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Welcome to Victorian Little Athletics Association - Eastern Metropolitan Region website. The Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) of the Victorian Little Athletics Association (VLAA) actively supports the Little Athletics aim to develop children of all abilities by promoting positive attitudes and a healthy lifestyle through family and community involvement in athletics activities. For first time visitors the essential sections of this site to visit are the Notice Board and Calendar. Hopefully, these will provide all the information you require. If you are revisiting the site, recent changes are detailed on the 'What's Changed' page, that's always a good place to start.
RINGWOOD CROSS COUNTRY OPEN DAY SUNDAY 27TH JULY
The Ringwood Cross Country Open day will be held on Sunday 27th July at Quambie Reserve, North Ringwood (Map 36 B12)
This is a great day , held on a tough course and is an ideal hitout before the State Championships a week later.
The first event is scheduled for 10:00am, for all details including an entry form please see the link below
Temp\Ringwood open day entry form 2008.doc
5th JULY CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING A special Cross Country training session for all athletes in the EMR region is being held at Bellbird Dell - Vermont Sth ( off Terrara Rd ) on Sunday 13th July starting at 10:00am. See Attachment for details Temp\2008 2008 EMR CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING DAY.pdf Please contact Peter Wright from Nunawading for details 0425748464
22nd JUNE - EMR CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPSoss
Country
The
Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) Championships for 2008 were held at Ruffy
Lake, Doncaster (Melways Ref 33. K10) on Sunday June 22nd. In very wet conditions which was a testing environment for athletes, officials parents and spectators all events were completed despite the poor conditions with some fantastic results.
Thanks to everyone who was involved during the day for making it another successful EMR event.
Results as follows : Results\2008\2008 EMR CC Teams Results.pdf Results\2008\EMR CC 2008 U6Boys xls.pdf Results\2008\EMR XC 2008 U6 xls.pdf
Photo courtesy of KLAC
5TH JUNE - EMR CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPSoss Country Championships
The
Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) Championships for 2008 are to be held at Ruffy
Lake, Doncaster (Melways Ref 33. K10) on Sunday June 22nd.
All the program requirements are attached, including the order of events.
Please note that athletes need to marshal 15mins before the start of their race.
To qualify for the State Championships at Lardner Park, Warragul on Sunday August 3rd, competitors must compete at EMR, It does not matter what position the athlete finishes in their race but they must complete the course to record a finish time. Temp\EMR Program - 22 June 08.doc
26rh 26th April - ALAA – Championships
Whilst the weather was cold and blustery conditions at the ALAC Championships the competition was exceedingly hot. The event conducted at Bill Sewart Athletics Track – Nunawading on Saturday 26th April, saw Australia’s best Little Athletes contest a number of events to gain points for the coveted Trevor Billingham Shield for the best overall performer. In a truly exciting, keenly and closely contested event , Victoria stood firm and finally victorious to win the Shield by 2.5 pts from NSW. A fantastic effort by all our athletes and coaching staff a number who are well known in the EMR including Neville Harris, Rosemary Merrigan and Steve Cowburn, plus a number of other unsung heroes who have spent many hours of work supporting the team.
The EMR region was well represented in both the U13 and U15 teams with the entire U15 Multi Event Team being made up of EMR athletes, ironically both our female athletes were from Knox ( Brooke Stratton and Elle MacDonald ) and the males from Box Hill ( Seb Purcell and Tom Cornelius). All 4 athletes performed magnificently with Seb and Brooke taking Gold, Elle a Bronze and Tom a close 4th place allowing the Vics to win the Life Members Trophy for overall success in the Multi Event. Great job guys.
Our Under 13 team was also not without its outstanding performances, it’s a great achievement just to make the team but to win a medal in a National Competition is simply fantastic and something to be very proud of. The following athletes who represented Victoria are from the EMR Region. Tim O’Brien ( Gold - Shot put, Bronze –Relay ) - Knox Tayla Kearns ( Bronze – 400m ) - Knox Amelia Finnigan – Knox Kristy Stratton ( Gold – Triple Jump, Bronze – 80m H ) – Knox Jason Bielecki ( Gold – Discus, Javelin ) – Ringwood Zoe McWhinney – Collingwood Sean O"Neill - Collingwood Last but by no means least many EMR athletes, parents, family and friends volunteered their time to officiate on the day and to those people the ALAA and the VLAA is truly grateful, because without you the event cannot go ahead. I trust you all had as much fun and enjoyment on the day as I did The Editor
Sat 15th & Sun 16th March 2008
Well if the weather was not hot enough the competition certainly was, as Bendigo produced a sizzling weekend to go along with many of the performances of the EMR athletes. Congratulations to all the Athletes, Officials, Parents, Families and Friends who attended, Once again the EMR were the standout region with Knox winning the most medals receiving great support from Box Hill, Lilydale/Yarra Ranges, Ringwood, Nunawading and Doncaster. Individual highlights to follow but here are all the results: Results\2008\2008_State T&F_Centres.pdf Results\2008\2008_State T&F_Finals_Boys.pdf Results\2008\2008_State T&F_Finals_Boys_Heats.pdf Results\2008\2008_State T&F_Finals_Girls.pdf Results\2008\2008_State T&F_Top3.pdf
Sat 15th & Sun 16th March 2008
Here are the final details for this weekends VLAA State Championship at Bendigo. Best of Luck to everyone competing and to all the Officials, Parents and Families have a great weekend.
Parents Information
Uniform Additional Information The weather this weekend is expected to be 38 degrees plus, so please bring your water bottle and plenty of extra water, including a spray bottle and towel to keep you cool. Also, a hat, sunscreen, chairs, lunch, fruit, snacks and something to keep yourselves amused between events. Location The track is at Latrobe University, Retreat Rd, Flora Hill, Bendigo (see map )Temp\Bendigo_Map.pdf
2/03/08 VLAA State Multi-Event Championships A glorious weekend of athletics at the lovely location of Alexandria Park – East Albury for all those who were prepared to travel up the Hume to Albury for the 2008 VLAA State Multi-Event Championships. Congratulations and thanks to all the athletes, officials, VLAA, parents and families who made this another successful Championship. The pentathlon Multi-Event, is a competition, which tests an athlete’s all round skills with points allocated depending on their level of performance in a set range of events. The events are in the 100m, 800m, hurdles, Long Jump and Discus. This event places a stronger emphasis on the participation of children in a wider range of events rather than the specialisation in one or two specific areas. The winner of the State Multi-Event is considered the best "all round” athlete for the season. ( Thanks Knox LAC for this ) EMR produced some outstanding results, overall we finished as the Top Region with 14 medals ( 7 Gold, 5 Silver and 2 Bronze ) numerous athletes achieved a number of PB’s and many made the Finalist Top 8, the following finished on the dias with a medal for their efforts. Gold: Boys - U/12 David Thomson, U/13 Emad Zarghami – both Knox, U/15 - Sebastian Purcell - Box Hill Girls - U/10 Annie Egan - Knox, U/11 Matilda Dinnison – Box Hill, U/13 Kristy Stratton, U/15 Brooke Stratton both from Knox Silver: Boys - U/11 Frank Anderson – Croydon, U/13 Tim O'Brien- Knox, , U/15 – Tom Cornelius – Box Hill Girls – U/12 Sarah Ferrier – Box Hill, U/15 Ellie McDonald – Knox Bronze: Boys – U/9 Dylan Moore - Ringwood Girls – U/12 Charanja Thavendran - Knox
24/2/08 - State Track and Field Championships The results are and progressions are now available for all those athletes who have qualified for the State Track and Field Championships in Bendigo on Sat 15th and Sunday 16th March. Congratulations and Good Luck to everyone. Results\2008\State T&F_Progressions_Boys.pdf Results\2008\State T&F_Progressions_Girls.pdf
22/2/08 - State Multi Championships The State Multi Championships will be held on Saturday 1st March and Sunday 2nd March at Alexandria Park - Albury. Please see the timetable of events listed below. All athletes should arrive 30 mins before the first event commences, to avoid being scratched from the days events. Saturday Under 9 - 11 Boys and Girls and U12 Boys Sunday Under 13 - 15 Boys and Girls and U12 Girls This year the VLAA will be using the Alberta Scoring System
22/2/08 - EMR Track and Field Championships
On the weekend of the 16 and 17 February, with
perfect weather for athletics, the 12 Little Athletics centres in the
eastern region conducted their Region Championships at the Knox Athletic
Track.
It was very successful Championship with every
centre involved having athletes that have progressed to the State
championships. The State championships will be held at Bendigo on the 15 and
16 March.
Twelve Little Athletic centres were involved, from
Collingwood to Sherbrooke
and Cockatoo, with approximately 1000 athletes competing.
The smaller centres showed a great growth, with an
increase in their medal count from last year. And every centre
The top centres that won Gold medals were Knox-59, Box
Hill-42 and Doncaster-18. See below for the total medal count.
Two pending State records were achieved, both broken by
Brooke Stratton U15 girl from Knox, one for triple jump and one for Long Jump.
Six Athletes achieved the highest possible results, of
4 gold medals from 4 events.
From Box Hill: Seb Purcell U15 and Chelsea Dyer U14,
From Knox: Brooke Stratton U15 and Jackie Lee
Fredricksen U10.
Kane Keppel U10 from Croydon and
Harrison Roubin U12 from Camberwell/Malvern.
Any athletes that finished first or second have automatically qualified to compete at the State Championships
Because Eastern Region is so strong in the field of
Athletics' we expect a large number of athletes to progress.
Total Medal count
Knox: 192 Medals, 57 gold.
Box Hill: 70 Medals, 30 gold.
Doncaster: 60 Medals, 15 gold
Nunawading: 53 Medals,23 gold
Ringwood: 47 Medals, 23 gold
Croydon: 45 Medals, 12 gold
Lilydale/Yarra ranges:38 Medals, 17 gold
Camberwell/Malvern: 36 Medals, 13 gold
Collingwood: 28 Medals, 5 gold
Kew: 18 Medals, 6 gold
Sherbrooke: 4 Medals
Cockatoo: 1 Medals, 1 gold.
All 12 centres involved have
athletes qualifying to state.
We wish them all luck.
Congratulation's need to be given to everyone involved; the
organizing body, all the parents that preformed their duties, and of course
all the athletes that had to perform under such hot conditions.
Results\2008\EMR_2008_T&F Results by Event No.zipSaturday
13/2/08 - EMR Track and Field Championships This years EMR Track and Field Championships will be held at Knox LAC ( Melways Ref 73 D6) on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th February 2008 The event timetable is now available below, please note that some times are different to those previously published in the State timetable -due to the large number of entries resulting in additional heats. All Officials please be earlier to ensure we can start on time. Remember the weather is due to be low 30 degrees on both days - so everybody requires hat, sunscreen and plenty of liquid. Good Luck to everyone over the weekend 04/1/08 - EMR Track and Field Championships This years EMR Track and Field Championships will be held at Knox LAC ( Melways Ref 73 D6) on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th February 2008 The event schedule is currently exactly the same as the State schedule and can be viewed from the following links
28/11/07 - State Relay Championships Progressions Qualifications and Progressions for the State Championships 2007_State_Relay_Progressions. 2007_State_Relays_Schedule of events 28/11/07 - SMR Relay Championships Results
21/11/07 - EMR Relay RESULTS
Please find attached the results from last weekends EMR Relays. Congratulations to all the Centres and athletes for an excellent days competition and to everybody who assisted in the running of the program. EMR Region Relays Finals Results 2007 14/11/07 - EMR Relay Program of Events
Please find attached the timetable for this weekends EMR Relays
This year the EMR Relays will be held at Doncaster on Sunday 18th November, with a large number of entries received this should be a fantastic day of competition. The schedule of events and competition timetable will be released shortly.
1/11/07 -Crystal Creek 30th Year This year will be the 30th year Anniversary of the EMR Crystal Creek Camp for all the details on the camp, including dates and format please go to the Development menu and follow the links.
31/10/07 - EMR Website Update The EMR website will be progressively updated over the next few weeks to include all updated information and details as it is received from the centres.
4/7/07 - EMR CC Championships Results from last months EMR CC Championships are now available on the Results Page. All athletes that contested the EMR CC Championships are now eligible to contest the VLAA State Cross Country Championships at Lardner Park on July 29th. 15/6/07 - EMR CC Championships The EMR CC Championships are to be held on June 24th at Ruffy Lake, Doncaster. The first event will commence at 10.00am with subsequent events at the starters discretion. Program of events can be found HERE!!! 21/2/07 - EMR T&F Championships Results Under Hot and oppressive heat for the whole weekend of the 17th and 18th February. A very successful Little Athletics Region Championship was held at Bill Stewart Athletic Track at Nunawading. Twelve Little Athletic centres were involved, from Collingwood to Sherbrooke and Cockatoo, with approximately 1000 athletes competing. The smaller centres showed a great growth, with an increase in their medal count from last year. The top centres that won Gold medals were Knox-59, Box Hill-42 and Doncaster-18. See below for the total medal count. Four pending State records were achieved, one for triple jump and 3 on the track. Two Athletes achieved 4 gold medals from a possible 4 events. Tim O'Brien U12 Boy from Knox and Seb Purcell U14B from Box Hill. Any athletes that finished first or second have automatically qualified to compete at the State Championships at Olympic Park, Melbourne, on the weekend of 16&17 March. Because Eastern Region is so strong in the field of Athletics' we expect a large number of athletes to progress. Total Medal count
All 12 centres involved have athletes qualifying to state. We wish them all luck. Congratulation's need to be given to everyone involved; the organizing body, all the parents that preformed their duties, and of course all the athletes that had to perform under such hot conditions. Results are available HERE!!! 5/2/07 - EMR T&F Championships Timetable The timetable for the forthcoming EMR T&F Championships is now available. Track Events HERE!!! | Field Events HERE!!! 21/11/06 - State Relay Championships Qualifications and Progressions Qualifications and Progressions for the State Championships are available on the VLAA web site HERE!!! 21/11/06 - EMR Relay Championships ResultsEastern Metropolitan Region Little Athletics Relays Championships were held at Doncaster on Sunday the 19 November. In clear but very hot weather, it was a very successful day. with over 1500 athletes competing. With 11 of our 12 centres winning medals. Congratulations to Sherbrooke who won the Mixed age medley. All centres had teams progressing to the State Championships at Olympic Park on Sunday 10 December. Two State Records were broken on the day the Under 14 boys from Box Hill broke a 7 year record in the Medley with a time of 1.43.53. And the Under 15 Mix Sex team from Knox broke the 4x200 with an incredible time of 1.41.29. These times still need to be verified by VLAA. Knox won 50 medal (22 gold) , Doncaster won 33 medals (7 gold.) and Box Hill won 26 Medals (12 gold). Other centres were:
13/2/06 - EMR T&F Championships EMR T&F Championships results have been updated to include full results and can be found on the Results Page Also VLAA Qualifications and Progressions are now available:
10/2/06 - EMR T&F Championships Under perfect weather conditions A very successful region championships over the weekend of 4th and 5th February at Knox Athletic track. Twelve little athletic centres were involved, from Collingwood to Sherbrooke and Cockatoo. with approximately 1000 athletes competition. Any athletes that finished first or second at these championships will now compete at the state championships in Bendigo on the weekend of the 4 and 5 March. It was great to see all 12 centre have athletes progressing to State. We wish them all luck. There were 6 athletes that won all 4 of there possible 4 events, J.Purcell U 15 B from Box Hill, B. Stratton U 13 G from Knox, M. Mullet U9 B from Nunawading, J.Mistarz U 11B from Ringwood. N. Burgess U 14 B from Camberwell Malvern. and S. Au U13B from Doncaster. Knox athletes won the most medal's at 209 followed by Box Hill with 94.
Results can be found on the Results Page
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