University of South Dakota Athletics

2021
Triathlon
All-America second team honoree … named to the 2021 USA Junior World Triathlon Championship Team … All-Pleasant Prairie Region Freshman … CTCA Scholar All-America … helped the Coyotes place third in the team race at the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships … placed 10th at nationals individually in 1:06:58.7 at Tempe Town Lake … finished as USD’s top finisher at the season opener in Pleasant Prairie, clocking 1:02:14.3 for eighth place … took ninth at the Smith Mountain Lake regional qualifier in 1:03:55.8.

Prep
Trained with the Z3 High Performance triathlon team ... placed 10th at the 2019 USA Triathlon Junior Elite National Championship in 1:03:35 ... during the 2019 Junior Elite Cup circuit, posted top-15 finishes at the Flatlands, Monroe and Pleasant Prairie races ... posted an eighth-place finish at the 2020 Flatlands Junior Elite Cup in Des Moines ... a standout cross country runner at Linn-Mar High School who captured a state championship at the 2018 Iowa Class 4A Cross Country Championships in 18:03.40 ... added two more top-five state meet finishes as a junior and senior ... the 2020 Mississippi Valley Conference Athlete of the Year and a four-time all-MVC first team honoree ... competed for the Lions' track and field and swimming and diving teams as well, placing at the 2018 Iowa Track and Field Championships in the 1,500 meters and 3,000 meters ... owns personal bests of 4:43 for 1,500 meters, 10:09 for 3,000 meters, 17:52 for 5,000 meters on the cross country course and 5:46 for the 500 yard freestyle swim ... an academic all-conference and academic all-state honoree for cross country.

Personal
Daugher of Matt and Natalie Poellet ... double-majoring in sustainability and chemistry.