Gina Sereno (born 16 June 1995) is an American triathlete and NASA engineer.

Gina Sereno
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 29)[1]
Madison, Wisconsin
EducationUniversity of Michigan
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTriathlon

Early life

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Sereno grew up in Madison, Wisconsin where she would train with her twin brother Jeff. She later attended the University of Michigan where she earned honors as a 7x All-American and Big 10 Champion in the 3K, 5K, and 10K, graduating in 2018. She accepted a job from NASA and was recruited by Barb Lindquist into the USA Triathlon Collegiate Recruitment Program.[2]

Career

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Sereno started triathlon in July 2018.[3] She won the Americas Triathlon Championship in St. George, Utah in October 2021.[4][5] She won the Americas Cup Triathlon in Long Beach in 2022.[6] She made her Arena Games Triathlon debut in Munich in 2022.[3] At the end of the 2022 season, she claimed her first World Triathlon Cup podium with a second-place finish at Vina del Mar.[7]

Sereno won the Arena Games Triathlon held on Feb 25, 2023 at the Parc Olympique in Montreal, Canada.[8][9] She finished sixth at the Arena Games World Championships in London, which was enough for her to win silver in the overall World Standings.[10] She finished 12th at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.[11]

Personal life

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Sereno works at the jet propulsion laboratory at NASA, and lives in Boulder, Colorado with fellow triathlete Chase McQueen.[12][13] She worked for four years for NASA as an engineer on the Psyche spacecraft which launched in 2023.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Gina Sereno". World Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  2. ^ a b West, Jessica (March 9, 2023). "For Gina Sereno, All Systems Are Go". Triathlete.com. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Land, Tomos (February 24, 2023). "Gina Sereno ready for "litmus test" at Arena Games Triathlon Montreal". Tri247. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "Sereno and Perez tops at Americas Triathlon Championship, Gupta-Baltazar takes NCAA National Qualifier in St. George". Tri-today. October 31, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Owen (October 30, 2021). "Perez and Sereno triumph at Americas Triathlon Championships". Insidethegame. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  6. ^ Carlson, Timothy (July 17, 2022). "Davis Bove, Gina Sereno win Toyota Legacy Triathlon Pro Titles". Slowtwitch. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "Gina Sereno Earns Debut World Triathlon Cup Podium in Vina Del Mar". USA Triathlon. November 13, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "HIGHLIGHTS: ALL THE ACTION FROM GINA SERENO'S STUNNING WIN IN THE SUPER LEAGUE TRIATHLON AT MONTREAL". Eurosport. February 26, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  9. ^ Smith, Shawn (February 28, 2023). "Sereno and McQueen Triumph at 2023 Arena Games Triathlon". Trizone. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  10. ^ Mackinnon, Kevin (April 6, 2023). "Sophie Linn and Henri Schoeman take Arena Games World Championships". Triathlon Magazine. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "U.S. Elite Triathlete Matt McElroy Wins Silver at Pan American Games Santiago 2023". usatriathlon. November 2, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  12. ^ Smith, Shawn (March 5, 2023). "American duo chase unique world championship double at Arena Games Triathlon". Trizone.com. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  13. ^ "Triathlon, american couple McQueen and Sereno hope to both win World Championship titles in London". Seven Press. April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.