Sandy opened the 2026 cross country season at Lakeside on Sunday 10 May with a 5km around Albert Park lake. A strong turnout across the grades, and a club-championship win in Male Division 4 to start the winter.
Round 1 results — Lakeside 5km
Women
Open: Mia Roux 16:43, Saskia Lloyd 16:45, Alice Oakley Kerr 16:53, Meg Oakley Kerr 16:54, Orla Shackcloth 17:22, Gabrielle Vincent 17:44, Lucy Polkinghorne 18:08, Stella Crawford-Rust 18:19.
Under 18: Elizabeth Craig 18:09. Under 16: Milla Malherbe 18:26, Emily Wetzels 19:20.
Men
Open: Logan Janetzki 13:56, William Garbelotto 14:01, James Heneghan 14:13, Callen Goldsmith 14:20, Lachie Moorhouse 14:26, Hamish Donohue 14:28, Max Luke 14:37, Reece Langdon 14:40, Tom Davoren 14:50, James Paproth 15:21, Maxy Letten 15:43, Ben Gibson 15:52, John McGuinness 18:59, Paul Azad 20:12, Ned Skinner 20:54, Matt Skinner 20:54, Mike Bryant 23:03, Jonathan Reeve 24:39.
Under 18: Yianni Seretis 16:21. Under 16: Finn Polkinghorne 21:43. Under 14: Elliot Hunter 25:03.
Standouts
Fastest Sandy woman: Mia Roux, 16:43.
Fastest Sandy man: Logan Janetzki, 13:56, with William Garbelotto right behind on 14:01.
Club championship — Sandy win Male Division 4
Round 1 club standings (lower score is better, the sum of the top graded placings):
| Grade | Team | Place | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 Male Division 4 | Sandringham 2 | 1st | 350 |
| Male Division 7 | Sandringham 3 | 4th | 1,153 |
| Female Under 16 | Sandy | 5th | 19 |
| Female Under 18 | Sandy (Craig 7th in grade) | 12th | — |
| Female Division 2 | Sandringham 2 | 10th | 114 |
| Male Under 16 | Sandy | 24th | — |
| Male Under 18 | Sandy | 20th | — |
| Male 40+ | Sandy | 27th | 246 |
| Male 50+ | Sandy | 26th | 241 |
A strong opening round, and the Division 4 men carried it through to the relays a week later at Jells Park. Join Sandy or come down to the track and be part of it.
