Career
She is the American record holder in the women"s high jump, both outdoors, with a height of 2.05 m, and indoors, with a height of 2.02 m. Early career
Among her first successes was a high jump bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. 2004 Summer Olympics
Lowe jumped 1.85 m in the qualifying round of the women"s high jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics and did not reach the final.
2005 IAAF World Championships
In the qualifying round, Lowe tied with Iryna Mykhalchenko for second in her group with a height of 1.93 m.
In the final, Lowe placed second behind Kajsa Bergqvist, who jumped 2.02 m, with a height of 2.00 m. 2008 Summer Olympics
Lowe jumped 1.93 m in the qualifying round at the 2008 Summer Olympics to reach the final.
She placed sixth in the high jump final with a height of 1.99 m. This gained her qualification into the 2009 World Championships in Athletics: she reached the 2009 high jump final, but she could not repeat her past medal performance and finished in seventh place.
She closed the year with a fourth-place finish at the last edition of the World Athletics Final.
Lowe improved her indoor best with a jump of 1.98 m at the United States of America Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2010. She attempted to tie with Tisha Waller"s record, but just knocked the bar at the last moment. On May 30, 2010, Lowe broke Louise Ritter"s American record of 2.03 m set in 1988 with a clearance of 2.04 m in Cottbus, Germany.
Less than a month later, On June 26, 2010, Lowe improved her record with a clearance of 2.05 m in Des Moines, Iowa. 2012
Lowe capped a successful 2012 Indoor season by winning the United States of America Indoor Championship at Albuquerque, New Mexico, on February 26, with a new national record of 2.02m (6" 750"): That broke the American indoor, and Championship meet, mark of 2.01 (6" 725") established at the 1998 United States of America Indoor Championship meet by Tisha Waller.
She set a meet record at the Drake Relays in April with a jump of 1.98 m. At the Summer Olympics, she again reached the final and again finished in 6th place.
2014
Lowe was the runner-up in the high jump in 1.94 meters at 2014 United States of America Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Another daughter was born in April 2011.
She graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology in May 2008.
She is currently attending Western Governors University for her master"s degree. Key: Arkansas = Area record, NR = National record.