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October 13, 2019
Box Hill is proud to host the Whitehorse Twilight for athletes of all abilities on 28 November.
Box Hill is proud to host the Whitehorse Twilight for athletes of all abilities on 28 November.
Box Hill athletes Nana Owusu-Afriyie (4x100m relay), Harry Summers (10,000m), and Georgia Griffith (1500m) have been selected to represent Australia at the World Athletics Championships in Doha later this month.
Box Hill’s Andre Waring took home a silver medal and stepped on to the podium for the first time at the 15km road championship in Ballarat on 27 July. It was another great day for the club, with our women winning Division 2, Division 4 and the 50+ Division. Our mens 50+ team also claimed […]
Box Hill’s senior runners were in top form at the Anglesea Ekiden relays on 22 June, with our men and women over 50 teams both claiming first place. Our division 1 men, division 2 men and women over 40 teams were placed third.
Congratulations to Box Hill’s Harry Summers and Ashlee Treagus, who won gold at the Victorian Cross Country Championships at Bundoora Park on 15 June. In what was a great day for the club, Box Hill won the Premier division men’s competition as well as the men’s division 2, men’s over 50, women’s division 4, women’s division 5 and women’s over 50 competitions. Our teams finished 2nd in the men’s division 5, women’s division 2, and the women’s division 5.
Box Hill had a successful day at the 8km cross country event at St Anne’s Winery at Myrniong on 1 June. Our club won the men’s Premier Division event thanks to strong performances from Dejen Gebreselassie, Harry Summers, Will Potter, Nick Baggott, Andre Waring and Alex Ritchie.
Congratulations to Jeremy Griffith, who is the new president of Box Hill Athletic Club following our AGM in May. Jeremy takes over from Chris O’Connor, who has worked tirelessly for the club since becoming president in 2011.
Thanks to the timekeepers, helpers and runners who supported the club 5k handicap event on 27 April.
We congratulate Nana Owusu-Afriyie, Georgia Griffith, Georgia Hansen, Harry Summers and Michael Eury for their achievements.
Box Hill athletes collected 10 gold, 13 silver and nine bronze medals at the Victorian Track and Field Championships held over the first two weekends in March. Congratulations to all of our athletes!