She is a
100 m specialist and the
Bahamian record holder for the women's
100 m with a personal best of 10.84 set in
Lausanne,
Switzerland on July 5, 2005. Sturrup is an alumnus of
Norfolk State University, and has taken part in almost every major event since 1991 after the birth of her son, Shawn Murray Jr. For most of her career, she was coached by
Trevor Graham. Sturrup competed at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing at the
100 metres sprint. In her first-round heat she placed first in front of
Kelly-Ann Baptiste and
Lina Grincikaite in a time of 11.30 to advance to the second round. There she improved her time to 11.16 and placed third behind
Sherone Simpson and
Muna Lee. In her semi final Sturrup finished in fifth position with 11.22 seconds, causing elimination. Her fellow Bahamian
Debbie Ferguson qualified for the final with the same time, but she finished fourth in her semi final. == Achievements ==