 During her career, Oakes won four AAAs National titles and five UK National titles.As of 2016, her legal 100 m best (11.20) ranks her 16th on the UK all-time list, her 200 m best (22.92) ranks her 23rd, while her 60 m best (7.21) ranks her eighth.While Oakes competed at the highest level for her country, she also held down a full-time job.