Gina Sereno

Name: Gina Sereno

Birthday: June 16, 1995

Hometown: Madison, Wisc.

Current residence: Boulder, Colo.

College: University of Michigan, Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering '17, Masters of Management '18

Personal

Gina grew up in Wisconsin with her parents, David and Jennifer, and twin brother, Jeff. She grew up in an athletic family, both of her parents long-distance triathletes. This background led her to the University of Michigan where she ran Cross Country and Track, becoming the first woman since 1990 to sweep the 5000 and 10,000 meters titles at the Big Ten Championships with victories in both events. While racing at Michigan, she studied Mechanical Engineering and got her Masters during her fifth year. After college, Gina found triathlon through the Collegiate Recruitment Program in 2018, and fell in love with the sport because of the people she met through the CRP. She also met Barb Lindquist, who has been an instrumental part of her journey. When she is not training and racing, Gina is a full-time Systems Engineer at NASA, working in a jet propulsion laboratory for a Class B discovery mission. Gina trains in the morning, goes to work from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., and will later train more. Fun fact: Gina and her twin were born on either side of midnight, meaning they are twins with different birthdays!

Elite Triathlon Career

2024: Began her season early in February at the World Triathlon Cup Napier and placed 7th • Placed 7th at the Americas Triathlon Championships Miami • Placed 5th at the World Triathlon Cup Huatulco • Earned a bronze medal at the World Triathlon Cup Karlovy Vary • Traveled to China for the WTCS Weihai where she placed 8th • Placed 6th at the World Triathlon Cup Tongyeong • Finished her 2024 season with a 12th place finish at the World Triathlon Cup Brasilia.

2023: Gina traveled to the 2023 Arena Games Triathlon Series Montreal where she placed first • She raced in the 2023 WTCS Abu Dhabi and World Triathlon Cup New Plymouth • She placed 6th overall at the 2023 Arena Games Triathlon Finals London • She headed to the World Triathlon Cup Huatulco, where she placed 10th • She placed 8th as part of the Mixed Relay at the WTCS Sunderland • Gina earned a silver medal at the Americas Triathlon Championships Veracruz • Placed 1st in the Americas Triathlon Sprint Championships Santa Marta • Headed to Chile where she placed 2nd as part of the Mixed Relay at the Santiago Pan American Games • Placed 12th in the individual race at the Santiago Pan American Games • Closed out her 2023 season with a 2nd place finish at the World Triathlon Cup Vina del Mar.

2022: Gina started her season in Mexico where she placed 5th at the 2022 Americas Triathlon Cup La Paz • At the Arena Games Triathlon Series Munich she placed 6th • She traveled to the Americas Triathlon Cup Ixtapa where she placed 2nd • On home soil, in July, she placed 1st at the Americas Triathlon Cup Long Beach • Gina earned10th place at the World Triathlon Cup Valencia • 4th place in the Mixed Relay at the Americas Triathlon Championships Montevideo • Finished her season with a silver medal at the World Triathlon Cup Vina del Mar.

2021: Gina opened up her season at the 2021 World Triathlon Cup Lisbon • She placed 30th in June at the 2021 World Triathlon Cup Huatulco • Gina placed 6th at the 2021 Americas Triathlon Cup Long Beach • Gina earned a gold, her first professional podium, at the 2021 Americas Triathlon Championship St George, where she finished her season.

2020: With a shortened schedule, Gina raced in the Clermont PATCO Sprint Triathlon Pan-American Cup and placed 18th • She later raced in the 2020 Barcelona ETU Sprint Triathlon European Cup and placed 15th • Gina ended her season racing at the 2020 Valencia ITU Triathlon World Cup.

2019: Gina made her professional triathlon debut in March at the Clermont CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup where she placed 22nd • She followed it up in May with a 17th place finish at the Richmond CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup • She raced at the Kelowna CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup where she placed 14th • At her first international race, she placed 21st at the Murakami NTT ASTC Triathlon Asian Cup • She finished her first season with a 16th place finish at the Osaka-Castle NTT ASTC Sprint Triathlon Asian Cup and East Asian Championships.