AVSL Round 10 Wrap 2024-25

The final round of AVSL for the season, at Aberfeldie, saw a drop in temperature, a slight breeze and lots of PBs. We ended the round in 7 th place with 27 008 points and finish the season in 6th place on Division 1 ladder.

Congratulations to all of our athletes and coaches who participated in the 2024-25 AVSL competition and contributed to a very creditable result.

This round’s Premier Division ladder was EAG, ESS, DIV, GHY, BOH, WEN, WES, MEN, SBE and CHI.

The final ladder will look like: EAG 99, DIV 93, ESS 77, GHY 61, WEN 56, WES 49, SBE 43, BOH 42, MEN 38 and CHI 19.

EAG take out the premiership and MEN & CHI are relegated to Division 2.

In all we had 44 scoring athletes and they completed a total of 87 individual scoring events. 18 athletes did three or more scoring events, 7 athletes completed two scoring events and 19 completed one scoring event.

Thanks to these athletes who completed three individual scoring events: Claire H, Ruth O, Charli B, Tahnee H, Maddi H, Amy G, Cheryl N, Tracy C, Helen P, Brenda C, Janice H, Chris C, Ethan Y, Callan J, Alan B, Wayne B, Mal H & Stan P.

Thanks to Ella T, Hayley B, Alexie B, Gabriella J, Blake B, Bon M & Graham S for completing two individual scoring events.

Our top ten points scorers: Stan P 1034, Charli B 1026, Ruth O 1014, Wayne B 993, Alan B 972, Ethan Y 925, Callan J 875, Janice H 874, Amy G 845 and Tahnee H 840.

State Age Group Ladders for this round:
FOP 2nd Place, M60+ 2 nd Place & F40-49 3rd Place.

It looks like the M60+ will come 2nd at State level and Zone A, and the FOP & F60+ will win the Zone A age group premiership.

State Age Group Top 3 individual performances:

FOP – Ebony Dodemaide 1st 5000m, Claire Hodgart 2nd 3000m and Ella Tobin 2 nd 200m

MOP – Brandon Muscat 1st 5000m and Zayd Al Sayd 2 nd 5000m

F20 – Ruth Ong 2 nd Triple Jump and 2 nd Shot Put

M20 – Leo Heading 2nd 3000m

F18 – Leanne Ellis 1st 800m

M18 – Aiden Muscat 3 rd 3000m

F16 – Charli Brown 2 nd Triple Jump

F14 – Ella McDonald 2nd 3000m & Abigail Bassos 3rd 800m

M14 – Ryder Deans 2 nd 800m

F40 – Brigitte Sneyders 1st 5000m, Abby Speakman 2nd 5000m and Amy Gardiner 2nd High Jump & 3rd Long Jump

M40 – Alistair McDonald 1 st 3000m

F60 – Brenda Cashin 3rd Shot Put and Janice Hodgart 3rd 3000m

M60 – Alan Baldry 1st 300mH & 1st Triple Jump, Wayne Bingham 1st 200m & 1st Long Jump and Stan Peska 1st Shot Put, 2 nd Javelin & 2 nd Hammer.

Club Helpers

Thank-you to Gareth Ellis, Hayley Leckie (Burke), Abby Speakman, Ruth Ong & Phil Cameron-Smith and Maddi Hall who completed their Club Helper roles this round. A special thank-you to Ben Hodgart, Crystal Brown, Tyson Brown & Phil Cameron Smith who willingly covered the other timeslots. Thanks to Claire Hodgart who offered to do the 800m crossover but got a reprieve at the last moment. A big thank-you to Lachlan Smith who helped me with the lap scoring and ensured I didn’t get confused while lap scoring the 5000m.

Thank you to the following families who helped cover the Club’s duties at AVSL this season: Arnold (4), Bainbridge, Baker-Mayer, Baldry, Barber, Barbie, Barlow, Bassos (3), Brown (4), Burke (Leckie), Cameron-Smith (2), Cashin (12), Chitty (2), Cleveland (4), Colbert (3), Dhaliwal, Ellis, Gardiner (2), Gunn, Hall (2), Heading, Hines, Hodgart (8), Daniel Johnson, Fleur Johnson (3), Jordan (2), Mackrell, Aiden McDonald, Morgan (2), Mudie, Musarra, Muscat, Nelson (2), Ong, Papworth, Pinto, Puopolo, Shaw, Smith, Sneyders (2), Speakman, Wright (2) and Young.

As a show of gratitude, Club Helpers are eligible for a discount to our Club Presentation.

It has been my pleasure to take on the role of Summer Team Manager. Some of the highlights for me have been our Club bouncing back from Co-Vid 19, winning the Division 2 premiership, seeing athletes commence their journeys and develop and all of the generous people who have stood up and helped us meet our Club Helper duties. I am stepping down, so please let me know if you would like to take on the position, as I would be willing to provide insight and support to assist you.

Regards

Peter Cashin
Summer Team Manager
Western Athletics