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2024 Women's Triathlon Roster

University of Denver Athletics
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University of Denver Athletics
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Morgan Engel/Clarkson Creative Photography

Avarie Faulkner

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Bellbrook H.S.
  • Hometown Bellbrook, Ohio

Biography

Awards & Honors
2021 All-American Honorable Mention
CTCA Division I Scholar All-American First Team (2021)
2x CTCA Division I Scholar All-American Honorable Mention (2022, 2023)
Denver Athletics Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2022)
Team Captain (2023)
Denver Athletics SAAC President (2024-25)
 
Collegiate Career Breakdown
Races Entered: 25
Races Finished: 25
Best Finish: 3rd (2x, last: Bearathlon, Berkeley, Calif., 10/30/22)
Top 20: 14
Top 10: 7
Top 5: 3
Podiums: 2
Wins: 0
 
Collegiate Personal Records
750m Swim: 9:53 (Bearathlon, Berkeley, Calif., 10/30/22)
375m Swim: 5:49.8 (400m, The Southern Hills Triathlon, Hot Springs, S.D., 9/3/22)
20K Bike: 31:04 (Clermont Challenge U25 Development, Clermont, Fla., 3/4/23)
10K Bike: 16:00 (Clermont Challenge Collegiate, Clermont, Fla., 3/6/22)
5K Run: 19:12 (Clermont Challenge U25 Development, Clermont, Fla., 3/5/22)
2.5K Run: 9:26 (Clermont Challenge Collegiate, Clermont, Fla., 3/6/22)

DU Record Book
Career Races Started - 25
Career Races Finished - 25
Top-10s in a Season - 5 (2021-22, tied record)
Races in a Academic Year - 8 (2022-23)
 
2024: Took part in three races during her senior season … Began the campaign in 24th on Aug. 31 at the Southern Hills Triathlon Super Sprint with a mark of 35:33 (6:23/18:02/10:22) … Was 42nd at the Battle in the Fort Collegiate Cup in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sept. 29 after finishing in 1:09:14 (11:25/36:14/19:44) … Competed in her final collegiate race at the Western Regional Championships on Oct. 12, placing 37th with a time of 1:10:14 (11:25/35:29/21:23) in Springfield, Mo. … Did not race in the 2025 spring season … Wrapped up her collegiate career by finishing all 25 races she entered, setting the program record for starts and finishes … Totaled 14 top-20 results, seven top-10 finishes and three podiums in her four-year career at DU … Commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force in spring 2025 after spending all four years in college in ROTC.

2023: Served as a team captain ... Began the year with a season-best ninth-place finish in the Aquathlon Eliminator duel vs. Colorado Mesa on Sept. 2 on the DU campus (6:47.6 QF/6:44.2 SF/6:40.4 Consolation) … Was 27th on Sept. 17 at the Battle in the Fort Triathlon in Fort Worth, Texas, clocking in at 1:13:26 (12:28/38:04/21:05) … Scored for the Pioneers in 19th at the Black Hills Collegiate Cup on Oct. 1 at Belle Fourche Reservoir in South Dakota with a time of 1:04:43 (8:01/33:14/22:07) … Came in 25th at the Eastern Regional National Qualifier on Oct. 14 at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, with a time of 1:02:14 (10:55/29:35/19:51) … Placed 46th at the 2023 Collegiate National Championships on Nov. 11 in Tempe, Arizona, in a total time of 1:09:09.1 (11:32/35:30/21:08) … Took part in both spring National Development Races in Clermont, Fla., at the 2024 Clermont Challenge, finishing 42nd on March 2 with a time of 1:07:52 (11:35/33:03/21:03) and 34th on March 3 at 1:08:25 (12:01/33:37/20:48).

2022: Competed in all eight races during the year … Had three top-15 finishes and placed in the top 20 five times … Opened the campaign by coming in 11th with a time of 1:03:21.7 (5:49.8/34:22.4/22:00) at the Southern Hills Triathlon on Sept. 3 in Hot Springs, S.D. … Finished 22nd in 1:07:45 (10:42/33:40/21:16) at the Oktoberfest Sprint on Sept. 24 in Longmont, Colo. … Had the 20th-fastest individual time in 6:40 and helped Denver’s B Team to sixth place at the inaugural Mile High Relays on the DU campus on Sept. 25 … Placed 18th in the Western Regional National Qualifier, finishing in 1:06:27 (10:58/33:44/19:43) at the race in Stockton, Mo., on Oct. 14 … Registered her second career podium and third top-five result by placing third at the Cal Bearathlon in Berkeley, Calif., where she finished in under an hour at 59:54 (9:53/29:26/19:19) and posted a PR in the 750-meter swim in 9:53 … Came in 37th in a total time of 1:11:51 (11:07/39:32/19:37) at the Collegiate National Championships on Nov. 12 in Tempe, Ariz. … Spring 2023: Took part in two National Development Races at the Clermont Challenge in Clermont, Florida … Placed 29th with a time of 1:08:12 (12:22/31:04/20:54) on March 4, which featured the fastest true 20K bike of her career (31:04), and was 15th in the race on March 15 with a time of 1:06:37 (12:18/31:55/20:30).

2021: Had three top-10 finishes and one podium during her freshman campaign … Made her collegiate debut and led the Pioneers in scoring by placing 13th at the Pleasant Prairie Central National Qualifier in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., on Sept. 4 (1:04:40) … Recorded her first career podium in third place at the Oktoberfest Sprint in Longmont, Colo., on Sept. 19 (1:06:10) … Registered her second of three straight top-10 finishes by coming in sixth at the Smith Mountain Lake Eastern National Qualifier in Huddleston, Va., on Oct. 16 (1:03:51) … Placed 10th at the St. George Western National Qualifier in Hurricane, Utah, on Oct. 30 (1:09:05) … Earned All-American Honorable Mention accolades by coming in 19th at the Collegiate National Championships in Tempe, Ariz., on Nov. 13 (1:08:45) … During the spring season at the Clermont Challenge in Clermont, Fla., placed 10th among D-I athletes in the national development race on March 5 (1:05:07) and fifth in the super sprint D-I race on March 6 (33:56).
 
Other: Came in sixth at the 2022 Junior Elite National Championships in West Chester, Ohio, on July 30.
 
Before Denver: Posted a 1:10:12 at the 2021 Age Group Nationals sprint triathlon in Milwaukee, Wis. … Competed in varsity cross country, swim and track all four years of high school … Competed for Kettering City Swim Team throughout high school … Member of Bellbrook’s state cross country team in her first two years and captained all three programs she participated in in her senior year.
 
Personal: Has two sisters, with the older one also competing in NCAA triathlon ... Chose DU for its academic programs, triathlon program and the proximity to outdoor activities in Denver … Plans to join the Air Force after college … Enjoys reading, hiking, playing chess and spending time with friends and family … Likes country music and watching football … Favorite movie is Facing the Giants … National Merit Finalist during senior year of high school
 
Why DU: “I chose the University of Denver for its great academic programs and its proximity to outdoor activities.”
 
Why Triathlon: “I love Triathlon because it combines three sports that I really enjoy and has an incredible team environment.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

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  • 2022Sophomore

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    2023Junior

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  • 2024Senior

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