High jump success came early and often for Canada’s Alyx Treasure. She won the Big 12 indoor high jump title as a freshman in 2012, and was a five time All-American by her senior year. In 2014, she had her best-ever finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, taking second place in the high jump, while also winning her first national high jump title in Canada with a personal best mark of 1.89m. She’s now been Canadian national champion four times in a row.
In 2016, overcoming a spate of injuries and despite her ongoing struggles with Crohn’s disease, Treasure hit the Olympic qualifying mark of 1.