Oxley College has named a squad of 135 in preparation for the EISM Cross Country Championship, which will be held during term three. The squad will be training over the next three months in preparation to achieve their team goal at the championship.

Mr Michael Bond has been named as a coach for the Oxley College boy’s and girl’s cross country program. Bond was most recently the Head Coach at Homewood Middle School in Birmingham, Alabama.

“I’m really excited to be here and to have an influence in developing a cross country tradition at Oxley College,” Bond said. “I think the student-athletes at Oxley College are great and I look forward to leading this program in its new direction.”

“We have named a large squad in preparation for the Championship. I feel that this squad has the potential to achieve some great results and we are looking forward to being extremely competitive at this years Championship.”

Prior to coming to Oxley, Mr. Bond spent one season at Homewood and two seasons at Troy University as a Graduate Assistant Coach with its NCAA Division I Track & Field and Cross Country program, where he helped lead the men’s team to an Atlantic Sun Conference Championship in 2004 and 2005.

Mr. Bond has qualified for two Olympic Trials and was ranked as Australia’s fastest 1000m runner last year. He has also been ranked in the top 30 in Australia in the 800m and 1500m during the past five years. While at Troy University, he was an NCAA Conference Champion and All-Academic honoree in the 800 and 1500 meters and was All-Conference in the 4×400m relay and cross country.