She attended
St. Augustine's College in
Nassau, Bahamas, and trained with Club Monica Athletics. She trained in
Auburn, Alabama under coach
Henry Rolle who also coached
Kerron Stewart,
Darrel Brown and
Marc Burns, before moving to
Kingston, Jamaica to train with MVP Track and Field Club under coach Stephen Francis. At the
2011 CARIFTA Games, she won two gold medals (100 metres in 11.38s (−0.8 m/s), and 200 metres in 23.17s (0.0 m/s)) in the junior (U-20) category equalling
Veronica Campbell's 200 metres games record of 22.93s (1.1 m/s) in the heats. She was consequently awarded the
Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games. Strachan won gold medals over
200 metres and
4×100 metres relay at the
2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. Her 200 metres time of 22.70 was a new World Junior Leading and a new championship record. At the
2012 CARIFTA Games, she won three gold medals: 100 metres in wind-assisted 11.22s (4.4 m/s), 200 metres, this year improving
Veronica Campbell's and her own 200 metres games record to 22.85s (−0.7 m/s), and finally, she led the Bahamas 4 × 100 m relay team to gold in 45.02s. For the second time in the role, she was awarded the
Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games. Strachan broke the 11 second barrier over 100m on 26 April in
Kingston, Jamaica at the Wolmer Speedfest. Strachan placed first in a time of 10.99 (+0.5). ==Achievements==