At seventeen she was invited to join the Australian team and competed in the 1999 Junior Elite ITU World Championships in Montreal Canada, finishing fourth.

In 2000, she attended Bond University on a sports' scholarship where she studied to earn her degree in communication.

Despite her training being limited by her studies whilst at university she was selected in the Australian junior elite or under-23 team and finished top seven at each year's World Championships race.

[2] During this time Luxford obtained her graduate diploma in Applied Law (alternate dispute resolution) from the University of Queensland.

[8] Unfortunately, her season ended shortly thereafter due to a displaced rib fracture and a partially collapsed lung suffered during a visit to a chiropractor.

[15][16] The following year, in 2014, against strong, competitive fields she took 2nd place at both the Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship and at the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon.

[17] In 2015, Luxford began working part-time in digital communications at the National Australia Bank in Melbourne whilst continuing training and competing.