University of Denver Athletics

Awards & Honors
2023 All-American Honorable Mention
2023 East All-Region Team
2023 CTCA Division I Scholar All-American First Team
2024 CTCA Division I Scholar All-American Honorable Mention

Collegiate Career Breakdown
Races Entered: 8
Races Finished: 8
Best Finish: 1st (2x, Last: Clermont Challenge U25 National Development Race, Clermont, Fla., 3/1/25)
Top 20: 7
Top 10: 4
Top 5: 3
Podiums: 2
Wins: 2
 
Collegiate Personal Records
750m Swim: 9:27 (Western Regional Championships, Sprinfield, Mo., 10/12/24)
375m Swim: ---
20K Bike: 30:49 (Collegiate National Championship, Clermont, Fla., 11/9/24)
10K Bike: ---
5K Run: 17:23 (Clermont Challenge U25 National Development Race, Clermont, Fla., 3/1/25)
2.5K Run: ---

2024: Began the campaign with a 19th place finish in 1:05:13 (9:52/34:54/18:48) at the Battle in the Fort Collegiate Cup in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sept. 29 … Posted her best result of the regular season on Oct. 12 at the Western Regional Championships in Springfield, Mo., by picking up a PR in the 750-meter swim and placing 13th overall in 1:04:34 (9:27/33:03/20:21) … Competed at her second Collegiate National Championships and finished 28th in 1:01:37 (9:46/30:49/19:29) … Registered a new PR in the 20K bike at Nationals ... Did not race in the Southern Hills Triathlon Super Sprint in Hot Springs, S.D., on Aug. 31 while competing at the Canadian National Championships … Earned her second career win and first in a sprint distance in spring 2025, winning the first Clermont Challenge National Development U25 Race on March 1 in 1:02:42 (10:44/32:30/17:23) after posting her fastest 5K run … Was eighth in the U23 race and third behind teammate Beatrice Normand in the U20 junior standings at the Canadian National Championships … Transferred to Arizona State following the spring season.

2023: Placed in the top 20 in all four races, including in the top 10 in each of the first three events … Won her collegiate racing debut by leading the Pioneers in first place in the Aquathlon Eliminator duel vs. Colorado Mesa on Sept. 2 on the DU campus (6:20.2 QF/6:22.3 SF/5:55.9 F) … Posted the second-fastest time in the first two rounds of the eliminator before running the only sub-six-minute time of the day in 5:55.9 in the final … Also recorded the fastest run split in the race in the final (3:08.4) … Became the first Denver freshman to win her NCAA debut race … Led Denver with a seventh-place finish at the Battle in the Fort Triathlon in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sept. 17 with a time of 1:09:34 (10:49/37:39/19:31) … Joined Elizabeth Harita (2022) as the only Pioneers to record a pair of top-10 finishes in their first two career races … Did not race at the Black Hills Collegiate Cup on Oct. 1 at Belle Fourche Reservoir in South Dakota due to illness … Came in fifth at the Eastern Regional National Qualifier on Oct. 14 at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, posting a time of 58:38.8 (10:04/28:43/18:09) for her first career top-five finish in a full triathlon … Placed 16th among Division-I athletes at the Collegiate National Championships on Nov. 11 in Tempe, Arizona … Named an All-American Honorable Mention and was DU’s second scorer after finishing in 1:05:29.4 (10:36/34:10/19:49) … Posted her fastest 20K bike time of the season at 34:10 in her debut at Nationals ... Did not race in the spring races at the Clermont Challenge in Clermont, Fla., on March 2-3 due to an illness.

Before Denver: Named the Ontario Female Junior Triathlete of the Year in 2022 … Came in seventh in the junior category and 14th overall at the 2022 Canadian sprint national championships … Made Team Ontario for the 2022 Canada Summer Games and was the top athlete for the province in the sprint (ninth place) and super sprint (10th place) races … Helped Team Ontario to a bronze medal in the mixed team relay at the Canada Games … Also competed for Canadian Cross Training Club, while running with Physi-Kult Kingston and swimming with the Kingston Sharks clubs … Placed fifth in 2023 Clermont Challenge National Development Race on March 4, 2023 … Spring 2022 PRs include 4:32.46 in 1500-meter run and 2:13.51 in the 800 meters at the Ontario High School Championship, placing second in both races … In fall 2022, swam 2:13.81 in 200-meter freestyle (short course).
 
Personal: Father competed for Canada at the 1994 Triathlon World Championships in New Zealand … Intends to enroll in ecology and biodiversity at DU and interested in following a path in environmental science to help combat against growing environmental issues … Received academic awards for top class averages in grades 9-11 … Part of the Athletic Council at her high school, which runs events, tournaments and intramurals for the school … Helped with a shoe collection and donation program at her school as well … Also likes hiking in addition to swimming, biking and running.
 
Why DU: “I chose the University of Denver because the combination of a welcoming school culture and strong academics. The supportive and elite training environment placed DU above and beyond other institutions. I know I will be supported in chasing my goals at the University of Denver, and I couldn’t see myself anywhere else.”
 
Why Triathlon: “There are so many aspects of triathlon that have caused me to fall in love with the sport. From the diverse, multi-sport training to the supportive community in which I have met so many amazing people, triathlon is my home.”

Coach Barbara Perkins’ Take: “She comes from both a very strong swimming and running background. She exploded on the triathlon scene during the COVID years and has already seen a lot of success in the short period of time she’s been a triathlete. She qualified for the Canadian Summer Games this past summer, which is a prestigious honor, and she was named the Female Junior Triathlete of the Year by TriOntario. Not only is she an outstanding athlete, but she’s very driven in the classroom and has huge goals for herself in her future career. Alex fit in immediately with our team and is exactly the type of athlete I’m looking for to join us and help take us to the next level. I can’t wait to see what she does at Denver and beyond.”