TRIATHLON
Team Email | ucsdtriathlon@gmail.com
President GRETA FEAGUE | gfeague@ucsd.edu
Treasurer ALEXIS HAMMOND | a2hammond@ucsd.edu
Vice President LINNEA COOLEY | lcooley@ucsd.edu
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Triathlon is fast-growing, endurance sport and Olympic event that consists of swimming, cycling, and running. With the roots of the sport originating in the San Diego running, cycling and swimming communities, UC San Diego is uniquely positioned at one of the centers of the triathlon world and has some of the best climate and terrain for training year round.
The UC San Diego Triathlon Team was founded in 1998 and has grown to more than 70 athletes. The team competes in Sprint and Olympic-distance races throughout the spring and summer against other schools in the West Coast Collegiate Triathlon Conference (WCCTC), such as Stanford, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara, and Cal Poly, San Luis Obsipo. The UCSD team also sends athletes to compete at the Collegiate Nationals race each year.
Historically, the UCSD Tritons have been extremely successful, both within the WCCTC and also at the national level. In 2025 the Tritons won the WCCTC Conference Championships in Arroyo Grande, and placed 9th nationally. In 2008, UCSD's women's team won the National Collegiate Team title, with Amanda Felder winning the overall women's race. In 2005, UCSD won both the individual men's and women's National Collegiate Championship with Brendan O'Brien and Amanda Felders winning their respective races.
Besides racing in collegiate events, members of the UCSD Triathlon Team have had strong showings at a wide range of triathlon events. In addition to placing well in various Sprint and Olympic-distance races, UCSD athletes have also raced in Half Ironman and Ironman events, with some members even qualifying for coveted spots to Ironman Hawaii. In 2025, three athletes competed at the Oceanside 70.3, with Siwen Cui placing fi rst in her age group and qualifying for the World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain.
In addition to competing at the highest levels, the UCSD Triathlon Team has sought to make the sport of triathlon more accessible to the student body at large. With that goal in mind, the team accepts all interested students regardless of athletic background. Furthermore, with the help of the Triathlon Club of San Diego, the team hosts their own sprint distance race, the Tritonman Triathlon, each year at Fiesta Island in Mission Bay. The race serves as the team's main fund raiser for the year and has attracted numerous students from UCSD and many collegiate teams from the WCCTC, as well as top local pros and amateur triathletes.
NEWS AND RESULTS
3/27-28/26 - USAT Collegiate Club National Championships
Sixteen athletes traveled to Gulfport, Mississippi to compete at Nationals. The women’s team earned an impressive 6th-place finish in the nation, with Shaina King and Siwen (Wendy) Cui ... Read More>>
3/7/26 - March Triathlon Series
The team brought 29 racers up to San Luis Obispo for their olympic distance conference race this year! Read More>>
2/28/26 - Tritonman 2026
The team hosted another successful Tritonman with 149 draft legal racers on Saturday and 387 classic racers on Sunday!. Read More>>
2/8/26 - UCSB Kendra’s Race
The Tritons finally had the opportunity to race at University of California, Santa Barbara after the original date was postponed due to torrential downpours earlier in the season. Read More>>
11/23/25 - UCSD Triton Invite
Ten SDSU athletes and one UCSD alumni joined 30 of our athletes at Glorietta Bay Park, where we held the first UCSD Triton Invite which was a sprint triathlon format. Due to the poor water quality from the rain, the swim was optional. Read More>>
11/7-9/25 - Triathlon Team Bike Camp
This year’s bike camp saw the largest turnout in program history, with 28 athletes participating. On Saturday, all athletes completed a challenging ride, with four different difficulty options available to accommodate every experience level. Read More>>
10/12/25 - Cal Poly Mustang Showdown 2025
The event was a fun and fast-paced multi-round super sprint, offering an exciting and challenging course for all participants. Several athletes advanced through the semi-final and final elimination rounds, with Kieran Stanko securing a spot in the men’s finals. Read More>>
10/4/25 - UCLA Ironbruin 2025
The team opened its first race of the year with a strong showing, highlighted by a podium finish in the women’s collegiate division, where Shaina King secured 3rd place, along with four additional top-ten results. Read More>>
3/26/25 - USAT CCNC
Over the final weekend in March, Coach Zack and 16 members of the team went to Miami, Florida to compete at the USAT Collegiate Club National Championships... Read More>>
3/9/25 - MTS Regionals 2025
On Sunday, March 9th, Coach Zack and 36 members of the team traveled to Lake Lopez near San Luis Obispo for the Conference Championships at MTS Regionals. Read More>>
2/9/25 - 2025 UCI Zot Trot
On Sunday, February 9th, 21 team members and Coach Zack went to the Zot Trot triathlon at UC Irvine. It was a reverse triathlon (in the order of run, bike, then swim) instead of the normal order. Read More>>
1/25/25 - Tritonman
On Saturday, January 25th, four members of the UCSD Triathlon team competed in the UCSD Tritonman draft-legal race at Tecolote Shores. On Sunday, January 26th, the same four members, plus 10 additional members, competed in the classic race. Saturday’s draft-legal race had a cancelled swim, leading to a 1-mile run replacing the standard swim section. Read More>>
11/10/24 - UCSB Kendra's Race
On Saturday, November 9th, 30 team members and Coach Zack traveled to UC Santa Barbara for Kendra's Triathlon. Twelve of the 30 athletes competed in their very first triathlon! The race was a sprint distance, consisting of an 800-yard swim, a 12.7-mile bike ride, and a 5K run. Read More>>
10/12/24 - 2024 Cal Poly Mustang Showdown
The Tritons traveled up to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for the inaugural Mustang Showdown where a new race format was introduced: the super sprint triathlon. UCSD sent four athletes through the first round to the finals: Read More>>
10/6/24 - Tritons Have an Impressive Showing at Ironbruin
Thirteen athletes from the UCSD Triathlon team competed in the UCLA Ironbruin sprint triathlon on October 6th, 2024, held in San Dimas, California. The Tritons put up an impressive performance, securing 2nd place overall in both the men's and women's divisions. Dmitry Major and Shaina King led the charge for UCSD, earning podium finishes and setting a strong example for their teammates. The race served as an excellent early-season test for the team, highlighting their dedication and preparation. Read More>>
3/23/24 - MTS Conference Recap
On March 22nd, 2 dozen athletes representing UCSD Triathlon embarked on a journey to race in San Louis Obispo at the infamous Lopez Lake. Here, we sought to conquer 1 of 2 for the season... Read More >>
3/3/24 - Treeathlon
On Sunday, March 3rd, the UC San Diego club triathlon team competed in their final regular season competition at Sanford’s Treeathlon. Read More >>
