Box Hill athletes collected 10 gold, 13 silver and nine bronze medals at the Victorian Track and Field Championships held over the first two weekends in March. Congratulations to all of our athletes!
Box Hill had five teams qualify for the shield finals at Lakeside Stadium on Saturday and we came away with two premierships, a second place and two fifth placings. Congratulations to our Under 16 boys and our Under 16 girls who won the premiership in their age groups.
The 2018-19 season of Athletics Victoria’s Shield competition wrapped up with competition at Nunawading and Meadowglen.
Box Hill hosted a very successful day of the Victorian Relay Championships last Saturday. Not only was event a great success, the club also picked up 10 medals: three gold, four silver and three bronze. Our open women’s 4x400m team qualified second fastest for the final to held on at the Zatopek 10.
Round 4 at Doncaster and Ringwood saw more strong performances from our under 16 girls and boys teams, as well as our open women and over 40 men.
The AV Shield 2018/19 season kicked off with competition at Casey Field and Aberfeldie. Participation numbers were lower than usual but there were some good team results.
Box Hill teams men’s teams are in the top two in Men’s Division 1, Over 40, Under 18 and Under 14, and are a close third in the Under 16 division. Our women’s teams are in the top two in Division 1, Under 16 and Under 14, and are a close third in the Under 18 division. It is possible that all nine of our teams could qualify for the Shield Final on February 10, so we need as many athletes as possible contesting the remaining rounds.
Box Hill teams performed extremely well at the Victorian Relay Championships at Lakeside Stadium on 11 November.
Athletes were spread across Melbourne on Saturday, with most of our athletes competing at Knox, but some competing at Werribee.
Box Hill had a good showing in some age groups in round 1 of Shield competition on October 7 despite many athletes missing from competition.