JWCC Prairie State Profile: Quincy’s Meyers ready to become area’s first NCAA Division I triathlete

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | January 4, 2023
Quincy High School senior Alexandria Meyers, left, shown here during the USA Triathlon nationals last July, verbally committed to become an NCAA Division I triathlete at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. | Photo courtesy Glenn Meyers

QUINCY — Joella Baker wasted no time leaving a lasting impression. Not long after the veteran triathlete was named the head coach of Duquesne University’s fledgling women’s triathlon program, she received an email from Quincy High School senior Alexandria Meyers expressing interest in competing for the Dukes. “When I heard who the coach was at…

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Meyers’ passion for becoming an elite triathlete leads to top-of-the-podium finish

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | August 10, 2021
Quincy's Alexandria Meyers finished first among 17-year-old girls in the USA Triathlon's Zone 3 Youth and Junior Nationals in West Chester, Ohio. Submitted photo

QUINCY — When Alexandria Meyers discusses competing in her first kids triathlon roughly eight years ago and says her father, Glenn, “threw me into it,” let it be known he didn’t actually throw her into Moorman Lake. He threw her into a sport that has become her passion. Meyers was just 9 years old when…

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