Handicapper’s Awards 2015
Most Consistent Runner 2015 Most Improved Runner 2015 Name Club Races Std Dev Name Club Races % Change 1 Grant, Emma OW 11 0.8592 1 VanEeten,…
Archive
Old Xavs too strong
Old Xaverians have dominated this year’s Cooke-McClelland 8k, winning the division 1 race and thereby securing the teams premiership for 2015. Their women also won and Aidan Woodhouse took the…
Athlete of the Year 2015
Best 10 APSOC scores plus best 5 AV scores when competing for APS United Men Jam Jell Chu Orc Lard Will Wise Ball McP Bun Dys Alb Lod San Hoo H&H…
Club Championship 2015
OPEN DIVISION 1 Jam Will Dys Hool C-Mc TOTAL 1 Old Xaverians 1 8 10 8 10 10 46 2 Old Wesley 1 10 8 10 8 7 43 3…
Cross Country 16k/6k 2015
Brimbank Park, Keilor – 1 August 2015 Men 16 km 11 Chapman X 52:07.8 18 Hurt S 53:33.5 98 Schwerkolt R 60:19.9 3rd M45 102 Goodman L 60:35.3 4th M45…
OW best at benign Brighton
Unusually calm conditions greeted runners at Brighton this year. Sam Doble (SK) won his first handicap, while Adam Pyke (OW) and Karen Thorp (SK) continued their domination of the fastest…
Xavier on fire
No, it’s alright, no call to the fire brigade is required. It’s Xavier Chapman, who has run a superb race for APS United in the AV 16k Cross Country Championships…
Abbie’s farmyard frolic
Tough weather conditions and an even tougher course greeted the runners at the Berwick Hare & Hounds. This didn’t faze Abbie MacFarlane (OGC), however, who scored a clear cut handicap…
Set for a Cooke-McClelland showdown
Old Xaverians turned the tables on Old Wesley to win the fourth premiership race of the season, the Hooley Relay, leaving the two clubs dead level on points. This means that…
Road Relay 2015
Sandown Park, Sandown – 11 July 2015 Div 1 Guiney S 19.11 De Luca M 19.40 Schwerkolt R 20.59 Holden J 19.11 Hurt S 23.39 O’Shaughnessy T 22.10 124.50 8th…
Bung foot hurts team
At the Sandown Road Relay, APS United’s division 1 team was well in the race after fast legs by Guiney, De Luca, Schwerkolt and Holden. Unfortunately Simon Hurt’s foot injury…
Somerville goes back to back
There were many well known names amongst the winners at this year’s Lodge Handicaps, including Emma Somerville (OG), who won the 8k for the second year in a row, a…
Road 10k 2015
At Albert Park – 28 June 2015 Men 16 De Luca M 31:20.1 21 Guiney S 31:27.8 75 Hallgren P 33:50.1 4th M40 97 Rickards A 34:32.3 8th M40 133…
3k race junior race at Lodge
APSOC will be holding another children’s 3k race at 1.30pm prior to the Lodge Handicaps on Saturday 4 July. To print out an entry form, copy and paste the link below into your…
De Luca continues sparkling form
Mark De Luca has starred for APS United in recent races and he was the club’s leading runner at the Victorian 10k Championships at Albert Park. Many runners took advantage…
OW wins Dyson thriller
It was titanic battle between Old Wesley, Old Xaverians and Haileybury in this year’s Dyson Relay. After three legs, just 13 seconds separated the three teams. OX led at the last…
Season best performance by APSU
Bundoora Park was the scene of an outstanding team performance by APS United’s men’s division 1 team in the Victorian 12k Cross Country Championships. APSU finished second behind the strong…
Cross Country 12/8 km 2015
At Bundoora Park – 13 June 2015 Men Open 12 km 14 Holden J 39:51.6 19 Chapman X 40:25.9 22 Hallgren P 40:31.2 1st M40 26 De Luca M…
Pyke and Paterson pocket prizes, while Johnson jubilant
Adam Pyke (OW) and Alex Paterson (OX) share initials, and they also shared the spoils at the McPhail 8k by being the first male and female finishers. Athena Johnson (OX)…
Hallgren leads M40’s to another win
Peter Hallgren was the fastest M40+ runner in a strong field at the AV 15k Road championships, and he combined forces with Tom Rickards and Luke Goodman to bring the APSU…
Road 15k 2015
Lake Wendouree, Ballarat – 30 May 2015 Men 16 De Luca M 48:31.8 22 Hallgren P 49:03.7 1st M40 80 Rickards T 53:23.0 3rd M45 97 Goodman L 54:21.1 6th…
Wonderful weather for Wise wanderers
Sublime running conditions greeted runners for this year’s Graham Wise Mini Marathons, pushing the total number of entrants in the three races close to 100. Interestingly, the half marathon was more popular…
Old Xavs even the score
The Old Xaverians had a very good day at the Williamson, winning almost everything – all three team divisions, plus the sealed handicap prize (Matthew Clarke). Only Kevin Craigie (OW) and…
Holden drives into top 10
Jack Holden continued his bright start to the season with a brilliant run at Lardner Park to place 10th in a strong field. APS United enjoyed further individual success with…
Cross Country 8 km 2015
Lardner Park, Warragul – 9 May 2015 Men 8 km 10 Holden J 27:43.2 43 Guiney S 29:38.0 59 Rickards T 30:29.6 1st M45 69 Schwerkolt R 30:45.2 2nd M45 113…