2023 Australian Track & Field Championships
The 2022/23 track & field season has officially come to an end with the conclusion of the 100th Australian Track & Field Championships. Spread across two separate weeks this year, the Championships featured the very best of Australia’s track & field athletes and we were incredibly fortunate to have 62 athletes compete across the two […]
2023 Victorian Track & Field Championships (U20 & Open)
What a blockbuster weekend for our U20 and Open athletes! With 35 Open and 14 U20 athletes in action, it was fantastic representation from our senior athletes across all events. Well done to all our athletes on their fantastic results and a big congratulations to our Open Team on winning the H. H. Hunter Shield […]
2023 Victorian Track & Field Championships (U14-U18)
Wow, what a weekend for our junior athletes! With just over 60 athletes representing the club at the Victorian Track & Field Championships (U14-U18), it was a sea of red and black across numerous events. A big congratulations to every single one of our athletes on competing at one of the biggest events on the […]
2023 World Athletics Continental Tour: Maurie Plant Meet
As the mercury tipped over 31°C, Melbourne’s athletics community converged on Lakeside Stadium creating a hype that hadn’t been felt since Usain Bolt visited in 2017. With some of the world’s and Australia’s best athletes competing at the Maurie Plant Meet it was an event not to be missed and it was no surprise to […]
2023 World Cross Country Championships
There was plenty of excitement as Australia hosted it’s first World Athletics Cross Country Championships. There was plenty of buzz in the lead up to the big event with Archie Noakes (U20) having secured a spot in the Australian side and Liam Adams (Open) aiming to secure a spot in the race Senior Men’s Race […]
2022/23 Victorian Masters Championships
Two days of fun in the Doncaster sun for our 40+ members produced many PBs and lots of medals. This year the championship included a team theme with Essendon combining with Aberfeldie Masters, Keilor St Bernard’s and Western Athletics. Participation was just as important as performance. Everyone chipped in and helped run the show but […]
2022/23 Victorian Milers Club: Meet 4
The On Victorian Milers Club returned to Melbourne’s west with Athletics Essendon, hosting Meet 4 which featured the John Higham 800m and the 107th Men’s and 20th Women’s Victorian Mile Championships. With fantastic weather and over 400 entries, it was a perfect evening for fast times and to celebrate the events. With a beautiful sunset […]
2023 Steigen Victorian Country Athletics Championships
This week a large number of Essendon athletes made the trek out to John Landy Athletics Field to compete at the Steigen Victorian Country Athletics Championships. The excellent representation at the Championships saw us as one of the most represented clubs over the three days. Congratulations to the following 53 athletes who represented the club […]
2023 Victorian Combined Event Championships
Whilst the majority of us enjoyed a weekend at the beach or at home with the air-conditioning at full blast 10 of our athletes were braving the scorching weather at the Victorian and Australian Masters Combined Event Championships in Bendigo. There were impressive results from all athletes, showcasing their immense depth across both track & […]
2022 Victorian Track Relay Championships
Congratulations to all our athletes who represented the club yesterday at the 2022 Victorian Track Relay Championships at Hagenauer Reserve in Box Hill. It was fantastic to see an increase of team entries from last year, as well as a number of podium finishes. In tough and windy conditions our open women’s 4x1500m consisting of […]
