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2025-26 Triathlon Roster

Kaia Merrill

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Salt Lake City, Utah
  • High School Skyline
  • Prev School Arizona State

Biography



As a Freshman (2024-25 @ Arizona State): Competed in four NCAA races… Placed tenth in the Mt. Shasta Tinman in her first draft legal race… Was 58th at the Battle in the Fort (1:16.15), an event CMU competed in… Went on to compete at the Clermont Draft Legal Triathlon in Florida and the Texas Triathlon Festival in the spring of 2025… Posted a 3.69 GPA in her time at ASU.

Prep: 2024 graduate of Skyline High School… Lettered in cross country, track and swimming and was a part of the National Honor Society… Coached by Tom Potter and Deni Coulam… Was the captain of the Eagles’ cross country season as a sophomore, junior and senior… Completed at the state track meet three times and at the state cross country meet as a senior.

Personal: Is majoring in exercise science… Aspires for a career in emergency medicine or a paramedic… Daughter of Jason and Summer Merrill… Has three younger siblings— Indie, Drake and Gavin… Hobbies are swimming, biking, running, hiking and hanging out with friends.

Why I Chose CMU: “I chose CMU because of its location in Colorado, school size, educational opportunities, and because it has an amazing triathlon program and team culture.”