The opening event of the Athletics Victoria Calendar saw a large number of teams competing. Our senior team ran very well and were in a consistent 5^th spot after changes 1, 2 and 3. Gabby Bombell opened with 24.10 to hand to Georgina Connell who ran 25.32. Anna Thompson ran the third leg in 23.43 which represented the 9^th fastest time of the day. Rachel Johnson completed the event for Box Hill in 23.49 and brought the team into 4^th outright. A check of the entries by the officials confirmed that Athletics Essendon were competing by invitation, which saw Box Hill elevated to the Bronze medal position.

The division 2 team from the club of Louise Oakley ( 25.32 ), Wenona Nettlebeck ( 26.36 ) and Elisabeth Bird ( 27.10 ) were in a consistent 5^th all day and finished in this position at the end of the relay.

The under 20 team were running the 3k laps, and Marion Gamble lead them off to run 12.34 and hand to Rachel King in second spot. Rachel kept the team in second running 12.55 and handed to Eliza Eddy who brought the team through to the finish in 2^nd. Eliza ran 12.21, however the team was competing by invitation and had to go away empty handed.

The under 16 age group saw strong performances from our girls. The teams were lead off by Jess DeBruin ( 12.08 ) and Jocelyn Keage ( 12.11 ) which saw us in 2^nd and 3^rd at the end of leg 1. A solid run from Emily Smith ( 12.09 ) took her team to 1^st for the final change while Jess Lees ( 12.24 ) kept her team in 2^nd place. The final leg saw Heidi Riordan record the 3^rd fastest underage run for the day with 11.37, taking Box Hill number 1 team to the Gold Medal. Jenita Dunner held off a fast finishing Jacinta McIntosh of Eureka to give her team the Bronze medal with a run of 12.59.