University of Denver Athletics

Awards & Honors
2023 D-I Individual National Champion
2x All-American First Team (2023, 2024)
2023 D-I Freshman of the Year
2023 East Region Champion
2024 West All-Region Team
2023 East All-Region Team
2023 East All-Region D-I Top Freshman
2x CTCA Division I Scholar All-American First Team (2023, 2024)
Team MVP (2023)
Team Captain (2025)

Collegiate Career Breakdown
Races Entered: 10
Races Finished: 10
Best Finish: 1st (Last: Clermont Challenge U25 National Development Race, Clermont, Fla., 3/2/25)
Top 20: 9
Top 10: 8
Top 5: 7
Podiums: 6
Wins: 3
 
Collegiate Personal Records
750m Swim: 9:25 (Western Regional Championships, Springfield, Mo., 10/12/24)
375m Swim: ---
20K Bike: 32:21 (Collegiate National Championships, Clermont, Fla., 11/9/24)
10K Bike: ---
5K Run: 17:06 (Eastern Regionals, Smith Mountain Lake, Va., 10/14/23)
2.5K Run: ---

School Records
Career Wins - 3 (through 2024 season)
Career Podiums - 7 (through 2024 season)
Career Top-5 Finishes - 7 (through 2024 season)
Wins in a Season - 2 (2023-24)
Podiums in a Season - 4 (2023-24, tied record)
Top-5 Finishes in a Season - 4 (2023-24, tied record)
Fastest 5K Run - 17:06 (Eastern Regional Championships, Smith Mountain Lake, Va., 10/14/23)

2025: Named a team captain prior to the season.
 
2024: Recorded four top-10 results and three podium finishes in six total races … Became Denver’s first repeat first-team All-American by placing seventh at the Collegiate National Championships in Clermont, Fla., on Nov. 9 … After being 40th following the swim, climbed through the field by posting the fastest bike time of her career to earn a top-10 finish at nationals with a total time of 59:56 (10:05/30:34/17:43) … Recorded a PR in the swim to help her earn a podium spot in third place and All-Region honors at the Western Regional Championships on Oct. 12 in Springfield, Mo., registering a time 1:02:49 (9:25/33:05/18:39) … Made her season debut at the Battle in the Fort Collegiate Cup in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sept. 29 and came in 21st at 1:05:46 (9:47/34:22/20:04) … Did not race in the season-opening Southern Hills Triathlon Super Sprint on Aug. 31 while competing at the Canadian National Championships … In spring 2025, placed second in the National Development Under-25 race at the Clermont Challenge on March 1 by clocking in at 1:02:56 (11:16/32:02/17:43) … Won the second NDR U-25 event the following day at the Clermont Challenge on March 2 in 1:02:36 (10:36/31:52/17:59) … Finished the spring season by coming in 13th overall at the Americas Triathlon Cup Miami event on March 28, posting a time of 56:40 (10:11/27:28/18:01) in a race that featured high winds at Homestead-Miami Speedway … Defended her Canadian U23 National Championship on Sept. 27 in Montreal, Quebec ... Competed in the Olympic distance at the U23 World Championships on Oct. 17 in Spain in Torremolinos-Andalucia, finishing 24th … Came in 14th in the Mixed U23-Junior Relays at Worlds ... Placed 19th at the World Triathlon Cup in Valencia, Spain, on Sept. 14.

2023: Posted two wins and three podium finishes in three collegiate fall races and won the individual national championship on Nov. 11 in Tempe, Arizona … Is the first DU triathlete to win a national championship and became the 128th student-athlete in Denver Athletics history to win an individual national title … Finished her debut at the Collegiate National Championships in 1:03:22.6 (10:29/34:15/17:46), winning by 10 seconds over second-place Naomi Ruff of Arizona State (1:03:32.6) … Named the National Freshman of the Year from her performance at the national championships and also earned First Team All-American honors—the first such awards in Denver history … Made her collegiate debut with a second-place finish at the Black Hills Collegiate Cup at Belle Fourche Reservoir in South Dakota on Oct. 1 in a time of 59:15.4 (7:01.8/32:20.9/18:53) … The runner-up performance was the best ever by a DU triathlete making their NCAA debut in a full sprint race, and she joined Elizabeth Harita (third place, Southern Hills Triathlon, Sept. 3, 2022) as the only freshmen to reach the podium in their first full triathlon … Won the Eastern Regional National Qualifier on Oct. 14 at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, in 57:29.1 (10:01/28:44/17:06) to become the first Denver triathlete to finish first at a regional event … Joined Freya McKinley (two wins, 2021-2022) as the only individual Pioneers to win a full triathlon race and became the first person in school history to place on the podium in each of her first four career races after also reaching the stage in the spring … Posted the fastest swim (10:01-tied) and run splits (17:06) at the Eastern Regional and had the eighth-fastest bike time among D-I athletes (28:44, 18.5K) … Did not race in the Aquathlon Eliminator duel vs. Colorado Mesa on Sept. 2 on the DU campus, as she raced the same day at the Americas Triathlon Championships in Veracruz, Mexico, placing 20th overall and sixth among under-23 women … Did not race at the Battle in the Fort Triathlon in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sept. 17 in preparation for the World Triathlon Championships Finals in Pontevedra, Spain, on Sept. 24, where she finished 26th overall in the under-23 women category … Took part in one spring college event, racing in the National Development Race at the 2024 Clermont Challenge on March 2 in Clermont, Fla., and placed second with a time of 1:03:05 (10:18/32:15/18:47).

Before Denver: Won the 2023 World Triathlon Championship Series Grand Prix in Montreal on June 24 … Competed in four Americas Triathlon Cup races in spring 2022, finishing in the top 20 in each event and posting a career-best finish in sixth in the Sarasota, Florida, race on March 11 … Finished 14th in the Americas Cup race in St. Peters, Missouri, on April 15, 2022 … Was 16th in La Habana, Cuba, race on Feb. 26 and 18th in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on May 13 … Placed ninth in the Pan-American Junior Championship in Uruguay in October 2022 … Came in ninth at the 2022 Junior European Cup in Portugal … Placed 14th in the 2022 Americas Cup in Stockton, Missouri … Finished 34th in the 2021 Junior World Championship in Portugal … Member of the Velox Triathlon club (formerly Triathlon Hippocampe) from 2020-2022, Lapraicycle Desjardins and Velo 2020 cycling clubs during junior years … Swam for Club de Natation Samak for 10 years … PRs: 2:10 in 200-meter swim freestyle, 9:45 in 800 swim freestyle, 17:14 in 5K run, 4:41 in 1500-meter run.
 
Personal: Previously attended college at Cegep Édouard Montpetit in Longueuil, Quebec … Intends to major in mechanical engineering at DU and wants to become an engineer and have a positive impact on the environment … Professionally, wants to compete in triathlons on the international stage and at the Olympics … Also enjoys spending time outdoors, hiking, camping and photography ... Brother is a cyclist in Europe and has represented Canada in some international races … Is a cycling coach during the summer for her local club … Swam competitively for 10 years and reached the national level.
 
Why DU: “I chose Denver mainly for its atmosphere and its triathlon program. The coach, Barbara, is super welcoming and the team has values that are really close to mine. Also, during my visit, Denver felt like a familiar place, even if it was the first time I visited.”

Why Triathlon: "Having done all of the three sports that compose triathlon at some point in my life, triathlon was the perfect compromise. I reach a point in my life where racing seasons were at the same time in two sports, that’s when I reconsidered stating triathlon, knowing I could continue doing all the sports I like."

Coach Barbara Perkins' Take: “Maïra is going to continue to elevate this program. She is coming off a very successful summer season where she won the Senior Canadian National Championships. Not only is Maïra an incredible racer, she speaks multiple languages, has a great sense of humor and is going to add to our team dynamic.”