It's only a matter of weeks until the next track and field season begins. Check in to the Athletics Victoria Website for updates about AV Shield timetables and venues. Keep training and see you all soon.

100m
U12B: Beau Ransom16.27, Ben Merrilees 19.85
U14B: Harrison Clark 17.16
U14G: Becky McKeown 13.88, Mollie Ransom 17.43
U16B: Paul McKeown 11.84
U16G: Nicola Slade 14.53
U18G: Aliesha Wrigley 14.57, Emilee Gibson-Williamson 16.09
U20G: Courtney Clark 16.64, Naomi Merrilees 17.39
Open Men: Brenton Taber 13.00, Mark Coulter 13.41
Open Women: Sarah Lewis 14.35
Masters Men: Luke Ransom 14.27, John McKeown 14.56, Robert Gray 22.91
Masters Women: Rosemary Byrne 21.43 (50+ club record)

800m
U12B: Beau Ransom 3:01.31 (club record), Ben Merrilees 4:01.38
U14B: Harrison Clark 3:11.25
U14G: Becky McKeown 3:20.28, Mollie Ransom 3:20.60
U16B: Paul McKeown 2:24.78
U18G: Aliesha Wrigley 2:46.83
U20G: Naomi Merrilees 3:27.07, Courtney Clark 3:34.19
Open Men: Mark Coulter 2:21.83Masters Men: Luke Ransom 2:28.81(40+ club record), John McKeown 2:29.11(50+ club record), Colin Gibson-Williamson 2:46.96, Robert Gray 5:27.83(60+ club record), Bob Robinson 5:28.81

2000m
U12B: Beau Ransom 9:13.98(club record)
U14B: Harrison Clark 10:02.92
U14G: Becky McKeown 11:08.98
U16B: Paul McKeown 7:24.64
U18G: Aliesha Wrigley 9:03.42
U20G: Naomi Merrilees 11:26.88, Courtney Clark 11:27.05
Open Men: Mark Coulter 7:06.22
Masters Men: Luke Ransom 7:51.76 (club record)

High Jump
U12B: Beau Ransom 95cm, Ben Merrilees 95cm
U14B: Harrison Clark 1.05m
U14G: Becky McKeown 1.35m
U16G: Nicola Slade 1.35m
U18G: Aliesha Wrigley 95cm
Open Women: Sarah Lewis 1.10m
Open Men: Brenton Taber 1.55m
Masters Men: Colin Gibson-Williamson 1.35m(=club record), Luke Ransom 1.30m, John McKeown 1.20m
​Masters Women: Rosemary Byrne 95cm

60m Sprint
U12B: Beau Ransom 10.30
U14B: Tyler Butcher 8.58, Harrison Clark 11.18
U14G: Becky McKeown 8.57(club record), Molly Ransom 11.21, Chelsea Jackson 11.67
U16B: Paul McKeown 7.46 (club record)
U16G: Nicola Slade 9.44
Open Men: Mark Coulter 8.39, Brenton Taber 8.91
Open Women: Sarah Lewis 9.24
Masters Men: John McKeown 9.18 (club record), Ray Slade 10.33, Bob Robinson 12.55, Robert Gray 12.83
Master Women: Janine Wynen 10.85, Beth Montgomery 12.52 (50+ club record)
Long Jump
U12B: Beau Ransom 2.69m
U14B: Tyler Butcher 4.86m (club record), Harrison Clark 2.72m
U14G: Becky McKeown 4.64m, Chelsea Jackson 2.47m, Molly Ransom 2.43m
U16B: Paul McKeown 4.96m
U16G: Nicola Slade 3.73m
Open Men: Brenton Taber 5.39m, Mark Coulter 4.42m
Open Women: Sarah Lewis 3.46m
Masters Men: John McKeown 3.94m (50+club record), Ray Slade 3.78m, Bob Robinson 2.28m, Robert Gray 1.87m (70+ club record)
Masters Women: Janine Wynen 3.11m, Beth Montgomery 2.02m
Shot Put
U12B: Beau Ransom 3.76m
U14B: Tyler Butcher 7.35m, Harrison Clark 5.22m,
U14G: Becky McKeown 5.83m, Molly Ransom 4.37m, Chelsea Jackson 3.42m
U16G: Nicola Slade 6.98m
Open Men:  Brenton Taber 8.10m, Mark Coulter 6.90m
Open Women: Sarah Lewis 5.57m
Masters Men: Bob Robinson 7.40m, John McKeown 7.26m, Ray Slade 7.10m, Luke Ransom 5.83m, Robert Gray 4.49m (70+ club record)
Masters Women: Beth Montgomery 7.32m (club record), Janine Wynen 5.43m
3000m
U12B: Beau Ransom 13:40.46
U14B: Harrison Clark 14:31.08
U14G: Molly Ransom 15:29.38, Becky Mckeown 17:10.74
U16B: Paul McKeown 11:26.89
Open Men: Mark Coulter 10:52.05 (club record)
Masters Men: Robert Gray 24:55.13 (club record)
Masters Women: Janine Wynen 13:47.83 (club record)

5000m
​Masters Men: John McKeown 19:51.83, Luke Ransom 20:21.25

​Below are the results from local meet 3, held at Wonthaggi on the 24th of Nov 2017.
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Hurdles: 
U12B 80m - Beau Ransom 23.63, Ben Merrilees 24.79
U14G 80m - Isla Ormond 15.58 (INV), Becky McKeown 19.38 (club record), Georgia Burns 23.39
U14B 90m - Harrison Clark 28.30
U16G 90m - Meaghan Wilson 16.89, Nicola Slade 23.10, Rachel Aitken 23.29
U16B 100m - Matthew Merrilees 21.05 (club record)
Triple Jump:
U12B - Beau Ransom 5.31m(INV), Ben Merrilees 4.30m(club record)
U14G - Becky McKeown 9.76m, Isla Ormond 8.35m, Georgia Burns 7.88m, Molly Ransom 6.24m 
U14B - Harrison Clark 6.48m
U16G - Meaghan Wilson 8.99m, Nicola Slade 8.39m, Rachel Aitken 7.85m
U16B - Paul McKeown 10.27m, Matthew Merrilees 8.89m
U20G- Courtney Clark 6.11m
Open Women - Sarah Lewis 7.22m
Open Men - Brenton Taber 10.45m
Masters Women - Janine Wynen 6.74m(40+ club record), Beth Montgomery 5.23m(50+ club record)
Masters Men - John McKeown 8.72m, Luke Ransom 8.44m, Jeffter Ihomana 8.03m, Ray Slade 6.71m, Trevor Merrilees 6.05m
Discus:
U12B - Ben Merrilees 8.14(club record)
U14G - Georgia Burns 15.05m, Charli Burns 9.25m, Molly Ransom 8.28m
U14B - Harrison Clark 10.35m
U16G - Meaghan Wilson 14.54m, Nicola Slade 14.17m, Rachel Aitken 13.05m
U16B - Matthew Merrilees 31.81m, Paul McKeown 19.78m
U20G - Naomi Merrilees 12.57m, Courtney Clark 9.01m
Open Women - Sarah Lewis 11.50m
Open Men - Brenton Taber - 20.60m
Masters Women - Beth Montgomery 17.27m(club record), Janine Wynen 13.61m, Rose Byrne 11.65m
Master Men - Luke Ransom 17.95m, Ray Slade 17.02m, John McKeown 15.81m, Jeffter Ihomana 15.41m, Bob Robinson 14.52m, Trevor Merrilees 14.41m, Robert Gray 12.08m
1500m:
U12B - Beau Ransom 6:23.69(INV), Ben Merrilees 10:24.97(club record)
U14G - Georgia Burns 5:48.93, Molly Ransom 7:12.82
U14B - Harrison Clark 7:08.42
U16G - Rachel Aitken 8:11.37, Nicola Slade 8:33.14
U16B - Paul McKeown 5:06.66, Matthew Merrilees 6:03.53
U20G - Naomi Merrilees 7:44.83, Courtney Clark 7:53.73
Masters Women - Janine Wynen 6:32.96
Masters Men - Luke Ranson 5:30.68(club record), John McKeown 5:31.09, Trevor Merrilees 10:25.78
Masters Men 800m - Robert Gray 6:25.34(club record), Bob Robinson 6:43.53

Results from Round Two at Leongatha 17/10/17 are as follows:

200M
Under 14 Boys
Ben Merrilees 41.01, Harrison Clark 37.48, Beau Ransom 35.04
Under 14 Girls
Becky McKeown 29.91, Molly Ransom 36.86, Georgia Burns 31.05, Charli Burns 38.25
Under 16 Girls
Nicola Slade 33.39,  Rachel Aitken 33.05
Under 16 Boys
Paul McKeown 24.50
Under 20 Girls
Courtney Clark 36.29, Naomi Merrilees 41.17
Open Men
Colin Gibson Williamson 34.04, Luke Ransom 30.29, Mark Coulter 28.89, Brenton Taber 32.25, John McKeown 31.75
Open Women
Janine Wynen 36.51, Sarah Lewis 30.28
Masters Men
Rob Gray 57.58, Bob Robinson 51.57
Masters Women
Rose Byrne 50.74
 
HIGH JUMP
Under 14 Boys
Harrison Clark 1.15m, Ben Merrilees 90cm, Beau Ransom 80cm
Under 14 Girls
Becky McKeown 1.30, Molly Ransom 80cm, Georgia Burns 1.35m, Charli Burns 1.15m
Under 16 Girls
Nicola Slade  1.35m, Rachel Aitken 1.40m, 
Under 20 Girls
Courtney Clark 90cm
Open Women
Janine Wynen 1.10m
Open Men
Mark Coulter 1.20m, Brenton Taber 1.60m, Luke Ransom 1.25m
Masters Women
Rose Byrne 1.00m
 
 JAVELIN
Under 14 Boys 600g
Harrison Clark 14.40m, Beau Ransom 7.59m
Under 14 Girls 400g
Molly Ransom 7.40m, Charli Burns 16.65m, Georgia Burns 18.89m
Under 16 Girls 500g
Rachel Aitken 12.92m, Nicola Slade 13.96m
Under 20 Girls 500g
Naomi Merrilees  8.67, Courtney Clark 10.80
Open Men 800g
Colin Gibson Williamson 26.32m, Mark Coulter 25.45m, Luke Ransom 27.54m, Bob Robinson 16.24
Open Women 600g
Janine Wynen 12.11m, Sarah Lewis 9.94m
Masters Men 600g
Rob Gray 11.92m,
Masters Women 600g
Rose Byrne 12.60m
 
400M
Under 14 Boys
Harrison Clark 1.27.04s, Beau Ransom 1.23.92, Ben Merrilees 2.05.03s
Under 14 Girls
Becky McKeown 1.16.62, Molly Ransom 1.30.23s, Charli Burns 1.29.69, Georgia Burns 1.11.38s
Under 16 Boys
Paul McKeown 57.34s
Under 16 Girls
Nicola Slade 1.29.59s, Rachel Aitken 1.28.74s
Under 20 Girls
Courtney Clark 1.31.58s, Naomi Merrilees 1.30.77s
Open Men
Mark Coulter 1.03.02s, Brenton Taber 1.23.50s, Colin Gibson Williamson 1.20.05, Luke Ransom 1.09.78, John McKeown 1.13.95,
Open Women
Janine Wynen 1.27.80, Sarah Lewis 1.09.99
Masters Men
Bob Robinson 2.18.13
Masters Women
Rose Byrne 1.57.79
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

South Coaster Matt Merrilees has had a brilliant off-season, performing well at both his school house athletics carnival and the SIS (Southern Independent Schools) Athletics Carnival and also mixing it with the Melbourne Football Club.
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He jumped 1.70m at the house carnival, equalling his PB. Then at the SIS carnival early in September Matt came home with 1st place in high jump, 1st in discus, 2nd in shot put, 3rd in 400m and 3rd in the 4 x 100m relay.
Throughout both carnivals he broke 4 Berwick Grammar School records for his age group.

Over the winter, Matt's passion for AFL saw him selected to try out with the Melbourne Football Club's Next Generation Academy. His athletics training has been complementing his football skills. We wish Matt all the best in his sporting endeavours. 

Rounds one and two of AV Shield are now complete and South Coasters are getting into the swing of things: registering for events online and learning how to use the Track Meet App. Results have been posted on the app and on our Facebook page, however there have been some discrepancies noted. Check with Athletics Victoria if you're concerned. The results listed below are from Track Meet App and don't always have the times for middle distance races.
Round one saw our athletes split between Doncaster and Nunawading. The photo above shows some of our competitors who made it to Nunawading for Round one. Round two had our pole vaulters at Box Hill on Thursday night and everyone gathering at Frankston on Saturday. 

Round One:
U14B: Harrison Clark - 100m 16.67, 400m 1:22.78
U14G: Tevuro Ihomana Montgomery - 80m hurdles 13.90, Javelin 23.93m, Pole vault 1.90m
Charli Burns - 100m 15.40, 400m 76.96, Long Jump 3.48m
Georgia Burns - 400m 68.63, Javelin 16.57m, 1500m 5:36.8
Alarna Gibson-Williamson - High Jump 1.55, Triple Jump 8.98m
U16B: Matthew Merrilees - High Jump 1.60m, Hammer 25.26m, Triple Jump 9.61m
U16G: Jasmine Woods - 200m 27.56, Triple Jump 10.77m
Meaghan Wilson - High Jump 1.45m, Triple jump 10.06m
Rachel Aitken - High Jump 1.50m
Piper Hastings - High Jump 1.40m
Nicola Slade - Long Jump 4.12m, Pole Vault 2.20m
U18G: Emilee Gibson-Williamson 200m 34.21, Triple Jump 8.06m
U20G: Aliesha Wrigley - 100m 14.02, 400m 68.99, 1500m 5:41.6
Naomi Merrilees - 200m 36.81, Shot Put 6.39m, 800m 3:33.4
Courtney Clark - 100m 16.99, 400m 1:23.94
Open & Masters Women: Eleanor Patterson - High Jump 1.80m
Sarah Lewis - 100m 14.28, 400m 65.88, 1500m 5:10.8 
Beth Montgomery - Discus 16.18 (club record), Javelin 12.19
Open & Masters Men - Colin Gibson-Williamson 800m 2:51.3
Jeffter Ihomana - Javelin 25.82m, Pole Vault 2.35m (club record)

Round two:
U14B: Harrison Clark - 200m 36.35, 800m 3:10.20
U14G: Tevuro Ihomana Montgomery - 200m hurdles 35.94
Charli Burns - 200m 33.37,  Triple Jump 8.22m
Georgia Burns - High Jump 1.40m
U16G: Rachel Aitken - High Jump 1.50m, 200m 32.24, Triple Jump 8.77m
​Piper Hastings - 200m 33.38, Triple Jump 7.59m
Nicola Slade - High Jump 1.45m, Pole Vault 2.25m, 
U18G: Emilee Gibson-Williamson -  200m 33.82, Triple Jump 8.46m
Naomi Merrilees - 200m 38.72, Shot Put 5.94m, 800m 3:33.4
Courtney Clark - 200m 35.21, Shot Put 6.80m
U20G: Aliesha Wrigley - 200m 29.76, 3k 12:37.60 
Open & Masters Women: Sarah Lewis -  200m 29.04, 400m 65.88, 1500m 5:10.8 
Beth Montgomery - Shot Put 5.43m
Open & Masters Men - Brenton Taber - 200m 25.70
Mark Hastings - Shot Put 8.39m, Hammer 17.57m
Colin Gibson-Williamson 800m 2:47.3, Shot Put 7.82


Women's 4x100m Relay 61.64 (Charli Burns, Piper Hastings, Nicola Slade, Emilee Gibson-Williamson)
Women's 4x 100m Relay 60.63 (Rachel Aitken, Naomi Merrilees, Sarah Lewis, Aliesha Wrigley)
Men's 4 x 100m Relay 57.68 (Brenton Taber, Mark Hastings, Colin Gibson-Williamson, ???)
​Write a comment and let us know who the fourth relay runner was. I need to see if the comment section works.

The registration portal for Round 1 of AV Shield has opened and places are filling fast. Program one at Doncaster and Program two at Nunawading offer the whole gamut of events for the opening round on Saturday the 7th of October.
Also featuring the weekend of the 7th and 8th of October is the first competition for multi-eventers, the Magpie Multis at Clifton Hill. The weekend competition is hosted by the Collingwood Harriers Club and is a great base-line opportunity for competitors. For more information see the AV website. Below is a pic of Vu competing at Magpie Multis last season.

 AV Shield begins in less than two weeks. Keep your eyes peeled for registrations opening on the AV portal.
​Remember that both programs run each week this season, at two separate venues across the metropolitan
area. Round one at Doncaster hosts program 1, while at Nunawading program 2 will run. Be quick to register!     For a full run down of the program click here.