Midwest Collegiate Triathlon Conference (MWCTC)

Congratulations to all the athletes that competed at the Maple Grove Triathlon, our conference champs!! We had a huge showing from our Midwest teams ( ). Super fun to support and race alongside each other again!! See you all during winter races :)

Hey everyone--we will not be posting a winter racing schedule this year due to the current status of the pandemic. Looking forward to seeing you all next year hopefully. Happy training!

-STATEMENT ON CYMAN 2020/RACE DAY ANNOUNCEMENT-

Hello Cy-Athletes!

With the impact of COVID-19, the future of this year’s racing season is all but certain. Many races have been postponed, virtualized, or canceled altogether. As of now, the Triathlon Club at Iowa State University is still planning to host CyMan 2020; our race day is scheduled for Sunday, September 13th, 2020 in Bondurant, Iowa. For your safety, we will only host the race as planned provided the current situation improves and events are deemed safe to run by professionals and organizations. If it is deemed not possible to hold CyMan, we will focus on hosting a virtual event, such as a duathlon or 5k. We will be working closely with Iowa State University to monitor the situation throughout the summer and will keep you updated regularly about CyMan’s status. We plan to publish registration and more race information soon; however, we want to establish and provide a procedure for transactions in case we were to cancel or virtualize the race. We appreciate your patience and perseverance throughout these stressful times; we hope to see you all at Lake Petocka on race morning!

Stay healthy and stay safe,
Breana Barker and Shaden Tweeten
CyMan 2020 Race Directors

USA Triathlon Announces Rescheduled 2020 Collegiate Club & High School, Duathlon National Championships USA Triathlon Announces Rescheduled 2020 Collegiate Club & High School, Duathlon National Championships

Zoom zoom! Our MWCTC virtual spin hangout was a success — it was awesome to catch-up with fellow athletes from Wisconsin Triathlon Team, UMKC Triathlon Club, MN Triathlon Team, and Triathlon Club at Iowa State University 🥳

Hope to see y'all at the next one (or at a summer race🤞). Happy training!

Dear MWCTC athletes,

Collegiate Club National Championships in Tempe, AZ on April 3rd-4th is canceled. Please read USA Triathlon’s statement on the event cancellation in your emails. Specific details will become more clear as private and public institutions respond in the coming weeks and months. To this end, please consider saving your CCNC funds in the event that the race is rescheduled, but note that USAT will transfer registrations or refund registration costs depending on your situation. Currently qualified athletes (and allocations) are locked in!

We know that both our respective teams and all athletes want to be racing — we do too. USA Triathlon and the Midwest Collegiate Triathlon Conference are committed to the health and well-being of our communities. We are working with USAT to communicate the needs of our conference — this is a high priority and national specific issue.

Action items:
- Please fill out our Google form to send us your feedback, concerns, etc. about cancellations and the obstacles of your team and your teammates (linked below).
- Share USAT’s statement with your teammates.
- Club leaders, please share this post to your public and private social media platforms.

We might sound like a broken-record, but COVID-19 needs to be taken seriously. Please continue good hygiene practices by washing your hands regularly, covering a cough, and avoiding touching your face. Visit www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/ for updates. As always, our inboxes are open. Please ask your questions and continue to give us feedback.

Stay healthy,

MWCTC Commissioners 🌽
Anne Schwarzwälder, Stuart Gildea, Christina Orth

MWCTC thoughts Hello, MWCTC club leaders and athletes! Please fill out this form with your feedback -- tell us your concerns, questions, suggestions. We will read your responses and bring your thoughts to the table when we talk with our USAT colleagues next. Thank you for your patience and your understanding the s...

MWCTC statement will be released tomorrow. We know that both our respective teams and all athletes want to be racing — we do too. USA Triathlon and the Midwest Collegiate Triathlon Conference are committed to the health and well-being of our communities 🌽

USA Triathlon Postpones Collegiate Club & High School National Championships USA Triathlon Postpones Collegiate Club & High School National Championships

take your mark.... GO!! what a fantastic wrap to the MWCTC winter racing season 🌽 — thanks to Washington University in St. Louis Triathlon Team for hosting!

🥇 Sophie Rabino, Stuart Gildea
🥈 Shane Whitehead, Quinn Kneeland
🥉 Grethe Andersen, Mitchell Dotson

Great work ISU! 🌽🌽🌽

Hey MWCTC teams! Check out MN Triathlon Team's video from their team trip — what's your favorite part of traveling with your team?

Colorado Vid

Comin' up: InCydeMan on Sunday, January 19th! We’re excited to kick-off our first MWCTC indoor race of the season — sign up to race a 500-yd pool swim, an 8-mile stationary bike, and a 2-mile indoor track run🌽

register here: market-stuorg.sws.iastate.edu/681/product

Catch up with other MWCTC athletes and qualify your new teammates for Nationals! Current full-time and part-time students (both undergrad and grad!) are eligible for team scoring! Hope to see ya soon ✨

Find our winter racing sheet below! 👇👇👇

Winter 2020 MWCTC Races MWCTC Indoor - Winter 2020 Welcome! This document will be updated with registration links as soon as we have them.... Thanks for your patience! Date Location Distance Name Registration Homestays (for teams) Jan 19 (Sun) Ames, IA 500 yd swim (pool) 8 mile bike (spin bike) 2 mile run (...