BENDIGO Harriers' youngster Liam Shadbolt has struck gold at Athletics Australia's national track and field championships in Sydney.
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The teenager from Swan Hill cleared 1.87 metres to win the under-15 high jump at Sydney's Olympic Park on Tuesday.
It's been a great run for athletes from the Athletics Bendigo region.
South Bendigo's James Woods was third in the under-20 high jump.
Woods cleared the 1.95m mark and claimed bronze on countback from Victorian team-mates Lochlan Curry and Matthew Merrilees.
Gold was won by Queensland's Ethan Petcos after he leapt 2.04 metres.
The campaign for Woods began in the under-20 pole vault where he cleared 4.40m to be fourth in an event won by Victoria's Wilson Cram on 4.80m.
Eaglehawk's Kye Mason clocked 11.19 seconds to be sixth in his under-20 100m heat.
The sprint star from Cohuna won bronze in the under-20 4 x 100m relay.
Mason teamed with Brayden Portelli, Tayleb Willis and Antonio Vaitohi to run the showdown in 41.83 seconds as Queensland, 41.08, and New South Wales, 41.33, led the charge.
South Bendigo's Logan Tickell ran the under-16 3000m in 9:10.06 to be eighth.
Eaglehawk's Scarlett Southern ran her 400m heat in 62.27 to be fifth in the under-15 class.
Harriet Gall from Bendigo Harriers leapt 1.54m to be 10th in the under-16 high jump.
There's plenty of more action for Bendigo Region as the week rolls on.
South Bendigo's Emma Berg will be aiming to retain the open women's shot put crown.
Berg's clubmates Taryn Furletti, under-20 5000m; Abbey Hromenko, under-20 heptathlon; Emma Orme, under-15 pole vault; and James Woods, open pole vault, will be keen to perform well.
Bendigo Harriers will be represented by Caitlin Evans in under-17 400m and 400m hurdles and 4 x 100m relay; Harrison Boyd, under-17 2000m steeple and 3000m; Jake Gavriliadis, under-16 discus; Jorja Hill, under-17 javelin; and Liam Richardson, open para 100m.
University's Jayden Padgham will contest the under-17 2000m steeple and 3000m.
Eaglehawk's squad in or bound for Sydney includes Angus McKindlay, under-20 400m hurdles and 4 x 100m relay; and Claire Noonan, under-18 hammer.
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