Hawks eye chance to increase lead

EAGLEHAWK will eye a chance to increase its lead in the premiership race when Athletics Victoria’s Shield League field and track action resumes this Saturday.

The Hawks carry a 12-point buffer on Diamond Valley and Western Athletics as round four is run after a two-week break because of the Victorian All Schools championships.

Victory and doubling points through the PowerPlay in round three have put Eaglehawk on top of the ladder on 39 points.

Western employed the PowerPlay last round and jumped to equal second on 27 with Diamond Valley.

South Bendigo has scored 12 points to be seventh in premier division.

A tally of 13 points has Bendigo Harriers on the sixth rung in division three.

Echuca Moama and Bendigo University have scored 28 and 23 points to be third and fifth in division five.

Saturday’s meet at Lar Birpa in Flora Hill’s Retreat Road starts at 1.30pm when hurdles of the 400m, 300m or 200m distance will be contested.

Other track events are 200m, 800m, 3000m, and 4 x 100m relay.

Field disciplines will be discus, hammer, high jump, and long jump.

Non-scoring events are 100m, and the 1500m or 3000m walk.

A talented Eaglehawk squad includes Catherine Monahan, Cooper Richardson, Terry Hicks, Daniel and Dave Chisholm, and Charlise McQueen.

Athletes to watch for South Bendigo are Emma Orme, Kai Norton, Jasper Seymour, Jordyn Lewis, Oliver Muggleton and Emma Berg.

The Harriers’ line-up includes Rebecca Soulsby, Jenna Gaskell, Lachlan Carr, Geoff Jordan, and Caitlin, Eliza and Josh Evans.