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Athlete Bio#
Height
5'9"
Age
57
Hometown
St. Petersburg, FL
Education
Lyons Township High School (La Grange, Ill. ) '85 St. Leo University '00, Management Information Systems; Touro University '05, MBA, Logistics
classification: WT2
Quick Facts
- Retired from the U.S. Army in 2011 and one year later was involved in an auto accident
- She sustained neck and back fusions, as well as a traumatic brain injury as the result of numerous deployments and an automobile acciden
- In 2014, she started recumbent cycling as a way to heal, both physically and mentally, and was introduced to the trike in 2015
- One year later, she was invited to her first Para-cycling camp at the Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Started racing internationally in 2017 and rose to the top of the international rankings following her first world championships
- Since then, she has competed at multiple world championships and continues to improve on the national and international levels
- Daughter of Margot Sereda
- Has one sister, Chris, and one brother, Eric
- Hobbies include playing with her service dog, Biscuit, relaxing on the beach and DIY projects.
Paralympic Experience
- 1-time Paralympian;
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 4th (T1-2 - Road Race - Women), 7th (T1-2 - Time Trial - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2018 – (T2 - Road Race - Women, T2 - Time Trial - Women)
- Years of participation: T2 - Road Race - Women 2017, 2018; T2 - Time Trial - Women 2017, 2018
- Top finish: – 2017 (T2 - Road Race - Women), 2018 (T2 - Road Race - Women), 2018 (T2 - Time Trial - Women)
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