The inside scoop on college club triathlon with national champs Kasey Madsen & Maya Reilly

About this episode

Kasey Madsen and Maya Reilly discuss their experiences as national champions in college club triathlon and share insights on engaging youth in the sport.

This week the Feisty team is joined by the 2026 USAT Collegiate Club national champions Kasey Madsen and Maya Reilly — who each won the non-drafting Olympic distance and the draft-legal sprint distance, respectively. As they celebrate graduation this weekend, they also tell us all about college clubs and what got them into triathlon. Why club nationals is the best race ever How the college club scene varies dramatically from school to school What got them into triathlon at a young age And their big tri plans from here Plus, we ask them the $1 million question: How do we get and keep more young people in the sport? Join us at Feisty Fest - September 18-20, 2026: https://feisty.co/events/feisty-fest/ Leave us a Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/feistytriathlon Follow us on Instagram: @feistytriathlon Feisty Media Website: https://feisty.co/ Support Feisty Triathlon Partners: Momentous: Use the code FEISTYTRI for up to 35% off your first order at livemomentous.com. Wahoo: Use the code FEISTY2026 to get a free Headwind Smart Fan (value $300) with the purchase of a Wahoo KICKR RUN at https://shorturl.at/WVhdr Orca: Use the code FEISTYTRI15 for 15% off at…

People in this episode

Host: Feisty Triathlon podcast

Guests: Kasey Madsen, Maya Reilly

Topics covered

• college triathlon
• national champions
• triathlon clubs
• youth engagement
• race experiences

Keywords

• college triathlon
• national champions
• youth engagement
• triathlon clubs
• Olympic distance
• sprint distance
• race experiences

Sponsors

Wahoo, Orca, PILLAR Performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USAT

Products: Wahoo KICKR RUN, Headwind Smart Fan, Orca, PILLAR Performance

Places: Duluth, MN

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