March 3, 2015
UPCOMING EVENTS
March 7, Saturday, AV Knockout Final – Albert Park
March 11-15, Australian Junior Championships, Sydney
March 14-15, Victorian Masters Championships, Doncaster
March 19, Thursday, Milers Club, Box Hill
March 21, Saturday, IAAF World Challenge, Melbourne
March 26-29, Australian Championships, Brisbane
April 3-6, Australian Masters Championships, Sydney
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STATE CHAMPIONS!
Congratulations to Kathryn Brooks, Flavien Basson, Matt Harcourt and Karen Carah, who won Victorian championships on the weekend.
Kathryn Brooks defended her open javelin title with a throw of 49.07m, Flavian Basson cleared 5.00m to take out the pole vault, Matt Harcourt won the under 18 decathlon title and Karen Carah won the over 30s heptathlon title.
There were a number of other outstanding performances including fifteen year old Olivia Carah winning silver in the open pole vault with a leap of 3.70m, David Grant winning bronze in the javelin (58.86m), Will Seton finishing 2nd in the under 20 decathlon, Kate Boulter 2nd in the under 18 heptathlon and Georgia Durham winning silver in the under 14 pentathlon.
PLEASE SHUT THE DOOR
One night last week one of our members was passing by the track at about 9:00pm and saw the lights on. On closer inspection he found the gate wide open, the gate to the club rooms wide open, lights in the gym on and music on the radio blaring.
Please, if you are the last person to leave the track, turn off the lights and close the club rooms and the gate to the track. If only one or two people are around when you are leaving, please let them know that you are leaving and remind them to lock up when they leave.
TRACK BOOKINGS
Please be aware that the track is sometimes booked by schools and other users (see club website for details). In particular note that the track is booked for a Miler’s Club meet on Thursday March 19, from 7:00pm. There is also a booking during the day on Wednesday, March 25, which will mean that the track is unavailable for training until 5:00pm on that day.
XCR’15 COMING SOON!
The 2015 cross country and road racing season starts in less than 7 weeks. The first event will be the cross country relays at Jells Park on Saturday, April 18. Let’s hope that Box Hill can have another successful winter season.