COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon and the USA Triathlon Foundation today announced the three finalists for THE ALEXANDER AWARD, honoring an outstanding women’s NCAA collegiate triathlete for their athletic and academic achievements, and the 2024 ...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Nominations opened today, May 7, for THE ALEXANDER Award, which celebrates the most exceptional female collegiate triathlete who excels academically, athletically, and demonstrates leadership, service, and community impactTHE...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York, is the latest NCAA program to add women's collegiate triathlon to its varsity collegiate sport offerings. An NCAA Division I program, Long Island University competes in the No...
The Hampton University women’s triathlon team is making waves in an emerging NCAA championship sport. As triathlon grows in popularity and gains momentum at the collegiate level, so does these athletes’ impact. Their experiences not only reflect a pas...
CLERMONT, Fla. — The University of Arizona won the program’s first NCAA Division I women’s collegiate triathlon national title on Saturday, Nov. 9 in Clermont, Florida, at the 2024 Women’s Collegiate Triathlon National Championships. The Wildcats ended...
Eighteen-year-old Emma Meyers has had a summer and fall of a lifetime. On Sept. 2, she dove into the River Seine in Paris, becoming one of the youngest Paralympic triathletes in history, as a member of the U.S. Paralympic Triathlon Team at the Paris 2...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The 2024 Women’s Collegiate Triathlon National Championships are set to take place this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8-9 in Clermont, Florida, bringing together the nation’s top women’s varsity collegiate triathletes to race for ...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Women’s Collegiate Triathlon athletes raced for Regional titles and National Championships qualification on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the East and West Regional Championship races in North Carolina and Missouri. The top 24 teams co...
Over the last decade, women’s triathlon has made significant progress towards becoming a full-fledged NCAA championship sport. In 2022, Cal Poly Humboldt became the 40th school to add varsity women’s triathlon, meeting one of the NCAA’s requirements surrounding sustainability and success at the NCAA varsity level. Only becoming an NCAA Emerging Sport for Women in 2014, triathlon is already a varsity sport at schools in all three levels of NCAA competition across the nation.
Every fall, USA Triathlon hosts a sprint distance draft-legal championship race for schools in each of the three NCAA divisions. By sponsoring a national championship race, providing resources and funding to schools adding triathlon and championing triathlon at all levels of intercollegiate competition, USA Triathlon is committed to helping the sport reach full NCAA status.
Each member institution is allowed a maximum of 6.5 (Division I) or 5.0 (Division II) equivalency scholarships. There is no lower scholarship equivalency limit.
Teams must have at least three athletes. There is no upper roster limit.
Teams must participate in at least four and at most six intercollegiate contests (except dates of competition excluded under Bylaws).
Races are draft-legal and cover the sprint distance (750m swim, 20k bike, 5k run)
Five participants per team may compete in the varsity draft-legal race.
Scoring will be modeled after the cross country scoring system.
USA Triathlon has partnered with Gametime, a recruitment platform for high school athletes to showcase their training details and videos at no cost. If you are interested in having collegiate club and NCAA Women's program coaches look at your details - 1600-meter run and 100-meter swim – this is the place to go.
As of January 2025, 42 NCAA schools sponsor women's triathlon. Stretched across all three NCAA divisions and located in 25 states, NCAA Triathlon is nationwide. No matter any prospective student-athlete's school preferences, they can find a school that fits their need.
Interested in helping to identify and recruit the next women’s varsity collegiate triathlon program? Inquiries may be directed to Tim Yount, USA Triathlon Chief Sport Development Officer. You can schedule an informational meeting with Tim here: https://calendly.com/tim-yount/30min
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Get ready for an amazing experience at the Nike Triathlon Camp with the University of Indianapolis head triathlon coach Doug Robinson.
The following is a list of athletic and academic honors to be used by the Collegiate Triathlon Coaches Association during the 2024-2025 season. These honors are for current, paid members of the CTCA varsity NCAA-sponsored teams only.
Scholar All-American - this (certificate) will be awarded to the top 20 varsity athlete finishers in each division at the National Championship who have maintained a GPA of 3.5 or better throughout the fall semester of competition. Grades will be submitted at the end of the semester.
Scholar All-American: Honorable Mention - this (list) will be varsity athletes in each division who compete in but do not finish in the top 20 in their division at the National Championship who have maintained a GPA of 3.5 or better throughout the fall semester of competition. Grades will be submitted at the end of the semester.
Team Honors -
The CTCA recognizes Scholar All-America Teams for the Fall Semester. To be recognized, teams must:
Calculating Team GPA
Regional Championships
National Championship
Second Team – Athletes 8-14 in each division
Honorable Mention – Athletes 15-21 in each division
From recruiting to NCAA bylaws, there's a lot for prospective NCAA triathletes to manage before joining a team.
What coaches must know when working in NCAA Triathlon
Information school administrators must know before launching an NCAA women's triathlon program
