Heather Jackson

Heather Jackson is an American triathlete and track cyclist, born in 1984, who grew up in Exeter, New Hampshire, and captained the Princeton University women ice hockey team for two seasons before turning to endurance sport. She qualified for the Ironman World Championship as an age grouper and won her age group before concentrating on track cycling, where she took third place in the individual pursuit and the omnium at the 2009 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships. When women track cycling offered little sponsorship she moved fully into triathlon and became a leading professional at the Ironman 70.3 distance, finishing third at the 2012 Ironman 70.3 World Championship and runner-up in 2013, and winning the Wildflower Triathlon three years in a row.