Maz Strong announced as finalist for prestigious awards.
Elite Athletics Essendon athlete Maria “Maz” Strong has been announced as one of the finalists for the 2018 Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards. The awards, which will be held at an invitation-only ceremony on August 1 at Southbank, will feature our best sportsman and women across the state, and Maz’s achievements hold her in very […]
Louise and Amelia ready to fire in Finland.
Athletics Essendon stars Louise Mendez and Amelia Mazza-Downie are ready to launch their campaign at the 2018 World U20 Track and Field championships, in Tampere, Finland. The championships, which commence on the 10th of July, will showcase the best under 20 athletes from around the globe. Amelia will race in the 3000 metres final on the […]
XCR’18 – Round 5 – Sandown Relays.
We travel to Sandown on Saturday 7th of July for the annual Sandown Relays. Check out http://athsvic.org.au/event/xcr18-round-5-sandown-racecourse-relays/ for all of the details. Its looking like being another wild and woolly Melbourne winter’s day, so make sure you rug up! Good luck teams, and run strong!
Athletics Essendon AGM. Sunday 8th of July, 11am.
Notice of Annual General Meeting To be held in Club Rooms at Moonee Valley Athletic Track 11:00 a.m. Sunday 8th July 2018 Agenda: • To confirm minutes of 2016 AGM. • To receive the Annual Report for year 1/7/2017 -30/6/2018. • To adopt fees for 2017-18 (refer next page). • To elect office bearers […]
Emilie and Emily to race at the National titles in August.
Two of our Athletics Essendon athletes have made the Victorian team for the National Cross Country Championships, to be held on the 25th of August at Maleny in Queensland. Emilie Guy will compete in the open race and Emily Mizis in the under 20 event. Congratulations Emilie and Emily, and good luck in Queensland! See:- […]
XCR’18 Round 4 at Bundoora – Saturday June 16th.
Athletics Essendon Round 4 XCR’18 at Bundoora Park, Saturday June 16th. Women Open Emilie Guy 6th in 36:11 from a field of 177 U/20 Emily Mizis 9th in 22:56 and Maddison Caulfield 13th in 23:55 Men Open Mitch Brown 13th in 31:27, Toby O’Brien 21st and Liam Adams 29th from a field of 392. U/20 […]
Adams wins Mini Mos Fun Run.
Massive congratulations to Liam Adams, winning the 2018 Mini Mos Fun Run this morning! And also in the same 10km road race, Charlotte Wilson was the third female across the line. Fantastic results for Liam Adams and Charlotte both of them backing up after 10km cross country races yesterday afternoon at Bundoora. Liam ran the […]
Athletics Essendon giving back and always “Strengthening Communities”.
Athletics Essendon, with the great efforts of committee member Jayne Pizzo, have collected an excellent haul of running shoes and apparel, to donate to the “Boots for all” charity. www.bootsforall.org.au Athletics Essendon – always “Strengthening Communties”.
Louise Mendes to represent Australia in Finland.
It has been a goal for Louise Mendes to represent Australia and her community in Athletics, and she will get her opportunity at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland (10th-15th July 2018). Louise auto-qualified for the World Under 20 Women Hammer event having achieved World Junior Qualifiers leading into and by winning the 2018 […]
Upcoming coaching and up-skilling opportunities with Athletics Victoria.
If there are any coaches who would like to up-skill, or parents who would like to take the first step in becoming a coach, there are some great opportunities from Athletics Victoria for upcoming courses available for registration on the Athletics Victoria website. 20/6/18 Level 1 Run Leader 24/6/18 Level 1 Run Leader 24/6/18 Level […]
