Vanzetta-Eyles, a Grade 6 student at Daylesford Primary School, will represent Western Victoria this month at Olympic Park in Melbourne when she competes in the state finals of the under-13 girls 100- and 200-metre sprints.

Daylesford Primary principal Peter Burke said Vanzetta-Eyles was close to running national qualifying times.

In the regional athletics event, recently held in Geelong, Vanzetta-Eyles smashed her personal best time in the 200 metres by two seconds, coming over the line in just 27.7 seconds.

"For a Grade 6 kid, anything under 30 is very good," Mr Burke said.

"To improve two seconds in two weeks, that's exceptional. "

It seems running is in Vanzetta-Eyles' blood.

It was her father who inspired Vanzetta-Eyles to start running.

"He was the fastest over 400 metres when he was my age," Vanzetta-Eyles said.

Now she is making her own mark on the track.

Vanzetta-Eyles has so impressed her school sports co-ordinator, he is planning to nominate her for a Sporting Blue award for exceptional athletics in Victoria.

Vanzetta-Eyles who has begun training with a Victorian Institute of Sports athletics coach based in Ballarat, has also been identified as a potential 400-metre runner.

"She has been identified as a real talent," Mr Burke said.