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WELCOME TO OXAC
Welcome to the Old Xaverians Athletic Club Web Site. The OXAC is based in the Kew / Hawthorn area of Melbourne, Australia, and was established in 1930. It has developed a proud tradition in both performance excellence and social participation in road events, cross country, and track & field. The club welcomes current and former school boys from Xavier College, as well as men and women of any ability who have no affiliation with the school. The club caters equally to social runners who want to keep fit and enjoy the social aspects of the club, as well as to athletes who are looking to fulfill their athletic potential. WINTER: In winter the club competes in the Associated Public Schools Old Collegian cross country competition, as well as combining with fellow APSOC clubs to field a team in the Athletics Victoria winter competition. SUMMER: In summer the OXAC competes in the Athletics Victoria Track & Field competition in the Eastern Region competition and is also part of the APS United club, which provides access to competition at the elite level. The APSU is a combine club made up of 6 APS Old Collegian clubs. The club welcomes field gamers, sprinters and middle and long distance runners of all abilities. To compete with OXAC over the summer please download and complete the current AV membership form and fax to 9076 6588. Competition details including events, dates, times and venues go to the AV website http://www.athsvic.org.au/index.php


OXAC BREAKING NEWS
September 3rd 2009 Click Here to download the Current OXAC Newsletter
August 10th 2009 2009 de Castella Run Website Goes Live
May 19th 2009 Elite Coach Bruce Scriven to speak at OXAC Dinner on May 23rd The OXAC annual dinner and presentations of awards will be held this Saturday - May 23rd, at 7:00pm at the Water Rat Hotel in Park Street, Sth Melbourne. The club are delighted to announce that the special guest speaker will be multiple Olympian coach Bruce Sciven! Attendance is open to all members and friends of the club and the Xavier community. For details on how to book your seat Click Here
May 4th 2009 OXAC DOMINATES DYSON RELAY With over 80 runners on the day plus several invaluable time keepers and helpers, OXAC was clearly the strongest club at this years Dyson relay around the Tan Track, held on Saturday May 2nd. The OXAC number one men's team were narrowly defeated by a resurgent Old Scotch who fielded a talented combination of youth and experience. The OXAC team were 2nd, in front of last years premiers Old Heileybury. In a great display of depth, OXAC men's team number two finished in 4th place, and a total of 8 complete OXAC mens' teams completed the course. In the women's competition, OXAC were even more dominant with 29 runners, a record for any APSOC event. OXAC women's teams finished 1st, 3rd and 4th, with Old Wesley's women's team taking 2nd place. This was the 8th APSOC championship event victory in a row for the OXAC girls! Full results can be viewed at http://www.apsoc.athsvic.org.au/
OXAC NEWSLETTER Download the April 2009 OXAC newsletter HERE
OXAC SUMMER TRACK SUCCESS Old Xaverian athletes experienced success on the track this summer. Senior mens athlete Dave McNeil returned from the US where he is studying on scholarship in Arizona to claim his first national title in winning the men's track 10,000 meters title in the 2008 Zatopek Classic. Dave ran away from a strong field with a 55 sec last lap to win in 28:03, setting a new club record. In the State titles, female runner Isabella de Castella claimed her first state track title winning the open women's 5000m in a time of 17:03. Old Xaverians enjoyed a summer resurgence this year with more than double the number of athletes out on the track in the Athletics Victoria Shield competition!