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Best & Fairest 2014
MEN Jells 8k 16k 12k Sandown 10k 15k Half Tan TOTALS Bayley 3 3 3 3 3 3 18 Hurt 2 1 3 3 9 Wilson P 2 2 1…
Oh so close to huge Tan upset
APSU’s men’s division 1 team has stunned onlookers by taking second place, just 39 seconds behind Knox, in the AV Tan Relay. David McNeill returned to the team to run…
Tan Relay 2014
30 September, 2014 Men Women Div 1 Div 1 Holden J 11.26 Kasapis A 14.13 McNeill D 10.51 Morrison L 14.17 Law…
Half Marathon 2014
Men Women 20 Hurt S 73:05.5 44 Fitzgerald M 95:31.3 1st W50 23 Chapman X 73:50.4 27 Rickards T 74:11.8 3rd M40 61 Haines T 77:51.4…
A pair of champion athletes
Luke Goodman and Margaret Fitzgerald won their respective M45 and W50 categories in the Victorian Half Marathon Championships at Burnley and, in so doing, clinched the AV Champion Athlete awards…
Handicapper’s Awards 2014
Most Consistent Runner Most Improved Runner Club Races Std Dev Club Races % Change 1 Gasson, Dean OH 8 0.4754 1…
Winners take the spoils
APSOC President Peter Simm and Handicapper Field Rickards handed out the team and individual awards for 2014 at a packed Annual Dinner at St Kevin’s College on 23 August. Winners…
OW and OX take the chocolates
Old Wesley has won its first open division 1 premiership with a dominant performance at the Cooke-McClelland 8k, as well as taking out the division 2 flag. Old Xaverians prevented…
Didn’t hurt a bit
APSU’s Simon Hurt has bounced back from a disappointing race at Albert Park to finish 9th overall in the AV 15 km Road Championships at Lake Wendouree, Ballarat. The M40…
Club Championship 2014
OPEN DIVISION 1 Jam Dys Will Hool C-Mc TOTAL 1 Old Wesley 1 7 10 10 10 10 47 2 Old Xaverians 1 10 8 8 8 8 42 3…
Athlete of the Year 2014
Best 10 APSOC plus best 5 AV scores as member of APSU team to count towards total Men Jam Chu H&H Jells Orc Lard Dys Brim Will Bund…
Road 15k 2014
Lake Wendouree, Ballarat Men Women 9 Hurt S 48:14.5 54 Bennett V 65:00.9 42 Wilson P 52:25.8 2nd M45 60 Fitzgerald M 66:03.7 1st W50 78…
Good day for Skevvies
St Kevin’s runners took the first three places in the McPhail 8k at Yarra Bend, with young gun Jack Holden leading the way. Robyn Millard (OH) won the women’s event….
Road 10k 2014
Albert Park Men Women 9 Bayley M 30:47.4 16 De Castella I 37.22.7 2nd W40 50 Haines T 33:52.0 19 Kasapis A 38.14.7 61 Wilson P…
PB fest at Albert Park
APS United runners took advantage of perfect racing conditions at Albert Park to record good times and, in many cases, personal bests. The women’s team was boosted by the return…
Australian 800m record holder Rowe for Annual Dinner
APSOC is pleased to announce that the newest sensation in Australian athletics, national 800m co-record holder Alex Rowe, along with his coach Justin Rinaldi, will be attending this year’s Annual…
Bayley smashes record
Matt Bayley (OH) dominated the half marathon at Westerfolds Park to set a new course standard and record what is likely to be the greatest winning margin in an APSOC…
Freakish back to back Old Carey wins
The Brighton-by-the-Sea teams race is a handicapped event, which suggests that there should be a high degree of unpredictability in the outcome. Old Carey won its second title in a…
Tough at the top
APS United fielded a talented young team in the Sandown Road Relay, but despite improving 9 minutes on last year’s time, had to be content with 7th place in a…
Old Wesley wins thriller
For the second year in a row, the Hooley Relay produced a great contest, with Old Wesley winning narrowly from Old Xaverians to maintain its lead in the open division…
Road Relay 2014
Men Women Div 1 Young D 20.05 Div 1 Kasapis A 23.16 Street P 21.20 Danks H 23.33 Holden J 19.06 Bennett V 25.09…