I le faaiʻuga o le 2005 na amata ai ona auai o ia i le Florida State University, ma faia ai se mataupu faapitoa i le mataupu o le mafaufau, ma amata ai ona tauva ma le au afeleti a le Florida State Seminoles. O ia o le 3000 m runner-up i le Atlantic Coast Conference siamupini ma tuu 27th i le NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship. I lana malaga faʻavaomalo i lena tausaga, na sau ai o ia i le tulaga 16 i le tauvaga i lalo o le 23 tausaga i le 2006 European Cross Country Championships. I le 2007 o se taulaiga i le 1500 mita mamao na aumaia ai taunuuga ao ia matua faaleleia lona sili ona lelei i le 4:11.34 minute <unk> o se taimi na aumaia ai lona tulaga lua i le NCAA Outdoor Championships. Na ia tulaga tolu i le NCAA Cross Country i lena tausaga. I tauvaga a Europa, sa lona fa i le 1500 mita i le 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships, ae na le mafai ona maeʻa i le tausaga o le tausaga i le 2007 European Cross Country Championships
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