VALLEY JUNIORS SHOW THEIR CLASS AT ALL SCHOOLS
2024 VICTORIAN ALL SCHOOLS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
WEEK 1
Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th October 2024
The 37 DVAC junior athletes (21 Female & 16 Male) who travelled to the Lakeside Stadium for the 2024 All Schools Championships benefitted from a true Championship experience over the two days of competition. The DVAC athletes came away from the meet with the satisfaction of competing in a Championship, many personal best performances as well as a total of 15 medals. They won 7 Gold, 4 Silver and 4 Bronze medals. The medal winners were:
GOLD MEDALS:
GU14: 100m: Jamie Ritchie 12.37
GU16: 3000m Walk: Sarah Holmes 16:03.01
BU20 (Para): 400m: Jordan Rudd 59.91
BU16: 3000m Walk: Matthew Davidson 14:39.16
BU15: High Jump: Toby Hamilton 1.85m
BU15: 3000m Walk: Jaime Hvalica 15:31.34
GU18: 1500m: Ally Brooks 4:35.69
SILVER MEDALS:
GU16: 100m: Rebecca Hvalica 12.43
GU15: 1500m: Matilda Johnson 4:43.68
BU18: 100m: Asher Andrews 10.99
BU18: Discus: Asher Andrews 43.05m
BRONZE MEDALS:
BU18: Shot Put: Asher Andrews 12.97m
GU17: 100m: Maddy Meagher 12.54
GU16: 3000m Walk: Lucy Johns 16:21.00
BU15: 2000m Steeplechase: William Quigley 6:48.20
The Diamond Valley Athletic Club congratulates all athletes who took part in the Vic All Schools Championships.
DVAC CLUB HELPERS
While the Championships were an All Schools meet, AV still required clubs to provide Club Helpers and DVAC covered at least 20 hours of duty. A big vote of Thanks goes to the following: (Saturday) Max Balchin, Luke Hamilton, Chris Whelan; (Sunday) Jason Quigley, Sharyn Ritchie & Dillon Vidanapatharina who all helped to fill the required duties for DVAC. Their contributions to DVAC is much appreciated.
AV has now informed DVAC of the Club Duties it will be expected to fill over Weekend #2 of the 2023 Victorian All Schools T&F Championships and they are set out below. Please consider offering your support to help our juniors at the All Schools Championships.
LISTENINGS AT LAKESIDE
There were so many stories from the weekend at Lakeside, but here are just a few overheard:
- Asher Andrews went under 11seconds for the 100m! Was that a pb? In the final of the BU18 Asher pulled out a 10.99. What a great weekend for our Champion decathlete! Silver in the 100m & Discus and Bronze in the Shot Put.
- Ethan Armstrong-Bourne just keeps getting better in the 1500m. After a massive fall in the 3000m at the SSV State Champs on Monday (& getting up to win) he posted a pb in the heat of the MU18 of 4:09.00, he backed up with a 4:07.41 to finish 6th in the final. Other 1500m pb’s were logged by Matilda Johnson (4:43.68), Nicholas Tomkins (4:20.97). Ally Brooks (U18) stormed home over the last 300m to win an exciting 1500m final in 4:35.69. This was after winning the SSV State title last Monday in 4:33.06.
- Wave of the Walkers: The DVAC medal tally jumped by four in two races on Sunday. The two 3000m Walks finals saw Max Davidson (U16), Jaime Hvalica (U15) & Sarah Holmes (U16) all win Gold with Lucy Johns (U16) close behind to take out the Bronze medal.
- Sprint storm: the last finals on the Sunday saw a succession of DVAC sprinters line up to medal in exciting races. The medals came with Jamie Ritchie (U14) winning Gold, Asher Andrews (U18) and Rebecca Hvalica (U16) winning Silver and Maddy Meagher (U17) adding a Bronze to the collection.
- Off to Brisbane: to qualify for the Australian Schools Track & Field Championships (Brisbane, Fri 6 Dec to Sun 8 Dec) athletes needed to finish 1st or 2nd in the finals. On this basis the DVAC athletes who can pack their bags include Rebecca Hvalica, Sarah Holmes, Jamie Ritchie, Jordan Rudd, Matthew Davidson, Toby Hamilton, Jaime Hvalica, Ally Brooks, Matilda Johnson & Asher Andrews. Of course other spots may open up if athletes decline the offer. And then … Week #2 is coming up!
2024 VICTORIAN ALL SCHOOLS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 October 2024
DVAC Results:
Girls:
U20:
100m: Olivia Sheens Marymede College 13.45 (5th)
U18:
1500m: Ally Brooks Eltham HS 4:35.69 (1st)
U17:
100m: Elisha Blair Assumption College 13.12 (Q);
12.87 (6th)
100m: Maddy Meagher Eltham College 12.75 (Q);
12.54 (3rd)
100m: Athanasia Patroungas Melbourne Girls C. 13.37 (-0.6)
1500m: Georgia L’Estrange Montmorency SC 5:15.12 (17th)
Discus: Di Benedetto, Amelia STMC 28.02m (5th)
U16:
100m: Geogie Ritchie CLC 13.74
100m: Rebecca Hvalica Ivanhoe Grammar 12.56 (Q);
12.43 (2nd)
3000m Walk: Sarah Holmes St Helena SC 16:03.01 (1st)
Lucy Johns St Helena SC 16:21.00 (3rd)
Triple Jump: Georgie Ritchie CLC 9.61m (5th)
Shot Put: Hanna Rowe Craigieburn, SC 8.94m (11th)
Zoey Ryan Viewbank College 10.63m (5th)
High Jump: Liv Nicholls OLMC 1.40m (6th)
Discus: Zoey Ryan Viewbank College 23.57m (8th)
U15:
100m: Crissy Patroungas Melb Girls College 14.03 (-1.3)
400m: Anu Conley Eltham HS 66.38
1500m: Matilda Johnson Genazzano College 4:43.68 (2nd)
Grace Robinson Diamond Valley SC 5:08.57 (10th)
Isabella Napoletano Loyola College 5:30.24 (15th)
Triple Jump: Aylaa Arunan Northside Christian 9.49m (15th)
High Jump: Aylaa Arunan Northside Christian 1.30m (10th)
U14:
100m: Jamie Ritchie CLC 12.49 (Q);
12.34 (Q); 12.37 (1st)
100m: Crissie Patroungas Melb Girls College 14.03
Triple Jump: Aylaa Arunan Northside Christian 9.49m (15th)
High Jump: Aylaa Arunan Northside Christian 1.30m (10th)
Boys:
U20 (Para)
400m: Jordan Rudd Concord School 59.91 (1st)
1500m: Jordan Rudd Concord School 4:48.77 (4th)
U18:
100m: Asher Andrews Plenty Valley Chr 11.30 (Q);
10.99 (2nd)
1500m: Rhodri Whelan Eltham HS 4:35.47
Shot Put: Asher Andrews Plenty Valley Chr 12.97m (3rd)
Discus: Asher Andrews Plenty Valley Ch 43.05m (2nd)
U17:
1500m: Ethan Armstrong-Bourne Eltham HS 4:09.00 (Q);
4:07.41 (6th)
High Jump: Janusz Kabuki Loyola College dns
U16:
100m: Janusz Kubicki Loyola College dns
Elliot Williams Montmorency SC 12.51
1500m: Nicholas Tomkins St Helena SC 4:20.97
Brodie Batt Parade College 4:29.2
100m Hurdles: Elliot Williams Montmorency SC 15.79
3000m Walk: Max Davidson Diamond Valley SC 14:39.16 (1st)
Discus: Chehan Udugampala Aitken College 43.97m (6th)
Shot Put: Chehan Udugampala Aitken College 13.07m (7th)
U15:
100m: Christos Kozaris St Johns College 12.57
High Jump: Toby Hamilton St Helena SC 1.85m (1st)
3000m Walk: Jaime Hvalica Ivanhoe Grammar 15:31.34 (1st)
2000m Steeplechase: William Quigley Hume Anglican G 6:48.20 (3rd)
U14:
100m: Jesse Porter Eltham HS dns
