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A PAIR of hometown wins in the open events highlighted Sunday’s running of the Bendigo Bank Dragon Mile.
In what was the 30th anniversary of the event, Bendigo University Athletics Club’s Andy Buchanan won the male mile (1609m) in a time of 4.18 for the second year in a row and South Bendigo’s Teleah Hayes took out the female mile in 5.13.
It was a hometown trifecta in the male mile, with Eaglehawk Athletics Club’s Matthew Heislers and South Bendigo’s Daniel Plowright coming in behind Buchanan in second and third.
• Bendigo Bank Dragon Mile winners and runners-up:
FEMALE MINI MILE (800M) - YEAR 4 AND UNDER
1ST Megan Wilson (Harcourt Valley PS) 2.52.
2ND Lucia Painter (St Killians) 3.07.
MALE MINI MILE (800M) - YEAR 4 AND UNDER
1ST Martin Dean (Christian College Geelong) 2.52.
2ND Callum Noble (Violet St) 3.01.
FEMALE MILE (1609M) - YEAR 5 and 6
1ST Bethany Dean (Christian College Geelong) 5.52.
2ND Jayda Drummond (Girton) 6.42.
MALE MILE (1609M) - YEAR 5 and 6
1ST Luke Salvador (Kennington) 5.44.
2ND Jayden Padgham (St Thereses) 5.45.
FEMALE MILE (1609M) - YEAR 7 & 8
1ST Tullie Rowe (Bendigo South-East) 5.43.
2ND Audrey Savage (St Aloysius, North Melbourne) 5.52.
MALE MILE (1609M) - YEAR 7 & 8
1ST Jack Hickman (Bendigo South-East) 5.12.
2ND Wil McCaig (Bendigo South-East) 5.14.
FEMALE MILE (1609M) - YEAR 9 & 10
1ST Bridie Blake-Burrows (Bendigo South-East) 5.45.
2ND Zahra Hayes (Rochester SC) 5.56.
MALE MILE (1609M) - YEAR 9 & 10
1ST Luke Padgham (Bendigo South-East) 4.52.
2ND Ben Powell (Bendigo South-East) 5.06.
FEMALE MILE (1609M) - YEAR 11 & 12
1ST Katherine Dowie (Clarendon College Ballarat) 5.14.
2ND Alexandra Liacos (Girton) 5.49.
MALE MILE (1609M) - YEAR 11 & 12
1ST Matthew Heislers (Girton) 4.46.
2ND Jack Bombardieri (Catholic College) 5.10.
FEMALE MILE (1609M) - 40+
1ST Melissa Douglas (Bendigo University Athletics Club) 6.31.
2ND Leah Langtree (Eaglehawk Athletics Club) 8.02.
MALE MILE (1609M) - 40+
1ST Craig Green (Bendigo Harriers Athletics Club) 5.11.
2ND Darren Hartland (South Bendigo Athletics Club) 5.15.
FEMALE MILE (1609M) - OPEN/OVERALL
1ST Teleah Hayes (South Bendigo Athletics Club) 5.13.
2ND Katherine Dowie (Clarendon College Ballarat) 5.14.
MALE MILE (1609M) - OPEN/OVERALL
1ST Andy Buchanan (Bendigo University Athletics Club) 4.18.
2ND Matthew Heislers (Girton/Eaglehawk Athletics Club) 4.46.