SAN FRANCISCO – University of San Francisco Athletic Director Scott Sidwell is pleased to announce the addition of women's triathlon as the 17th sport at USF. The sport will begin in the fall of the 2018-19 academic year. The Dons will become the fifth Division I institution to offer triathlon, joining Arizona State, East Tennessee State, South Dakota and Wagner.
USF athletics recently received the Women's Emerging Sport Grant from the USA Triathlon Foundation. The three-year grant provides funding for NCAA Division I, II and III institutions to develop, implement, grow and sustain women's triathlon programs.