September 15 – Tan Relays
September 16, 2018
The XCR’18 season concluded with Box Hill winning one gold, three silver and one bronze medal at the Tan Relays, held on September 15.
The XCR’18 season concluded with Box Hill winning one gold, three silver and one bronze medal at the Tan Relays, held on September 15.
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’s over 50s men continued their unbeaten run at Burnley on 2 September, and wrapped up the winter premiership.
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.
Box Hill had a great day at the Albert Park Road Race, with our Premier Division men’s team taking out the team’s race and Lachlan Doehmann winning a gold medal in the U16 3km event.
Box Hill’s men shone at the Sandown relays, collecting two gold medals, two silvers and a bronze.
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.
It was a big day of cross country races at Bundoora Park with about 1700 athletes taking part in the Athletics Victoria and Victorian All Schools Championships. Box Hill had some great results, winning the men’s division 2, Under 20 and Over 50s team events and finishing 2nd in the men’s Premier Division.
Box Hill athletes led by Andre Waring, Scott McKenzie and Ashlee Treagus performed exceptionally well in Round 3 of the XCR’18 season held on a sunny afternoon at Cruden Farm, Langwarrin.