ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Committee wish to acknowledge the support and assistance given to the Box Hill Athletic Club by numerous people, both on and off the field, during 2000/01. 

Our thanks to the City of Whitehorse for their continued support, to sponsors Banksia Sports Clinic, Box Hill Central Shopping Centre, Ethertech and all those who made donations to the Club and particularly to Stewart Livingston, Alan Cross and Eddie Hassett who work tirelessly in maintaining the track and facilities.  Also to Adam Pepper the work he has done looking after ground hire bookings and opening the track for hirers. 

We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all of  the above, to the coaches and team managers and  many other behind the scene helpers.

OFFICE BEARERS

PRESIDENT                                                   :           Graeme Olden
SECRETARY                                                  :           Julie Milner
TREASURER                                                  :           Angela Robbie
COMMITTEE MEMBERS                             :           Adam Pepper
                                                                        :           Joan Hines
                                                                        :           Dale Bickham                                                                         
                                                                        :           Colin Organ
                                                                        :           Tom Waters

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COORDINATOR OF LIFE MEMBERS        :           Allan Barlow OAM
AUDITOR                                                       :           Jan Collyer
REGISTRAR                                                   :           Angela Robbie
VENUE DELEGATE                                       :           Stewart Livingston
AV DELEGATES                                            :           Graeme Olden
                                                                        :           Julie Milner
                                                                        :           Joan Hines
                                                                        :           Merv Blundy
CLUB NEWS EDITOR                                   :           Cameron Baker 

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 TRACK CAPTAINS                                       :           Andrew Wilcox
                                                                        :           Catherine Marshall
TEAM MANAGERS                                       :           Val Armstrong
                                                                        :           Chris O'Connor
                                                                        :           Rob Falkenberg
                                                                        :           Cathy Tilley
                                                                        :           Stewart Livingston
                                                                        :           Elissa Ward

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Presented at the Annual General Meeting of the Box Hill Athletic Club Incorporated, conducted at Whitehorse Aquatic and Leisure Centre, Surrey Park, Box Hill on Wednesday 4^th July, 2001

LIFE MEMBERS

 + Deceased

PRESIDENT'S REPORT

 The past year has been a most successful one for the Club with a number of highlights throughout the year culminating with the Box Hill Athletic Club winning the women’s State League premiership for the second year in a row and the Club being awarded the Athletics Australia Club Award for Overall Performance. 

The women’s State League team followed on their great form of the previous season to go through the season undefeated and then comfortably win the State League Final to win our 13^th women’s State League premiership. Congratulations to team manager Val Armstrong, captain Cathy Marshall and to the rest of the team for a fantastic effort throughout the year. The women’s team followed this fine effort to finish second at the National Club Championships in Brisbane. In an exciting finish, they won the final event, the medley relay to clinch second place on a countback, finishing behind the strong local Queensland University team. 

The men’s State League team showed great improvement on last season to finish the season in second place. Team manager Chris O’Connor did a great job to get the team to second place with so many gaps in the team. It was extremely disappointing to be eliminated from the second night of the finals on the afternoon of the competition following a revision of race results from the week before. Hopefully next season we will be able to plug some of the holes in our team so that we will be challenging for first place rather than fourth. The men also put up a great showing at the National Club Championships in Brisbane. With a small team, they led the competition half way through the night before fading to fifth place as the lack of depth took its toll. There was great club spirit shown by the whole team in Brisbane at the National Club Championships with the whole team enjoying the experience and vowing to improve our position next season. 

While not winning any senior venue premierships for the first time in many years, success by the juniors in winning the Under 18 Girls and Under 16 Boys Association Finals augers well for the future success of the Club. 

After many years of planning, lobbying council, submitting grant applications and raising funds, final plans have been approved for the redevelopment of the club rooms this winter. It is with great excitement that we look forward to being able to move into the upgraded facilities ready for the new season. While there will be some disruption during the winter months during the construction works, the end result will more than compensate for any short term inconvenience. We are most fortunate to have developed a good working relationship with the City of Whitehorse and are grateful for their contribution of $200 000 towards the project. Eddie Hassett has put in a huge amount of work through the Whitehorse Sports Advisory Board to cultivate this relationship and we are greatly indebted to him for this work. Despite this, the Club will still be required to raise significant additional funds over and above the reserves accumulated over the past five years to fund the remainder of the works and a major effort will be required from all Club members to assist with this fundraising. 

Several smaller capital works programs were completed at Hagenauer’s Reserve throughout the year. Three new shade structures were constructed adjacent to the pole vault, high jump and throws arenas. This additional shade was welcomed by officials and competitors at the field events throughout the year. The long jump runup was completely resurfaced for the first time in many years. The City of Whitehorse arranged for installation of a new sprinkler system along the south-western side of the long jump runup which will hopefully enable us to maintain a good grass cover in this heavy usage area over the summer months. 

Once again the Club has been most fortunate to have achieved a positive financial result through the hard work of our Treasurer, Registrar and Canteen Manager, Angela Robbie. We are all greatly indebted to her for her hard work and dedication. This was recently recognised through the award of one of the inaugural Caroline Chisholm awards which were issued to recognise the work of volunteers in the federal electorate of Chisholm. Angela is certainly a worthy recipient of this award. 

It is with great sadness that I report the passing of life member and long serving official of the Club, Jack Hamilton. Jack took great delight in the success of Box Hill members and was often chastised by other officials for his open expressions of delight when Box Hill members set PB’s (or world records). He is missed by all of us and in particular the pole vault group with whom he had a special relationship. 

With a large surge following the success of the Olympic Games in Sydney, membership numbers increased by about 40 from last season to 240, however this is still significantly lower than 5 years ago. We will have to work especially hard in the coming year to retain these members and grow our membership to take advantage of this boost from the Olympic Games. 

While it was disappointing not to have any Box Hill athletes competing at the Sydney Olympics, a  major highlight for the year was the selection of Bridgid Isworth, Georgina Power, Steven Hooker and Tim Williams in the Australian team to compete at the World Junior Championships in Santiago, Chile. This is the largest ever contingent by the club selecting in an Australian junior team, and all four athletes represented Australia and the Club with distinction. Particular highlights were the performances of Tim Williams in breaking long standing club records in the 100 m and 200 m in making the semi-finals of both events, Bridgid Isworth finishing sixth in the pole vault final and Steven Hooker equalling the Open Club record to finish fourth in the pole vault final, missing a medal on a countback. 

I have been most fortunate to have had great support from the committee over the past year. While only small in number, the committee achieves a great deal but badly needs some more recruits to help spread the load. Adam Pepper took on the role of Vice President and has done a great job in continuing to manage the ground hire for the year. This is one of our major income sources so his role is critical to the financial success of the Club. Julie Milner has continued to be extremely efficient as Secretary and provides great support to Angela Robbie with operation of the canteen during summer. The work done by Colin Organ in administration of the Barlow Fund has been critical in establishing this as valuable support for our State League teams which has contributed enormously to their success in recent years. He has also established a new tax deductible building fund which will be invaluable in helping to raise funds for the new club room upgrade. Colin’s work in obtaining Active Australia status for the Club was a major contributing factor in our success in winning both the Overall Performance and Volunteer of the Year awards in the Athletics Australia Club Awards this year. 

Joan Hines continues to work tirelessly to ensure efficient conduct of competition at the venue, while Tom Waters has carried on coordination of supply and distribution of uniforms. Dale Bickham has been a welcome new addition to the committee and has taken on the role of getting our record boards up to date and publishing the club records on the Club web page. 

The Club is extremely fortunate to have a group of dedicated and enthusiastic coaches, officials and team managers who ensure that we provide the best possible facilities and opportunities for our members. In particular, I would like to thank Chris O’Connor for taking on the role of coaching coordinator and providing a forum for club coaches to meet to discuss issues and work more closely together. 

A major challenge which the Club faces over the rest of the year is to retain competition at the venue for the next three years. Venue clubs will be given a choice whether they would prefer to compete at Box Hill or Doncaster next season so we have some intensive lobbying to do to ensure that we can retain the venue. This issue is critical for the continued success of the Club and it is imperative that we do everything that we can to avoid having to travel to Doncaster every week. 

The Club web page continues to grow with information about the history of the Club, all-time rankings, club records and competition results for the last season being progressively added. An increasing number of members now read their newsletter directly from the web page which enables faster, more cost effective distribution and saves a lot of work folding and mailing paper copies. This record of the history of the Club is in a form accessible by everyone and the committee plans to continue to develop this resource. The success of the web page is demonstrated by a recent survey which identified our web page as the eighth most visited athletics site in Australia. 

The Club is most appreciative of the continued sponsorship provided by the Box Hill Central Shopping Centre, Banksia Sports Clinic and Ethertech. Without their support we would be forced to raise fees to cover the ongoing costs of running the club and continuing to improve facilities for members. 

With major improvements to our facilities in progress and success enjoyed by our juniors over the past year, the Club is in a great position to enjoy a period of sustained success. With the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in just 5 years time, we can look forward to an exciting few years leading up to this event. 

Graeme Olden
President

SECRETARY'S REPORT

 The past year has been another very busy time.  I don’t need to mention the successes and highlights of the year as they are well documented throughout the other reports,  but I would like to mention the people who help out when asked.  We hold several working bees throughout the year and usually see the same few faces each time but when we needed to empty the rooms, prior to the start of the redevelopment, 38 people turned up and did a tremendous job and deserve a big thankyou.  We were really pleased to see so many turn up but when you look at the membership numbers and the amount of publicity prior to the day, we probably should have been disappointed. I just hope that when it comes time to move back in there will be a few more to share the load. 

I would also like to thank those who helped out when we were required to provide assistants at various championships – once again it was usually the same faces – but very much appreciated.

 Cameron Baker has once again done a great job with the newsletter each month (although some extra editing is often required in order not to offend !)  It is a fairly big task getting the newsletter out each month but we feel it is very important to keep everyone informed.  With many members now having access to e mail it is becoming a little less labour intensive with less folding and enveloping necessary.

Finally I would like to thank the rest of our small, but very dedicated, Committee Angela Robbie, Adam Pepper, Colin Organ, Joan Hines and Dale Bickham, who work extremely well together under the leadership and direction of our everpresent, capable President Graeme Olden.

 Julie Milner
Secretary

TREASURER’S REPORT

 I am pleased to report that the club’s financial statements show a large improvement on the 1999/2000 season this year achieving a surplus of $22,864.64.  This was due to a full year of ground hirings, a larger profit from the canteen and ensuring all members pay their fees.  The ground hirings are an essential source of income to the club and with the employment of a Ground Hire Manager it is hoped to be able to offer the ground for hire on a regular basis.

 The street collections ceased early in the season and the accounts with respect to this have been closed.  With this source of income stopped it is necessary for other fundraising and I welcome the people on the new Fundraising committee who have already made an excellent start to organising functions and fundraising activities.

 The club is committed to the City of Whitehorse in the sum of $130,000.00 for the clubroom redevelopment.  Through careful management over several years the club has these funds although once this amount is paid the club’s accounts will be milked dry.  This money will only assist with the ground floor of the redevelopment and funds need to be raised for the planned second storey.  A special thankyou to all the people who have made donations to the club.

 Once payment has been made to the City of Whitehorse for the clubroom redevelopment a tight hold will be needed on the purse strings of the club to enable funds to be available for the every day running of the club.  Nothing will be paid for without approval from the Committee so if you see something that needs repair or think the club can benefit from a particular piece of equipment, obtain Committee approval or you may be paying for it yourself.

 The club this season has again been run by a small committee which means that each Committee member has carried a huge workload.  I would like to thank all members of the Committee for their hard work during the season and their support with a particular thankyou to Graeme Olden and Julie Milner who have worked tirelessly throughout the season.

 Angela Robbie
Treasurer

CANTEEN REPORT

 The hard work this season has paid off with the canteen making a profit of approximately $6,000.00.  Careful buying of stock, warm weather and plenty of athletes and spectators contributed to the increased profit.

The decision by Little Athletics to run their own canteen on a Saturday morning was no doubt a disappointing one for some children and parents however as the workload decreased considerably and the profit did not it was a decision that was of benefit to the Club. 

I thank all the people who helped in the canteen and a very big thankyou to Julie Milner who worked tirelessly every Saturday and who took over completely when I wanted a weekend away.  There was no formal roster this year due to time restraints to organize one however any parent or athlete who would like to offer their services and help in the canteen will always be welcomed.  The canteen cannot operate without volunteers and a roster will be put in place for the coming season.  With a new facility next season there will hopefully be more spectators.  It is necessary for someone to come forward and share the workload of the canteen.  The members must not continue to rely on Julie Milner and myself to run this very necessary fundraiser.

 Angela Robbie
Canteen Manager

TEAM MANAGERS REPORTS

STATE LEAGUE - WOMEN

 It will be hard to surpass the season just completed by our State League team.  To go through every interclub round and two nights of finals and never be beaten.  It was a great team effort with many athletes scoring the points, as can be seen with six of the girls earning over 100 points, several others very close, unfortunately missing that attractive number. 

Georgie Power, on  a break from pre Olympic trials, missed the first four weeks but was still the top scorer, just ahead of Sandy Nichols, followed by Kerri Jorgensen, Sjaan Powley, Cathy Marshall and Wendy Muldoon.  Fiona Buchanan, Cecilia Azcurra and Erica Sigmont just missing that figure.  On many occassions Box Hill were 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd in the 800m and 1500m and 1^st in both the sprint hurdles. In the finals, eight athletes scored over 30 points with only 3 points between the top four, Erica Sigmont, Georgie Power, Cathy Marshall and Sandy Nichols.

 The National Club Championship in Brisbane was a fantastic team effort with only nine girls giving everything for the club, finishing 2^nd to Queensland University.

 Cathy Tilley as assistant team manager was a great help to me and Cathy Marshall was a most dedicated team captain.  I was very grateful for their presence each week.  A superb performance by all the girls and I look forward to the coming season. 

 Val Armstrong
Team Manager

STATE LEAGUE - MEN

 After the ten rounds of state league competition Box Hill finished second on the ladder. This was a great achievement. We came first or second in every round of competition. This was a big improvement on the previous season and all members of the team should feel proud of their efforts. Unfortunately things did not go well in the finals (especially for the scorer!) but overall this season was a vast improvement on 1999/2000. We still have some events in which we are quite weak, notably the throws and the walks (areas that we hope to improve in next summer), but our performance on the track was very strong.

 It was good to see new members of the club like Justin Clark and Marty Duke competing alongside long time members of our state league team. The most encouraging aspect of this year's performance was that, whenever one athlete was injured or unavailable, there always seemed to be another athlete ready to step up and replace him. 

With a host of young athletes competing in our state league team, the future looks bright. Steve Hooker, Tim Williams, Lane Harrison, Mohammed Zeed, James Fildes, Zac Dowker, Sam Hassett, Adam Remmers are all young athletes who competed with distinction in state league ranks this season.  Special congratulations to Steve Hooker our top points scorer for the year. In just seven rounds of competition Steve amassed an outstanding 195 points.

 With 31 athletes representing the club this year in state league it is clear that our success was a great team effort. Let us hope that we can go one step further next season and emulate the feats of our the club’s women’s state league team.

 Chris O’Connor

WOMEN’S INTERCLUB

Season 2000/2001 was a successful one for the girls in all age groups.  However, the U18 women were the only team to make it to the Association Final and went on to win it.

 It was a positive season for the senior girls.  Regularly during the season the senior teams were the best represented in terms of numbers.  On one occasion there were 12 girls wanting to run 200m with only 6 team positions available – almost unheard of!  The club aggregate for the open girls was close this year with only one point separating first and second.  Fiona Pickford made it over the line from Leana Tilley.

 The U18’s blitzed the field at interclub, Cecilia Azcurra leading the way in the field events.  Cecilia broke the 100 point barrier, often trying new events.  Other consistent U18’s were Michelle Fistric and Elisabeth Bird, both performing well in the Venue Finals.

 The U16 team this year was disadvantaged by lack of numbers.  Those who competed did so regularly and consistently.  The girls were always eager to assist, filling in spaces of the relay teams in other age groups.  Regular team members included Kate Fietz, Nat Crowe and Tania Atterley.

 The U14 team, as in the past, was small and the girls shared their time between Little Aths and the seniors.  The girls performed well and with greater numbers would have achieved more.  Those regular performers included Alex Knight, Kate Winckworth and Genni Ackland.

In the past we have had trouble getting athletes qualified for the Venue Finals.  The problem has been solved by placing notices on the “sign in” table on who had qualified each week.  This season the weekend of the Venue final was inconvenient for many and although the numbers competing weekly had increased, the results at the finals was a little disappointing.

 Elissa Ward

SENIOR MEN’S INTERCLUB

 The season just completed finished with just the men’s division 1 team competing in the venue final. The team was beaten narrowly at the end of the day with the difference being our inability to field a Hammer, shot or discus thrower. We outperformed the opposition on the track but not enough to peg back the 39 points that we forfeit by not having a thrower. The positive side for this team though was in the youth that has taken over and the fact that our second division 1 team only just failed to make the finals as well. This showed that throughout the year we were very consistent in this grade. There was good improvement from our sprinters notably by the performances of Warren Yuen and Peter Knott. Peter competed in every interclub round, something that has been lacking from our sprinters in recent years and Warren often did extra by competing in the long and triple jumps expanding his repertoire of events. This grade was also ably supported by Cameron Baker, Steven Hooker, Tim Heron, Barry Lynch, Dale Bickham, Adam Pepper, Leigh Miller, Steven Dinneen and Chris West. The finals competition was close and all credit must go to St Kevinsfor lifting on the day.

 Our division 2 team missed out on a venue finals berth for the first time in many a year. This was due to too many gaps throughout the year and the belief that we would peg it back as the year went on. This didn't happen and so we missed a finals berth by 2 points. We need to be more consistent in this grade next year especially if the season is going to be tight. Ensuring a good start to the season is imperative. David Cross and Phil Pelgrim were stand out performers in this grade for Box Hill. 

Division 3 as usual was considerably undermanned. Many clubs target this lower grade as their main aim for the year, which really raises questions as to their long term futures and how they ever intend to raise their own levels of performance. Graham Ford was again the stalwart for us in this grade.

 Many thanks go to those who supported the teams by acting as officials and helping at the end of the day with the packing away of equipment. Notably Alan Cross, Stewart Livingston, Sam Hassett and Eddie Hassett always do a great job.

 I look forward to next seasons competition and I hope that the competitiveness that St Kevins showed this year continues. This can only be healthy for the future of the venue.

 Rob Falkenberg

JUNIOR BOYS

What a fabulous effort from all the members of the junior boys teams this season.  All three teams participated in the Venue Finals at Box Hill; the Under 16 and Under 14 teams went on to represent the Box Hill Venue at the Association Final at Doncaster.  The Under 16 team eventually overcoming some very spirited competition to be the Association Premiers.The Under 16 Age group was clearly the strongest age group and thoroughly deserved to be Premiers.  They had excellent representation in almost all events and had enthusiastic members willing to have a go at unusual events for the sake of overall team success.

 Enough of the team aspects – track and field is really all about individual efforts and the Box Hill juniors were well represented and very successful in State and National Championships.  Well done to Mohamed Zeed who has won the right to go to the World Youth Championships in Hungary during July 2001.We look forward to all junior athletes being carefully coached and nurtured whilst still teenagers to allow their talent and enthusiasm to be fulfilled when they reach the ranks of the Under 20 and Open competition.  These young athletes and their coaches should never lose sight of the bigger picture of selection for their State and Country in Open competition – the National Championships, the World Championships, the Commonwealth Games and the Olympic Games are events to which they should all aspire.

 We should also be concerned with linkages with the Little Athletics movement and promote a smooth transition of younger athletes to the Under 14 and Under 16 levels.  This year we, along with many other Clubs, had only a handful of Under 14 athletes and there is plenty of scope to encourage more people of this age group to compete.

 At the more senior level other issues relating to time and social pressures also have an impact on athletes training and competing.  Considerable pressure is on these young people for study and academic success and economic pressures related to employment for financial independence.  Careful management by both coaches and team managers is essential to guide these athletes into the senior ranks. 

 The efforts of a wide range of people need to be recognized – without their contributions the athletes and teams just do not happen week in and week out!  The parents for their outstanding support in many ways.  The coaches for their enthusiasm and never ending optimism, and, for always being there!  And, the officials – without somebody to start events, to take times, to measure distances, to rake the pits, to put out the hurdles and all those other tasks that are involved in making a track and field meeting happen we would not have structured competitions.

 Stewart Livingston

VENUE REPORT

Competition at Melbourne’s biggest venue ran smoothly and produced friendly rivalry.  All clubs enjoyed the competition at the ground.  The ground manager, Box Hill Athletic Club Inc., kept the ground in excellent condition and supplied new equipment as required.  Most of the maintenance on the ground and equipment is carried out by members of the Club.  Night interclub meetings in January and February proved very successful.  Saturday night was a real winner with a large number of athletes and a great atmosphere.

 Our technical staff must be one of the most efficient in the competition.  Each competition, day or night, the equipment was ready for officials to take onto the ground and commence competition on time.  Technical staff arrive at the ground hours before the athletes or officials and are still at the ground when everyone else has gone home.

 Athletics Victoria tried out another innovation to attract junior athletes.  This involved selecting the best performers in specified events and inviting the young athletes to compete at State League on a Thursday night where they would be against other venues.  Box Hill assisted Athletics Victoria to get this program on the road.Unfortunately, the program was boycotted by two venues and there was not enough competition.  The venue thanks the selector, Lew Hall, and the parents who took the juniors into Olympic Park.

 Our computer team, Graeme Olden, John Killip and David Armstrong, worked long hours during the week to see that all results were received by AV  few days after competition.

 For good competition each club must supply one official per team and Box Hill’s commitment of 15 prople per week is quite a formidable number. The venue is short of some key officials and is looking for an announcer and two scorers.   Parents and friends are always welcome to join as officials, even on a part time basis.

 My thanks to the venue Chairman and venue committee, the computer team and the technical and venue officials who worked every week to ensure we had good competition and the program ran to time. Also my appreciation and thanks to Graeme and all Club Committee members for continuing their work of managing the top Australian club.

 Congratulations to all Venue and Association Premiers.

 Joan Hines
Venue Secretary

2000 WINTER REPORT

 The 2000 winter season was the most successful one for several years for the Box Hill Athletic Club. The senior men’s team finished the year in second place overall, the Under 18 girls dominated their age group and there were many outstanding individual performances throughout the season.

 The season started earlier than usual due rescheduling required because of the Sydney Olympic Games in September so the traditional season opening event – the 5km Handicap race was conducted mid-season. Hence the first race of the season was the cross country relays at Brimbank Park. The senior men’s Division 1 team ran solidly to just miss out on a medal with Julian Dwyer and Glen Tooze both showing great form in preparation for running the Olympic marathon selection trial. It was pleasing to win the Division 3, Division 6 and Under 20 men’s races. The senior women’s team was not quite so competitive, however the Under 18 girls demonstrated their depth to finish first, fourth and fifth.

 The Sandown road relays later in the year were also most successful for the Club. The men’s Division 1 team finished fourth to again miss a medal, however the Division 3, Division 6 and Under 20 teams again won their events. The women’s Division 1 team improved to fourth place to match the men, while the Under 18 girls dominated their race to finish first and second.

 The Coliban Relay was one of the most exciting races for the season with the men’s Division 1 team having a close contest with Glenhuntly for the whole race. Despite a valiant effort, Kynan Dawes was unable to hold off the Glenhuntly runner on the final leg and they ended up winning by about 15 seconds. 

The men’s Division 1 team also had a close battle with Glenhuntly at Bundoora but once again finished in second place to them, this time by just one point. The roles were reversed at the National Cross Country Championships where the Box Hill team of Andrew Letherby, Julian Dwyer and Graeme Olden finished second in the Club teams event behind a team from the ACT, but ahead of all the Victorian teams. The Under 18 girls team dominated the winter season to win every event and clearly win the winter premiership. In three races during the season, the Box Hill girls finished first, second and third!

 There were some fine individual performances by Box Hill athletes during the season. New member Andrew Letherby improved steadily during the season to finish third at Bundoora and gain selection in the Australian Half Marathon in Mexico where he represented Australia and Box Hill with distinction to be the first Australian home. After running a solid race in the marathon trial, Julian Dwyer recovered well to finish fourth at Bundoora, while Marcus Tierney had a consistent season with the highlight being his fifth placing at the 15 km road race at Albert Park. Sam Hassett finished second in the Under 20 5 km road race at Albert Park and Ben Bissett finished third in the Under 20 8 km cross country at Bundoora which is very promising for the future of the club.

 Anna Thompson continued on her steady improvement of recent years to be clearly the dominant senior Box Hill female for the year finishing second at Bundoora and third at Albert Park and Brimbank Park. These performances earned her selection in the Australian Ekiden Relay team and World University Games team. Emily Smith had a great season in the Under 18 events, winning at Flemington, Albert Park and Geelong and finishing third at Bundoora. These performances were backed up by Jocelyn Keage who finished first at Bundoora and Brimbank Park, Prue Healy who finished second at Flemington, Bundoora and Brimbank Park, Heidi Riordan who finished second at Geelong and third at Flemington and Jess de Bruin who finished third at Brimbank Park and fourth at Bundoora. With this wealth of talent, the future of the women’s winter teams looks very bright.

 The 5km handicap race once again attracted a good field with Jocelyn Keage running a fast time to win easily. The rest of the field followed closely bunched which was a tribute to the fine work done by the race handicapper, Ian Sloane. Graeme Olden won the Club 10 mile championship from a small field. The race was held on a hot Sunday morning in December on a course along the bike paths along the Eastern Freeway.

 The winter athletes once again greatly appreciated the hospitality shown by Megan and Ian Sloane who provided afternoon tea after each race. Thanks also go to those members and parents who helped out with officiating and serving in the canteen at Bundoora Park. Your support is greatly appreciated as it helps to raise valuable funds for the Club and without these volunteer officials, our teams would lose points on the day.

2000 WINTER RESULTS

Brimbank Park CC Relays
Men
Division 1 -  6x6.0 km - 4th

Division 3 - 5x6.0km - 1st

Division 6 - 4x6.0km - 1st

 Under 20 - 3x6.0km - 1st

 Under 16 - 3x3.0km - dnf

 Women
Division 1 -  4x6.0 km - 11th

Under 18/A - 3x3.0km - 1st

 Under 18/B - 3x3.0km - 4th

 Under 18/C - 3x3.0km - 5th

 Under 16 - 3x3.0km - 5^th

 Sandown Relays

Men
Division 1 - 6x6.2km - 4th

 Division 3 - 5x6.2km - 1st

 Section 6  - 4x6.2km - 1st

 Under 20 - 3x6.2km - 1st

 Under 18 - 3x3.1km - 3rd 

 Women
Division 1 - 4x6.2km - 4th

 Under 18/A 3x3.1km - 1st

 Under 18/B 3x3.1km - 2nd

 Under 16 - 3x3.1km - 2nd

 Under 14 - 3x3.1 km - 1st

 Coliban Relays
Men
Division 1 - 2nd

Division 3 - 3rd

 Women
Division 1 - dnf

Club 10 Mile Championship

 5 km Handicap

 MEN

 WOMEN

AWARDS

MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR                  Allan Barlow Shield            Steven Hooker

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR             Martha Fraser Shield         Georgina Power

 JNR MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR             Reg Barlow Cup                    Steven Hooker

JNR FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR         Armstrong Trophy                 Heidi Riorden

 WINTER CHAMPION – MALE                        Hansen Trophy                      Marcus Tierney

WINTER CHAMPION – FEMALE                   Megan Sloane Cup                Anna Thompson

 MOST DETERMINED JUNIOR WINTER
ATHLETE                                                           Grant Taggart Shield              Emily Smith

OUTSTANDING CLUBMAN                                                                        Val Armstrong

FRANK TUTCHENER SHIELD                                                                     Graeme Olden

 ANDREW STEWART POLE VAULT TROPHY                                            Steven Hooker                                                                                                                                                     Fiona Buchanan

 ROSS HAYWOOD WALKING TROPHY                                                     Wendy Muldoon

 VLADIMIR SLAVNIC THROWING TROPHY                                             Ronnie Buckley

 OUTSTANDING FINALS ATHLETE                                                            Erica Sigmont

 STATE LEAGUE                                                Top Points       Male              Steven Hooker
                                                                                                   Female          Georgina Power

                                                                            Over 100 points                    Sandy Nichols
                                                                                                                         Kerri Jorgensen
                                                                                                                         Sjaan Powley
                                                                                                                        Catherine Marshall
                                                                                                                         Wendy Muldoon

                                                                            State League Coach with most points                     Terri Cater

INTERCLUB TROPHIES

Senior Male          Cameron Baker                            Senior Female       Fiona Pickford
                            Peter Knott                                                               Leana Tilley
                            Chris West                                                                Merissa Pickford

U18 Male             Mohammed Zeed                         U18 Female          Cecilia Azcurra
                           Luke Vipond                                                             Michelle Fistric
                            James Fildes                                                             Elisabeth Bird

U16 Male             Joel Pocklington                           U16 Female          Kate Fietz
                            Alex Azcurra                                                             Rosalyn Moore           
                            Ronnie Buckley                                                         Natalie Crowe 

U14 Male             Steven Lees                                  U14 Female          Alexandra Knight
                            Grant Hodges                                                           Kate Winckworth
                                                                                                             Genni Ackland

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