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Event Dates: April 21-22, 2017
Entry Fees:
Draft-Legal: $65
Olympic-Distance: $120
Mixed-Team Relay: $30
High School Non-Draft-Legal: $50
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Registration: Closed
Registration Closes April 14 at 11:59 p.m. MT
#USATCN & #USATHS
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FULL RECAP AND RESULTS: Colorado Wins Eighth Straight Team Title at 2017 USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships
Statement from USA Triathlon Regarding Incorrect Results at Collegiate Club National Championships
We regret to share that, during the awards ceremony of the 2017 USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships on April 22 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the overall team standings, women’s team standings, as well as the standings for the individual men’s combined and women’s combined category were incorrect.
The University of Colorado’s score from Friday’s draft-legal race was not included in the team’s point total. Once corrected, Colorado was named the overall and women’s team champion, instead of the U.S. Naval Academy, which was recognized as winning both divisions at the ceremony. Navy still earned the men’s team title, as originally announced. Also, the individual men’s and women’s combined standings were incorrect due to a miscommunication and, while the error did not result in a change to the title winners, it did affect other podium positions.
USA Triathlon sincerely apologizes to Navy and Colorado, as well as the impacted individual combined athletes, for these significant oversights. We also extend our deep regrets to all athletes, coaches, families and team supporters at the USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships. We are currently re-evaluating our processes, and identifying steps to ensure that these errors never happen again.
2017 Event Recap
The 2017 USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships kicked off on Friday morning, with the University of Colorado’s Dan Feeney and Erica Hawley earning wins in the draft-legal races. Feeney covered the 750m swim, 20.2k bike, and 5k run course in 57:07. In the women's race, Hawley covered the same course in 1:09:03. The second annual High School National Championship followed on Friday afternoon with wins by Andrew Shellenberger and Audrey Ernst. Shellenberger (Indianapolis, Ind.) finished the non-draft sprint course in 1:02:35 while Ernst (South Elign, Ill.) finished in 1:10:53, nearly a minute ahead of her nearest competitor.
Saturday led off with the non-drafting Olympic-Distance National Championships. Nick Noone of the University of Colorado and Cecilia Davis-Hayes of Columbia University won individual Olympic-distance national titles to begin the day in Tuscaloosa. Noone finished the 1500m swim, 40k bike, and 9.8k run in 1:55:11 while Davis-Hayes topped the women's championship in 2:11:19. The mixed-team relay was set to finish the exciting weekend of events in Tuscaloosa, but was halted after the bike leg of the second wave of athletes due to severe weather in the area. The top five teams at the time the race was halted will receive awards.
In the team competition, The University of Colorado earned its eighth consecutive overall team title. Colorado also earned the women’s team title, and the U.S. Naval Academy took home the men’s team title. Full event recaps can be found in the following links:
- Colorado’s Dan Feeney and Erica Hawley Take Draft-Legal Wins at Collegiate Club Nationals
- Andrew Shellenberger, Audrey Ernst Earn USA Triathlon High School National Titles
- Colorado’s Noone, Columbia’s Davis-Hayes Win Olympic-Distance Collegiate Club National Titles
- Colorado Wins Eighth Straight Team Title at USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships
Welcome to Collegiate Nationals!
USA Triathlon is excited to return to Tuscaloosa, Alabama for the Collegiate Club and High School National Championships in 2017. USA Triathlon was last in Tuscaloosa for Collegiate Nationals in 2011 and 2012 as well as for Age Group Nationals in 2009 and 2010. High School Nationals (non-drafting) and the Collegiate Club Draft-Legal Championships will occur on Friday, April 21. The Collegiate Olympic-Distance and Mixed-Team Relay races will occur on Saturday, April 22.
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Event Program
The 2017 USA Triathlon Collegiate Club & High School National Championships event program is now available in a digital edition (best viewed on desktop), Android and iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch. The event program features key event information, including the schedule of events, maps, frequently asked questions and more. Click here to view.
Pre-Event Webinar
All participants and coaches are encouraged to watch the pre-event webinars. Recorded by Race Director Brian D'Amico, these presentations provide all information needed for a successful event.