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2025 Female Triathlete of the Year: Paige Schulz..

Thursday, 04 December 2025 00:10

By Bonnie & Clyde

2025 Female Triathlete of the Year. Three great nominees. One slam-dunk winner.

Bonnie – Elena Jasper and Cami Eckhoff had great seasons and richly deserved their TOY nominations. Paige Schulz, however, had the type of year that Heather Lendway (pre-2015) and Cathy Yndestad, arguably our state's all-time best amateur female triathletes, would be proud of. Though she only had three results, all were POY-worthy. Her 9:43 at Ironman Chattanooga was the fastest IM time by a Minnesota female amateur ever, and her 70.3 best (4:34:48 at Madison 70.3) was 7:10 faster than the 2nd fastest Minnesota woman (Elena Jasper's 4:41:58 at Maine 70.3) this year. 

Schulz is my slam-dunk pick for F-TOY. ...

Clyde - I wholeheartedly agree with everything that was mentioned by Bonnie. Elena and Cami both rocked. Elena’s win at Maple Grove Olympic in 2:09:48, and Cami’s Buffalo Sprint win in a blistering 1:04:14 stood out to me. But, with three dominant long course performances, Paige Schulz is the clear winner of the 2025 Triathlete of the Year honor. Two sub-4:40 Half Ironmans, and a 9:43:35 Ironman. Enough said.