Last year, he placed ninth. In Lismore, Kyle clocked personal best times for the 100metres and 800m (15.3seconds and 2minutes57seconds respectively). He came second in the hurdles with a personal best of 10.6seconds, and in the discus and shot put he finished second (24metres) and fourth (6.3metres).

The long-jump event was his only disappointment; he placed equal eighth with a 3.34-metre jump.

Regardless, parents George and Jodie were thrilled with his efforts.

``Kyle not only made his mum, dad and sister [Tiarne] proud but all of Cherrybrook Little Athletics and in particular his coaches,'' George said.

Little sister Tiarne recorded five personal best times and finished seventh overall in the under-7s.