Overall Career Honors
- CTCA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American (2025)
2025-26: Competed in all seven of the Mavericks’ events throughout the year, including all five fall events… Finished 93
rd overall and 26
th amongst Division II triathletes at the Women’s Collegiate Triathlon National Championships… Was 58
th overall and 24
th in Division II at the West Regional Championships… Led the Mavericks with a 37
th place finish in the season-opening Southern Hills Cup… Finished 52
nd at the Desert’s Edge Cup and 17
th at the Prairie State Cup… Finished second in both the Virtual Super Sprint Invitational and Maverick Aquathlon during the spring exhibition events while helping lead the Mavericks to wins in both events… Was tabbed as a CTCA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American.
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.”
