Before that, she attended Phillips Academy in Massachusetts, where she was an honor roll student and varsity runner, swimmer, and rower.

Faulkner began competitive cycling in New York City in 2017 while she was working as an investment associate at Bessemer Venture Partners.

[12] In October 2023, it was announced that Faulkner would join the UCI Women's Continental Team EF Education–Oatly for the 2024 season.

She was then selected to join Chloé Dygert in the road race and team pursuit at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

[16] Faulkner also won the gold medal in women's team pursuit in track cycling alongside Chloé Dygert, Jennifer Valente, and Lily Williams.