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2024 Women's Triathlon Roster

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University of Denver Athletics
University of Denver Athletics
University of Denver Athletics
PETER VANDER STOEP

Olivia Ebenstein

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Ward Melville H.S.
  • Hometown East Setauket, New York

Biography

Awards & Honors
2x All-American Second Team (2021, 2022)
2x CTCA Division I Scholar All-American Honorable Mention (2021, 2024)
Team Captain (2024)
 
Collegiate Career Breakdown
Races Entered: 23
Races Finished: 22
Best Finish: 3rd (Southern Hills Super Sprint, Hot Springs, S.D., 8/31/24)
Top 20: 17
Top 10: 10
Top 5: 3
Podiums: 1
Wins: 0
 
Collegiate Personal Records
750m Swim: 9:12 (800m, Oktoberfest Sprint, Longmont, Colo., 09/24/22)
375m Swim: 5:05.6 (400m, The Southern Hills Triathlon, Hot Springs, S.D., 9/3/22)
20K Bike: 30:57 (Clermont Challenge U25 Development, Clermont, Fla., 3/4/23)
10K Bike: 11:51 (Clermont Challenge Collegiate, Clermont, Fla., 3/6/22)
5K Run: 19:21 (4.91K, Western National Qualifier, Stockton, Mo., 10/15/22)
2.5K Run: 9:25 (Southern Hills Super Sprint, Hot Springs, S.D., 8/31/24)

School Records
Career Top-10 Finishes (10)

2024: Served as a team captain and began her senior season with her first career podium by placing in third place at the Southern Hills Triathlon Super Sprint on Aug. 31 in Hot Springs, S.D. … Posted a time of 32:47 (5:46/17:02/9:25) for her third career top-five finish and best result since placing fourth in the 2021 Oktoberfest Sprint as a freshman … Was 31st in 1:07:19 (10:05/35:21/20:18) at the Battle in the Fort Collegiate Cup on Sept. 29 in Fort Worth, Texas … Timed in at 1:08:21 (10:16/35:59/20:18) and finished 26th at the Western Regional Championships on Oct. 12 in Springfield, Mo. … Represented Denver at a fourth-straight Collegiate National Championships and finished 34th on Nov. 9 in Clermont, Fla., by clocking in at 1:01:59 (9:52/30:44/19:44) … Did not race in the 2025 spring season … Will run track and cross country at New York University in 2025-26 while working on her graduate degree … Finished her collegiate triathlon career with 17 top-20 finishes and leaves with her 10 top-10 finishes being the program record … Also had three top-five results while finishing 22-of-23 races.

2023: Recorded four top top-10 finishes and placed in the top 15 in in five of the six races in 2023-24, including finishing the academic year with her second career top five in the spring at the Clermont Challenge … Came in seventh in the Aquathlon Eliminator duel vs. Colorado Mesa to begin the season on Sept. 2 on the DU campus (6:31.1 QF/6:24.4 SF/6:39.2 F) … Was DU’s second scorer in 12th with a time of 1:10:2 at the Battle in the Fort Triathlon in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sept. 17 (11:23/37:02/20:00) … Was the third Denver finisher and ninth overall with a time of 1:01:42.4 at the Black Hills Collegiate Cup at Belle Fourche Reservoir in South Dakota on Oct. 1 (6:55.4/32:32.2/21:19) … Picked up her second consecutive and third top-10 placement of the season by coming in ninth with a sub-hour time of 59:21.8 (10:08/28:41/18:56) at the Eastern Regional National Qualifier on Oct. 14 at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia … It was her third career top-10 finish at a regional race … Wrapped up the fall regular season by posting a time of 1:07:28.4 and placing 34th at the 2023 Collegiate National Championships on Nov. 11 in Tempe, Arizona (10:41/34:52/21:02) … Placed fifth in the Clermont Challenge National Development Race on March 2 in Clermont, Fla., clocking in at 1:03:48 (10:44/31:47/19:32) for her first top five since coming in fourth at the 2021 Oktoberfest Sprint.

2022: Had three top-10 finishes and placed in the top 15 in all six races she participated in in 2022-23 … Opened the campaign with a top-10 finish at the Southern Hills Triathlon on Sept. 3 in Hot Springs, S.D., placing sixth in 1:02:16.7 (5:05.6/33:16.2/23:08.0) and helping Denver win the team event … Was 13th at the Oktoberfest Sprint on Sept. 24 in Longmont, Colo., finishing in 1:04:12 (9:12/32:10/21:19) and recording her fastest career 750-meter swim (9:12) … Had the 14th-fastest individual time in 6:20 and helped Denver’s B Team to sixth place at the inaugural Mile High Relays on the DU campus on Sept. 25 … Placed eighth at the Western Regional National Qualifier on Oct. 14 in Stockton, Mo., finishing in 1:02:42 (9:52/31:54/19:21) and recording a new college PR in the 5K run (19:21) … Did not start the Cal Bearathlon on Oct. 30 in Berkeley, Calif., due to an illness … Earned Second-Team All-American honors and was DU’s top finisher in 11th at the Collegiate National Championships, finishing in 1:05:55 (13:45/34:46/19:46) on Nov. 12 in Tempe, Ariz. … Spring 2023: Competed in the National Development Race at the Clermont Challenge in Clermont, Fla., on March 4, placing ninth in 1:03:51 (10:53/30:57/20:15) and recording her fastest 20K bike time of her career (30:57).

2021: Raced in all five events during the regular season and finished with two top-10 results … Made her collegiate debut with DU and finished 14th at the Pleasant Prairie Central National Qualifier in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., on Sept. 4 (1:05:07) … Earned her first career top five in fourth place at the Oktoberfest Sprint in Longmont, Colo., on Sept. 19 (1:06:26) … Placed 10th at the Smith Mountain Lake Eastern National Qualifier in Huddleston, Va., on Oct. 16, helping Denver win the team title (1:04:04) … Was 41st at the St. George Western National Qualifier in Hurricane, Utah, on Oct. 30 (1:21:54) … Earned second-team All-American honors after coming in 13th at the Collegiate National Championships in Tempe, Ariz., on Nov. 13 (1:08:02) … In the spring, was 16th in the national development race at the Clermont Challenge on March 5 in Clermont, Fla. (1:06:00) … Had a planned DNF in the D-I super sprint collegiate race at the Clermont Challenge on March 6, not participating in the run.
 
Other: Placed ninth at the East Coast Triathlon Festival on May 1 in Richmond, Va., which served as the qualifying race for Team USA for the World Triathlon Junior Championship.
 
Before Denver: Previously competed for Ironfit Endurance Club … New York State Scholar Athlete in all four years of her high school career … 2019 New York State qualifier in cross country … Two-time USA Triathlon All-American … Four-time Junior Elite Triathlon National Championship qualifier.
 
Personal: Chose DU for its variety of academic and athletic opportunities in addition to its ideal location … Also enjoys hiking, skiing, snowshoeing and mountain biking … Volunteer EMT and ambulance driver for Port Jeff EMS Corps on Long Island … Favorite sports to watch are F1 racing, swimming and World Triathlon races … Loves rap music … Wants to continue to pursue triathlons after college with long-distance races and possibly go to medical school.
 
Why DU: “The opportunity to train with an amazing group of girls in an incredible location, all while being a D-I athlete and furthering my academic career.”
 
Why Triathlon: “I love the ability to push myself in all three disciplines. This sport has taken me all over the country and has given me so many opportunities. I love being outside and pushing myself to my limit.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

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  • 2022Sophomore

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  • 2023Junior

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    2024Senior

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