USA Triathlon Foundation Supports NIL Collective for Women’s Triathletes

USA Triathlon and the USA Triathlon Foundation have launched the Watch Us Thrive Collective, providing an opportunity for NCAA women’s triathlon student-athletes to capitalize on their name, image and likeness and becoming the first National Governing Body to launch a NIL collective.

Financed through donors, the Watch Us Thrive Collective supports women’s triathlon student-athletes in the form of NIL payments. In return, recipients will promote triathlon and NCAA women’s triathlon movement on their social media channels and through other digital avenues.

“Now is an incredibly exciting time for women’s collegiate triathlon, both as we head toward becoming an NCAA championship sport and with the emergence of NIL deals in collegiate athletics,” said Tim Yount, chief sport development officer of USA Triathlon. “The Watch Us Thrive Collective will allow NCAA women’s collegiate triathlon fans and supporters of the sport a tangible way to help current and future triathlon student-athletes, while the athletes can help spread the word about the virtues of our sport, community and NCAA women’s triathlon. It also shows USA Triathlon is committed to being a long-term and active partner in the development of this sport at the NCAA level.”

More than 300 women from 24 countries compete in women’s collegiate triathlon at the NCAA level across the country. More than 40 schools offer women’s collegiate triathlon at the varsity level as the NCAA Emerging Sport for Women has a few steps left to being fully managed by the NCAA as a championship sport.

The 2022 women’s collegiate triathlon season concludes November 12 in Tempe, Arizona, for the 2022 Women’s Collegiate Triathlon National Championships, hosted by Arizona State University.