Arizona triathlon coach Wes Johnson signs extension
After leading Arizona triathlon to back-to-back national championships, triathlon coach Wes Johnson has agreed to a contract extension. Johnson has signed an extension that runs through 2029, the program announced Monday. Johnson is entering his fourth season as the inaugural head coach of Arizona’s women’s triathlon team.
𝑬𝑿𝑻𝑬𝑵𝑫𝑬𝑫 ✍️ Our back-to-back National Championship head coach is locked in through 2029! pic. twitter.
com/bz43cw1T05 — Arizona Triathlon (@aztriathlon) March 23, 2026 Johnson has led the UA to tremendous success in his first three years. In year one, the Wildcats finished fifth at the Collegiate Triathlon National Championship. They won the national title in 2024 and repeated as champions in 2025.
“We are pleased to extend Coach Johnson and recognize the success our triathlon program has achieved during his tenure,” Arizona athletic director Desireé Reed-Francois said in a statement. “He has invested in our student-athletes, the department, and the broader community while advancing a program aligned with the academic and competitive standards we value at Arizona Athletics. We look forward to the program’s continued success in the years ahead.
” Arizona is expected to return nearly its entire roster for the 2026 season, giving the program a real chance at achieving a three-peat as national champs. Arizona has produced seven All-Americans in the program’s three-year existence. Johnson coached Kelly Wetteland to the 2025 individual national title.