February 6, 2016
BOX HILL WINS MEN’S DIVISION 1 AND WOMEN’S 40+ PREMIERSHIPS
Box Hill had a great day at the shield finals, winning the men’s division 1 premiership, the women’s over 40 premiership and going incredibly close in the women’s division 1, the men’s under 18 and the men’s over 40 divisions. Thank you to all the athletes who supported the Club and competed so well on Saturday. Thanks also to all those who helped out officiating and those who were there to support the team and to those athletes who might have missed out on a finals spot but competed throughout the season to get our teams to the finals.
Men Division 1
Congratulations to Brett Nuske, Will Seton, David Grant, Mohamad Zeed, Rob Owen, David Thomson, Josiah Becker, Daniel White-Alikakos, Matt Zwarts, Antony Baldwin, Will Potter, James O’Connell, Michael Dowel, Peter Green, Steve Dinneen, Klarie McIntyre, Simon Evans, Andre Waring, Nick Baggott, Zac Hunter, Bouchaib Chefnaoui and Raymond Chan who combined to help Box Hill win the men’s open division 1 Athletics Victoria Shield premiership. Athletes and coaches have put in a real effort this season to make sure that we had our best available team competing in the finals and it paid off on Saturday with a tremendous win. Glenhuntly also had a strong team and the points were close for most of the day, but dominant results in three of the last four events of the day (High Jump, Shot Put and the 800m) saw Box Hill with the victory even before the last event (4x400m).
Points:
Box Hill 1,285
Glenhuntly 1,228
Essendon 1,182
Melb. Uni 1,171
Nunawading 1,015
Doncaster 449
Richmond 385
Frankston 230
Club Captain Mohamad Zeed started the day with a win in the 400m hurdles and this was followed by many fine performances. David Thomson was outstanding, competing well in five events, while Will Seton, Rob Owen and Josiah Becker did well in three events each. Will Potter and Michael Dowel pulled off the tough 3000m/800m double and Andre Waring ran a great PB in the 800m. But everyone performed well and the whole team deserves congratulations.
Performances:
200m: Daniel White-Alikakos 22.84; David Thomson 22.90; Josiah Becker 22.90; Matt Zwarts 22.97; Robert Owen 23.82; Antony Baldwin 23.95;
800m: Andre Waring 1:54.45; Michael Dowel 1:56.15; William Potter 1:56.42; Nicholas Baggott 2:00.72; Zac Hunter 2:01.46; Bouchaib Chefnaoui 2:03.61;
3000m: William Potter 8:27.12; Stephen Dinneen 8:37.03; Peter Green 8:45.28; Michael Dowel 8:52.02; James O’Connell 9:20.33; Klarie McIntyre 9:22.72;
4x400m Relay: Box Hill (Rob Owen, Daniel White-Alikakos, Ray Chan, Matt Zwarts) 3:31.07;
400m Hurdles: Mohamad Zeed 55.37; David Thomson 57.32; Robert Owen 58.32;
3000m Walk: Simon Evans 16:10.45; Christopher O’Connor DQ;
Triple Jump: David Thomson 12.36m; Josiah Becker 12.09m; Brett Nuske 11.18m;
High Jump: David Thomson 2.00m; Josiah Becker 1.80m; William Seton 1.70m;
Shot Put: David Grant 12.53m; William Seton 12.12m; David Thomson 11.68m;
Hammer: Brett Nuske 30.38m; David Grant 23.65m; William Seton 20.54m;
Women Division 1
Box Hill came agonizingly close to pulling off the men’s and women’s division 1 double, with our women’s team going down by one solitary point. This was the closest competition of the finals, with six teams all in with a chance of winning. Congratulations to all the athletes who competed so well in this team and let’s hope we can go one better next year.
Points:
Essendon 483
Box Hill 482
Sandringham 472
Glenhuntly 461
Nunawading 453
Melb Uni 448
Doncaster 375
Diamond Valley 176
Performances:
200m: Monica Van Wynen 26.76; Sanjana Alex 27.53; Rebecca Fredricksen 27.71; Monique Briard 28.02;
800m: Georgia Griffith 2:08.22; Jessie Muirden 2:20.05; Nicole Roberts 2:22.56; Monica Van Wynen 2:32.57;
3000m: Nicole Roberts 10:22.98; Liza Henshall 12:21.21; Amelia Savige 12:25.62; Caitlin Harrison 13:14.57;
4x400m Relay: Box Hill (Georgia Griffith, Jessie Muirden, Monique Briard, Monica Van Wynen) 4:02.50;
400m Hurdles: Simone Carre 80.23;
3000m Walk: Simone Carre 21:42.14;
Triple Jump: Rachel Limburg 11.22m; Panayiota Carabourniotis 9.99m;
High Jump: Rachel Limburg 1.65m; Panayiota Carabourniotis 1.55m;
Shot Put: Simone Carre 10.37m; Rachel Limburg 9.51m;
Hammer: Catherine McCowan 41.87m; Rachel Limburg 29.70m;
Men 40+
Our men’s over 40 team finished second again this year. Despite our best efforts we seem to keep falling just short in this division, but next year will be our year! Thanks to Andrew Wilcox for all his work and communications with the over 40 team this season.
Points:
Diamond Valley 938
Box Hill 889
Waverley 812
Essendon 694
Keilor St Bernards 538
Geelong 487
Knox 434
Collingwood 382
Bendigo 375
Oakleigh 250
Ballarat 59
Performances:
200m: Andrew Wilcox 24.20; David Featherston 25.86; Robert Mayston 25.93; David McConnell 28.94;
800m: Kynan Dawes 2:05.98; Robert Schwerkolt 2:07.12; Andrew Egginton 2:16.97; David Ayers 2:30.49;
3000m: Robert Schwerkolt 9:43.80; Tony Langelaan 10:14.14; Peter Stefanos 10:25.59; Scott Lawrence 10:45.88;
4x400m Relay: Box Hill (Andrew Wilcox, Rob Mayston, Kynan Dawes, David Featherston) 3:55.07;
300m Hurdles: David McConnell 47.33;
400m Hurdles: David Featherston 59.13;
3000m Walk: Graeme Olden 16:55.99; Andrew Egginton 17:22.51;
Triple Jump: David Featherston 11.84m; Nick Carah 9.27m;
High Jump: David Featherston 1.65m; David McConnell 1.40m;
Shot Put: Michael Seton 8.83m; Andrew Egginton 8.28m;
Hammer: Michael Seton 20.90m; Nick Carah 17.81m;
Women 40+
Our over 40 women’s team successfully defended the title that they won last year, dominating their age group. Nearly all of our team competed in multiple events and there were some terrific performances.
Thanks to Amanda Harper for organizing this team throughout the season and making sure we had the best team possible qualified to compete on the day.
Points:
Box Hill 755
Glenhuntly 596
Western Aths 574
Diamond Valley 566
Keilor St Bernards 424
Vic Masters 424
Geelong 299
Collingwood 255
Bendigo 163
Knox 72
Performances:
200m: Talitha Crawford 28.62; Karen Carah 29.27; Kimberly Butler 31.16;
800m: Julie Norney 2:30.01; Talitha Crawford 2:34.89; Amanda Harper 2:53.53;
3000m: Julie Norney 11:02.12; Amanda Harper 12:03.87; Pia Hunter 12:48.17;
4x400m Relay: Box Hill (Karen Carah, Talitha Crawford, Kim Butler, Amanda Harper) 4:39.08;
400m Hurdles: Kimberly Butler 83.03; Amanda Harper 89.29;
3000m Walk: Pia Hunter 19:01.25; Sharron Meager 26:48.79;
Triple Jump: Karen Carah 9.43m; Kimberly Butler 8.50m;
High Jump: Karen Carah 1.40m; Julie Norney 1.30m;
Shot Put: Karen Carah 8.48m; Anna Di Medio 8.43m;
Hammer: Anna Di Medio 25.92m; Amanda Harper 17.59m;
Men Under 18
The under 18 men’s team came extremely close to winning the premiership this year. This team has been high on quality but low on numbers all season and it was an extremely good effort for this team of just eight boys to come so close to winning the premiership. Sam McDonald and Matt Harcourt did five events each, while Scott McKenzie and Alex Ritchie did the 3000m/800m/4x400m treble and Ned Snibson ran the 200m, 800m and 4x400m.
Points:
Essendon 711
Box Hill 699
Keilor St Bernards 662
Ringwood 656
Doncaster 630
Diamond Valley 585
Casey Cardinia 345
Geelong 313
Knox 222
Bendigo 202
Ballarat 38
Performances:
200m: Matthew Harcourt 23.16; Ned Snibson 23.20; Samuel McDonald 24.03;
800m: Ned Snibson 2:00.54; Alexander Ritchie 2:03.31; Scott McKenzie 2:05.15; Lucas Pamminger 2:11.43;
3000m: Scott McKenzie 9:17.85; Alexander Ritchie 9:19.31; Callum Evans 9:44.62; Samuel Rattray 9:59.59;
4x400m Relay: Box Hill (Ned Snibson, Scott McKenzie, Alex Ritchie, Lucas Pamminger) 3:35.82;
400m Hurdles: Matthew Harcourt 55.58;
Triple Jump: Matthew Harcourt 12.89m; Samuel McDonald 11.22m;
High Jump: Samuel McDonald 1.75m;
Shot Put: Matthew Harcourt 10.86m; Samuel McDonald 10.73m;
Hammer: Matthew Harcourt 20.88m; Samuel McDonald 18.43m;
Women Under 18
Our under 18 women’s team did well to finish in fourth place not too far behind the leading teams. Unfortunately a couple of our top runners were unavailable but those who were there competed extremely well. Kate Boulter competed in six events, Hannah Heathcote did five and Zoe Schwerkolt four.
Points:
Doncaster 796
Diamond Valley 745
Essendon 704
Box Hill 690
Keilor St Bernards 556
Old Xaverians 528
Geelong 411
Frankston 275
Knox 260
Ballarat 42
Performances:
200m: Imogen Purcell 27.88; Kate Boulter 28.19; Sophie Schwerkolt 28.28; Hannah Heathcote 32.63;
800m: Georgia Hansen 2:10.44; Genevieve Wah 2:21.25; Sophie Schwerkolt 2:27.76; Zoe Schwerkolt 2:43.13;
3000m: Holly Pedersen 11:36.23; Zoe Schwerkolt 13:54.54;
4x400m Relay: Box Hill (Imogen Purcell, Genevieve Wah, Kate Boulter, Georgia Hansen) 4:10.00;
400m Hurdles: Kate Boulter 69.47; Imogen Purcell 76.48;
3000m Walk: Zoe Schwerkolt 20:12.21; Hannah Heathcote 30:02.58;
Triple Jump: Zoe Schwerkolt 8.76m; Hannah Heathcote 7.75m;
High Jump: Kate Boulter 1.40m; Hannah Heathcote 1.10m;
Shot Put: Kate Boulter 9.53m; Phillipa Hajdasz 9.45m;
Hammer: Kate Boulter 22.02m; Hannah Heathcote 17.90m;
Women Under 16
The Box Hill under 16 women’s team finished fourth, despite having a number of athletes unavailable. Many of these girls will be under 16 again next year and it looks like we can do very well in this age group next season.
Points:
Essendon 882
Diamond Valley 796
Collingwood 663
Box Hill 626
Geelong 518
Keilor St Bernards 418
Ringwood 282
Bendigo 231
Frankston 219
Casey Cardinia 155
Ballarat 84
Performances:
200m: Ellie Masters 26.60; Emily Butler 28.39; Emily Bertacco 28.64; Tara Samaranayake 29.36;
800m: Amy Atkinson 2:20.38; Tamsyn Lovass 2:23.85; Molly McCarthy 2:24.12; Jess Hepworth 2:27.36;
200m Hurdles: Meredith Rule 36.30; Georgia Durham 38.29;
Triple Jump: Jessica MacKenzie 9.92m; Georgia Durham 8.41m;
High Jump: Emily Butler 1.55m; Georgia Durham 1.45m;
Shot Put: Charlotte Kennedy 10.49m; Emily Bertacco 9.55m;
Hammer: Charlotte Kennedy 22.27m; Emily Bertacco 20.53m;