I competed in various sports growing up. At New Plymouth Girls' High School, I enjoyed cycling, netball, volleyball, triathlon, athletics, cross country, adventure racing, and squash. My passion for sport had the unfortunate consequence of stretching myself too thin which resulted in low ferritin causing excessive fatigue. It wasn’t until my final year of high school that I started getting on top of this issue, and I narrowed my focus to adventure racing and running.

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In 2012 I moved to Hamilton to attend the Waikato Institute of Technology. My track times started to improve and I got offered a scholarship to attend Northern Arizona University. I graduated from WINTEC with my Bachelor of Science in Sport and Exercise Science.

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In 2016 I moved to Flagstaff, Arizona, and started a new journey as a student-athlete in the United States. I had an amazing experience on the NAU team where I was a part of multiple Big Sky Conference team titles and learned a lot about coaching, which set me up for when I began coaching myself. I graduated from NAU with a masters degree in human relations and a masters degree in bilingual education.

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I stayed in Flagstaff after college and in 2020 gave birth to my son Miles. After his birth, I took the time to prepare my body for running again. That has allowed me to run personal bests at almost every distance and I feel stronger now than ever before. At the end of 2024 I moved back to New Plymouth, New Zealand.

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2007 - 2011 High School
Coached by Karen Gillum-Green

• 2011 North Island Secondary Schools steeplechase title

• 2011 Hillary Challenge winning team

• 2nd place finish in the U18 Steeplechase at the Athletics New Zealand Track and Field Championships 

• 6th place finish at the 2011 NZSS Cross Country Championships

• Represented New Zealand at the 2011 Australian Cross Country Championships
   

2012 - 2015 Waikato Institute of Technology
Coached by John Tylden and Kerry Rodger

• 2nd place finish at the 2012 Athletics New Zealand Road Championships for senior women

• 4th place finish in the U20 800m at the 2013 Athletics New Zealand Track & Field Championships

• 1st place at the Taranaki Half Marathon

• 4th place finish in the 5000m at the 2015 Athletics New Zealand Track and Field Championships

 

2016 - 2019 Northern Arizona University
Coached by Eric Heins and Mike Smith

• 6th place finishes in the 5000m & 10,000m at the Big Sky Conference Track & Field Championships

• 2nd place at the 2018 Phoenix 10k

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2019 - 2024 Flagstaff, Arizona
Coached by Mike Smith and Self-coached

• 2nd place finish in the 5000m at the 2019 Athletics New Zealand Track & Field Championships 

• 2019 World Cross Country

• 2023 World Cross Country

• 4th place finish at the 2023 Athletics New Zealand 3000m Championships

• 5th place finish at the 2023 Auckland Marathon

• 4th place finish at the 2023 Athletics New Zealand 3000m Championships

• 3rd place finish at the 2025 Athletics New Zealand 10,000m Championships