Barbara Perkins

Biography

Barbara Perkins is entering her sixth season as the University of Denver's first women's triathlon head coach in fall 2025. She was named to the position on July 1, 2020. Perkins has guided the Pioneers to top-five finishes at each of the four Collegiate National Championships. In 2023, Denver placed fourth as a squad (lost third-place tiebreaker) while freshman Maira Carreau won the program's first-ever individual national title and 128th such championship in Denver Athletics history. Carreau repeated as a first-team All-American in 2024 as the team rallied after the swim portion to finish fifth at the collegiate nationals. In her five years at the helm of the program, Perkins has coached student-athletes to 26 individual podium finishes, 11 All-American awards and 28 Academic All-American honors. As a program, the Pioneers have won the team event in a triathlon four times.