Career
Atkinson took part in the 2011 Pacific Games, where she broke the record for the Women"s 3000m steeplechase event and still holds. Atkinson represented Guam in Istanbul at the Women"s 400m event at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Atkinson also competed in the Women"s 800m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but did not advance to the semifinals.
She did, however, break the national 800m record with a time of 2:18.53.