When New Zealand's team for the World Indoor Championships in Poland was announced there were probably athletic enthusiasts googling the name Annalies Kalma. The 22-year-old has made great strides on the USA indoor circuit this season, elevating herself to number two on the list of all-time Kiwi women over 400m with a 51.81s clock at Reno, Nevada in February. However the Te Aroha native is no overnight sensation. In fact her only senior national title came in 2020 when she claimed the 400m as a raw 16-year-old before she headed Stateside to further her education and running career.

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