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.
Congratulations to Nana Owusu-Afriyie, who has been selected to compete in the World Junior Championships in Finland in July.
Box Hill’s own Commonwealth Games representative Georgia Griffith is our guest speaker for the club’s AGM and presentation night on 27 April.
The XCR’18 season begins with the cross country relays at Jells Park, Wheeler’s Hill, on Saturday week, April 21.
Box Hill’s Georgia Griffith raced courageously at the National Open Track and Field Championships on the Gold Coast last weekend, claiming second in the 800m and cementing her place in the Commonwealth Games team.