As an athlete, I have an extensive background in Track and Field - competing in Division I Track and Field at Brigham Young University as a jumper and sprinter. At the completion of my collegiate career, I transitioned into road running. I spent several years being a mother to four incredible sons before tackling the marathons. I was fortunate enough to be able to run the Boston Marathon in 2011 and 2014. It was after the 2011 Boston Marathon that I realized I wanted something more - more powerful, more exciting, more exhilarating. This is when I found Triathlon! I began competing in sprint, olympic and half ironman distances and haven't looked back! I qualified for and competed in my first ITU World Age Group Draft Legal Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands in Sept, 2017. I was selected to be a brand ambassador and part of Team JL Velo and MDrive for 2018. I was also selected as an Ambassador for USA Triathlon for the 2017-2018 year where I will be able to share my story and promote the sport that has given so much life, health and love to me and my family.

As a Coach, I have been involved in coaching Track and Field for 25 years. Twenty three of those years, I have served as head coach. During my tenure as a Head Coach, my team grew from 50 athletes to over 200 athletes - winning multiple league, district and regional titles. We had several top 5 team finishes as well as multiple individual State Champions in the State of Washington. While serving as head coach, I worked with Alexa Efraimson, a middle distance runner who was fortunate to sign a contract with NIKE her junior year.

In 2016, I began and successfully completed the course work for the Level 1 USA Triathlon certification and in 2017 joined the TriDot coaching staff. My areas of coaching expertise include: Sprint, Olympic, 70.3 Ironman distance, biking, running and the psychology of sport and competition.