Rotorua high jumper Sarah Cowley finished ninth in the women's high jump final at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games this morning.
Cowley's best jump was 1.86m. She then failed three times with the bar at 1.89m. Her season best this year is 1.89m.
The gold medal went to Eleanor Patterson of Australia, who managed a season best 1.94m.
England's Isobel Pooley chose a good time for her personal best - her 1.92m winning the silver medal - while St Lucia's Levern Spencer won bronze at the same height.
Needing to clear 1.88m, or end up one of the 12 best out of two qualifying groups, Cowley was one of 10 who hit the 1.85m mark and qualified overnight on Wednesday (NZT).