ROUND seven in Athletics Victoria’s Shield League on Saturday will include a twilight meet being run by Athletics Bendigo at Lar Birpa in Flora Hill.<\/p>\n
Action at the Retreat Road complex will start at 6pm.<\/p>\n
It’s a crucial leg of competition as clubs pursue Shield League glory.<\/p>\n
Eaglehawk leads the division one premiership race on 59 points from Diamond Valley, 46; Essendon, 36; and Western, 33.<\/p>\n
The Hawks have used their PowerPlay in which they doubled their points tally from that round.<\/p>\n
Diamond Valley is the only club in the top four yet to flick the PowerPlay switch.<\/p>\n
A strong squad for Eaglehawk includes Catherine Monahan, Cooper Richardson, Terry Hicks, and Dave Chisholm.<\/p>\n
A tally of 22 points has South Bendigo in eighth place on the premier ladder.<\/p>\n
Top performers for the Bloods have been Kai Norton, Jordyn Lewis and Joan Self.<\/p>\n
Bendigo Harriers has scored 28 points to be sixth in the division three title race led by Preston and Yarra Ranges on 44.<\/p>\n
In division five, Echuca Moama is well in contention for promotion as it has scored 49 points in a race led by Brunswick, 59, and Mansfield, 50.<\/p>\n
Bendigo University has racked up 32 points to be in sixth place.<\/p>\n
Track disciplines to be run at Bendigo’s meet will be 1500m or 3000m walk, 100m, 1500m and 400m.<\/p>\n
The field program is shot put, javelin, triple jump and pole vault.<\/p>\n
A non-scoring 3000m run and 4 x 100m relay is also on the program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ROUND seven in Athletics Victoria’s Shield League on Saturday will include a twilight meet being run by Athletics Bendigo at Lar Birpa in Flora Hill. Action at the Retreat Road complex will start at 6pm. It’s a crucial leg of competition as clubs pursue Shield League glory. Eaglehawk leads the division one premiership race on […]<\/p>\n