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Overview
In January 2014, the NCAA overwhelmingly approved triathlon as the next Emerging Sport for Women for NCAA Division I, Division II and Division III member institutions.
As an Emerging Sport for Women, triathlon embarks on the journey to become a full-fledged NCAA Championship Sport, allowing female triathletes the opportunity to be official NCAA student-athletes and participate in competitive draft-legal racing.
To assist with this monumental opportunity, USA Triathlon announced the USA Triathlon Foundation Women's Triathlon Emerging Sport Grant. The first round of funding was $2.6 million and then an additional $895,000 was approved, this totals roughly $3.5 million. This grant is distributed to selected NCAA membership institutions to develop, implement, grow and sustain varsity women’s triathlon programs at the NCAA level. Additional information on the Emerging Sport Grant can be found here.
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, at Tim.yount@usatriathlon.org.
2021 Results
2021 Women’s Collegiate Triathlon National Championships (Division I)
2021 Women’s Collegiate Triathlon National Championships (Division II)
2021 Women’s Collegiate Triathlon National Championships (Division III)
Smith Mountain Lake National Qualifier
Pleasant Prairie National Qualifier
2019
2019 Women's Collegiate National Championships
2018
2018 Women's Collegiate Triathlon National Championships (Division I)
2018 Women's Collegiate Triathlon National Championships (Division II)
2018 Women's Collegiate Triathlon National Championships (Division II)
2017
2017 Women's Collegiate Triathlon National Championships
2016
2016 Women's Collegiate Triathlon National Championships
2015
2015 Women's Collegiate Triathlon National Championships
NCAA Triathlon Time Standard Sheets
What Makes a Great NCAA Triathlete?
Triathlon 101 - Meet One of the Fastest Growing Sports at the NCAA Level
Did you know you can continue to compete in triathlon in college? And that you may be able to earn a scholarship to do so?
Listen to Jenny Garrison, President of Collegiate Triathlon Coaches Association and DI NCAA Coach, and Tim Yount, Chief Sport Development Officer at USA Triathlon discuss basic details about how the sport operates at the NCAA level, how athletes can compete at the collegiate level while juggling academics, social commitments, and school activities, what coaches are looking for in recruiting athletes, and why NCAA triathlon is here to stay. Learn more!
Survey of Existing Programs
Click here to view the 2019 institution program year in review with facts and figures representing where the sport is today.
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NCAA Triathlon: A Bright Future
The sport of triathlon received overwhelming support from the NCAA when it was first approved as an NCAA Emerging Sport for Women in January of 2014 – but then the hard work began. Full article.
USA Triathlon Performance Pipeline
Learn more about the athlete performance pipeline.
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