Biography
Honors & Awards:
2024 CTCA Division I Scholar All-American Honorable Mention
Collegiate Career Breakdown
Races Entered: 5
Races Finished: 4
Best Finish: 2nd (Southern Hills Triathlon Super Sprint, Hot Springs, S.D., 8/31/24)
Top 20: 1
Top 10: 1
Top 5: 1
Podiums: 1
Wins: ---
Collegiate Personal Records
750m Swim: 9:45 (Western Regional Championships, Sprinfield, Mo., 10/12/24)
375m Swim: 5:51 (Southern Hills Super Sprint, Hot Springs, S.D., 8/31/24)
20K Bike: 30:36 (National Championships, Clermont, Fla., 11/9/24)
10K Bike: 16:51 (Southern Hills Super Sprint, Hot Springs, S.D., 8/31/24)
5K Run: 19:58 (National Championships, Clermont, Fla., 11/9/24)
2.5K Run: 9:20 (Southern Hills Super Sprint, Hot Springs, S.D., 8/31/24)
2024: Placed second in her collegiate debut at the Southern Hills Triathlon Super Sprint on Aug. 31 in Hot Springs, S.D., in 32:46 (5:51/16:51/9:20) … The runner-up finish made her the fifth Pioneer to earn a podium result in her debut race and was the second-best result in a three-sport meet behind only Maira Carreau's win at the 2023 Black Hills Collegiate Cup … Did not finish the Battle in the Fort Collegiate Cup in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sept. 29 after crashing on the bike portion (9:55/DNF bike) … Was 23rd in 1:06:19 (9:45/33:02/21:42) at the Western Regional Championships in Springfield, Mo., on Oct. 12 … Finished 37th in 1:02:19 (9:59/30:36/19:58) at her first Collegiate National Championships on Nov. 9 in Clermont, Fla. … Did not race at the 2025 Clermont Challenge in the spring on March 1-2 (injury) … Finished her freshman campaign by coming in 43rd overall and was the fifth-fastest among athletes born in 2003 or earlier at the Americas Cup Miami race with a time of 59:43 (9:59/27:35/20:56) while battling high winds at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 28.
Before Denver: Previously competed for Yoder Performance club … Won the USA Triathlon Age Group (15-19) Sprint National Championship in August 2023 … Placed second in the 2022 Age Group Sprint National Championships, finishing behind only DU alum Freya McKinley … Helped Team USA win the Age Group 15-19 Mixed Team Relay at the World Triathlon Championships in Hamburg, Germany, on July 16, 2023 … Finished runner-up in the Age Group 16-19 Individual Sprint at the World Championships on July 14, 2023 … Made her junior elite debut and placed 10th at the Americas Triathlon Championships in Miami on March 8, 2024 … Helped Team Stars & Stripes Racing to the Mixed Team Relay title at the 2024 USA Junior Elite National Championships on July 14, 2024 … Won her age group (15-19) and placed second overall in the 2023 Kinetic Multisport Series rankings … Was a team captain in 2023-24 on both Avon Grove High School’s cross country and swimming teams … Twice qualified for the Pennsylvania high school state championships in both cross country and swimming … Was the recipient of the “Coaches Award” in cross country twice and once in swimming while at Avon Grove … Personal Records: 5K run on track, 18:40; 100-yard freestyle swim, 53.18; 200-yard freestyle swim 1:57.52; 100-yard butterfly, 58.42.
Personal: Has two older sisters, who were also NCAA Division-I athletes ... Graduated from Avon Grove High School in 2024 where she was the historian for both the National Honors Society and Student Council and participated in Habitat for Humanity … Earned academic distinguished honors all four years at AGHS … Intends to major in real estate and built environment at DU … Wants to pursue a career in both real estate and professional triathlon after college … Began doing triathlons at age 6 … Also participated in lacrosse, gymnastics, cross country and track running, swimming, soccer, horseback riding and wakeboarding while growing up … Has been riding horses since age 3 and also enjoys hiking and water sports.
Why DU: “I chose the University of Denver because of the environment. The campus is breathtaking with proximity to various off-campus training sights. Coaches Barbara Perkins, Jax Heil, Scott Batula and the team are so welcoming, and I already felt like a part of the DU family.”
Why Triathlon: “Growing up, I did just about every sport under the sun. No single sport stuck because I would become bored and burned out after a few years. In the sport of triathlon, having the opportunity to train in three sports keeps me physically and mentally busy.”
