Diamond Valley Best in Teams Format
The 2013 Victorian Track Relay Championships have been and gone on the 23rd of November and Diamond Valley Athletic Club Have emerged as the best at the foursome’s of running with 11 medals in total including 5 gold medals.
Spurred on by the indefatigable commentary of AV CEO Glenn Turnor, 27 clubs from every part of Metro Melbourne as well as the near and far of the Victorian Country regions combined to win a total of 94 medals across 34 events on Saturday at Lakeside Stadium.
Final Medal Tally:-
| Club | No. of medals won |
| Diamond Valley |
11 |
| Athletics Essendon |
9 |
| Sandringham |
8 |
| Box Hill |
7 |
| Glenhuntly |
7 |
| Western Athletics |
6 |
| Keilor St. Bernards |
5 |
| Frankston Athletics |
4 |
| Knox Athletics |
4 |
| Geelong Guild |
3 |
| Old Xavs |
3 |
| Ringwood Athletics |
3 |
| Ruyton Athletic |
3 |
| Williamstown Athletic |
3 |
| Casey Cardinia |
2 |
| Preston Athletic |
2 |
| St. Stephens Harriers |
2 |
| Wellington Athletics |
2 |
| Athletics Chilwell |
1 |
| Athletics Nunawading |
1 |
| Bendigo Harriers |
1 |
| Collingwood Athletics |
1 |
| Doncaster Athletics |
1 |
| Haileybury Athletic |
1 |
| Old Melburnians |
1 |
| Richmond Harriers |
1 |
| Wendouree Athletic |
1 |
Some post race thoughts (PRT’s):
PRT1:
Don’t think that you can pick the pocket of a Sandringham sprinter and get away with it, they will hunt you down says 5 medals in the 4x100m with open men and open women both netting gold.
PRT2:
Keep your eye on the stables of Athletics Essendon’s youth for the future. All 9 of their medals were won in the U14, U16 and U18 categories.
PRT3:
On the other side of the coin the 40+ and 50+ categories are dominated by 3 clubs. Diamond Valley, Keilor St. Bernard’s and Western Athletics. Diamond Valley are strongest in the men’s, while Western Athletics are the standouts in the women’s with 5 and 3 medals respectively.
PRT4:
Western Athletics were the only club to medal in every one of the 5 event categories. (4×1500, 4X400, 4X100, 4X800 and medley) and they did it whilst winning 6 medals.
