NITRO Round will be run this Friday night as Athletics Bendigo Region clubs contest Shield League field and track action at the Flora Hill complex.<\/p>\n
A big program begins with hammer at 5.30pm.<\/p>\n
First of the track events is the 600metres at 6pm, which will be followed by 2000 or 5000-metre walk, 60-metre, mile, and 2 x 100-metre relay.<\/p>\n
Various flights of high jump, long jump and discus will be contested in round six.<\/p>\n
At the halfway mark of the season, Eaglehawk leads the premier division ladder on 56 points from Diamond Valley with 47, Essendon on 36, and Western Athletics on 36.<\/p>\n
The Hawks and Western have used their PowerPlay in which they doubled their points for the designated round.<\/p>\n
A strong squad representing Eaglehawk includes Alyssa and William Beaton, Daniel and Dave Chisholm, Cameron Greenwood, Jorja Morrison, Isabella Noonan and Cooper Richardson.<\/p>\n
South Bendigo leads division two on 42 points from Keilor St Bernards on 40; Nunawading on 36 and Chilwell with 34.<\/p>\n
Bendigo Harriers is on eight points and fighting to avoid relegation and the club\u2019s highest-scoring athlete is Neil Shaw.<\/p>\n
In division five, Bendigo University\u2019s score of 46 points has kept the heat on Old Scotch on 71, Whittlesea with 54, and South Coast, 50.<\/p>\n
Top three at season\u2019s end earn promotion from the fifth division.<\/p>\n
In the race for the Most Valuable Athlete award, South Bendigo\u2019s Kai Norton has scored 6620 points to be fifth.<\/p>\n
Key members of South\u2019s squad include Joan Self, Carol Coad, Tyler Fynch, Trudy Haines, Rhys Hansen and Keely Trew.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NITRO Round will be run this Friday night as Athletics Bendigo Region clubs contest Shield League field and track action at the Flora Hill complex. A big program begins with hammer at 5.30pm. First of the track events is the 600metres at 6pm, which will be followed by 2000 or 5000-metre walk, 60-metre, mile, and […]<\/p>\n