The Bendigo Senior Secondary College (BSSC) Lions hit the track on Thursday 17th September for the 2026 Loddon Mallee Region Athletics Carnival.

11 athletes represented the school with pride. 8 students in 16 events will now progress to the School Sport Victoria (SSV) State Championships on Friday 16th October at Albert Park in Melbourne.
Kai Norton has qualified for all his events (17yo Boys Javelin, Shot Put, Discus and 100m) along with Chelsea Tickell (17yo Girls 400m, 800m and 1500m), Lincoln Norris (18-20yo Boys 100m & 200m), Kyah Spiteri (17yo Girls 100m, 200m), Bella Noonan (18-20yo Girls Long Jump) and Caitlin O’Brien (16yo Girls Long Jump & Triple Jump).
The 18-20yo Girls and Boys relay teams will look to go back to back as they make the trip to states again. The girls team has Bella Noonan, Caitlin O’Brien, Chelsea Tickell and Kyah Spiteri while the boys team has Jack Bell, Ricky Cunningham, Lincoln Norris and Kai Norton.

A huge thank you to Marc Lewon, Ameliah Brown, Kira Collins, Maya Dorrington, Louis Eddy, Noah Gillett, Addison Magro-Limmer, Rhylee Pollock, Harry Purcell, Cameron Ralph, Emily Tognolini, Kylah Virtue and Poppy Wainwright for assisting LMR with the events.

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Cash Caldis 400m 3rd Place
Charlise McQueen Discus 2nd Place
Charlise McQueen Shot Put 5th Place
Bella Noonan 100m 2nd Place
Bella Noonan 200m 2nd Place
Bella Noonan Long Jump 1st Place
Lincoln Norris 100m 1st Place
Lincoln Norris 200m 1st Place
Caitlin O’Brien 100m 2nd Place
Caitlin O’Brien 200m 2nd Place
Caitlin O’Brien Long Jump 1st Place
Caitlin O’Brien Triple Jump 1st Place
Kai Norton Discus 1st Place
Kai Norton Javelin 1st Place
Kai Norton Shot Put 1st Place
Kai Norton 100m 1st Place
Indigo Saputra 800m 2nd Place
Kyah Spiteri 100m 1st Place
Kyah Spiteri 200m 1st Place
Chelsea Tickell 1500m 1st Place
Chelsea Tickell 400m 1st Place
Chelsea Tickell 800m 1st Place
20yo Girls Relay 1st Place
20yo Boys Relay 1st Place