Her personal bests include 10.97 seconds over 100 m and 22.46 seconds in the 200 m. Born and raised in Akron, Ohio, Moore attended Archbishop Hoban High School and took part at her first global athletics competition at the age of 15, winning the 200 m gold ahead of Melaine Walker and taking fourth in the 100 m at the 1999 IAAF World Youth Championships.

[1] She began attending Barton County Community College and formed a strong women's track pairing with Veronica Campbell.

Moore was runner-up in both the sprints at the USATF Junior Olympic National Championships in 2001, finishing behind Angel Perkins in two occasions.

[6] She went on to be one of four American women to reach the 2007 World 200 m final (along with Felix, Sanya Richards and Torri Edwards) but she only managed seventh place with a below-peak form run of 22.97 seconds.

[8] She had a strong start to the 2010 outdoor season in April, running an early world lead and 100 m meet record of 11.06 seconds at the Drake Relays.