Regional and State Events

In addition to our Sunday afternoon program Box Hill athletes may compete in the Region and State championships. There are four main inter centre competitions: Relays, Track and Field,  Multi Events and Cross Country. All athletes in U9—U15 are eligible to enter these competitions. Entry for Track & Field, Multi Event and Cross Country is completed online through Little Athletics Victoria (LAVIC).  Relays are entered through the relay team manager.
Note that parents will be required to perform a duty at Regional and State competitions.

Eastern Metro Region (EMR)
Our region (EMR) comprises the following centres:
  • Box Hill
  • Kew
  • Collingwood
  • Camberwell/Malvern
  • Croydon
  • Doncaster
  • Nunawading
  • Ringwood
  • Cockatoo
  • Knox
  • Sherbrooke
  • Yarra Ranges. 

Relays
There are 3 main Relay Events that Box Hill Little Athletics Centre enters relay teams for.  Please check the season calendar for days and dates.
  1. Box Hill Invitational Relay Day
  2. Eastern Metro Region Relay Carnival.  Speak to your AGM for more information.
  3. State Relay Championships.  The fastest teams from all region championships are chosen to compete here.
For Relay competitions athletes will be limited to enter in a maximum of four event types on any one day of competition. (See LAVIC Rule 612 for listing of the event types). Age Group Managers help select the teams. They are for both single gender and mixed teams, and are comprised of 4×100, 4×200 and medleys (2×100,1×200 & 1×400).

Track and Field
Enter online via LAVIC
  1. Region Championships. Athletes may choose to enter in up to 4 events. There is no other program at Box Hill on this weekend.
  2. State Championships. The top 24 Athletes from all regions are then chosen for each event in each age group to compete.
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Combined Events Championships
Enter online via LAVIC
Multis are held over a weekend. Each athlete competes in 5–7 events depending on the  age group. All the points are tallied at the end of the day. This competition is a great opportunity for anyone to have a great time and meet other athletes from all over the state.