The Ballarat region got off to a terrific start at XCR R5 with the U14 Women and Men relay teams taking out first place! The Women team made up of Aria Violini, Amali Torney and Olivia Johnston finished strong for first place while the Men’s team made of Mitchell Koresec, Lachlan Anderson and Levi Hynes continued their strong relay presence with a first.

The placings continued in the Juniors with the U16 Women’s team made up of Rose Ashman, Lucy Goodson and Gretta Ashley stormed home to win by 1 second! The U18 & U20 Men teams finished 2^nd on the day with a second U18 Men team finishing 7^th capping an impressive day for Ballarat Region Juniors.

In the senior grades, Men’s Premier Division finished 9^th while Women’s Premier Division finished 8^th in strong fields. The Women’s 40+ category faired well to finish second over the 18.6km course with the Men’s 50+ ending up in 12^th place in a large field.

Congratulations to all participants on the weekend and thank you for all volunteers that went down on the day. The next XCR event is the Bundoora State Cross Country Championships on July 23^rd. Check out the AV website for more information https://athsvic.org.au/events/xcr22-round-6-bundoora-10km/