After eight consecutive team championship titles at the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships, the CU Boulder team claimed the runner-up spot this year behind the Naval Academy.
On April 24, USA Triathlon announced that the course for all races will be shifted from a triathlon (swim-bike-run) to a duathlon (run-bike-run) to ensure athlete safety. Heavy rainfall in Tuscaloosa the past two weeks led to the Holt Dam spillway gates being opened by local officials to avoid flooding. Heightened volume in the Black Warrior River necessitated that the gates remain open through race weekend, resulting in overly strong currents that were deemed unsafe for swimming.
Draft-Legal Collegiate Club Championships
Women’s Overall
1. Hannah Koski (University of California, Berkeley), 51:36
2. Kaitlyn Kramer (Noth Carolina State University), 51:50
3. Hannah Grubbs (University of California, Los Angeles), 52:02
4. Tereza Zimovjanova (Queens University of Charlotte), 52:19
5. Melissa Mazzo (University of Colorado, Boulder), 52:59
Men’s Overall
1. Daniel Lloyd (U.S. Naval Academy), 44:13
2. Maximillian Sperl (Queens University of Charlotte), 44:13
3. Jonathan McKinely (University of California, Berkeley), 44:14
4. Devin Volk (California Polytechnic State University), 44:16
5. Thomas Sonnery-Cottet (Liberty University), 44:20
Olympic-Distance Collegiate Club Championships
Women’s Overall
1. Stephanie Murphy (U.S. Naval Academy), 1:49:54
2. Toria Sullivan (Georgetown University), 1:50:10
3. Hannah Grubbs (University of California, Los Angeles), 1:50:23
4. Sophia Steffens (University of California, Berkeley), 1:51:12
5. Katherine Hoolihan (University of California, Berkeley), 1:51:56
Men’s Overall
1. Sean Harrington (University of California, Santa Barbara), 1:33:58
2. Roy Madrid (University of Colorado, Boulder), 1:34:18
3. Timothy Winslow (University of Colorado, Boulder), 1:34:46
4. Thomas Sonnery-Cottet (Liberty University), 1:34:51
5. Jonathan McKinley (University of California, Berkeley), 1:35:07
Paratriathlon Open (Sprint-Distance)
1. Ryan Porteus (University of California, Santa Barbara), 1:42:55
2. Ashley Eisenmenger (North Central College) and guide Jennifer Hufnagle, 1:48:41
Mixed Team Relay
1. Queens University of Charlotte
2. University of Colorado, Boulder
3. California Polytechnic State University
Team Standings
Women’s Combined Award
1. Hannah Koski (University of California, Berkeley), 745
2. Hannah Grubbs (University of California, Los Angeles), 738
3. Katherine Hoolihan (University of California, Berkeley), 721
Men’s Combined Award
1. Jonathan McKinley (University of California, Berkeley), 736
2. Daniel Lloyd (U.S. Naval Academy), 735
3. Devin Volk (California Polytechnic State University), 727
Women’s Team Standings
1. University of California, Berkeley, 2,229
2. University of Colorado, Boulder, 2,156
3. U.S. Naval Academy, 2,146
Men’s Team Standings
1. U.S. Naval Academy, 2,181
2. University of Colorado, Boulder, 2,112
3. Queens University of Charlotte, 2,095
Overall Team Standings
1. U.S. Naval Academy, 4,411
2. University of Colorado, Boulder, 4,364
3. University of California, Berkeley, 4,299
Armed Services Team Champions:U.S. Naval Academy
Team Spirit Award:University of Minnesota
History of the University of Colorado Triathlon Team at Collegiate Nationals
2018: 2nd place (Coach Brad Seng)
2017: National Champions (Coach Brad Seng)
2016: National Champions (Coach Brad Seng)
2015: National Champions (Coach Brad Seng)
2014: National Champions (Coach Dave Sheanin)
2013: National Champions (Coach Mike Ricci)
2012: National Champions (Coach Mike Ricci)
2011: National Champions (Coach Mike Ricci)
2010: National Champions (Coach Mike Ricci)
2009: 3rd Place (Coach Mike Ricci)
2008: 2nd Place (Coach Kirk Nelson)
2007: 3rd place (Coach Kirk Nelson)
2006: 3rd Place (student coaches)
2005: National Champions (student coaches)
2004: National Champions (Coach Matt Eagan)
2003: National Champions (Coach Ryan Ignatz)
2002: National Champions (Coach Bettina Younge)
2001: 2nd place (Coach Bettina Younge)
2000: National Champions (Coach Neal Henderson)
1999: National Champions (Coach Neal Henderson)
1998: National Champions (Coach Rick Ellison)
1997: National Champions (Coach Rick Ellison)
1996: National Champions (Coach Rick Ellison)
1995: 2nd place (Coach Rick Ellison)
1994: National Champions (student coaches)
Individual Champions
2017: Nick Noone (Olympic distance); Dan Feeney, Erica Hawley (Draft-legal sprint)
2016: Brittany Warly (Draft-legal sprint)
2015: Rudy Von Berg, Rachael Lenz
2014: Rudy Von Berg
2013: Michelle Mehnert
2011: Karl “Rudy” Kahsar
2009: Jessica Broderick
2002: Sara Tarkington
2000: Beth Anderson
1999: Teri Duthie, Nick Cady
1993: Danelle Ballengee
