Her progress stalled in the 2009 season – she was eighth at the USA Outdoors and her best that year came at the Sparkassen Cup in February, where she cleared 4.50 m. In spite of this, the following year proved to be a big step forward in her career. She took her first national title in 2010, winning at the USA Indoor Championships. She also cleared a new career best height of 4.66 m in February that year at the Tyson Invitational – a mark which ranked her in the top ten women vaulters that year. This led to her making her global debut at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Her first appearance was disappointing, however, as she took three attempts at 4.35 m but missed all three and finished in last place. She competed on the 2010 IAAF Diamond League circuit and her best outdoor performance that year came at the Herculis meeting, where she finished third.