Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I whānau mai ia ki Drachten, he hiahia tōna whānau ki te hākinakina, ā, ka uru atu ia ki Impala, he karapu ā-rohe, ka tīmata ki te mahi tahi me te kaiako a Hans-Jörg Thomaskamp. I whakatauhia e ia he rekoata rangatahi a motu mo te peke teitei i te tau 2010 me te whakataetae i te 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics. Ko ana taitara a-motu tuatahi i whai ake i te tau 2011 me te 2012, i te wa i wini ai ia i nga taitara o roto me waho. I te wa i eke ai ia ki te tihi o te whakataetae whakataetae a motu, i noho tonu ia i nga whakataetae tau o te ao, i te 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships
I muri mai ko te 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships, i riro i a ia te mētara koura i te whakamutunga me te peke pai rawa atu o.