Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I pakaru tuatahi a Derval i te 13 hēkona i te wa i mutu ai ia i te tuawha i te 2003 European Under 23 Athletics Championships
i Bydgoszcz, Poland, e rere ana i te rekoata a motu mo te 12.96 hēkona, e ngaro ana i te mētara mo te 0.01 hēkona noa iho. I kite tenei tohu i a ia e whakatutuki ana i te waa tohu 'A paerewa' mo te 2004 Olympics.