VALLEY ATHLETES “SURVIVE” THE VIC ALL SCHOOLS
The forecast was for a wet weekend and the forecast was correct. The conditions for athletes at the 2026 Victorian All Schools Track & Field Championships were extremely difficult for the first three days of competition with continual rain. Amazingly the Championships continued through all the challenging conditions and were completed by Sunday afternoon. Without the commitment of athletes, and the support of parents, officials and club helpers this outcome would not have been achieved.
There were 40 members of the Diamond Valley Athletic Club (19 females & 21 males) who competed across the four days of the Championships. The athletes were representing a total of 22 schools. The competing athletes at these Championships were representing their school, but DVAC support was provided across the weekend by coaches, and Club Helpers.
For most athletes, the Championships came early in their season and offered a chance to test out their winter preparation and their current levels of performance. There were plenty of pb’s, thrilling races, as well as outstanding achievements in the field events. Bring on the Summer season of athletics starting with the AVSL Rd 1 on Saturday October 17th.
MEDAL TALLY:
The competition was fierce and medals were hard to win. The 40 DVAC athletes still managed to win a total of 29 medals (12 Gold, 8 Silver and 9 Bronze).
GOLDMEDAL WINNERS:
Kirra Wright celebrated her last Schools Championships by winning FOUR Gold Medals in the Female P20 competition – 100m, 200m, 400m and Shot Put.
Toby Hamilton continued his run of great results at Championship level by winning THREE Gold medals in the Male 17 events - Javelin, High Jump and Pole Vault.
Jamie Ritchie had decisive wins in both the F 16 100m and 200m.
The other three Gold Medals were won by: Chehan Udugampala – Male 17 Hammer Throw; Thomas Short – Male 20 800m; & Ahmad SBayeh – Male 20 Triple Jump.
SILVER MEDAL WINNERS:
Gabriel Kozaris – Male U15 Hammer Throw; William Quigley – Male U17 2000m Steeplechase; Hanna Rowe – Female U18 Hammer Throw; Cooper Partridge – Male U14 Long Jump; Arianna Krebs – Female 18 Discus; Jacob Guyett – Male 14 200m; Matilda Johnson – Female 17 800m; Zoey Ryan – Female 18 2000m Steeplechase.
BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS:
Jacob Guyett – Male 14 100m; Finlay Bowman – Male P15: 400m, 800m, Discus; Zander Botha – Male 17 400m; Riley Young – Male 16 100m Hurdles; 200m Hurdles; Liezel Cilliers – Female 16 High Jump: Cooper Partridge – Male 14 Triple Jump:
THANK YOUTO CLUB HELPERS:
The Diamond Valley Athletic Club fulfilled every responsibility it was allocated over the Championships. The response of club members and supporters was impressive. The list of DVAC Club Helpers over the four days of competition included: Matthe Rowe, Kathryn Williams, Arunan Arumainayaygam, Max Balchin, Kate Ryan, Jarryd Cripps, Cathy Tomkins, Luke Hamilton, Jane Young, Meg Nicholls, Christina Cerqueira & Lyn Davis. The Diamond Valley Athletic Club does appreciate this valuable support.
WHERE TO NOW?
The 2026 Australian All Schools Championships will be held in Perth, WA, from Friday December 4th to Sunday December 6th, 2026. The event is organised by Australian Athletics and is the National Track and Field Championships for School Sport. The Victorian team is selected and managed by Athletics Victoria. Athletes that finish first (1st) or second (2nd) in their age group from the 2026 Victorian All Schools Track and Field Championships is a Qualifying requirement.
2026 VICTORIAN ALL SCHOOLS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Thu 1st, Fri 2nd, Sat 3rd, Sun 4th October 2026
Lakeside Stadium
DVAC Results:
Concord School
Male P15
400m: Finlay Bowman (Concord School): 1:45.68 (3rd);
800m: Finlay Bowman (Concord School): 4:04.64 (3rd);
Discus: Finlay Bowman (Concord School): 17.24m (3rd);
Javelin: Finlay Bowman (Concord School): FOUL;
Loyola College:
Female 17
1500m: Isabella Napoletano 5:11.17 (9th);
3000m: Isabella Napoletano 11:03.33 (7th);
Male 14
100m: Roderick Anchico-Roa 14.33 (-1.4) (P);
200m: Roderick Anchico-Roa 28.92 (-2.1) (P);
90m Hurdles: Roderick Anchico-Roa 16.41 (-1.8) (P);
Long Jump: Roderick Anchico-Roa 4.16m (2.9) (21st);
Northside Christian College:
Female 18
Discus: Arianna Krebs 31.55m (2nd);
Shot Put: Arianna Krebs 9.68m (8th);
Female 15
High Jump: Aylaa Arunan 1.35m (11th);
Long Jump: Aylaa Arunan 4.32m (-0.8) (15th);
Triple Jump: Aylaa Arunan 9.80m (2.1) (8th);
Australian ChristianCollege:
Female 17
3000m: Madeleine Arvaji 10:44.85 (5th);
100m Hurdles: Bethany Krebs 18.87 (-5.4) (6th);
400m Hurdles: Bethany Krebs 81.91 (6th);
Donvale Christian College:
Female 16
200m: Talise Botha 29.14 (-2.4) (P);
Long Jump: Talise Botha 4.40m (-3.2) (12th);
Triple Jump: Talise Botha 10.10m (0.9) (6th);
Male 17
200m: Zander Botha 23.40 (-0.2) (5th); 23.38 (P);
400m: Zander Botha 50.94 (3rd); 53.13 (P);
Whitefriars College:
Male 16
1500m: Myles Boyle 4:26.09 (12th);
3000m: Myles Boyle 9:16.83 (8th);
Montmorency Secondary College:
Female 14
100m: Aria-Rose Cerqueira 13.67 (-1.8) (S); 13.63 (-1.8) (P); Monica Szymanski 14.17 (-1.8) (S); 13.93 (-2.5) (P);
200m: Aria-Rose Cerqueira 27.31 (-0.1) (6th); 27.22 (-0.6) (S); 28.35 (-2.3) (P);
400m: Monica Szymanski 67.81 (P);
High Jump: Lauren Cooper 1.30m (17th);
Male 20
800m: Thomas Short 2:01.12 (1st);
Male 18
100m: Elliot Williams 12.47 (0.4) (P);
200m: Harvey McGregor 24.16 (-0.3) (P);
Long Jump: Elliot Williams 5.69m (1.9) (8th);
Triple Jump: Elliot Williams 12.17m (2.1) (6th);
Male 17
100m: Josh Koegler 11.96 (-1.5) (P);
200m: Josh Koegler 23.49 (-0.2) (6th); 23.72 (P);
Male 16
100m Hurdles: Riley Young 15.92 (-1.3) (3rd);
200m Hurdles: Riley Young 31.56 (2.3) (3rd);
Catholic Ladies College:
Female 16
100m: Jamie Ritchie 12.19 (-1.1) (1st); 12.17 (-1.0) (P);
200m: Jamie Ritchie 24.18 (0.9) (1st); 25.56 (-1.9) (P);
High Jump: Liezel Cilliers 1.45m (3rd);
Eltham College:
Female 14
Triple Jump: Sophia Guyett SCR;
Male 14
100m: Jacob Guyett 12.10 (-0.4) (3rd); 12.12 (-1.0) (S); 12.16 (-0.6) (P);
200m: Jacob Guyett 23.91 (0.5) (2nd); 24.17 (-2.4) (S); 24.72 (-0.6) (P);
St Helena Secondary College:
Female 14
100m: Chelsea King 13.95 (-2.4) (S); 13.83 (-1.4) (P); Maddie Laws 14.37 (-1.8) (P);
200m: Maddie Laws 29.63 (-0.6) (S); 29.58 (-2.3) (P);
High Jump: Chelsea King 1.40m (6th);
Male 17
1500m: Asher Knuckey 4:34.81 (22nd);
3000m: Asher Knuckey 9:43.80 (17th);
High Jump: Toby Hamilton 1.93m (1st);
Javelin: Toby Hamilton 43.79m (1st);
Pole Vault: Toby Hamilton 4.00m (1st);
Male 16
800m: Samuel Reeve DNS; 2:10.64 (P);
Genazzano College:
Female 17
800m: Matilda Johnson 2:22.26 (2nd);
AssumptionCollege:
Female P20
100m: Kirra Wright 15.44 (-0.7) (1st);
200m: Kirra Wright 31.66 (1.6) (1st);
400m: Kirra Wright 78.51 (1st);
Shot Put: Kirra Wright 8.08m (1st);
St Johns College:
Male 15
Discus: Gabriel Kozaris 32.74m (7th);
Hammer: Gabriel Kozaris 38.11m (2nd);
Javelin: Gabriel Kozaris 36.54m (5th);
Our Lady of Mercy College:
Female 18
High Jump: Liv Nicholls 1.49m (5th);
Macleod College:
Male 14
Long Jump: Cooper Partridge 5.24m (2.9) (2nd);
Triple Jump: Cooper Partridge 10.88m (0.8) (3rd);
Hume Grammar:
Male 17
1500m: William Quigley 4:16.46 (11th);
3000m: William Quigley 9:14.86 (11th);
2000m Steeple: William Quigley 6:27.36 (2nd);
Craigieburn Secondary College:
Female 18
Hammer: Hanna Rowe 40.81m (2nd);
Viewbank Secondary College:
Female 18
1500m: Zoey Ryan 5:29.97 (14th);
2000m Steeple: Zoey Ryan 8:19.86 (2nd);
Parade College:
Male 20
Hammer: Ahmad SBayeh SCR;
Triple Jump: Ahmad SBayeh 10.06m (2.3) (1st);
Male 16
100m: Hudson McGregor 12.34 (-2.9) (S); 12.11 (-2.0) (P);
400m: Hudson McGregor 53.17 (6th); 53.33 (P);
Ivanhoe Grammar:
Male 18
800m: Nicholas Tomkins 2:02.47 (P);
Aitken College:
Male 18
Discus: Chehan Udugampala 35.23m (6th);
Hammer: Chehan Udugampala 49.09m (1st);
Javelin: Chehan Udugampala 42.87m (4th);
Shot Put: Chehan Udugampala DNS;
Carey Baptist Grammar:
Male 17
800m: Kai Bunyard 2:05.47 (P);
(Results compiled by Max Balchin)
