The Victorian Country Championships, held in Bendigo from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th January, were a tremendous success for our small but mighty contingent of just 15 athletes, who brought home an impressive 22 medals – 8 Gold 🏅, 3 Silver 🥈, and 1 Bronze 🥉!

A special congratulations goes to Lachlan Burns, who was awarded the Australia Day Medal for the most outstanding male performance at the Championships. Lachlan’s incredible vault of 5.20m in the Open Pole Vault earned him this well-deserved recognition. 🏆✨

Another highlight came from Melissa Foot, who received the Chilwell Athletics Veteran Female Award for her exceptional performances. Melissa broke the meet record with 14.17 seconds in the 50+ 100m and a fantastic 30.07 seconds in the 200m. 👏🎉

Here’s a rundown of the outstanding results:

Female 20

• 100m: Mikayley Werner – 12.65 (1.4) (1st)
• 200m: Mikayley Werner – 26.18 (-0.5) (1st)
• 400m: Sarah Hunt – 67.43 (7th)
• 800m: Suzanna Mavromihalis – 2:12.10 (1st)
• 1500m: Suzanna Mavromihalis – 4:40.70 (1st); Niamh Partridge – 5:08.07 (6th)
• 3000m: Niamh Partridge – 10:44.79 (2nd)
• Discus: Riannah Tatlock – 28.75m (3rd)
• Javelin: Riannah Tatlock – 27.74m (1st)

Female 18

• 400m: Charlotte Wilson – 65.05 (11th)
• 800m: Charlotte Wilson – 2:23.91 (7th)

Female 40+

• Discus: Cathryn Hoare – 24.12m (2nd)
• Hammer: Cathryn Hoare – 27.64m (2nd)
• Javelin: Cathryn Hoare – 23.00m (2nd)
• Shot Put: Cathryn Hoare – 7.58m (2nd)

Female 50+

• 100m: Melissa Foot – 14.17 (1.8) (1st)
• 200m: Melissa Foot – 30.07 (+0.0) (1st)

Male OP

• Pole Vault: Lachlan Burns – 5.20m (1st); Noah Burns – 4.70m (2nd)

Male 20

• 800m: Broden Bond – 1:55.66 (1st)
• 1500m: Broden Bond – 4:00.39 (1st)

Male 18

• 100m: Hunter Phipps – 12.57 (0.6) (10th)
• 400m: Hunter Phipps – NT
• 400m Hurdles: Miller Smith – 54.94 (1st)
• Long Jump: Guy Williams – 6.37m (2.1) (1st)

Male 16

• Discus: Heath Tatlock – 27.09m (1st)
• Javelin: Heath Tatlock – 23.82m (2nd)
• Shot Put: Heath Tatlock – 7.26m (2nd)