Box Hill Athletic Club has a revamped track and is inviting athletes to strive for a personal best in the Whitehorse Twilight event on 29 November. The night will feature the 400m, 1500m, long jump and shot put events.
Box Hill athletes had to travel a bit further to compete this weekend to contest AV Shield Round 3 at Casey Fields and Williamstown.
Round 2 of AV Shield competition was held at Nunawading and Doncaster on October 13. Congratulations to our Under 16 boys and girls teams, who both won the round for White Zone.
Box Hill completed another successful XCR (cross country and road racing) winter season, winning three premierships including the men’s premier division title for the third year in a row (and the fifth time in six years).
The 2018 XCR season concluded with Box Hill winning one gold, three silver and one bronze medal at the Tan Relays, held on 15 September. Our over 50 years men’s team dominated the competition with our 1st team winning the gold medal and our 2nd team taking silver.
Box Hill runners performed strongly at the national cross country championships on the Sunshine Coast in August, filling four of the top 20 places.
Box Hill men’s premier division team put in another tremendous performance to win the teams race in the 15km road race around Lake Wendouree. This win puts the team nine points clear at the top of the ladder.
Georgia Griffith has continued her stellar track season with two impressive performances over 800m in Portland, Oregon. Coached by Box Hill’s Stephen Ellinghaus, Georgia is moving closer to breaking the two-minute barrier.
The XCR’18 season started with a bang at the cross country relays at Jells Park on April 21, with about 1000 runners including seven Commonwealth Games athletes competing.
The Box Hill winter season was launched with the annual club 5km handicap event, along the bike tracks of Gardiners Creek.