Last year, Harvard track & field and cross-country alumna Lisa Tertsch made her Olympic debut. Though she fell short of the podium in the women’s triathlon with an early crash, she struck gold in the mixed relay. Fast forward to this year, Tertsch has rewritten her story. On Sunday, she broke away from a stacked field at the 2025 World Triathlon Championship Series in Wollongong, Australia to claim her first-ever world title, finally fulfilling her immense potential.

During a media interaction, the athlete was asked if she had envisioned such a victorious outcome for herself. Tertsch replied, “To be honest, not. I just focused on what I could do every day. And of course, I was like playing a bit around with the points and knowing where everyone had to finish. But I never expected the rac

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