Category Archives: Winter Race Reports

Great performances at Sandown Relays

July 12, 2017

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.

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Sandown Road Relays, July 8, 2017

July 8, 2017

GOOD PERFORMANCES AT SANDOWN RELAYS Box Hill performed incredibly well overall, with 13 teams taking part in the annual Sandown Road Relay on Saturday. We had four teams win their division, one came 2nd, four came 3rd, two 4th, one 6th and one 7th. Congratulations to our Under 20, Over 50, Division 4 and Division […]

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Victorian Cross Country Championships, Bundoora, 17 June 2017

June 17, 2017

SUCCESS AT THE BUNDOORA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Box Hill had another successful day at the Victorian cross country championships at Bundoora Park on Saturday. The highlights of the day included a great win by Georgia Hansen in the U20 6km event, another triumph by our Premier Division men’s team, a silver medal to Mac Anderson […]

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Cruden Farm, 27 May 2017

May 27, 2017

16 K Cross Country Cruden Farm (Langwarrin) 27 May 2017 Last year’s positive remarks about the 16 k Cross Country course selected by Athletics Victoria were strengthened this year.  There were a number of slight variations in the 2017 course, but the venue was in excellent order, and challenging too.  The Cruden Farm property belonged […]

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Wandin Park, 13 May 2017

May 13, 2017

Wandin Park 13 May 2017 The Victorian Men’s 8 k Cross Country Championship and Women’s 6 k Cross Country Championship races were held at Wandin Park near Wandin North on Saturday 13 May.  The junior Cross Country races preceded the senior races.  Weather conditions were mild and sunny, not the balmy 24º C that had […]

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Jells Park Relays, 22 April 2017

April 22, 2017

Jells Park Relays 22 April 2017 Box Hill AC had a stellar opening to the 2017 XCR Winter season, with a superb win in the Men’s Premier Division.  We also won the Men’s Division 4 relay, the 50 + Men’s race and the Under 14 Boys’ Relay.  Box Hill was first across the line in […]

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Tan Relays, 17 September 2016

September 17, 2016

TAN RELAY RESULTS A mix up at the 3rd changeover meant that Box Hill dropped from 3rd to last place in the men’s premier division race at the Tan relays last Saturday. With one runner “gone missing” the running order was quickly rearranged, while Matt O’Donnell waited in the change-over zone for a team mate […]

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Sunday 17 July 2016 – Albert Park Road Races

July 17, 2016

Box Hill failed to make is seven wins from seven events in the men’s premier division of XCR’16, finishing second behind MUAC for the first time this year. It was nevertheless a good performance from our team that was not at full strength. Box Hill also had some great results in the junior events, with […]

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Albert Park Road Race July 17, 2016

Victorian 10 K Road Championship Albert Park Lakeside 17 July, 2016 Another clear day on the winter calendar, but with a buffeting wind and low temperature to compensate. The women’s race was run separately from the men’s race due to safety concerns, and the men’s race and under 20 races, combined, were despatched at 8.30 […]

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Saturday 9 July 2016 – Sandown Road Relays

July 9, 2016

Sandown is one of the key events on the Athletics Victoria winter calendar. This is always a difficult race to win as you have to have six strong runners on the line and hope that no-one has a bad day.  We have had some success here in the recent past with very good to outstanding […]

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