KANGAROO Flat's Paul Pryse will be sprinting and jumping against some of Oceania's best at next week's Masters track and field championships in Bendigo.
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Pryse will contest the 100m, 400m, triple jump and pole vault in the 45-49 years class at the La Trobe University Bendigo athletics complex in Flora Hill.
"This is definitely the biggest track and field meet I will have competed at," he said on Tuesday.
Pryse was on track at last season's Australian Masters and Victorian Masters in Melbourne.
He is among many Bendigo-based athletes aiming to capitalise on home-track advantage.
Pole vault and triple jump are two of his best events.
Pryse has soared above the 3.55m mark at pole vault and leapt 11.66 at triple jump, a Bendigo 40-plus record.
His sons Blake and Jemuel played a big part in Paul deciding to take on track and field.
"I had gone to Little Athletics with them for a long time. Once they were able to do senior athletics I thought I would compete too."
A big weekend for Jemuel includes vying for the Victorian under-15 heptathlon title at Flora Hill.
Paul's wife Melinda, and children Caitlyn, Blake and Jemuel will closely follow his form on the track.
The nine-day Masters action begins this Saturday at the Retreat Road complex.
