“This is exactly what I want to be doing,” says Benedikt Bettin. Bettin is the 2022 national collegiate champion in both the Draft-legal Sprint event and the Olympic Distance race. He led the University of Colorado triathlon team to a second place team finish at the recent USA Triathlon Collegiate Club Nationals. He’s also been busy racing the World Triathlon circuit with two … [Read more...] about Living the Dream: Benedikt Bettin Talks About Winning Collegiate Nationals and Racing the World Triathlon Circuit
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Two Colorado Universities Part of Historic Achievement of NCAA Status for Women’s Triathlon
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- In 2008, USA Triathlon staff members Jeff Dyrek and Scott Schnitzspahn began discussions around making women's triathlon an NCAA sport. USAT obtained 10 letters of support from collegiate athletic directors in 2013 and in April of that year, the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics approved adding triathlon as an Emerging Sport for Women. In 2014, the … [Read more...] about Two Colorado Universities Part of Historic Achievement of NCAA Status for Women’s Triathlon
Bettin Notches Top-10 Finish at the 2022 Americas Triathlon Cup Salinas in Ecuador
SALINAS, ECUADOR -- Benedikt Bettin of the University of Colorado placed ninth in the men's elite race at the Americas Triathlon Cup over the weekend. At the beginning of the month, Bettin led the CU Triathlon Team to second place in the team standings at the USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships. In back-to-back days of racing, he earned individual championship … [Read more...] about Bettin Notches Top-10 Finish at the 2022 Americas Triathlon Cup Salinas in Ecuador
CU Boulder’s Benedikt Bettin Strikes Again with Win in Olympic Distance Race at Collegiate Club Nationals, Leads CU to Second Place in Team Standings
LAKE LANIER, Ga. — A day after winning the Draft-Legal sprint race at this year's USA Triathlon Collegiate Club Nationals, Benedikt Bettin of the University of Colorado earned his second individual championship title in the Olympic distance race on Saturday. With his win, Bettin returns to Colorado with two national titles. Saturday’s race featured an altered … [Read more...] about CU Boulder’s Benedikt Bettin Strikes Again with Win in Olympic Distance Race at Collegiate Club Nationals, Leads CU to Second Place in Team Standings
CU Boulder’s Benedikt Bettin Crowned Draft-Legal Collegiate Champion
LAKE LANIER, Ga. — The first day of the action-packed 2022 USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships in Lake Lanier, Georgia started with the Draft-Legal Collegiate Championships — featuring a 750-meter swim, 21-kilometer bike and 5-kilometer run. CU Boulder's Benedikt Bettin claimed the men's championship title in a time of 57 minutes 58 seconds. In the … [Read more...] about CU Boulder’s Benedikt Bettin Crowned Draft-Legal Collegiate Champion
