The CU Triathlon Team is a sports team at the University of Colorado Boulder that competes in the sport of triathlon. The club was created in 1993 and has won 18 USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships.[1][2] As a team, they compete at the USA Triathlon's Collegiate National Championship as well as other selected competitions throughout the year.
The team competes in the Mountain Collegiate Triathlon Conference, a 12 club association of colleges and universities in the region.[3]
Team performance
editThe team currently has 18 USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship titles awarded as a combined men's and women's team score, which is 4x more championships than all other teams combined. Since the inception of the Collegiate National Championship title in 1992 the team has placed:[4]
- 1994: National Champions
- 1995: 2nd place
- 1996: National Champions
- 1997: National Champions
- 1998: National Champions
- 1999: National Champions
- 2000: National Champions
- 2001: 2nd Place
- 2002: National Champions
- 2003: National Champions
CU Triathlon Team Sport Triathlon School University of Colorado Boulder Founded 1993 Conference Mountain Collegiate Triathlon Conference Head coach KJ Kroetch National championships 18 - 2004: National Champions
- 2005: National Champions
- 2006: 3rd Place
- 2007: 3rd Place
- 2008: 2nd Place
- 2009: 3rd Place
- 2010: National Champions
- 2011: National Champions[5]
- 2012: National Champions[6]
- 2013: National Champions[7]
- 2014: National Champions[8]
- 2015: National Champions[9]
- 2016 National Champions[10]
- 2017: National Champions[11]
- 2018: 2nd Place[12]
- 2019: 3rd Place[13]
- 2021: 2nd Place
- 2022: 3rd Place
- 2023: 3rd Place
Coaches
edit- Rick Ellison: 1996-1998
- Neal Henderson: 1999-2000
- Bettina Younge: 2001-2002
- Ryan Ignatz: 2003
- Matt Eagan: 2004
- Kirk Nelson: 2007-2008
- Mike Ricci: 2009-2013
- Dave Sheanin: 2014
- Brad Seng: 2014-2023
- KJ Kroetch: 2023-Current
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "CU triathlon team wins eighth consecutive national title". CU Boulder Today. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ Fields, Jenn (13 April 2011). "Buffs win 12th triathlon championships". ColoradoDaily.com. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "MCTC Clubs". USA Triathlon. Retrieved 21 September 2011. [permanent dead link]
- ^ "University of Colorado Maintains Dominance at Mountain Collegiate Triathlon Conference Championships". The Colorado Triathlete. 19 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "Kahsar, Shiver Earn USA Triathlon Collegiate National Titles". Competitor Group, Inc. 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "CU-Boulder triathlon team wins 13th national championship". 24 April 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "Colorado Clinches Fourth Consecutive Collegiate Nationals Team Title". Archived from the original on 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
- ^ "Colorado Nabs Fifth Straight Overall Team Title at Collegiate Nationals". USA Triathlon. April 5, 2014. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ^ "Colorado Victorious for the 6th Straight Collegiate Club Nationals". USA Triathlon. April 25, 2015. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- ^ "2016 USAT Collegiate Club National Championships". 303 Triathlon. April 29, 2016.
- ^ "Colorado Wins Eighth Straight Team Title at USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships". Team USA. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- ^ "U.S. Naval Academy Wins Overall Club Title at USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships". 13 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Collegiate Clubs_Breakout" (PDF). results.sportstats.ca. 2019. Retrieved 2023-08-04.