Old Carey Athletics Club Incorporated

HISTORY OF THE APSOC AND OLD CAREY XC CLUB

The APS Cross Country Association has been going for over 70 years with the first race being conducted at Brighton Beach in 1927 after the formation of Old Scotch and Old Melburnians. Although venues and races have changed over the years, the competition has continued to grow as new clubs have formed and joined the Association. Old Carey runners have been participating in the competition on an individual basis since 1963, the year when the Old Carey Athletic (Summer Track) Club commenced. The Cross Country Club first competed as a team in 1975, and, despite the demise of the Summer Track Club in the early 1980s, the Club has continued to field individual runners as well as both men’s (open) and women’s teams in the competition.