Two flags for St Kevin’s
By winning both the division 1 and women’s team events at the Cooke-McClelland 8 km, St Kevin’s has won two APSOC premierships for 2018. Only Old Xaverians have previously won…
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Blown away in Ballarat
The wild wind that whipped around Lake Wendouree did not stop APS United’s runners from putting in some brave performances in the AV 15 km/6km Road Championships. Ed Beischer added…
Handicapper wins handicap
For only the second time in APSOC history, the handicapper has won a handicap event. Field Rickards (OW), who runs the course before anyone arrives, then supervises the finish line…
Beischer wins 10k gold
22 APSU athletes ran in the 10 km Road Championships at Albert Park, with the standout performer being Ed Beischer, who won the men’s under 20 race. APSU’s teams are…
Skevvies double dose at the Hooley
Despite another blistering course record by Matt Clarke (OX), the St Kevin’s men’s team won the day at the Hooley Relay. Not to be outdone, the St Kevin’s women’s team…
Medals galore for APSU
APS United fielded four overage teams in the AV Sandown Relays, and all four finished on the podium. The M40 and W40 teams won gold, the M60 team took silver…
Front markers gain Lodge advantage
An unfortunate measuring error at the Lodge meant that the 8k event was 400m short, while the 16k was 800m short. This gave the front markers an unexpected boost because…
Team competition hots up
Old Xavs and St Kevin’s won the open and women’s team events at the Williamson. There are now four clubs (SK, OX, OS and OW) battling it out for the…
Young guns fire for APSU
Ed Beischer, James Lightfoot and Ozzie Hunter (all OS) earned selection in the Victorian team to compete in the National Cross Country Championships in late August after strong runs in…
Lightfoot defends family title
Last year, James Lightfoot (OS) became the first son of a previous winner of an APSOC event (and, in James’ case, two previous winners – father and mother) when he…
Course records for Aloisio and Kasapis
It was a perfect day for running at Westerfolds Park and Anthony Aloisio (SK)and Anna Kasapis (OW) took full advantage, setting new men’s and women’s course records in the 10k and…
Beischer bags bronze while women win
Twenty APSU athletes lined up in championship cross country events at pretty Cruden Farm, Langwarrin. Rising star Ed Beischer snagged a bronze medal in the men’s U18 8 km. The…
50th celebration for Hare & Hounds
It was a wonderful occasion at the Arch Brown Reserve in Berwick as APSOC past and present athletes gathered to pay tribute to Neil Lucas and his family for hosting…
Clarke smashes Tan record
In an extraordinary performance at this year’s Dyson Relay, Matthew Clarke (OX) has run the fastest ever lap of the Tan by an APSOC athlete, clocking 10:45.7 (or 2:47 per…
Two APS quinellas at the winery
In remarkable results at the opposite end of the age scale, the APSOC group has provided three State champions and three runners-up at the AV 8k Cross Country Championships held…
Matt Bowden confounds the handicapper
Winners of the “Most Improved Athlete” award are not supposed to win handicap awards the following year! History shows that many such winners go backwards during the next season, but…
Gun recruits kick start APSU season
After two legs of the AV Cross Country Relays at Jells Park, APS United was leading the entire field on the back of two lightning runs by star recruits Brett…
Ripper day at the Jamieson
The APSOC 2018 season kicked off in magnificent weather. The OW men’s and OX women’s teams dominated, while Matt Clarke (OX) ran a sizzling 15:23, the fastest time recorded on the…
Churchill Park date change
Circumstances have forced a shift of the Churchill Park Handicaps to Saturday 25 August at 2.30pm. The original date for the event was Saturday 14 April (the week after the Jamieson),…
2018 registrations now open
Just go to the registration page and follow the instructions. The procedure is the same as last year.
2018 calendar now available
The APSOC and AV event dates for the 2018 season are now available via the Calendar tab. Please note that several AV events later in the season are yet to be confirmed and…
Skevvies and Old Xavs take the chocolates
The premiership race is over for another year, with St Kevin’s taking out the open premiership with another dominant display at the Cooke-McClelland. This was the club’s first win since…
Caulfield Grammarians go back to back
Led by handicap winner Kieran Lewis, Caulfield Grammarians have recorded their second successive Brighton-by-the-Sea teams victory, narrowly pipping Old Wesley. Sam McLean (OS) and Anna Kasapis continued their fine seasons, running the fastest…
Wild wind whips Wendouree wanderers
APS United’s women’s team continued on its winning way at the Road 15 km Road Championships in Ballarat despite difficult weather conditions. Janice de Vries was second fastest in the…
Clarke smashes Hooley record
Matt Clarke (OX) produced one of the individual performances of the season at the Hooley Relay, running the challenging 3 km course in 8:34 on his second time around. Matt managed…