2016 USAT Collegiate Club National Championships

Photos: Mario Cantu/CIMAGES

The Buffaloes from the University of Colorado made it seven in a row on Saturday, earning the combined team title by a margin of 21 points at the 2016 USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships, and also earning the men’s team title. UCLA picked up their third-straight women’s team title and won the Mixed Team Relay. See the top finishers below and see the complete results here. Clemson, S.C. played host to the largest-ever field of collegiate triathletes from across the United States, with nearly 1,350 athletes competing across Friday and Saturday. Read a complete recap here.

2016 USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships Awards

Draft-Legal Collegiate Championships
Men’s Overall
1. Mike Meehan (Penn State), 53:16
2. Dan Feeney (Colorado), 53:32
3. John Felix (Clemson), 53:45
4. Dylan Morgan (West Point), 54:03
5. Michael Arishita (Texas A&M), 54:11

Women’s Overall
1. Brittany Warly (Colorado), 1:00:34
2. Erika Ackerlund (Montana), 1:01:12
3. Kelly Kosmo (UCLA), 1:01:47
4. Melissa Rios La Luz (Webber International), 1:02:44
5. Melissa Teeple (Marymount), 1:02:53

Collegiate Club National Championships (Olympic-distance)
Men’s Overall
1. Mike Meehan (Penn State), 1:58:24
2. Sean Harrington (UCSB), 1:59:11
3. Michael Arishita (Texas A&M), 1:59:50
4. Collin Chartier (Marymount), 1:59:53
5. Dan Feeney (Colorado), 2:00:41

Women’s Overall
1. Erica Clevenger (Arizona), 2:15:50
2. Kelly Kosmo (UCLA), 2:16:10
3. Erika Ackerlund (Montana), 2:16:31
4. Laura Haley (Arizona), 2:18:40
5. Brittany Warly (Colorado), 2:18:47

Collegiate Paratriathlon National Champion
1. Newton Nguyen (California), 1:22:08

Men’s Combined Award
1. Mike Meehan (Penn State), 600
2. Dan Feeney (Colorado), 594
3. Michael Arishita (Texas A&M), 590

Women’s Combined Award
1. Erika Ackerlund (Montana), 596*
2. Brittany Warly (Colorado), 596
3. Kelly Kosmo (UCLA), 595

Overall Team Standings
1. Colorado, 4,033
2. UCLA, 4,012
3. Navy, 3,995
4. Texas A&M, 3,867
5. California, 3,855

Women’s Team Standings
1. UCLA, 2,054
2. Queens University of Charlotte, 1,987
3. Colorado, 1,985
4. Navy, 1,975
5. California, 1,961

Men’s Team Standings
1. Colorado, 2,048
2. Navy, 2,020
3. UCLA, 1,958
4. Texas A&M, 1,935
5. West Point, 1,922

Mixed Team Relay
1. UCLA, 1:08:17
2. Arizona, 1:08:22
3. Navy, 1:08:54

Armed Services Team Champions: Navy
Team Spirit Award: Oregon State

*tie-breaker – higher Olympic-distance result wins the tie