Athlete of the Year 2016
Best 10 APSOC plus best 5 AV scores (when competing for APSU) to count towards total Men Jam Jel Chu Orc Wan Dys Cru Wis Bal McP Bun Hoo…
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Team gold medals for U18 and M40+ at the Tan
It was a stellar day for APSU in the final event of the season, the Tan Relays. Our M40+ team capped a superb season with another win and the season…
Another A grade performance from Andy
APSU’s recruit of the year, Andy Allison, led our premier division team to another solid placing in the AV half marathon with a PB and top 20 placing. Our M40+ team strengthened…
Tan Relay 2016
At the Tan – 17 September 2016 Div 1 Holden J 11.30 Pyke A 11.14 Allison A 12.00 Guiney S 11.32 Hibbert C 12.54 Chapman X 12.19 71.29 4th Div…
Half Marathon 2016
At Burnley Boulevard – 4 September 2016 17 Allison A 70:18.3 22 Hurt S 72:24.5 25 Chapman X 72:35.3 40 McLean S 74:48.4 5th M40 51 Rickards A 76:20.7 2nd…
Handicapper’s Awards 2016
Most Consistent Club Races Std Dev 1 Watson, Hamish OS 11 0.7241 2 Huggins, Adrienne OX 11 0.8497 3 Holmes, Tamami OS 7 0.9342 4 Rice, Prue OS 11 0.9866…
Cooke-McClelland brings season to a close
Three teams have ended successful seasons by winning their respective divisions at Burke Hall to snare team premierships. Arguably the most significant of these was Caulfield Grammarians’ win in division 2,…
Historic Caulfield Grammarians team win
APSOC’s newest member club has won its first team event, the Brighton-by-the-Sea 9 km. Led, appropriately, by Andrew Hall (2nd) and Sarah Somes (5th), Caulfield Grammarians won the event, which…
Ekiden Relay silver medal
APS United’s M40+ team continued its fine AV season with a second placing in the Ekiden Relay at Anglesea. Available runners were a bit hard to find, so Anna Kasapis…
Ekiden Relay 2016
At Anglesea – 6 August 2016 Div 1 9.8k Allison A 34.59 8.8k Hibbert C 33.57 7.9k Hurt S 29.03 6.0k Frater M 22.41 5.2k Simm P 21.43 4.6k Kasapis…
Pyke cleans up in the mud
For the second time this season, a runner has overtaken the entire field to record fastest time and a handicap win. This time it was Adam Pyke (OW) in the…
Wet Williamson
At a new temporary venue for the Williamson 5k, Akoonah Park in Berwick, Old Wesley bounced back from their Hooley Relay loss to win in open division 1, while the Old Xaverians women returned the…
Guiney goes top 10
Despite losing several team members to colds and man flu, the APS United teams all performed strongly in the AV 10 km Road Championships at Albert Park. Sean Guiney was…
Road 10k 2016
At Albert Park – 16 July 2016 Men 9 Guiney S 31:03.6 32 Chapman X 32:14.8 36 Hurt S 32:20.2 44 Allison A 32:57.8 70 Rickards A 34:20.0 5th M40…
M40’s take gold at Sandown
Ant Rickards, Andre Le Gerche (on debut) and Mark Frater dominated the M40+ competition in this year’s Sandown Relays, winning gold and putting the team back in the hunt for…
Road Relay 2016
At Sandown Park, Sandown – 9 July 2016 Div 1 Guiney S 18.49 Holden J 19.21 Tu S 22.05 Edwards A 23.32 Simm P 23.22 …
Xavier wins it for St Kevin’s
St Kevin’s Xavier Chapman performed the rare feat of being the last runner to start in the 16k, but crossing the line first as the handicap winner. He also ran…
Clarke and Kasapis lead their teams to Hooley glory
OX’s Matt Clarke and OW’s Anna Kasapis were the fastest male and female runners at this year’s Hooley Relay, and they both led their teams to clear wins in the…
APSU bounces back at Bundoora
With two runners in the top 10 (David Rooney and Sean Guiney), APS United premier men’s team performed strongly in the Victorian 10k Cross Country Championships at Bundoora Park to…
Cross Country 10/8 km 2016
At Bundoora Park – 18 June 2016 Men Open 10 km 9 Rooney D 31:50.8 10 Guiney S 31:52.3 24 Allison A 32:38.8 37 Chapman X 33:30.6 57 Hurt S…
Club Championship 2016
OPEN DIVISION 1 Jam Dys Hool Will C-Mc TOTAL 1 Old Wesley 1 10 10 8 10 10 48 2 Old Xaverians 1 7 6 10 8 7 38 3…
First win for Caulfield Grammarians
More than 100 runners competed in this year’s McPhail 8k, with Old Wesley’s Adam Pyke and Anna Kasapis recording clear victories in the men’s and women’s races. Julia Hall made…
M40 team stays in touch
There were slim pickings at Ballarat as APS United’s top runners decided to bypass the event, but Ant Rickards was the first M40+ runner overall and he led his team into…
Road 15 km 2016
At Lake Wendouree, Ballarat – 4 June 2016 Men 15k 52 Guirguis M 54:26.7 53 Rickards A 54:38.8 1st M40 100 Schwerkolt R 57:42.5 3rd M50 133 Goodman L 59:25.9…
Two new course records
Congrats to Adam Pyke (OW) and Alexandra Paterson (OX) who broke the men’s 5k and the women’s 10k records at this year’s Wise Mini Marathons. Adam became the first man…