Top teams on track for Shield Final
Shield Final
Melbourne University Athletics Club will send two strong teams to the Athletics Victoria Shield Final at Lakeside Stadium, on Saturday, 11th of February. MUAC will compete in Division 1 for Men and Women, one of only four clubs to have teams in both premier divisions. The Shield Final is the pinnacle of club track and field competition in Victoria with more than 45 clubs and 500 athletes converging on the State Athletics Centre at Albert Park.
13 women and 22 men from MUAC will compete across 10 events led by multi event specialists Carmen Deane and Aaron Page, who have qualified for the Australian Championships in the Heptathlon and Decathlon respectively, and will take on four events each. Field events guru John Peavey will also compete in four events; High Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put and Hammer Throw. MUAC Summer Manager Mitch Mackenzie was confident that the teams would perform well on Saturday ‘Our teams are looking great and athletes are hitting top form as the championship season approaches.’
Full Shield Final Program here.
White Train athletes will gather after the Shield Final at the Albert Park Hotel.
MUAC Finals Team 2011/2012 As of 08/02/12
Men
| Time | Event | Athlete |
| From 10.00am | 3km Walk | Paul Kennedy
Matt Irons |
| 10.00am | Shotput | Seamus Hayes
Aaron Page John Peavey Mitch Mackenzie – Emergency |
| From 11.45am | 5km | Mark Kirwan
Grant Morgan Hamish Beaumont Matt Irons Leigh Goedecke Emil Gundesen Frank Ciancio – Emergency |
| 11.45am | High Jump | Jarrod Pageot
John Peavey Mitch Mackenzie Aaron Page – Emergency |
| 12.45pm | 200m | Seamus Hayes
Aaron Page Corwin Pusche Stan Goryachev Luca Cosic Mitch Mackenzie Tyson Garnham – Emergency |
| 1.50pm | Triple Jump | Mitch Mackenzie
John Peavey Jarrod Pageot Aaron Page – Emergency |
| 2.10pm | 800m | Jordan Mayston
Emil Gundensen Grant Morgan Brian O’Donoghue Mark Kirwan Adam Hannah Frank Ciancio – Emergency |
| 4.05pm | Hammerthrow | Aaron Page
John Peavey Hamish Beaumont |
| 5.35pm | 4x400m relay | Corwin Pusche
Seamus Hayes Aaron Page Jordan Mayston Luca Cosic – Emergency |
Women
| Time | Event | Athlete |
| From 10.00am | 3km Walk | Laura Portaro |
| 10.00am | Triple Jump | Jo Bromfield
Hannah Alderton Laura Portaro – Emergency |
| 10.55am | 400m Hurdles | Carmen Deane |
| From 11.35am | 5km | Rosie Donegan
Sarah Emons Sarah James Alison Bryant-Smith Kate Scarlett – Emergency |
| 2.00pm | Shotput | Carmen Deane
Isabelle Hartman Lauren Parisi – Emergency |
| 2.35pm | 200m | Kath Clarke
Isabelle Hartman Carmen Dean Melanie Fayen Lauren Parisi – Emergency |
| 4.00pm | 800m | Melanie Fayen
Rosie Donegan Laura Portaro Isabelle Hartman Alison Bryant-Smith – Emergency |
| 4.45pm | High Jump | Hannah Alderton
Carmen Deane Jo Bromfield – Emergency |
| 6.20pm | 4x400m relay | Kath Clarke
Jacqui Sharples Melanie Fayen Isabelle Hartman Rosie Donegan – Emergency |
