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Sat  15 Oct   Shield Round 2, P2, Box Hill
Sat  22 Oct   Shield Round 3, P3, Box Hill
Thur 27 Oct   Vic Milers Club Meet, Box Hill
Sat   5 Nov   Shield Round 4, P4, Box Hill
Sat  12 Nov   Shield Round 5, P1, Doncaster
Sat  19 Nov   Shield Round 6, P2, Ringwood
Sat  26 Nov   Shield Round 7, P4, Box Hill
Sat   3 Dec   Shield Round 8, P1, Box Hill
Sat  10 Dec   Shield Round 9, P2, Doncaster
Sat   7 Jan   Kings Allcomers Meet, Box Hill
Sat  14 Jan   Region Final, Box Hill
Thur 26 Jan   Association Final, Doncaster
3rd-5th Feb   Australian Open Champs, Sydney
Sat  11 Feb   Kings Allcomers Meet, OP
17-19th Feb   Vic open & U20 Champs, MCG
Sat   4 Mar   Kings Allcomers Meet, Box Hill
Sat   2 Apr   Australian Club Champs, Adelaide

Club Room Access Ramp
Athlete of the Week
Women's Rankings 2005-2006
Lollie Drive
Victorian All-School Championships
New Club Sponsor
Security
Trivia Winners
International Results
Australian University Games
Victorian Milers Club
Skins Meet Results
Melbourne Half Marathon
Membership Fees are Overdue
Shield Competition Round 1
Tan Relays
Burnley Half Marathon
Coliban Road Relays

As reported in the last edition of Club News, the Club was successful in our application to the State Government for a grant to assist with funding construction of an access ramp for people with a disability to gain access to the new first floor section of the club rooms.

Detailed design for the ramp has been completed and tenders for the construction of the ramp are expected to be received by the City of Whitehorse by late in October.

It is hoped that construction work will commence in early November and will be completed by the end of the year. There is likely to be some restriction of access around the side of the canteen while works are in progress so we ask that everyone keep clear of the area of works and have patience with any disruption of access resulting from the works.

Each week of Shield competition the team managers will be selecting one junior and one senior Athlete of the Week. Prizes will consist of meal vouchers for Colombo’s or Di Palma’s restaurant and recognition in the Club News.

Congratulations to the winners for the first round - Natalia Kremenchutskaya and Rhett Medford.

Sarah Hewitt has kindly agreed to take on the task of preparing and updating a full listing of Box Hill Women's rankings for the 2005 - 2006 season. Copies of the rankings can be found on the notice board at the Club, in the weights room and in the women's change room.

You can also find the rankings on the Box Hill Athletic Club web site, either go to the home page and follow the link, or else click on the following link to Women's Rankings 2005-2006.

Should you have any updates or amendments, please send them to Sarah Hewitt (0433 111 586) or email hewberrys@aapt.net.au.

A large number of Box Hill athletes competed at the Victorian All Schools Championships on October 8 and 9 at Olympic Park. Congratulations to all those who took part especially the medal winners listed below.

Duayne Christou   Under 20 5000m        3rd   16:04.7
                  Under 20 3k Steeple   2nd    6:21.3

Andrew Haddow     Under 20 200m         1st    23.70
                  Under 20 100m         2nd    11.67

Moses Pulop       Under 20 100m         3rd    11.80

Matthew Coloe     Under 18 3000m        1st    8:47.7
                  Under 18 1500m        2nd    4:15.4

Chris Hamer       Under 18 3000m        2nd    8:49.5

Steve Kelly       Under 18 3000m        3rd    8:56.3

Kristian Lewis    Under 20 Javelin      1st    51.09m
                  Under 20 Shot Put     3rd    12.07m

Dion Pocklington  Under 18 Pole Vault   1st    3.80m

Navin Arunasalam  Under 18 800m         3rd    1:59.3

Andrew Hogan      Under 17 High Jump    2nd    1.85m
                  Under 17 400m         3rd    50.52

Melanie Adams     Under 20 Heptathlon   2nd    3943
                  Under 18 Pole Vault   1st    3.60m
                  Under 18 100m H       1st    15.98

Jennifer Chan     Under 17 Pole Vault   1st    3.30m

Veronica Kirby    Under 18 High Jump    3rd    1.66m
                  Under 18 100m H       1st    16.80
                  Under 18 Triple Jump  3rd    10.24m

Hayley Tomlinson  Under 18 800m         1st    2:15.4
                  Under 18 1500m        2nd    4:36.2

Kate Wall         Under 18 800m         3rd    2:23.9

Morgan Deane      Under 18 100m         2nd    12.54
                  Under 18 200m         2nd    26.07

Hannah Turnball   Under 17 Triple Jump  2nd    10.58m
                  Under 17 Long Jump    3rd    4.76m

We will be running a lollie drive over the next few weeks to pay for some new weights for the gym. Order forms will be distributed this week and will be due back Saturday 5 November.

Last Monday morning the club rooms were found unlocked and the gym wide open. This is not the first time this has occurred and often lights and fans are left on. We ask that all members please be responsible and make sure that everything is turned off and secure before you leave. The club will not be able to afford to replace any gym equipment that goes missing.

Box Hill has proved to be a winner both on and off the track. At the recent St Kevin’s trivia night, the pole vaulters proved that they have brains as well as brawn by taking out the $300 first prize on the night.

International Results

Congratulations also to John Meagher, despite some bike trouble, finished 2nd in his age group in the world duathlon championships, held recently in Newcastle.

Also performing well has been Marty Duke who travelled to Singapore and won the Singapore championships over both the 200m and 400m distances.

Box Hill also had some good performances at the Uni Games notably James Filshie who won the pole vault with a leap of 4.80m and new club member Stephane Shepherd who produced a PB of 13.26m in the shot put.

The Victorian Miler's Club has been formed to promote middle distance running in this state. Their first event will be held at Box Hill on Thursday, October 27th .

This will consist of a large number of 1500 metres races catering for men and women of all ages and levels of performance, but you must enter by October 24. Look out for more details, coming soon or email: victorianmilersclub@hotmail.com.

Tim Williams, Lane Harrison, Morgan Deane, Corwin Pusch and Andrew White all performed well at the Skins meet on September 29.

Morgan Deane finished 3rd in the women’s 80 metres
Andrew White won the 1 mile in a good time of 4:12.5
Tim Williams and Lane Harrison finished 1st and 2nd in the men’s 80 metres
Corwin Pusch was 2nd in the 400m “enduro” event.

To all members who have not yet paid your membership fees, you are reminded that your membership fees are overdue. Apart from not being able to compete if you are not registered, you are also not covered by our insurance policy if you are not registered so you will not be claim for injuries incurred while training at the track. If you have not already done so, please download a membership form from the club web site and return it to the Club registrar, Angela Robbie as soon as possible.

Please click on the following link to download a membership form.

It was a warm and windy day at Box Hill on Saturday 1 October 2005 for the start of the 2005/06 track season. There was a big crowd of athletes and some outstanding performances on the day.

For a full report on the day and some of the Box Hill highlights, please click on the link to Shield Competition Round 1 Report

For a full set of Box Hill results from the day, please click on the link to Shield Competition Round 1 Box Hill Results

In a sensational conclusion to the 2005 Winter Season, Box Hill came away with outstanding results, probably the best ever from the men’s team, on Sunday 18th September at the inaugural Tan Relay competition.

Box Hill men won the Section 1, the Section 4 and the Section 7 relay events, and our fourth team came second in Section 7. The Under 20 men were lying second until the last leg, without a third runner to complete the course. The Under 18 men’s team placed second. The Women’s Section 2 team placed second, whilst the Section 3 teams placed third, fifth and eleventh. The Under 18 women’s team placed first.

This was an outstanding team effort and one which will be remembered for a long time. Congratulations to all athletes who made themselves available and performed so well. One of the striking features of the day’s performances was the evenness of the athletes’ performances, with many athletes showing that they will challenge for a place in our top teams over the next few years.

For full results and a detailed report on the races, please click on the link to Tan Relays Results.

Box Hill performed superbly on Sunday September 4 to win the Victorian Half Marathon team race convincingly. In a real team performance, Box Hill relegated Glen Huntly to fourth position to claim its first victory of the season after numerous second places during the Winter season.

John Meagher, Chris O'Connor, Andrew White, Simon Watson, Adrian Vincent, John Vaitkunas, David Jimenez and Paul Boxshall commenced in the men's race while Jess De Bruin, Amanda Harper, Joc Keage, and Inge Magher competed in the women's race.

The women's team won the Division 2 team race after a close fight with Eureka. Jess De Bruin was our first female athlete home in 15th place, followed by Amanda Harper, 25th, who drew away from Joc Keage, 29th, in the latter stages of the race.

For full results and a detailed report on the races, please click on the link to Burnley Half Marathon Results.

With several of our top runners unavailable, both the Box Hill men's division 1 team and women's division 2 team were able to finish 2nd in the Coliban relays from Harcourt to Bendigo on Saturday 20 August 2005.

For full results and a detailed report on the races, please click on the link to Coliban Road Relay Results.

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Andrew White continued his excellent form and showed his versatility running 1:10:39 to finish third in the Melbourne half marathon on October 9.