"We're trying to get the fundamentals in our kids from Year 9, making sure their movement skills are all good and they know what to do.
"Greg's a professional coach so he knew exactly what we needed for the kids and we put the programme together. It wouldn't be where it is today without Greg."
Fromont is employed part-time and spends most of that time training the students after school to prepare them for competition.
Two students who were there at the beginning of the programme are Rebecca Baker and Travis Bayler.
Murphy said they are proof of the programme's success.
"Our head girl Rebecca Baker is a very good hockey player, she does athletics, she does cross country and she's our very first sports performance pathway kid.
"Her and Travis Bayler started it with Greg when they were young and you can see how they've developed. Travis won a national title last year at athletics."
Meanwhile, Baker won the women's section of the Manawatu/Whanganui Centre Championships on Tuesday running 3000m in 10:07.43.
WHS were also able to secure funding from KiwiSport to pay Baker's mum Elaine who also helps with after-school training as an assistant coach.
During tournament week students will travel to Karapiro to row at the Maadi Cup, boys and girls will travel to Gisborne for softball and Palmerston North for volleyball.
The next big sports event for Whanganui High School is the house athletics at Cooks Gardens on Thursday, February 21.
It is the second year of house competition since house groups were re-established at the school and will be good preparation for the North Island Secondary Schools Championships in Tauranga in April.
Other organisations to receive NZCT funding were Whanganui Collegiate School ($6000 for accommodation) and Wanganui Pirates Rugby Football Club ($3000 for medical supplies and mouthguards).
