The Northwestern Triathlon Club began through the joint efforts of Hugo Angelmar and Chris Lange in the spring of 2006 as they were each preparing for their first triathlon. Although Hugo graduated in June 2006, the two of them got the club setup in hopes to spread the sport of triathlon throughout campus.

The club’s inaugural meeting was held near the end of the academic year with five people present.  From this meeting the tri club was born.  Chris and Hugo secured recognition from Northwestern as a club sport, formed a club charter, and recruited new members.

Since the first meeting the club has grown exponentially. This process began with a 35^th place finish in the men’s division at collegiate nationals in 2007 and has progressed to a 19th place men's finish and a combined team finish of 30th place in 2008. Our team currently has over 40 active members and we hope to increase that number in the years to come.