Susannah Scaroni is a 3-time Paralympic wheelchair racer (2012, 2016, 2020) and registered dietitan who in December of 2022 received her M.S.and completed her dietetic internship within the Division of Nutrition Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Susannah has combined her passion for para-athletics with her interest in sports nutrition by examining various metabolic responses to maximal efforts in elite wheelchair marathoners. She hopes to contribute to the field by helping to optimize nutrition recommendations for para-athletes. Currently, Susannah also trains at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s national training site located at the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign where she also hopes to compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.