Kirsten Kasper

She was a cross country runner for the Georgetown Hoyas.^[2]

She won world championship gold in the mixed relay.^[3]

Kasper won her first World Cup event in Salinas, Ecuador.^[4]

Kasper finished 4th in the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Series rankings by virtue of a 4th-place finish in the Finale.^[5] This final ranking was highlighted by her first WTS podium, a third in Yokohama.^[6]