An athletic standout at Manchester High School, she competed primarily in the high jump and long jump events at the junior level. However, as a class four athlete, she finished sixth in the 100 metres.
At the 2008 ISSA Boys and Girls Champs, Porter earned fourth and sixth-place finishes in the long jump and high jump respectively. These finishes were improved upon at the 2009 championships. Here, she earned a bronze medal in the high jump and silver in the long jump events in the Girls Class 3 category.[5]
She went on to set a meet record of 6.43 metres in the long jump event at the 2010 championships.[citation needed]
Porter earned silver medals in the Class 2 high jump and long jump events at the 2011 staging of the championships. She completed her high school career by earning gold medal finishes in both the Class 1 high jump and long jump. She posted new meet records of 1.86 metres and 6.52 metres respectively, erasing the previous high jump record which had stood for 9 years prior.[6]
