Victorian 5000m Championships – 28th November 2024
We had three Old Scotch athletes competing in the Victorian 5000m Championships out at Lakeside, with some impressive results!
Ben Beischer ran a 14:20.26 PB to come 8th in the Men’s open race, with training partner Tom Bowers not too far behind placing 14th overall in 14:33.53.
Nathan Munro also ran 15:43.19 in the Men’s U20 A final.
AVSL Round 6 – 30th November 2024
Not much to report with Round 6 cancelled due to rain so we remain in 5thplace on the Div 4 ladder (only 1 point behind Corio in 3rd place).
Athletics Victoria has also advised clubs and athletes today that AVSL Round 6 will NOT be rescheduled, and therefore is cancelled.
AV will be in contact with those who paid entry fees in the coming days to organise refunds.
All points scored at Bendigo and Ballarat (that still went ahead on the 30th Nov) will not also NOT count towards the AVSL ladder.
Despite this, we had one athlete in Conor Sullivan who did race up at Bendigo, and we still think his performances should be noted!
AVSL Round 6 Results (now void):
Male 18
200m: Conor Sullivan 26.69 (1.3);
800m: Conor Sullivan 2:02.37;
3000m: Conor Sullivan 9:03.33;
Australian All Schools Nationals (Brisbane) – 6th to 8th December 2024
We had six Old Scotch members compete in Brisbane at the Australian All Schools Nationals over the weekend. While they were technically representing Victoria and their respective schools, they are still all Old Scotch members. Therefore, we would like to congratulate all of them on their fantastic results.
Lots of PBs among pretty hot competition!
Conor Sullivan U18 2k Steeple (1st) 5.57.71 PB and CLUB RECORD
U18 1500m 4.04.97
Will Katic U18 400m 48.64 PB
U18 800m (3rd) 1.52.80 PB
Pat Kroschel U18 200m 21.89 PB
Gabby King U17 400m 60.59
U18 Mixed 4×400 (2nd)
Tom Roach U17 Para Shot Put 5.57m PB
Long Jump 1.97m PB
Discus 18.12m
Lachlan Gumley U16 Pole Vault (2nd) 3.90 PB
Zatopek Track Challenge 10km – 7th Dec 2024
A big congratulations to Ben Beischer who won the Zatopek Track Challenge (10km) out at Aberfelie in a blistering time of 30:31.1!
Some great results from Ben this year follwoing his Australian Team debut in Feburary for the World University Cross Country Championships in Oman.
Upcoming Events:
Zatopek 10 on Sat 14 December at Lakeside. Always a great night of athletics, particularly for the distance aficionados. We hope to have a few Old Scotch athletes invited to compete. You will also hear a DJ Set from The Jungle Giants which should excite those familiar with their genre.
Tuesday 17th Dec High Velocity Doncaster 200m, 400m, triple jump (entries closed)
Thursday 19th Dec Milers Club Box Hill 800m, 1500m (entries close noon Mon 16 Dec)
Round 7 AVSL is on 11th Jan (most probably based at Frankston) and Round 8 is on 18th Jan (most likely at Mt Evelyn), where we are required to provide a club helper for the Discus, or Aberfeldie (enter field games from noon Wed 10 days prior to ensure a berth.) Those athletes holidaying down Surf Coast area or in regional Vic please note that you may compete at Geelong (if the track is repaired), Ballarat or Bendigo and still score points for Old Scotch!
Training:
Training continues up till Christmas with our various groups usually around the Righetti Oval area on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6pm or earlier for Karen’s group. Please sing out if you are not a regular with these groups but wish to be part of the fun.
Old Scotch is also often required to provide club helpers for various duties e.g. help at the Discus on 18 Jan and help at Hammer Throw on 8 Feb, and to lap score our athletes in distance events. Please come to the party if you can assist.
Vale David Purvis:
The Old Scotch Athletic Club community is saddened to hear of the passing of David Purvis (father of Mark Purvis) late last week. David lived an incredible 98 years and was a much-loved member of the club for many, many years. In addition to giving so much to the club, David volunteered for more than 25 years as an official at APSOC events.
A celebration of David’s life will be held at Le Pine, 741 High Street, Kew East, at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 18th December 2024.
We extend our thoughts to Mark and his family.
Your Old Scotch Athletic Club Committee
please contact us at oldscotchathleticclub@gmail.com
President – Doug Campbell
Secretary – Nathan Munro
Treasurer – Heather Danks
VP Cross Country – Pete Simm
VP – Track & Field – vacant
Registrar – Rob Wilson
General Member – Ian Kluckow
General Member – Connor Merigan
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