A squad of 31 represented Bendigo against the winners and runners-up of Shield Zone finals.

The under-14 girls and 40-plus men from Bendigo were in top form.

South Bendigo’s Abbey Hromenko cleared 1.45m to win the under-14 girls high jump and was fourth in the 200m hurdles among a six-discipline program.

Hromenko earned the Flora Hill Bakehouse athlete of the week award.

Another of South Bendigo’s young stars, Taryn Furletti won the under-14 3000m in 11:02.84.

Jalen Hoskin from Bendigo Harriers cleared 10.07m to be fifth in triple jump and leapt 1.40m to be third in the high jump final.

Performances in 40-plus were adjusted, which applied all season in 50-plus, 60-plus, 70-plus and athletes with a disability.

Eaglehawk’s Tim Sullivan gained maxiumum points from 36 rivals in the 40-plus men’s 4000m, 25.77 and adjusted 22.67.

Another of the Borough’s best, Barb Bryant achieved a time of 17:34.47, adjusted to 14:56.29, to gain maximum points in the 40-plus women’s 3000m walk.

Peter Cowell from Bendigo Harriers continued his superb season by being third in the 3000m, 10:02.51 and adjusted to 9:20.33.

Eaglehawk’s Denise Snyder was the number one high jumper in AV Shield and she won the women’s open title with a leap of 1.75m.

Hurdling ace Fraser Symons from Bendigo Harriers won the under-16 200m hurdles, 27.13, and cleared 1.65m to be third in high jump.

At the hammer cage, Liam Campbell from Bendigo Harriers hurled the implement 53.80m to win the under-16 title. Campbell put the shot at 10.80m to be fourth.

Mackenzie Cooper from Bendigo Harriers was runner-up in the under-18 shot put, 13.47m, and fourth in hammer.

Placings for the Athletics Bendigo region team:

Under-14 girls: 329.5 points, 7th.

Under-16 girls: 231, 8th.

Under-20 men: 182, 8th.

40-plus men: 375.5, 9th.

40-plus women: 163, 9th.

Under-16 boys: 194, 10th.

Under-18 men: 202, 10th.

Women’s open, div. 2: 143, 11th.

Men’s open, div. 2: 40, 11th.

Top-five finishers:

Barb Bryant, 40-plus: 3000m walk 1st.

Liam Campbell, under-16: hammer 1st, shot put 4th.

Bailey Cooper, under-20: hammer throw 3rd.

Mackenzie Cooper, under-18: shot put 2nd, hammer 4th.

Petert Cowell, 40-plus: 3000m 3rd.

Ella Farnell, under-16: high jump 2nd, triple jump 5th.

Taryn Furletti, under-14: 3000m 1st.

Josh Henthorn, under-20: 200m 5th.

Jalen Hoskin, under-14: high jump 3rd, triple jump 5th.

Abbey Hromenko, under-14: high jump 1st, 200m hurdles 4th.

Daniel Plowright, men’s open div. 2: 3000m 5th.

Denise Snyder, women’s open div. 2: high jump 1st.

Fraser Symons, under-16: 200m hurdles 1st, high jump 3rd.

Liam Schreck, under-18: triple jump 5th.

Tim Sullivan, 40-plus: 200m 1st.

Chris Timewell, 40-plus: hammer 5th.