A second-place finish at the 2000 German Indoor Championships and a new best of 4:08.99 in Chemnitz brought her selection for the 2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships, although she again failed to finish in international competition. Outdoors she claimed her first 1500 m national title at the 2000 German Athletics Championships and improved to 4:05.97 in August. She went on to take five consecutive German 1500 m titles between 2000 and 2004.