Running for Gimnazia Ljubljana, she set the Slovenian national high school record in the 400 metres. She followed that with a 5th place showing at the 1995 European Athletics Junior Championships. She attended college at the University of Southern California, where she was an 8 time All American in the 800 and 4x400 relay. She won the 800 meters at the 2001 NCAA Championships to help the USC Trojans win their first women's NCAA Championship ever. Her time from the 2000 Olympics is the USC school record and Pac-12 record.