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. All are held on Sundays except for State which is Saturday

Box Hill Invitation Relay - Please note, as Box Hill will host the Region Relay Day this season there will be no Box Hill Relay Day
Region Relay Carnival
State Relay Championships. The fastest teams from all region championships are chosen to compete here.

Each athlete may be placed in up to 3 events, the team and 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

Region Championships. Athletes may choose to enter in up to 4 events. There is no other program at Box Hill on this weekend.
State Championships. The top 24 Athletes from all regions are then chosen for each event in each age group to compete.

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.