One Peacock grounded, the other still flies

Father-daughter athletes’ plan to compete together goes awry, but family still has triathlete fire.

By Mark Baker
Mark Baker
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Apr 26, 2023
Apr 26, 2023
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Brent and Annika Peacock have been competing in the same triathlete and duathlete competitions across the country since Annika graduated from Jackson Hole High School in 2021.
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Brent and Annika Peacock have been competing in the same triathlete and duathlete competitions across the country since Annika graduated from Jackson Hole High School in 2021.
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Sure, it’s a cliche, but “things don’t always work out as you planned” is certainly a saying the Peacock family of Jackson can relate to this week.

Annika Peacock, 20, a 2021 Jackson Hole High School graduate and current Brigham Young University student, will board a plane today with her mother, Nola, bound for Europe and the adventure of a lifetime.

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Peacock triathletes — Father and daughter triathlon duo Brent and Annika Peacock after finishing the swimming portion of the competition at the USA Triathlon Off-Road National Championships last year in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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Sports Editor Mark Baker grew up in a newspaper family in TrackTown, USA. He's reported for papers in Oregon, Washington, California and Alabama, but now makes his home at "The End of the Trail."

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