Kiwi high jumper Hamish Kerr has his sights set on collecting more medals this year, following his bronze at the World Indoor Championships in Serbia.
But the 25-year-old knows he'll need to do even better than he did in Belgrade if he's going to turn it into reality.
The flying Kiwi cleared 2.31 metres to claim a bronze in his maiden indoor event. And it's a jump that gives Kerr plenty of belief with the world championships and Commonwealth Games in a few months' time.
"I'm just absolutely over the moon," Kerr tells Newshub. "I'm just so stoked.
"It gives me a lot of confidence that I know I can step up when it matters.
"It's cool to come over here, and have another proof that I can mix with the big boys, and get up when it matters."
Kerr's coach Terry Lomax says he's gone up a tier - reaching the podium in his indoor competition debut.
"He can take a lot from this," Lomax tells Newshub. "The key thing for him is that he's now established himself at this level.
"A sample of one isn't much of a sample, and the Tokyo Olympics was that. He got 10th in Tokyo, and jumped the same as the eighth-placed athlete.
"He's showed that he's capable of performing at that level, but this now reaffirms that he's moved up to the world level."
After Kerr's success in Belgrade and placing 10th at last year's Tokyo Olympics, there are big goals for the rest of the year.
"He's got to be a medal contender," adds Lomax. "It's got to be realistic for him.
"He's proven at Tokyo and here that he can literally rise to the occasion, he's got the head for it.
"When it gets to the Commonwealth [Games], he will rate his chances as highly as anyone who is there."
But Monday's success aside, Kerr knows he will have to improve.
"I'm not gonna sit here and go '2.31m is going to win world champs', because it won't - and I think that's the reality."
Lomax meanwhile is setting the bar high for what he wants to see Kerr achieve in the future.
"Our goal for him is to be a 2.40m jumper," he adds. "There's only been just over 30 athletes in the world, historically, who've jumped 2.40m. But there's still a long way to go.
"There's a big difference between 2.30m and 2.40 - more than just 10cm. There's a number of levels. He's now established himself pretty solidly at that 2.30m level.
"His next stage he wants to get to is 2.35m, and from there it's a springboard onto higher heights."
And with that grounded approach Kerr hopes to soar even higher in 2022.
