Check Out Your 2024 USA Triathlon Annual Ranking
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by USA Triathlon
Here’s what you need to know about USA Triathlon's National Rankings, one of the best benefits of being a USA Triathlon Annual Member.
Each year, if you race three or more USA Triathlon Sanctioned triathlons (or two for all other types of multisport disciplines, including duathlon, aquathlon, aquabike and off-road) then you are included in USA Triathlon’s national rankings.
The rankings allow you to see where you rank among your fellow age group competitors. Looking for a new goal? Try to beat your ranking from the year before! Moving up to a new age group? See how you stack up!
Place in the top 10% of your age group and you’ll earn USA Triathlon All-American honors!
That’s the beauty of the sport—no matter your experience or speed, there are always more goals to chase.
Each year, USA Triathlon All-Americans are featured in the spring issue of USA Triathlon Magazine — you can see the 2024 All-Americans in the issue that will be delivered at the end of April.
How do I look up my 2024 ranking? #
Click here to visit USA Triathlon’s rankings page and click on “National Rankings” at the top of the ranking page. Select 2024, Gender and Discipline/Sport to see your 2024 Ranking in Triathlon/Duathlon/Aquathlon/Aquabike/Off-Road.
So, how does my ranking get calculated?
Short answer: a lot of math.
Now for the longer answer.
USA Triathlon’s rankings system is based on pacesetters in the race who determine the par time. Each athlete is then compared against that par time and issued a score. Because each race is unique, you may receive a higher score in one race even if you consider your finish time in another race to be better.
What are pacesetters?
Athletes who completed three or more triathlons (2 or more for all other multisport disciplines) in 2023 were used as pacesetters for 2024.
How do pacesetters set par time?
For each pacesetter, we multiply their race time by their 2023 overall score/100.
This means that if John is a pacesetter, and he finishes a race in 1:30:00 (90 minutes), and his overall score from last year was 95.234 (.95234) his calculated time would be 85.7 minutes: 90 minutes x .95234 = 85.7106. This is their “calculated time.”
We do this for all pacesetters and then use the middle 60% to determine par time.
After calculating each pacesetter’s calculated time, we order the pacesetters by it and then drop the top and bottom 20 percent of pacesetters. We then average the remaining middle 60%.
How many pacesetters are there?
Some races may only have one; some may have 400 or more! (it is based on who in the race meets pacesetter qualifications).
How do I get a score for my race?
Your race score is determined by the par time, which is the average calculated time of the middle 60 percent of the pacesetters.
Ok – a few more details
If the par time of John’s race is 87 minutes, and he finished in 90 minutes, his score would be 96.667 (87 / 90 = .9667 * 100 =96.667).
How is my national ranking score calculated?
It depends on the multisport discipline you are racing (each is ranked separately).
• For triathlon rankings, your top three scores are averaged to create your final ranking.
• For duathlon, aquathlon, aquabike or off-road triathlon rankings, your top two scores are averaged for your final ranking.
The only other requirement to get a national ranking: Be a USA Triathlon annual member! To be ranked in 2024, you must have a membership that is active as of 12/31/2024.
How are All-Americans selected? #
All-American honors are awarded to the top 10% in each age group. All-Americans are recognized annually in the spring issue of USA Triathlon Magazine. The print edition of the spring 2025 USA Triathlon Magazine will be delivered to Gold and Platinum members at the end of April.
