TEMPE, Arizona — The University of Arizona women’s triathlon team completed a historic three-peat, winning the Women’s Collegiate Triathlon National Championship at Tempe Town Lake for the third consecutive year.
The Wildcats, coached by Wes Johnson, secured the team title in a race converted to a duathlon (2.5 km run, 20 km bike, 5 km run) because of water conditions in Tempe Town Lake. Kelly Wetteland claimed her second straight individual national championship, capping an outstanding career and helping Arizona become the first program to win three titles in a row in the growing collegiate sport.
Arizona entered the event seeking to extend its dominance after titles in 2024 and 2025. The program, still in its early years, has quickly established itself as a national powerhouse. Representatives included Wetteland, Molly Lakustiak, Margareta Vrablova, Ruth Pardy, Ellison Wolfe, Amit Ben Adiva, and Regina Michel Camacho. The team had shown strong form earlier, taking first at the NCAA West National Qualifier.…