Her athletic career continued at Epsom Girls’ Grammar where she won the inaugural New Zealand Secondary Schools Championship senior girls sprint double in the 100m and 200m in times that were to last for over 25 years - the 100 meter record of 11.66 still stands [2]. Two weeks later she finished in 3rd place in the New Zealand senior woman's 100m &amp; 200m to secure a place in her first New Zealand team as the youngest member (16 years old and still at high school) of the 1974 Christchurch Commonwealth Games track team. She was also selected in the 4 × 100 meter relay which came 5th in the final.