April 12, 2014
BOX HILL WINS MENS DIVISION 1 PREMIERSHIP
Throughout the 2000s, Box Hill won eight State League/Division 1 premierships in a row, but have not won for the past 4 years, so it was great to see the Club return to the top with a great win in the Shield final at Albert Park on Saturday. Every team member contributed to this success, so thank you and congratulations to all team members. Some of the highlights include:
- Olympians Steve Hooker and Brendan Cole racing in the 200m and 4x400m relays
- Mohamad Zeed running a PB to win the first track event, the 400 hurdles, to start the day off in inspiring fashion
- Michael Dowel fitting in a PB in the triple jump in between his 5000m and 800m events
- David Thomson competing in three events despite a sore foot suffered in last weeks national medal winning decathlon.
- David Grant and David Thomson finishing 1-2 in the shot put
- Blake Lucas doing the 200m, shot put and high jump triple
Final Scores:
- Box Hill 1309
- Doncaster 1240
- Glenhuntly 1216
- Essendon 943
- St. Kevins 892
- MUAC 817.5
- Richmond 382
- Knox 338.5
Individual Results: Men Division 1
Hammer Throw:
David Grant 26.20m
David Featherston 24.87m
David Thomson 18.14m
Shot Put:
David Grant 12.57m
David Thomson 12:10m
Blake Lucas 10.33m
High Jump:
James Baumgartner 1.80m
Blake Lucas 1.75m
Brodie Cross 1.70m
Triple Jump:
Robert Owen 12.21m
Michael Dowel 11.39m
Cameron Baker 10.21m
200m:
Steve Hooker 22.23
Brendan Cole 22.29
Daniel White-Alikakos 23.00
Blake Lucas 23.00
Mohamad Zeed23.45
David Thomson 23.45
800m:
Michael Dowel 1:55.6
Joe Hardy 1:59.3
Steve Dinneen 2:00.2
Ben Noske 2:01.0
Nick Baggott 2:01.4
Hanson Wong 2:02.0
5000m:
Steve Dinneen 14:54.2
Michael Dowel 15:15.6
Peter Green 15:16.7
David Jiminez 16:27.8
Sam Mackie 16:33.5
400m Hurdles:
Mohamad Zeed 53.31
James Baumgartner 59.95
David Featherston 60.58
3000m Walk:
Simon Evans 15:18.1
4x400m relay:
Hooker, Cole, White-Alikakos, Zeed 3:18.19
BOX HILL WINS WOMENS UNDER 16 TEAM GO BACK TO BACK
Our Under 16 women’s team have defended the shield premiership they won last year in decisive fashion. Despite having several runners unavailable the girls scored 781 points, 96 points clear of Keilor-St. Bernards and over 150 points in front of Ringwood and Diamond Valley.
Again it was a great team effort with nearly all members of the team doing multiple events.
Hammer Throw:
Charlotte Kennedy 22.14m
Kate Boulter 19.75m
Shot Put:
Kate Boulter 10.97m
Charlotte Kennedy 9.93m
High Jump:
Olivia Carah 1.55m
Sophie Schwerkolt 1.40m
Triple Jump:
Olivia Carah 10.62m
Charlotte Kennedy 9.55m
200m:
Imogen Purcell 27.43
Emily Bertacco 27.51
Olivia Carah 27.79
Kate Boulter 28.19
800m:
Georgia Hansen 2:15.25
Genevieve Wah,2:21.4
Tamsyn Lovass 2:29.5
Zoe Schwerkolt 2:33.4
3000m:
Sophie Schwerkolt 12:30.0
Zoe Schwerkolt 12:14.1
300m Hurdles:
Imogen Purcell 45.74
Olivia Carah 46.56
1500m Walk:
Zoe Schwerkolt 8:21.0
Sophie Schwerkolt 11:35.1
4x400m relay:
Purcell, Boulter, Carah, Hansen 4:04.10
SOME GREAT PERFORMANCES IN OTHER DIVISIONS
Not every team can win but there were some great performances in other divisions. Our women’s divisions 1 team finished 3rd, as did our over 40 men. We finished 8th in the under 18 men and 8th in the under 16 men and 7th in the under 18 women’s division.
Women Division 1
Hammer Throw:
Kate McCowan,42.75m
Chelsea Dyer 18.80m
Shot Put:
Phoebe Sloane 11.45m
Angela Phillips 10.04m
High Jump:
Yiota Carabourniotis 1.45m
Karen Carah 1.40m
Triple Jump:
Natalia Kremenchutskaya 11.86
Yiota Carabourniotis 9.57m
200m:
Angela Phillips 27.53
Hannah Deal 28.10
Karen Carah 28.99
Vivienne Lee 29.41
800m:
Grace Brown 2:19.2
Talitha Crawford 2:25.3
Hannah Deal 2:25.9
Katherine Foley 2:28.6
5000m:
Grace Brown 17:30.9
Julie Norney 18:09.7
Rachel Johnson 19:22.9
3000m Walk:
Chelsea Dyer 17:43.2
Pia Hunter 19:11.7
4x400m relay:
Deal, Crawford, Ambrose, Devlin 4:21.52
Men Under 18
Shot Put:
Jay Darcy 7.50m
High Jump:
Jay Darcy 1.55m
200m:
Joel Assauw 24.02
Raymond Chan 25.86
Jay Darcy 28.17
800m:
Mitch Dyer 1:57.9
Vaughan Smith 2:02.8
Raymond Chan 2:05.0
Tom Snibson 2:09.9
3000m:
Matthew O’Donnell 9:02.9
Vaughan Smith 9:12.0
Tom Snibson 9:35.5
Mitchell Cooper 9:39.4
4x400m relay:
Assauw, Chan, Dyer, Smith 3:39.86
Women Under 18
Shot Put:
Monique Hoskin 8.23m
Jessie Muirden 6.97m
Triple Jump:
Sarah Ferrier 11.37m
Maddy Andrew 9.71m
200m:
Sanjana Alex 28.05
Jessie Muirden 28.06
Monique Hoskin 28.09
Maddy Andrew 30.50
800m:
Emily Goessler 2:23.4
Annabel Cator 2:33.2
4x400m relay:
Goessler, Muirden, Cator, Marsden 4:20.65
Men Under 16
Hammer Throw:
Sam McDonald 18.21m
Shot Put:
Matt Harcourt 11.27m
Sam McDonald 9.34m
High Jump:
Matt Harcourt 1.80m
Sam McDonald 1.60m
Triple Jump:
Harvey Edmanson 9.95m
Sam McDonald 9.37
200m:
Richard Ong 25.61
Sam McDonald 26.24
800m:
Ned Snibson 2:03.8
Lucas Pamminger 2:16.5
3000m:
Lucas Pamminger 10:22.5
300m Hurdles:
Matt Harcourt 40.29
Harvey Edmanson 46.87
4x400m relay:
Snibson, Harcourt, Ong, McDonald 3:45.90
Men Over 40:
200m:
Rob Schwerkolt 27.63
Andrew Egginton 28.55
David Cross 29.58
Peter McDonald 33.50
800m:
Kynan Dawes 2:03.5
Rob Schwerkolt 2:10.4
John Meagher 2:17.3
David Ayers 2:19.8
5000m:
John Meagher 16:32.1
Rob Schwerkolt 16:33.7
Scott Lawrence 17:52.4
Anthony Whitby 18:08.5
4x400m Relay:
Dawes, Ayers, Whitby, Egginton 3:57.29
400m Hurdles
Rob Schwerkolt 75.02
David Cross 83.45
3000m Walk
Bill Dyer 17:07.5
Graeme Olden 17:29.8
Triple Jump
Rob Schwerkolt 8.56m
Peter McDonald 6.36m
High Jump:
David Cross 1.35m
Michael Seton 1.25m
Shot Put:
Michael Seton 9.56m
David Cross 8.23m
Hammer:
David Cross 25.32m
Michael Seton 19.45m