At the USATF Junior Olympics she was runner-up in the 100 m and winner of the 200 m. She also performed well in her studies, qualifying for a scholarship from the Texas Scholar program.
[3] The following year she had top three places in both short sprints at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships and ran a school a personal record of 11.13 seconds for the 100 m at the Texas Relays.
[4] In her final year at the university she reached the 200 m podium at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships, running a personal record of 22.58 seconds to take third and end the competition with a career total of 17 All America honours.
[6] After the end of the college season she represented the United States at the 2011 Universiade in Shenzhen and won two silver medals, one in the 200 m and one with the 4×100 m relay team.
She made her debut on the 2012 IAAF Diamond League circuit at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, taking sixth in the 200 m.[8] She has a season's best in the 100 m in April, running a time of 11.22 seconds.
[11] By the end of the season this time had only been bettered by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Ahouré – the top two finishers in the event at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.