Team(s): Paratriathlon National Team
Hometown: Ridgefield, Conn.
Resides: Ridgefield, Conn.
College: Marymount
Height: 5-4
Weight: 110
Birthdate: 6/24/1966 (46)
Birthplace: Englewood, N.J.
Triathlon Career: Member of the 2012 USA Paratriathlon National Team • Captured five straight USA Paratriathlon national titles in the TRI-4 category in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 • Won the women’s TRI-4 2012 ITU Paraduathlon World Championships title in Nancy, France • Winner of the women’s TRI-4 title at the 2012 USA Paratriathlon National Championship in Austin, Texas • Claimed the women’s TRI-4 win at the 2012 USA Paraduathlon National Championship in Oro Valley, Ariz. • Placed fourth in the TRI-4 category at the 2011 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in Beijing, China • Winner of the TRI-4 national title at the 2011 Accenture USA Paratriathlon National Championship in New York City • Finished fifth at the 2010 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships • Won her first race as a paratriathlete at the 2008 Accenture USA Paratriathlon National Championship nearly one year to the day after she was hit by a van on a training ride • The accident nearly took her life and cost her the use of her arm • Her 2009 performance in New York would have placed eighth overall in her age group • Was the top paratriathlon finisher at the 2010 Florida Ironman 70.3 and at the 2009 Chicago Triathlon • Completed a number of triathlons before her accident.
Athletic Background: Competed a gymnast.
