah Leeming 2:45.5; Samantha Quinn 3:00.1; |
| Shot Put: | Sarah Walshe 7.63m; Samantha Quinn 4.52m; |
| 4x400m: | Sarah Leeming, Sarah Walshe, Samantha Quinn, Sinead Murray 4:46.8; |
| Under 18: | |
| 200m: | Monica Brennan 24.6; Gabrielle Brennan 26.1; Bronte Douglas 26.4; |
| 3000m: | Joanna Stewart 13:22; |
| Shot Put: | Amy Stirling 8.39m; |
| Hammer: | Amy Stirling 42.28m; |
| 4x400m: | Bronte Dougles, Joanna Stewart, Alessandra Prunotto, Georgette Watling 4:58.4; |
| Under 16: | |
| 200m: | Maddison Coates-McClaren 26.9; Madeleine Quinn 28.7; Georgette Watling 29.1; Morgan Sholakis 30.8; |
| 3000m: | Alessandra Prunotto 15:20.9*; Morgan Sholakis 16:22.4*; |
| 800m: | Courtney Kemp 2:40.8; Alessandra Prunotto 3:04.3*; Madeleine Quinn 3:18.4; Maddi Wilde 3:41.9; |
| 200m H: | Georgette Watling 31.5; Jazmyn Keppel 33.6; |
| 300m H: | Madeleine Quinn 58.2; |
| 400m H: | Ellen Brasier 65.5*; |
| Ellen Brasier 11.06m*; Georgette Watling 9.65m; Jazmyn Keppel 9.50m; Morgan Sholakis 8.35m; | |
| High Jump: | Jazmyn Keppel 1.25m; |
| Shot Put: | Madeleine Quinn 6.89m; Morgan Sholakis 6.27m; |
| 4x400m: | Ellen Brasier, C Kemp, Michaela Prunotto, Michaela Prunotto 5:12.8; |
| Under 14: | |
| 200m: | Alana Toso 27.2; Ilara Farrugia 29.4; Danielle Blake 30.1; Ana Milovac 30.5; Kasia Silva 31.7; |
| 3000m: | Ana Milovac 12:53.6; |
| 800m: | Lara Kolar 2:22.2; Michaela Prunotto 2:41.7*; Ana Milovac 2:45.2; |
| 1500m W: | Chelsea Owen-Smith 8:57.9; |
| Triple Jump: | Kasia Silva 8.87m; Chelsea Owen-Smith 7.62m; |
| High Jump: | Ana Milovac 1.35m; Emma Butler 1.25m; |
| Shot Put: | Kasia Silva 8.68m*; Ilara Farrugia 8.39m*; Rebekah Mills 6.73m; Danielle Blake 6.44m; Chelsea Owen-Smith 5.67m; |
| 4x400m: | Lara Kolar, Danielle Blake, Ilara Farrugia, Ana Milovac 5:12.8; |
Results Men
| Open: | |
| 200m: | Lee Thompson 25.1; Michael Dixon 25.2; |
| 3000m: | Stephen Mccullough 9:34.5; David Prescott 10:28.5; Benjamin Norman 10:52.7; |
| 800m: | Benjamin Norman 2:14.8; Michael Dixon 2:18.5; Lee Thompson 2:22.2; |
| Triple Jump: | Scott Rowsell 10.44m; |
| High Jump: | Chris Armet 2.10m; Paul Schofield 1.80m; Scott Rowsell 1.70m; |
| 40+: | |
| 200m: | Luke Getson 24.7; Lindley Cowell 26.5; Drew Mcclaren 26.5; Spiro Neofitou 28.0; Darren Corden 28.1; Greg Luck 28.1; Gregory Champion 30.4; |
| 3000m: | Christopher Lynch 10:35; Antony Milovac 10:57.4; Trevor Carter 11:0.2; Quent Kidgell 11:13.1; Nick Saunders 11:21.2; Steven Williams 12:10.4; Jeffrey Young 14:21.4; |
| 800m: | Steven Williams 2:38.9; Jeffrey Young 2:41.9; Patrick Clarke 2:42.3; Martin Fruin 2:43.6; Bernie Smith 3:00.6; |
| 400m H: | Lindley Cowell 66.5; Graham Ford 71.1**; Gregory Champion 87.4; |
| Luke Getson 11.01m; Lindley Cowell 9.62m; Darren Quix 9.27m; Graham Ford 8.20m; Matt Owen 7.42m; | |
| High Jump: | Luke Getson 1.55m; Darren Corden 1.35m; Darren Quix 1.35m; Graham Ford 1.30m; Antony Milovac 1.25m; Andrew Stirling 1.20m; |
| Shot Put: | Drew Mcclaren 11.24m; Andrew Stirling 10.44m; Luke Getson 10.21m; Matt Owen 9.54m; Frank Peachey 8.25m; Danny Whyte 8.24m; Patrick Clarke 8.17m; |
| Hammer: | Andrew Stirling 36.82m; Frank Peachey 28.02m; Matt Owen 27.78m; |
| 4x400m: | (1 )Luke Getson, Greg Luck, Drew Mcclaren, Lindley Cowell 4:01.6; (2) Rick Clarke, Danny Whyte, Martin Fruin, Darren Corden 4:43.9; |
| Under 20: | |
| 200m: | Iain Douglas 23.4; Christopher Moffat 24.5; Patrick Lacock-Smith 27.0; |
| 3000m: | Douglas Brown 10:03.9; Christopher Moffat 12:09.8; |
| 400m H: | Iain Douglas 57.3; Christopher Moffat 70.7; |
| Triple Jump: | Patrick Lacock-Smith 10.54m; |
| High Jump: | Patrick Lacock-Smith 1.45m; |
| Shot Put: | Christopher Moffat 7.64m; Patrick Lacock-Smith 6.53m; |
| 4x400m: | Iain Douglas, Christopher Moffat, Joel Clamp, Patrick Lacock-Smith 4:07.0; |
| Under 18: | |
| 200m: | Linden Marsh 23.9; Sam Geers 25.0; Matthew Sholakis 25.3; Aidan Silva 28.0; |
| 3000m: | Jack Kidgell 14:17.5; Matthew Sholakis 15:54; |
| 800m: | Matthew Sholakis 1:58.5*; Jack Kidgell 2:10.1; Joe Hardy 2:13.2; |
| Triple Jump: | Aidan Silva 10.83m*; |
| High Jump: | Aidan Silva 1.40m; |
| Shot Put: | Aidan Silva 7.51m; |
| 4x400m: | Joe Hardy, Jack Kidgell, Aidan Silva, Matthew Sholakis 4:03.2; |
| Under 16: | |
| 200m: | Jarrod Robinson 24.3; Jamie Card 27.6*; Andrew Kelham 27.7*; Lachlan Cowell 31.2; |
| 3000m: | Joel Clamp 11:07; |
| 800m: | Dean Neofitou 2:04.2; Liam Fahey 2:10.8; Mitchell Cooper 2:14.3; Nicholas Phillips 2:16.7*; |
| 200m H: | Jake Di palma 29.5; |
| Triple Jump: | Jake Di palma 11.90m; Callum Randall 11.54m; |
| High Jump: | Callum Randall 1.7m; |
| Shot Put: | Jake Di palma 11.07m*; Lachlan Cowell 8.30m; Lachlan Dalgleish 5.11m*; |
| 4x400m: | Nick Phillips, Jarrod Robinson, Mitchell Cooper, Andrew Kelham 3:56.4; |
| Under 14: | |
| 800m: | Ashley Kenshole 2:48.6; |
| 1500m W: | Emmet Brasier 6:53.1**; Cooper Owen 7:19.4; |
| Triple Jump: | Emmet Brasier 10.55m*; Cooper Owen 8.77m; Ashley Kenshole 8.73m; |