Old College Tri & 5K
About this race
5K - Finish inside stadium with all the Triathletes and get a finisher's Medal and post party FUN. All 5K participants also get an Old College Tri shirt.
The Old College Tri returns! We have A&M Aggies, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Nebraska Huskers, Texas Tech Red Raiders, SMU Mustangs, North Texas Eagles, Rice Owls, Boomer Sooners, OK State Cowboys, King's Point Midshipmen, West Point Cadets and many others supporting their alma mater! BRING IT race day in your college gear and give it one more Old College Tri!
The swim will be in the Lazy River. The swim distance will be 245 yards. Get ready to jump in and enjoy a push straight to the exit!
TEAM COMPETITION: We will have teams for male, female, coed. This is not a relay. If you sign up a team we add all three disciplines (Swim, Bike, Run ) together and the team with the lowest time wins a team trophy. You can sign up as a team and still be eligible for overall and age group awards. This is just a fun way to compete with others and have bragging rights as a team champion.
40 Yard Dash: There will a 40 yard dash champion in each age group. Save a little so you can sprint at the end and be the sprint champion in your age group. First place Trophies for each age group champion
WEATHER POLICY
In the event of inclement weather, the start time of this event may be delayed by up to 1 hour. Past this time, the even course may be shortened or altered to protect the participants.
If conditions turn unsafe, the event may be cancelled. Event changes and cancellations are at the discretion of the Race Director.
We always strive to produce a full and safe sporting event, but sometimes the weather conditions can affect those plans.
Considerable amount goes into planning a sporting event and we do so with the best intentions. Unfortunately, no one can control the weather and race directors are not the exceptions.
Our goal is to always produce a full event as scheduled and only modify these plans due to safety concerns some of which can be caused by weather conditions.
Thank you for your understanding of these policies and we appreciate your participation.
Pick your distance
Triathlon
Old College Tri Sprint Age Group
The triathlon includes a 250 yard swim, a 12 mile bike and a 3.1 mile run.
Old College Tri Sprint Athena Division (female athletes 165lbs+)
The Athena division is for female participants weighing 165lbs +.
Old College Tri Sprint Clydesdale Division (male athletes 220lbs+)
The Clydesdale division is for male participants weighing 220lbs +.
Old College Tri Sprint Male Team
The triathlon includes a 250 yard swim, a 12 mile bike and a 3.1 mile run. TEAM COMPETITION! Get a 3 person team together. THREE DIVISIONS: Male, Female, and Coed. We will take the overall times of the three team members and the team with the lowest overall time in their division wins an individual and team trophy. THIS IS NOT A RELAY. Each team member will do the swim, bike, and run. Team members are still eligible for overall and age group awards. TEAM NAME: There can be as many teams representing the same college but we encourage coming up with a unique name. For instance, Nebraska used to be known as the Bugeaters so that could be a team name that still represents Nebraska….. If the team members all support different schools then let the team captain decide who you will support….
Old College Tri Sprint Female Team
The triathlon includes a 250 yard swim, a 12 mile bike and a 3.1 mile run. TEAM COMPETITION! Get a 3 person team together. THREE DIVISIONS: Male, Female, and Coed. We will take the overall times of the three team members and the team with the lowest overall time in their division wins an individual and team trophy. THIS IS NOT A RELAY. Each team member will do the swim, bike, and run. Team members are still eligible for overall and age group awards.
Old College Tri Sprint Co-Ed Team
The triathlon includes a 250 yard swim, a 12 mile bike and a 3.1 mile run. TEAM COMPETITION! Get a 3 person team together. THREE DIVISIONS: Male, Female, and Coed. We will take the overall times of the three team members and the team with the lowest overall time in their division wins an individual and team trophy. THIS IS NOT A RELAY. Each team member will do the swim, bike, and run. Team members are still eligible for overall and age group awards.
Running
Old College Tri 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Denton, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:56 AM and sets at 8:06 PM local time (CDT) in Denton on August 22, 2027 — 13h 10m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 18 Denton events
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