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{{Short description|American track cyclist}}
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'''Mandy Marquardt''' (born {{birth date|1991|08|07|df=y}}) is an American female Sprint [[Track cycling|track cyclist]], representing the United States and Team Novo Nordisk, the world's first-all diabetes professional cycling team. Marquardt was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 16. Marquardt is an 22-time U.S National Champion,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marquardt Wins Four National Titles at U.S Track National Championships - Team Novo Nordisk|url=https://www.teamnovonordisk.com/blog/marquardt-wins-four-national-titles-at-u-s-track-national-championships/|access-date=2021-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref> 3-time U.S National Record Holder in the 500m, 1&nbsp;km and Team Sprint.<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Records|url=https://usacycling.org/resources/national-champions-records/national-records|access-date=2021-03-22|website=USA Cycling|language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Mandy Marquardt''' (born August 7, 1991) is an American female Sprint [[Track cycling|track cyclist]], representing the United States and Team Novo Nordisk, the world's first-all diabetes professional cycling team. Marquardt was diagnosed with [[type 1 diabetes]] at the age of 16. Marquardt is an 27-time U.S. National Champion,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marquardt Wins Four National Titles at U.S Track National Championships - Team Novo Nordisk|url=https://www.teamnovonordisk.com/blog/marquardt-wins-four-national-titles-at-u-s-track-national-championships/|access-date=2021-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref> 4-time U.S. National Record Holder in the Standing 500m Time Trial, Standing 1&nbsp;km Time Trial, Team Sprint (2-rider) and Team Sprint (3-rider) .<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Records|url=https://usacycling.org/resources/national-champions-records/national-records|access-date=2021-03-22|website=USA Cycling|language=en-US}}</ref>

She defended her title in the Time Trial<ref>{{Cite web |title=Results for 2023 USA Cycling Junior, Elite and Para Track National Championships - USA Cycling |url=https://legacy.usacycling.org/results/index.php?year=2023&id=9692 |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=legacy.usacycling.org}}</ref> and won the gold in the [[Keirin]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Results for 2023 USA Cycling Junior, Elite and Para Track National Championships - USA Cycling |url=https://legacy.usacycling.org/results/index.php?year=2023&id=9692 |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=legacy.usacycling.org}}</ref> at the 2023 [[United States National Track Championships]] held at [[VELO Sports Center]]. Marquardt has won the gold in the 500m Time Trial for the last seven years, starting in 2016. (The 2020 U.S. Track Nationals were canceled due to the pandemic.)

Marquardt was named to the [https://usacycling.org/article/usa-cycling-names-2023-national-team 2023 USA National Team]. She [https://usacycling.org/article/olympic-qualifying-continues-at-track-pan-american-continental-championships-june-14-18 represented the United States] at the Track Pan American Continental Championships, in [[San Juan, Argentina]] where she won the silver in the Time Trial<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canada reaches eight gold medals in San Juan Pan American &#124; COPACI |url=https://www.copaci.org/en/canada-reaches-eight-gold-medals-in-san-juan-pan-american/ |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=www.copaci.org}}</ref> and bronze in the Team Sprint.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-08 |title=Mandy Marquardt wins silver and bronze and sets new national records at Pan American Championships - Team Novo Nordisk |url=https://www.teamnovonordisk.com/blog/mandy-marquardt-wins-silver-and-bronze-and-sets-new-national-records-at-pan-american-championships/ |access-date=2023-07-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Marquardt was named to the 2023 USA Track Team<ref>{{Cite web |title=USA Cycling Announces 2023 Track World Championship… |url=https://usacycling.org/article/usa-cycling-announces-2023-track-world-championship-teams |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=USA Cycling |language=en-US}}</ref> that competed at the [[2023 UCI Cycling World Championships]] in [[Glasgow]], Scotland.

Marquardt is married to 10-time National Champion [[Jamie Alvord]]. The pair met in 2010 when they both raced at the velodrome near [[Trexlertown, Pennsylvania|Trexlertown]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Marquardt and Alvord represented the United States at the Pan American Track Cycling Championships in [[Lima]], [[Peru]].<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Jackie Tyson |date=2022-08-08 |title=US track champions to celebrate matrimony at Pan Am Championships |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/us-track-champions-celebrate-matrimony-at-pan-am-championships/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}}</ref>


Marquardt was named to the 2020 Olympic Long Team for track cycling by [[USA Cycling]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Olympic Long Team Announced for Mountain Bike, Road, &…|url=https://usacycling.org/article/2020-olympic-long-team-announced-for-mountain-bike-road-track|access-date=2021-03-22|website=USA Cycling|language=en-US}}</ref>
Marquardt was named to the 2020 Olympic Long Team for track cycling by [[USA Cycling]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olympic Long Team Announced for Mountain Bike, Road, &… |url=https://usacycling.org/article/2020-olympic-long-team-announced-for-mountain-bike-road-track |access-date=2021-03-22 |website=USA Cycling |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Born in [[Mannheim]], [[Germany]], in August 1991, Mandy Marquardt moved with her mother and father to [[Plantation, Florida|Plantation]], Florida, when she was six years old.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Tomasino|first=Amy Unger, Photography by Andrew|date=2021-01-09|title=Get to Know Mandy Marquardt, Professional Track Sprint Cyclist Living in Upper Macungie|url=https://lehighvalleystyle.com/enwiki/api/content/640a2b50-3be3-11eb-b758-1244d5f7c7c6/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Lehigh Valley Style|language=en-us}}</ref> After playing tennis, swimming and showing an interest in triathlons, she began cycling on the track at the age of 10 at The Brian Piccolo Velodrome.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-12-02|title=Mandy Marquardt: Redefining Diabetes Through Racing|url=https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/mandy-marquardt-redefining-diabetes-through-racing-676174/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Diabetes Daily|language=en-US}}</ref> A year later, she won her first two gold medals at the 2003 U.S. Junior Women’s 10-12 Road National Championships in Texas.<ref name=":0" />
Born in [[Mannheim]], [[Germany]], in August 1991, Mandy Marquardt moved with her mother and father to [[Plantation, Florida]], when she was six years old.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Tomasino|first=Amy Unger, Photography by Andrew|date=2021-01-09|title=Get to Know Mandy Marquardt, Professional Track Sprint Cyclist Living in Upper Macungie|url=https://lehighvalleystyle.com/enwiki/api/content/640a2b50-3be3-11eb-b758-1244d5f7c7c6/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Lehigh Valley Style|language=en-us}}</ref> After playing tennis, swimming and showing an interest in triathlons, she began cycling on the track at the age of 10 at the [[Velodrome]] at the [[Brian Piccolo Park]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-12-02|title=Mandy Marquardt: Redefining Diabetes Through Racing|url=https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/mandy-marquardt-redefining-diabetes-through-racing-676174/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Diabetes Daily|language=en-US}}</ref> A year later, she won her first two gold medals at the 2003 U.S. Junior Women's 10-12 Road National Championships in Texas.<ref name=":0" />


Marquardt continued to race both the road and track discipline for years. At the age of 15, she moved to Germany to live with her father and to race on the European circuit.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Mandy Marquardt: The Olympic hopeful redefining diabetes|url=https://tokyo2020.org/en/news/mandy-marquardt-the-olympic-hopeful-redefining-diabetes|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Tokyo 2020|language=en-US}}</ref> One year later, she won a bronze medal in the 500m time trial at the German Junior National Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-27|title=Mandy Marquardt & Team Novo Nordisk - providing a platform for elite athletes with type 1 diabetes|url=https://wattbike.com/us/blog/mandy-marquardt-elite-athletes-type-1-diabetes|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Wattbike|language=en}}</ref>
Marquardt continued to race both the road and track discipline for years. At the age of 15, she moved to Germany to live with her father and to race on the European circuit.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Mandy Marquardt: The Olympic hopeful redefining diabetes|url=https://tokyo2020.org/en/news/mandy-marquardt-the-olympic-hopeful-redefining-diabetes|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Tokyo 2020|language=en-US}}</ref> One year later, she won a bronze medal in the 500m time trial at the German Junior National Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-27|title=Mandy Marquardt & Team Novo Nordisk - providing a platform for elite athletes with type 1 diabetes|url=https://wattbike.com/us/blog/mandy-marquardt-elite-athletes-type-1-diabetes|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Wattbike|language=en}}</ref>


At the end of year testing in Germany, Marquardt was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 16. A doctor told her that she would never be able to compete at a high level at her sport again.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brodsky|first=Samantha|date=2020-05-29|title=Olympic Hopeful Mandy Marquardt Was Told Diabetes Would Hold Her Back — Look at Her Now|url=https://www.popsugar.com/node/47489857|access-date=2021-03-22|website=POPSUGAR Fitness|language=en-US}}</ref> After working with and learning from experts to manage her diabetes, she once again won the bronze medal in the 500m Time Trial at the German Junior National Championships.<ref name=":1" />
At the end of year testing in Germany, Marquardt was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 16. A doctor told her that she would never be able to compete at a high level at her sport again.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brodsky|first=Samantha|date=2020-05-29|title=Olympic Hopeful Mandy Marquardt Was Told Diabetes Would Hold Her Back — Look at Her Now|url=https://www.popsugar.com/node/47489857|access-date=2021-03-22|website=POPSUGAR Fitness|language=en-US}}</ref> After working with and learning from experts to manage her diabetes, she once again won the bronze medal in the 500m Time Trial at the German Junior National Championships.<ref name=":1" />


After moving back to Florida, Marquardt joined [[Team Novo Nordisk]] in 2010.<ref name=":2" /> That same year, she enrolled at [[Penn State Lehigh Valley]], where she eventually became a Campus Cycling Club coach and graduated with a degree in Business Management and Marketing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=18-Time U.S. National Champion cyclist began career in Lehigh Valley|url=https://www.lehighvalleymadepossible.com/stories/18-time-u-s-national-champion-cyclist-began-career-in-lehigh-valley/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Made Possible in Lehigh Valley|language=en-US}}</ref>
After moving back to Florida, Marquardt joined [[Team Novo Nordisk]] in 2010.<ref name=":2" /> That same year, she enrolled at [[Penn State Lehigh Valley]], where she eventually became a Campus Cycling Club coach and graduated with a degree in Business Management and Marketing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=18-Time U.S. National Champion cyclist began career in Lehigh Valley|url=https://www.lehighvalleymadepossible.com/stories/18-time-u-s-national-champion-cyclist-began-career-in-lehigh-valley/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Made Possible in Lehigh Valley|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Major Results==
==Major results==
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Sources:<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Official Website - USA Cycling |url=https://legacy.usacycling.org/results/index.php?compid=200340 |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=legacy.usacycling.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Campeonato Panamericano de Pista 2022 |url=https://www.uci.org/competition-details/2022/PIS/68500 |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=UCI |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup |url=https://www.uci.org/competition-hub/2023-tissot-uci-track-nations-cup/5gdl5jImGRvRPHHgpNSwum?tab=races-results |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=www.uci.org |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Event Schedule |url=https://tracktiming.live/eventpage.php?EventId=23015 |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=tracktiming.live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Campeonato Panamericano de ciclismo en pista 2023, San Juan Argentina |url=https://panam2023.veloresults.com/ |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=panam2023.veloresults.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Juegos Panamericanos 2023 - Web Results |url=https://results-santiago2023.org/ |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=Juegos Panamericanos - Web Results |language=en}}</ref>
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:2nd Sprint, Champions of Sprint
:2nd Sprint, Champions of Sprint
:3rd Keirin, Keirin Revenge
:3rd Keirin, Keirin Revenge
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:2nd Keirin, Fastest Man on Wheels
:2nd Keirin, Fastest Man on Wheels
:2nd Sprint, US Sprint GP
:2nd Sprint, US Sprint GP
:3rd [[File:bronze medal blank.svg|15px]] Team Sprint, Pan American Track Championships (with [[Madalyn Godby]])
:3rd [[File:bronze medal blank.svg|15px]] Team Sprint, [[2016 Pan American Track Cycling Championships]] (with [[Madalyn Godby]])
:Festival of Speed
: Festival of Speed
::3rd Keirin
::3rd Keirin
::3rd Sprint
::3rd Sprint

;2017
;2017
:1st Sprint, Easter International Grand Prix
:1st Sprint, Easter International Grand Prix
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:1st Team Sprint, Fastest Man on Wheels (with [[Madalyn Godby]])
:1st Team Sprint, Fastest Man on Wheels (with [[Madalyn Godby]])
:1st Sprint, Keirin Cup / Madison Cup
:1st Sprint, Keirin Cup / Madison Cup

;2018
;2018
:1st 500m Time Trial, US National Championships
:1st [[File:MaillotUSA.PNG|20px]] 500m Time Trial, [[United States National Track Championships]]
:1st Sprint, U.S. Sprint Gran Prix
:1st Sprint, U.S. Sprint Gran Prix

;2019
;2019
:1st Sprint, US National Championships
:1st [[File:MaillotUSA.PNG|20px]] Sprint, [[United States National Track Championships]]
:1st Keirin, US National Championships
:1st [[File:MaillotUSA.PNG|20px]] Keirin, [[United States National Track Championships]]
:1st 500m Time Trial, US National Championships
:1st [[File:MaillotUSA.PNG|20px]] 500m Time Trial, [[United States National Track Championships]]
:1st Sprint, UCI C1 Fastest Woman on Wheels
:1st Sprint, UCI C1 Fastest Woman on Wheels
:3rd [[File:bronze medal blank.svg|15px]] Sprint, Pan American Track Championships
:3rd [[File:bronze medal blank.svg|15px]] Sprint, [[2019 Pan American Track Cycling Championships]]
:4th Sprint, Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Minsk, Belarus
:4th Sprint, [[2019–20 UCI Track Cycling World Cup]], Round 1 in Minsk, Belarus
;2021
{{palmares end}}
:1st [[File:MaillotUSA.PNG|20px]] Sprint, [[United States National Track Championships]]
:1st [[File:MaillotUSA.PNG|20px]] Keirin, [[United States National Track Championships]]
:1st [[File:MaillotUSA.PNG|20px]] 500m Time Trial, [[United States National Track Championships]]
:1st [[File:MaillotUSA.PNG|20px]] Team Sprint, [[United States National Track Championships]] with [[McKenna McKee]] and [[Allyson Wasielewski]]
:1st Sprint, UCI Fastest Man and Woman On Wheels, CL1
:1st Keirin, UCI Fastest Man and Woman On Wheels, CL1
:1st Sprint, UCI Festival of Speed, CL1
:1st Keirin, UCI Festival of Speed, CL1
:1st Sprint, UCI Tandemonium, CL1
:1st Keirin, UCI Tandemonium, CL1
;2022
:1st [[File:MaillotUSA.PNG|20px]] Sprint, [[United States National Track Championships]]
:1st [[File:MaillotUSA.PNG|20px]] 500m Time Trial, [[United States National Track Championships]]
:1st [[File:MaillotUSA.PNG|20px]] Team Sprint, [[United States National Track Championships]] with [[Annika Flannigan]] and [[Divya Verma]]
:2nd [[File:silver medal blank.svg|15px]] Keirin, [[United States National Track Championships]]
:2nd Sprint, UCI CL1 - T-Town Summer Games - US GP
:2nd Sprint, UCI CL1 - T-Town Summer Games - Discover Lehigh Valley GP
:2nd Sprint, UCI CL2 - T-Town Summer Games - Festival Of Speed
:3rd Keirin, UCI CL2 T-Town Summer Games - Festival Of Speed
:4th Keirin, UCI CL1 - T-Town Summer Games - US GP
:4th Keirin, UCI CL1 - T-Town Summer Games - Discover Lehigh Valley GP
:4th Team Sprint, [[Pan American Track Cycling Championships]] new national record with [[Kayla Hankins]], [[Keely Kortman]], and [[McKenna McKee]]
:4th Time Trial, [[Pan American Track Cycling Championships]]
;2023
:1st [[File:MaillotUSA.PNG|20px]] 500m Time Trial, [[United States National Track Championships]]
:1st [[File:MaillotUSA.PNG|20px]] Keirin, [[United States National Track Championships]]
:2nd [[File:silver medal blank.svg|15px]] Team Sprint, [[2023 Pan American Games]] with [[Keely Ainslie]] and [[Kayla Hankins]]
:2nd [[File:silver medal blank.svg|15px]] Sprint, [[United States National Track Championships]]
:2nd [[File:silver medal blank.svg|15px]] Team Sprint, [[United States National Track Championships]]
:2nd [[File:silver medal blank.svg|15px]] 500m Time Trial, [[Pan American Track Cycling Championships]]
:3rd [[File:bronze medal blank.svg|15px]] Sprint, [[2023 Pan American Games]]
:3rd [[File:bronze medal blank.svg|15px]] Team Sprint, [[Pan American Track Cycling Championships]]
:5th Keirin, [[2023 Pan American Games]]
:6th Sprint, [[Pan American Track Cycling Championships]]{{palmares end}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Cycling archives|54357}}
*{{Cycling Archives|54357}}


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Latest revision as of 15:31, 25 October 2024

Mandy Marquardt
Marquardt in 2019
Personal information
Born (1991-08-07) August 7, 1991 (age 33)
Mannheim, Germany
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Team information
Current teamTeam Novo Nordisk
DisciplineTrack cycling
Rider typeSprinter
Major wins
27 U.S National Titles, 5-time American Record Holder, 2-Pan American Games Medalist, 2019 Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup Minsk, Belarus - Sprint 4th place
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Team Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Sprint
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Couva Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2017 Couva Kierin
Silver medal – second place 2018 Aguascalientes Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Couva 500 m time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Cochabamba Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2023 San Juan Team sprint

Mandy Marquardt (born August 7, 1991) is an American female Sprint track cyclist, representing the United States and Team Novo Nordisk, the world's first-all diabetes professional cycling team. Marquardt was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 16. Marquardt is an 27-time U.S. National Champion,[1] 4-time U.S. National Record Holder in the Standing 500m Time Trial, Standing 1 km Time Trial, Team Sprint (2-rider) and Team Sprint (3-rider) .[2]

She defended her title in the Time Trial[3] and won the gold in the Keirin[4] at the 2023 United States National Track Championships held at VELO Sports Center. Marquardt has won the gold in the 500m Time Trial for the last seven years, starting in 2016. (The 2020 U.S. Track Nationals were canceled due to the pandemic.)

Marquardt was named to the 2023 USA National Team. She represented the United States at the Track Pan American Continental Championships, in San Juan, Argentina where she won the silver in the Time Trial[5] and bronze in the Team Sprint.[6]

Marquardt was named to the 2023 USA Track Team[7] that competed at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.

Marquardt is married to 10-time National Champion Jamie Alvord. The pair met in 2010 when they both raced at the velodrome near Trexlertown, Pennsylvania. Marquardt and Alvord represented the United States at the Pan American Track Cycling Championships in Lima, Peru.[8]

Marquardt was named to the 2020 Olympic Long Team for track cycling by USA Cycling.[9]

Early life

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Born in Mannheim, Germany, in August 1991, Mandy Marquardt moved with her mother and father to Plantation, Florida, when she was six years old.[10] After playing tennis, swimming and showing an interest in triathlons, she began cycling on the track at the age of 10 at the Velodrome at the Brian Piccolo Park.[11] A year later, she won her first two gold medals at the 2003 U.S. Junior Women's 10-12 Road National Championships in Texas.[11]

Marquardt continued to race both the road and track discipline for years. At the age of 15, she moved to Germany to live with her father and to race on the European circuit.[12] One year later, she won a bronze medal in the 500m time trial at the German Junior National Championships.[13]

At the end of year testing in Germany, Marquardt was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 16. A doctor told her that she would never be able to compete at a high level at her sport again.[14] After working with and learning from experts to manage her diabetes, she once again won the bronze medal in the 500m Time Trial at the German Junior National Championships.[12]

After moving back to Florida, Marquardt joined Team Novo Nordisk in 2010.[10] That same year, she enrolled at Penn State Lehigh Valley, where she eventually became a Campus Cycling Club coach and graduated with a degree in Business Management and Marketing.[15]

Major results

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Sources:[16][17][18][19][20][21]

;2014
2nd Sprint, Champions of Sprint
3rd Keirin, Keirin Revenge
3rd Team Sprint, Grand Prix of Colorado Spring
2015
1st Keirin, Keirin Revenge
2nd Sprint, Champions of Sprint
2016
Puerto Rico Track Cup
1st Sprint
1st Keirin
1st 500m Time Trial
3rd Scratch Race
Easter International Grand Prix
1st Sprint
2nd Keirin
2nd Keirin, Fastest Man on Wheels
2nd Sprint, US Sprint GP
3rd Team Sprint, 2016 Pan American Track Cycling Championships (with Madalyn Godby)
Festival of Speed
3rd Keirin
3rd Sprint
2017
1st Sprint, Easter International Grand Prix
1st Sprint, US Sprint GP
1st Team Sprint, Fastest Man on Wheels (with Madalyn Godby)
1st Sprint, Keirin Cup / Madison Cup
2018
1st 500m Time Trial, United States National Track Championships
1st Sprint, U.S. Sprint Gran Prix
2019
1st Sprint, United States National Track Championships
1st Keirin, United States National Track Championships
1st 500m Time Trial, United States National Track Championships
1st Sprint, UCI C1 Fastest Woman on Wheels
3rd Sprint, 2019 Pan American Track Cycling Championships
4th Sprint, 2019–20 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Round 1 in Minsk, Belarus
2021
1st Sprint, United States National Track Championships
1st Keirin, United States National Track Championships
1st 500m Time Trial, United States National Track Championships
1st Team Sprint, United States National Track Championships with McKenna McKee and Allyson Wasielewski
1st Sprint, UCI Fastest Man and Woman On Wheels, CL1
1st Keirin, UCI Fastest Man and Woman On Wheels, CL1
1st Sprint, UCI Festival of Speed, CL1
1st Keirin, UCI Festival of Speed, CL1
1st Sprint, UCI Tandemonium, CL1
1st Keirin, UCI Tandemonium, CL1
2022
1st Sprint, United States National Track Championships
1st 500m Time Trial, United States National Track Championships
1st Team Sprint, United States National Track Championships with Annika Flannigan and Divya Verma
2nd Keirin, United States National Track Championships
2nd Sprint, UCI CL1 - T-Town Summer Games - US GP
2nd Sprint, UCI CL1 - T-Town Summer Games - Discover Lehigh Valley GP
2nd Sprint, UCI CL2 - T-Town Summer Games - Festival Of Speed
3rd Keirin, UCI CL2 T-Town Summer Games - Festival Of Speed
4th Keirin, UCI CL1 - T-Town Summer Games - US GP
4th Keirin, UCI CL1 - T-Town Summer Games - Discover Lehigh Valley GP
4th Team Sprint, Pan American Track Cycling Championships new national record with Kayla Hankins, Keely Kortman, and McKenna McKee
4th Time Trial, Pan American Track Cycling Championships
2023
1st 500m Time Trial, United States National Track Championships
1st Keirin, United States National Track Championships
2nd Team Sprint, 2023 Pan American Games with Keely Ainslie and Kayla Hankins
2nd Sprint, United States National Track Championships
2nd Team Sprint, United States National Track Championships
2nd 500m Time Trial, Pan American Track Cycling Championships
3rd Sprint, 2023 Pan American Games
3rd Team Sprint, Pan American Track Cycling Championships
5th Keirin, 2023 Pan American Games
6th Sprint, Pan American Track Cycling Championships

References

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