 She has been named USA Triathlon's 2013 and 2014 Olympic/ITU Female Athlete of the Year.She was a member of the 2012 Olympic Team and again represented the United States in triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she won the USA's first ever triathlon gold medal with a time of 1 hour, 56 minutes, and 16 seconds.Jorgensen attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she swam and ran for the Badgers.