Doncaster Representatives in the ALAC Championships
The ALAC Championships is a team event which is held each year in April in a different state for U13 athletes. The final team selection takes place after the State Championships and is made up of only 11 Boys and 11 Girls. 2 Boys and 2 Girls will compete in each of the following events to earn points for their state so the athletes need to be at the top of more than 1 event to be selected -100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 1500m walk, 80m hurdle, Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump, Shot Put, Discus, Javelin and the 4 x 100 relay.
Australian Multi Event Championships - Current Selection of U15 athletes to compete in the ALAC Multi Event (2 boys and 2 girls) is as follows:
• 1st place at the Victorian State Multi Event Championship automatically qualifies for the Victorian ALAC U15 Team
• 2nd to 4th placed athletes at the Victorian State Multi Event Championships will be invited to train with the Victorian ALAC Squad. The second representative of each gender to compete for the Victorian Team at the ALAC shall be selected from this squad. In the event of an athlete not accepting the invitation to be part of the Victorian squad, the next best placed athlete will be invited and so on.
Congratulations to the following Doncaster Athletes for their outstanding achievements.
2010
Brisbane
Samantha Galagher - Templestowe All Saints
100m - 2nd, 200m - 5th and 400m 12th
2009
Adelaide
Natalie Rule - Doncaster Heights
Nicholas Cron - Bulleen Templestowe
Dimitri Panotis - Bulleen Templestowe
Melbourne
Perth
Stephanie Lachimea - Doncaster Saints
Victorian Girls' Captain
80m H - 8th, Long Jump - 4th, Triple Jump - 6th
Canberra
Samual Au - Doncaster Saints
400m - 6th
Hobart
Bronte Gange - Doncaster Heights
1500m - Gold, 800m - Gold, 400m - Bronze
Sydney
Adam Watson - Doncaster Saints - 7th - see results
U13 ALAC State Squad - Adam Koso - Doncaster Saints
Gold Coast
Adelaide
Adam Watson - Doncaster Saints
Katherine Katsanavakas - Bulleen Templestowe
U15 Multi Event Championships
Julie Prendergast - Doncaster Saints
(Julie made herself unavailable to play state netball - a wise choice as she now plays for Australia)
Melbourne
Jason Poon - Doncaster Lions
Perth
Julie Prendergast - Doncaster Saints