She quickly showed promise, winning the West Midlands championships for her age class when she was twelve.
She was then coached by David Kirby at Shakespeare's Swords, the fencing club at King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon.
[3] In the first round of the individual event she saw off Germany's Susanne Koenig, but lost afterwards to Russia's Yelena Nechayeva.
[4] After the Games she resumed her history degree at Ohio State while serving as undergraduate assistant coach.
She climbed her first senior World Cup podium with a bronze medal at Orléans in 2007.