2016 Winter Bulletin No. 1
April 5, 2016
JELLS PARK RELAYS ON SATURDAY WEEK
The XCR’16 season will commence with the traditional Jells Park cross country relays.
Please let us know about your availability for this popular event. We plan to enter teams in all age groups. To compete in this event you must be registered for the new 2016/17 athletics season. Register online now from the AV website.
Please let us know this week if you are available to run, so that we can enter the correct number of teams.
We will also need helpers to do the timekeeping, please let us know if you can help.
CLUB 5K HANDICAP THIS SATURDAY! Enter Now!
The annual Club 5k handicap will be held at the usual venue along the trail beside Gardiner’s Creek, near Deakin University on the morning of this Saturday, April 9. Everyone is invited to race, run or jog and then join us for brunch afterwards. If you wish to run, please let us know as soon as possible so that handicap marks can be calculated.
DATE: Saturday, April 9
TIME: 9:00am for a 9:20am sharp start
VENUE: Meet at the car park of the Bennettswood Bowls Club, Station St. Box Hill South.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME, STAY FOR BRUNCH AFTER THE RUN!
XCR’16 CALENDAR
Round 1 – Jells Park Cross Country Relay Date: Saturday 16 April
6km legs for open and overage, 3km for juniors
Round 2 – Wandin Park Cross Country Date: Saturday 7 May
8km for open men, 4km for open women, various junior distances
Round 3 – Cruden Farm Cross Country Date: Saturday 21 May
16km cross country for open men and 6km for open women, various junior distances
Round 4 – Lake Wendouree Road Race Date: Saturday 4 June
15km for open men and women, 5km for juniors
Round 5 – Bundoora Cross Country Champs Date: Saturday 18 June
This day incorporates the Victorian All Schools Cross Country Championships and also serves as the selection trial for the Australian Cross Country Championships. The open and overage men’s race covers 12km while the women’s race covers 10km. Juniors race over 3km, 4km, 6km or 8km.
Round 6 – Sandown Road Relay Date: Saturday 9 July
6.2km legs for open ages, 3.1km for juniors
Round 7 – Albert Park Road Race Date: Sunday 17 July
10km open race, 3km junior race
Round 8 – Anglesea Surf Coast Ekiden Relay Date: Saturday 6 August
Various distances
Round 9 – Victorian Half Marathon Date: Sunday 4 September
21.1km along Burnley boulevard (no junior races)
Round 10 – Tan Relays Date: Saturday 17 September
Each runner complete the 3.8km lap of the tan
REGISTRATIONS DUE, APRIL 1
Registrations for the new 2016/17 athletics year are now open. Register online via the Athletics Victoria website.
Note that AV have introduced a new fee structure.
In short, you will pay one fee to join Athletics Victoria and another fee to join the club. You can then pay an XCR fee which gives you free entry to all AV cross country and road events or a Track and Field fee, which gives you entry to shield competition (or you choose the “maxpack” which gives you entry to both XCR and Shield).
There are four options for members in each age group.
Option 1 is recommended for those who plan to run XCR and Shield competition (we hope this includes most of our distance runners).
Option 2 is for those athletes who only compete in summer.
Option 3 is for those who wish to only compete in the cross country and road events and not the summer season.
Option 4 is for athletes who wish to only compete in winter relay events and/or pay an individual entry fee for each event, or those who do not wish to compete in XCR or Shield competition.
Note that you can upgrade your membership at any stage throughout the year.
Open:
Option 1: $390 [$100 (AV fee) + $90 (Club Fee) + $200 (XCR + Shield)]
Option 2: $315 [$100 (AV fee) + $90 (Club Fee) + $125 (Shield)]
Option 3: $315 [$100 (AV fee) + $90 (Club Fee) + $125 (XCR)]
Option 4: $190 [$100 (AV fee) + $90 (Club Fee) + Individual entries (no shield)]
Junior (under 20 years of age as of Dec. 31 2016):
Option 1: $300 [$80 (AV fee) + $70 (Club Fee) + $150 (XCR + Shield)]
Option 2: $250 [$80 (AV fee) + $70 (Club Fee) + $100 (Shield)]
Option 3: $250 [$80 (AV fee) + $70 (Club Fee) + $100 (XCR)]
Option 4: $150 [$80 (AV fee) + $70 (Club Fee) + Individual entries (no shield)]
Dual Registration with Little Aths
Option 1: $125 [$50 (AV fee) + $0 (Club Fee) + $75 (XCR + Shield)]
Option 2: $105 [$50 (AV fee) + $0 (Club Fee) + $55 (Shield)]
Option 3: $105 [$50 (AV fee) + $0 (Club Fee) + $55 (XCR)]
Option 4: $50 [$50 (AV fee) + $0 (Club Fee) + Individual entries (no shield)]
Family discount $15 per person available when three (3) or more Open or Junior athletes reside at the same address and register at the same time.
Life members and international representatives should contact the Club to organize their registration.
Please let us know if you have any questions about registration.
2015-2016 Summer Bulletin No. 27
March 29, 2016
UPCOMING EVENTS?
March 31-April 3, Australian Championships, Sydney
Saturday, April 9, Club 5k handicap, Gardiner’s Creek
Saturday, April 16, XCR’16 round 1, Jells Park Relays
GOOD LUCK AT NATIONALS!
Good luck to all the Box Hill athletes competing at the Australian Track and Field Championships this weekend. Let’s hope for some great results.
FOUR BOX HILL ATHLETES SELECTED FOR WORLD U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to Sarah Billings (800m, 4x400m), Georgia Hansen (800m), Kathryn Brooks (javelin) and Nana Owusu-Afriyie (4x100m relay) who have been selected to represent Australia in the World Junior Championships in Poland in July. This is a fabulous result for the Club and well earned reward for the hard work done by these athletes and their coaches.
XCR’16 IS COMING!
The 2016 cross country and road racing season is less than 3 weeks away. The winter season will commence with the Club 5k handicap on April 9 and then the official start of XCR’16 at the Jells Park cross country relays on April 16.
JELLS PARK RELAYS: APRIL 16
The XCR’16 season will commence with the traditional Jells Park cross country relays.
Please let us know about your availability for this popular event. We plan to enter teams in all age groups. To compete in this event you must be registered for the new 2016/17 athletics season. Register online from the AV website from April 1.
REGISTRATIONS DUE, APRIL 1
Registrations for the new 2016/17 athletics year opens on April 1. Register online via the Athletics Victoria website.
Note that AV have introduced a new fee structure. Please see the attached Membership Guide.
In short, you will pay one fee to join Athletics Victoria and another fee to join the club. You can then pay an XCR fee which gives you free entry to all AV cross country and road events or a Track and Field fee, which gives you entry to shield competition (or you choose the “maxpack” which gives you entry to both XCR and Shield).
There are four options for members in each age group.
Option 1 is recommended for those who plan to run XCR and Shield competition (we hope this includes most of our distance runners).
Option 2 is for those athletes who only compete in summer.
Option 3 is for those who wish to only compete in the cross country and road events and not the summer season.
Option 4 is for athletes who wish to only compete in winter relay events and/or pay an individual entry fee for each event, or those who do not wish to compete in XCR or Shield competition.
Note that you can upgrade your membership at any stage throughout the year.
Open:
Option 1: $390 [$100 (AV fee) + $90 (Club Fee) + $200 (XCR + Shield)]
Option 2: $315 [$100 (AV fee) + $90 (Club Fee) + $125 (Shield)]
Option 3: $315 [$100 (AV fee) + $90 (Club Fee) + $125 (XCR)]
Option 4: $190 [$100 (AV fee) + $90 (Club Fee) + Individual entries (no shield)]
Junior (under 20 years of age as of Dec. 31 2016):
Option 1: $300 [$80 (AV fee) + $70 (Club Fee) + $150 (XCR + Shield)]
Option 2: $250 [$80 (AV fee) + $70 (Club Fee) + $100 (Shield)]
Option 3: $250 [$80 (AV fee) + $70 (Club Fee) + $100 (XCR)]
Option 4: $150 [$80 (AV fee) + $70 (Club Fee) + Individual entries (no shield)]
Dual Registration with Little Aths
Option 1: $125 [$50 (AV fee) + $0 (Club Fee) + $75 (XCR + Shield)]
Option 2: $105 [$50 (AV fee) + $0 (Club Fee) + $55 (Shield)]
Option 3: $105 [$50 (AV fee) + $0 (Club Fee) + $55 (XCR)]
Option 4: $50 [$50 (AV fee) + $0 (Club Fee) + Individual entries (no shield)]
Family discount $15 per person available when three (3) or more Open or Junior athletes reside at the same address and register at the same time.
Life members and international representatives should contact the Club to organize their registration.
Please let us know if you have any questions about registration.
CLUB 5K HANDICAP
The annual Club 5k handicap will be held at the usual venue along the trail beside Gardiner’s Creek, near Deakin University on the morning of Saturday, April 9. Everyone is invited to race, run or jog and then join us for brunch afterwards. If you wish to run, please let us know as soon as possible so that handicap marks can be calculated.
DATE: Saturday, April 9
TIME: 9:00am for a 9:20am sharp start
VENUE: Meet at the car park of the Bennettswood Bowls Club, Station St. Box Hill South.
EVERY ONE IS WELCOME, STAY FOR BRUNCH AFTER THE RUN!
LIKE A RUN IN THE FOREST?
Everyone is welcome to join us for a run in Sherbrooke Forest at 8:00am on Sunday April 3.
The run will begin at Grants Picnic Ground and finish with a coffee and/or breakfast at the picnic grounds café. There are a number of different distances that you can complete after running the first loop together.
RESULTS FROM VICTORIAN RUNNING NETWORK 3000M
Nick Baggott 8:38.0
Zac Hunter 9:17.9
Michael Eury 11:39.2
RESULTS FROM RARE AIR CLUB: MARCH 23
Joel Pocklington 5.20m
2015-2016 Summer Bulletin No. 26
March 22, 2016
VICTORIAN RUNNING NETWORK EVENT AT BOX HILL ON WEDNESDAY
Be aware that there is a running event at Box Hill on Wednesday night from 7:00pm.
We apologise for any inconvenience to those who usually use the track on a Wednesday evening.
For those wishing to run in a 3000m event, this series of graded 3000m races is open to everyone and entries are still open via the AV website.
XCR’16 IS COMING!
The 2016 cross country and road racing season (XCR’16) is less than 4 weeks away. The winter season will commence with the Club 5k handicap on April 9 and then the Jells Park cross country relays on April 16.
JELLS PARK RELAYS: APRIL 16
The XCR’16 season will commence with the traditional Jells Park cross country relays.
Please let us know about your availability for this popular event. We plan to enter teams in all age groups. To compete in this event you must be registered for the new 2016/17 athletics season. Register online from the AV website from April 1.
REGISTRATIONS DUE, APRIL 1
Registrations for the new 2016/17 athletics year opens on April 1. Register online via the Athletics Victoria website.
Note that AV have introduced a new fee structure and you should soon receive a membership guide.
In short, you will pay one fee to join Athletics Victoria and another fee to join the club. You can then pay an XCR fee which gives you free entry to all AV cross country and road events or a Track and field fee, which gives you entry to shield competition (or you choose the “maxpack” which gives you entry to both). More details next week.
CLUB 5K HANDICAP
The annual Club 5k handicap will be held at the usual venue along the trail beside Gardiner’s Creek, near Deakin University on the morning of Saturday, April 9. Everyone is invited to race, run or jog and then join us for brunch afterwards. If you wish to run, please let us know as soon as possible so that handicap marks can be calculated.
LIKE A RUN IN THE FOREST?
Everyone is welcome to join us for a run in Sherbrooke Forest at 8:00am on Sunday April 3.
The run will begin at Grants Picnic Ground and finish with a coffee and/or breakfast at the picnic grounds café. There are a number of different distances that you can complete after running the first loop together.
CONGRATULATIONS DION!
Dion Finocchiaro has again put in an amazing ultra-marathon performance, winning the 100km event in Canberra running a time of 7 hours and 16 minutes. Dion ran 250 laps of the Canberra track averaging around 4:20 per km., a remarkable performance. This is likely to qualify Dion for the world 100km championships later in the year.
RESULTS FROM VICTORIAN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Box Hill athletes put in many outstanding performances at the state masters championships on the weekend. Special mention to our medalists listed below.
Gold:
Brett Nuske 30-34 hammer throw 41.76m
Brett Nuske 30-34 weight throw 12.32m
Amanda Harper 45-49 2000m steeple 8:47.57
Julie Norney 45-49 5000m 19:00.19
Tony Langelaan 45-49 5000m 17:16.24
Karen Carah 45-49 high jump 1.40m
Karen Carah 45-49 javelin 28.01m
Karen Carah 45-49 shot put 9.10m
Kynan Dawes 45-49 1500m 4:32.5
Rob Schwerkolt 50-54 1500m 4:20.1
Simon Evans 55-59 3000m walk 15:22.4
Rob Mayston 55-59 100m 12.76
Rob Mayston 55-59 200m 25.34
Rob Mayston 55-59 400m 58.05
David McConnell 60-64 100m hurdles 18.61
David McConnell 60-64 pole vault 2.30m
David McConnell 60-64 high jump 1.40m
David McConnell 60-64 300m hurdles 47.85
George Schillinger 70-74 pole vault 2.60m
George Schillinger 70-74 80m hurdles 18.19
Silver:
Simone Carre 30-34 pole vault 3.20m
Liza Henshall 35-39 5000m 21:38.73
Karen Carah 45-49 80m hurdles 13.82
Karen Carah 45-49 200m 28.41
Andrew Egginton 50-54 1500m 4:42.7
Rob Schwerkolt 50-54 800m 2:05.52
David McConnell 60-64 200m 26.96
Bronze:
Andrew Egginton 50-54 javelin 28.64m
David McConnell 60-64 400m 61.69
Neville Gardner 70-74 discus 23.28m
Neville Gardner 70-74 1500m 8:09.7
RESULTS FROM MILERS CLUB: MARCH 15
Despite the windy conditions, Box Hill athletes performed well at the last Victorian Miler’s Club meet for the season.
800m Men:
Zac Hunter 1:59.9
Ben Noske 2:00.6
Ray Chan 2:03.5
Kynan Dawes 2:04.5
Rob Schwerkolt 2:05.7
Antony Baldwin 2:11.5
Andrew Egginton 2:15.7
Steve Preece 2:17.3
Nick Carah 2:20.5
Simon St.Hill 2:56.5
800m Women:
Jess Hepworth 2:22.5
Hyley McGoldrick 2:29.3
1500m Men:
Nick Baggott 3:58.7
Steve Dinneen 4:01.6
Peter Green 4:06.7
Andre Waring 4:09.4
Alex Ritchie 4:13.7
Welday Mebrahtu 4:22.7
Jack Prendergast 4:25.2
Tony Langelaan 4:41.5
1500m Women:
Nicole Roberts 4:32.3
Audrey Campkin-Smith 4:41.1
Chloe Rosenberg 5:57.6
RESULTS FROM RARE AIR CLUB: MARCH 17
Women:
Jacqui Williams 3.30m
Isabell Napier 3.15m
Brigid Davis 2.55m
Men:
Joel Pocklington 5.35m
Flavien Basson 5.10m
Michael Toso 3.15m
2015-2016 Summer Bulletin No. 25
March 14, 2016
SARAH WINS GOLD AT JUNIOR NATIONALS
Congratulations to all the Box Hill athletes who competed so well at the national junior track and field championships in Perth. There were many outstanding performances.
Sarah Billings won an exciting U20 800m to take the national title.
Tom Selwood, Matt Harcourt and Dalton Di Medio all won silver medals, while Nana Owusu-Afriyie and Molly McCarthy won bronze. Sarah Billings teamed up with Georgia Hansen to help Victoria to a silver medal in the U20 4x400m
Gold Medals
Sarah Billings U20 800m 2:07.23
Silver Medals
Matthew Harcourt U20 400m Hurdles 53.48
Sarah Billings U20 4x400m 3:46.78
Georgia Hansen U20 4x400m 3:46.78
Dalton Di Medio U17 Pole Vault 3.95m
Tom Selwood U17 3000m 8:47.30
Bronze Medals
Nana Owusu-Afriyie U20 100m 11.85
Molly McCarthy U15 3000m 10:00.44
Other results:
Georgia Hansen U20 800m 4th 2:07.60
Amy Atkinson U16 800m 5th 2:12.63
Jessica Mackenzie U16 Pole Vault 5th 2.75m
Lachlan Doehmann U14 800m 5th 2:15.20
Connor Ogilvie U14 1500m 5th 4:45.51
Will Seton U20 Shot Put 6th 14.43m
Darcy Powne U17 800m 6th 1:57.63
Sophie Westcott U16 2000m Steeple 6th 7:21.41
Will Seton U20 Discus 7th 44.86m
Phillips Hajdasz U20 Pole Vault 7th 3.35m
Molly McCarthy U15 1500m 7th 4:51.37
Connor Ogilvie U14 800m 7th 2:18.28
Ella Squires U17 100m 8th 12.73
Arjun Ravindran U16 100mH 8th 15.02
Jessica Mackenzie U16 Javelin 8th 36.10
Spencer Anderson U15 800m 8th 2:11.34
Imogen Purcell U20 400mH 9th 65.79
Kate Boulter U18 400mH 9th 76.95
Maddy Truong U15 3000m 9th 10:35.21
Anastasia Purcell U15 200mH 9th 31.43
Mac Anderson U14 1500m 10th 5:00.72
Audrey Campkin-Smith U20 5000m 11th 18:19.37
Kate Boulter U18 Shot Put 11th 11.17m
Austin Hunter U17 1500m 11th 4:26.42
Osei Owusu-Afriyie U17 Long Jump 11th 6.07m
Sophia Davis U17 400m 12th 58.58
Meredith Rule U17 400mH 12th 70.21
Genevieve Wah U18 800m 13th 2:19.28
Tamsyn Lovass U16 1500m 14th 4:49.50
Mac Anderson U15 3000m 14th 9:49.80
Kate Boulter U18 Javelin 15th 31.06m
Charlotte Kennedy U17 Shot Put 15th 9.42m
Jessie Muirden U20 800m 16th 2:24.81
Olivia Harper U16 3000m 16th 11:16.02
Tamsyn Lovass U16 1500m 17th 2:21.25
GEORGIA RUNS THIRD IN PERTH
Georgia Griffith put in a good run in the 800m at the Perth Track Classic. Georgia finished 3rd in the 800m in a time of 2:05.38
XCR’16 IS COMING!
The 2016 cross country and road racing season (XCR’16) is less than 5 weeks away. The winter season will commence with the Club 5k handicap on April 9 and then the Jells Park cross country relays on April 16.
2015-2016 Summer Bulletin No. 24
March 7, 2016
RHYS AND NATHAN IN FORM AT MELBOURNE WORLD CHALLENGE
Congratulations to Adelaide based Box Hill member, Rhys Jones, who has been in stunning form recently. After recording a 3.5 second PB in Adelaide two weeks ago, Rhys knocked another 2 seconds off his 1500m time, to record 3:42.42 in the Melbourne World Challenge event on Saturday night.
It has also been good to see another Box Hill member, Nathan Brill, return to form this year after a long injury layoff. Nathan finished 4th in the 5000m walk with a time of 20:15:78.
JUNIOR NATIONALS
Good luck to all the Box Hill athletes competing in Perth at the national junior championships this week. We are sure that our talented and hardworking juniors will perform well over in the west.
KNOCKOUT FINAL
Box Hill athletes put in some good performances in the AV open and overage Knockout final
Results:
Men 800 Meter Run Open
Andre Waring, 2nd 1:55.02
Men Pole Vault
Flavien Basson, 1st 5.15m
Joel Pocklington, 2nd 5.15m
James Filshie, 3rd 4.25m
Men Hammer Throw Open
Brett Nuske, 1st 43.00m
Women Javelin Throw Open
Irene Margaronis, 2nd 23.49m
Women Discus Throw Open
1 3615 Carabourniotis, Pa 90 BOH 30.54m
Women Pole Vault
Isabelle Napier, 1st 3.50m
Jacqueline Williams, 4th 3.30m
Belle Anderson, 2.85m
Women High Jump
Rachel Limburg, 1.75m
Kelly Ulf, 1.60m
Yiota Carabourniotis, 1.55m
800 Meter Run 40+
Nick Carah, 7th 2:19.97
400 Meter Sprint 40+
Andrew Wilcox, 1st 52.29
Men Long Jump 40+
Nick Carah, 4th 4.69m
Men Javelin Throw 40+
Nick Carah, 3rd 34.71m
Women Shot Put Open
Yiota Carabourniotis, 3rd 9.24m
Women Long Jump Open
Kelly Ulf, 2nd 5.06m
Yiota Carabourniotis, 3rd 4.78m
XCR’16 IS COMING!
The 2016 cross country and road racing season (XCR’16) is less than 6 weeks away. The winter season will commence with the Club 5k handicap on April 9 and then the Jells Park cross country relays on April 16.
2015-2016 Summer Bulletin No. 23
February 29, 2016
SARAH QUALIFIES FOR THE WORLD JUNIORS!
Congratulations to Sarah Billings who ran a brilliant PB of 2:05.77 in the 800m at the junior AV knockout finals on the weekend to qualify for the world junior championships. Sarah joins Georgia Hansen who has already qualified for this same event.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STATE CHAMPIONS
Congratulations to David Grant, Mohamad Zeed, Flavien Basson, Phillipa Hajdasz and Isabelle Napier who won Victorian Championship titles on the weekend.
David Grant threw 60.53m to take gold in the men’s javelin and Mohamad Zeed ran 54.22 to win the 400m hurdles. Again Box Hill athletes dominated the pole vault. Flavien Basson cleared 5.00m to win the men’s event, while Phillipa Hajdasz and Isabelle Napier both went over 3.60m to share the gold medal in the women’s event.
Box Hill had many other athletes put in strong performances. Georgia Griffith lead most of the way in the women’s 800m before finishing a desperately close 3rd in 2:06.93. 17 year old Matt Harcourt stepped up to the open 400m hurdles and finished 3rd in 54.55 and James Filshie took the bronze in the men’s pole vault.
Box Hill Results at state championships:
David Grant 1st javelin 60.53m
Mohamad Zeed 1st 400m hurdles 54.22
Flavien Basson 1st pole vault 5.00m
Phillipa Hajdasz =1st pole vault 3.60m
Isabelle Napier =1st pole vault 3.60m
Georgia Griffith 3rd 800m 2:06.93
Matt Harcourt 3rd 400m hurdles 54.55
James Filshie 3rd pole vault 4.60m
Nana Owusu-Afriyie 4th 100m 12.14
Rachel Limburg 4th high jump 1.65m
Jacqueline Williams 4th pole vault 3.40m
Irene Margaronis 5th javelin 25.38m
Brett Nuske 5th hammer 42.47m
Yiota Carabourniotis 5th discus 30.59m
Annabelle Anderson 6th pole vault 3.20m
Kelly Ulf 6th long jump 5.40m
Imogen Purcell 6th 400m hurdles 1:08.49
Yiota Carabourniotis 8th long jump 4.54m
Nicole Roberts 9th 1500m 4:34.16
Kelly Ulf 11th high jump 1.55m
Yiota Carabourniotis 11th high jump 1.50m
Osei Owusu-Afriyie 12th long jump 5.97m
Brigid Davis 13th pole vault 2.50m
Ella Squires 14th 100m 12.79
Andre Waring 16th 800m 1:56.12
Nick Baggott 17th 1500m 4:01.18
Matt Zwarts 18th 200m 23.22
Sanjana Alex 19th 100m 13.33
Sanjana Alex 20th 200m 27.42
Antony Baldwin 26th 200m 23.73
Daniel White-Alikakos 27th 400m 50.71
James O’Connell 30th 1500m 4:11.67
Robert Owen 31st 400m 51.54
Robert Mayston 33rd 200m 25.85
Antony Baldwin 33rd 400m 52.33
Andrew Wilcox 35th 400m 52.75
Kynan Dawes 41st 800m 2:05.76
Robert Mayston 48th 400m 58.66
AV KNOCKOUT – JUNIOR FINALS
Box Hill had a number of athletes achieve good results at the AV Knockout junior final.
The following athletes gained top three placings:
UNDER 20
- Sarah Billings 800m 2:05.77 WJQ
- Jess Muirden 400m 59.39
- Alex Ritchie 1500m 4:11.16
UNDER 18
- Dalton Di Medio Pole Vault 3.50m
- Kate Boulter 400mH 67.16
- Jess Hepworth 800m 2:20.86
- Genevieve Wah 800m 2:22.10
UNDER 16
- Tamsyn Lovass 1500m 4:54.91
- Jessica Mackenzie Pole Vault 2.70m
- Jessica Mackenzie Discus 26.80m
- Jessica Mackenzie Javelin 29.57m
UNDER 14
- Lachlan Doehmann 800m 2:17.43
- Connor Ogilvie 1500m 4:52.01
- Connor Ogilvie 800m 2:24.70
- Murray Lovass 1500m 5:08.66
MILERS CLUB RESULTS
One Mile Championships Men
Will Potter 4:15.5
Peter Green 4:19.0
Michale Dowel 4:21.8
Tom Selwood 4:24.2
Andre Waring 4:26.1
Bouchaib Chefnaoui 4:29.0
Klarie McIntyre 4:36.7
Welday Mebrahtu 4:40.4
Rob Schwerkolt 4:41.2
Will Lindsay 4:43.6
Lucas Pamminger 4:46.3
Austin Hunter 4:48.4
Tony Langelaan 5:04.7
One Mile Championships Women
Audrey Campkin-Smith 5:01.7
Molly McCarthy 5:10.7
Sophie Westcott 5:25.5
Louise Ton 5:37.3
Hannah Wilson 5:43.5
Olivia Harper 5:44.0
Chloe Rosenberg 6:23.2
800m Men
Nick Baggott 1:57.1
Darcy Powne 1:57.6
Zac Hunter 1:57.6
Raymond Chan 2:00.2
Spencer Anderson 2:04.3
James O”Connell 2:06.0
Hanson Wong 2:07.9
Russell Clowes 2:09.8
Steve Preece 2:15.5
Mac Anderson 2:20.6
Nick Carah 2:20.6
Scott Lawrence 2:24.8
David Ayers 2:33.9
Simon St. Hill 2:54.0
800m Women
Georgia Hansen 2:09.1
Amy Atkinson 2:14.0
Jess Muirden 2:15.9
Genevieve Wah 2:19.6
Jess Hepworth 2:20.5
Hayley McGoldrick 2:25.4
RARE AIR CLUB
Ladies’ Pole Vault
Isabell Napier 3.55
Anabelle Anderson 3.20
Jacqui Williams 3.20
Brigid Davis 2.65
Amanda Harper 1.75
Gentlmen’s PV
Joel Pocklington 5.20
Flavien Basson 5.20
George Schillinger 2.65
THANKS FOR DOING THE SURVEY
Thank you to everyone who completed the Club’s online survey. We received 102 responses and an analysis of the results will be in this year’s Annual Report.
An initial viewing of the survey results seem to present some common themes which are summarised below: (ratings are a maximum of 5.00,where 5.00 is very good):
The XCR season was rated highly at 4.62 and there are no major issues (one person noted that Sydney’s City2Surf is very popular so don’t hold events that clash with it)
The AV Shield season was rated 3.99. The strong consensus was that there are not enough rounds – only 5 respondents wanted fewer rounds, with 65% of respondents wanting 11 or 12 rounds – some wanted even more, right up to Easter each year
Over 80% of respondents were happy to have more Shield rounds at the expense of the Knockout competition
Not surprisingly, Box Hill was the most preferred venue for Shield rounds and Casey Fields was least preferred (now that Box Hill has a new hammer cage, AV Shield rounds can be scheduled at Box Hill in 2016/2017)
Zone vs Zone was rated 3.49 and generally considered too busy, crowded, hard to book events unless done in advance online (one person arrived 90 minutes before the first field event and couldn’t get into an event until 5 hours later!), too long – the number of people meant that it always ran late and officials were stretched. The very strong view is that it should be discontinued – members are interested in their Club, not their Zone
Knockout was rated 3.30 which is less than the unpopular Zone vs Zone and the strong view was to replace it with more Shield rounds or competitions like the popular Milers Club.
Milers Club – everyone loves it – it was rated 4.89 and it appears to be the most popular competition – no significant changes to it were suggested
Rare Air was rated 4.56 but only 10 respondents had competed in it. Some suggested adding high jump to the evening’s events
The best aspects of the Club were stated to be – friendly, good track and coaches, good team spirit, welcoming, good athletes and a diverse range of ages, good facilities and history, strong community feel about the Club
Aspects of the Club that could be improved included better facilities (not well kept, untidy, toilets not good), working bees to address this, some track resurfacing is needed (eg long jump runway), gym to be cleaned up with better equipment, better communication with members about the Club’s plans, changes to the uniform, attract more members perhaps using social media, get more sponsorship and promote what is one of the best athletic clubs in Australia
Preferred spending is on the gym/equipment and shade cloth, although other matters come very close behind
There is a strong desire to get AV Shield rounds back to Box Hill in 2016/2017
2015-2016 Summer Bulletin No. 22
February 23, 2016
VICTORIAN MULTI EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to Matt Harcourt, David McConnell and Karen Carah who won state titles at the Victorian Multi-Event championships on the weekend. Kate Boulter and Will Seton won silver medals while Josiah Becker, Emily Butler, Madeline Lawson and Sam McDonald also performed well.
Women’s Open Heptathlon
Madeline Lawson 5th 4236 points
Women’s Under 18 Heptathlon
Kate Boulter 2nd 4052 points
Emily Butler 5th 3113 points
Women’s Over 40 Heptathlon
Karen Carah 1st 3504 points
Men’s Open Decathlon
Josiah Becker 5th 5486 points
Men’s Under 20 Decathlon
Matt Harcourt 1st 6358 points
Will Seton 2nd 6005 points
Men’s Under 18 Decathlon
Sam McDonald 6th 4989 points
Men’s Over 50 Decathlon
David McConnell 1st 3027 points
REGISTRATION FEES
Athletics Victoria have announced a new fee structure for the 2016/17 season.
As you are probably aware, your annual registration fee is made up of two components, an Athletics Victoria fee and a Box Hill Club fee. Over the past few seasons AV have increased their fees several times. In most instances Box Hill has actually reduced the Club fee to absorb these increases.
This season open aged athletes have paid a $170 AV fee and a $90 club fee for a total of $260.
AV have announced that their fee will increase from $170 to $225 for the Shield season only (or XCR season only), and up to $300 for both Shield and XCR (although the XCR fee will cover race entries) and there will be entry fees for Knockout and state championships as usual.
Although this is a large increase, AV point out that athletics is still cheaper than many other sports.
As the Club is yet to set its fee for the upcoming season, we are happy to hear your feedback.
VICTORIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Good luck to all the Box Hill Athletes taking part in the state track and field championships at Lakeside Stadium this weekend. Let’s hope that Box Hill can pick up a swag of medals.
WELL DONE VANESSA!
Congratulations to Vanessa Bourne who was the 2nd woman across the line (and 10th overall) in the Buller gorge Marathon in New Zealand last week. Billed as New Zealand’s most scenic athletic event, the course ranges from 100m to 252m above sea level. Vanessa completed this tough course in 3:15:01, less than 16 minutes behind the winner of the men’s race!
2015-2016 Summer Bulletin No. 21
February 16, 2016
KATHRYN QUALIFIES FOR WORLD JUNIORS AS BOX HILL GRABS 13 GOLDS
Box Hill athletes performed brilliantly, winning 13 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze medals at the Victorian junior track and field championships at Lakeside Stadium last weekend.
One of the highlights of the championships was the effort of Kathryn Brooks who won the under 20 javelin event and twice threw further than the qualifying distance for the world junior championships to be held in Poland in July.
Congratulations to all the Box Hill athletes who performed so well, especially our medalists.
Gold Medal Winners
Kathryn Brooks U20 Javelin 51.06m WJQ
Matthew Harcourt U20 400m Hurdles 54.01
Sarah Billings U20 800m 2:08.62
Georgia Hansen U20 1500m 4:26.85
Rachel Limburg U20 High Jump 1.69m
Phillipa Hajdasz U20 Pole Vault 3.60m
Nana Owusu-Afriyie U18 100m 12.07
Dalton Di Medio U17 Pole Vault 3.95m
Sophie Westcott U16 2000m steeple 7:28.39
Jessica Mackenzie U16 Javelin 34.00m
Jessica Mackenzie U16 Pole Vault 2.50m
Spencer Anderson U15 800m 2:07.03
Molly McCarthy U15 3000m 10:21.93
Silver Medal Winners
Matt Harcourt U20 110m Hurdles 14.85
Will Seton U20 Pole Vault 3.80m
Will Seton U20 Discus 44.18m
Jessie Muirden U20 800m 2:19.26
Tom Selwood U17 3000m 9:08.33
Amy Atkinson U16 800m 2:13.76
Lachlan Doehmann U14 800m 2:17.85
Bronze Medal Winners
Audrey Campkin-Smith U20 5000m 18:15.9
Imogen Purcell U20 400m Hurdles 1:06.31
Rachel Limburg U20 Triple Jump 11.56m
Lucas Rindt U18 High Jump 1.80m
Austin Hunter U17 1500m 4:18.39
Charlotte Kennedy U17 Shot Put 10.11m
Mac Anderson U14 1500m 4:45.98
THANKS FOR THE HELP
A big thank you to those who volunteered as Club helpers at the state junior championships on the weekend. It is really appreciated and the competition could not go ahead without the volunteers. Thanks to the Lovass, Evans, McDonald, Pamminger, Rule, Atkinson, Doehmann, Hajdasz, Di Medio, Hepworth, Harcourt, Truong, Sellwood, Seton and Mckenzie families, who filled the Box Hill quota of helpers over the three days of competition.
RARE AIR CLUB RESULTS
The Wally Chisholm Classic at Mentone, Date 14 February 2016
Ladies’ PV
1 Phillipa Hajdasz Box Hill 3.45
2 Isabell Napier Box Hill 3.45
3 Simone Carre Box Hill 3.30
5 Jacqui Williams Box Hill 3.15
Gentlmen’s PV
1 Flavien Basson Box Hill 5.05
2 Joel Pocklington Box Hill 4.95
HAVE YOU DONE THE SURVEY??
To help improve the Club and to learn in which directions the Club efforts should be focused, we have sent out an online survey to all current members. We encourage all members to respond to the survey and let us know your thoughts. If you did not receive an email with a link to the survey, please let us know as soon as possible.
2015-2016 Summer Bulletin No. 20
February 8, 2016
THE GYM IS CLOSED
Please note that the clubrooms gym will be closed for the next 2-3 weeks.
This is the oldest part of the building and asbestos removal work will be going on. Please stay clear of this area.
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;
GOOD LUCK IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Good luck to all the Box hill athletes competing in the state junior championships at Lakeside stadium this weekend. Let’s hope we can win a swag of medals! Please note that Box Hill needs to supply club helpers for this event to help with officiating. If you can help please let us know as soon as possible.
WE HAVE A HAMMER CAGE!
Finally the new Box Hill hammer throwing cage is complete. Please look after this new facility. Also be aware when hammer throw training is taking place. Hopefully the completion of our new throwing ring will lead to shield competition returning to Box Hill next summer.
2015-2016 Shield Competition – Shield Final – Albert Park – Saturday 6 February 2016
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;
