CU Triathlon Team
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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.colorado.edu/today/2017/04/28/cu-triathlon-team-wins-eighth-consecutive-national-title|title=CU triathlon team wins eighth consecutive national title|date=28 April 2017|access-date=28 April 2018|publisher=CU Boulder Today}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.coloradodaily.com/outdoor-recreation/ci_17839205|title=Buffs win 12th triathlon championships|date=13 April 2011|last=Fields|first=Jenn|accessdate=9 June 2011|publisher=ColoradoDaily.com}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.usatriathlon.org/pages/6918|title=MCTC Clubs|accessdate=21 September 2011|publisher=USA Triathlon}} {{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Team performance
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The 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:{{Cite web|url=http://www.coloradotriathlete.com/articles/11/2011_usat_collegiate_mctc_championships.html|title=University of Colorado Maintains Dominance at Mountain Collegiate Triathlon Conference Championships|date=19 March 2011|accessdate=21 September 2011|publisher=The Colorado Triathlete|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326144722/http://www.coloradotriathlete.com/articles/11/2011_usat_collegiate_mctc_championships.html|archive-date=2012-03-26|url-status=dead}}
- 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
- 2004: National Champions
- 2005: National Champions
- 2006: 3rd Place
- 2007: 3rd Place
- 2008: 2nd Place
- 2009: 4th Place
- 2010: National Champions
- 2011: National Champions{{Cite web|url=http://triathlon.competitor.com/2011/04/news/kahsar-shiver-earn-usa-triathlon-collegiate-national-titles_25790|title=Kahsar, Shiver Earn USA Triathlon Collegiate National Titles|date=9 April 2011|accessdate=21 September 2011|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907164119/http://triathlon.competitor.com/2011/04/news/kahsar-shiver-earn-usa-triathlon-collegiate-national-titles_25790|archive-date=7 September 2011|url-status=dead}}
- 2012: National Champions{{Cite web|url=http://www.coloradodaily.com/outdoor-recreation/ci_20468969/cu-boulder-triathlon-team-wins-13th-national-championship#axzz1tTygRaSZ|accessdate=29 April 2012|title=CU-Boulder triathlon team wins 13th national championship|date=24 April 2012}}
- 2013: National Champions{{Cite web|url=http://www.usatriathlon.org/news/articles/2013/4/041313-team-results-collegiates.aspx|title=Colorado Clinches Fourth Consecutive Collegiate Nationals Team Title|access-date=2013-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417042315/http://www.usatriathlon.org/news/articles/2013/4/041313-team-results-collegiates.aspx|archive-date=2013-04-17|url-status=dead}}
- 2014: National Champions{{cite web|url=http://www.usatriathlon.org/news/articles/2014/4/040514-collegiate-nationals-results.aspx|date=April 5, 2014|title=Colorado Nabs Fifth Straight Overall Team Title at Collegiate Nationals|publisher=USA Triathlon|access-date=April 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410195738/http://www.usatriathlon.org/news/articles/2014/4/040514-collegiate-nationals-results.aspx|archive-date=April 10, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
- 2015: National Champions{{cite web|url=http://www.usatriathlon.org/news/articles/2015/4/042515-ccnc-complete-results.aspx|title=Colorado Victorious for the 6th Straight Collegiate Club Nationals|date=April 25, 2015|publisher=USA Triathlon|access-date=April 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428182652/http://www.usatriathlon.org/news/articles/2015/4/042515-ccnc-complete-results.aspx|archive-date=April 28, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
- 2016 National Champions{{cite web|url=http://303triathlon.com/2016-usat-collegiate-club-national-championships/|title=2016 USAT Collegiate Club National Championships|publisher=303 Triathlon|date= April 29, 2016}}
- 2017: National Champions{{Cite news|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Triathlon/News/Articles-and-Releases/2017/April/24/Collegiate-Club-Nationals-Overall|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425122659/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Triathlon/News/Articles-and-Releases/2017/April/24/Collegiate-Club-Nationals-Overall|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 25, 2017|title=Colorado Wins Eighth Straight Team Title at USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships|work=Team USA|access-date=2017-04-25}}
- 2018: 2nd Place{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Triathlon/News/Articles-and-Releases/2018/April/28/US-Naval-Academy-Wins-Overall-Club-Title-at-USA-Triathlon-Collegiate-Club-National-Championships|title=U.S. Naval Academy Wins Overall Club Title at USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships|date=13 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513081328/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Triathlon/News/Articles-and-Releases/2018/April/28/US-Naval-Academy-Wins-Overall-Club-Title-at-USA-Triathlon-Collegiate-Club-National-Championships |accessdate=29 November 2023|archive-date=2018-05-13 }}
- 2019: 3rd Place{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=Collegiate Clubs_Breakout |url=https://results.sportstats.ca/res2019/Collegiate%20Clubs_Breakout.pdf |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=results.sportstats.ca}}
- 2021: 2nd Place
- 2022: 3rd Place
- 2023: 3rd Place
Coaches
- 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
References
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External links
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- [http://www.usatriathlon.org USATriathlon.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120402182155/http://www.themctc.com/ Mountain Collegiate Triathlon Conference]
- [http://www.frozenfoot5k.com FrozenFoot5k.com] - Team fundraiser
{{University of Colorado Boulder}}
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