MEET THE TEAM
Luke Biller
Luke, born and raised in Raleigh, is a Sophomore at NC State studying Industrial Engineering. He grew up playing competitive soccer up until highschool graduation. Naturally, he needed a new competitive outlet and resorted to triathlon. Coming to college, he quickly joined the Triathlon Club and now serves as the Vice President. He competes in the collegiate race schedule focusing on draft legal racing as well as the olympic distance. Outside of school and training, Luke enjoys skiing and backpacking trips, volunteering at his church and spending time with his family.
Cid Cardoso Jr
Cid returns to the team again this year as both the title sponsor and a stand-out athlete. Cid has more than thirty years of race experience and as many Ironmans on his resume. His modesty hides his history. We recently learned that he was a sponsored triathlete as a teenager in his native Brazil, which is almost unheard of at that time. He basically chose college in the US over becoming a professional triathlete, which explains how an amateur athlete of his caliber beats up a fair number of pros. He is strong at all distances and disciplines but seems most in his element on long, hard bike rides.
Riley Carpenter
Riley grew up in beautiful Boulder, Co, where he spent lots of time hiking 14ers, trail running in the foothills outside town, and riding his bike to school. Despite being surrounded by endurance athletes, Riley chose to play ice hockey for about eight years in his younger life. Post hockey, Riley got introduced to cycling through Ride the Rockies, a week-long supported bicycle tour of the Colorado Rockies, which Riley completed twice. It wasn't until the summer of 2015 during college that Riley raced a sprint triathlon in Seattle, WA. Realizing his passion for cycling and running, triathlon seemed like a natural choice. It wouldn't take long before he earned some top placings, winning an olympic distance triathlon two years later and placing 3rd overall in his first 70.3 race in 2018. After numerous top 5 amateur placings and age group podiums, Riley turned professional in 2022. When not training, Riley enjoys home roasting coffee and making bread.
Chris Carter
Chris is originally from Buffalo, NY. He went to college at SUNY Geneseo where he competed in cross country and track. He specialized in mid distance races, earning All-American honors. After graduating college in 2013, he completed his first Ironman race in Lake Placid. Since then he has finished 4 more Lake Placid Ironman races. Chris completed a double Ironman (Anvil) and the Blue Ridge half Ironman, both in Virginia. In 2022 he qualified for Ironman World Championships in Kona, HI and the 70.3 World Championships in St. George, Ut. Chris and his wife Kelsey recently welcomed their first child, Kaiden. He is looking forward to using the jogging stroller to have Kaiden join him on some runs.
Grayson Hinnant
Grayson is a Cary, NC native and grew up swimming in and around the Triangle area. He attended UNC-Chapel Hill, where he was an active member of the UNC Club Swim Team and UNC Triathlon Club. He got into triathlons junior year of college, when him and a few friends signed up to race the Panama City 70.3. Ever since, Grayson has continued to race Olympic and 70.3-distance triathlons, along with marathons. Aside from triathlons, he has the intent of going to medical school, and enjoys reading, traveling and teaching cycling classes in Chapel Hill at pūrvelo.
Natalie Jones
Natalie's journey as an athlete began in her hometown of Kentucky. Initially a collegiate soccer player, Natalie transitioned to running after graduating. Her athletic trajectory took a pivotal turn when she impulsively participated in her first Sprint triathlon on her 21st birthday, igniting a deep-seated passion for endurance sports.
Since that inaugural race, Natalie has built an extensive racing resume, completing numerous sprint and Olympic distance triathlons. Fueled by the exhilaration of pushing boundaries, she has finished one 70.3 Ironman and conquered four 140.6 Ironman events.
Always seeking new challenges, Natalie embarked on an extraordinary journey in the summer of 2021, cycling across the United States self-supported alongside her brother. Their adventure served a dual purpose, raising funds for Team in Training while creating enduring memories.
Tom Lehr
Tom has been an athlete his whole life but didn’t start running, biking or swimming until he was 49 years old when his brother introduced him to triathlon. He started out doing short course triathlons and then branched out to Half & Full distance triathlons in 2015. After focusing on full Ironman distance events, it all came together in 2022 at Ironman Tulsa where Tom won the Ironman North American Age Group Championship for M55-59 including a Boston Qualifying time on his marathon run in the Ironman. He went on to also win Ironman Musselman 70.3 for his AG as well. In October of 2022, Tom completed a lifetime bucket list item of racing in Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. After "retiring" from full distance Ironman events, Tom is enjoying staying fit and still races shorter events. Outside of triathlon, Tom is proud of his 2 grown sons, enjoyed climbing his first 14er in Colorado last year, loves to travel, enjoys exploring the depths of the oceans SCUBA diving and spending time with his girlfriend Nikki.
Jessica Levey
Jessica is from Massachusetts and grew up playing many sports and swimming competitively. She went to Brown University, where she was on the rowing team. She moved to North Carolina to start her PhD in civil engineering at NC State. In North Carolina, she began competing in marathons. Last summer Jessica started her triathlon journey when she and a friend signed-up for Ironman Lake Placid. After enjoying her experience, she raced in another 140.6 race last fall and is looking forward to many different distance triathlons this upcoming season. Outside of her research and triathlon training, Jessica enjoys skiing, kayaking, and hiking with her dog.
Eric Li
Eric is from Taiwan and never considered himself an athlete when young, and is thrilled to join the IOS Tri team in 2023! He didn’t start swimming, biking and running until he was 45 years old. A friend invited him to train for triathlon with the goal to complete a half ironman before 50 years old. Eric started training and fell in love with this sport. Starting with short courses the 1st few years, Eric completed his 1st 70.3 race, IMNC70.3 in 2019 at age 49. Since then, Eric has continued to focus on long course events. In 2022 Eric podiumed in his age group (M50-55) in every race he participated, including 3 half-iron distance races and one Olympic race. Eric is looking forward to completing his 1st Full Ironman, IMFL in 2023. Outside of triathlon and work, Eric is a violinist, and loves to volunteer in local Taiwanese and church communities.
Karen Monuszko
Karen Monuszko is originally from Florida but first began pursuing the sport of triathlon here in North Carolina. She had an atypical path into triathlon, given that she was previously a division 1 springboard diver at Davidson College. After undergrad she spent time training and racing with nationally-ranked triathlon teams in AZ and CA before starting medical school at Duke in 2017. She is now a family medicine resident physician at UNC. She plans to do fellowship training in sports medicine and hopes to take care of many triathletes in her future! A huge portion of her success is due to her dog who is always pushing the pace and distance on their runs together. Outside of medicine and triathlon she loves to hike, go on adventures with her dog, and spend time with family.
Corinne Mouw
Corinne, a New Jersey native, started her triathlon journey in high school and carried it through her college years. She attended NC State University in Raleigh, studying Mechanical Engineering and participating in the Triathlon Club at NC State and joining IOS Elite in her sophomore year. In her senior year, she competed at Ironman World Championships. Now switching gears, she's stepping away from long distance and now racing draft-legal sprints and local Olympic distances. Outside of triathlon, Corinne can be found rock climbing at TRC, hiking in Western North Carolina and Virginia, or working in energy system design!
Nathan Poland
Nathan was raised in New Hampshire, went to college at NC State, and lived 4 years in Nashville plus 10 years in Texas before returning to NC to reside in Cary. After playing baseball, basketball, and tennis throughout his college years, he started swimming, cycling, and running in 2004. Nathan did his first triathlon in 2005 and, thanks to marrying a triathlete, has been able to keep up the triathlon habit 15+ years which also includes marathons and cycling events. He’s grateful to be part of the NC tri-cyclist community where the roads are smooth and friends are fast.
Stephanie Sullivan
Stephanie is a Cary, NC native who started triathlon during her senior year of undergrad at Mississippi State. Her love for the sport grew quickly after moving to Tallahassee, FL and within two years, she completed her first full Ironman. More recently, she has focused on the 70.3 distance and has competed twice in the 70.3 Worlds (Nice 2019 and St. George 2021). After having her first child in 2023, she is adjusting to the working mom life and looking forward to getting back into racing!
Mike Swigon
Mike grew up in Salisbury NC, swimming competitively at the National Championship level, but college took his life in a different direction and he spent the next several years out of the pool. After attending NC State, Mike got back into swimming with his old training partner and took up cycling and running as a change-of-pace. Having been interested in triathlon for many years, he competed in his first race in 2016...quickly followed by several more races the same year. Mike loves the local triathlon scene in the Triangle (and broader NC) and can be found at most local races - competing in sprint distance races throughout the season, with focus on 70.3's as his "A" races. While not training and competing, Mike enjoys live music, chilling at breweries, and trying to keep up with his energetic 7 year old daughter.
Logan Teal
Logan grew up outside of Raleigh North Carolina where he spent many of his days swimming. He went on to swim at Old Dominion University in Virginia, where he was the co-captain of the men’s team both junior and senior years. After graduating from ODU he went to graduate school at NC State for analytics; and also started to dabble in the sport of triathlon. He spent a few years in Texas where he became more involved in the sport and competed in his first 140.6 at The Woodlands. Since then, he’s competed mostly in 70.3 distances including St. George WC (2021) but plans to focus on another 140.6 this season. When he’s not in full triathlon mode you can find him rolling around Umstead on his gravel bike, exploring local restaurants or in front of the pottery wheel practicing a new hobby.
David Wolfson
David was born and raised in Austin, Texas. He started competitive swimming in middle school and went on to swim at Case Western Reserve University during his undergrad. After college, David completed his PhD at Georgia Tech and Emory University, where he turned his curiosity about triathlons into a newfound passion. As a member of the Georgia Tech triathlon club, he competed at the collegiate national level at both the draft legal sprint and olympic distances. During his final year of graduate school, David competed at Augusta 70.3, where he qualified for 70.3 World Championships in St. George, Utah. David moved to Durham in 2022 to start a postdoc at Duke University, researching gene therapy and tissue regeneration. David continues to compete in both short and long course races and enjoys training with the Duke Triathlon club. Outside of science and endurance training, David loves cooking, trying out new recipes, and baking sourdough bread.
