More than 1,000 of the top collegiate club triathletes in the US are expected to compete for national titles at the 2025 USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships.
Hosted by CLASH Endurance at its Miami event, on March 28-29, 2025, the USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships will bring together more than 80 collegiate clubs from across the US for two days of racing.
“Never in our history has a location of an event been the impetus for expanding the base of collegiate triathlon, until now,” said USA Triathlon Chief Sport Development Officer, Tim Yount. "CLASH will not only unveil a different kind of experience that athletes will be speaking about forever, but will support the journey with a race course unmatched by any other. This event will be supported by affordable housing options, ability for many of our programs to drive to the event, and teams will be able to combine spring break alongside doing an event in a warm weather destination. Epic is the only way you can describe this racing opportunity.”
The main race venue is located at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where many professional triathletes have raced, including two-time Olympic silver medallist Morgan Pearson, who won the Americas Triathlon Championship Miami in March 2024.
“We are proud to host the 2025 USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships,” said CLASH Endurance Chief Operating Officer, Andre Lapar. “The team camaraderie and collegiate vibe will find a great home in the on-site RV camping that is so common at NASCAR tracks. We will expect a record turnout with the proximity of the Homestead-Miami Speedway to the Miami airport and are glad USA Triathlon has again entrusted us to deliver an unmatched experience to the athletes.”
Collegiate Club National Championship events include Olympic-distance, draft-legal sprint, and the mixed relay. As part of the overall event weekend, there will also be the ‘Miami Distance’, which consists of a 1-mile swim, 30-mile bike and 8-mile run.
The Olympic-distance race consists of a 1.5km swim, 40km bike and 10km run while the draft-legal race consists of a 750m swim, 20km bike, and 5km run. For all races, athletes will swim in a spring fed lake inside the Speedway. The bike and run courses are contained, utilizing a sweeping road course and giving the crowd several opportunities to cheer on the athletes. All races will finish at the motor racing track’s pit road and victory circle.
Qualified athletes may compete in both the draft-legal sprint, Olympic-distance and mixed relay Collegiate National Championship events. All races will count toward the overall team scores. Winners of individual races, and the overall club title will be awarded, as well as the top women’s, men’s, and military clubs.
Other awards to be recognized include the annual Spirit Award, for the collegiate club that shows the most school pride throughout the event, and the winner of Journey to Nationals, a competition for collegiate clubs to submit short videos capturing their preparation, qualification and travel to the 2025 Collegiate Club National Championships.
The 2024 USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships were held this April in Mission Viejo, California. Queens University of Charlotte won its third straight national title, followed by the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of California Berkeley.
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