AV Shield Round 4
October 28, 2017
Athletes were spread across Melbourne on Saturday, with most of our athletes competing at Knox, but some competing at Werribee.
Athletes were spread across Melbourne on Saturday, with most of our athletes competing at Knox, but some competing at Werribee.
Numbers were down in some age groups at Nunawading last Saturday. Thank you to all those who acted as club helpers!
Box Hill Athletic Club is holding a comedy fundraising evening on Friday, 20 October. Doors open at 7pm for pizza and drinks, and the show starts at 8pm. Tickets are available online – bring friends and family to support the club!
After a tremendous eight rounds of XCR competition by our men’s team, things were not looking great for round 9, with a number of our best runners ill, injured or unavailable for the half marathon at Burnley on 10 September. But some exceptional individual efforts ensured a strong team performance.
Tom Sellwood and Will Potter raced superbly in the Australian Cross Country Championships on August 26, leading a successful Box Hill contingent.
Kathryn Brooks and Georgia Griffith both performed with distinction in the World University Games (Summer Universiade) in Taiwan last month.
Numbers were down for the Athletics Victoria Ekiden Relay held at Anglesea on Saturday, but there were still some good performances by Box Hill runners.
Congratulations to Box Hill’s Nicola Hogg, who won a silver medal in the Australian All Schools Cross Country Championships in Hobart on August 12.
Box Hill performed well overall in the annual Sandown Road Relays on 8 July, with 13 teams taking part . Four teams won their division, one came 2nd, four came 3rd, two 4th, one 6th and one 7th.
Box Hill is developing a new strategic plan to help direct our future efforts. We are seeking your input. It can be about on-track success, increasing registration numbers, improving facilities, social and fundraising events, or any other matter.