One of the nation’s most high-energy triathlon events is set to take place this Spring in Miami as more than 1,000 of the nation’s top collegiate club triathletes will compete for national titles at the 2025 USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships.
Hosted by CLASH Endurance, the USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships will bring together more than 80 collegiate clubs from across the country for two days of fast 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 countless professional triathletes have raced, including two-time Olympic silver medalist 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 1.5-kilometer swim, 40k bike and 10k run while the draft-legal race consists of a 750m swim, 20k bike, and 5k run. For all races, athletes will swim in a spring fed lake inside the Speedway. The bike and run courses are contained, utilizing the sweeping road course and giving the crowd several opportunities to cheer on the athletes. All races will finish at the iconic 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 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.
Edoardo Leone (University of California Los Angeles) won the men’s title in the Draft-Legal Championship and Ben Hinchliffe (Dartmouth College) won the men’s title in the Olympic-Distance Championship. Faith Duncan (Wilmington College) won the individual women’s race in both the Draft-Legal and Olympic-Distance formats. The Spirit Award was awarded to CU Boulder and Cal Berkeley took home the Journey to Nationals Award.
Registration for 2025 USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships opens soon. Visit CLASH Endurance for more information.
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