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Pro Triathlete & NCAA Athlete
Kelly Wetteland 
Back-to-back NCAA Division I triathlon champion for the University of Arizona, and a World Triathlon Cup medallist racing for the United States.
About
Kelly Wetteland races for the United States on the World Triathlon circuit while still competing for the University of Arizona, where she is co-captain of the triathlon team and the back-to-back NCAA Division I individual champion, winning in 2025 and again in 2026.
She grew up swimming in Maryville, Tennessee, finished high school in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and came to Arizona as a swimmer. She took up triathlon at 19, was runner-up at the national championship in 2024, and won her first title a year later, helping Arizona to back-to-back team titles in 2024 and 2025. She graduated in 2026 with degrees in law and political science and is now studying for a master's in International Security Studies.
2026 was her breakout season as an elite: a win at the Americas Triathlon Cup in Gulfport ahead of Olympic champion Gwen Jorgensen, World Cup silver in Huatulco and in Rio de Janeiro, where she lost by one second after the fastest run of the race, and a WTCS debut in Yokohama, where she led the field out of the water. Her sights are set on the LA28 Olympic Games.
Career highlights
- NCAA Division I individual champion, 2025 and 2026
- NCAA team champion with Arizona, 2024 and 2025
- 1st, Americas Triathlon Cup Gulfport 2026, ahead of Gwen Jorgensen
- 2nd, World Triathlon Cup Rio de Janeiro 2026, with the fastest run of the race (16:12)
- 2nd, World Triathlon Cup Huatulco 2026
- WTCS debut, Yokohama 2026: fastest swim in the women's field (20:02)
- World Triathlon ranking: 54th
- CTCA All-American and Arizona Athletics Ruby Award
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At a glance
- Sport
- Triathlon
- College
- University of Arizona (NCAA Division I)
- Hometown
- Maryville, Tennessee
- Coach
- Wes Johnson
- Studying
- Master's in International Security Studies
Sponsors
ROKA, MAGIC5.
