▁coach , ▁Ron ▁Bow ker , ▁and ▁began ▁compet ing ▁under ▁that ▁name ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁on wards . ▁ ▁International ▁med als ▁continued ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁two ▁seasons . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Commonwealth ▁Games ▁she ▁was ▁double ▁silver ▁med all ist ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 0   m ▁and ▁ 3 0 0 0   m ▁( n arrow ly ▁finishing ▁behind ▁compat ri ot ▁Lyn n ▁Williams ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁event ). ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Pan ▁American ▁Games ▁brought ▁another ▁ 1 5 0 0   m ▁silver ▁medal , ▁as ▁she ▁finished ▁behind ▁American ▁L inda ▁Sh es key . ▁She ▁made ▁her ▁fifth ▁and ▁final ▁world ▁cross ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁I A AF ▁World ▁Cross ▁Country ▁Championships , ▁but ▁was ▁some ▁way ▁down ▁the ▁field ▁in ▁ 6 4 th ▁place ▁as ▁Canada ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁teams . ▁Her ▁first ▁world ▁track ▁appearance ▁came ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁Athletics ▁in ▁Rome ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁final ist ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 0   m ▁and ▁ 3 0 0 0   m ▁events , ▁placing ▁ele vent h ▁and ▁th ir teenth ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Later ▁international ▁career ▁She ▁was ▁chosen ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Olympic ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁and ▁ran ▁two ▁personal ▁best s ▁in ▁the ▁he ats . ▁She ▁ran ▁a ▁career