Background
Charles is from Greenbelt, Maryland, United States but her mother Ruperta, was born in Antigua and competed for the nation at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Los Angeles
Charles is from Greenbelt, Maryland, United States but her mother Ruperta, was born in Antigua and competed for the nation at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Los Angeles
University of Central Florida.
As of 2012, Charles is 5 feet 7 inches (170 m) tall. She currently attends the University of Central Florida (UCF), where she competes for the UCF Knights track and field team In her sophomore year she set another school record by running 54.17 seconds on her way to winning the gold medal in the 400 meters at the C-United States of America Indoor Championships.
She is coached at UCF by Caryl Smith Gilbert.
In July 2011 she was selected to represent Antigua and Barbuda at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women"s 400 metres. The event will be held at the Olympic Stadium from 3 to 5 August.
She broke the freshman and school records for the outdoor 400 metres, setting a time of 53.6 seconds and was a member of the 47 × 400 metres relay team that competed at the 2011 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women"s Indoor Track and Field Championship.