She grew up on Saint Croix and later moved to the United States on an athletic scholarship . She attended Barton County Community College and was coached by Lance Brauman , who also coached Tyson Gay and Veronica Campbell . She attended the University of Oklahoma and represented the Oklahoma Sooners in the NCAA Championships before graduating in 2003 . She made her Olympic debut at the 2004 Athens Olympics , reaching the second round in both the 100 m and 200 m . She was one of only two athletes from the country to compete in the athletics competition that year ( alongside ) and was chosen to be the 2004 Olympic flag bearer for the US Virgin Islands
2004 Olympic flag bearer
2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
LaVerne Jones-Ferrette