2006 - IPC World Champion 100m (13.13); 200m (WR 27.05) - US Paralympic Outdoor National Champion 100m (WR 12.98), 200m (WR 27.10), LJ - IPC World Cup Champion- Long Jump - German Nationals Champion- 100m, 200m - Paralympic Revival Champion 100m, 400m (WR 63.18) - Bronze medalist- Long Jump IPC World Indoor 2004 - Bronze medal- 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece) Long Jump 4.65m American Record - Broke T-44 World Record 100m 13.13 (previous record 13.53) - Broke T-44 World Record 100m 13.53 (previous record 13.77) - Broke T-44 World Record 200m 27.51 (previous record 28.53)
2003 - Broke T-44 World Record 100m 13.77 (previous record 13.88) - Broke T-44 World Record 200m 28.53 (previous record 28.57) - Bettered American Record T-44 100m 13.77 (previous record 14.12) - Bettered American Record T-44 200m 28.53 (previous record 29.87) - German Nationals Champion 200m Leverkusen, Germany - Rocky Mountain State Games Champion 100m, 2nd place 200m - Milano, Italy Invitational Champion 100m and 200m Champion
2002 - Silver medal – IPC World Championships (Lille, France) – 100m (14.12) American Record - American Record 4th place- IPC World Championships (Lille, France) 200m (29.87)
Honorable Mentions and Other Achievements
2006 - Presented Liberty Bell & Proclamation from City of Philadelphia Mayor John Street - Named to Board of Directors for Philadelphia 2016 - Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles, CA Fast Woman of the Year
2005 - Martin Luther King Jr. Award presented by D.R.U.M. organization - Guest on ESPN’s Quite Frankly with Steven A. Smith - Featured on Good Morning Philadelphia - USOC F.L.A.M.E. Conference Speaker - Z-Hope Woman of the Year presented by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
2004 - USOC Spirit Award presented by Nu Skin - Presented Key to City of Camden and Proclamation - Guest on Fox & Friends, CBS Early Morning, Good Day Philadelphia, Shades of Opinion - USOC F.L.A.M.E. Teen conference Speaker - Paralympic Academy Athens Breakfast Keynote Speaker - Conducted running clinic at Walter Reed Medical Center for injured US soldiers from Iraq war - NSU Athletic Department Inspiration Award
2003 - Featured in Forbes December 22, 2003 Issue - USOC F.L.A.M.E. (Finding Leaders Amongst Minorities Everywhere) Speaker - Featured in R&B artist Shaggy’s “Strength of a Woman” music video - Covergirl for Disabled Sports USA Challenge Magazine Summer Issue - Finalist for the Casey Martin disability award presented by Nike - Wrote excerpt for children’s book “My Brand New Leg”
2002 - Honorary Inductee Athlete-Scholar Golden Key International Honor Society - Started the April L. Holmes Foundation to assist individuals with disabilities - Organized “Yet Still I Rise” 5K race/walk for disability awareness - Kaighn Ave. Baptist Church Woman of the Year
