Jocelyn Bonney

Arizona Triathlon head coach Wes Johnson appointed Jocelyn Bonney as the program’s first ever assistant coach in March of 2023. Bonney was a pioneer student-athlete in triathlon and a national champion at Queens University (NC) before competing and coaching professionally. She joined the staff of Arizona’s newest program ahead of its first official competition in Fall of 2023.

Bonney was instrumental in Arizona’s highly-successful inaugural season in 2023 that ended with a top-five finish at the Collegiate Triathlon National Championships. The Wildcats had a trio of student-athletes in Laura Holánszky, Lydia Russell and Dana Prikrylová all receiving All-American honors from the College Triathlon Coaches Association. The Wildcats were extremely competitive as a program from their first race of the season, a duathlon versus defending national champions Arizona State, and they continued to develop through an abbreviated season to finish among the best programs in the country by season’s end.

A trailblazing student-athlete at Queens University, Bonney was one of the first women in the nation to earn a triathlon scholarship and was the first individual triathlon national champion in NCAA history. She also helped guide the Royals to a pair of NCAA Division II team national championships.

Bonney was also an elite international triathlon competitor, beginning at age 17 in the International Triathlon Union World Circuit. Her professional experience also includes coaching as the Junior Elite Team Head Coach for Balanced Art Multisport. The Southern California native has also served as guide for USA Paratriathlon’s visually-impaired triathlon team in preparation for the 2024 Paralympic Games in France.

Bonney holds USA Triathlon certifications as a Race Director as well as a Level One Educational Coach. She earned her undergraduate degree in Nutritional Sciences from Arizona State after completing her NCAA eligibility at Queens University in North Carolina.