Competing in triathlons normally is something a person pursues after high school and college.

Alex Lorenz is different. The 14-year-old Jacobs freshman has spent half of her young life training and competing in triathlons. Lorenz is No. 8 in the USA Triathlon rankings for Youth Elite Females (13 to 15) and trains most of the year with Multisport Madness Triathlon Team in Naperville.

Lorenz is taking a break to concentrate on her running with the Jacobs girls cross country team, which has done very well to this point. The Golden Eagles just won Kaneland’s Eddington Invitational on Saturday with 73 points, and Lorenz played an integral part, finishing 15th.