Box Hill had five teams qualify for the shield finals at Lakeside Stadium on Saturday and we came away with two premierships, a second place and two fifth placings. Congratulations to our Under 16 boys and our Under 16 girls who won the premiership in their age groups.
The 2018-19 season of Athletics Victoria’s Shield competition wrapped up with competition at Nunawading and Meadowglen.
The penultimate round of AV Shield competition was held in blistering conditions, with temperatures soaring to 36 degrees at Knox and Werribee. With just one round before the finals, Box Hill teams are sitting clearly in the top two in the Men’s Open Division 1, Men’s Over 40 and Men’s Under 16 divisions and in the Women’s Open Division 1 and the Women’s Under 16 division.
Shield competition made a welcome return to Box Hill in Round 10, with the other events held at Doncaster. There are just two rounds before the finals. Box Hill teams are sitting clearly in the top two in the Men’s Open Division 1, Men’s Over 40 and Men’s U16 divisions and in the Women’s Open Division 1 and the Women’s U16 division.
AV Shield competition kicked off for 2019 at Werribee and Glenhuntly, with athletes battling windy conditions at both venues.
Box Hill hosted a very successful day of the Victorian Relay Championships last Saturday. Not only was event a great success, the club also picked up 10 medals: three gold, four silver and three bronze. Our open women’s 4x400m team qualified second fastest for the final to held on at the Zatopek 10.
There were some strong individual performances from our junior athletes this weekend, with most competing at Yarra Ranges. The other venue was Meadowglen.
Round 5 of Shield was held in sunny conditions at Knox and Williamstown.
Round 4 at Doncaster and Ringwood saw more strong performances from our under 16 girls and boys teams, as well as our open women and over 40 men.
The AV Shield 2018/19 season kicked off with competition at Casey Field and Aberfeldie. Participation numbers were lower than usual but there were some good team results.