Club News Volume 56
January 1, 2005
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The Box Hill Athletic Club hosted the fourth annual Whitehorse Gift meeting at Box Hill on Saturday 11th December 2004.
The event was the most successful to date with record entries. As well as the feature Whitehorse Gift 400 m race, the meet included the Victorian One Mile Championship, the Banksia Sports Clinic Pole Vault Handicap and a number of Allcomers events.
Thanks to our sponsors, The City of Whitehorse and Banksia Sports for again supporting the event and helping to make it a success.
For a full set of results, please click on the following link: Whitehorse Gift Results
Some highlights from the Telstra Zatopek Classic held at Box Hill on Saturday 4 December 2004 are shown in the photos below:
The program of events conducted at the Telstra Zatopek Classic is listed below:
6.00 pm Corporate Cup Relay (Mixed)
6.00 pm Discus Throw (Men)
6.15 pm Lisa Ondieki 3000 metres (Women Under 20)
6.15 pm Pole Vault (Men)
6.33 pm VAL 400 metre Handicap Heat 1 (Mixed)
6.39 pm VAL 400 metre Handicap Heat 2 (Mixed)
6.45 pm VAL 400 metre Handicap Heat 3 (Mixed)
6.51 pm Robert De Castella 3000 metres (Men Under 20)
7.07 pm 1500 metres (Women)
7.15 pm Javelin Throw (Women)
7.19 pm 1500 metres (Men)
7.31 pm 3000 metres Steeplechase (Women)
7.48 pm Malinowski 3000 metres Steeplechase (Men)
8.08 pm VAL Mile Handicap Final (Mixed)
8.18 pm 800 metres (Women)
8.23 pm 800 metres (Men)
8.28 pm Emil Zatopek 10000 metres (Australian Championships) (Women)
9.13 pm VAL 400 metres Handicap Final (Mixed)
9.23 pm Emil Zatopek 10000 metres (Australian Championships) (Men)
The Box Hill Athletic Club held another most successful Trivia Night on Saturday 19 June 2004 with over $5000 raised to help contribute towards completion of the second storey of the club rooms at Hagenauer’s Reserve, Box Hill.
About 210 members and friends turned up to the Ashburton Primary School Hall on a cold winter’s night to test their trivia knowledge against a series of questions prepared by Chris O’Connor.
The following awards were made at the Box Hill Athletic Club Presentation Night on Saturday 8 May 2004:
Under 14 Females
Hannah Wallace (35)
Jennifer Chan (29)
Daina Nielsen (28)
Alicia Neylan (28)
Under 14 Males
Ben Pocklington (73)
Patrick Westman (32)
Aaron Holmes (22)
Under 16 Females
Veronica Kirby (103)
Sarah Quinn (89)
Morgan Deane (69)
Under 16 Males
Mitchell Goodwin (69)
Dion Pocklington (51)
Ruben Arunasalam (36)
Under 18 Females
Georgia White (55)
Ellie McArthur (46)
Catherine Allan (25)
Under 18 Males
Grant Hodges (109)
Theo Oostveen (105)
Alex de Greenlaw (103)
Interclub Awards – Female
Sarah Stewart (66)
Elisabeth Bird (60)
Leana Tilley (59)
Elissa Ward (59)
Interclub Awards – Male
Division 1: Chris Rutty, Ronnie Buckley
Division 2: David Featherston
Division3 & 4: Chris Vergos
Frank Tutchener Shield – Club 10 Mile Trophy
Dale Bickham
Andrew Stewart Trophy – Pole Vault Champion
Steven Hooker
Rosanna Ditton
Ross Haywood Trophy – Race Walking
Wendy Muldoon
Vladimir Slavnic Trophy – Outstanding Thrower
Ronnie Buckley
Outstanding Finals Athlete
David Featherston
Megan Sloane Cup – Champion Winter Athlete – Female
Megan Sloane
Hansen Trophy – Champion Winter Athlete – Male
John Meagher
Grant Taggart Shield – Most Determined Junior Winter Athlete
Jocelyn Keage
Club Award
Cathy Tilley
State League Points Award – Female (84 & over)
Rachael Dacy (113.5)
Nicole Sansonetti (84)
State League Points Award – Male (100 & over)
Ronnie Buckley (197)
Steven Hooker (180.75)
Mohamad Zeed (153.5)
Marty Duke (118.5)
Tim Williams (102.5)
State League Points Award – Coach
Bert Tilley (614) – equivalent men’s points
Armstrong Shield – Junior Female Athlete of the Year
Hayley Tomlinson
Reg Barlow Cup – Male Junior Athlete of the Year
Ronnie Buckley
Martha Fraser Sield – Female Athlete of the Year
Rosanna Ditton
Allan Barlow Shield – Male Athlete of the Year
Steven Hooker
The following awards were made at the Box Hill Athletic Club Presentation Night held at the Box Hill RSL on Sunday 7 May 2005:
Under 14 Females
Courtney Booth (44)
Charlotte Mahoney (40)
Bianca Light (28)
Under 16 Females
Yiota Carabourniotis (109)
Emily DeLuca (60)
Natalia Kremenchutskaya (56)
Under 16 Males
Brendon Booth
Ben Pocklington
Aaron Di Rienzo
Under 18 Females
Ros Shand (42)
Morgan Deane (38)
Lucy Paterson (32)
Under 18 Males
Dion Pocklington
Mitchell Goodwin
Rahul Barmanray
Interclub Awards – Female
Lauren Burns (83)
Heidi Riordan (68)
Sarah Hewitt (61)
Interclub Awards – Male
Dave Featherston
Joel Pocklington
Alex DeGreenlaw
Andrew Stewart Trophy – Pole Vault Champion
Steven Hooker
Rosanna Ditton / Jacinta Lynn / Wendy Young
Ross Haywood Trophy – Race Walking
Simon Evans
Vladimir Slavnic Trophy – Outstanding Thrower
Amila Perera
Outstanding Finals Athlete
Mohamad Zeed
Megan Sloane Cup – Champion Winter Athlete – Female
Amanda Harper
Hansen Trophy – Champion Winter Athlete – Male
John Meagher
Grant Taggart Shield – Most Determined Junior Winter Athlete
Hayley Tomlinson
Club Award
Colin Organ
Armstrong Shield – Junior Female Athlete of the Year
Natalia Kremenchutskaya
Reg Barlow Cup – Male Junior Athlete of the Year
Matthew Coloe
Martha Fraser Sield – Female Athlete of the Year
Rosanna Ditton
Allan Barlow Shield – Male Athlete of the Year
Steven Hooker