February 12, 2017
BOX HILL WINS FOUR PREMIERSHIPS!
Box Hill had a great day at the 2016/17 Shield Competition Finals at Albert Park on Sunday, with four of our eight teams winning the premiership in their division.
Congratulations to our men’s U14, men’s U18 and men’s and women’s 40+ teams who were all triumphant on Sunday.
Despite some bad luck with injuries/unavailability that dashed the hopes of a couple of our teams, it was still a great day for the Club, with Box Hill being the only club to win more than one premiership.
A special thank you to Andrew Wilcox, Amanda Harper, Leanne Bertacco and Simone Lovass who helped with team management and to Mark Doehmann, Rachel Johnson, Simon Evans, Nick Carah, Sharron Meager, Mark Stewart and all the others who worked as club helpers on the day.
Men Division 1
Glenhuntly 15,377
Box Hill 13,732
Nunawading 12,363
Essendon 12,349
Melb Uni 11,279
Collingwood 9,565
Doncaster 7,754
Knox 3,252
Box Hill finished 2nd in the open men’s division and failed to defend the title we won last year. Unfortunately the team was not at full strength, with Mo Zeed unable to hurdle and Matt Harcourt fronting up with a dodgy hamstring and a very heavy cold unable to hurdle or pole vault. It was a brave effort to finish 2nd under the circumstances and with just a little bit of luck we can hopefully return to the top of the table next year.
Performances
100m: Matt Zwarts 11.54; Mohamad Zeed 11.59; Mitchell Graham 12.02; Edan Runge 12.11; Robert Owen 12.34; James Shaw 12.70;
400m: Andre Waring 52.20; Edan Runge 53.94; Robert Owen 54.02; Matt Zwarts 54.13; Mohamad Zeed 58.35;
1500m: Andre Waring 3:51.8h; Michael Dowel 4:00.0h; Nicholas Baggott 4:01.5h; Stephen Dinneen 4:03.3h; Daniel Clark 4:04.1h; Peter Green 4:05.4h;
4x100m Relay: Box Hill 45.12;
110m Hurdles: William Seton 16.98;
2000m Walk: Simon Evans 10:20.2h;
3000m Steeple: James O’Connell 10:17.77; Klarie McIntyre 10:23.61; Alexander Ritchie 10:45.51;
Long Jump: Mohamad Zeed 5.82m; William Seton 5.72m; Matthew Harcourt 4.69m;
Pole Vault: Joel Pocklington 4.75m; William Seton 3.10m;
Javelin: David Grant 54.62m; Matthew Harcourt 39.01m; William Seton 35.69m;
Discus: William Seton 43.21m; David Grant 41.15m; Matthew Harcourt 28.10m;
Men Over 40
Box Hill 11,153
Diamond Valley 10,325
Essendon 9,407
Vic Masters 8,880
Bendigo 8,276
Keilor St Bern 7,042
Glenhuntly 6,453
Knox 5,675
Doncaster 5,527
Geelong 4,797
Ballarat 2,488
After years of close misses, our men’s over 40 team finally broke through to win the shield premiership. Pushed hard by Diamond Valley, our boys put in some great performances to make sure that we stayed ahead of the opposition. Consistent performances right throughout the season made sure that we had athletes qualified for every event with competition for spots in many events.
Performances
100m: Andrew Wilcox 12.26; Robert Mayston 12.91; David Featherston 13.00; David McConnell 13.38;
400m: Andrew Wilcox 56.90; David Featherston 57.55; Robert Mayston 60.78; David McConnell 66.93;
1500m: John Meagher 4:34.1h; Robert Schwerkolt 4:41.2h; Scott Lawrence 4:46.5h; Tony Langelaan 4:56.7h;
4x100m Relay: Box Hill 50.22;
100m Hurdles: David McConnell 18.56;
110m Hurdles: David Featherston 17.84;
2000m Walk: Graeme Olden 11:24.7h; Andrew Egginton 11:27.9h;
3000m Steeple: Kynan Dawes 10:55.67; John Meagher 11:14.94;
Long Jump: David Featherston 5.58m; Robert Mayston 4.98m;
Pole Vault: George Schillinger 2.95m; David McConnell 2.50m;
Javelin: David Featherston 42.89m; Simon Watson 30.49m;
Discus: David Featherston 31.35m; David McConnell 28.48m;
Men Under 18
Box Hill 8,852
Doncaster 7,066
Ringwood 6,761
Western Aths 6,471
Essendon 5,659
Geelong 5,412
Diamond Valley 4,263
Casey Cardinia 4,047
Frankston 3,879
Bendigo 2,384
Ballarat 1,702
After finishing a close 2nd last year, our under 18 boys ran away with the premiership this year. Strong performances across all events and multiple good performances from Sam McDonald and Harry Blackburn led to a big win.
Performances
100m: Nick Jones 11.74; Samuel McDonald 11.93; William Latchford 12.00; Matt McKenna 12.13;
400m: Harry Blackburn 52.97; Darcy Powne 53.31; Dalton Di Medio 53.59; Thomas Sellwood 55.74;
1500m: Thomas Sellwood 4:02.7h; Scott McKenzie 4:05.7h; Darcy Powne 4:07.7h;
4x100m Relay: Box Hill 46.20;
110m Hurdles: Harry Blackburn 17.38; Samuel McDonald 21.13;
2000m Steeple: Callum Evans 6:42.6h; Lucas Hudson 7:36.6h;
Long Jump: Samuel McDonald 5.99m; William Latchford 5.89m;
Pole Vault: Dalton Di Medio 4.15m;
Javelin: Harry Blackburn 43.12m; Alistair Fitzgerald 34.33m;
Discus: Harry Blackburn 32.38m; Samuel McDonald 31.66m;
Men Under 14
Box Hill 5,436
Western Athletics 5,239
St Kevins 5,106
Essendon 4,198
Knox 4,060
Frankston 3,401
Doncaster 3,210
Geelong 3,191
Bendigo 2,584
Ballarat 1,960
Diamond Valley 930
A terrific team effort saw the under 14 boys win a close battle. This is the first time that we have entered an U14 team in a number of years and it was great to see the boys pull off the win. Special mention to Thomas Diamond who ran the tough 400m, 1500m, steeplechase treble.
Performances
100m: Axel Woods 12.25; Bailey Culbert 13.14; Harrison Truscott 13.17; Matthew Dougan 13.81;
400m: Matthew Dougan 61.31; Axel Woods 61.36; Ewan Webber 62.40; Thomas Diamond 68.81;
1500m: Connor Ogilvie 4:28.6h; Lachlan Doehmann 4:55.1h; Thomas Diamond 4:59.9h; Murray Lovass 5:10.8h;
4x100m Relay: Box Hill 53.45;
90m Hurdles: Bailey Culbert 14.69; Matthew Dougan 14.72;
2000m Walk: Ewan Webber 12:22.6h;
2000m Steeple: Thomas Diamond 7:29.1h; Murray Lovass 7:33.1h;
Long Jump: Harrison Truscott 4.50m; Bailey Culbert NM;
Pole Vault: Andre Di Medio 2.80m;
Javelin: Andre Di Medio 20.02m; Murray Lovass 13.84m;
Discus: Lachlan Doehmann 30.52m; Bailey Culbert 21.26m;
Women Division 1
Melbourne Uni 10,677
Glenhuntly 9,815
Box Hill 9,517
Sandringham 8,525
Western Athletics 7,127
Nunawading 6,814
Diamond Valley 5,649
Doncaster 5,089
We were not able to get our very best team on the track in the women’s division 1 competition, but our women performed extremely well to finish in 3rd position. Hopefully next year will be our year.
Performances
100m: Rachel Limburg 13.35; Jessie Muirden 13.66; Anna Carrig 13.84; Phillipa Hajdasz 13.93;
400m: Georgia Griffith 56.43; Jessie Muirden 61.55; Jessica Mourney 61.82; Anna Carrig 64.08;
1500m: Georgia Griffith 4:31.4h; Georgie Meehan 4:59.5h; Anna Carrig 5:07.1h;
4x100m Relay: Box Hill 53.90;
100m Hurdles: Rachel Limburg 15.81; Hannah Heathcote 20.51;
2000m Walk: Cassandra Knight 10:44.5h; Hannah Heathcote 16:58.6h;
Long Jump: Rachel Limburg 5.49m; Jacinta Lynn 4.38m;
Pole Vault: Olivia Green 3.40m; Jacqueline Williams 3.25m;
Javelin: Kathryn Brooks 46.83m; Rachel Limburg 35.11m;
Discus: Catherine McCowan 32.23m; Panayiota Carabourniotis 26.91m;
Women Over 40
Box Hill 9,083
Diamond Valley 8,208
Waverley 7,916
Western Athletics 7,170
Glenhuntly 6,895
Keilor St Bernards 6,762
Bendigo 6,458
Geelong 4,329
Collingwood 2,717
Ballarat 1,322
Knox 480
For the third year in a row our over 40 women’s team proved unbeatable. Good planning throughout the season meant that injuries could be covered and athletes did multiple events to make sure the team scored well in every event.
Performances
100m: Talitha Crawford 14.17; Jaynie Bloss 14.52; Karen Carah 15.90; Carolyn Fox 16.08;
400m: Talitha Crawford 68.02; Jaynie Bloss 72.43; Carolyn Fox 73.75; Pia Hunter 79.78;
1500m: Talitha Crawford 5:24.3h; Pia Hunter 5:29.8h; Amanda Harper 5:52.2h; Kerry Putt 6:17.4h;
4x100m Relay: Box Hill 60.03;
80m Hurdles: Jaynie Bloss 15.75; Carolyn Fox 16.14;
2000m Walk: Pia Hunter 11:19.9h; Anna Dimedio 16:12.8h;
2000m Steeple: Amanda Harper 9:21.3h; Sharron Meager 10:03.8h;
Long Jump: Karen Carah 4.29m; Jaynie Bloss 3.80m;
Pole Vault: Karen Carah 1.90m; Amanda Harper 1.60m;
Javelin: Karen Carah 20.50m; Anna Dimedio 18.04m;
Discus: Anna Dimedio 24.86m; Karen Carah 16.47m;
Women Under 18
Western Athletics 8,740
Diamond Valley 8,340
Keilor St Bernards 7,594
Geelong 6,209
Frankston 5,530
Ringwood 5,264
Diamond Valley 2 4,435
Box Hill 4,165
Glenhuntly 3,301
Ballarat 1,364
Bendigo 964
Unfortunately our under 18 women’s team has been short on numbers this season and then several injuries in the past few weeks weakened the team further. It was nevertheless a good effort to qualify for the finals this year.
Performances
100m: Ella Squires DQ; Emily Bertacco 13.65; Skye Cody 14.11;
400m: Ella Squires 62.31; Amy Rives 63.66; Genevieve Wah 64.51;
1500m: Genevieve Wah 4:53.1h; Amy Rives 4:53.2h; Jess Hepworth 5:05.5h;
100m Hurdles: Emily Bertacco 15.89;
Long Jump: Skye Cody 4.84m;
Discus: Emily Bertacco 20.50m;
Women Under 16
Bendigo 8,096
Diamond Valley 8,047
Geelong 7,474
Box Hill 7,375
Essendon 7,323
Yarra Ranges 6,296
Collingwood 6,210
Frankston 5,162
Casey Cardinia 4,595
Wyndham 3,303
Ballarat 2,006
The under 16 women’s team finished fourth in what was one of the most closely fought divisions, with 5 teams all looking to have a chance to win. With most of the girls still under 16 next year we are hoping for a winning performance next year.
Performances
100m: Ellie Masters 13.22; Indy Cairns-Cowan 13.40; Wednesday Shiel 13.44; Blaze Demase 13.58;
400m: Carla Dreyer DQ; Amy Atkinson 60.73; Anastasia Purcell 62.27; Wednesday Shiel 62.56;
1500m: Amy Atkinson 4:54.5h; Ashlee Treagus 5:04.1h; Breanna Croall 5:25.1h;
4x100m Relay: Box Hill 52.96;
90m Hurdles: Jessica MacKenzie 14.41; Ella Doherty 14.94;
2000m Steeple: Sophie Westcott 7:31.8h;
Long Jump: Laura Jane Irving 4.49m; Aimee Traverso 4.16m;
Pole Vault: Georgia Tayler 2.95m; Jessica MacKenzie 2.35m;
Javelin: Jessica MacKenzie 35.71m;
Discus: Jessica MacKenzie 28.05m;