Gun Masterton athlete Alison-Andrews Paul is now ranked second in the country in the women's 17 years age group for the 1500m - and she's only 14.
Andrews-Paul moved into that position on the national ranking list after a stunning performance on the second day of the Wellington track and field championships at Newtown Park, Wellington on Saturday.
She won the women's 17 years 1500m in a slick 4m 36.89s, having almost 5s to spare from her nearest rival.
Another highly promising Masterton middle distance runner in Stevie Paine was in the same event and she, too, had good reason to feel happy with her fifth placing in 4:57.24.
The men's 1500m events also saw Wairarapa athletes shine, Tom Quinn (Carterton) finishing ninth in the 17 years age group in 4m 26.55s. Barrie Joslin (Carterton) third in the 40 years grade in 5m 26.56s and Tony Price continued his impressive form from the recent Oceania championships by winning the 55 years title in 4m 50.77s.