RECORDS were smashed across various age groups and disciplines at Athletics Bendigo's multi-event championships  on the weekend.

High scores were achieved in the race for the decathlon, heptathlon or pentathlon titles.

Many competitors achieved personal bests in a test of versatility in the track and field action at the Latrobe University Bendigo athletics complex in Flora Hill.

Bendigo Harriers' star Blake Pryse shone in the under-20 decathlon.

Pryse's tally of 6767 points set a new Centre and Residential record.

The Kangaroo Flat teenager began his 10-event campaign by achieving a time of 11.77 seconds in the 100m.

Highs included a leap of 1.85m at the high jump, 52.53 seconds in the 400m, 15.30 in the 110m hurdles, and 47.24 at javelin.

Pryse ended a gruelling campaign by running 4:41.40 in the 1500m on Sunday afternoon.

Eaglehawk's Carlie Whitford broke the Bendigo record for the open and under-20 heptathlon.

The 18-year-old scored 4046 points across seven events.

Some of Whitford's highest-scoring events were 713 after a time of 16.01 in the 100m hurdles, 678 after a leap of 1.55m at high jump, and 749 for a time of 26.56 in the 200m.

The under-14s pentathlon was an exciting duel between Eaglehawk's Riley Ironside, 2728 points, and Bendigo Harriers' Fraser Symons, 2543 points.

Both broke the Centre's previous record of 2486.

The contest began with Symons setting a time of 13.94 seconds in the 90m hurdles, a new Bendigo Centre record.

The old mark was 14.03.

Ironside hit the lead after he won the 200m in 26.22, a score of 507 points.

The Pryse family achieved a winning double as 15-year-old Jemuel took out the under-18 decathlon.

It was a battle between Bendigo Harriers clubmates Pryse and Lewis Cain.

At the end of day one, Pryse held a 33-point lead.

Big moves by Pryse on his way to victory were a score of 673 points from a leap of 4.20m at pole vault, and 309 after hurling the javelin 30.67m.

After 10 events, Pryse was on 5229, and Cain on 4504.

South Bendigo's Josh Pickthall and Bendigo Harriers' Louis Schenker waged a closely-fought race in the open decathlon.

At the start of day two, Pickthall led Schenker by 327.

The Harriers' athlete cut the deficit with a score of 551 for a time of 17.72 in the 110m hurdles.

Pickthall scored 556 points after the discus reached the  34.63m mark.

Schenker was 13-seconds faster in the 1500m, Pickthall won the title by 207 points.