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XCR'25 RD 3: CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS AT JELLS PARK

All runners found the course at Jells Park to be full of challenges with the constant turns, hill climbs and prevailing wind cited as the main difficulties. DVAC finished the day represented by 16 teams (6 Female & 10 Male) with the greatest success claimed by the Female 60 team (Karen Quinn, Michelle King & Jo Moxon) claiming Gold and the Male 40 team (Dylan Littlejohn, Charles Jacobson & Craig Cassidy) winning the Silver medal.

XCR25 ROUND 2_CROSS COUNTRY AT MYRNIONG

The second round of the Athletics Victoria 2025 Cross Country season was set among the vineyards and surrounding acreage at St Anne’s Winery, Myrniong. Over four races, athletes were set distances of 4km, 7km and 12km that worked around the property. The 38 Diamond Valley Athletic Club athletes (14 Female & 24 Male) were challenged by the distance, the hills, the wind and the rough terrain.

ROCKS, HILLS, HEAT - VALLEY WINS

The 43 DVAC athletes (17 Female, 26 Male) that journeyed to Hanging Rock for the opening round of Cross Country have succeeded in meeting all of the challenges to set up a season where individual and team success are possible. Most runners who completed the 5km or 8km courses were thoroughly exhausted by the time they crossed the finish line there was a sense of satisfaction and reward. They had been fully tested by the winding trail course, the hills and the heat on the day.

PRESENTATION NIGHT

Members & Supporters of DVAC, our 2025 Presentation Night 30th May is fast approaching. Tickets are now open with a $30 Early Bird Special until 18th May! Head to the Event page to secure your seat(s) now!

2025 DVAC Annual Report

The 2025 DVAC Annual Report has been published for your review. Please head to About > Annual Reports or the attached notice and scan the QR Code

DVAC CROSS COUNTRY TRIALS AND RESULTS ROUND-UP

The 2025 Cross Country season gets under way on Saturday May 10th at Hanging Rock but the athletes at Diamond Valley have been busy on many fronts over the past week. Results from the Cross Country Trials, Boston Marathon, Ballarat Marathon, Masters Championships and Run the Tan all included below.

TUNING UP AT ALBERT PARK - DVAC RESULTS

The 2025 Australian Grand Prix may be over but there is still a lot of tuning up going on at Albert Park. This week there were nine DVAC athletes taking part in the High Velocity Club #5 and the AV Throwers #5 meets that were held at Lakeside. Most of the number are in the final stages of preparing for the 2025 Australian Athletics Championships that get under way on Friday 4th April 2025 in Perth.

DVAC ATHLETES AT SPECIALIST MEETS & IMPORTANT DATES

Now that the AV Shield and State Championships are over for the 2024/2025 Summer, there is an appetite for competition with many of the DVAC athletes. Some are looking to keep in shape for the Nationals that are only a month away while others are looking to squeeze that bit extra out of the Track & Field season. The Specialist meets such as the Box Hill Burn, the High Velocity Club, the AV Throwers Club, and Rare Air have all offered athletes a chance to achieve these outcomes in the past week.

2025 VICTORIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS WK 2_DVAC RESULTS

It was a Championship filled with highlights for members of the Diamond Valley Athletic Club. DVAC athletes were in action every area of the arena and they were being called to the podium on a regular basis. Each athlete walked away from the experience of competing at Championship level richer for the experience.

DVAC RESULTS AT WEEK 1 OF 2025 VICTORIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Athletics Victoria embraced the strength of Overage Athletics in its new format of Victorian Championship competition in a move that has paid great dividends for the sport and for the Diamond Valley Athletic Club. Over the first three days of the Vic Champs Juniors for 17Yrs to 20Yrs as well as Overage athletes competed in a full range of Championship events.

VICTORIAN MILERS CLUB - MEET #4 2025

The track temperature was hot at Aberfeldie for the VMC #4 meet but so was the form of the Valley middle distance crew. Twelve DVAC athletes (2 Female & 10 Male) journeyed to Aberfeldie to race over the 800m and Mile distances.

KEELY BOYNE MAKES FIRST NATIONALS FINAL

The Australian Short Track Athletics Championships debuted in spectacular fashion on Saturday 1st February, The one-day championships marks a significant step in the development of short track racing in the country, providing a key platform for athletes to not only qualify for the World Indoor Championships in March but earn crucial world ranking points ahead of the World Athletics Championships in September.

TWO PREMIERSHIPS AND NOW RUNNERS-UP: A PROUD VALLEY STORY

The AVSL 2024/2025 season is over, and the Diamond Valley Athletic Club has finished Runners-up to Eaglehawk in the Premier Division. After taking out the title for the last two seasons, DVAC has finished the season on 93 Shield points with a score of 420,302. At the end of the competition three of the sixteen divisions were able to claim premiership honours. These teams were the Female18, the Female 40+ and the Female 50+.

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