Colorado Mesa University Athletics

Prep: Was homeschooled… Joined the Endorphin Fitness triathlon training team in 2022 and started racing in the Junior Elite Triathlon series in 2024… Finished 33^rd at the 2024 USA Triathlon Junior Elite National Championships… Finished 25^th at the Jenny Lee Tri Cup… Was ranked 16^th in the Junior Girls (16-17) Age Group by USA Triathlon… Also finished 20^th at the NICA Eastern Mountain Bike Regionals.

Personal: Will major in business and psychology as a launching point for an aspiration of earning a master’s degree in education… Wants to combine her entrepreneurial interests and curiosity about how people learn and how to best support developing minds through their school years… Daughter of Janet Aardema and Daniel Gagnon… Has three younger siblings— Joren, Elletta and Beckett… Enjoys all disciplines of cycling, crafting with fiber and wood, cooking, collaging and being outside… Started competitive swimming at the age of nine and started mountain biking at 13 before getting into triathlon.

Why I Chose CMU: “I chose CMU for the close relationships between students and professors, ecological diversity, and triathlon team.”