Jenny Garrison

Title

Head Women's Triathlon Coach/Head Women's Swimming Coach
Email

jagarrison@noctrl.edu
Phone

630-637-5688

Elite triathlete Jenny Garrison joined the North Central College coaching staff as the first head coach of the Cardinals' newly-founded women's triathlon program prior to the 2015-2016 academic year. Additionally, Garrison was hired as the head women's swimming coach prior to the 2020-2021 academic year.

In just four seasons, she has helped lead the Cardinals to success on the national stage has established North Central as a standard-bearer for competitive excellence at the NCAA Division III level.

Four-time qualifiers for USA Triathlon (USAT) National Collegiate Championships
- 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
USAT Division III National Champions (2017, 2018, 2019)
USAT Division III Individual National Champion
- Grace Miller '20 (2017), Katherine Canfield '19 (2018), Madelyn Scopp '20 (2019)
Eight Collegiate Triathlon Coaches Association (CTCA) All-America selections
11 CTCA All-Region selections
CTCA National Freshman of the Year
- Naomi Hill '21, 2017
Three CTCA Academic All-America honoree
Two-time host of USAT Central Region Qualifier
- 2016, 2017
2019 USAT Division III Coach of the Year

Certified personal trainer
Level 2 Coaching Certification, USAT
Masters Coach Certification, US Masters Swimming (USMS)
NCAA Division III Representative, CTCA Board of Directors

Former professional triathlete with more than 15 years of competitive experience
Represented Team USA in World Championship competition in Australia, France, Switzerland and Canada
Won overall amateur female honors at USAT National Championships, 2006
Placed third at USAT Championships, 2014
Two-time finisher, Hawaii Ironman Triathlon
Serves as keynote speaker for running and triathlon clubs
Graduated with bachelor of science degree in nutrition (2001) from Benedictine University

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Jenny Garrison

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